The First Americans教案

把上述詞匯又在下面的句子中
1. an admiral is the most senior officer in charge of a group of ship.
2. silk is a very fine fabric that is produced by a small insect.
3. a merchant is someone who buys and sells things, especially in other country.
4. porcelain is a hard white material which is used to make cups, plates and bowls.
5. to conclude is to arrive at an opinion after looking at all the facts.
6. records are written documents which keep information for the future.
7. treasure is valuable objects, metals and jewels.
8. if you oppose something, you don’t approve of it and are against it.
step 2 work in pairs. look at the title of the passage and predict what will be talked about in the passage. write down three key words and show them to the partner. and the read the passage to see hoe much you are right.
step 3 scanning or skimming
read the text fast and find the main idea
a. chinese admiral zheng he may have been the first foreigner to the america.
b. not everyone believe that zheng he may have been the first foreigner to the america.
c. there are lots of evidences to show that zheng he may have been the first foreigner to the america.
step 3 careful-reading
read the text carefully and answer the following questions. you can do it in pairs
1. how do we know that someone used the cap of good hope as a sea route as early as 1459?
2. hoe do we know that not everyone was in favor of zheng he’s voyages?
3. how does menzies imply that the chinese must have drawn the first map?
homework:
1. read the text fluently and remember the new words
2. write a composition: my opinion about zheng he
period five
content: 1. presentation skills
        2. reading practice
一、presentation skills
step 1 課前準備。choose a famous explorer and use the internet or the library to research his or her life, including names and dates, what they did, where they went, how long it took ….
step 2 同學們商量,匯總信息,并找出一個同學發(fā)言。匯報本小組的討論結果。
二、reading practice
step 1 read the following three choices and guess what is the purpose of chinese immigrants who went to the us in the 19th century. then skim the passage to check your guess.
a. they were caught and carried there by ship by some bad people who wanted to make money from them.
b. they went there because they wanted to take chances.
c. they went there because they hoped to make more money to support their families.
step 2 read the title of the passage and expressions below. choose  the words you think may appear in the passage. then scan the passage and check your answers.