Sharing Period 3 Pre－reading and Reading
2.show some pictures to the students and make them get some background information.[設(shè)計(jì)說明]由于學(xué)生對于巴布亞新幾內(nèi)亞獨(dú)立國的情況了解不多，教師有必要在閱讀課文之前介紹一些這個國家的信息，也可以布置學(xué)生在課前上網(wǎng)查找這個國家的資料，上課時由學(xué)生用英語匯報(bào)，或者采用“頭腦風(fēng)暴”或分組競賽搶答的形式，使學(xué)生在較短的時間里掌握足夠的背景資料。隨后展示一些圖片，既加深學(xué)生對于這個國家落后的經(jīng)濟(jì)、教育狀況的印象，也有助于之后閱讀活動的展開。step 3 scanningdivide the passage into 4 parts and find out the main idea of each paragraph.part 1(paragraph 1) opening of the letter and introduction to what will be talked about in the passage.part 2(paragraphs 2－3) the school where jo worked and jo's work at school.part 3(paragraphs 4－8) jo and jenny visited tombe's home in the village.part 4(paragraph 9) end of the letter.[設(shè)計(jì)說明]快速閱讀后要求學(xué)生分段，再找出每段的大意。如果是閱讀理解能力普遍較弱的班級，教師可以把這項(xiàng)任務(wù)改為把各段與段落大意相搭配，如下所示：part 1(paragraph 1) end of the letter.part 2(paragraphs 2－3) opening of the letter and introduction to what will be talked about in the passage.part 3(paragraphs 4－8) the school where jo worked and jo's work at school.part 4(paragraph 9) jo and jenny visited tombe's home in the village. step 4 skimmingskim the passage and finish the following tasks：task 1 answer the following questions：(1)why did jo send rosemary some photos?(it is difficult for rosemary to imagine how life was hard.)(2)why was science the most challenging subject for jo?(her students had no concept of doing experiments and there was no equipment.)(3)why did the boys start jumping out the windows?(the boys never came across anything like the bubbling mixture.)(4)why should it take jo and jenny two and a half hours to get to the village?(they had to climb up a mountain to a ridge first and then down a steep path to the village below.)task 2 what have you learned about the customs and lives of the people in tombe's village？read paragraphs 4－8 carefully and complete the table below.
type of houses
diet
family relationships
possessions
cooking methods
agriculture
sleeping arrangements
beliefssuggested answers：type of housessmall，round，made of bamboo，grass roofs；men's huts have grass sticking out of the top of the roof，no windows；small doorway；floor covered with fresh grassdietsweet potato，corn，vegetables peanutsfamily relationshipslarge extended families (everyone seems to be a relative of tombe's).