高一英語Sailing the oceans教案
2. about marco polo
3. about james cook
4. about ferdinand magellan
step 6 speaking
after showing the students the pictures and their background information, ask the students to think about the question: how do you think seamen found their way before modern accurate methods of navigation were invented? if time is limited, this can be left as their homework.
step 7 homework
1. read the new words.
2. preview reading sailing the oceans on page 12.
the second period reading
teaching aims:
a. learn and master the key words and expressions
voyage mercy minimum nowhere pole overhead offshore accelerate outward longitude latitude precise simplify portable shortcoming updated tendency reliable
at the mercy of, even though, work out, be used to, in relation to, aim to , …
b. train the students’ reading ability. let the students have some knowledge of early navigational methods. explain how seamen explored the oceans and what kind of navigational instruments were used to sailors before the 17th century when they were navigating the open seas without seeing the land.
teaching difficult points:
a. how to help the students understand the reading passage better.
b. how to improve the students’ reading ability.
teaching methods:
a. scanning the text to get the general idea of it.
b. carefully reading to finish the comprehending exercises on page 14.
c. discussion after reading to make the students understand the text better.
teaching aids:
the multimedia; a tape recorder; the blackboard
teaching procedures & ways
step1 greetings
greet the whole class as usual.
step2 revision
check the homework exercises.
step3 pre-reading
show the students some pictures to see if they can identify the early navigational instruments seamen used and explain how they used.
step 4 discussion
discuss the questions on page11.
step 5 listening and comprehending
after listening to the contents of the text do the comprehending exercises on page 14&15.
step 6 explanation
after comprehending, it is a good time to deal with the new words and language points in this part, esp. the following:
voyage mercy minimum nowhere pole overhead offshore accelerate outward longitude latitude precise simplify portable shortcoming updated tendency reliable
at the mercy of, even though, work out, be used to, in relation to, aim to ,