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1、细心整理Lesson 1 The spirit of explorersStepI Pre-readingActivity one: IntroductionT: We have known a lot about sea sports. But in the early days in 900 AD, the sea was not as exciting as it seems today. At that time, the sea was frightening and full of challenge. For sailors the sea seems mysterious, a
2、nd full of possibilities. Thus curiosity sometimes may win over fear. Some sailors risked their lives to explore the unknown lands.Vikings were people who were curious and wanted to explore the sea. Now lets read the text to see how Vikings overcame their fear to find America. Turn to page 8 and loo
3、k at the topic of the lecture. Activity two: Predict the content of the textT: Look at the title and the world map on page 8 and predict the content of the text by using the following questions as a clue.Let the Ss look at the title and answer the questions to get a general understanding of the text
4、.Questions:1. Which of the following people do you think arrived in America first?A. Christopher Columbus B. Ancient Greeks C. Chinese sailors D. VikingsNote: The answer is open.2. What was the early sailors purpose of exploration?A. To satisfy curiosity B. To seek wealth C. To seek excitementNote:
5、The answer is open.3. Vikings were people living in northern Europe, which ocean did they cross to reach America?A. The Indian Ocean B. The Atlantic OceanC. The Arctic Ocean D. The Pacific OceanKey: B and CActivity three: Predict the structure of the textT: Look at the title, we may find that the te
6、xt is to record the historical events. According to your own experience, what may be included in the text?Let the Ss call up their experience of this kind of reading materials and think about the structure of these texts.Sa: The text may be organized like a story, that is, it should include backgrou
7、nd, development of the story and the result.Sb: The text may include the background of the Vikings voyages and their experiences on sea.Sc: The text may include the meaning of the voyages in the last part.T: Your answers are possible and you all did good jobs in guessing the structure of the text. N
8、ext I will give you the structures and you should judge which structure may be the possible structure of the text.Let the Ss to choose the structure and give reasons.Structure A:StructureContentOpening paragraphIntroductionDeveloping paragraphRecord of major eventsConclusion paragraphMeaning of the
9、voyagesStructure B:StructureContentOpening paragraphCharacters and backgroundDeveloping paragraphExperiencesConclusion paragraphEndingSa: I think structure A is possible, because the text is about historical records and it may follow a structure of this kind of reading material.Sb: I agree with Sa a
10、nd I think structure B is a structure of a personal story.Activity four: Predict the purpose of the authorT: Guess what the writers purpose of writing is by using the multiple choices.Help the Ss guess the possible purpose of the text.Question: What is the purpose of the text?A. To inform people of
11、an interesting discovery.B. To tell people some interesting experiences.C. To tell people some early historical records.Key: CStepIII While-readingActivity one: Get familiar with the contentT: Read the passage for the first time. Then complete the chart on page 8 (activity 3) about the Vikings three
12、 major discoveries. Let the Ss read the passage and check important information about the three major events of Vikings voyages. Then let them complete the chart. Check students answers about the Viking s three voyages.Let the Ss get familiar with the content of the text through the practice.T: Read
13、 the passage again and answer the following questions.The Ss read the text carefully and check detail information about the text. Questions:1. Why did Eric the Red leave Iceland?2. Who was Biarni looking for when he was blown to an unknown land?3. Who planned the journey to Newfoundland?4. Where did
14、 we know about Eric the Red and Leifs deeds?5. Why is it very important to know the record of Vikings voyages to America?6. Compared with Columbus, who was earlier to reach America?Possible answers:1. Because he had committed a murder.2. Biarni set sail from Iceland in search of his father, who was
15、in Erics party.3. Eric the Reds son Leif planned the trip and discussed it with Biarni.4. We know about Eric the Red and his sons stories through stories which were written down centuries later in Norway and Iceland.5. Because they are the first records we have of Europeans sailing to America.6. Vik
16、ings voyages were earlier than Columbuss.Activity two:Generalize the main idea of each paragraphT: Go through the text quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.The Ss read the text and match the main idea.Sample chart:ParagraphMain ideaPara 1IntroductionDiscovery of GreenlandThe first voyage to
