
本单元的话题是旅行。阅读文本是非连续性文本(non-continuous text),提供了两种不同类别的文本:第一个是秘鲁的地理、历史简介,旨在向读者简要介绍秘鲁;第二个是旅游宣传册,旨在向读者推荐秘鲁的四条旅游路线。
从体裁上看,第一部分属于介绍性文本(expository writing),常见于说明书、百科全书(encyclopedia)、国家概况、城市指南、教科书等;第二部分的四个小语篇是旅游宣传册(travel brochure)。文本一分为两段,第一段介绍秘鲁的地理位置和地貌,第二段介绍秘鲁的历史与官方语言。文本二包括四个介绍秘鲁旅游路线的小语篇,都由小标题和正文构成,配图精美,内容简练。四个小标题点明主题,对应文本提供关于时间、交通、住宿、活动等与旅游相关的重要信息,并突出了各条路线的最大亮点。
在阅读策略方面,学生可先通过快速浏览文本标题与图片、观察语言特色等方法,辨别文本类型,再分析文本配图、用词、语气等细节,领会其特色,并通过对比和分析,形成对这两种文体的理性认识,发展对相关文体的批判性思维能力。
在进行文本教学设计时,要帮助学生梳理关于旅游资源的话题类语言,其中包括有关旅游景点以及旅游活动的表达,也要引导学生分析旅游宣传册的写作技巧,以更好地赏析文本并为模仿创作做准备。阅读文本包括两块内容,分别具有鲜明的语言特色,要引导学生主动阅读文本,自主对文本内容和形式进行梳理、对比,从而理解百科全书式介绍性文本和宣传册式说服性文本的不同点,培养文体意识。通过阅读,学生可以了解秘鲁国家,拓展文化视野,同时,通过创作家乡的英文版旅游宣传册,增强对家乡的文化自信及认同感。
Unit 2: Explore Peru第1课时教学设计
一、教学内容
理解两个文本,了解秘鲁的地理、历史、文化概况,了解秘鲁的四条旅游路线,并通过对比和分析形成文体意识,通过评价旅游路线加深对文本内容的理解。
二、课时目标
1. 初步辨认百科全书式介绍性文本和宣传册式说服性文本的文体特色,形成文体意识。
2. 通过自主阅读文本一,梳理新知识,拓展文化视野,根据文本进行发问,培养探索欲与求知欲。
3. 通过自主阅读文本二,分类梳理文本信息,提高整合、处理类似信息的能力,根据文本进行评价,加深对内容的理解,培养旅游兴趣。
三、教学过程
Activity 1 Activating background knowledge about Peru and arousing further interest
本活动旨在迅速让学生熟悉话题。
1. Free talk.
Q: Look at the title of the reading materials – “Explore Peru”. What do you know about Peru? Can you name something famous in Peru?
2. Read some place names of Peru.
Q: Which place sounds interesting to you and why?
【设计意图】从标题入手,引出主题,激活学生背景知识,激发学生学习兴趣;帮助学生精准发音,熟悉生词;以地名入手,引导学生对文本内容进行推测和预估,初步了解秘鲁旅游特色,并鼓励学生进行个性化的选择和表达。
Activity 2 Brainstorming information sources for travelling
本活动为实现课时目标1做铺垫。
Discuss the following questions and introduce the concept of text type.
Q1: If you are to travel Peru, where will you find more information about this country?
Q2: Which do you like and why?
【设计意图】让学生在生活常识的引领下罗列关于旅游的信息来源,培养多方面搜寻信息的意识和辨别文体的能力,培养评价、鉴别信息的意识和能力;引出百科全书式文体(encyclopedia)和宣传册式文体(brochure)两个重要概念。
Activity 3 Identifying the text types of the two texts
本活动旨在落实课时目标1。
1. Look through the titles, subtitles, pictures, etc., and decide on the text types of Text 1 and Text 2.
Q: What kind of text are Text 1 and Text 2? Are they encyclopedias or brochures? What makes you think so?
2. Compare and evaluate the two texts.
Q: If you plan to explore Peru, which type of text will you read? Why?
【设计意图】步骤1旨在引导学生通过对比两种文本的图片、标题、语言风格等信息,初步辨别百科全书式文体和宣传册式文体,并加深对这两种文体特征的认知;步骤2旨在引导学生从信息量、吸引力、可信度等度评价文本价值,形成客观、全面、谨慎的阅读和思维习惯。
Activity 4 Understanding the basic information about Peru
本活动旨在落实课时目标2。
1. Read Text 1 and answer the following questions.
Q1: What’s new to you? Can you express it with your own words?
Q2: What else do you want to know about Peru?
【设计意图】让学生在问题的引导下进行无干扰的整体阅读,梳理并表达文本中的新知识,巩固内容理解,拓展文化视野;鼓励学生根据文本进行发问,推进课堂纵深,培养学生探索欲与求知欲。
Activity 5 Understanding the four tours
本活动旨在落实课时目标3。
1. Read Text 2 and finish the table on P27.
2. Evaluate the tours.
Q: Which tour is your favorite and which is your least favorite? What do you like or dislike about it?
【设计意图】步骤1旨在引导学生分类梳理文本信息,提高整合、处理类似信息的能力;步骤2旨在通过自主阅读、自由讨论和评价,达到对文本加深理解、形成评价的目的;提高课堂效率,增强学生的思维活跃度和参与度。
Assignment
1. Please finish “Word Study” on page 27;
2. Baidu/Bing/Wikipedia Peru and learn more about it.
3. Read the brochure of the four tours, and make a conclusion of the content of a travel brochure (what to include in it) and its writing techniques (what writing skills can be used to attract visitors).
【设计意图】巩固重要生词;鼓励学生探索未知;引导学生从写作技巧的角度赏析文本,为下节课的仿写创作做好准备。
Unit 2: Explore Peru第2课时教学设计
一、教学内容
通过赏析宣传册的内容和语言特色了解其写法,从而进行知识与技能迁移,完成仿写训练。
二、课时目标
1. 通过小组分享、课堂提炼,探究文本二的内容和语言技巧,分析并解读旅游宣传册所应涵盖的内容和可以使用的写作技巧。
2. 运用目标语言和旅游宣传册的写作手法,仿写并制作家乡的旅游宣传册,挖掘并介绍家乡的旅游资源,增强对家乡的热爱之情和自豪感。
三、教学过程
Activity 1 Discussing assignment #1 and #2 from Period 1
本活动为复习旧课,巩固词汇,拓展知识面。
1. Check the answers to “Word Study” on P27.
2. Share with the class what you discovered about Peru.
【设计意图】通过核对答案,巩固重要的话题词汇;通过分享课外搜集的关于秘鲁的英文资料,加深对秘鲁的了解。
Activity 2 Exploring the writing skills of Text 2
本活动旨在落实课时目标1。
1. Share with your partners what you discovered about how to write a travel brochure (the content and writing skills). Each group will have a representative who will make a list of all the group members’ ideas and later give a report to the class. If you haven’t got a clue, think about the following questions and get inspired.
Q1: What information is provided in the brochure?
Q2: In what person is this brochure written? What effect does it achieve?
Q3: Have you noticed anything special about the words that are used? What do they make you feel?
2. Report your discoveries to the class.
Q1: What have you found? Can you offer us an example?
Q2: What effect does it achieve? What does it make you feel? Will you use this technique when you are writing a brochure for your hometown?
Q3: Is there any way the brochure can be improved? Do you have any suggestions?
3. Make a conclusion of the writing tips of a travel brochure.
【设计意图】作为本节课的重点环节,让学生仔细阅读、推敲,并通过小组讨论、自主探究,发现旅游宣传册的内容特点和写作手法。引导学生了解旅游宣传册所应涵盖的必要内容及其整合方式,为后续的仿写做准备;引导学生从词汇、句式、修辞、语气等角度,使用恰当的方法写作合格的旅游宣传册,达到学以致用的目的。
Activity 3 Practicing writing a brochure for a local tour
本活动旨在落实课时目标2。
Design a tour of your city (for example, a tour of Qiantang River National Forest Park) and then write a good brochure for it.
1. Finish the outline of your brochure and polish it before you start writing the brochure.
2. Share with your partners and comment on each other’s writing.
Q1: What writing skills are used in his/her writing? Are they used well?
Q2: How can his/her writing be improved?
【设计意图】引导学生运用所学语言知识、写作手法和语篇结构仿写新的旅游路线宣传册,在课堂上分享自己的习作;通过同学间评价和教师提问,进一步掌握本节课所学的写作技巧。
Assignment
Design four tours of your home city and work with your partners to create a brochure for travelers worldwide. Please remember to:
1. provide necessary information;
2. emphasize the highlights;
3. include an eye-catching picture;
4. use inviting, descriptive language;
5. have fun.
【设计意图】通过整合运用语言的任务帮助学生巩固所学内容,完成所学主题内容、
语言知识、写作手法的实践运用和迁移创新,同时培养文化输出的意识和能力。
