unit 3 back to the past reading
lost civilizations
teaching aims:
1)to talk about lost civilizations
2)to help the students develop the ability of reading diary entries.
important and difficult points:
the way of reading diary entries.
teaching procedures:
step1 lead-in
1.show students a video about ancient pompeii.
2.answer questions
1) where are pompeii and loulan?
2)what happened to them?
3)what is it like now?
4)what else do you want to know about them?
step2 reading comprehension.
1.ask students to read the passage quickly and try to find answers to the questions in part a.
2.ask students to read again and complete part c1.
3.let students complete part c2.
step 3 reading strategy
1.discuss in pairs about what features are usually included in diary entries.
2.let students read the reading strategy.
3.when you are reading diary entries recording someone’s travels, you should look for:
⑴ dates and place names
⑵facts and historical information
⑶personal feelings and opinions
4.find out the facts and historical information about the two cities.
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