泛读3 第二版 Unit 4.ppt

I. Teaching Objectives: 1. Reading Skill: Skimming2. Text Study: Models for Understanding HistoryII. Teaching key points: To learn the history models and theories; III. Teaching difficult points: 1.To learn how to understand history; 2.To learn and practice the reading skill –skimming skillfully. IV. Lead-in questions 1. What is history? History is the past, or as Roman philosopher Cicero ?[sis?r?u]西塞罗（古罗马政治家、雄辩家、著作家） says, “History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time”. It is a record of important events that ever happened and events that has changed the people’s lives. For example, the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the 18th century reformed the whole European landscape, bringing great improvements in the economic and technological aspects. It modernized the whole of Europe. That’s a historical event. History is presented and recorded in many forms. It can be in primary sources or secondary sources, written and non-written. History is around us, from your diary to your history textbook, from the folk song that your grandma taught you to oral memoirs from victims of the war. These are all forms of history. History is also something that profoundly links to the present, and even the future. What our predecessors had done in the past still affect us. Take the Age of Reason 理性时代as an example, in the 18th century, there were many Enlightenment ideas generated. These ideas laid the foundation for the universal core values and constitutions, like basic human rights and freedom of speech. 2. Do you believe that we can really know the truth of history? It depends on, or it is hard to answer. For the past events, some are recorded, but some are lost. For those recorded, we are not sure the author could record them subjectively or objectively. 3. Do you think it meaningful to study human history? History is the core of our life. We are one part in history like a drop water in the ocean. It is human beings who create his