高中英语教学：人教版B1U5 reading and thinking 教案.docVIP

Teaching plan for B1U5 Reading and Thinking: The Chinese writing system: connecting the past and the present by Dengwei Teaching aims: At the end of the class, students will be able to: identify the topic and focus of the passage. work out the timeline and learn about the development of the Chinese writing system. develop their logical thinking by analyzing “how” and “why”. judge the writer’s opinion of the Chinese writing system by finding supporting evidence. put forward constructive suggestions on how to protect and inherit the Chinese writing system. Teaching procedures: Step1. Lead-in Play a guessing game Step2. Predicting Students are expected to raise questions based on the title and the picture. Step3. Reading (Para.1) 1. What does “which” refer to? 2. What does the sentence “ancient civilization has continued all the way through into modern times” mean? 3. What does “this” refer to? 4. Why can ancient civilization last to this day? 5. What do you think are some of the other factors? 6. What’s the purpose of Para.1? Step4. Scanning (Para.2-6) 1. Find the words and phrases that describe a time. 2. What happened to the written Chinese at each of those important times? Step5. Reading (Para.5-6) What does the writer think of the Chinese writing system? Find evidence to support it. Step6. Discussion Nowadays, many people rely on electronic devices for their daily work and communication. Some people often make a lot of mistakes in writing while others even forget how to write Chinese characters. How to protect the Chinese writing system? Step6: Homework 随着现代科技的进步，提笔忘字的现象越来越普遍，请你用英文写一封倡议信，提倡“重视汉字，传承中华文明”。内容包括： 汉字的发展 汉字的重要性 重视汉字的建议 注意：1. 词数100左右。2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。