M3U3Lostcivilizations.doc

Unit 3 Back to the past
Period 2 Reading Lost Civilizations
By Lu Jing
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). What other ancient civilizations do you know about?
(2). Can you name some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in China?
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.
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
Step 4 Discussion
1. What caused the city of Loulan to disappear?
2. How can we avoid such tragedy happening again?
Step 5 Homework.
1. Read the passage carefully and review the new words and phrases.
2. Make a summary of the text.
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