高中英语必修二第一单元In_Search_of_the_Amber_Room教学设计teaching_plan.doc

Lesson plan
NSEFC Module2 Unit1 Reading In Search of the Amber Room
Teacher: 王佳
Period：Period1
Type：Reading
Duration: 45minutes
Teaching ideology
The current theory view reading as a interactive process which involves not only the printed page but also the reader’s old knowledge of the language in general, the world and the text types. In the reading process, these factors interact with each other and compensate for each other. Based on the understanding of reading as an interactive process, teaching reading in the classroom is divided into three stages in which the top-down and bottomup techniques integrated to develop the students language efficiency in general and reading strategies. The three stages are pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading.
Teaching material and learning condition
The analysis of teaching material
The teaching material is the reading part from NSEFC Module2 Unit1. The topic of this unit is cultural relics and the protection of the culture relics. This passage mainly introduces the history of amber room which is one of the cultural relics in the world. The passage consists of 5 paragraphs. The first paragraph is a general introduction of the amber room. Para.2 to Para.4 introduces the removal and the loss of amber room. The last paragraph tells about the rebuilding of the amber room. The topic is not new to the Ss. But there is some new words and phases in the passage.
The analysis of learning condition
The students are from grade1 in senior high school. As high school students, they have achieved certain English level and they have the ability to get the basic idea of the reading. Since they are in grade1, they are easily activated and want to air their own opinions on the topic. They are familiar with the topic of cultural relics and know some cultural relics in China. But they may not know the amber room before. Moreover, their vocabulary is limited so they may have difficulties in understanding some sentences.
Learning objectives
1. Language skills
l By the end of the class, Ss can predict the content of the passage based on the title.
l Ss can scan the passage and find out the specific information such as the person related with the amber room.
l Ss can summarize the passage with the help of the clues of the passage.
2. Language knowledge
l Ss can master the key words and phrases of the passage as follows amazing, fancy, style, less than, in return, reception, remove, wooden, doubt, former, at war.
l Ss can learn the history of the amber room, especially the design, the loss and the rebuilding of the amber room.

3. Affects
l Ss will realize that the cultural relics are rare and precious and they will concern themselves with the issue of cultural relic’s protection.
4. Cultural awareness
l Ss will broaden their minds by knowing something about amber room, one of the cultural relics in Russia.
5. Learning strategies
l Ss will cultivate their ability individual learning and cooperative learning by doing some activities independently and some in groups.
l Ss will communicate with each other in English while doing the group work.
Language focuses and anticipated difficulties
Language focuses
This is a reading period so the focus is to cultivate the students’ reading skills. The many activities are designed to help S to train their reading skills, such as predicting, skimming, scanning and summarizing.
It is also important for the Ss to master the new words and phrases.
Anticipated difficulties
As the Ss have a limited vocabulary, so they may have some difficulties in understanding the passage. So the teacher will help them learn the new words and phrases.
Ss may did not heard the amber room before, so the teacher will tell them some background knowledge about it.
Teaching method
Three-stage model: Based on the understanding of reading as an interactive process teaching reading in the classroom is divided into three stages in which the top-down and bottom-up techniques integrated to develop the students language efficiency in general and reading strategies. The three stages are pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading.
Teaching aids
Multimedia devices and PPT documents: In order to help Ss to fully understand the whole passage, I adopt Multimedia devices and PPT documents to bring the real-life situation into the classroom.
Teaching procedures
Step1. Lead-in (6min)
Activity1. Greetings and Free-talking (2min)
T Leads into the topic by asking Ss some cultural relics they know. Ss tell the name of the cultural relics they know freely.
T: Hello boys and girls.
(Ss say hello to the teacher.)
T: When we say cultural relics, what appears in your minds?
(Ss tell the things appear in their minds freely.)
T: What are the cultural relics in China?
(Ss tell some names of cultural relics in China.)
Activity2. Picture-talking (4min)
T shows some pictures about the cultural relics in China and abroad. After seeing the pictures, Ss are expected to tell the similarities of them.
T: Just now, you talk about some cultural relics in China. Now, let’s see some pictures of some cultural relics. (T shows the pictures and Ss see them carefully.)
T: What do the cultural relics have in common？For example, they are very precious. What are your opinions?
(T gives them some hints and Ss tell the characteristics of cultural relics.)
[Aims]
l In this step, T first leads in the topic by talking with the Ss freely about the cultural relics in China which is familiar to them and then Ss see some pictures and tell the characteristics. These two activities aim to arouse the Ss’ interests in the topic and activate their old knowledge of cultural relics. Then Ss will be mentally prepared for the reading comprehension. What’s more, when they are talking about the charateristics of cultural relics, they will realize that the cultural relics are rare and precious and they will concern themselves with the issue of cultural relic’s protection.

Step2. Pre-reading (3min)
Activity1. Knowing something about the amber room (1min)
T gives a brief introduction of the amber room. Ss will know the amber room is a room which is made of amber and it is a cultural relic in Russia.
T: Today, we are going to learn a cultural relic in Russia. It is a room made of amber. Do you know what amber is?
(T shows some pictures of amber and Ss get to know the amber.)
Activity2. Predicting (2min)
T asks Ss to read the title of the passage and then ask them some questions. Ss will predict the content of the passage with the help of the title.
T: please look at the title “In Search of the Amber Room”, what does “in search of” mean?
(If the Ss can not give the answer, then T explain it.)
T: In search means that people are looking for it. Why are people looking for it? Can you guess?
What will the passage talk about?
(Ss predict the content, but T will not give the answer here.)
[Aims]
In this step, the Ss first know some information of the amber room; the background information will make it easier for the Ss to understand the passage. Then T asks Ss to make predictions about the passage. It aims to help Ss develop the reading skills of predicting.
Step3. While-reading (22min)
Activity1. Skimming (4min)
Ss skim the whole passage and find out the reason why people are in search for the amber room and check their predictions.
People are searching for the amber room, because________________.
A. It is still in Russia.
B. It is missing.
(keys: B)
T: Why are people still searching for the amber room? Here is a multiple choice for you.

Fill in the blank.
The text is organized of in the order of ________________.
(Keys: time)

Activity2. Scanning (3min)
T presents several true or false statements and asks the Ss to scan the passage and judge the right from the wrong.
T: please Ss to scan the passage and judge the right from the wrong.

statements
T
F
1
The design of the room was in the style which is popular nowadays.

2
In fact, the room was made to be a gift.

3

Frederick William I decided not to keep it.

4
Russians removed some objects from the room before the Nazis arrived.

5
The Russians have built a new amber Room at the summer palace.

(Keys: Ｆ，Ｆ，Ｔ，Ｔ，Ｆ)
Activity3 Close-reading (15min)
T designs various kinds of activities and Ss do the activities to fully understand the passage.
Para.1
T: Please read Para.1 carefully and then take some note about the amber room.
The Amber Room
Materials: ____________________________________
Design: ______________________________________
Style: _______________________________________
Decorations:__________________________________
The length of time taken to complete:______________

Para.2-4
Please read Para.2-4 carefully and then find out the removal of the room.
Prussia
The winter palace
The summer palace
Konigsberg
?

Please read Para.2-4 carefully and then find out the person related with the Amber Room and the things them down with it.

people
What
Frederick William I

Peter Great

Catherine II

Nazi Amy

Para.5
Please read Para.5 carefully and then find out the the rebuilding of the amber room.

A new Amber Room
Who
What
Where
When
Why

[Aims]
By doing some many activities, the Ss will develop their reading strategies and language efficiency. T help the Ss study the passage paragraph by paragraph.. Ss will learn some key words and phrases in the passage.

Step4. Post-reading (12min)
Activity1. Dissuasion (6min)
Ss have learned the rebuilding of the passage and T asks the Ss to discuss whether people should rebuild the cultural relics. T give the example of “Yuan Mingyuan” which is a cultural relics. Ss share their opinion on the issue and the reasons.
We should rebuild it.
______________________________
We should not rebuild it.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity2. Role-play (6 min)
T creates a situation in which a student of the class has visited the Amber Room, so he/she come back to introduce the amber room.
Ss work in pairs, one act as the one who has visited the palace. The other acts as one who is curious about the Amber Room, they should make a dialogue.
The beginning of the conversation is given.
A: the one who has visited the palace
B: the one who is curious about the Amber Room
A: Last week, I visited the new Amber Room, the journey is so pleasant.
B: could you please tell me something about the Amber Room?
A:….

[Aims]
These two activities are to develop the Ss’ comprehensive language competence. The role play serves to be an output of the reading and an evaluation of their learning.
Homework (1min)
Ss write a summery of the history of the Amber Room and hand it in the next day.
Ss review the words and phrase of the passage and make sentence with each.
Blackboard design
Unit1 In Search of the Amber Room
At war
In return
amazing
fancy
style
reception
remove
Cultural relics
Precious
…
Valuable
Rare

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