英语选择性必修一《Unit 4 Exploring poetry》Welcome to the unit精品课教学设计

英语选择性必修一《Unit 4 Exploring poetry》Welcome to the unit精品课教学设计

Welcome to the unit

一、教学目标

By the end of this section, students will be able to:

1. read aloud the English poems and enjoy the beauty of poetry;

2. illustrate their feelings when reading the two poems;

3. share with peers their favourite poems and poets.

二、教学重难点

To appreciate a poem from different aspects, like rhyming words and artistic techniques.

三、教学过程

步 骤 教学活动 设计意图 互动时间/模式 Lead-in Step 1 At the beginning of the class, ask students the question: What is poetry? Then lead them to read the quotation from Mao Heng’s “Preface to The Book of Songs”.

Then ask the next question: What’s your understanding of the quotation? After that, have them translate the quotation into Chinese. 激活学生已有的关于诗歌的认知和经验，引出主题，引导学生关注引言。 8’

Individual Work Step 2 Have students answer the following questions.

Are you interested in reading poems? Have you ever read any English poems? 激发学生探究诗歌的背景知识的兴趣，引入英文诗歌的单元主题。 5’

Individual Work Appreciation Step 3

Have students read aloud the two poems on Page 43 and then answer the question: What does the poet want to express in A Spring Morning or Dreams? 通过朗读、问答问题，让学生获得朗读英文诗歌的体验，引发学生思考诗歌的内容。 10’

Individual Work Step 4

Have students work in pairs to have a discussion by asking and answering the following question: How do you like the two poems? 通过讨论、问答等课堂活动，激发学生进一步学习英文诗歌的热情。 10’

Pair work Discussion Step 5 Have students work in pairs to ask and answer the following questions.

(1) What other poems or poets do you know about?

(2) What is your favourite poem? 通过小组合作，让学生向同伴介绍自己喜欢的诗歌或诗人并说明理由。 10’