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Module 3 Unit 8Lesson 3 Marco Polo

The First PeriodReading

.Teaching Aims

·Knowledge Objects

1)Grasp the new words and useful expressions

2)Read and understand the passage

3)Practise reading for specific information

4)Retell the passage and practise some learned knowledge

·Ability Objects

1)To improve the students’ ability of getting information through reading

2)To develop the students‘ expressing ability in English

·Moral Objects

1)To make the students awareness of the silk road and Marco’s contributions.2)To let them know how to get over difficulty like Marco.·Teaching Important Aims

1)Practise reading for specific information.2)Retell the passage and practise some learned knowledge.·Teaching Difficult Aims

1)To improve the students’ ability of getting information through reading.2)To develop the students‘ expressing ability in English..Teaching and Learning Methods

1)Analysis of the Students

Students may feel interested in reading the story of Marco Polo.But they may find it difficult to understand specific information and retell the story.2)Analysis of Teaching Methods

(1)Communicative Approach

(2)Read and answer

(3)Copy and Practice.3)Analysis of learning Methods

Task-based，self-dependent and cooperative learning as well.This class is student-centered.The teacher only act as an instructor.Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Lead—in

Show four films’names and posters.Ask:Have you ever seen these films? Do you know

their Chinese names?

1).Let—The Bullets Fly

2).If You Are The One

3).Just Call Me Nobody

4).Under The Hawthorn Tree

Step 2Pre-reading

Play a short vidio about Marco Polo.The students can get some information from it.Ask:

Who was the hero in this film?

Where did he come from ?To where ?

When did he arrive in Beijing ?

Do you know anything else about him ?

About these questions,show some pictures to present.Step 3 New Words

Read new words and give the correct words accoding to the English explanation by having

a contest.If necessary ,correct the students’ pronunciation.a person who hunts wild animalshunter

a person who travels traveller

kingemperor

writer author

richwealthy

startbreak out

surpriseamaze

unable to think or understand clearlyconfuse

insist that something is truestand by

make sb a prisonerput sb into prison

Step 4 Reading

1）Fast-reading

Read through the text quickly, and match the paragraphs with the main idea。

Para.1Marco Polo's early life

Para.2Marco returned to Italy

Para.3Inventions and developments in ChinaPara.4Kublai Khan welcom Marco

Para.5Marco was amazed at China

Para.6People’s reaction to Marco’s stories

2）Careful Reading

Read the passage again and answer some questions.1.How old was Marco when he travelled Asia?

2.Why did Marco and his father travel to China?

3.Was Kublai Khan happy to meet Marco and his father?

4.Why was the Emperor impressed by Marco?

5.Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money?

6.What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel？

3）Listening and Collection

Listen to the tape.Then find the information and fill in the blanks.Para 1：，when China was ruled by_

Para 2：

languages.___ i n Kublai Khan’s_

Para 3：He was impressed by

Para 4：He was confused by _ Para 5：He was _ Para 6：He always told others that he stood by Step5 Retelling

Retell the passage in their own words according to the key words.be born intravel acrossbe ruled bybe impressed by be surprised bybe confused byservereturn

put into prisontell his storiesstand by

Step6 Discussion

Discuss what Marco would meet when he travelled ? 2)When you meet difficulties ,what will you do?

Step 7 Summing up and Homework

1）Recite new words

2）Write a passage about Marco Polo according to retelling