Period 2 Reading（1）整体设计教材分析这篇Reading的文章Lost civilizations（失落的文明）是一篇关于去探索失落的文明的文化探险。
它是一个加拿大学生Ann的旅行日记的节选。
主要讲述了去意大利的庞贝和中国的楼兰的文化之旅。
希望通过本文的学习了解这两个失落的文明的现状以及形成原因，从而能够知道更多的古文明。
并且从它们的形成原因中总结出教训来保护现代的文明，避免这样的悲剧再度发生。
文章前后共设计了六个活动。
A部分要求学生快速阅读文章，找到四个问题的答案；C1部分设计了六个小问题，要求学生仔细阅读课文，理解课文细节；C2部分是选择的文章中的八句话，要求学生判断这是作者表达的情感还是自己的行动；D1部分要求学生先在课文中找到所列八个词条，并根据上下文猜测其含义，然后将这些词条与其英文释义相搭配；D2部分是从文章找出的五个代词，要求学生通过理解上下文，判断那些代词所指代的内容；E1部分是Ann在庞贝和楼兰之旅后写给他一个朋友的电子邮件，要求学生根据所给的单词和文章内容完成这封电子邮件；F部分要求学生讨论他们是否是对过去的事情感兴趣。
三维目标1. 知识与技能1)Enable the students to read the diaries about a cultural expedition to sites of lost civilizations.2)Help the students learn how to analyze the elements of diaries and learn the reading strategy of diary entries. Improve the students‟ reading ability.3)Enable the students to master some important words and expressions:civilization, lecture, erupt, bury, destroy, wealthy, commercial, institute, ruin, house, remains, material, document, enormous, take over, by the time, prevent. . . from doing sth.4)Learn some useful sentence structures:They called her the Loulan Beauty.The city was founded in the 8th century BC.2. 过程与方法Train the students‟reading ability. While reading, use the approaches of listening, skimming, scanning and discussion to understand this reading. Pay attention to the reading strategy of how to read diary entries. Discuss in pairs or in groups to finish the task-based in-class activities and explain some language points.3. 情感与价值Make sure the students can learn to respect the past. The students should try to learn the history. And the students should apply it to their future study.教学重点1. Help the students to read several excerpts from the travel diary kept by Ann.2. Help the students to learn some useful words, expressions and some sentence structures.教学难点1. To help the students develop the ability of reading diary entries.2. Get the students to retell the cultural expedition.教学过程教学设计（一）→ Step 1 RevisionCheck the homework1. Do you remember what we learned yesterday?2. What did we learn from the discussion?3. Ask some students to read their reports about the magnificent structure they choose.→ Step 2 Lead-inY ou all did a good job. But it‟s really a pity that some ancient civilizations have disappeared as a result of natural and human activities, you must have complex feelings when you have a chance to visit the lost civilizations.1. In the past thousands of years, people have built many magnificent structures around the world. China has a long history. Can you name some buildings that can represent ancient civilizations in China?Suggested answers:the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, the Confucius Temple, the Silk Road, Royal Gardens of Suzhou. . .2. Have you ever been to these places? If so, can you tell us more about them?If possible, ask the students to show some photos they took in those places.3. Can you name as many lost civilizations as you can?4. Show some pictures of Pompeii and Loulan and encourage the students to imagineAre you curious about what the two cities looked like in the past?How did people in the two cities use to live?Can you guess why people disappeared from the two cities?What happened to them?Do you know how the two cities were discovered a thousand years later?→ Step 3 ReadingSkimmingIn this procedure, the teacher encourages the students to develop their predictive skills according to the title to guess as much as they can abThey should be encouraged to make sensible guesses about the aim, attitudes of the writer and his or her original purpose in writing the passage. There are of course no “wrong” answers when we are asking the students to make guesses, and the students should not be criticized for inaccurate guesses.Then come to the article and ask the students to read the text quickly and answer the questions.First go through the text quickly to find specific information.Check the answers three minutes later.Questions:1. What country is the author from?2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?3. Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860?4. Who is Professor Zhang?Suggested answers:1. Canada.2. Both of them became lost civilizations about 2, 000 years age.3. The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli.4. An archaeologist from the local cultural institute.Detailed ReadingAsk the students to read the text more carefully, summarize the main idea of each diary entryDay 1～Day 2:What happened to Pompeii in August A. D. 79?Day 3:How was the buried city discovered?What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?Day 10:Why was Loulan an important city about 2, 000 years ago?How do many people think Loulan disappeared?Day 11:According to the last sentence, how did the author feel about the loss of Loulan?Multiple choices(1) What happened soon after the ruins of Pompeii were found?A. It was well protected by the local government.B. It was dug by the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe.C. It was badly damaged by people digging in the area for treasure.D. The bodies of people buried were stolen.(2) Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Both of the two cities were lost civilizations about 2, 000 years ago.B. Both of the two cities were discovered by local people.C. Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano while Loulan was gradually covered over by sandstorms.D. Pompeii was in Italy while Loulan was in China.(3) The purpose of writing this passage is_____________ .A. to show how happy the writer was to have such a chance to visit the sitesB. to arouse people‟s sense of protecting civilizationsC. to compare the civilizations of Pompeii and LoulanD. to tell us how Pompeii and Loulan were destroyedSuggested answers: (1)C(2)B(3)BNow, can you tell me what expressions usually help them talk about personal feelings?Suggested answers:I feel. . .I think. . .Luckily. . .Surprisingly. . .It‟s amazing. . .Do you know how the writer of our text expressed her feelings?Read the instructions of Part C2 carefully and finish the exercise.Suggested answers:1E2A3E4E5A6A7E8AAsk the students to discuss in pairs about what features are usually included in diaryarticle Lost civilizations.(dates, names of places, facts, historical information, personal feelings, personal opinions) Ask the students to read the Reading Strategy. Tell the students that in travel diaries, it is very important to include dates, place names, facts, historical information and personal emotions and opinions.Therefore, while reading diary entries, they should pay special attention to sentences containing important information.Ask the students to discuss in groups of four or six and assign the task for each group→ Step 4 Listening and ConsolidationListen to the tape and fill in the blanks with proper words.Both Pompeii in_____________ and Loulan in China became_____________ ____________ about 2, 000 years ago. Pompeii was _____________ in the 8th century B. C. and was _____________ _____________ by the Romans in 89 B. C. On 24th Aug. A. D. 79, Mount V esuvius _____________ and the city was_____________ _____________ . Loulan was a _____________ _____________ on the Silk Road. It disappeared under the_____________. There are just a few _____________ left. Some_____________ , such as coins and painted pots, were found.Suggested answers:stopping point, storm, ruins, treasuresFind the historical information about Pompeii and Loulan, and fill in the chart.Suggested answers:Ask the students to complete Parts D1 and D2. Suggested answer:D1: b g a c h d e fD2: 1. Pompeii2. the fact that people started to dig in the area for treasure3. near Pompeii4. Loulan5. the fact that the desert was once a green land with enormous treesAnn wrote an e-mail to one of her friends after visiting Pompeii and Loulan. Try to complete the e-mail in Part E.Suggested answer:(1) represent(2) Pompeii(3) commercial(4) civilizations(5) volcano(7) sand(8) ruins(9) treasures(10) archaeologist→ Step 5 Post-reading activitiesActivity 1RetellingScan the text again and try to retell the cultural expedition using the third person.Ann, a representative of Canada, felt very lucky to win a place on that trip.On 15th July, they started from Italy.On 16th July. . . lecture. . . Pompeii. . . learnt a lot. . .On 17th July. . . saw. . . city of Pompeii. . . amazed. . . walked. . . streets. . . houses. . . bodies of people. . . volcano. . .On 18th July. . . Naples . . . museum. . . treasures. . .On 24th July. . . Loulan. . .Activity 2InterviewHa ve the student interview “Ann”questions about the dates, places, facts or personal feelings. Encourage the students to use their imagination to ask and answer as many reasonable questions as possible.Read Part F and discuss with their partner the questions listed. Encourage the students to share their opinions and report their answers to the class.Sample answers:1. In my point of view, it is useful for people to study things from the past because knowledge can transfer and accumulate from generation to generation. People in the past have created magnificent civilizations and it‟s really a pity that most of them no longer exist. It could be a much better world if we still knew all that knowledge now.Besides, learning from the past also means learning to avoid making similar mistakes a second time.People have suffered again and again from wars and diseases and perhaps much of the suffering could be prevented. We could have a more peaceful world if we had learnt from our past failure.2. Just as the old say ing goes, …History repeats itself‟, some events in history wereIf you study the wars in history or in modern times, you will find that the origins are always based on the pursuit of profit and selfish ambition.Hopefully, as we look at the patterns of history, we can do something to prevent bad things from happening again.→ Step 6 Homework1. Finish the exercises on page 106 of the Workbook.2. Read the article in Part B in Reading on page 111 of the Workbook.3. Read the text aloud after class.板书设计Lost civilizationsRetelling:Ann, a representative of Canada, felt very lucky to win a place on that trip.On 15th July, they started from Italy.On 16th July. . . lecture . . . Pompeii . . . learnt a lot . . .bodies of people . . . volcano . . .On 18th July. . . Naples. . . museum . . . treasures. . .On 24th July. . . Loulan . . .教学设计（二）→ Step 1 Re visionThe article Lost civilizations is about a cultural expedition to sites of lost civilizations. The reading text is made up of several excerpts from the travel diary kept by a Canadian student about her travel experience in Pompeii in Italy and in Loulan in China. The students are expected to gaincomprehension. The reading strategy in this unit teaches the students how to read diary entries. The students are exstudy.Since you have previewed the Reading, give the definitions of these words.1. erupt2. unfortunate3. director4. house5. commercial6. remains7. document8. enormous9. bury10. wealthySuggested answers:1. (of a volcano) suddenly throw out lava, etc2. used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true3. person who manages, esp as a member of a board, the affairs of a business company4. store (goods, etc. )5. of or for commerce6. ancient buildings, etc. that have survived when others were destroyed; ruins7. paper, form, book, etc. giving information about sth, evidence or proof of sth8. very large; immense9. place (a dead body) in a grave or hide (sb/sth) in the earth; cover with soil, rocks, leaves, etc.10. rich and having a lot of money, possessions, etc.→ Step 2 Lead-inIn the past thousands of years, people have built many magnificent structures around theworld. China has a long history. Can you name some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in China?→ Step 3 ReadingSkimmingIn this procedure, the teacher encourages the students to develop their predictive skills according to the title and conclusion to guess as much as they can about a passage before they readwriter and his or her original purpose in writing the passage. There are of course no “wrong” answers when we are asking the students to make guesses, and the students should not be criticized for inaccurate guesses.Then come to the article and ask the students to read the text quickly and answer the questions.First go through the text quickly to find specific information.Check the answers three minutes later.Questions:1. What country is the author from?2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?3. Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860?4. Who is Professor Zhang?Scanningthe text. In this way, they built an outline or summary of the text in their minds. This will greatly help them work out the full meaning when they finally read the text quickly.Ask the students to read the text more carefully, and summarize the main idea of each diary entry.Ask the students to read the text more carefully and then answer the following questions and answer the following questions.What happened to Pompeii in August A. D. 79?How was the buried city discovered?What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?Why was Loulan an important city about 2, 000 years ago?How do many people think Loulan disappeared?According to the last sentence, how did the author feel about the loss of Loulan?Detailed readingAsk the students to read the text more carefully to find some details of each part.Now it‟s time for the students to scan the passage to get certain information quickly. Let the students have a group competition. Since team work plays a very important part in the school life for the teenagers, if possible, more chances should be given to the students to let them be aware of team spirit. Tell the students that they will be divided into four groups—Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4. They should try their best to find the details about the things talked about in the passage. If one student can get one of them, he or she will be given 10 marks. Ask them to remember to use the reading strategy-scanning.Five minutes later, check the answers. Ask several students to give their answers.→ Step 4 ListeningListen to the text and read together with it.The teacher plays the tape for the students to listen to. After that the teacher gives the students a few minutes to read aloud the passage. Meanwhile, the teacher asks students to try to remember some details.→ Step 5 Reading strategyMost of you keep a diary to record your daily life, but do you know how to read diaries?Ask the students to read the Reading Strategy. Tell the students that in travel diaries, it is very important to include dates, place names, facts, historical information and personand opinions.Therefore, while reading diary entries, they should pay special attention to sentences containing important information.Ask the students to discuss in groups of four or six and assign the task for each group→ Step 6 P ractice and discussionAsk the students to complete Part C2, Part D1, Part D2 and Part E.→ Step 7 DiscussionAfter reading the passage about the lost civilizations. What have you learned from these entries?→ Step 8 Flomework1. Finish A1 and A2 on page 106 of the Workbook.2. Retell the article in their own words.3. Find out the difficult points in the passage.活动与探究The following steps are designed for the students to practise their spoken English and reading ability, to consolidate what they have learnt, to enlarge their knowledge and to improve other abilities in learning English.1. Teacher‟s activity: Provide as much information about lost civilizations as possible to leta second time.2. Students‟activities: Do reading comprehensions to master the strategy of how to read diary entries.3. Group work: Divide the students into groups of four or six.1）Interview “Ann” about her cultural expedition.2）Surf the Internet to filost civilizations.。
