人教版高一英语必修二 unit1 reading

Unit1 Reading 优教教学设计（一）教学设计（一）设计意图This is the second teaching period of this unit, aiming to help students get a thorough understanding of the reading material in this unit. The emphasis of this period is mainly placed on the main idea, some key details and the structure of the passage. While teaching, teachers should also focus on some difficult expressions and sentences in order that students can really understand the passage thoroughly. At the same time, teachers should help students get acquaintance with some reading skills about narrative writing.教学重点1. Learn some detailed information about the Amber Room.2. Improve students’ reading ability.3. Train students’ ability to grasp key information while listening.4. Train students’ speaking ability.教学难点1. Let students master the reading skills such as skimming, scanning and getting the main idea of a paragraph or passage.2. Get students to understand the structures and meanings of some difficult sentences.(l) Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.(2) Later, Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.(3) This was a time when the two countries were at war.(4) There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg ...教学过程Step 1 Lead-inT: Hello, everybody! As you know, we can usually get some information from pictures. Please look at the pictures and use the words in Unit 1 to describe them. (Students give their answers.)Can you imagine building a room using amber? Today we will get to know a mysterious amber room. Now watch a short VCR to get some brief information.Step 2 Reading1. SkimmingT: Read the text quickly, trying to get the main idea about the text.It tells us the strange history of the ,a cultural relic of two countries: and .T: Have you finished? If you find the answer, please put up your hand. Now let’s check up the answer.S1: Amber Room, Germany and Russia.T: Excellent. OK, class, just now you found out some simple facts about the text. Read the pas-sage quickly and. find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1: The Amber Room and itsParagraphs 2~3: of the Amber RoomPara.4: of the Amber RoomPara.5: of the Amber RoomT: Have you got the answers？Ss: Yes.T: All right. Tell me your answers.Ss: Para. 1: designParagraphs 2~3: The historyPara.4: The missingPara.5: The rebuilding2. ScanningA. Read through the text and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. The Amber Room, which was a great work of art, was originally (起初) made to be a gift to the Russian people. ( )2. Frederick William Ⅰgave the Amber Room to Peter the Great. ( )3. Peter the Great had the Amber Room moved outside St Petersburg. ( )4. The Amber Room was one of the wonders of the world, but no one knows where it is. ( )5. We don’t know what happened to the Amber Room during World WarⅠ. ( )6. In recent years, a new Amber Room has been made in St Petersburg, and it looks like the old one. ( )T: Have you finished? OK, let’s have a check.S1: FS2: TS3: FS4: TS5: FS6: T3. Careful readingA. Read through Para. 1 and fill in the blanks.Suggested answers: 1. yellow-brown 2. Prussia 3. fancy style 4. amber (several tons) , gold and jewels 5. 10 yearsB. Read through Paragraphs 2~3 carefully and then join the correct parts of the sentences together.T: Are you ready? Shall we check the answers?Ss: Yes.Suggested answers: 1. B 2.D 3.A 4.CC. Read through Para. 4 and do the following exercises.1. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room becauseA. they were at warB. the couldn’t find a placeC. the German soldiers arrived too soonD. no train could take it away2. In 1941, Konigsber was a city in .A. GermanyB. RussiaC. SwedenD. FranceSuggested answers: 1.C 2. AD. Read through Para. 5 and fill in the blanks about the rebuilding of the Amber Room.Suggested answers:(l) the Russians and Germans(2) old photos of the former one; the old one(3) the 300th birthdayStep 3 Cracking the difficult pointsT: As you know, there are always some sentences either complex or special in a text. By grasping their meanings you can understand the text better. Do you think so? Well, please underline the sentences below in your text and observe them carefully.Then have a discussion in pairs. Try to understand the structures and meanings of the sentences according to the context.(l) Frederick WilliamⅠ, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such a amazing history,(2) Later, Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.(3) This was a time when the two countries were at war.(4) There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg...Let students work in pairs: One reads the sentences and the other translates the sentences into Chinese.S1 and 2: …S3 and 4: …S5 and 6: …S7 and 8: …Suggested answers:(1) 普鲁士国王腓特烈.威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。

最新版人教版高中英语必修二Unit 1 Cultural HeritageReading and Thinking原文和习题原文：FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONSEconormic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection ofcultural sites can be a big challenge.Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam acrossthe Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely darmage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage. Afterlistening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for helpin 1959.A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from dfferent departments and raised funds withinthe international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document was signed, and the work began in 1960.The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. In 1961,Germa engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success. Not only had the countriesfound a path to the future that did not run overthe relics of the past, but they had also learntthat it was possible for countries to work togetherto build a better tomorrow.The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Perhaps the best exampleis shown by UNESCO, which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around theworld from disappearing. If a problem seems toodifficult for a single nation, the global communitycan sometimes provide a solution.Questions：1、Read the title an look at the photos. What do you think the text is about?2、Scan the text for numbers. Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.3、Read the text again and answer the questions.Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the buildingof the dam?How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?How long did it take to complete the project?4、Complete the timeline with the information from the text.A. The project starts.B. The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.C. The project is completed.D. The first temple is moved.E. The government askes the UN for help.5、Disscuss one or more of the questions below in groups. What were the solutions to the problem of building the Aswan Dam?A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it was worthwhile? Why or why not?Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project?。