技能目标Skill Goals

▲0 Talk about Australian history, geography, nature, customs and culture

▲1 Practice expressing prohibitions and warnings

▲2 Review the Predicative

▲3 Write a description of animals

4. What was James Cook’s purpose of his voyage?

Key:

Zheng He

Columbus

Tasman was to answer questions about the nature of the geography of Pacific Ocean regions during his exploration.

Cook was chosen by the Royal Society of London to undertake a scientific journey to Tahiti to observe and document the event as the planet Venus passed between the earth and the sun. His secret task was to find new landmasses in the south.

StepⅡ Warming Up　

Task one: World map exploration

T: Look at the map and tell me how many continents there are in the world. What are they?

Show a world map through slide.

S: There are seven continents in the world. They are Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America and Antarctic.

T: Observe the map carefully and find their separate positions. Tell me which ocean separates Asia from Oceania, and which separates Europe from America. Then tell me which oceans we have to cross if we take the shortest route from China to the east coast of Africa by sea.

S: The Pacific Ocean separates Asia from Oceania and the Atlantic Ocean separates Europe from America. We have to cross the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

Task two: Discuss and answer

T: Work in pairs and discuss the following question?

Question: What were the dangers and challenges that explorers had to face in the past while exploring the world? You can find answers in your reference handout or recall them from your memory.

S: There were a lot of dangers that made their exploration difficult. First, they had to struggle against big storms, icebergs and great rocks that lie unnoticed in the sea. Second, they may easily get ill without fresh vegetables on board. Third, they had to fight against pirates and unfriendly natives.

Task three: List words and expressions

T: Since we have known a lot about exploration at sea, now please recall the words and expressions we just used in talking about exploration. You can also think out these words and expression by using mind-map strategy.

Students recall the words by using mind-map strategy and make the following list.

Step III Pre-listening

Task one: Prediction

T: Now we are going to hear an interview between a reporter and a professor about exploring in the past and at present. Before listening, please think what sort of questions the reporter will ask and list at least three questions.

S: He may ask the following three questions. 1. What communicating tools did they use in the past? 2. How did they store enough fresh water? 3. How did they deal with sickness in the course of exploration in the past?

T: If the reporter raises the above questions, what examples will the professor give to answer the questions?

S: He may give an example of a great explorer and explain the questions.

Task two: Question and answer

T: What modern means can explorers make use of today?

S: They can send messages by radio and take pictures with advanced cameras in space travel. They can also use robots and other advanced equipment to accomplish some dangerous tasks.

Step IV While-Listening

Task one: Listen for the first time and fill in the chart

T: In the tape you are going to hear the differences of communication and transport used in the past and at present. Listen to the tape and fill the chart of exercise 2 on page 11.

Students listen and do the exercise.

Task two: Do shorthand

T: Listen to the tape for the second time and fill in the chart below. Before that you had better read the questions of exercise 3 carefully.

Students listen to the tape and do shorthand.

Step V Post-listening

Task one: Discussion

T: Exploration means advancement. It was Armstrong’s first step on the moon that enables people to know what the real moon is like. Meanwhile, explorations are not without dangers and challenges. Recall your early experiences or choose one topic from the teacher’s list to discuss what dangers or difficulties you may have in the course of exploration. Work in groups of four and list all the possible dangers or difficulties. After that, please find out possible solutions to the problems.

Teacher’s list:

Students discuss in groups and try to find out possible solutions.

S: Take exploring an uninhabited island as an example, we may meet the following dangers and difficulties and we have found out possible solutions to them, as is shown in the below.

Step Ⅵ Listening practice

Task one: Choose the best answers

T: Listen to the tape for the first time and do exercise 2 on page 153.

Students go through the requirement before listening and listen to get the answers.

Task two: Listen and answer questions

T: Listen to the tape for the second time and do exercise 3 on page 153.

Students go through the requirement before listening and find answers to the questions.

Step VII Homework

Task one: Use the following words to make short phrases (eg: evaluate—evaluate the situation)

Words and expressions: evaluate, various, make a decision, in the name of, solve the energy problem, be rich in, take possession of, damage, disturb, available

Task two: Interview some of your classmates and find out if they would like to take part in “A Trip to an Uninhabited Small Island”. Then write a small passage showing different opinions and their reasons. At the end of the passage, you should express your own reason and opinion.

Sample key:

Yesterday I made a survey among my classmates to see if they would like to take part in a trip to an uninhabited island. Their opinions are divided.

About 60% of the students agree to take apart in the exploration. Some believe that exploration will build up their courage. Some girls think the exploration will make their experience richer. And most students are curious about it and take it a good chance to test their ability of independence.

About 40% of students disagree with the idea. The main reason is that it is too dangerous. The rest of the students take no interest in such activities.

From my point of view, I think life means to experience. And we can be more independent only when we take a positive attitude towards everything. Therefore, I will take part in it.

3. Why did Abel Tasman sail along the coast of Australia and many islands in the Pacific Ocean?

2. Who was the first person that discovered the “New World”?

1. Who was the first person that mapped the Indian coast?

2. Task-based learning

Teaching aids 教具准备

A projector and some slides

Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

Step I Revision (Give reading materials before class)

T: First, let’s check your homework to see how well you have prepared for the class. Now please do the quiz.

Quiz:

1. Team work learning

3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Enable students to learn how to compare between the past and present exploring.　

Teaching important points 教学重点

Enable students to fully understand the “problem-solution” part in Warming Up and Listening materials.

Teaching difficult points 教学难点

By training listening strategies of prediction and doing shorthand, enable students to form a good habit of listening.

Teaching methods 教学方法

2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable students to learn that exploring in the past and present are quite different.