Journey_Down_the_Mekong_说课稿.doc

Unit 3 Reading Journey Down the Mekong Part 1 The Dream and the Plan 说课稿 Analysis of the teaching material Status and main idea of the passage The passage is the highlight of this unit. It is a piece of travel journal written by Wang Kun. It mainly talks about Wan Kun and his sister’s dream of taking a great bike trip down the Mekong River, their preparations for the trip and some more details of the Mekong River. 2.Teaching aims 1)Knowledge aims: To get students to know how to prepare for a trip and some geographical knowledge about the Mekong River; Guide students to grasp the usage of some important words and phrases such as persuade, insist, be fond of, determine, give in, etc. . 2) Ability aims: To develop students’ reading skills like skimming, scanning and concluding; Guide them to use these reading skills to collect and deal with information. Meanwhile encourage them to express their own travel plans using the language they have learned in the class and cultivate their ability to cooperate with others. Emotional aims: To learn to enjoy the fun of traveling and appreciate the beautiful sceneries in China and the whole world, thus making them love our country, love the world and love nature. Meanwhile raise their awareness of protecting our environment. 2.Key points and difficult points 1)The key points are how to get students to understand the text better and master the reading skills such as skimming, scanning and so on. 2)The difficult points are how to get students to master the important words and expressions in the unit and how to help students to express themselves using what they have learned in this passage. 二．Analysis of the students Most people are interested in traveling, and our students are no exception. So the topic can generally arouse their interest. Generally speaking, it is not difficult for the high school students to understand the text, but there are still some new phrases and sentences that may be a little bit di