【正文】 rest Step 4 Discussion ? What kind of woman is Helen Thayer ? Describe her in a few sentences. ? What can you learn from her? Step 5 Rle Play: Imagine Helen were invited to Wenzhou TV Station. One student acts as Helen and the other a reporter . Make up an interview between them. Step 6 Summary 小結(jié) Step 7 Homework : 1. Write down your own interview. Retell the passage with the help of the following pictures. “Winner” Period 1 in Unit 17. Unit 18 一、明確目標(biāo) 1. Develop the students reading ability, especially their reading prehension. 2. Read the reading passage and know about New Zealand. 二、教學(xué)過程 Step 1 Lead in How many continents and oceans are there in the world?Asia ,Europe , America, Africa, Oceania Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic Today we e to the Reading. It’s about New Zealand. Today we are going to read about New Zealand, as we know, New Zealand is an island. Do you know where it is? Now, well look at the map and New Zealand and the seas surrounding it, (the Pacific and Tasman Sea) Step 2 Prereading discussions Get the students to look at the map of the world and write down the names of five islands and describe where they are. Then ask the students to pare the notes with the partners. At the end collect the answers from some of the students. Answers to Exercise 1: Name of the island Location Taiwan Taiwan Island lies off the east of the mainland of China. Hainan Hainan Island lies off the southern coast of the mainland of China, in the\ South China Sea. The Philippines The Philippines lie(s) in the South China Sea, southeast of Hong Kong. Hawaii \Hawaii lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand New Zealand lies off the east coast of the mainland of Australia. Great Britain Great Britain lies off the northwest coast of Europe. The nearest countries are France and Ireland, which is also an island. Answers to Exercise 2: The capital of Taiwan is Tapei, which lies in the north of the island. The capital of Hainan is Haikou City, 。Without。to。from。under。across。in。around the corner。 celebrate。t s___ __my left leg and my head was woozy ___ hitting the ground and so on. However, I o______ those difficulties thanks __ my training I had had. I ___ ___ the expedition at last w____ regret. It is an experience I shall never fet and shall v___ for the r___ of my life. Keys: sole。stronger wind 4. Why did Helen want to make Nov. 12th special? How did she celebrate the day? Because it was her birthday. She thawed a frozen cake over her fire, placed a candle on the top, lit it and sang “happy birthday to me” at the top of her voice. 5. What happened when she was moving forward over a slope ? She had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled 6. How did she rescue herself? She used the way of selfrescue practiced many times in the mountains. 7. How did she hurt herself ?…h(huán)ave a bad accident with … and hurt … 8. What’s the result of the accident?…couldn’t stand on …, be woozy … Part3 Making a decision 9. What was her decision ? She decided to give up . you think Thayer’s trip was a failure?Why? I don’t think it is a failure . She had met the challenges of solo travel in an extreme climate. Step 3 Revision On Nov 1st, 1997, I began my s___ travel to A_____ in order to c_____ my 60th birthday. The first days the weather was very good and there was b_____ changes were ___ __ ,the day was cold and s____. I traveled slowly because of the bad weather. On Nov 12th, I celebrated my birthday __ a special my e_____, I came a____ some accidents: I once dropped out ___ ___ my skis and ___ ___ a hole。icy but not strong wind。ter, a cellphone, dried food, pass, maps, a sleeping, bag, a small stove, matches, cooking fuel, an ice pick, flags, etc. All of these items are needed to keep warn, to provide shelter and food, to give directions, and to explore safely on snow and ice. What does not need to be brought? (Drinking water) Question 2: Countries that are part of the North Pole: Norway, Sweden, Russia, Finland, US, Canada, Greenland (which is part of Denmark). Countries that are part of the South Pole: Chile, Argen172。 2． Finish Winners Period 2 Unit 17 一、明確目標(biāo) 1. Develop the students reading ability, especially their reading prehension. 2. Read the reading passage and know about the great woman Helen Thayer. 二、教學(xué)過程 Step 1 Presentation Today we e to the Reading. It is freezing cold in the North Pole and the South Pole. T： Look at the picture and think it over： Could the polar bear meet the penguin in life？ S： Never， because the polar bear lives on the North Pole， while the the penguin lives on the South Pole. So it’s impossible for them to meet each other in life, except in zoos. T:Few people, in the world have ever been there. However, there was a brave woman who had traveled alone to the North Pole and the South Pole. Do you know who she was? Right, Helen Thayer. She was the first woman who traveled alone there. Today we are going to read about the great woman the great woman, Helen Thayer. Step 2 Prereading discussions Suggested answers: Question 1: A warm coat, gloves, a cap, wool pants, long underwear, boots, dark sunglasses, rope, a back172。 cause if something went wrong he could be killed by the lightning. Answers to Exercise 3:1 Incorrect 2 Correct 3 Incorrect 4 Correct Extension 1 Franklin said, \You can collect and store the electricity with the condenser and use it for other experiments.\ Ask students what other kinds of simple experiments could be done using the electricity stored in the condenser. Benjamin Franklin conducted many experiments in his life. You might want your Ss to go on the Inter to find out what they were and report back to the class. \39。per kite. 3 Yes. Franklin\39。 Crick √Beatrix Potter