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Unit 5 Looking into nature
understanding ideas
读说课第一课时
1. What can you see in the picture
A man is holding a flashlight in a desert at night. I can also see countless stars in the sky.
2. What do you think the man is doing
Maybe he is watching the stars.
3. What does the picture make you feel
A/B/C层
starting-out
A层
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What do you know about these people
Li Shizhen was a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty. He wrote Bencao Gangmu,
a classic book about traditional Chinese medicine.
Charles Darwin was a famous British biologist. He came up with the theory of evolution and explained how life changes throughout history.
Wang Zhenyi was a well-known female scientist in the Qing Dynasty. She studied maths and astronomy, and she made important contributions.
2. What do they have in common
They all studied nature. They taught other people about nature, too.
A层
B/C层
came up with the theory of evolution
made contributions in maths and astronomy
Look at the pictures and match.
a famous British biologist
a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty
a well-known female scientist in the Qing Dynasty
wrote Bencao Gangmu
Watch the video and fill in the form.
ocean
space
human beings
What secrets of nature are mentioned in the video
What lives in the ________ parts of the ocean
Is there _____ among the stars
Why do we _______
deepest
life
sleep
了解关于自然探索的相关知识，对单元主题进行初步的思考
(学习理解)
01
理解并讲述琥珀在解锁自然奥秘方面的作用
(应用实践)
02
思考其他探索自然奥秘的途径
(迁移创新)
03
学完本课时，我能够：
学习目标
I can see a dinosaur.
Lead in
What can you see
This golden stone is amber.
Lead in
What do you think is inside it
What is this golden stone
We can find parts of old life, like dinosaur feathers or small insects. They help us learn about the past.
1.What can you see in the picture
2. Is amber about things in the past or things in the future
I can see two pictures of amber.
Pre-reading
It is about things in the past. It can tell us how things have changed over time.
What is the passage about
The process of how amber is formed and where in the world it can be found.
B. It is about amber as a window
on the past, which helps us
discover and prove the secrets
of nature.
C. How to make amber and use it
in daily life.
Pre-reading
Look and predict
What does the title mean
While-reading
被时间封存的秘密
/ 时光凝固的秘密
Read and answer
How many parts can the passage be divided into
Three.
Part 1:_____________
Part 2:_____________
Part 3:_____________
Para 1
Para 2-4
Para 5
While-reading
Read and answer
While-reading
Match the idea with each part.
Read and answer
Introduction
Three Discoveries from Amber
Conclusion & Call to Action
They were near the top of a thirty-metre-high wall of rock.
While-reading
Read Para 1 and answer
1. What is the dinosaur doing in the ancient forest
It opens its mouth and raises its beautiful feather-covered arms.
It is running around looking for its next meal.
2. What does the dinosaur do when it makes an angry cry
1.What did people think dinosaurs looked like
Read Para 2 and answer
They thought dinosaurs looked like huge lizards.
While-reading
2.What did scientists find in the amber from Southeast Asia
They found the tail of a dinosaur with feathers.
1.What did scientists find in a piece of amber from Northern Europe
They found a flower.
Read Para 3 and answer
2. What does the flower in amber prove
It proves that the flower grew in Northern Europe 35 million years ago.
While-reading
They were near the top of a thirty-metre-high wall of rock.
While-reading
Read Para 4 and answer
1. How many unknown species have been discovered
thanks to amber
They found 13 ants.
More than 300 unknown species.
2. What did scientists find in a piece of amber from Africa
1. What has amber been described as in the passage
We should put more effort into research.
Read Para 5 and answer
While-reading
2. What should we do to unlock more secrets of nature
A window on the past.
While-reading
Choose where you are most likely to read this passage.
3
in a popular science magazine about findings in nature
a
c
b
in a newspaper report on exhibitions about dinosaurs
in a sci-fi book about travelling 160 million years into the past
科幻小说
Read and complete
While-reading
secrets
Thanks to
proves
unknown
ants
changed
window
secrets of nature
grew
Think and share
1. What do you feel about Paragraph 1
Post-reading
I feel the beginning is vivid, interesting and exciting. It creates a clear picture of a dinosaur in my mind and makes me curious about what will happen next.
Think and share
To catch readers’ attention and arouse their curiosity about dinosaurs and the topic.
Why does the writer begin like this
Post-reading
To make the text alive and lively (instead of being boring).
To naturally lead into the key topic: the secret of feathered dinosaurs proved by amber.
2. What are some other ways for you to learn about
nature's secrets
visiting museums
Think and share
Post-reading
We can learn about nature's secrets by
reading
observing nature
doing experiments
watching videos
Learning to think for question 1
Writers have different writing styles. They use different methods to achieve their goals. These goals include making the text alive, making their arguments strong getting readers’ attention, etc.
Post-reading
Must do:
朗读课文，用图表复述琥珀揭示的三个秘密
Choose to do:
科普小报告
查阅资料，了解琥珀中还发现了哪些有趣的古生物（如昆虫、植物、小型动物），用英文写一段 50 词左右的小报告，介绍其中一种。
Homework
Homework
Thank you

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