Unit 3 Back to the past Project

Making a poster about a historical figure

Teaching Aims:

* To learn the passage

* To help students to understand the history by looking at the famous people who played key roles in history.

* Make a poster about a historical figure.

Teaching Procedure:

Step One: Lead- in

Ask students what do they think of the sentence that the circumstances create heroes and what do you know about Alexander the Great and the father of Western philosophy.

1. What do you think of the sentence that "The circumstances create heroes"?

2. Do you know Alexander the Great? If so, what do you know about him?

Show them the pictures of Alexander the Great and the father of Western philosophy.

Step Two: Reading the article about Ancient Greek statue found in Xinjiang

1. Fast reading. Ask students to gain the main idea for each paragraph.

2. Detailed reading. Help students to get detailed information about Alexander the Great by asking questions.

Step Three: Reading the article about the father of Western philosophy

1. Ask them read the article and get the main idea for each paragraph.

2. Ask them more questions about the father of Western philosophy.

Step Four: Language Points

Show some useful expressions and explain the usage of these words and phrases.

1. When asked how... no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great's influence.

no doubt 无疑，确实

e.g. He's made some great movies. There's no doubt about it.

他拍了一些非常出色的影片。这一点是毫无疑问的。

2. In 334 BC, he... defeating every army that stood in his path.

stand in one's path 阻碍（某人）

e.g. No one can stand in my path.