Team-work learning, co-operative learning, discussion, activity-based learning.

Teaching aids 教具准备

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Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step I Check homework

Activity one: Paraphrase the words

T: At the beginning of this class I will check your memory to see if you can paraphrase the words.

Let the Ss paraphrase the words.

Words: 1. eventually 2. looking for 3. made it 4. voyage 5. unknown 6. present-day

　　　　7. set sail 8. according to 9. have sb agree to do sth 10. say sorry to

Key: 1. finally 2. in search of 3. succeed 4. sea journey 5. never heard of 6. now 7. start a sea journey 8. based on 9. persuade sb to do sth 10. apologize

Activity two: Group the words

T: You are required to group the words according to certain rules. Now please present your work.

Let the Sa present his homework.

Student's work:

Sea sports surfing, windsurfing, water skiing, swimming, boating, fishing, sea diving, sailing Activity three: Structure summary

T: I think you have read a historical event and summarize its structure, now I will call someone to present your structure.

Sa: I read a story of Columbus's voyage to America, and it has the same genre with the one we learnt yesterday.

Student's work:

Paragraph function Paragraphs Content Opening paragraph Para 1 Introduction Developing paragraphs Para 2-Para 6 2 voyages