The Analysis of Teaching Material

Unit 8 Lesson 1 Adventure in the Himalayas

By Li Qingzhao from Wabu Senior High School

Ⅰ.The Analysis of Teaching Material

The main topic of unit 8 is adventure. Students will be introduced adventure and related matters, such as travel, exploration and extreme sports. This lesson is the beginning of this unit. It is a reading passage. It plays a very important part in the English teaching in this unit. Students can learn more about adventure, improve their reading ability and receive moral education. According to the new standard curriculum, in the reading process I will make students the real masters while the teacher acts as a director and focus on students’ long-term development and enable them to use proper reading strategies.

Ⅱ.Analysis of the students

1. Students of this stage are quick in thought, have a certain ability to read and have known something about adventure through internet and other ways.

2. Students lack vocabulary about adventure.

3. Some students are not active in class because they are afraid of making mistakes.

Ⅲ.Teaching Aims

1. Knowledge Aims:

To learn some new words about adventure, for example, route, hiker, luggage and porter.

To talk about the adventure in the Himalayas.

2. Ability Aims:

To identify paragraph topics in a reading text.

To practice finding out the detailed information.

To train Ss’ ability of cooperation .

3. Emotion Aims:

To get over difficulty with courage.

To love life and try to be successful.

Ⅳ.Teaching Important and Difficult Points

To find out the detailed information

To understand the text better.

Ⅴ.Teaching Methods

Task-Based Language Teaching;

Asking and answering;

Pair work and Individual work;

Group dynamics

Ⅵ.Teaching aids

The blackboard; Multi-media

Ⅶ.Teaching Procedures

Step I Lead in

Show students several photos about holidays and ask them \" which of the holidays would you like to go?\" A leisure holiday by the seaside? Go surfing ? Go to amusement parks? Stay at home and watch TV ? \"Dare you go traveling in the Himalayas?\" Then show a short video about adventure in .\"

Step II Pre-reading

Learn the new words: route; hiker; luggage; porter; tent / camp; accommodation= place or room for living in

Many people come to for the beautiful scenery, especially for Qomolangma, the highest peak in the world. The altitude of the highest peak is about 8848 meters.

We can see a lot of lamas in Lhasa, the capital city of .

Step III While-reading

Task 1. Read the text quickly and match the paragraphs (1-7) with topics.

a) difficulty of trek

b) accommodation

c) extra offers

d) prices and dates

e) experiences of a trek

f) flight arrangements

g) organization of treks

Pay attention to the first sentence in each paragraph.

Task 2. Read the text carefully and answer some questions.

1. Why do you think people would want to go on this trip?

2. Why does the organization use guides with a lot of experience?

3. Why do cooks and porters go with the hiking teams?

4. Why does the company offer optional tours?

5. Why do people going on this trip need to be fit?

6. How much does the trek cost? When does it begin?

Task 3. Design, ask and answer.

Students are asked to read the text as carefully as they can and work in groups to design their own questions. Then they can pick up anyone in class to answer their questions.

Step IV Post-reading

Task 1 listening

Pay attention to the pronunciation and try to get information as much as possible.

Task 2 Discussion

If you come across difficulty in the Himalayas, what should you do?

Step V Homework

Use your imagination to write a passage about an adventure in the Himalayas.

Ⅷ. Blackboard Design

Adventure in the Himalayas

New words: Tasks:

route hiker luggage 1. Match the para. with topics.

porter tent camp 2. Answer the questions.

accommodation altitude 3. Design, ask and answer.

Teaching Reflection

This lesson adopts \"induction, reading, conclusion\" three-stage method to guide students to carry on the discourse understanding. Problems have been found, solved and understood deeply. Teachers and students can communicate very well with each other. More importantly, students' independent thinking, participation awareness and self-study ability can be improved.