Unit 6 Ancient stories
(Reading)
Learning objectives:
1.know more about the Trojan War and the Trojan Horse by skimming,scanning and
close reading of the passage and the reading provided.
2.get the main idea, the plot as well as some facts and details of the story
3.get some lessons from the history of the Trojan war.
Key points
Understand the whole process of the Trojan war.
Approaches
Task-based learning; self-study;group learning;
Steps Students Teacher Purpose Time
Lead-in 1.Start from the saying
“beware of Greeks
bearing gifts”
1.Ask questions
about gifts.
Arouse students’
interests to know about
the story.
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Pre-reading 1. Watch a video about
the backstory of the
Trojan horse carefully
to know some
background
information about the
War.
2.With the mind-map
presented to fill in
blanks.
1. Ask Ss to
watch the
video.
2. Illustrate
the mind-
map of the
video.
3. Ask Ss to
fill in
blanks .
Help Ss to understand
the background of the
Trojan horse.
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Reading 1.Skim the text and do
exercise B on P82.
1. Ask Ss to
read and
finish
exercises.
1. Know the main
idea of the text.
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2.Re-read the text and
fill in the blanks
2. Ask Ss to
read and
fill in the
blanks.
2. learn some key
words and
phrases.
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3.Watch a video about
the Trojan horse and
try to retell the text
according to the chart
provided
3.Ask them to
watch the video
and help them
retell the text.
3. Use these
words and
phrases to retell
the text.
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4.Read passage A,B,or
C and draw a mind-
map on one of them
5.Present your work
4.Guide Ss to read
and draw the
mind-map.
5.Help them
4. Know the full
story of the
Trojan war.
5.Be able to speak out
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present their
mind-maps
the main structure of
the Trojan war
Post-
reading
Read two sentences
from the text and use
sayings to express
what they learned
from the text.
Guide Ss to use
sayings to express
what they learned
from the text.
Learn lessons and
sayings from the story
and get inspirations.
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Summary* Summarize what we
learn today.
Guide Ss to
summarize.
Get a full view of what
we have learned today.
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Homework 1.Role play the story
(Everyone should have
a role in your group.)
2.Write the summary
of the Trojan Horse in
80 words. (wh- / how
questions)
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