The Language of Nature Classroom Transcript (Shi Huihui)

The Language of Nature is a classic expository text that introduces the comprehensive discipline of "climatology". Climatology itself is a discipline that integrates the knowledge of meteorology, geography, biology, and agronomy, etc. When introducing this discipline, the author is especially good at making connections and using many examples to show the research objects and basic methods of climatology, so as to introduce the characteristics of this discipline in a clear and complete manner, and to show the scientific spirit of truth-seeking and rigor. At the same time, the language of this article is simple and beautiful, with the characteristics of "scientific fiction", which brings readers the enjoyment of beauty while conveying scientific knowledge.

The new paradigm of "three looks" and "four looks" constructed by Mr. Wang Jun in the teaching of expository writing has provided me with a very good teaching framework, and it is very easy to combine the teaching with the specific content of the text in the process of internal analysis.

Based on the above thinking, I set this lesson as a combination of language and writing text type, focusing on the "clear thinking, hierarchical" as a core language point, through the "macro look at the whole skeleton" The three steps of "macro view of the whole skeleton", "middle view of the paragraph spread" and "micro view of the language features" are carried out in the classroom.

Teaching process

The first lesson

Read through the whole text, dredge up the vocabulary, and mark out the description of the object and description of the method, *** with the analysis of learning.

The second lesson

A macro look at the skeleton of the whole article

Teacher: today we learn the "language of nature", this article has two major advantages: one is the illustration of the language is vivid and accurate; the second is the clarity of thought and hierarchy.

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First, the description of the language is vivid and accurate;

Second, the ideas are clear and hierarchical.

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Today's learning method is interesting and applicable to many articles. Let's look at --

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Macro look at the skeleton of the whole piece

Meso look at the spread of paragraphs

Micro look at the linguistic features

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Teacher: Okay, let's walk into the first session. - -Macroscopic look at the skeleton of the whole piece. The method is - to extract the main sentence and combine the main words. The specific requirements are this:

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Extract the main sentence, combine the main points.

Please read the text aloud freely to complete the first two tasks:

1. Extract the key words of the whole text two or more

2. Summarize the content of the whole text with a few key phrases

3. Abbreviate the text, retaining only the core and most critical information

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(Students read aloud freely)

Teacher: everyone reads I'm sure you're all very engaged! You must have discovered a lot of secrets in the process of circling and sketching. So what are the two key words of this article?

Student 1: climate and climatology.

Teacher: good, find really accurate, then look at the title "The Language of Nature" is - climate, climate science.

And then say there are no additional other keywords?

Student 2: Other key words are "importance", "significance", "decision".

Teacher: Very good! Now tell us about the key phrases you found!

生2：我找到了第3自然段 "These natural phenomena, the ancient working people of our country called it the weather." Later, there is also the introduction of "climatology".

生3：物候观测使用的是 "活得仪器"，是活活活的生物。

Student 4: "What are the factors that determine the onset of climatic phenomena?" I think this sentence is very important, followed by the analysis of these reasons. For example, "the first is latitude" "the difference in longitude is the second factor" "the third factor is the difference between high and low" "and the difference between ancient and modern times "These are specific determinants.

生5：还有一句 "物候学的研究首先是为了预报农时，选择播种日期。 In addition there are many other meanings." This sentence tells us that this paragraph is all about "the significance of climatology".

生6：我还找到第2自然段 "这样看来，鸟语花香，草长莺飞，都是自然的语言。".

Teacher: everyone find very accurate ah! We must have felt the article's clear thinking and distinctive features. Let's take a look at these key sentences in the location of what are the characteristics of it!

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The key sentence in the full text of the particularly important places, such as the paragraph at the beginning of the general starting sentence, the end of the concluding sentence, such a sentence has the role of the core.

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Teacher: seize the key sentences, you can abbreviate the whole text into a small article, we call it a skeleton. Let's read these sentences.

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The flowers and birds, the grass and warblers, are the language of nature.

These natural phenomena, China's ancient working people called it physical climate.

The importance of climate for agriculture is here.

What factors determine the onset of phenology?

The first is latitude.

The difference in longitude is the second factor that affects climate.

The third factor that affects climate is the difference in altitude.

In addition, there are ancient and modern differences in how early or late the phenomenon comes.

The study of climatology is first and foremost about forecasting the time of agriculture and choosing the date of sowing. It also has a variety of other meanings.

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Teacher: It is very important to be organized in the process of writing an expository essay, let's do an exercise!

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The whole text of the general starting sentence: the development of modern technology is changing rapidly, the emergence of smart phones in many aspects have shown outstanding advantages.

Paragraph Summary:

The emergence of smart phones has brought convenience to our lives. Smart phones can shop online just like computers. Taobao, Jingdong, Pinduoduo all kinds of online shopping platform for us to provide a variety of life needs.

Paragraph General Starting Sentence:

Smartphones make our communication more convenient. Smartphones can be used to chat on the Internet as well as computers, and even more convenient than computers. The popularization of cell phone apps such as WeChat, QQ, and cell phone mailboxes makes it possible for us to communicate with each other anytime and anywhere.

Paragraph starting sentence:

The development of smart phones will be more broad in the future. Smart phones have become a time management tool, mobile office platform, but also remote control of the home TV, rice cooker, air conditioning, washing machines, etc., the future development trend of the city must be towards the direction of the smart city, smart home.

Full summary sentence: the development of smart phones rely on technological progress, but also need the support of highly sophisticated technical talent, may young people work hard to contribute to the development of science and technology!

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Teacher: students, you see, the macro look at the skeleton of the whole article is -

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Key sentences to guide

Hierarchical structure refreshingly good

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II, Middle Knowledge Paragraph Spreading

Teacher: The first learning stage is over, after the chapter framework is formed, you need paragraphs to come on. Let's see how paragraphs unfold.

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Paragraph spread has a wonderful trick - focus, contrast

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Let's look at the layout of such a text. We find that the determinants of the onset of the phenomenon of climate are used in several paragraphs, which is the focus of the article, and now the question comes --

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Thinking about:

1. Why focus on the determinants of the onset of the phenomenon of climate?

2. Could the order in which these factors are arranged be switched? Why?

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(Students discuss in groups, teacher's camera guidance)

Student 7: Because climatology has the greatest significance for agricultural production, and the most practical and useful is the determinants of climatic phenomena, knowing the determinants can better guide agricultural production.

生8："First "一段，说是北寒南热的普遍现象，所以放在第一位。 The "second" paragraph, said the same latitude coastal and inland weather phenomenon differences, the scope is much smaller, so the second. The "third" paragraph is about the mountainous areas, the same location of the climatic phenomenon of the difference between high and low, the scope is even smaller, so again. "In addition" a paragraph, that is, after a long period of time to observe the differences in weather phenomena, and so placed in the last.

Teacher: So, this part of the main to the second, from space to time, "first", "first", "second" these key words are also very important, make the paragraph logical order is very tight, very clear organization. Are there any ****similarities between these factors?

Student 9: I found examples in each paragraph.

Teacher: Very good! Teacher: see, there is a method of paragraph spreading, and a good level can make your essay brow-raising. Let's review the method -

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Arrange from the main to the second

The key words to guide the wonderful

The total division of the relationship to use

Examples of the more clear

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III

Teacher: Okay, let's move on to the third part of the study! We'll move on to the third part of the study.

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Dr. Zhu Kizhen is an outstanding scientist and educator in China, a famous contemporary geographer and meteorologist, and the founder of modern geography in China. He was three years old literate, five years old memorized poems, literate more than a thousand words, learn to write essays, repeated writing many times until the cock crows, from Harvard University began to insist on keeping a diary, due to the loss of the war, leaving only from 1936 to February 6, 1974, *** counting 38 years and 37 days of the diary, more than 8 million words, these diaries have also become the first-hand information of his scientific research.

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Teacher: From the material we see that people with great achievements must be able to insist on doing things carefully study. Continuous study creates the characteristic language of Zhu Kezhen's article. Let's look at--

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Please read the natural paragraph 1--2 quickly, comb through the idioms and four-letter words, and realize their wonderfulness.

The ice melts?

What's the best way to get the most out of your life? The first time I've seen it, it's been a long time.

The geese are flying south.

The birds are flying south and the grass is dying

The grass is dying

The grass is dying

The grass is dying

The grass is dying

The grass is dying? And the wind and the snow?

And year after year?

The grass grows and the trees die

And the birds come and go

The grass grows and the trees die. And the birds come and go.

And the flowers and the birds? The grass grows and the warblers fly?

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Teacher: Tell us what you find!

Student 10: I think these words are describing the changing seasons, rich in character. In order, they are the changes of spring, summer, fall and winter.

生11：Year after year, week after week. It is a summary sentence that summarizes the change of seasons throughout the year, concise but accurate.

Teacher: Very well said! The author used the image of a beautiful description to show a poetic painting of the four seasons, provoking the reader to read the interest of science articles, while giving a person a strong suspense, so science, it is really very deep heart. Students, now let us use beautiful poetry to depict the "language of nature"! You can draw on the use of the words sorted out above.

(Students writing, exchange)

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Twenty-four Solar Terms

On November 30, 2016, our application for the Twenty-four Solar Terms was successful, and foreigners exclaimed that it was "China's fifth great invention! ". Traditional Chinese farmers did not have the concept of time, especially not nowadays, but they not only divided the change of cold and heat of the four seasons of the year into the so-called twenty-four seasons, along with the four seasons of the song and rest and work and rest, and distinguish more than seventy-two kinds of physical migrations in a year, they know the language of these birds and animals, insects and fishes, grasses and trees, winds and clouds, based on this language, move in accordance with the time, get the time to become a poetic habitat in this piece of land.

Qingming Festival rain, Qingming Festival, also known as Treading Green Festival, said the official start of the seasonal spring season. The meaning of "Qingming" is that the climate is warm, the grass and trees are budding, and the apricots and peaches are blooming, which gives people a sense of freshness, clarity, and prosperity.

Qingming is also divided into three seasons:

Kiri: the white flowers of Kiri open.

The vole turns into quail: quail rú means: the ancient book refers to a small bird of the quail type. The literal meaning of "quail-like vole" is that the vole has turned into a small bird, and the connotation is that after the Qingming Festival, the vole will be like a small bird.

Rainbow: The rainbow can be seen in the sky after rain.

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The twenty-four seasons, or the twenty-four seasons, are a summary of the physical climate of the ancient Central Plains. Taking everything as the enlightenment, nature as the tutor, and the seasons as the work and rest, for thousands of years, the laboring people have paid attention to the relationship between natural phenomena such as the glory of grasses and trees, the coming and going of migratory birds and the climate, and accordingly arranged the agricultural affairs, and behind the seasons, the people's wisdom and logic have been condensed.

We are gradually discovering that from seasonality to food, from climate to travel, climate is closely related to life, and knowing our own cold and warmth, adapting to the time of day and learning to take care of our own lives has gradually become a must study.

Let's go outdoors, get close to nature, contact more people, and perceive life more keenly and delicately, and at this moment, we will realize the harmony and unity with nature, and reach the realm of "unity of heaven and mankind".

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Teacher: Students, the language of nature, worth listening to everyone, let us listen to this wonderful language with gratitude, feel the gift of life!

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