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知识学习Thelanddownunder教案
Thelanddownunder教案
Thelanddownunder教案
Unit3 Thelanddownunder
Ⅰ.BriefStatementsBasedontheUnit
Thetitleofthisunit,is“Thelanddownunder”.whenyouseeitatthefirstsight,perhapsyou’llwonderwhatitisabout.However,afteryoureadthewholetext,youwillknowthatitisaboutAustralia.ThewholeunitgivesusdetailedinformationaboutAustralia.warmingupbeginswithafewinterestingtopicstoattractthestudentstogoinforthediscussion.Somepicturesaregiventoletthestudentslistthingsthatinterestthem,thentheywilltalkaboutthetravelplacesandtheimportantcities.Inspeakingpart,studentsareaskedtotalkaboutatriptoAustralia,usingtheinformationfromthelistening.whatthestudentstalkaboutisallthatthestudentsarefamiliarwith.Theywillsurelyimprovetheirspeakingabilityinthewarmdiscussion.Thetopicofthelisteningiswhatthestudentsaremostinterestedin,especiallytheadviceaboutsafetyandequipment.ThestudentscanlearnabouttripstoAustralia.Atthesametime,theirlisteningabilitytolistentoEnglishwillbeimprovedgradually.InReadingpart,thetextisagoodmaterialforustoknowAustralia.Itstartswithsomeinterestingquestions,whicharemeanttoraisethestudents’intereststothecountry,thenthetexttellsusaboutitsregions,famouscities,suchasSydney,canberra,melbouneetc,aswellasanexplanationtoitsnationalflag.ThenthetextgivesusinformationaboutthefirstAustralians,itshistoryanditsculture.Attheendofthetext,theauthorspeaksofAustraliaEnglish,whichdiffersinpronunciationfromBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Andthat’swhatthestudentswhoarelearningEnglishmostneed.Inthelastoftheunit,Integratingskills,moreinformationaboutAustraliaisofferedinthetext,includingavarietyofanimalsandplants,whichcannotbefoundanywhereelseintheworld,anditsarea.Theinformationfromitsmetals,diamonds,coal,graintoitssheepandcoolisperhapsnotwhateverystudentknowsabout.Atlast,itgivesusthebesttimetovisitAustralia.Inthecourseofreading,thestudentswillacquiretheinformationaboveandalotofusefulwordsandexpressions.Languagestudyconsistsoftwoparts.onepartisexercisesofusefulwordsandexpressions;theotheristoreviewthePredicative.Plentyofexercisesaregiventothestudentstomasterthem.Inwriting,thestudentsareaskedtowriteanarticle,describinganunusualanimalinAustralia.Sincesomeinformationaboutitisgivenintheinstructionpart,thestudentscanwritetheirpassageseasily.Thus,thestudents’abilitytoreadandwritewillsurelybeimproved.
Ⅱ.TeachingGoals
.TalkaboutAustralianhistory,geography,nature,customsandculture.
2.Practiseexpressingprohibitionsandwarnings.
3.ReviewthePredicative.
4.writeadescriptionofanimals.
Ⅲ.BackgroundInformation
Australia
AustraliaisalargeislandcontinentlyingtothesouthofAsia,whichhasavariouspeopleinsize,colourandorigins.Itismorethantwohundredyearsold.Itsbigcitieslieonthesoutheastcoast,wheremostAustralianslive.Australiansprefertohavetheirownhouses,thoughsomeliveinpubliclivinghouses.Australiansarethecitiesformanymiles,andsoefficienttransportisofgreatimportance.Astheeconomygrows,sodoitsindustries—alongerlevelofproduction,awiderrangeofproducts.TheAustralianworkhard,buttheylikerelaxingthemselves.Theclimatetheremakesoutdooractivitiesthemostpopular.canberra,thecapitalofAustralia,isaplannedmoderncitylyinginland.Australiaisruledbyaparliamentarydemocracytherepresentativesofothercountrieshavetheirembassieshere.Australiawantstostrengthenrelationswithherneighbours.Australiaisastrangeland,alandoflargewildspace—richvalleys,snowfieldsanddeserts—alsoalandwithspecialanimals,manyofwhichcannotbefoundonanyothercontinenttoday.muchofthecontinentisdry,butmanhasmadeuseoftheland,madeitproductive,withitstools,withitstechnology.Thisisthedriestcontinentofall,andwaterisapreciouspossession,morepreciousthanallothernaturalresources.Largedamsarebuilttocollectwater,whichisthencarrieddowntotheplainsbelow—theretoirrigatethefieldsofgrasslandandcrops.ButAustraliaischanging.Thelandofwoolandwheatisnowalandoflargescaleindustryandmining.Thecostsofdevelopingthenewmineraldiscoveriesareverylarge,buttherewardsaregreat,too.Australiaisayoungnation.Australiaisanationthatwantstocommunicatewithitsneighbours.
Ⅳ.TeachingTime:
Fiveperiods
TheFirstPeriod
TeachingAims:
.Learnandmastersomenewwordsfornamesofplaces.
2.Dosomelistening.
3.Dosomespeakingtopractiseexpressingprohibitionsandwarnings.
TeachingImportantPoints:
.Improvethestudents’listeningability.
2.mastertheimportantphrasesandexpressions.
3.makethestudentsbefreetotalkaboutthefavouriteplaces,givereasonsfortheirdecisionandmakesomedialogues.
TeachingDifficultPoints:
.Howtofinishthetaskofspeaking.
2.Howtomakedialoguescorrectly.
Teachingmethods:
.warminguptoarousethestudents’interestinvisitingAustralia.
2.Listeningactivitytohelpthestudentsgothroughthelisteningmaterial.
3.makingsimpledialoguestopractisethestudents’speakingability.
4.Individual,pairworkorgroupworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.
TeachingAids:
.acomputerandcourseware
2.ataperecorder
TeachingProcedures:
StepⅠGreetings
Greetthewholeclassasusual.
StepⅡ