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人教版高二下学期Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica课堂教学设计
Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica
Period1Warmingup,listeningandspeaking
Goals
◆TalkabouttheUSA.
◆Practicedescribingplaces.
◆Improvestudents’abilitiesoflisteningandspeaking.
Procedures
Leadingin
(1):
bybrainstorm.(classwork,approx.5mins)
Morning,class!
Asisknown,Americaisoneofthemostdevelopedandimportantcountriesintheworld.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAmerica?
WhoisthepresidentofAmericanow?
WhowasthefirstpresidentofAmerica?
HowmanystatesarethereinAmerica?
What’sontheAmericannationalflag?
WhendidAmericabecomeanindependentcountry?
WhataremostfamousuniversitiesinAmerica?
What’sthenicknameofNewYork?
Excellent!
Youdidwell.NowtolearnmoreaboutAmerica,pleaseturntopage41andlet’slearnUnit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
LocationofUSA
NorthAmerica,borderingboththeNorthAtlanticOceanandtheNorthPacificOcean,betweenCanadaandMexico
Leadingin
(2):
bywatchingslides.(classworkwork,approx.5mins)
Hello,everybody.Todaywearegoingtolearnanewunit.First,watchsomeslidesandlistentometellingyouaboutAmerica.
Picture1:
themapofAmerica
Picture2:
theviewofWhiteHouse
Picture3:
theviewoftheStatueofLiberty
Picture4:
thesceneofthegoldrush.
TolearnmoreabouttheUnitedStatesofAmerica,pleaseturntopage41.
USA:
Background
Britain'sAmericancoloniesbrokewiththemothercountryin1776andwererecognizedasthenewnationoftheUnitedStatesofAmericafollowingtheTreatyofParisin1783.Duringthe19thand20thcenturies,37newstateswereaddedtotheoriginal13asthenationexpandedacrosstheNorthAmericancontinentandacquiredanumberofoverseaspossessions.Thetwomosttraumaticexperiencesinthenation'shistoryweretheCivilWar(1861-65)andtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s.BuoyedbyvictoriesinWorldWarsIandIIandtheendoftheColdWarin1991,theUSremainstheworld'smostpowerfulnationstate.Theeconomyismarkedbysteadygrowth,lowunemploymentandinflation,andrapidadvancesintechnology.
Task1:
Looking,discussingandfinishing.(class/pair/individualwork,approx.10mins)
1.Lookatpage41orthescreen.ThisisamapoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtworelatedpictures.Decidethefollowing8sentences(onPage41-42)aretrueorfalse.
Sept.112001
2.OK,nowyouareingroupsdiscussingwhatyouknowabouttheUSAandwhatyou’dliketoknowmoreaboutit.Afterthediscussion,you’dbettermakealistofthethingsdiscussed.
AdministrativedivisionsofUSA
50statesand1district*;Alabama,Alaska,Arizona,Arkansas,California,Colorado,Connecticut,Delaware,DistrictofColumbia*,Florida,Georgia,Hawaii,Idaho,Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maine,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,Montana,Nebraska,Nevada,NewHampshire,NewJersey,NewMexico,NewYork,NorthCarolina,NorthDakota,Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,Pennsylvania,RhodeIsland,SouthCarolina,SouthDakota,Tennessee,Texas,Utah,Vermont,Virginia,Washington,WestVirginia,Wisconsin,Wyoming
Task2:
Listening,correctingandspeaking.(class/individualwork,approx.10mins)
1.Askthestudentstolistentopart1andcorrecttheerrorsinWangXiao’snotesonpage42.
2.Askthestudentstolistentopart1againandanswerthequestionsonpage42.
3.Askthestudentstolistentopart2andchoosethebestanswersonpage42.
4.Askthestudentstorepeatthelisteningtextsifnecessary.
Task3:
Speakingup.(pair/individualwork,approx.10mins)
Putthestudentsinpairstodiscuss:
Whatdoesyourhometownlooklike?
Usefulexpressionstobeused
Whatdoesitlooklike?
Itlookslike…
Howlong/wide/high/tallisthe…?
It’s…meters/long/wide/high/tall.
Thereis…inthenorth.
Wheredoesitlie?
Itliesintheeast/west/north/westof…
Closingupbyproduction.(individualwork,approx.5mins)
Now,that’sallforthediscussion.I’dlikeyoutodescribetotheclasswhatyourhometownlookslike.Whowillhaveatry?
Homework
Askthestudentstowriteashortparagraphabouthis/herhometownoracityinhis/herprovince.
Period2Reading
(THEAMERICANSOUTH)
Goals
◆ProvidestudentswithopportunitiestoknowmoreabouttheUSA.
◆Learnandmastersomekeylanguagepoints.
◆Improvestudents’abilityofreadingcomprehension.
Procedures
Leadingin
(1):
byapuzzle.(classwork,approx.5mins)
Goodmorning,class!
Pleaselookatthescreen/blackboard,matchtheeventsandthetime.
AtlantaOlympicGamesin1968
ThedeathofMartinLutherKing,Jrin1964
TheAmericanCivilWarinthe1930s
TheGreatDepressioninthe1960s
TheCivilRightsmovementsin1996
Great!
ToknowmoreabouttheUSA,pleaseturntopage43.WeshalllearnTHE