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高中英语第二册上Unit3ArtandarchitectureTheFirstPeriod
2019-2020年高中英语第二册上Unit3Artandarchitecture-TheFirstPeriod
I.BriefStatementsBasedontheUnit
Inthisunit,Sswillreadaboutartandarchitecture,learntoexpresspreferences,learnaboutthePastParticipleusedasObjectplement,andlearntowriteareviewofapainting.Inthefirstperiod,Sswilllearntoexpresspreferencesbymakingdialogueswiththehelpofthegivenexpressions.Alsothey
willdosomelisteningpracticetoimprovetheirlisteningability.Inthesecondperiod,Sswillreadapassageaboutmodernarchitecture.Theywilllearnaboutsomefamousarchitectsandtheirworksaswellassomefamousbuildingsintheworld.Inthisperiod,Sswilllearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions,too.Inthethirdperiodofthisunit,theusefulwordsarerevisedfirstandalsoSswilllearntouseanewsentencepattern:
AistoBwhatCistoD.Sscanmasteritafterfinishingthepracticeprovidedinthispart.ThegrammaritemisthePastParticipleusedasObjectplement.Thisisanimportantitem.TeachershouldgivesomeexplanationstohelpSsunderstanditandthenafterSsfinishtheexercisestheywillmasteritbetter.Teachermayprovidemorepracticeifnecessary.Inthefourthperiod,Sswilldosomereadingandwritingpracticetoimprovetheirintegratingskills.Afterthestudyofthisunit,Ssmayknowmoreaboutartandarchitectureandtheywillalsomakeprogressintheirlistening,speaking,readingandwritingabilities.
II.TeachingGoals
1.Talkaboutartandarchitecture.
2.Learntoexpresspreferences.
3.LearnaboutthePastParticiple
(2):
usedasObjectplement.
4.Writeareviewofapainting.
III.TeachingTime:
Fourperiods
IV.BackgroundInformation
1.TheGreatWallofChina
In221B.C.theFirstEmperorstartedtobuildagreatwallrightacrossthenorthofhisempire.HewantedtokeepthetribesofHunsandTartarsoutsidehiscountry.TherewereearlierwallsbuiltinsomeplacesbydifferentkingsofChina,buttheFirstEmperor,nowthatheruledallChina,decidedtopletethewall.HedecidedtomakeitrunrightacrossfromTibettothesea,adistanceofover1500miles.Ittooksevenyearstobuild.
TheGreatWallranacrosswild,steep,mountainouscountry,overthemountainsanddownthevalleys.Northandwestofittherewereonlywildmountainsanddeserts,andsouthandeastthereweretherichYellowRiverplains.Itwasbuilthigherthanadouble-deckerbus.Inmostplacesitwaswideenoughforeightmentomarchsidebysidealongthetop.Itwasbuiltofstonesandclay.Therewerehugeblocksofstonesonthesides,andonthetopthereweremorestones.Carscouldtravelalongthetop.
Abouteverytwohundredyardsthereweretall,strongtowerswheresoldierscouldkeepwatchfortheenemy,andwheretheycouldlightfirestosignaltoeachother.Therewerealwayssoldiersinsidethesetowers,winterandsummer,keepingguardagainstattacksfromtheHuns.Therewereafewwell-guardedgatewayswithhugewoodengates,strengthenedwithironnails.TheseconnectedthemainroadsofChinatootherroadsthroughthemountainsandacrossthedesert.
TheGreatWallhasoftenbeenrebuiltthroughthecenturies,andmuchofitisstillstandingtoday.Visitorscanstillseeitrunninglikeasnakeacrossthecountryandcanstillwalkalongthetop.Muchofthetrafficwhichpassesthroughtheancientgatewayshasnotchangedmuch.Buttoday,aswellashorsesandcartstherearemotorcarsandtrucks.
Tobuildsuchanenormouswallacrosssuchwildandmountainouscountrywithoutanymoderntractorsorotherheavymachineswasverydifficult.AlltheEmperor'sbuilderswerethousandsofmen,oftenprisonersofwar.Theyliftedtheearthinbucketsanddraggedthestonesinteamswithropesovertheirshoulders.Theyworkedinsuchwildanddistantplacesthatitwasdifficulttosupplythemwithenoughfoodortomakepropersheltersinwhichtheycouldsleep.Thousandsofworkersdiedandwereburiedintheclayinsidethewall.ThepeoplehatedtheEmperorforhiscrueltybuthemadethemfinishthewall.Manypeoplewereseizedandforcedtoworkonthewallfarawayfromtheirhomes.Manyofthemnevercameback.
SuperstitiouspeoplewhobelievedinmagicusedtosaythattheEmperorhadriddenacrossthemountainsonmagichorses.Thewallappearedunderhimashewentalong.Whereverthehorsestampeditsfoot,awatch-towerappeared.Butthewallwasnotmadebymagic.Itwasmadebytheworkandlivesofthousandsofmen.
2.TheYellowCraneTower
OnMay20,1985thenewly-rebuiltYellowCraneTower(HuangheTower)waspletedandopenedtothepublic.
Therebuildingofthetowertookfouryearsandcost15millionyuan.
Thisfive-storeyedbuildingstandsonthetopoftheSnakeHill(MountShe)bytheChangjiangRiverinHubeiProvince.Itis51.4metreshigh.Inthehallsofthefirstfourstoreystherearemanypictures,portraitsandwall-paintings.Theyareaboutfairytales,Chinesehistoryandthehistoryofthetower.
Doyouknowwhenthetowerwasfirstbuilt?
Andwhydowecallit“TheYellowCraneTower”?
ThereisalegendthatlonglongagoanoldmannamedWangZhianrodeonthebackofayellowcrane,flewawayfromthetowerandlaterbecameanimmortalbeing.ItisalsosaidthatanothermannamedFeiWenyireturnedtothetowertohavearestwiththehelpofayellowcrane.
Anotherstorygoeslikethis:
awindowbythenameofXinsetupapublichousebytheSnakeHillinWuchang.ATaoistoftencametodrinkhere.Eachtimehewasallowedtodrinkwithoutpayment.Oncebeforeleaving,theTaoistdrewayellowcraneonthewallwithapieceoforangeskin.Theyellowcraneflewdownoffthewallanddancedhappilyimmediatelyafterthepeopleclappedtheirhands.Onhearingthenewsmany,manypeoplecamehereforadrink.MrsXingotricherandricher.Soshedecidedtobuildatowerinmemoryofthecrane.ItwasnamedtheYellowCraneTower.
Infact,theYellowCraneTowerwasfirstbuiltmorethan1600yearsago.ThatisintheearlyyearsoftheThree-KingdomPeriod.ItstoodonthesouthbankoftheChangjiangRiverinWuchang.
Inthebeginning,thetowerwasonlyusedbythearmies,butafteracertainperiodoftimeitwasopentothepublic.Thetowerhasbeendestroyedandrebuiltmanytimes,andithasbeenawell-knownhistoricalbuildingforcenturies.Manypoetswroteexcellentpoemsinpraiseofthetower.
However,beforeliberation,theYellowCraneTowerwasnotwellprotected.WhenWuhanwasliberated,onlyaveryshabbytowerremained.
InOctober1981,thegovernmentdecidedtorebuildtheYellowCraneTower,andnowonthetopoftheSnakeHillstandsanewmagnificentfive-storeyedYellowCraneTower,overlookingthebeautifulrivercityofWuban.
WhosaysthattheYellowCranehadflownawayandwouldnevereback?
Withtherapiddevelopmentofoursocialistcountry,theYellowCraneTowerisreborn!
SeeingthegreatYellowCraneTower,everyChineseshouldcertainlyhaveasenseofnationalpride.
TheFirstPeriod
TeachingAims:
1.Improvethestudents'listeningability.
2.Improvethestudents'speakingability.
3.Learnandmastersomeusefulwordsandexpressions.
TeachingImportantPoint:
Trainthestudents'listeningandspeakingabilities.
TeachingDifficultPoints:
1.Howtohelpstudentstoimprovetheirlisteningability.
2.Howtohelpstudentstolearntoexpresspreferences.
TeachingMethods:
1.Discussiontomakethestudentstalkaboutartandarchitecture.
2.Individualorpairworktomakethestudentspractisetheirspeakingability.
3.Listeningpracticetoimprovethestudents'listeningability.
TeachingAids:
1.ataperecorder
2.aprojector
3.theblackboard
TeachingProcedures:
StepIGreetingsandWarming-up
Greetthewholeclassasusual.
T:
(Walktoonestudent)WangJing,
wheredoyoulive?
S:
IliveatNo.26ZhonghuaStreet.
T:
Whatkindofhousedoyoulivein?
Atraditionalhouseoranapartment?
S:
Iliveinanapartment.
T:
Doyoulikelivinginanapartment?
S:
Yes.
T:
Canyoutelluswhy?
S:
It'scleanandsafe,andit'seasytokeepwarminwinter,sinceithasthe
heatingsystem.
T:
What'sthedisadvantageoflivinginanapartment?
S:
It'snotconvenientforyoutocarrythingshomeandit'snoteasyforyou
togetsunlight.
T:
OK.Pleasesitdown.(Walktoanotherstudent.)LiXiao,whatkindofhouse
doyoulivein?
Doyouliveinanapartment,too?
S:
No.Iliveinatraditionalhouse.
T:
Doyoulikelivinginatraditionalhouse?
S2:
Notverymuch.Becauseit'snotsafewhenthereisnobodyathome,anditgivesyoumuchtroubletokeepwarminwinter,butithassomeadvantages.It’sconvenientforyoutocarrythingshome,andyoucantakeexerciseintheyard.Ifyoulike,youcankeepsomepets,suchasadog,acatandsoon.Andyoucangrowsomeflowers,too.It'sveryinteresting.
T:
Good.Imustpayavisittoyourhouseoneday.Now,lookatthequestionson
thescreenandhaveadiscussioninpairs.
(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)
Questions:
Ifyouwerefreetodesignyourowndreamhouse,whatwouldyourhouselooklike?
Whatmaterialswouldyouuse?
Explainwhyyoumadecertainchoicesaboutyourdreamhouse.
(Afterthediscussion,collecttheiranswers.)
S3:
lfIwerefreetodesignmyowndreamhouse,Iwouldlikeittolookmodernandfortable.Iwouldlayawoodenfloorintherooms.Iwouldhaveaglassteatableplacedinthekitchen.Iwouldlikesomemodernsteelchairsdesignedinspecialstyles.Iwouldhaveasetofleathersofainthelivingroom.
S4:
Ihaveadifferentopinion.Iwouldlikemydreamhousetolooktraditional.Ilikewoodenfurnitureverymuch.Iwou