人教版高二下学期Unit 16 The United States of America课堂教学设计.docx

1、人教版高二下学期Unit 16 The United States of America课堂教学设计Unit 16 The United States of AmericaPeriod 1 Warming up, listening and speakingGoalsTalk about the USA.Practice describing places.Improve students abilities of listening and speaking.ProceduresLeading in (1): by brainstorm. ( class work, approx. 5 mi

2、ns)Morning, class! As is known, America is one of the most developed and important countries in the world. How much do you know about America?Who is the president of America now?Who was the first president of America?How many states are there in America?Whats on the American national flag?When did A

3、merica become an independent country?What are most famous universities in America?Whats the nickname of New York?Excellent! You did well. Now to learn more about America, please turn to page 41 and lets learn Unit 16 The United States of America.Location of USA North America, bordering both the Nort

4、h Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico Leading in (2): by watching slides. ( class work work, approx. 5 mins)Hello, everybody. Today we are going to learn a new unit. First, watch some slides and listen to me telling you about America.Picture 1: the map of AmericaPic

5、ture 2: the view of White HousePicture 3: the view of the Statue of LibertyPicture 4: the scene of the gold rush.To learn more about the United States of America, please turn to page 41.USA :BackgroundBritains American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nat

6、ion of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in t

7、he nations history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the worlds most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rap

8、id advances in technology. Task 1: Looking, discussing and finishing. ( class/ pair/ individual work, approx. 10 mins)1. Look at page 41 or the screen. This is a map of the United States of America and two related pictures. Decide the following 8 sentences (on Page 41-42) are true or false. Sept. 11

9、 20012. OK, now you are in groups discussing what you know about the USA and what youd like to know more about it. After the discussion, youd better make a list of the things discussed.Administrative divisions of USA50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,

10、 Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina

11、, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Task 2: Listening, correcting and speaking. ( class / individual work, approx. 10 mins)1. Ask the students to lis

12、ten to part 1 and correct the errors in Wang Xiaos notes on page 42.2. Ask the students to listen to part 1 again and answer the questions on page 42.3. Ask the students to listen to part 2 and choose the best answers on page 42.4. Ask the students to repeat the listening texts if necessary.Task 3:

13、Speaking up. ( pair/ individual work, approx. 10 mins)Put the students in pairs to discuss: What does your hometown look like?Useful expressions to be usedWhat does it look like?It looks likeHow long/wide/high /tall is the?Itsmeters/ long/ wide/ high/ tall.There isin the north.Where does it lie?It l

14、ies in the east/ west/ north/ west ofClosing up by production. ( individual work, approx. 5 mins)Now, thats all for the discussion. Id like you to describe to the class what your hometown looks like. Who will have a try?HomeworkAsk the students to write a short paragraph about his/her hometown or a

15、city in his/her province.Period 2 Reading(THE AMERICAN SOUTH)GoalsProvide students with opportunities to know more about the USA.Learn and master some key language points.Improve students ability of reading comprehension.ProceduresLeading in (1): by a puzzle. ( class work, approx. 5 mins)Good mornin

16、g, class! Please look at the screen/ blackboard, match the events and the time.Atlanta Olympic Games in 1968The death of Martin Luther King,Jr in 1964The American Civil War in the 1930sThe Great Depression in the 1960sThe Civil Rights movements in 1996Great! To know more about the USA, please turn to page 43. We shall learn THE