必修一 Unit 1 Back to school Lesson2 Reading II 教案.docx

1、必修一 Unit 1 Back to school Lesson2 Reading II 教案Unit 1 Back to schoolReading (II)I.Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. understand theusage of the following words and expressions:(rise to) challenge, acquire,effort, advance, take advantage of, equal, balance, respo

2、nsible;2. use the above words and expressions in new situations;3. understand the suffixes of adjectives ending with-ful,-less,-al,-ous;4. make sentences using parallel structure.II.Key competence focus1. Understand some new words and expressions.2. Be able to use the new words and expressions.III.

3、Predicted area of difficultyHow to use the new words and expressions correctly.IV.Teaching proceduresStep 1Lead-inReview the main idea of the speech.T: Hello, everyone, nice to meet you! Weve learned a speech given by a principal on the first day of term. Today we shall review the text,discuss how t

4、o use some of the words and phrases, and practise using them in different situations.T: Would you fill in the blanks according to what you have learned? Can you divide them into three parts? We call the first part introduction, the second part body and the last part conclusion.Para.1 A new _Para.2 A

5、 _ to open the door to yourpotentialPara.3 Definition of _Para.4 Take _ of school resourcesPara.5 Habits, skills and attitude are _importantPara.6 Make a continuous _ and be_【设计意图：回归课本，回忆文章。通过篇章结构的理解引领学生到词汇上面来。】Step 2Building vocabulary1. Word study: challengeIntroducethe meaning ofchallengethrough

6、different situations, first the context of the speech then other situations.(1)Challengeas a nounT: Look at the sentence from paragraph 2. Whats the meaning ofchallengehere?A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination. You can say your school life is full

7、of challenges, or that your school life poses a challenge to you. Can you think of some other verbs that can be followed bychallenge?Think about the situation: if the workers are not paid on time, they will go on a strike. Can you translate the sentence:罢工给政府带来了严峻的挑战。(2) Collocations ofchallengeT: S

8、ince challenges do exist. People have to face them, right? You can also take on or accept them. That means you are ready to deal with the challenges. Then if you can successfully deal with them, you are able to meet them or rise to them.Would you please read the following two sentences together?Free

9、talk: ask students to summarize different collocations of challenge and understand them in different contexts.(3) Challengeas a verbT: Challenge can also be used as a verb. If you challenge someone, you invite them to fight or compete with you in some way.For example,迈克要挑战我跟我下棋。How do you translate

10、it intoEnglish?As we know, nowadays, the relationship between parents and children is not like that of many years ago. Children challenge their parents authority (权威) far more nowadays than they did in the past. Can you translate this sentence? Another sentence: She challenged the newspaper to prove

11、 its story. Can you translate this sentence? Whats the meaning ofchallengehere?2. Word study: acquire(1) Introduce the meanings ofacquireindifferent contexts.T: Have you got some skills from your parents? That is to say, youve acquired some skills. The principal says when you rise to the challenges,

12、 you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. (para. 2)Acquirehas two meanings: 1. to obtain sth by buying or being given it 2. (of skills orhabits) to learn it or develop it through your daily life or experience.I have two examples for you. The company has jus

13、t acquired lots of new equipment. How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills? Whats the meaning ofacquirein each sentence?(2) Diction:acquirevsachieveAcquireandachieveseem similar to each other. Actually, they are quite different.Achievemeans to successfully complete something or get a go

14、od result, especially by working hard. Then, what can you acquire and what can you achieve?Pay attention to the sentence. Whats the meaning ofacquisition? This is the noun form ofacquire.3. Word study: effort(1) Create concrete contexts to further understandeffortand learn to write with the phrases

15、related toeffort.T: Since you are facing a lot of challenges in the high school, you have to work hard,right? In other words, you are supposed to devote your effort to your schoolwork. Look at the sentence: I know you dont like her, but please make an effort to be polite. Can you use your own words

16、to tell us the meaning ofeffort? In writing, we can use the following phrases: it takes effort to do sth, make effort to do sth, spare no effort to do sth. Read the sentence.(2) Learn about the suffix-lessin the wordeffortless.T: Canyou give an adjective to describe needing no or little effort? Woul

17、d you translate the sentence?4. Word study: advance(1) Ask students to explain the meaning ofadvancein the speech.T: You know, our society is developing fast.So, our country is ahead of others in a lot of fields . You, as the future of our country, will make great contributions. Who knows what beaut

18、iful works ofart you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! (Para.3) Can you guess the meaning ofadvances?(2) Learn more collocations ofadvance.T: Besides medical advances, what other advances can you achieve?T: Advance also has other usages.

19、For example,their aircraft were in advance of those used by the US. The airline suggests booking tickets 21 days in advance. Do you know the meanings of these phrases?(3)Advanceas a verbT: The ability to guess the meaning of a word according to the context is important. Would you guess the meaning o

20、fadvancein the sentence? We can see that in the sentences,advanceis used as a verb. Whats the adjective form ofadvance?5. Word study: advantage (take advantage of)(1) Ss look upadvantagein a dictionary and learn about its definition and usage.T: We know how to realize our potential is important. Wha

21、t can we do? Using our school resources is a proper way. That is to say, take advantage of ourclasses, learn from our teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. (Para. 4)We have several ways to expressuse something, for example.Advantageis an important word in the passage. Can y

22、ou look up the word in the dictionary and find out the meanings of these phrases?(2)Ss practise usingadvantagein different situations.T: Great!Since you know something about the phrases, lets practise using them.6. Word study: equal(1) Introduce the wordequalin the context of the speech.T: We still

23、have other ways to realize our potential. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. (Para. 5)(2) Introduce the collocations ofequaland make sentences.T: We have some phrases related to equal. Have you come across this phrase in some articles,be equal to? It ha

24、s two meanings.a. to have the ability to deal with aproblem, a piece of work etc successfully. It is the same asbe up to.Please translate：你能胜任这个工作吗？b. to be as good as something else这个雕塑可以与世界上任何的雕塑相媲美。Can you translate this sentence?7. Word study: balance(1) Understand the wordbalancein thespeech.T:

25、 Another way is to carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. (para.5)Balancemeans to give equal importance to two contrasting things or parts of sth.(2) Introduce another important meaning ofbalance.T: Lets look at another sentence. Job losses in m

26、anufacturing were balanced by job increases in the service sector. Can you translate it? What doesbalancemean in this sentence? Here it means to be equal in importance, amount, value, or effect to something that has the opposite effect.(3)Balanceas a noun and its collocationsT: If you cant keep your

27、 balance, you will lose your balance and youll try torecover/regain your balance. Read the examples and appreciate the usage ofbalance.8. Word study: responsible(1) Understand the wordresponsiblein the speech.T: In the last paragraph, the principal makes a conclusion. Senior high school will help yo

28、u learn and grow, yet you alone are responsible for realizing your great potential. (para. 6) You are supposedto be responsible for yourself and your future. Herebe responsible formeans having the job or duty of doing sth or taking care of sb or sth, so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong. Here

29、 is another example . Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area. If someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime, etc., it is their fault or they can be blamed.(2) Learn about different uses ofresponsibleand make sentences.T: Look at these two expr

30、essions. Please translate:你信任谁来负责为汤姆辩护？通知我们放假是你的责任。Step 3 Consolidation1. Summary of vocabularyT: Today we have learned some expressions related to the following words. If possible, try to review as often as possible.2. Ex. B1T: Please finish exercise B1 on the textbook and check your answers.【设计意图：

31、通过讲解、学生的互动，让学生了解这些重要词汇的用法且学会运用到语境里。】Step 4 Word formationEx. B2: Introduce the use of suffix, such as-ful,-less,-al,-ive,-ous, and think out as many wordsas possible related to them.T: We can form adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs. Sometimes we need to leave out or change the final letter(s)of a word before adding a suffix, e.g. centrecentral, decidedecisiveWe also mentionedeffortlessjust now.So you must have learned some words before. Would youplease list as many as possible.【设计意图：学生真正掌握构成形容词的这几个后缀，学会从构词法的角度学习词汇，扩大词汇量】Step 5 Mini writing: pa