江苏省江阴市成化高级中学高中英语 Unit2 Language welcome 教案 牛津译林版必修1 (2).doc

课 题：m3unit 2 language welcome teachingaims1. provide ss a good chance to gain some knowledge about english and its history.2. the reading strategy helps ss learn about the writing features in a typical history article and learn effective ways to read these articles.3. enable ss to conduct a survey and write a report.4. help ss apply what theyve learnt to design a booklet.teachingmethods1. oral expression2. group or team discussion3. listening and speakinganalysisimportantpointshow to have ss fully participate in the discussion?difficultpointshow to ask ss practice their spoken english and share their opinions with others?teaching aidsmulti-media projectorteaching procedures:step one: lead-inhave free talks with ss as follows:what language do you speak?can you speak other language?do you think that language is the only way people communicate with each other?what other methods of communication can you think of?step two: picture talkingpicture 1: languagesdo you speak any other language besides chinese? if so, can you speak a little for us?which other language do you like to learn best, english, japanese or spanish? why?which language do you think is the hardest? why?picture 2: emotionswhat does this emotion stand for? ( a beaming喜气洋洋的, 愉快的 smile.)what is an emotion? an intense mental state that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a strong feeling:冲the emotions of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate, and love.快乐、痛苦、尊敬、痛恨和爱的冲动when do people usually use this kind of language? (when they are talking on the internet or sending short messages.)could you give some more examples?(for example: l( :-( )stands for sadness; j( :)stands for happiness; :-o stands for surprise.)picture 3: sign languagewhat does this sign mean in britain? (good luck)do you think the same sign means the same to people all over the world? if you think so, can you show some examples and explain them? ( take the american gesture ok for example. making a circle with ones thumb and index finger(食指, first finger/forefinger) means money in japan but zero in france. who needs to use sign language in their daily lives?(deaf people or those who are unable to hear)have you ever used sign language? is it helpful for you to communicate with others?picture 4: braille a system of writing and printing for visually impaired or sightless people, in which varied arrangements of raised dots representing letters and numerals are identified by touchwhat is braille? (a special language for blind people)who invented braille? ( a frenchman called louis braille)have you heard about him?what did he do for blind people? (he invented a special language for them, so it was named after him.)picture 5: animal language why do bees fly in circles? ( to inform their partners about food and danger)do you believe animals can talk?if possible, ask ss to share their stories about animal language they know.step three: discussionencourage ss to discuss the three questions listed under the five pictures on page 21then ask them to exchange their opinions and report their responses back to the whole class.answers for discussion:1. we have many other ways to exchange ideas or information. for example: chinese people relayed fire signals at night and smoke signals in the day from one great wall watchtower to another in ancient times. to use pigeons to send messages in the past timenowadays, to use the language of flowers to communicate meaningrose = love; tulip= formal announcement of love郁金香forget-me-not = keeping me in your memory. 勿忘草2. chinese is the most spoken language, while english is the most widely used around the world.its useful to learn english if you want to travel, do business, or study abroad. whats more, in 2008, the 29th olympic games will be held in beijing. we are learning english to welcome people from other parts of the world.3. to learn english well, different people have different methods or