选修8Unit1reading.doc

Book VIII Unit 1 A land of diversityPeriod 1 Warming-up and Reading南宁一中 黄庆芬Analysis of the teaching materials (教材分析)This unit explores two states in the USA in order to demonstrate the huge diversity of races and cultures in America. The main reason for this diversity is the different patterns of settlement in different parts of the country and this unit looks at the history of settlement of California. One of proposes of the unit is to help students recognize that it is not possible to generalize about America, Americans or the American way of life.Analysis of the students(学情分析)The students may get interested in the history, the culture and current life of America as they are learning English and America has quite a big influence on different aspects of the world like economy, education, science and technology. However, their knowledge about this country and the state - California is still limited, especially its history of settlement.Teaching objectives (教学目标)At the end of the period, the students will be able to.1. Language knowledge(知识目标)learn the following words and expressions: illustrate, indicate, swap, slip, hire, insert, reactby means of, occur to, team up with, mark out, take in, a great manylearn the following sentence structures:1. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 2. However, in 1846 the United States declared war on Mexico and after it lost the war, Mexico had to give California to the United States. 3. Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the railway from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s. 4Now that you have read the text, you know a lot more about the pictures on pages 1-3.2. Language skills(能力目标)students understand the texts forms and contents and learn about the history of settlement in California.3. Emotionalcultivation(情感目标)know more about the history of settlement in California, especially the settlement of Chinese their and lead them to discuss why Chinese people settled there.4. Learningstrategies(策略目标)read for the forms，read to transfer information，collect the details of the text and retell it and read to underline and write down all the useful collocations.Teaching key points (教学重点)1. To help the students read for the forms , the structure and main idea of the text;2. To let the students grasp some useful words and expression.Teaching difficult points (教学难点)To improve the students reading skills: skimming and scanning.Teaching methods (教法)Task-based Language Teaching ApproachLearning methods (学法)Cooperative Learning methodTeaching procedures (教学过程)Step 1Warming-up1. Warming up by doing a quiz about America and California1. What will come to your mind when you hear the USA?2. What do you know about the USA?Lets have a group competition to see how much youve known about the USA.(1) Which flag is American flag?(2) Which stands for the USA? (the emblem)(3) Which city is the capital of the USA?(4) How many states are there in the USA?(5) _ is the nick name of the USA.(6) Which state is the largest one in the US? (7) _ has the largest population in the USA.(8) The most important and longest river in the United States of America is _.(9) Which doesnt belong to the USA? (10) When is American Independence Day?(11) _ is the first president of the USA.(12) Who is the president of America now?(13) Which is NOT an American brand? (14) Put the following holidays into the correct order.A. Valentines Day B. Christmas Day C. Thanksgiving Day D. Independence Day E. April Fools Day F. Halloween(15) Who is American? 设计意图从单元整体知识的角度出发，设计了一些关于美国各方面常识的问题，旨在唤醒学生们对这个国家原有的知识图式，激发他们了解这个国家的学习兴趣。Step 2Pre-reading1. If we want to learn something about a country or a state, what are necessary?(size, population, location, language, history, capital, climate, education)2. Look at the map of the USA. Work with your group to write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Compare your answers with other groups.ocean on the east coastocean on the west coastcountry to the north of USAcountry to the south of USACaliforniamountain range in the westGreat Lakeslongest river in the USAsome important citiesBrief summaryThe USA lies in the _ of North America. It is surrounded by _ to the west and _ to the east. The northern land neighbor is_, and south of it are _ and the Gulf of Mexico.3. Show some pictures of some typical places in California like Golden Gate Bridge, Hollywood, Stanford University, etc.) and ask: Which state do these scenic spots weve just seen belong to?4. If you have a chance to visit California, where would you like to go? Why?5. How much do you know about California? Lets have a quiz.(1) California is also called _. A. Golden State B. Beach State C. Silver State D. China State(2) California is the _ largest state.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth(3) California, a state in the western USA, borders _. A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian OceanC. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean(4) _ is Californias largest and the nations second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco6. Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.设计意图加利福尼亚是美国举足轻重的一个大洲，但它对很多学生而言却是十分陌生的，因此有必要在阅读给学生建构一个一个关于本州的大体印象。Step 3While-readingFast reading(skimming)Read the text quickly and complete its main idea.The text is about the brief _ of California, which focuses on the _ of the state.Divide the passage into three parts and then match the main idea.SanningPair work: Ture or false?1. California is the largest state in the USA with the largest population. 2. The native Americans were well treated after the arrival of Europeans. 3. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. 4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.5. During Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California. 7. It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. 8. Larger numbers of Chinese immigrants came to California because of the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast.Detailed reading 设计意图设计第一个教学任务，让学生通过文章标题和小标题以及插图概括文章主题，以句子填空的方式降低了任务难度；然后把文章分成三个部分，让学生做段落大意匹配，这样就很好地帮助他们掌握了文章的大意，理清了篇章结构。Detailed reading 部分通过细节问题的寻找，具体了解了不同种族和民族在加利福尼亚的定居史。设计的任务主要是为读后的讨论做准备。Step 4 Post-readingDiscussionWhy is California such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Wr