Book4Unit5ThemeParks.ppt3.doc

襄阳四中2014级高一英语组 武芳Book 4 Unit 5 Theme Parks Warming up and Reading教学设计一、教学目标 本单元以Theme parks 为话题，旨在通过本单元的教学，使学生了解分散于世界各地的各种各样的主题公园，学会向别人介绍某个景点的大体情况，以及计划各项活动，同时培养学生对世界及生活的热爱。二、学情分析学生现阶段处于高一下学期，求知欲强，对周围的事物较为敏感，有自己的观点和看法，他们不满足于教科书上的知识，想获得更多的信息。在英语学习上，他们不只是想把英语作为一门死记硬背的课程来学，更希望能学到知识性和趣味性兼有的内容，从英语学习中获得更多的知识和能力。因此，应结合学生的实际情况，因材施教，激发学生兴趣，让学生主动学习，配合教师开展活动，学有所获。三、学时目标1.能力目标使学生了解分散于世界各地的各种各样的主题公园，了解传统公园和主题公园的区别，完成阅读理解练习。2.学能目标学会总结对比相同点和不同点。3.情感目标通过本文激发学生对于世界各地主题公园的求知欲，通过设计自己的主题公园来培养学生创造力和发散性思维。使学生形成积极的情感态度，主动思维，大胆表述，提高语言实际运用能力，同时，又使他们陶冶情操、拓展视野，开发思维能力，发展个性，提高人文素养，形成正确的价值观和人生观。四、重点难点重点：阅读理解，找出文段大意，总结文意。难点：用学到的知识介绍某个景点的大体情况五、教学步骤Step 1. Warming up:1. Ask questions about parks and theme parks, show the students pictures about parks and theme parks, letting them tell the difference between the two kinds.2. Show pictures about activities in a theme park and ask the students to tell the name of the activities, which at the same time arouse the students interest in theme parks. Step 2. Pre-readingShow more pictures about parks with different themes and ask the students to guess the theme of each park. Categorize the themes into entertainment, culture, nature and so on, thus leading to the topic of the reading passage: theme parks - fun and more than fun. Step 3. Fast readingSee a video clip, and read the passage quickly.1. What is the meaning of the title “Theme Park Fun and more than fun”?2. Read the passage quickly for the general idea of the passage. (D)A. Theme parks are more than amusement.B. Theme parks are places for people to amuse themselves.C. Theme parks have a variety of things to see and do.D. Theme parks have a certain idea.3. Find out the topic sentence/main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1 There are various kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything.Para. 2 Disneyland the fantasy amusement parkPara. 3 Dollywoodthe traditional culture parkPara. 4 Englands Camelot Park the history theme parkStep 4. Careful reading1. Find out the theme, characters and activities in each park in the text. (Show pictures of the theme, characters and activities to the students) Para.2Para.3Para.4Place DisneylandDollywoodCamelot ParkThemeFantasy AmusementCultureHistoryCharactersSnow WhiteMickey Mouse country music groupscarpenters craftsmenKing ArthurKnights of the Round TableMerlin the WizardActivities travel through space;visit a pirate ship; meet favorite fairy tale;ride on giant swinging ships,and free-fall dropsvisit a candy shoptake a ride on the only steam-engine trainsee bald eaglestake the best old wooden roller coaster - Thunderheadwatch magic shows,visit the jousting area,visit the farm area2. True or false questions (Ask the students to tell why the question is true or false)1). Disneyland can be found everywhere. ( F )2). You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney land. ( F )3). Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. ( T )4). Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA. ( T )5). Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year. ( T )6). Dolly wood has the only electric train still working in the USA. ( F )7). Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England. ( F )8). Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. ( F )9). Camelot Park has an ancient English farm. ( T )10). Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. ( T )Step 5. DiscussionDesign a new theme park that will attract as many visitors as possible. The following questions should be included: What is the name of your park?What is the theme of your park?What kind of places, shows and activities will you have in your park?What do you expect visitors to learn from it?Ask the students to make a map of their park and mark all the places of interest, including activities, shows or demonstrations. (Optional. Show the students two examples of maps)Off