Step by Step 3000 Unit 2 教案.doc

Unit 2 Colorful lands, colorful peopleTeaching PlanTeaching objectives:1. Learn the basic words, phrases and sentence patterns often used in describing cultures and people around the world.2. Grasp quickly about information of some superlative world geographical statistics, most populous countries, world population, features on the earth3. Learn listening skills4. Learn to listen to useful information.Teaching emphases:1. Learn the basic words, phrases and sentence patterns often used in describing cultures and people around the world.2. Grasp quickly about information of some superlative world geographical statistics, most populous countries, world population, features on the earth3. Learn to listen to useful information.Difficult parts in listening materials:1. Words and phrases in the materials that are not dealt with as new words.2. Long and complicated sentences.3. Fast speaking speed.4. Information without being given background knowledge.5. Sentences not clearly spoken out Teaching procedure:Follow the procedures arranged by the textbook. Time needed: 6 periods.Place to teach: Language labMethod of teaching: Teaching, listening and practiceTextbook: Book 1, Step by Step 2000Part 1 Warming upANew words： 1. peninsula n.半岛2. altitude n. 高度3. trench n. 沟渠，海沟，战壕4. Greenland n. 格陵兰(岛名,位于北美洲的东北部,属丹麦)5. the Sahara Desert撒哈拉沙漠(非洲北部大沙漠), 荒野6. the Caspian Sea里海 (世界最大的咸水湖)7. Lake Superior 苏必利尔湖8. Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) 珠穆朗玛峰9. Baykal 贝加尔湖10. Mariana Trench马里亚纳海沟11. the Nile尼罗河(Keys to A：16,998,000 64,186,300840,000 1,000,0003,320,000143,244 32,4832,966,000 5,105,70029,028-1,312 5,315 36,1984,145 Tapescript of A：The biggest continent in the world is Asia. It covers 16,998,000 square miles.The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean with 64,186,300 square miles.Which is the biggest island? Its Greenland. It occupies an area of 840,000 square miles.The Arabia Peninsula is the largest peninsula and has an area of 1, 000,000 square miles.Do you know which is the largest desert? Yes, its the Sahara Desert in North Africa. It covers 3,320,000 square miles.The biggest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea, which is 143,244 square miles large.Lake Superior is the biggest fresh water lake and it covers a total area of 32,483 square miles.The smallest continent is Oceania, with an area of 2,966,000 square miles, and the smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean with 5,105,700 square miles.You all know the worlds highest peak, dont you? Mt. Qomolangma (or Mt. Everest) is 29,028 feet above sea level. In contrast, the lowest altitude in the world is the Dead Sea, 1,312 feet below sea level, or you can say -1,312 feet.The deepest lake is Baykal in Russia. The depth is 5,315 feet.Mariana Trench near the Philippines is the deepest oceanic trench, with a depth of 36, 198 feet.The longest river in the world is the Nile in Africa. It is 4, 145 miles long.BNew words：1. census n. 人口普查2. estimate v. 估计, 估价, 评估3. federation n. 同盟, 联邦, 联合, 联盟4. statistics n. 统计学, 统计表5. Indonesia n. 印尼6. Pakistan n. 巴基斯坦7. Bangladesh n. 孟加拉国8. Nigeria n. 尼日利亚Keys to B：1. 1,243,738,000 2. 955,220,000 3. 267,901,000 4. 199,867,000 5. 159,884,000 6. 147,105,000 7. 138,150,000 8. 125,638,000 9. 122,013,000 10. 118,369,000 11. 96,400,000 12. 82,071,000Tapescript： 1. The country with the largest population in the world is China. According to the 1997 census, the total population was 1,243,738,000.2. The second largest in population is India. It listed a population of 955,220,000 in 1997.3. And the third largest is the United States, with its estimated population of 267,901,000 in 1997.4. Which country is the fourth largest in population? Its Indonesia. About 199,867,000 people live there. 5. Brazil ranks the fifth in its population. There the population was 159,884,000.6. Next comes the Russian Federation, with a population of 147,105,000.7. The seventh in line is Pakistan, with an estimated population of 138,150,000.8. Japan is the country with the eighth largest population. Its population estimated in 1997 reached 125,638,000.9. The next larges country in population is Bangladesh. The estimated population was 122,013,000 in 1997.10. Nigeria in Africa ranks the tenth in its population. There are about 118,369,000 people living there. 11. The eleventh? Mexico. According to statistics, its population was 96, 400, 000 in 1997.12. And last, the twelfth larges is Germany. Its 1997 census showed it had a population of 82,071,000.CNew words:1. Bengali n. 孟加拉人(语) adj. 孟加拉(人)的2. Hindi adj. 北印度的 n.北印度语3. Portuguese adj. 葡萄牙的, 葡萄牙人的, 葡萄牙语的 n. 葡萄牙人, 葡萄牙语4. Javanese n. 爪哇语 adj. 爪哇的5. Korean n. 韩/朝鲜人, 韩/朝语, adj. 韩/朝人的,韩/朝语的6. Vietnamese n.越南人 adj. 越南的, 越南人的7. Telugu n. 泰卢固语(印度东部德拉维拉语言)8. Marathi n.马拉地语(属印欧语系印度语族)9. Tamil n. 泰米尔人, 泰米尔语 adj. 泰米尔语的, 泰米尔人的10. Urdu n. 乌尔都语11. Gujarati n. 古吉拉特语12. Ukrasinian n. (印度西部一地区)Keys to C：1. 1,300 million 2. 332 million 3. 322 million 4. 189 million 5. 182 million 6. 170 million 7. 170 million 8. 125 million 9. 98 million10. 75.5 million11. 75 million 12. 72 million13. 67 million14. 66 million15. 64 million 16. 63 million 17. 59 million 18. 58 million 19. 44 million 20. 44 million 21. 42.5 million 22. 41 millionTapescript： Do you know which languages are spoken by more than 40 million people?Chinese has the largest number of speakers, more than 1,300 million. Next, Spanish is spoken by 332 million people. The next on the line is English, which has more than 322 million speakers. Number 4, Bengali is spoken by 189 million people. Next comes Hindi, the language spoken chiefly in India, which has 182 million speakers. Portuguese and Russian are next on the line and they are both spoken by 170 million people. Number 8, Japanese is spoken by 125 million. Next, German has 98 million speakers, while Javanese has 75.5 million. We have Korean on the list with 75 million, and it is followed by French, which is spoken by 72 million. Number 13, Vietnamese is spoken by 67 million and Telugu is spoken by 66 million. Next, we have Marathi on the list and it has 64 million speakers. Marathi is followed by Tamil, with 63 million speakers. Next comes Turkish, the language spoken in Turkey, and it has 59 million speakers. Number 18, Urdu is spoken by 58 million people. Gujarati has 44 million speakers, and Polish is also spoken by 44 million people. Number 21, which 42.5 million people speak, is Arabic and last, the number of people who speak Ukrainian is 41 million.Part II The worlds six billionth inhabitantsA. New words:1. overnight n. 头天晚上adj. 通宵的, 晚上的 adv.在前一夜, 整夜, 2. inhabitant n. 居民, 居住者3. deliver v. 递送, 陈述, 释放4. symbolize v. 象征, 用符号表现5. ecological a. 生态学的, 社会生态学的6. acclaim n. 喝彩, 欢呼v.欢呼, 称赞7. momentum n. 动力, 要素8. impact n. & v. 碰撞, 冲击, 影响, 效果9. demographer n. 人口统计学家10. predict v. 预知, 预言, 预报11. count v. 数, 计算, 计算在内, 认为, 有价值12. level off v. 平整, 变平, 稳定13. agency n. 代理处, 行销处, 代理, 中介Keys to A：1. A baby boy2. social/ ecological/ populations3. longer/ healthierTapescript： A baby boy born in Bosnia-Herzegovina overnight has officially been named the worlds six billionth inhabitant. Although several other babies are likely to have been born at the same time elsewhere in the world, the United Nations had declared that the first child to be delivered at the Kosovo Hospital in Sarajevo today would symbolize the passing of the mark. The U Secretary General is visiting the mother and her son as a UN attempt to draw attention to the social and ecological problems of rapidly expanding populations The boy who came into the world a short time ago in Bosnia to such international acclaim will be sharing a birthday with a few hundred thousand people and in the next year another eighty million will be joining him on the planet. The earths population has doubled since 1960 and with more than a billion young people just entering their productive years. The population growth has plenty of momentum. But birth control programs are beginning to have an impact. Demographers predict that by the middle of the new century the global count will level off at something under ten billion. The UN population agency has presented todays achievement as a success for humanity, pointing out that people are living longer and healthier lives than any generation in the history.B Keys to B：1-b 2-c 3-aThe boy will be sharing a birthday with a few hundred thousand people and in the next year, another eighty million will be joining him on the planet.The earths population has doubled since 1960 and with more than a billion young people just entering their productive years.Demographers predict that by the middle of the new century, the global count will level off at something under ten billion.Part III Features of the earthA New words:1. bare adj. 赤裸的, 无遮蔽的, 空的vt. 使赤裸, 露出2. gulf n. 海湾, 深渊, 漩涡, 隔阂 vt. 吞没, 使深深卷入3. bay n. 海湾, 狗吠声, 绝路 v. 吠, 使走投无路4. isthmus n. 地理地峡, 峡部5. plateau n. 高地, 高原(上升后的)稳定水平(或时期、状态)6. canyon n. 峡谷, 溪谷7. plain n. 平原, 草原 adj. d简单的, 明白的, 平常的, 清晰的, 普通的, 朴素的Keys to A：water/ 70% red or brown/ plant cover snow/ continents islands arms of the ocean connecting a channel valleys plainsB New words:1. complex n. adj. 复杂的,综合的 n. 联合体2. enormous a. 巨大的, 庞大的3. mere a.仅仅的, 起码的, 纯粹的4. in terms of ad. 根据, 按照, 用.的话, 在.方面5. quadruple a. 四倍的, 四重的, 乐每小节四拍的 n. 四倍 vt. 使成四倍6. treble adj. 三倍的, 三重的 v. 成三倍, 使增加两倍Keys to B1：12 million2, 10 million/ 10364, 16 million18 millionKey to B2：1. Mexico City 2. Sao Paulo 3. Rio de Janeiro 4. Bombay5. Delhi 6. Shanghia 7. SeoulTapescript of B：I-Interview E-ExpertI: In Britain we are often told that people are leaving the big cities to live in the countryside but is this the case worldwide?E: Not at all. If you look at the biggest cities in 1950, seven out of the top ten were in the developed countries but by the year 2000, the developing countries will have eight out of the top ten. New York, which in 1950 was number one with a population of around 12 million, will only be the sixth largest city in the world but with an extra 2 million.I: And London?E: London, which was number two, wont even be in the top ten. Its population in 1950, by the way, was about 10 million.I: And why is this happening? Why are people moving to the big cities from the country in the developing countries?E: The reasons are complex but many are moving to look for work. And the problems this creates are enormous. Its estimated that 26 million people will be living in Mexico City by the year 2000, with Sao Paulo in Brazil not far behind.I: Its difficult to believe.E: I know. Rio de Janeiro will ha