【精品】高中英语（人教大纲）第三册：Unit3 The land down under(第二课时)

The Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following words and expressions:Words:strait,islander,fellow,claim,criminal,govern,newcomer,resemble,common,wealth,diverse,transform,immigration,strengthen,differ,pronunciation,vocabulary,female,conceptPhrases:be surrounded by,go on a journey,be harmful to,have an influence on,suffer from,o,have fun with sth.,go walkabout,as a consequence(of)2.Learn about the outline,history and language of Australia.3.Further develop the students reading ability and reading skills.Teaching Important Points:1.Train the students reading ability and develop their reading skills.2.Enable the students to understand the text better.3.Master the following phrases and sentence patterns:Phrases:have an influence on,suffer from,o,have fun with sth.,go walkabout,as a consequence(of)Patterns:make it+adj. for sb. to do sth.,.until.,not .until.Teaching Difficult Point:How to help the students understand the reading materials,especially some complex sentences.Teaching Methods:1.Pre-reading to predict what the text tells about.2.Fast-reading to get the general idea and careful-reading to further understand the text.3.Post reading to check the students understanding of the text.4.Explanation for students to master some language points.Teaching Aids:1.a computer and a courseware2.a tape recorderTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step RevisionT:In the last period,we summed up the expressions for prohibitions and warnings.Now Ill check your homework.Ill ask some pairs to act out the dialogues they have made up before the class.(Teacher asks two pairs to come to the front to act out their dialogues.)Sa and Sb:.Step Lead-in and Pre-readingT:Yesterday we talked much about Australia.Youve known some places of interest,famous cities,rare animals,national flag and national emblem of Australia.Today well read some passages to learn more about it.Before we read the passages,please guess what to talk about in them.Now open your books at Page 21.There are nine questions about Australia.Please work in pairs to discuss which questions will be answered in the passage and tick them.(After a while,teacher asks two students to give their answers by guess.)T:Do you think they are right?After reading the passage,you can find the answers.But first we should learn the new words on the screen and asks students to read them in Part 1 and remember the words in Part 2,and guess the meanings of the derivatives in Part 3.New words:3.islander,governor,newcomer,wilderness,pronunciation (Teacher gives students a few minutes to remember the words.)Step ReadingT:Lets read the passage to learn about Australia to check your answers.Please read quickly.(Teacher gives students enough time to read the passage and then asks some students to give the answers.At last teacher gives the suggested answers on the screen.)Introduction(outline)1.How large is Australia?4.Whats the capital of Australia?7.What does the Australian flag look like?续表Body(history)2.When was Australia founded?3.Who lives in Australia?Conclusion(language)9.How is Australian English different from British and American English?T:Now please read the passage again and answer the questions(above) on the screen and then give me your answers.(After a few minutes.)T:Have you finished?Ss:Yes.T:Please answer the questions one by one.Volunteer!S1:1.Australia is made up of six states and two territories.S2.4.The capital of Australia is Canberra.S3:7.Its flag shows the UK flag and a large star with seven poitns.Six of the points represent the original states and the seventh stands for all the territories.The other stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross.S4:2.Australia was founded in 1901.S5:3.Aborigines,Spanish,Portuguese,Dutch,British and people from other countries live in England.S6:9.Australia English is different from British and American English in pronunciation and some of the vocabulary.T:Yes.Now youve understood the general idea of the passage.Please read the passage carefully to understand the details and fill in another form on the screen.(Teacher shows the form on the screen.After a while,teacher asks a few students to finish it,and then shows it to the students.)meanings of the symbols on the Australian flagSix of the points represent the original states and the seventh stands for all the territories.The other stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross.first people to arrive in AustraliaEuropean explorersthe first prisoners to arriveEnglish prisonersreason why prisoners were sent to AustraliaWhen England couldnt send prisoners to North America,Australia was chosen as a new place.something happened to the Original Australia when the European newcomers arrivedThey suffered.They were moved and had their land taken away from blem with Australias ConstitutionAborigines and other non-Europeans didnt enjoy the same rights.changes taking place after two world warsAustralia transformed itself into the modern country as it is today.differences between Australia English and British Englishin pronunciation and some of the vocabularyStep Studying the Language PointsT:There are many important words,phrases and sentences we should master.Now read the passage and find them in it.(After reading it,some students are asked to find the phrases paragraph by paragraph.Meanwhile,teacher writes them on the Bb:be surrounded by,have an influence on.Teacher also writes some important verbs on the Bb.)T:Please look at the blackboard.Translate the words and phrases into Chinese and try to make a sentence with each one.(Some studednts are asked to finish the task orally.If they have made any mistakes in doing this,teacher or other students correct them.)T:Now look at some examples of them on the screen and learn to use them correctly.1.The house was surrounded by high walls.2.He went on a long train journey.3.Those so-called friends of hers are a bad influence on her.4.A complete change of climate trans-formed the area from desert into a swamp.5.They went walkabout in the bush in Australia.6.As a consequence,she lost everything she owned.7.Smoking is harmful to your health.8.She is suffering from loss of memory.9. 10.In Britain,elected representatives of the people govern the country.11.She resembles her brother in looks.12.Her interests are very diverse.13.The brothers differ widely in their taste. (Teacher asks some students to read the sentences and translate them into Chinese.Meanwhile,students must pay attention to the underlined phrases and words.)T:There are two important sentence patterns in the passage.Look at the screen,please.1.make it+n./adj.+(for sb.) to do sth./that clausee.g.She made it clear that she objected to the proposal.He made it his duty to help others.2.肯定句（延续性动词）.until/till.,not. till/until.e.g.It may last till Friday.I wont leave till/until he arrives.Notice:Not until he arrives will I leave.Its not until he arrives that I leave. (Teacher writes the sentence patterns on the Bb.)Step Listening and ConsolidationT:Now lets listen to the tape.While listening,pay attention to your pronunciation.(Teacher plays the tape for students to listen.After that,teacher gives students a few minutes to read aloud the passage.Meanwhile,teacher asks students to try to remember some details.)Step DiscussionT:Now open your books and turn to Page 23.Look at Part 3.In it there is a new word “concept”.It means “a thought,idea or principle”.For example,he failed the exam because he didnt grasp the basic concepts of mathematics.Are you clear about the word?Ss:Yes.T:As we all know,in some essays,some statements indicate facts or examples that support or challenge the reading,and some statements give a definition to a term or concept used in the reading.There are some statements on the next page.Please read them and discuss to decide what kind of statement it is.And label each one accordingly.If you think a fact or an example supports the reading,please mark “s” at the same time.But if you think a fact or an example challenges the reading,mark “c”.Do you know what to do now?(Ss:Yes.)Please work in