Book7Module教案

1、 Book 7 Module 2Highlight of My Senior YearI教学内容分析本模块以Highlights of My Senior Year为话题，介绍了美国中学生的学校生活，描述了他们的学校俱乐部以及从事的课外活动，学生通过本模块学习，可了解其他国家中学生的学习生活情况，进行中美学校文化的对比，并学会描写自己高中的生活。II教学重点和难点1. 教学重点(1) 掌握一些与学校生活相关的词汇。(2) 学习如何表达想法和意见。(3) 学习主语从句和表语从句。2. 教学难点(1) 听懂介绍学校生活和其他资源介绍的相关信息，听懂和辨别表达想法和观点的句子。 (2) 正确表达自己

2、的想法和观点。(3) 学会介绍学校生活，进行评论学校生活和各种活动，并学会写关于高中毕业班的精彩生活的文章。III 教学步骤Period 12 Introduction, Reading and Vocabulary (1) Teaching Goals: 1. To get Ss to learn some words to describe the life of senior year.2. To get Ss to know something about American school system and something about American senior high s

3、chool life.3. To let Ss master how to summarize a passage.4. To get Ss to talk something about the highlights of their school life.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Introduction1. To arouse Ss interest in learning about this period, ask them to look at the chart on page 15 and answer the following questio

4、ns in pairs. (1) How old is an American student when he or she enters middle school? (2) How many years do they study in middle school? (3) How old is an American students when he or she enters senior high school?(4) How many years do they study in senior high school?(5) What is the final year of se

5、nior high school called?Suggested Answers:(1) 11-12. (2) Three. (3) 14-15. (4) Four. (5) Senior year.2. Let Ss work in pairs to draw a chart of the Chinese school system and compare it with the American school system. Get them to try to tell some differences between them.For your reference:(1) Ameri

6、can students go to middle school earlier than us.(2) There are four years in American senior high school, while we just have three years.3. Ask Ss something about their school life, such as their courses, after-school activities, teachers and so on. Let them express their lives freely.Step 2. Readin

7、g and Vocabulary (1)1. Fast readingAsk Ss to read the passage quickly and try to find out the highlights of the writers senior year. Then present a chart in order to let Ss know clearly what they should do now. Underline the new words and phrases in order to let Ss pay more attention to them.WriterG

8、radeHighlightsFor your reference:WriterGradeHighlightsJoanna Sykes12th (senior year)(1) Working as an arts editor for the newspaper;(2) Working as a peer mediator;(3) Having fun in a skiing trip;(4) Getting good grades in her final exams;(5) Receiving the senior prize for English Literature;(6) Bein

9、g elected to the student council;(7) Being elected prom queen. 2. Intensive reading (1) Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. The writer met the teachers and told them about Ss feelings and suggestions because she _.A. was a top studentB. enjoyed doing thatC. was a peer m

10、ediatorD. was on the student council Which of the following is the reason why the writer wrote two long paragraphs about the prom?A. It was both exciting and instructive.B. There were many teachers and students attending the prom.C. It is strange that she was elected prom queen.D. It was the most wo

11、nderful event for her in the senior year.Suggested Answers: D D(2) Ask Ss to read again and answer the following questions: Whats her first planning after leaving school? What kind of training was given to students when school began? Why did she have fun racing each other down the ski slopes? Before

12、 going to the prom, what preparations did she make? Why did Joanna enjoy the prom so much?Suggested Answer: Shes going to take a long vacation. They were given training in how to be a peer mediator. She is competitive. So she did enjoy it whenever she won the race. Because she went with Daniel, look

13、ed elegant, had a good time with her friends and was elected prom queen. She found a dress that suited her perfectly and had her hair specially done. ( It took 2 hours but it was worth it. )3. Post-readingAsk Ss to discuss the following question:What kind of person is Joanna? Describe her.For your r

14、eference:Joanna is an outgoing person who likes to be involved in student life. She enjoys positions of responsibility. She is also competitive. She likes to have a good time with her friends, too.Step 6. Speaking (Role-play)Ask Ss to imagine that it is twenty years from now and let them talk about

15、the highlights of their senior year. Try to use the phrases or sentences we learnt in reading to express their opinions.Step 7. Homework1. Ask Ss to try to find out the useful phrases in the passage.2. Ask Ss to finish Reading Exercises in the Workbook on pages 99100.3. Ask Ss to prepare for the Rea

16、ding Practice and Cultural Corner.Period 3 Cultural Corner, Reading PracticeTeaching Goals: 1. To enable Ss to realize school life includes not only happy but also sad moments.2. To learn about some unhappy things about school life.3. To help Ss learn about the American art of cheerleading and the p

17、rom.Teaching procedures:Step 1. RevisionCheck the answers to the Reading exercises in the Workbook.Step 2. Cultural Corner1. Use the pictures to introduce some new words to Ss:routinecheerleading squadpompomcheerleader 2. Ask Ss to read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.(1) What

18、 is the cheerleader?(2) What happened in the 1920s, 1950s, and 1978?(3) How do Americans feel about cheerleading?Suggested Answers:(1) A cheerleader is a member of a team that dances and does gymnastics before and during competitive games to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.(2) In was no

19、t until the 1920s that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading. (=Pompoms didnt begin to play an important part in cheerleading until the 1920s. / =Not until the 1920s did pompoms begin to play an important part in cheerleading.) By the 1950s, most American high schools had cheerlead

20、ing squads. In 1978, the National Cheerleading Championship were shown on television, and universities began offering courses in cheerleading.(3) Some Americans are amused by it and see it as rather a stupid activity. In fact, cheerleading is considered so important in America that several movies ha

21、ve been made about it.3. Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with the words theyve just learnt.I like (1) which can (2) crowds to cheer their sports teams during (3) games. Everyone will feel excited and cant help roaring. In the past, cheerleading only (4) in America. As tim

22、e passed, more and more counties started cheerleading. Now it (5) games (6) , and many universities offer (7) in cheerleading. In fact, cheerleading is (8) so important (9) several movies have been made about it.Suggested Answers:(1) Cheerleading(2) encourage (3) competitive(4) existed(5) Plays an i

23、mportant part in (6) worldwide(7) courses(8) considered(9) thatStep 3. Reading PracticePurpose: To learn about some unhappy things about school life.1. Ask Ss to read the passage quickly and try to finish Activity 3 on page 26.2. Ask Ss to try to guess the meaning of the following underlined words a

24、ccording to the passage (In this reading material there are so many new words, teachers must pay more attention to the vocabulary. Teacher may teach Ss how to understand the new words when they meet in the passage. For example, teacher can tell Ss how to guess the words according to the passage, esp

25、ecially the sentences before and the next sentence) .(1) In fact, the only preparation I had for this adventure was watching as my mother sewed my name tag into my shirts, trousers and woolen sweater.(2) I was shown to the dormitory where I would sleep .(3) The bedding was a pillow, a sheet and a th

26、in quilt.(4) an electric kettle to heat water for tea(5) Sport was compulsory, and every week we had to go for a five-kilometers run, .Suggested Answers:(1) sew: to make, repair or attach sth using a needle and thread(2) dormitory: a place where people can sleep(3) bedding: something related to bed,

27、 such as pillows, sheets, quilts and so on.(4) kettle: a container which can heat water(5) compulsory: necessary3. Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and finish Activity 4 and 5 on page 26.4. Check whether Ss have understood the idea of tha passage. After reading, ask Ss a question: “Do you think

28、the writers schooldays were happy or sad?”.For your reference:It was sad because he cried at night, he didnt know why he had to do a maths problem, it was misty and cold and he felt liberated when he left school at 18.Step 4. Homework1. Ask Ss to review what they have learnt today.2. Ask Ss to previ

29、ew Grammar (1) and (2).Period 4 Grammar (1) and (2)Teaching Goals: 1. To learn the grammar predicative clauses and subject clauses.2. To enable Ss to use predicative clauses and subject clauses freely.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Revision Ask Ss to try to translate the following sentences.(1) 令我感到高兴的

30、是，当我多年以后回顾大学校园生活时，我仍能够回想起和你一起接受学生会训练的日子。 (2) 当歌星出现时观众欢呼起来。 Suggested Answers:(1) Im pleased that years from now, when I look back at my life on campus, I can still think about/of the days when we received training in the student council. (2)The crowd cheered when the pop singer appeared.Step 2. Gram

31、mar (1)Predicative clauses1. Ask Ss to take a look at these sentences and then give them some explanation about predicative clauses.(1) The prom was very attractive.(2) The boy standing over there is my classmate.(3) My belief is that hes got a health problem.(4) The problem is how we do it.Explanat

32、ion: 定义：表语位于系动词之后，表语从句是用作表语的句子,用来对主语进行解释、说明。 结构：表语从句常用结构是主语+系动词+表从。常见的连系动词有：be, look, remain, become, turn, get, go, seem, feel, smell, taste等。 引导词：常见的引导表语从句的词有：that(不可省略) , whether, what, who, which, when, where, how, why, as, as if , as though.（但不能用 if） 当主语为idea, advice, order, suggestion, demand,

33、 request等时,谓语常用(should) + 动词原形。 用陈述句语序。2. Ask Ss to tell which sentences are predicative clauses.(1) We dont know where to go.(2) Im not sure where to go.(3) My opinion is that you should read more articles.(4) I am not the man I used to be.(5) Thats how we make it.(6) The world is becoming what we

34、want it to be.(7) The factory is located on the place where we used to go.Suggested Answers:Sentence 3, 5, 6 are predicative clauses.3. Let Ss complete the predicative clauses.(1) 事实是他们有着不同的观点。The fact is _.(2) 问题是她明天是否会来。The question is _.(3) 那就是他们如此忽忙离开的原因。Thats _.(4) 问题是我们应该去哪里。The problem is _.(

35、5) 互相理解就是他们所在寻找的。Mutual understanding is _.(6) 问题是我们怎么样才能与他取得联系。The question is _.(7) 看起来好像就快要下雨了。It looks / seems _.(8) 事情看起来并不是他们所看到的那样。Things were not _.(9) 我建议我们举行一些有奖竞赛。My suggestion / idea is _.Suggested Answers:(1) that they have different opinions (that在句中不做成分，不省略。)(2) whether she will be ba

36、ck tomorrow (if不能引导表语从句)(3) why they left in such a hurry(4) where we should go(5) what they are looking for(6) how we can get in touch with him(7) as if it is going to rain(8) as they seemed to be.(9) That we (should) have some competitions with prizes. (当主语为idea, advice, order, suggestion, demand,

37、 request等时，谓语常用（should）+动词原形。)Step 3. Grammar (1)Subject clauses1. Let Ss finish Activity 3 on page 18 to let them to know about subject clauses. Then give them the following presentation.由连接代 (副) 词引导的主语从句中，连接代词和连接副词在句中既保留自己的疑问含义、又起连接作用，在从句中充当从句的成分。2. Ask Ss to choose the proper words to fill in the

38、 blanks.that whether who whichwhat where when howwhy whatever whoever wherever(1) _ he is an advanced worker is well-known.(2) _ students have chances to take part in different kinds of outdoor activities is very important.(3) _ he comes or not doesnt matter.(4)_ side would win became clear.(5)_ she did was right.(6) _ comes will be welcome.(7) _ he will arrive is not mentioned.Suggested Answers:(1) That / Why(2) That (3)