高一英语 Unit18《New Zealand 第一课时》精品教案 旧人教版第一册

1、The First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Train the students' reading ability.2.Let the students learn something about New Zealand.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students' reading ability.2.Learn about New Zealand's geography,climate,natural beauty and history.Teaching Difficult Point:How

2、 to help the students understand the text better.Teaching Methods:1.Fast reading to find out the general idea of the text.2.Question-and-answer activity to help the students to understand the detailed information in the text.3.Individual or pair work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids

3、:1.a tape recorder2.a computer 3.a map of the world.Teaching Procedures:step .Greetings and RevisionGreet the whole class as usual.T:Yesterday we learnt some useful expressions to describe locations.Now,who can describe the location of China?S1:Let me try.China lies to the west of the Pacific Ocean,

4、the south of Russia and Mongolia.It is in the east of Asia.T:Very good.step .Pre-readingT:(Put up a map of the world.)Now,please look at the map.There are many islands on the map.Can you find five islands?Who can try?S2:Let me try.Japan,Iceland,the Philippines,Indonesia and New Zealand.T:You're

5、right.Thank you.Now,let's describe where they are.You can do it like this:It isin thesea/ocean;to the north/south/east/west of;The nearest country is.Please begin.One student,one island.S3:Japan lies to the east of China.It is in the Pacific Ocean.The nearest country is Korea.S4:Iceland lies in

6、the Atlantic Ocean.It is in the northwest of Europe.The nearest country is England.S5:The Philippines lies in the Pacific Ocean.It is in the south of Asia.Malaysia is the nearest country from it.S6:Indonesia lies in the south of Asia.It's also in the Pacific Ocean.The nearest country is also Mal

7、aysia.S7:New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean.It lies off the eastern coast of Australia.Australia is the nearest country from it.T:Well done.Do you know what the names of their capital cities are?Ss:Sorry,we don't know all of them.T:It doesn't matter.I think you must know the capital of Japa

8、n,don't you?Ss:Yes.It's Tokyo.T:Very good.Do you know in which part of the Island Tokyo is?Ss:Yes.It is in the northeast of Japan.T:Quite right.If you want to go to Japan from your hometown,how can you get there?Ss:By air.T:Why?(One student stands up and explains why.)T:You're quite righ

9、t.Thank you.Sit down,please.Now,let's go on.Do you know what the name of Iceland's capital city is?Ss:Sorry,we don't know.S3:I know,but I can only say it in Chinese.It is“雷克雅未克”.T:OK.Please sit down.It is spelt“R-e-y-k-j-a-v-i-k”in English.It lies in the southwest of Iceland.We can go th

10、ere by ship or plane.(In the same way,the teacher asks the students about the other three islands and let some students answer.If they have any difficulty,teacher may help them.)Suggested answers:The Philippines' capital is Manila.It lies in the centre of the island.We can get there by air or sh

11、ip.Indonesia's capital is Djakarta.It is in the south of the island.We can take a ship/a plane to go there.Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.It lies on the North Island.We can arrive there by plane.Step .ReadingT:From the map,we've learnt the location of New Zealand and its capital.To

12、day,we're going to learn something about New Zealand.Before reading the text,let's deal with the new words appearing in the text.(Teacher asks some students to read out the new words.At the same time,correct their mistakes in pronunciation,and give some explanations if necessary.)T:Now,turn

13、to Page 28.Read the passage silently and quickly,get the general idea,and then do the exercise on the screen.After a while,I'll check your answers with the whole class.(Teacher shows the screen.)The reading passage has four paragraphs.Match each paragraph with the best heading.1.History2.Climate

14、3.Natural beauty4.GeographySuggested answers:Paragraph 1:4Paragraph 2:2Paragraph 3:3Paragraph4:1T:Well done.Now,read the first paragraph again,and then do another exercise on the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen)Describe the location of the following lands,seas and cities in relatio

15、n to New Zealand.A.Pacific OceanB.Tasman SeaC.WellingtonD.AucklandE.ChristchurchWell, you're given three minutes to do it.Three minutes later.I'll ask some of you to describe the location of them.Are you clear?Ss:Yes.T:Well,who'd like to describe the location of the Pacific Ocean?T:Begin

16、,please.(After three minutes.)Are you ready?Ss:Yes.S4:I'd like to.The Pacific Ocean lies to the north and east of New Zealand.T:That's right.Where is the Tasman Sea?S5:It lies to the south and west of New Zealand.T:Yes,you're right.Let's go on.What about Wellington?S6:Wellington is o

17、n the North Island.S7:Auckland also lies on the North Island.S8:Christchurch lies on the South Island.T:Very good.Now,read the whole passage once more.This time,you should pay attention to the words in bold.After reading,you need to tell us what the words refer to.At last,I'll check your answers

18、.You're given a few minutes to do it.OK?Ss:OK.(A few minutes later,the teacher checks them.)Suggested answers:1.“It”refers to“New Zealand”.2.“which”refers to “hot springs”.3.“this heat”refers to“the heat from hot spring.”4.“these settlers”refers to“Europeans”.5.“it”refers to“England”.Step .Expla

19、nation and Further Unders-tandingT:Now,please look at the screen.I'll explain something difficult to you.(Show the following on the screen)1.be made up ofe.g.A year is made up of four seasons.2.be surrounded bye.g.That is a house which is surrounded by trees.We are surrounded by dangers.3.make e

20、lectricitye.g.Coal can be used to make electricity.4.take possession ofe.g.You can't take possession of the house until all the papers have been signed.5.sign an agreement withe.g.The two companies signed an agreement with each other over the price of the product.(Bb:be made up of,be surrounded

21、by,make electricity,take possession of,sign an agreement with)Step .ComprehensionT:We've learnt a lot about New Zealand.Now,let's do an exercise about the climate and weather in New Zealand.Please look at the graphs on Page 29.Then choose the correct answers for the following questions.First

22、 do it by yourself,then check your answers with your partner.Finally,I'll check your answers.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.Suggested answers:1)B2)B3)D4)DT:Very good.From the chart,what can you learn about the climate and weather in New Zealand?What information does the chart not give?Who knows?S9:Let me

23、try.From the chart,we can learn that the climate in New Zealand is very mild.It isn't very hot in summer and not cold in winter.It rains a lot.The warmest months are December to February.The coldest months are June to August.But we don't know it has a mild sea climate from the chart.T:Well d

24、one.Now,compare the climate in China with the climate in New Zealand and explain the differences.If you'd like to,make a chart.I'll give you five minutes to prepare it.You can discuss with your partner.Please write your answers on a piece of paper.After a while,I'll collect them.Do you u

25、nderstand?Ss:Yes.Suggested answers:Step VI Listening and ConsolidationT:Now,listen to the tape.This time,you should pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation.(Teacher plays the tape and the students listen and follow.After that,the teacher gives the students a few minutes to read aloud.)T:N

26、ow complete the following passage on the screen.Don't look at your books,please.(Teacher shows the screen.)New Zealand is an island made up of （1） main islands in the （2） Ocean.Its capital, （3） ,lies on the North Island. （4） were the earliest people to come to New Zealand.They brought dogs,rats

27、and （5） such as the sweet potato with them and （6） mainly in the North Island.Druing the 19th century, （7） ,mainly （8） had come to settle in New Zealand,and the Maori （9） with these settlers.That day is still （10） as a （11） holiday.New Zealand is a country with a warm （12） ,many plants and （13） that only live in New Zealand.The most famous animal is a little （14） that cannot fly.It is called a Kiwi.The North Island is famous for an area of （15） and some of this （16） near the earth's surface is used to （1