选修 unit 公开课

1、Teaching plan of “California”Analysis of the teaching materialThis is a reading passage about California. It introduces the history of California and describes the great historical events happened in various times. It also tells us when, how and why different people from all over the world have been

2、 immigrating to California. It explains to us the reasons why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century. The passage helps to develop Ss culture awareness and cross-culture communicative skills. Teaching aims:Knowledge aim:To master the new words &phrases in this unit Abili

3、ty aim:To train the Ss reading abilityMoral aim:To develop Ss culture awareness and cross-culture communicative skillsTeaching key point and difficult point:Key point:To know the history of California and master the key words, phrases and sentence structure.Difficult point:To help the students under

4、stand why California is the most multicultural state in the USA.Teaching ApproachesTask-based language teaching Cooperative learning approach Communicative approach Situational Approach Affective MotivationLearning MethodsSelf-learningTask-based learningCooperative learningTeaching procedures:Step 1

5、: Lead inWhen the class begins, teacher asks the following questions:1. What did you do during the May Day holiday?2. As we know, the Shanghai World Exhibition was opened On the May Day holiday; did you go to Shanghai to see it during the holiday?Students may say they didnt have time and money to se

6、e the exhibition. Then teacher say: What a pity! The World Exhibition will show us the cultures and technologies of different countries. It is a good chance for us to broaden our views. But, it doesnt matter, today，Ill show you around the museum of California to help you learn something about Califo

7、rnia. Now, follow me into the museum. (Show the following slide on the screen)In the above slide, there are three exhibition halls. In exhibition hall 1, Ill show the students the location of California. In exhibition hall 2, Ill show the students some beautiful scenery of California. And in exhibit

8、ion hall 3, Ill lead the students to the topic of this period: the history and cultural diversity of California.（设计意图：通过世博会，引入本节课的话题，让学生了解一些关于加州的知识，提起他们对于进一步了解加州的兴趣，给学生观看加州的图片，使学生对加州有一个直观的印象，为下面阅读文章做好准备。）Step 2: Fast readingAsk the students to read the text fast and try to divide the text into three

9、 parts, and work out the main idea of each part.（设计意图：此环节为快速阅读，目的是培养学生迅速浏览课文，获得文章大意的能力。）Step 3: Detailed reading1. Ask the students to read the 2nd paragraph and finish the following chart.StagePeopleTimeEventNative Americans      2. Ask the students to read the 3rd par

10、agraph and finish the following chartStagePeopleTimeEventSpanish         3. Ask the students to read the 4th and 5th paragraphs and finish the following chart.StagePeopleTimeEventRussians   Gold miners   4. Ask the students t

11、o read paragraphs 6 to 8 and finish the following chart.StagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivals        Later arrivals    （设计意图：此环节通过表格的使用,学生能很直观的看到加州每个历史阶段的移民,让他们能比较详细了解加州整个发展历史,对其文化多元性有个深刻的理解。）Step 4: Play a gameT: Till now, we have visited the

12、 museum of California and learned a lot about it. Now, do you want to use the knowledge you have learned about California to gain some presents for yourselves?S: Yes.T: Ok. Lets play a game. First let me explain the rules to you. Look at the screen, first spell the word California together. (Student

13、s spell the word) You can choose a letter from the word California, and you will be given a question about California. If you can answer the question correctly, you will get the present, understand? Ok, lets start.（设计意图：以游戏的形式，提高学生的学习积极性，通过学生对这些关于加州的问题的回答，让学生进一步地熟悉课文，理解加州的历史和文化。）Step 5：DiscussionAsk the students to discuss the following questions.What do you think California is like after your reading the passage? Discuss with your partners and try to give a sim