Unit 3 Recommending cultural highlights 教学设计-外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册

1、Book 7 Unit 3 Period 6Recommending cultural highlights （40分钟） 内容分析：Recommending cultural highlights的读写任务有两个：任务一阅读一封电子邮件，任务二根据邮件内容写回复邮件。阅读材料内容为朋友之间交流推荐有文化亮点的地区，发件人Selena以上一封邮件内容为问候，开门见山强烈推荐朋友Jiang来美国纽约曼哈顿游玩；正文段具体推荐曼哈顿百老汇等文化区及其原因，巧妙利用夸张、类比、惊叹号等手法将客观描写与主观感受相结合，推荐内容有层次，理由充分，说服力强；结尾段提出请Jiang推荐中国著名的文化亮点，并

2、完成交际。写作任务是在学习范文的基础上，考查学生以下4项具体任务的完成情况：1. 按照Selena对文化亮点的要求，从推荐地点、描述特点、推荐理由三方面展开思考，梳理正文段落推荐内容以及推荐理由的个性化表述；2. 适当运用描写手法和表达方式体现思维层次以及文化自信；3. 完成邮件开头段和结尾段的交际性表述；4. 展示作品，互评与自评。 通过学习总结阅读材料的写作内容及特点，初步理解文化亮点的意义，了解电子邮件的交际特点与技巧，针对一个文化亮点为推荐对象的客观介绍，结合个人感受和对朋友的了解为推荐理由，有理有据地介绍中国文化亮点城市或地区，为下一部分Presenting ideas介绍中国文化的

3、相关活动做思路铺地。学情分析：尽管书信、电子邮件等应用文体一直是高考写作任务的考查重点，但学生在日常学习生活中，使用电子邮件的真实场景并不多，因此，常会出现套用书信模板写不同邮件等刻板交际现象，影响个人语言特点的表达。同时，学生对文化亮点可能缺乏关注或理解片面，推荐理由与介绍不够具体。基于以上分析，教师尝试将从推荐内容、情感表达、标点符号等方面细致处理课文文本，培养学生自主阅读能力、自主探究意识，以及批判性思维能力。在深度分析文本并学习推荐文化亮点的介绍方法之后，教师将手把手讲解写邮件的基本文体特点和方法，并引导学生回复邮件，以此加强学生的写作能力，提升学生的表达信心；同时，从不同角度地看待同

4、一事物或体验，引导学生对本国或本土优秀文化的认同与自信。教学目标：经过本课学习，学生能够： 获取邮件中介绍美国纽约曼哈顿百老汇文化区等具体信息，初步理解文化亮点的意义； 复习与关注电子邮件的基本文体特点，体会运用不同方法表达个人喜好及推荐理由； 通过对不同区域的文化亮点的关注与认同，合理推荐具有中国文化亮点的城市以及具备本土特色的地区，增强民族文化自信，提升语言综合运用能力以及批判性思维能力。教学重点和难点： 学生能够掌握写电子邮件的方法，通过对本国或本土文化亮点的关注与认同，增强民族文化自信，提升语言综合运用能力与批判性思维能力；（教学重点） 学生能够从文化亮点的意义出发，合理筛选具有本国或

5、本土文化亮点的城市或地区，运用不同方法表达个人喜好及推荐理由。（教学难点）教学过程：步骤教学活动设计意图Step 1Lead-in5 minT asks 2 Ss “From last period, we understand that many people from other countries are interested in Chinese literature. What is your recommendation of Chinese books as a cultural ambassador?” (review from the previous lesson) T i

6、ntroduces the reading material by saying “There is a Chinese saying read ten thousand books, and travel ten thousand miles (“读万卷书，行万里路”有道翻译), which indicates for ones lifelong learning, apart from reading literary works, visiting places with cultural highlights is also a good way to experience diffe

7、rent cultures. Now lets have a look at the email from Selena to Jiang, and pay attention to the following 2 questions.” Q1: Which place in New York did Selena recommend that Jiang should visit?Q2: What is special about it?教师创设情境，引出本课文本主题；同时，激发学生表达欲望并鼓励同伴支持。Step 2Reading the email& learning skills10

8、min1. T asks Ss to read the email aloud and check the answers to the questions in Activity 5 to help Ss get a general idea about the email.2. T asks Ss to reread the email to learn skills of recommending a place of cultural highlights by saying “Broadway district does sound like a good place to visi

9、t, right? Now lets have a second look at the email to learn some writing tips. While you are rereading the email, please locate some key information about the recommended place, what it is like (in blue), reasons for recommendation (with underlines), and a good manner in writing an email.” Dear Jian

10、g, Great to hear youre coming to the US! I hope I can convince you to stop by and visit us in New York. Therere so many things to see and do here in the Big Apple. It would take a lifetime to list them all! But knowing you as I do, Id suggest walking through Midtown Manhattan. Its one of the most po

11、pular tourist attractions in the US and just cant be missed! Broadway district with its cafs, street performers and enormous and colorful signs really captures New Yorks loud spirit! As Broadway is the heart of the American theater industry, its at night when it truly comes alive. Broadway is famous

12、 for its big theaters, showing Shakespeare, modern drama, dance shows or musicals take your pick! With your love of singing and interest in amateur dramatics, Id recommend a musical. Its a moving and intense experience that Im sure you would love a bit like Peking Opera! Quite a few musicals are bas

13、ed on classic stories like Les Misrables or Peter Pan, and they might even inspire you to read the books, too!My big news is that were all thinking about doing a big trip in China in the winter vacation. Were looking for a combination of fun and traditional culture. Can you recommend a place of cult

14、ural highlights?See you soon!3. T help Ss focus on some writing tips, saying “Selena recommends the place from the general to the detailed and also with personal reasons (coherence). The sentences with ! (exclamation mark) did show Selenas enthusiasm in introducing her recommendation (emotion). And

15、Selena was very polite and friendly from the beginning to the end (manner).”4. Then T helps Ss focus on the idea of cultural highlights by saying “At the end of the email, Selena was excited to tell Jiang that shes coming to China in the winter vacation and asked for Jiangs recommendation for a comb

16、ination of fun and traditional culture. If you were Jiang, what do you think of places with cultural highlights in China? What is special about these places?”Now lets work on our task of replying Selena.”通过提问，教师可以摸底学生对于“文化亮点”的理解程度；教师引导学生关注已给邮件中的文体特点，并体会运用不同方法表达个人喜好及推荐理由。联系个人实际生活体验，教师进行连续发问，调动学生对中国“文

17、化亮点”城市已有的背景知识，并引发学生多多关注本土“文化亮点”。Step 3Brainstorming 7 minT offers Ss some expressions as a scaffold to organize their thought about recommendation.Expressions for recommending a place: Theres so many to see and do here in . It would take a lifetime to list them all! Its one of the most . tourist att

18、ractions in . and just cant be missed!Expressions for describing what it is like:. with its ., . and enormous/colorful/. really captures XXs spirit!As . is the heart of ., it is at night/daytime when it truly comes alive. is famous for its.Personal recommendation for some activities:With your love o

19、f ., Id recommend.Its a . experience that Im sure you would love!They might even inspire you to.!教师提供 “脚手架”，引导学生利用准备的资源，按任务写作的基本框架，为有个性地推荐文化亮点城市列出基本要点。Step 4Writing& Polishing15 minBy referring to the criteria on accuracy of words and sentences, coherence of the structure, emotional expressions and manner, T presents one sample email with the common structure of greetings, recommended place, and reasons for recommendation and closing. Ss write and polish their final drafts with the criteria in the previous step. A sample email is as follows:学生通过了解评价标准进一步加深对写作要