高中英语新课标外研版必修4教案Period5CulturalCorner;Task;ModuleFile

1、Period 5 Cultural Corner;Task;Module File The General Idea of This Period The passage in Cultural Corner introduces to us the Congestion Charge the London government adopted in order to lessen the stress of traffic problems.To start with,the teacher may ask the students some questions.With the quest

2、ions in mind,the students may read the passage quickly.In answering them,the teacher may divide the students into a few groups.The Teaching Procedures can be planned according to the level of the students and the time permitted.If the students are good enough and the teaching time is abundant,activi

3、ties can be carried out fully in class.Otherwise,some Teaching Procedures may be omitted or done after class.And the task of this module is to complete a poster giving advice to visitor to a city or a town.The teacher may encourage the students to ask and answer questions using the questions listed

4、in the text book or even come up with their questions themselves.They had better try to set as many questions as they can and provide solutions.The solutions may be written down in the form of key words for the writing of the poster.Remind the students to use proper modifiers to make the poster more

5、 attractive.The better ones may demonstrate their works to the whole class.The Module File is a summary as well as a self-assessment of this module.It may help the students to know whether they have mastered the 1 / 20 main points or not.If time permits,the teacher may have a revision of this module

6、 by analyzing this part and consolidate it with some exercises.Teaching Important Points Make the students learn about the congestion charge in London.Teaching Difficult Points How to use imperatives to make suggestions. Teaching Methods Skimming and explanation Teaching Aids Multimedia,a blackboard

7、 & a tape-recorder. Three Dimensional Teaching Aims Knowledge and Skills Make the students master some new words. Broaden their eyes with a passage about the London congestion charge.Instruct the students to complete a poster giving advice to visitors to your city.Process and Strategies Encourage th

8、e students to check what they have learned often.Feelings and Value Through the cultural corner the students may know more about the present traffic situation at home and abroad,thus broadening their eyes 2 / 20 and raise their consciousness of civic virtue.Teaching Procedures Step 1 Revision Greet

9、the students as usual. T:First I will check up your exercises. Show the following on the screen. Read the following passage and give advice about transport for these situations.Wherever you are coming from,Oxford is very easy to get to.For foreign visitors,it s a good idea to fly to Heathrow Airport

10、 and then catch a coach.There are direct coaches from the airport bus station every half hour.The journey only takes an hour and its cheaper and faster than the train.You can buy your ticket from the driver.Remember,a return fare is cheaper than a single and you can use it any time.If you fly into G

11、atwick Airport,there are direct coaches every hour.However,at rush hour,there are traffic jams on the ring road so its a good idea to catch the train to Oxford.If you are coming from London,you can take the train from Paddington Station.Alternatively,there are coaches every hour from central London.

12、Avoid road transport at rush hour.When you get to Oxford,there are taxis at the central coach station and railway station.The city is old and there are many narrow streets.The best way to 3 / 20 visit it is on foot.It s also worth going on a tour on a double-decker bus.But make sure you sit upstairs

13、.1.A Chinese business person arriving at Heathrow Airport and going to Oxford for four days,then flying home from Heathrow.2.A person arriving at Gatwick Airport at 17:30 on a Tuesday and going to Oxford.3.A person who lives in London and wants to spend the day in Oxford.4.A tourist who wants to vis

14、it Oxford on a rainy day.Suggested answers: 1.Take a direct coach to Oxford./Buy a return fare because it is cheaper.2.Catch the train to Oxford because of the rush hour traffic.3.Take the train from Paddington station or catch a bus from a coach station.4.Go on a double-decker bus tour. Step 2 Cult

15、ural corner T:So much for the check up.As we all know,problems will arise if a city has two much traffic.London,as one of the biggest cities in the world,suffers a heavy traffic.Just suppose you are the mayor of London,what measures will you take to solve the traffic problems caused by too much traf

16、fic.4 / 20 S:If I were the mayor of London,I think I will build more roads in the sky.T:Any other volunteer. S:In my opinion,it is a good idea to find more policemen to direct the traffic.T:Good ideas.Now let s read the passage to find what measures the London mayor take to solve the problems.While

17、reading,try to answer the following questions.Show the following on the screen. 1.Whats a congestion charge. A.A tax for cars entering the center of the city. B.A tax for taxes only. C.A fine for those who don t obey the traffic rules.D.A tax which is very expensive. 2.Which word can replace the wor

18、d “as” in paragraph 3.A.Where. B.Because. C.When. D.Since. 3.Does the congestion charge work in London. A.No. B.Yes. 5 / 20 C.It s hard to say for most Londoners are not happy with it. D.Not mentioned in the text. Suggested answers: 1.A2.C3.B T:From the passage we all know that the congestion charge

19、 met strong objection from the citizens.Do you know why.S:Because they think the congestion charge is expensive and limits their freedom as well.T:Can you think of more proper ways to solve it. The teacher groups the students and encourage them to discuss in groups and then call back their answers i

20、n a class setting. A possible version: Park and Ride One way of beating city centre congestion which has proved successful in many cities is the “Park & Ride” scheme.In this solution,the city council builds large car parks on the edges of busy cities.Drivers park in the car parks and then get free p

21、ublic transport to the city centre.In some cities,both the parking and the riding are free;in other cities,the drivers pay a small charge to park significantly less,however,than in city centre car parks or at parking metres in the streets and use the ticket to travel on public transport.For the sche

22、me to work,it is important that the bus service between the car parks and the city centre is very frequent and 6 / 20 fast.Step 3 Task T:The task in this module is to complete a poster giving advice to visitors to your city/hometown.You may work in pairs and give advice or information to visitors to

23、 your hometown by answering the questions in the poster.Write the following on the blackboard. Q & A About My Hometown Q:Which is the best way to see your hometown. A:_ Q:When is the best time to use public transport. A:_. Q:Are buses cheap. A:_. Q:How can I get a taxi. A: _. Q:Is the underground ea

24、sy to use. A: _. Q:Do public transport services operate at night. A: _. The teacher may first ask individual students to answer the questions and then encourage them to come up with a poster in groups of four.On a sheet of A3 paper write their advice,some pictures added.Time permitting,a show-and-te

25、ll activity can be carried out.Step 4 Module file This part can be used for the students to check their understanding of this module by themselves,or the teacher may revise what we have taught and learnt with the help of this file.7 / 20 Step 5 Summary and homework T:In this period we learn somethin

26、g about the Congestion Charge in London.And then we learned to make up a poster giving advice to visitors to your city.All of you did very good jobs.Your homework today is to memorize all the new words in this module.Meanwhile,find more exercises about Imperatives to do.This is the end of this modul

27、e.Class is over.The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Module 2 Traffic Jams The fifth period Q & A About My Hometown Q:Which is the best way to see your hometown. A: _. Q:When is the best time to use public transport. A: _. Q:Are buses cheap. A: _. Q:How can I get a taxi. A: _. Q:Is the underg

28、round easy to use. A: _. Q:Do public transport services operate at night. A: _. Record after Teaching _8 / 20 _ _ _ Activities and Research 1.Perfect your poster. 2.Find out more information about the traffic problems in big cities.Reference for Teaching Language Points 1.suffer vt.遭受,经受,忍耐 She was

29、suffering from a headache. 她正经受头痛之苦；The enemy forces suffered heavy casualties by their own admission. 敌军自己承认伤亡惨重；Many people suffer from a great dread of heights. 很多人特别畏高；His friend has suffered from ill health for some years. 他伴侣身体不好已有好几年了；suffer 作为及物动词表示 ”遭受,经受,忍耐”;此外仍可以作不及物 动词,表示 ”受痛楚 ,受损害 ”；常用于

30、 suffer from 结构；suffering n.疼痛;磨练;痛楚;苦恼 sufferer n.患病者 ;受难者 例如: Death finally brought an end to her suffering？9 / 20 死亡最终终止了她的痛楚；2.connect vt.与 相连 Will you connect this wire to the television. 你把这根电线和电视机连上好吗？This flight connects with New York one. 这班飞机在纽约可接上另一班机；connect常与 to,with 连用）连接 ;结合;联结 be con

31、nected with 连接火车、汽车、飞机等联运）,换车 ;连接 ; 有联系 ,有关；如 : Connect me with A.R.Company please. 请给我接 A.R 公司；He was suspected to be connected with the crime. 他被怀疑与犯罪大事有关；3.reduce vt.削减;缩小 They ve reduced the prices in the shop,so its a good time to buy.商店已经降低了商品的价格,看来现在是买东西的好时候；This experienced editor is said to

32、 be able to reduce the misprints to almost nil.据说这位体会丰富的老编辑能把印刷错误几乎削减到零；reduce 常常与介词 to 和 by 连用,to 此时翻译为 ”到”,表示发生变 化后的结果 ;by 翻译为 ”了”,表示削减或降低的 ”幅度或程度 ”；与这种用法相同的仍有动词increase,rise,go up,go down,bring 10 / 20 up,bring down 等；例如 :The price of the clothes has increased by 10 percent. 衣服的价钱增加了 10%；At last

33、they had to bring the price down to 87 yuan. 最终他们不得不把价钱降低到 87元；高考真题及讲解1. Its getting late.I m afraid I must be going now. OK._. A.Take it easyB.Go slowly C.Stay longer D.See you 答案:D 解读:See you.” 再见”；是辞别时的用语；2. Could I ask you a rather personal question？_. A.Yes,don t worry C.Yes,help yourself 答案:B

34、B.Of course,go ahead D.Of course,why not 解读 :go ahead用于祈使句表示同意对方所恳求的事 ,意思是 ” 进行,开头,往下说 ” ；3. 11 / 20 Now,where is my purse？_.We ll be late for the picnic. A.Take your timeB. Dont worry C.Come on D.Take it easy 答案:C 解读:依据所供应的情形 ”We ll be late for the picnic. ” 可判定出要 填 Come on.快来！）；4. Lose one hour in

35、 the morning _you will be looking for it the rest of the day.A.but B.and C.or D.so 答案:B 解读:Lose one hour in the morning是祈使句 ,要用 and连接后面的 句子,表示”假如 就 ”；5. They ve _us 150 000 for the house.Shall we take it？A.provided B.supplied D.offered C.shown 答案:D 解读:offer 主动供应；句意为 :他们出价 150 000 英镑要买我们的 房子；6. If yo

36、u want helpmoney or anything,let me 12 / 20 know,_you？A.don t B.will C.shall D.do 答案:B 解读:let me know 是祈使句 ,反意疑问句要用 7. will you ；Your story is perfect;I ve never heard _before.A.the better one B.the best one C.a better one D.a good one 答案:C 解读: 句意为 ”你的故事好极了,我从来没有听过 比这）更好的故事）了 ” ；后一分句中省略了than this st

37、ory,所以用比较级指不确定的一个,应用不定冠词,应选 C 项；8. Did you take enough money with you. No,I needed _I thought I would. A.not so much as B.as much as C.much more than D.much less than 答案:C 解读:much more than I thought I would 表示”需要比我认为要用的要多得多 ” ；依据no 可判定出说话人没有带足够的钱；not so 13 / 20 much as I thought I would 表示”需要的钱没有我认

38、为要用的多” ,即表 示已带足了钱； as much as I thought I would 表示”需要的钱与我认为 要用的钱一样多 ”；9.How about seeing the new movie at the theatre tonight. _,but I ve got to go over my notes for tomorrows exam.A.All right B.Sounds great C.I can t D.No,I am terribly sorry 答案:B 解读:sounds great.意为”听起来很好 ”；表示对方的建议很好；10. The purpose

39、 of new technology is to make life easier,_it more difficult.A.not making B.not make C.not to make D.nor to make 答案:C 解读 : 动词不定式to make life easier 和 not to make it more difficult 都作 is 的表语；11. I d rather stay at home than _with you. 14 / 20 A.goB.goingC.to goD.would go 答案:A 解读:此处为固定句型结构 做某事而不愿做某事 ”

40、；12. would rather do sth.than do sth.”宁愿My mother always gets _if we do not arrive when we say we will.A.anxious B.ashamed C.weak D.patient 答案:A 解读:句意为 ”我母亲总是感到焦急 ,当我们说到而没有做到时” ；anxious “ 焦急的 ”;ashamed “ 害羞的 ”;patient “ 耐心的 ”,所以挑选 A项；13. It is pretty well understood _controls the flow of carbon diox

41、ide in and out the atmosphere today.A.that B.when C.what D.how 答案:C 解读:此题考查名词性从句中关联词 据语法与题意得知选项应为主语从句的主语that 与 what 之间的区分 ,根 ,而 when 与 how 均不行作主语 ,故排除 B、D 项,A 项中的 that 在引导主语从句时 ,不作句子成 分,只起引导连接作用 ,故只能选 C；15 / 20 14 The way he did it was different_we were used to.A.in which B.in what C.from what D.fro

42、m which 答案:C 解读:此题考查词组 be different from 后跟 what 引导的宾语从句 , 不要误选 D,看作定语从句；15. If anybody calls,tell them I am out and ask them to _their name and address.A.pass B.write C.take D.leave 答案:D 解读 : 此题考查动词的用法,pass 意为 ” 经过 ; 传递 ”;write “ 写下”;take “拿走”;leave 为”留下 ”；Answers to Workbook Exercises Grammar 1 1

43、Make sure you ask the taxi driver for a receipt. 2 You should avoid the rush hour. 3 It s a good idea to use public transport. 4 You shouldn t leave your suitcase on its own. 5 You should keep cool in a traffic jam. 6 Don t get angry with other drivers. 2 1 Dont go2 Stay3 Stop4 Dont break5 Watch out

44、6 16 / 20 Look 7 Dont ride3 Possible answers: 1 You should use public transport./Make sure you leave early.2 It s a good idea to go by tricycle. 3 You should go by train or plane. 4 You should get change before you take the bus. Vocabulary 4 1 bus:catch drive get on get off miss take 2 train:catch d

45、rive get on get off miss take 3 taxi:drive get in get out of take 4 bicycle:get on get off ride 6 1 d 2 e 3 a 4 g 5 f 6 h 7 d 8 c 1 city centre 2 rush hour 3 traffic jams 4 public transport 5 bicycle lanes 6 ring road 7 roadworks 8 car parks7 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b Reading 9 A-8B-4C-6D-2E-7F-1G-3H-5 10

46、 1a2b3b4a5b 111 So your suitcase isn t too heavy. 2 To keep it safe from thieves. 3 So no one can steal it while you are asleep. 4 So you don t take an unofficial taxi and pay too much.17 / 20 5 Because they hide the dirt. 6 So that you don t upset anyone. 7 So that you are less likely to get knocke

47、d over by a car.8 In case you see something you want to buy. 9 So people won t stare at you. Listening and Speaking 12 5,4,6,3,2,1 13 Tapescript Conversation 1 A:Hello. Nora:Hi.It s me,Nora. A:Hello.Have you got your ticket. Nora:Yes.I m coming on the 14th of June.The plane arrives at 5:00 pm.Then I

48、 have a coach at 6:15. A:Thats rush hour.The roads will be very busy. Nora:How can I get to the central bus station. A:Take the number 23 bus at the airport.It ll be just as quick as a taxi. Nora:Thanks.I ll let you know how I get on. Conversation 2 A:Hello. Nora:Hi.It s me,Nora.Theres no way I ll get to the bus station in time for my coach.I m on the 23 bus and its stuck in a traffic jam.Its just ridiculous. A:Oh