Unit 4 Reading and Thinking公开课教案-人教版高中英语选择性必修第二册

2019新人教高中英语选择性必修二Unit4JourneyAcrossAVastLand公开课教案Teachingaims:Bytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.Learnaboutthegeography,historyandcultureofCanadabyreadingthepassage.2.Focusondiscoursemarkerstoshowrelationshipsandunderstandtheirfunctions.3.IdentifytheusefulpatternsandexpressionsabouthowtodescribeCanada.4.Realizethepositiveimpactofjourneyonone’slifebydiscussingrelatedtopics.Teachingkeypoints:Helpstudentstoanalysesunderstandthetextbydrawingaflowchart.Instructstudentstotalkaboutthepositiveimpactofthejourneyonone’slife.Teachingdifficultpoints：Enablestudentstojudgethestructureofthepassageandcatchthekeyinformationbydrawingaflowchart.Teachingprocedures:StepⅠBefore-readingAquizaboutCanada1.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?2.WhatisthepopulationofCanada?3.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?4.WhatistheleaderofCanadacalled?5.WhataretheofficiallanguagesofCanada?6.WhatarethefourGreatLakesinCanada?Suggestedanswers:1.Ottawa.2.Overslightlythirty-sevenmillion.3.Thebeaver.4.ThePrimeMinister.5.EnglishandFrench.6.LakeSuperior,LakeHuron,LakeErieandLakeOntario.StepⅡWhile-ReadingActivity1PredictionReadthetitleofthetextSEEINGTHETRUENORTHVIARAIL:VANCOUVERANDTHEHEARTOFCANADA.Trytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatarethedestinationsofthejourney?2.Howdoesthejourneybegin?ReadheadlinesHeadlinesusuallyincludenotonlykeyideasorinformationfromthetext.Theyoftendonotfollowstrictgrammarrules,becausewritersuseasfewwordsaspossibletocatchtheattentionofthereaders.Suggestedanswers:1.VancouverandotherplacesofCanada.2.Byrail/train.Activity2ReadforthemainideaReadforthemainideaReadthetextquicklyandgetthemainideabyansweringsomequestions.1.Whoarethemaincharacters?2.Wheredidtheygo?Howdidtheygothere?Whatdidtheysee/do?3.Howwasthejourneylike?4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Suggestedanswers:1.LiDaiyuandLiuQian.2.TheywenttoCanada.Bytrain.TheyvisitedmanycitiesofCanadaandenjoyedthebeautifulsceneryofCanada.3.Itwasamostawesomejourneyandtheyenjoyeditverymuch.4.ItismainlyaboutwhatLiDaiyuandLiuQianhaveseenanddoneduringthetripfromVancouvertoToronto.Activity3ReadfordetailsReadthetextagainandtrytocompletethetablebelowwiththeinformationfromthetext.（红色部分为学生填写）PlaceInformationVancouveroftenrains;aharbour;beautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity;aforestjustashortdistanceawaytheCanadianRockiesmassivemountainsandforests;theexceptionalbeautyofLakeLouise;spectacularmountainpeaksandforests;manydifferentcreatures,includingdeer,mountaingoats,andevenagrizzlybearandaneagleEdmontoncentreofCanada’shugeoilandgasindustry;coldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10℃;hometooneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericatheCanadianPrairieopen;awheat-growingarea;abunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargeareaOntarioalandofforests,lakesandrollinghills;fourGreatLakesonitssouthernborderActivity4Readfordiscoursemarkers1.Brainstormandclassifysomediscoursemarkers.（红色部分为学生作答）Addingsomething:inadditionto,includingShowingcontrast:however,despiteExplainingareason:sinceEmphasis:infactTime:before,during,later,when,eventually,not...until...,Concluding:allinall2.Readthetextandunderlinethediscoursemarkers.Suggestedanswers:Inadditionto,including,however,despite,since,before,during,later,when,eventually,not...until...,allinall,infactActivity5ReadforthinkingWorkinpairstodiscussthequestion.1.WouldyoubeinterestedintakingthesametripasLiDaiyuandLiuQian?Whyorwhynot?2.Howisarailjourneydifferentfromotherformsoftravel,suchasbyplaneorbycar?Suggestedanswers:1.Iwouldlovetotakesuchajourney.Itseemssowonderfulandrelaxing,andIwouldgettoseemanybeautifulsites.2.Arailjourneyisdifferentfromacarjourney,withacarjourney,ifyouseesomethinginteresting,youcanstopandtakealook.Ajourneybyplanewillgetyoutoyourdestinationmuchfasterthanatripbytrainorbycar.However,usuallyyoucannotseeanythinginterestingfromaplanewindow,andaplanegivesmuchlessspaceandfeweropportunitiestogetupandwalkaround.StepⅢPost-readingDiscussthequestionscombiningyourownexperiences.Workinpairs.1.Canyoufeeltheexcitementofthetwocousinsduringthejourney?Besidesthis,whatelsedoyouthinktheycanlearnfromthisjourney?2.Asatraveljournal,doyouthinkthatthewriterhasprovidedyouwithenoughinformationaboutCanada?Ifnot,whatcanbeaddedtothetext?Suggestedanswers:1.Yes,wecan.Ithink,besidesthis,theybothcanlearnmuchinformationaboutCanada,suchastheweather,thegeographyandtheuniquenaturalbeautyandsoon.2.No,notenough.Ithinkthewritercandescribemoreaboutthebeautifulsceneryofeachplacewherethecousinshavevisited.Andtomakeitmuchbetter,he/shecandescribesomethingaboutthepeopleinthoseplacesbydescribingtheinteractionswiththelocalpeople.Sometimes,he/shecanalsodescribesomethingthathappenedbetweenthecousinsandthepeoplesittingtogetherwiththemonthetraffictools.StepⅣLanguageuseSupposeyouareatravelguide,pleaseexplainthebeautyofLakeLouisetoyourtravellers.Suggestedanswer:WelcometothebeautifulLakeLouise.First,pleaselookatthewater.Howblueandclearitis!