Unit 16 The United States Of America(人教版高二英语下册教学设计)

Unit16TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica(人教版高

二英语下册教案教学设计)

TeachingAims:

1)LearnabouttheUSA

2)Practisedescribingplaces

TeachingImportantPoints:

1.TrainSs'listeningability

2.ImproveSs'speakingability

TeachingDifficultPoints

1.HowtoimproveSs'listeningability

2.HowtohelpSs'carryoutthetaskofspeaking

TeachingMethods:

1.Listening-and-answeringactivitytohelpSsgo

throughwiththelisteningmaterial

2.DiscussiontohelpSslearnabouttheUSA

TeachingAids:

千里之行，始于足下。

1.themultimedia2.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

SteplLead-in

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica(Warmingup,listeningand

speaking)ThestatueofLiberty

TheWhiteHouseTheGoldRushSteamshipontheMississippi

Step2DecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesareTrueof

False.

1.NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUs.F

2.MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.F

3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.F

4.TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.F

5.Thereare52starsontheAmericanflag.F

6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.T

7.George.W.BushisthepresidentinU.Snow.T

8.Cambridgeuniversityisoneofthefamousuniversityin

America.F

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9.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericaabout30,000

yearsago.T

10.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.

F

Step3FactsandFigures

OfficialName:TheunitedstatesofAmerica

Capitalcity:WashingtonDC(population:572,859)

Countrypopulation:296,000,000

Majorcities:NewYork.LosAngeles.Chicago.Houston---

Languages:English,Spanish

AtlantaisthebusinesscenterofthesoutheasternUnited

States.Itisamajorcenterfornationalconventionsandtrade

ThelargestriverofNorthAmerica,withitsmajor

tributariesdraininganareaofapproximately1,200,000square

miles(3,100,000squarekilometres),oraboutone-eighthofthe

entirecontinent.TheMississippiRiverliesentirelyinthe

UnitedStates.RisinginLakeItascainMinnesota,itflows

almostduesouthacrossthecontinentalinterior,collecting

thewatersofitsmajortributaries.

Manhattancity,seat(1857)ofRileycountyandpartlyin

Pottawatomiecounty,northeasternKansas,U.S.Thecitylies

千里之行，始于足下。

wheretheBigBlueandKansasriversmeet,theredammedtoform

TuttleCreekLake,onthenorthernedgeoftherollingFlint

Hills.Thevillagewasfoundedin1855whenthesettlementsof

PoleskaandCantonwereconsolidatedasBoston,onlytobe

renamedManhattanthenextyear

Bird'sEyeViewOfCapitolHillThecapitalcityofthe

USA.SignificantbuildingsincludetheCapitol,WhiteHouse,

andLibraryofCongress.TheWashingtonMonument,Lincoln

Memorial,JeffersonMemorial,andVietnamVeteransMemorial

areamongthemostfamousofthecity,smorethan300memorials

andstatues.TheSmithsonianInstitutionisinWashington,as

arenumerousotherculturalandeducationalinstitutionsand

foreignembassies.Theeconomyisbasedonnationaland

internationalpoliticalactivities,scientificresearch,and

tourism.

TheUnitedStatesconsistsof48contiguous(接壤的)states

andthenoncontiguousstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.Inaddition,

theUnitedStatesincludesanumberofoutlyingareas,suchas

theCommonwealthofPuertoRicoandtheVirginIslandsofthe

UnitedStates,whicharelocatedontheCaribbeanSea,andthe

islandsofAmericanSamoaandGuam,locatedinthePacificOcean.

ThenationalcapitalisWashington,D.C.,locatedalongthe

banksofthePotomacRiverbetweenthestatesofMarylandand

Virginia.

The50U.S.statesvarywidelyinsizeandpopulation.The

largeststatesinareaareAlaskaat1,593,438sqkm(615,230

sqmi),followedbyTexas,andCalifornia.Thesmalleststate

isRhodeIsland,withanareaof3,188sqkm(1,231sqmi).The

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statewiththelargestpopulationisCalifornia(34,501,130,

2023estimate),followedbyTexas,andNewYork.Only494,423

people(2023estimate)liveontheplateausandrugged

mountainsofWyoming,theleastpopulousstate.

Step5HistoryofAmericanFlag

Todaytheflagconsistsofthirteenhorizontalstripes,

sevenredalternatingwith6white.Thestripesrepresentthe

original13colonies,thestarsrepresentthe50statesofthe

Union.Thecolorsoftheflagaresymbolicaswell:Red

symbolizesHardinessandValor,WhitesymbolizesPurityand

InnocenceandBluerepresentsVigilance,Perseveranceand

Justice.

USAStarsAndStripesHistoricalFlags

13Stars(1777-1795)15Stars(1795-1818)20Stars

(1818-1819)

21Stars(1819-1820)23Stars(1820-182224Stars

(1822-1836)

25Stars(1836-1837)26Stars(1837-1845)27Stars

(1845-1846)

28Stars(1846-1847)29Stars(1847-1848)30Stars

(1848-1851)

31Stars(1851-1858)32Stars(1858-1859)33Stars

(1859-1861)

千里之行，始于足下。

34Stars(1861-1863)35Stars(1863-1865)36Stars

(1865-1867)

37Stars(1867-1877)38Stars(1877-1890)43Stars

(1890-1891)

44Stars(1891-1896)45Stars(1896-1908)46Stars

(1908-1912)

48Stars(1912-1959)49Stars(1959-1960)50Stars(I960

-Present)

NYdisc,byFrench(Italian)explorer,1524.Manhattan

boughtfromNativeAmericansfor$200($24).NYcapitalofUSA

foroneyear;WashingtonDCisthecapitaloftheUSAtoday.

1920(1820),NYbecamelargestcityintheUSA.CentralPark:

zoo,museum,boatinglake.

Step6Listening

Listentopart1againandanswerthefollowingquestions

1.WhydoyouthinkearlysettlerschoseNewYorkasaplace

foranewcity?

NewYorkislocatedonthecoast,ataplacewhereseveral

riversflowintotheocean.ThismakesNewYorkagoodplace

tobuildacitybecauseshipscanreachitandtheriversconnect

thecitywiththeinland.

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2.WhatareNativeAmericansangryabout?

NativeAmericanareangryabouttheunfairtreatmentthey

receiveinthepast.Ortheunfairbusinessdeal(buying

Manhattanfor$24)

Listentopart2andchoosethebestanswers.

Listentopart1andpart2againandtrytofinishthe

followingtableaccordingtowhatyouhear.

YearWhathappenedintheyear

1524AnIndianexplorerdiscoveredtheseislands.

1626ManhattanwasboughtfromlocalIndians.

1789-90NewYorkbecamethecapitaloftheUSA.

1820NewYorkbecamethebiggestcityintheUSA.

1858CentralParkwascreated.

1892Theageofmassarrivalsbegan.

Step7Speaking

Therearefourtopics:

1.whatdoesyourhometownlooklike?

千里之行，始于足下。

2.Describeacityinyourprovince,whatdoesitlooklike?

3.Describedifferentpartsofyourprovince?

4.Whatdoesthelandscapelooklike?Arethereany

hill,mountains,rivers,lakes,forests…？

A:Couldyoutellmewhereyourhometown?

B:Myhometownliesinxunwucountry,Jiangxiprovince.

A:Couldyoudescribeit?

B:Yes,myhometownisn'tverylarge,itislocatednextto

ariver,thereisamiddleschoolinthenorthofmyhometown.

A:Howwideistheliver?

B:It'sabout20metres.

A:Isyourhometownbeautiful?

B:Yes,Ithinkthatmyhometownispretty.Therearelots

oftreesandthebuildingshavedifferentcolours.Inthe

morning,myhometownisveryquietandpeaceful,itlookslike

aparadise.

A:Verybeautiful!couldyoutakemetovisityourhometown?

B:Ofcourse,I?mgladtoactasyourguide.

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Usefulexpressions

Whatdoesitlooklike?Itlookslike••,Howlong

/high/wide/tallisthe…？It's…meters

long/wide/high/tall.Thereis…inthenorth.Wheredoesitlie?

Itliesintheeast/west/north/westof

Reading

TeachingAims:

1.Learnandmasterthephrases

2.TrainSs'readingability

3.HelpSslearnabouttheAmericanSouth

TeachingImportantPoints:

1.ImproveSs'readingability

2.Mastertheusefulphrasesappearinginthereading

passagecorrectly

TeachingDifficultPoints:

1.HowtohelpSsunderstandthereadingmaterialbetter

2.HowtomakeSsfinishtheconcernedexercisesafter

reading

千里之行，始于足下。

TeachingMethods:

1.Fast-readingtohelpSsgetthegeneralideaofthetext

2.Careful-readingtogetsomedetailedinformationabout

thepassage

3.DiscussiontohelpSsfinishtheconcernedexercises

4.Individual,pairorgroupwork

TeachingAids:

1.themultimedia2.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

Step1Fillintheblankswithnewwords:

1.ClintonistheformerpresidentoftheUSA.

2.Hetriedtosavehissonfromdrowning,butinvain

3.Thecitywasdestroyedandtherewasnomoneyfor

reconstruction.

4.Somepeoplearegreedyformoneyandsomeforpower.

5.Thefailurecausedhisdepression.

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6.Parentsoftenmakesacrificesfortheirchildren.

7.Wegotupbeforedacrifices.It'sstilldarkoutside.

Step2Lead-in

HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA?Checkyourknowledge

withthisquiz.

(F)1.Thereare51statesintheUSA.

(F)2.TheWhiteHouseislocatedinNewYork.

(F)3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.

(F)4.ThetwomajorpartiesaretheDemocratsandthe

Socialists.

(T)5.ThesymboloftheRepublicanPartyisanelephant.

(T)6.TheStatueofLibertyisasymbolofAmerican

democracy.

Step3Pre-reading

Matchtheeventsbelowwiththetime:

1.TheAmericanCivilWar1930s

2.TheGreatDepression1960s

千里之行，始于足下。

3.TheCivilRightsMovements30,000yearsago

4.TheArrivalofNativeAmericans1600

5.TheArrivalofEuropeansettlers1861

Step4Listenandanswer:

WhichpartoftheUSAismoredeveloped,theSouthorthe

North?

TheNorth.

Step5Fast-reading

1.WhatwasAtlantalikeaftertheCivilWar?Andwhatisit

likenow?

AtlantawasburntdownintheCivilWar.thecitywas

destroyedandtherewasno

moneyforreconstruction.ModernAtlantaisacentrefor

businessandculturewhere,asisthecaseinmanycitiesin

theSouth,faithandhopehavereplacedfearanddoubt.

2.WhatdidAtlantasufferfromintheCivilWar?

Atlantawasburntdownanddestroyed.

3WhatisModernAtlantalike?

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ModernAtlantaisaboomingbusinesscenterandthehome

ofsomeofthelargestandmost

successfulcompaniesinAmerica.

Step6Careful-reading

Decidehowmanypartscanitbedividedinto,andsummarize

themainideaofeachpart

PartsParagraphsMainideas

PartOnePara1ThesufferingoftheSouthinthepast

PartTwoPara2-5HopeandsuccessoftheSouth

PartThreePara6AnewbeginningoftheSouth

Step7Findoutwhatsufferingorhardshipthefollowing

eventscaused.

Eventssufferings

ThearrivalofEuropeanSettlersNativeAmerican'sbeing

killedordrivenoff

TheslavetradesPainsofslaves

TheCivilWarDeathpoverty

TheGreatDepressionUnemployment

千里之行，始于足下。

TheCivilRightsmovementSacrifices

Step8Choosethebestanswer:

C1.Hundredsofyearsago,whichofthefollowingcountries

probablykilledthenativeAmericans?

A.Korea.B.Egypt.C.England.D.Canada.

A2.Thephrase“invain“inParagraph2probablymeans

A.withoutsuccessB.introubleC.putintopracticeD.

dangerous

D3.Inthelastparagraph,thewritertriestosupportthe

pointthat.

A.thestoryoftheSouthisabouthopeandsuccess

B.itishardfortheSouthtodevelopfurther

C.Atlanta,Birmingham,MiamiandLittleRockareSouthern

citieswhichdevelopveryfast

D.thereisnotroublewiththedevelopmentoftheSouth

D4.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothe

passage?

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A.TheSouthhasovercomemanydifficultieseversincethe

CivilWar.

B.ThefightsbetweenblacksandwhitesintheI960'swere

fierce.

C.ThereisnodoubtthatAtlantaisatypicalSoutherncity

inmanyways.

D.TodaytheSouthhasdevelopedfarbetterthantheNorth.

B5.Thetextismainlyabout

A.ThesufferingsinthehistoryoftheSouth

B.thequickdevelopmentoftheSouthafterthecivilwar

C.theCivilRightsMovementoftheblackpeople

D.thefamouscitiesoftheSouth

C6.Thephrase“invain“inParagraph2probablymeans

AputontopracticeB.introubleC.withoutsuccessD.

dangerous

A7.Inthelastparagraph,thewritertriestosupportthe

pointthat

A.thestoryoftheSouthisabouthopeandsuccess

千里之行，始于足下。

B.ItishardfortheSouthtodevelopfurther

C.Atlanta,Birmingham,MiamiandLittleRockaresouthern

citeswhichdevelopveryfast

D.ThereisnotroublewiththedevelopmentoftheSouth

C8.Hundredsofyearsago,whichofthefollowingcountries

probablykilledthenativeAmericans?

A.KoreaB.EgyptC.EnglandD.Canada

A9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.TodaytheSouthhasdevelopedfarbetterthantheNorth.

B.ThefightsbetweenblacksandwhitesintheI960'swere

fierce.

C.thereisnodoubtthatAtlantaisatypicalsoutherncity

inmanyways.

D.thesouthhasovercomemanydifficultieseversincethe

Civilwar.

A10.broughtthepainsofslaves.

A.SlavetradersB.SlavethemselvesC.TheleadersD.No

one

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Dll.WhatkindofpartistheSouthfarbehindtherestof

theUSA?

A.educationB.economicdevelopmentC.musicD.AB

B12.WhatdoyouknowaboutAtlantainthepast?

A.Thepost-waryearswereeasyB.Peopleworkedhardto

rebuildthecity

C.ThecitywasveryrichD.Thecitywasveryrichinthe

war

A13.Whatisthenon-violentdemonstrationledbyDr.King

for?

A.endingsegregationB.takingpowerC.rebuildingthe

cityD.makingthecityrich

D14.WhichcityisnotinthesouthoftheUSA?

A.MiamiB.LittleReekC.AtlantaD.Washington

B15.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheCivilWarintheUnitedStateshasabadeffecton

theSouth

B.Thesouthhasgreatlydevelopedafterthewar

千里之行，始于足下。

C.AtlantasucceededinhostingtheOlympicGames

D.AmericaisproudofAtlanta

D16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheSouthis

NOTtrue?

A.TheSouthisdevelopingfast

B.TheSouthisnowaheadoftherestoftheUnitedStates

inareaslikeeducationandeconomicdevelopment

C.TheSouthstillhasmanyproblemstodealwith

D.TheSouthisfulloffailureandhopelessness

C17.What'sthedifferencebetweentheformerAtlantaand

thenewAtlanta?

A.Therewerenowhitepeopleinthisnewcity

B.Atlanta'sIndianAmericacommunitygrewinthenewcity

C.Atlanta'sblackbusinessesbecamemoresuccessful

D.Thenewcitywasworsethantheoldone

A18.WhydidDr.Kingorganizenon-violentdemonstrations?

A.Becausehewantedtoendsegregation

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B.Becausehewantedtoendslavery

C.Becausehewantedtobefamous

D.BecausehewantedtobecamethemayorofAtlanta

B19.WhichOlympicGamesdidAtlantahost?

A.The25thsummerOlympicGames

B.The26thsummerOlympicGames

C.The27thsummerOlympicGames

D.The28thsummerOlympicGames

Step9ExamplesofhopeandsuccessoftheSouth

1.ThepeopleofAtlantastruggledtorebuildthecityand

createanewSouth

2.Atlanta'sAfrican-Americancommunitygrewandblack

businessesbecamemoresuccessful.

3.SegregationdisappearedandAtlantawasasuccessful

cityproudofitsculturaldiversity.

4.Atlantabecomesaplacewherehopeandfaithhave

replacedfearanddoubt.

AtlantaliesintheSouth.ItwasburntdownintheCivil

千里之行，始于足下。

War_.Thepost-waryearswerehardAndthepeopleofAtlanta

struggledtorebuildThecityandcreateanewSouthIn1996,

AtlantaHostedtheOlympicGames

Step10ThesufferingoftheSouthinthepast:

1.ThesufferingoftheNativeAmericanswhowerekilledor

drivenofftheirlandbyEuropeansettlers.

2.ThepainsofslavesbroughtfromAfricabygreedyslave

traders.

3.Thehardshipsofunemploymentandcivilunrestinthe

post-waryearsandtheGreatDepression.

4.ThemanysacrificesoftheCivilRightsMovements.

Step11Matchtheexampleswiththestatementsthatthey

supportorillustrate:

StatementsExamples

1.ThepeopleofAtlantarebuiltA.Somesoutherncitiesare

becoming

thecityalmostfromnothing,financialandcultural

centersoftheUS

2.ThefightsbetweenblacksandB.ThenewmayorofAtlanta

hadonly

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whitesinthe1960swerefierce.$1.64torebuildthecity

inl864.

3.ThefightagainstsegregationC.DrKingwasshotin1968.

waswidelysupported.D.PeoplemarchedthroughAtlantain

4.TheSouthhastakenthechancehonorofDrKing.

todisplayitsnewimagetotheE.In1996,Atlantahosted

theOlympic

wholeworld.Games.

5.ThestoryoftheSouthisalso

abouthopeandsuccess.

BCDEA

Step12Discussthefollowingquestionsinpairs:

1.WhyisAtlantainmanywaysatypicalsoutherncity?

Itexperiencedthehardshipofslavery,theCivilWar,the

post-waryearsandtheGreatDepression

2.Peopleofmanydifferentbackgroundsliveandwork

togetherinPeoplewithdifferentbackgroundAtlanta.Whatare

theadvantagesoflivingtogetherwithpeoplewhoaredifferent

withpeoplefromyou?Arethereanydisadvantages?

千里之行，始于足下。

Advantages:Peoplewithdifferentbackgroundhave

differentideasandknowledge,whichmakesthepopulationmore

creative.

2.Learntowriteacomparisonessay

TeachingDifficultPoints:

1.HowtohelpSsunderstandthepassagebetter

2.HowtohelpSsfinishthetaskofwriting

Teachingmethods:

1.Revisiontoconsolidatewhatwe'velearntintheunit

2.FastandcarefulreadingtohelpSsunderstandthe

passagebetter

3.DiscussiontohelpSsprepareforwriting

TeachingAids:

1.themultimedia2.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

Step1Lead-in

Massiveheadandforequarterscoveredwithlong,darkbrown

woollyhair.Shortbroadforehead,shortneck,andhighhumped

shoulders,withtuftedtail.Longhairsofchinformlongbeard.

Hipsandhindquartersaremuchsmallerandwithoutlonghair

thusformingadistinctslopefromhumptotail.Somestandsix

feetattheshoulderandweighasmuchasaton.Haveshort,

Thesettlerskilledthem,forcedthemtoleavetheir

huntinggrounds,brokeagreements,forcedthemontopoorland

andkilledmostofthebisononwhichNativeAmericanshad

reliedforfood.

2.Whatcausedabigchangeinthewildlifeontheplains?

Thekillingoflargenumbersofbisonchangedthewhole

wildlifechainontheplains.

Step5Carefulreading

Readthepassagecarefullyandtickthesentencesthatare

trueandcorrectthefalseones:

1.(F)Thefirstsettlersarrivedmorethan30,OOOyearsago

bywater.

2.(T)Thefirstsettlerswerefarmers.

3.(T)NativeAmericanslivedinharmonywithnature.

4.(F)NativeAmericanswillinglygaveuplandtothe

settlers.

5.(T)Thesettlersdidn'tdealhonestlywiththenative

Americans.

6.(T)Latersettlersendedupwithbetterlandthanthe

nativeAmericans.

FewerwolvesFewerbirdsFewerprairieFewerinsectsFewer

plants

Step6Structureofthepassage:

TheBisononthePlainsofAmericasituationforthe

bisonbeforeEuropeansettlers'coming

SituationForthebisonafterEuropeansettlers'coming

Theresultofkillingthebison

Step7Choosethebestanswers

D1.ThesettlerstreatedthenativeAmericansinthe

followingunfairlywaysEXCEPT

A.Theykilledthem

B.theyforcedthemtoleavetheirhuntinggrounds.

C.theybroketheiragreements

D.theyfoughtforfoodagainstnativeAmericans.

A2.causedabigchangeinthewildlifeonthe

plains?

Athekillingoflargenumbersofbison

A.Ananimalstory

B.anoldtale

C.ahisto