Unit 2 Let's celebrate!Understanding ideas 教案-高一英语新外研版必修第二册

Unit2Let’scelebrateUnderstandingideas【教学目标】1.掌握本课的重要词汇与句式；2.带领学生通过略读，快速把握课文内容，准确理解和阐释标题的含义；3.引导学生了解书评类文章的特点，获取文中介绍作品的关键信息；4.引导学生通过了解《圣诞老人的来信》一书所赞颂的给予和奉献精神，加深对节日意义的理解。【教学重难点】1.本课重要词汇与句式的灵活运用；2.了解书评类文章的特点，获取文中介绍作品的关键信息。【教学过程】Step1WarmingupQuestions:1.Whatdoyouthinkthesignificanceoffestivalsis?2.Howdoyoulikethetraditionalfestivalsbothinwestandeast?3.Whydopeopleenjoycelebratingthefestivalsfromancienttomoderntimes?AsksomeSstosharetheirviewsaboutthequestionsandthenteacherpresentsmoreinformationaboutfestival.Step2BeforereadingActivity1ReadtheintroductiontoTolkienandanswerthequestions.1.HaveyoueverreadanyofTolkien’sbooksorseenanyofthefilmsbasedonthem?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?2.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutTolkien?Findoutmoreabouthimandshareyourresearchwiththeclass.Andthensharetheirviewsinwholeclass.Step3WhilereadingActivity21.HavetheSsreadthepassageandfindoutwhatLettersfromFatherChristmasisaboutandwhyTolkienwrotetheseletters.(1)AsktheSstogothroughthepassageandthendiscussthequestionswiththeirpartners.(2)HaveseveralSssharetheirviewsinwholeclass.2.Payattentiontothelanguagepointsduringreading.(1)ItwasaddressedtoTolkien’schildren.教师应提醒学生注意address作为动词的用法。在课文语境中，address意为“在（信封、包裹等）上写姓名和地址”。此外，address作为动词还有“解决（问题）；对……发表演说”等意思。例如：Wemustaddresstheproblemofenvironmentalpollution.（我们必须解决环境污染问题。）He’sgoingtoaddressthemeetingtomorrow.（他明天要在会议上发表演讲。）(2)Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabouthowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggameswiththetoysinsteadofwrappingthemup.教师应提醒学生了解complain的常见用法，如complainabout/of/to/that引导的成分等。例如：Dan’sbeencomplainingofsevereheadachesrecently.（Dan最近一直抱怨自己头疼得厉害。）Neighborscomplainedtothepoliceaboutthedogsbarking.（邻居向警方投诉狗吠扰民。）Shecomplainedthatnoonehadbeenattheairporttomeether.（她抱怨说没人到机场去接她。）此外，句中的howhecouldnotstop...wrappingthemup作complainedabout的宾语，是一个宾语从句。教师可引导学生思考此处能否将abouthow改为that,并提醒学生体会改了以后该句在意思上有什么变化。(3)Interestingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood.Paraphrase:ParentsoftenwarntheirchildrentobehavewellbeforeChristmas,ortheymightnotreceivetheirpresents.ItisinterestingthatTolkien’slettersdidnotcontainsuchwarnings.此句中interestingly的用法是英语中的一个常用表达法，即用副词（常置于句首）修饰整个句子。其他常用的副词还有fortunately,luckily,thankfully,hopefully等。另外，如果学生有疑问，教师可以指出thattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood是同位语从句，是对抽象名词warnings的进一步解释说明。(4)LettersfromFatherChristmastellsusthataswellasenjoyingtheadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharactersattheNorthPole,wecanallsharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime此句中应注意aswellas的用法，在句中意为inadditionto。常见的搭配有aswellassth/doingsth。例如：Theysellmagazinesaswellasbooks.（他们既卖书，也卖杂志。）Theorganizationgiveshelpandsupporttopeopleinneed,aswellasraisingmoneyforlocalcharities.（该机构为有需要的人提供帮助和支持，还为当地的慈善机构募集捐款。）3.Activity3(1)HavetheSsgothroughthethreesentencesasbelowandthenaskthemtochoosethebestonethatcanexplainthetitleofthepassageproperly,thenchecktheanswerinclass.(2)AskseveralSstosharehis/herreasonsfortheanswers.4.Activity4(1)HavetheSsreadthepassageagainandaskthemtocompletethenoteswithexpressionsfromthepassage,thenchecktheanswersinwholeclass.(2)ThenencourageSstotrytoretellthepassageaccordingtothenotes.Step4ThinkandShare1.WouldyouliketoreadthebookLettersfromFatherChristmas?Giveyourreasons.2.Whatisthemostspecialgiftyouhavereceivedfromyourfamily?Whyisitspecialtoyou?Step5HomeworkReviewthemainideaofthepassageandthelanguagepoints.It'seasyto____________________withsocialmediatools.Onlinepeoplecaneasilymakenewfriendswitht