高中英语 Unit2 Wish you were here Period1 Welcome and Reading教案 牛津译林版必修2

1、Unit 2 Wish you were herePeriod 1 Welcome to the unit and Reading一【设计思想】通过图片向学生展示许多值得去探险旅游的世界各地及探险活动，如登山、冲浪漂流等；并就“Adventure”，同学们进行了热烈讨论，学生对探险旅行有了一定的了解,获得一定的背景知识；也自然过渡到Reading。本节阅读课是关于Toby写给她的好友Aihua的一封便信，告诉Toby 暑假她和他哥哥去非洲的旅行计划。本课时运用多媒体增加课堂容量，提高课堂效率和学生积极性。通过设计有助于提高学生的阅读概括水平与分析问题能力的练习，指导学生提高阅读速度和把握作者写

2、作思路；及通过练习设计提高学生运用语言解决问题的能力，变学习语言为运用语言。 二【教学目标】By the end of the class, the students will be able to1. identify the features of an informal letters.2. get the general idea of the letter and know about some interesting places in Africa.3. use the reading strategy of reading an informal letter.三【教学重难点】

3、1. how to read and write an informal letter;2. how to develop their creative comprehensive and consolidating abilities;3. how to tell an adventure story四【教学环节】【课堂导入】Enjoy some beautiful pictures and do the following:1. Have you ever been to some exciting places? What are they?2. What is the most exc

4、iting place you have ever been to? Can you act as a guide and try to describe it for us.【预习检查】Are you familiar with the following places?(1) Morocco _ (2) the Sahara Desert _ (3) the River Nile_ (4) Lake Victoria _ (5) Kenya_ (6) Tanzania (Kilimanjaro) _(7) Himalayas_【课堂教与学】I. Fast reading（Read the

5、text quickly and answer the following questions）.How will Colin and Toby travel through the desert ? What activity does Toby think is dangerous? How long will the brothers stay in Africa ? II. Careful reading Para 11.Toby would spend a few weeks traveling before he goes to university. ( T / F )2.Aft

6、er the trip to Africa, Colin will go to university. ( T / F )Para 21. find detailed information:Start position:Time:Destination:Means of transportation:What to do:Equipment:How long:2. Reading comprehension1. In line 12, “there” refers to _.A. the United States B. Morocco C. northern Africa D. the S

7、ahara Desert2. According to paragraph 2, _.A. Toby enjoys traveling on camels B. Toby is worried about traveling on camelsC. Toby will feed the camels D. Colin loves camelsPara 31.What adventure activity will the writer try?2. What is white-water rafting like?3. How to protect themselves?Para 4-51.

8、Fill in the blanks.In _ , theyll live with the _ people in their villages , and eat and drink _ they do , including cows _.Theyll walk across the land, following the _ of big animals such as elephants, lions and _.2. Reading comprehension1. In line 34, “them” refers to _.A. the elephants B. Colin an

9、d Toby C. the guides D. the giraffes2. According to paragraph 5, Toby wants to _.A. see a giraffe up close B. scare animals awayC. take photographs of animals D. shoot an elephantPara 6-71. What will they do to prepare for climbing the mountain? Why?2. According to the letter, Toby enjoys _.A. comfo

10、rtable, expensive holidaysB. cultural holidaysC. adventure holidaysD. staying at home【课堂巩固】Organization of the text（Read the text and complete the table below）TopicDetailsTobys (1)_ in AfricaGoing to Morocco by (2)_ from London(3)_to visit The SaharaDesertThe River Nile KenyaTanzaniaActivities1.Trav

11、eling on (4)_2.(5)_in tents 3. Sleepingon theground inthe sleepingbagsGoing white -water rafting from Lake (6)_.Traveling down the River Nile 1.Following the(7)_of big animals 2. Getting closeto them to takephotos3. Having guns for (8)_1. Getting (9)_ rest .2. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Going to the

12、 (10) _after the trip in Africa【知识小结】在“Welcome to the unit”的基础上进一步向学生补充背景知识，激发学生的阅读兴趣，为学生在阅读中获得成就感打下基础。帮助学生了解文章体裁非正式信笺的有关知识。【提升与拓展】阅读理解Paynes PrairieHave you ever heard of Paynes Prairie? It is one of the most important natural and historical areas in Florida. Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesvi

13、lle. It is large, 21 000 acres. This protected land is called a preserve. The Florida Park Service manage the preserve.The Paynes Prairie basin(盆地) was formed when limestone(石灰石) dissolved and the ground settled. It is covered by marsh(沼泽) and wet prairie(大草原) vegetation(植被). There are areas of open

14、 water. During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake. Except for that, the basin has changed little through time.Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time. He lived there as far back as 10000 B. C. At one time, the Seminoles lived there. The prairie is thought to have be

15、en named after King Payne, a Seminole chief. During the late 1600s, the largest cattle(家养牲畜) ranch(大农场) in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today, Paynes Prairie is preserved land. It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees.Willam Bartram visited Paynes Praire. Bartram was the first

16、 person who portrayed(描绘) nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. He lived 200 years ago. He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At that time he described it. He called Paynes Prairie the great Alachua Savannah.Most of the animal life, which Bartram described, is still here

17、. A large number of sandhill(沙丘鹤) cranes, hawks(鹰) and waterfowl(水鸟) are here in winter. The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine(松树) flatwoods(低洼地区的树林), hammock(吊床), swamps(湿地) and ponds.The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round. The Florida Park Service works hard

18、so that the park will appear as it did in the past. It offers many opportunities for recreation. At the park you can camp and picnic. You can hike and bike. You can boat and fish. You can ride on horse trails. And you can see lots of nature and wildlife. You can see Florida as it was in the early da

19、ys.Paynes Prairie is a part of our Florida history. It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation. Paynes Prairie is an important experience of the Real Florida. 1. How was the Paynes Prairie basin formed? A. From dissolved limestone and the ground settling.B. By the Seminole Indians. C. By the Florida Park Service. D. From lots of flooding and wet prairie v