Unit 5
Understanding ideas教学设计
科目:英语 课题:Understanding ideas 课时:1课时
教学目标与核心素养:
1. Students should be able to understand the usage of -ing as attributive and apply it in real contexts. Meanwhile, they will understand the text and complete the tasks given and master the language knowledge related to the topic.
2. Students will be able to obtain cultural information about Western Australia from the text, Meanwhile,they will know more about the differences between Chinese and foreign cultures and form cross-cultural consciousness.
教学重难点
教学重点
1. Help students understand the content of the video,get into the context of the theme of the trip,and arouse students' interest in travel-related topics.
2.On the basis of accurate understanding of the author's views,students' own views are gradually formed to trigger students' thinking on the relationship between human beings and the natural environment.
教学难点
1. Inspire students to think about their own travel habits and suitable destinations.
2. Lead students to form their own views and think about the relationship between man and nature.
课前准备:多媒体,黑板,粉笔
教学过程:
一、Pre-reading
1. Greeting
2. Leading-in
学生进行分组讨论:
Read the saying “Travel broadens the mind.”and answer the questions.
1. What do you think the saying means
2. Do you agree with the saying Give some examples to support your opinion.
学生活动:完成活动2。Read the interview and write the questions on the lines.
1. Ask some students to explain the five questions in Activity 2 on Page 50.
2. Ask students to read the text and choose the correct question for each paragraph.
3. Ask students to match each paragraph with its main idea.
A.I enjoy photographing nature.
B. My visit to Western Australia.
C.I use my photography to help protect the environment.
D. From a chef to Australia's first professional photo blogger.
E. In Broome in the Kimberley region,you can experience the indigenous Australia.
Suggested answers:
Para. 1——D; Para. 2——B; Para. 3——E; Para. 4——A; Para. 5——C
While- reading
(1)What did the author want to do when working as a chef
A.To cook delicious food.
B. To take good pictures.
C. To blog on the Internet.
D.To make a journey.
(2)The author uses the figures in the first paragraph to show
A.how many pictures she has taken
B. why people like reading blogs
C.how popular she is on the Internet
D. what a blogger does on the Internet
(3) What do you have to do if you work full time in travel
A. You have to take good cameras.
B. You have to be fond of nature.
C.You have to wake up early.
D. You have to walk every day.
(4) Which of the following does the author disagree with according to the last paragraph
A.Photographing wild crocodiles.
B. Boating with wild crocodiles.
C.Giving food to wild crocodiles.
D. Hunting wild crocodiles.
2. Discuss the three questions on Page 52 in groups.
3.Give some explanations about the three questions.
4. Encourage students to share their opinions in class.
Suggested answers:
1.DCBC
2. Q1:Because she wanted more out of life and wanted to travel. She also found that she could take pretty good pictures and get paid for that.
Q2: Her travel experiences enable her to know more about the country and its people. She also uses her photography to make an impact on people,especially when it comes to environmental issues.
Q3:略
三、After-reading
学生活动:完成活动3。Choose the best description of the interview with Lauren Bath.
1 Why Lauren Bath quit her job as a chef and chose a different profession.
2 Where Lauren Bath loves to travel and how she helps protect the environment.
3 How Lauren Bath turned her hobby into a career and her story of being a blogger.
Answer key for Exercise 3: 3
学生活动:完成活动4。Complete the blogger profile with words and expressions from the passage.
Star Blogger
Name
Previous job 1 _______________
Present job 2 _______________
Number of fans 3 _______________
Favourite place to visit 4 _______________
Subject of photos 5 _______________
Example of important work and its story
Lauren Bath is using her photography to make people aware of 6 _______. For example, one of her photos shows a crocodile that is used to passengers7 _________ and is becoming 8 ________. Over time, this could make her 9 __________ to humans. People should stop 10 ________.
Answer key for Exercise 4:
1 chef 2 professional photo blogger 3 over 464, 000 4 Western Australia 5 the natural world and animals
6 environmental issues 7 throwing food from boats 8 familiar with humans 9 a danger 10 feeding wild animals
四、Summary
总结本节课所学。
五、Homework
1. Sum up what they learned in class and take notes.
2. Preview the next period.
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