Unit3 Reading for Writing 名师教学设计
课时内容
Describe a place with distinctive cultural identity
主题语境:人与社会
主题群:社会服务与人际沟通
子主题: 跨文化沟通、包容与合作
语篇类型:说明文
文本分析:
本节课通过介绍旧金山唐人街,体现了美国独特的多元文化特性。第一段是旧金山唐人街的基本概况,第二段介绍了唐人街的历史背景,第三段介绍了唐人街的主要景点和中式建筑,第四段和第五段分别呈现了唐人街店铺林立和中国美食,第六段总结了唐人街是美国多元文化的重要组成部分。文本的主题与本单元的主题契合,脉络清晰,语言简洁精炼,能够为学生写作提供很好的范本。
课时目标
1.通过阅读文本,积累描写一个具有独特文化特性的地方的内容要点。
2.学习描写一个地方的恰当的语言表达。
重点难点
重点:
获取文本所呈现的描写唐人街的内容要点。
难点:
用正确恰当的语言写一篇地方介绍。
教学准备
教师准备:
美国唐人街的图片和相关背景知识。
学生准备:
在网上搜索关于唐人街的图片和信息。
教学过程
Step I 学习理解
活动一:感知与注意
Think-Pair-Share
Ask students to look at the photos first. Then think and share their ideas about the question in pairs.
What elements do you think form an authentic Chinatown
Suggested answers:
Chinatown is a main living place for Chinese immigrants, where you can see many Chinese-style buildings, costumes, operas, restaurants, music and even hear Chinese.
Predict
Ask students to look at the picture and the title on Page 32 and try to predict what the writer’s purpose of writing this text is.
Suggested answers:
From the title (Welcome to Chinatown) and some key words from the text (tourist, visit, visitors, experience), we can know the purpose of writing this text is to introduce Chinatown and show the relationship between Chinese culture and American culture.
活动二:获取与梳理
Get the main idea.
Scan the text and match the main idea.
Para.1 A. A brief introduction to Chinatown
Para.2 B. The history of Chinatown and some famous tourist sites Para.3 C. The introduction of Chinatown’s shops and products
Para.4 D. The origin of Chinatown
Para.5 E. The existence value of Chinatown
Para.6 F. The famous food of Chinatown
Suggested answers:
ADBCFE
Get some specific information.
Read the text and answer the following questions.
(1)What are the famous tourist sites in the Chinatown of san Francisco?
(2)Which is the best season to visit Chinatown in San Francisco
(3)What else can you do there
Suggested answers:
(1)The famous tourist sites in the Chinatown of San Francisco are legendary Dragon Gate, the Tin How Temple, Bank of Canton and Portsmouth Square.
(2)All year round.
(3)You can also buy some unique Chine lese souvenirs goods and clothing there and taste Chinese tea and food.
活动三:概括与整合(Fill in the chart)
General Introduction to Chinatown
Location: in San Francisco Tourism: a popular 1. 2. :mild all year round.
History: During the railroad construction and gold rush period: Chinese immigrants 3. in the area. In 1906: Most of Chinatown was 4. in the earthquake and5. by the city and residents. Tourist 6. :the legendary Dragon Gate, the Tin How Temple Bank of Canton and Portsmouth Square. Business: varieties of souvenirs goods, and clothing. Food:7. to suit everyone s taste.
Detailed information of Chinatown
An important part of American 8.
Chinatown's culture
Suggested answers:
1.tourist draw 2. Climate 3.settled 4.destroyed
5.rebuilt 6. sites 7. Chinese food 8.diverse culture
【设计意图】通过阅读,学生能够获取旧金山唐人街的主要信息,包括基本概况、历史背景、主要景点以及特色店铺和中国美食等,为写作提供范例。
Step I 应用实践
活动四:分析与判断(Part2,P33)
Study the organisation and language features.
(1)Ask students to read and tick the items that are mentioned in the introduction.
( )location ( )climate ( )history
( )population ( )ethnic groups ( )languages
( )famous figures ( )legends/stories ( )famous food/drink
( )tourist attractions ( )businesses and industries
( )other names for the city/ town
Suggested answers:
( √ )location ( √ )climate ( √ )history
( )population ( √ )ethnic groups ( √ )languages
( √ )famous figures ( )legends/stories ( √ )famous food/drink
( √ )tourist attractions ( √ )businesses and industries
( )other names for the city/ town
(2)Underline the sentences that are used to describe the items above.
Location:in San Francisco
Climate:mild all year round
History:Chinese immigrants settled in the area during the railroad construction and gold rush period
Ethnic groups:the majority of residents in Chinatown are still ethnic Chinese
Languages:many of whom do not speak English fluently
Famous figures:Robert Louis
Famous food/drink:traditional dishes from all over China
Tourist attractions:Dragon Gate,Tin How Temple,Bank of Canton,Portsmouth Square
Businesses and industries:souvenirs,goods,and clothing;all kinds of traditional Chinese herbal medicine;Chinese tea stores
【设计意图】通过分析文本特征和赏析语言特征,学生捕捉细节信息,更多地了解美国多元文化,挖掘主题意义,学习语篇的写作要点,为真实写作提供内容和框架。
活动五:实战演练(Part3,P33)
Brainstorm.
In groups,ask students to brainstorm as much information as possible about their city/town and its culture. Then write an outline of their introduction.
2.Sample writing.
(1)Useful phrases and expressions.
is located in/on has a history of…years
is divided up into has a population of
is... in size is home to…ethnic groups
the most popular/greatest/largest popular festivals/foods/tourist sights include…
(2)假如你是李华,请你给某英文报社的“城市风采”栏目写一篇短文,介绍我国羊城—广州。要点如下:
①基本概况:人口约1400万,面积7400多平方千米,位于中国南方;
②气候:一般比较炎热;
③历史与文化:广州有许多美丽的公园、博物馆、寺庙等等,也有许多有趣的地方,如白云山、越秀公园等;
④交通与旅游:便利的交通,不管你去某个地方,公共交通都很方便。
⑤注意:词数100左右,可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Suggested answers:
Guangzhou is also called Yangcheng. It is a beautiful city,which is located in the south of China and it is hot all year round. The population of Guangzhou is about fourteen million and it covers an area of more than 7,400 square kilometres. Guangzhou is a good place to visit. There are many beautiful parks,museums,temples,etc. There are also many interesting places such as White Cloud Mountain,Yuexiu Park,and so on. Another reason people like to visit Guangzhou is that it has convenient traffic. No matter wherever you go,the public transit is very convenient.
Guangzhou is my hometown and I like Guangzhou very much.
3.Ask students to write a short paragraph to introduce a city/town. The following elements should be included location,climate,population,history,tourist sites,tasty food.
【设计意图】在写作前设计了头脑风暴活动并给出了写作范例,学生通过小组合作讨论,尽可能多的收集介绍个地方的资料,写出介绍提纲,再根据所列要点和有用的表达完成写作。小组合作让每个学生都能参与到课堂活动中并且有自己的任务,增强学生写作的信心。
Step Ⅲ 迁移创新
活动六:批判与评价
1.Ask students to exchange drafts with a partner and use the checklist to give feedback on their partners draft.
a. Is the city/town introduction clear?
b. Is the information specific and are the facts correct?
c. Does the city/town introduction contain all the important information?
d. Is the information arranged in a good order e Does the passage have a proper beginning and conclusion?
f. Are there any grammar,spelling,or punctuation errors?
2.Get draft back and revise it.
【设计意图】通过同伴合作,从给出的几个方面对同伴的草稿进行综合评价与相互学习,加深对主题意义的理解和多元思维的培养,从而实现更深层次的学习,促进学生的能力向更高层次转化。
板书设计
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Period Ⅴ Reading for Writing
I.学习理解
活动一:感知与注意
活动二:获取与梳理
活动三:概括与整合
Ⅱ.应用实践
活动四:分析与判断
活动五:实战演练
Ⅲ.迁移创新
活动六:批判与评价