Unit5 Video Time and Assessing Your Progress 名师教学设计
课时内容
Video Time and Assessing Your Progress
主题语境:人与自然
主题群:自然生态
子主题:人类生存、社会发展与环境的关系
语篇类型:视频、文字、习题
文本分析:
本节课分两部分:第一部分为 Video Time,介绍了哥斯达黎加的地球大学(Earth University)的教学方式、教学特色、教学内容等信息。第二部分为 Assessing Your Progress,首先,围绕本单元主题介绍中国古代杰出的农学家贾思勰及其著作《齐民要术》的主要内容,设置选词填空练习本单元重要词汇;接着设置7个句子练习主语从句的连接词;最后对本单元进行总的反思和评价。
课时目标
1.通过观看视频,了解和获取哥斯达黎加地球大学的教学方式、教学特色、教学内容等信息。
2.描述和阐述学生是否喜欢地球大学。
3.阅读《齐民要术》的相关信息,复习本单元的词汇和语法项目主语从句的用法。
重点难点
重点:
本单元重点单词、短语和语法的恰当使用。
难点:
描述和阐述学生是否喜欢地球大学。
教学准备
教师准备:
一段介绍哥斯达黎加地球大学的视频和播放设备。
学生准备:
复习本单元语法和重点词汇。
教学过程
Video Time
Step I 学习理解
活动一:感知与注意(Brainstorm)
Before watching,ask students to discuss what they know about Earth University in Guacimo,Costa Rica. They can also read the brief introduction on Page 60.
Earth University Earth University is a special university in Costa Rica, where students learn sustainable farming methods that can protect the environment.
【设计意图】在观看视频之前,让学生讨论哥斯达黎加地球大学的相关情况,激活学生的已有认知和观看视频的兴趣,有助于提高观看视频的注意力。
活动二:获取与梳理
1.Complete the passage.(Before You Watch,P60)
Ask students to work in groups and try to complete the passage with the words in the box.
agricultural ecology methods profit scholarships sustainable typical unique
Earth University is located in Guacimo, Costa Rica. It is not a(n) ________ university. What is ________ about it is that students study both in classrooms and in the fields. That is because Earth University is a(n) ________ school where students learn about farming. The kind of farming taught here is called ________ farming. The farming ________ they learn have little or no negative impact on the environment. In class, they also learn about ________, which is the study of how to protect the natural balance of the environment. The students grow bananas on the farm for ________. The money they get from these bananas goes towards ________ for students from poor areas.
Suggested answers:
typical; unique; agricultural; sustainable; methods ecology; profit; scholarships
2.Make choices. (While You Watch, P60)
(1)Go through the sentences in While You Watch on Page 60 with students and make sure they understand the meanings.
①Which is not a goal of Earth University A. To teach poor students. B. To teach students how to make food with bananas. C. To give students skills to protect the environment. ②Most of the students are from ________. A. Africa B. Latin America C. Costa Rica ③Students have to work six days a week for ________. A. half of the year B. most of the year C. the entire year ④Earth University students also learn about ________. A. chemical farming B. leadership C. economics
(2)Play the video for students to watch and circle the best answers.
(3)Share the answers with the whole class, and if necessary, play the video again for students to check the answers.
Suggested answers:
①B ②B ③B ④B
【设计意图】在播放视频之前让学生根据常识,尝试完成一段选词填空;然后通过播放视频,学生获取视频信息,选出最佳答案,最后形成对视频内容的整体认识。
Step Ⅱ 应用实践
活动三:分析与判断(Discussion)(After You watch,P60)
Ask students to work in groups and discuss the questions.
·What do you like about Earth University?
·Would you like to study at Earth University?Why or why not?
Suggested answers:
·I like the fact that it gives its students hands-on experience in sustainable farming techniques.
·No, I would not like to study at Earth University. I am sure that it is a good place, but I think I want to do something different while making contributions to the world.
【设计意图】在观看视频后,让学生就视频内容讨论关于地球大学他们喜欢什么和他们是否愿意去地球大学学习,表达他们的观点和态度,深化对主题意义的认识。该活动逐步实现对语言知识和文化知识的内化,促进语言运用的自动化,助力学生将知识转化为能力。同时也提高学生学习英语的兴趣和改变关于农业耕作的想法。
Assessing Your Progress
活动四:词汇复习(Part1,P58)
1.Read and complete.
(1)Go through the words and phrases in the box and make sure students understand their meanings.
attain be comprised of depth diverse essential for instance output soil
(2)Ask students to read the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box.
Jia Sixie was a government official from Shandong Province who conducted a lot of agricultural research in the sixth century. In his travels, he observed that some farmers had much better ________ than others, so he decided to investigate the best ways of ________ good harvests. After retiring, he wrote a book, Qi Min Yao Shu, which ________ sound advice and practices for people doing agricultural work. In one piece of advice, ________, he told farmers to clear weeds from the ground before planting crops. They could either let the animals eat the weeds or turn the ________ over so that the weeds were covered. Then he gave advice on ploughing, suggesting that the autumn ploughing should be at a greater ________ than the spring ploughing. He also suggested changing crops to get better harvests every year. Finally, he suggested that farmers grow a ________ range of crops next to each other in the fields. Although it has been centuries since Jia Sixie died, Qi Min Yao Shu is still considered a(n) ________ book in China's agricultural history.
(3)Share the answers first in pairs or groups and then with the whole class.
Suggested answers:
output; attaining; was comprised of; for instance; soil; depth; diverse; essential
2.Discuss.
·Why did Jia Sixie investigate good ways of farming
·What makes Qi Min Yao Shu an important book in China's agricultural history
Suggested answers:
·He was an official who wanted to help people.
·Because it was comprised of sound advice and practices for people doing agricultural work.
【设计意图】该活动为选择恰当词汇完成关于贾思勰和《齐民要术》介绍的练习,属于词汇练习。接着让学生讨论贾思勰调查耕作方法的原因及《齐民要术》在农学中的重要作用,加深学生对主题意义的理解和认识。
活动五:语法再现(Read and fill)(Part2,P58)
1.Go through the sentences and make sure students understand their meanings.
① ________ the research centre is to be set up has not been decided. ② ________ many countries still face food shortages remains a big problem. ③ ________ impressed me most was that the hybrid rice enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. ④ ________ the plan is to be carried out still needs discussing. ⑤ ________ the new chemical pesticide is effective remains to be seen. ⑥ ________ will join in the research team will be announced tomorrow. ⑦ ________ he quit his high-paying job is not difficult to understand. He wanted to start up his own business.
2.Then ask students to fill in the blanks with that, whether,or wh-question words to complete the sentences.
3.Share the answers first in pairs or groups and then with the whole class.
Suggested answers:
①Whether/Where ②That ③What
④Whether/When ⑤Whether ⑥Who ⑦Why
【设计意图】该活动把语法复习恰当地置于本单元的主题语境中,学生在语境中复习和运用语法项目,提高语法使用的实践性和应用性。
活动六:单元反思(Reflecting)
1.Go through the tasks with students and make sure they know what to do.
◎What did you learn about agriculture that you did not know before ◎What interested you most about agriculture in this unit Give your reasons. ◎What other important aspects of agriculture do you want to know about ◎Overall, I thought this unit was □ interesting □ useful □ so-so □ difficult.
2.Let students do these tasks by themselves.
3.Ask students to work in groups and share their answers. The answers may vary from one student to another.
板书设计
Unit 5 Working the Land Period Ⅵ Video Time and Assessing Your Progress Video Time I.学习理解 活动一:感知与注意(Brainstorm) 活动二:获取与梳理 1.Complete the passage. 2.Make choices. Ⅱ.应用实践 活动三:分析与判断(Discussion) Assessing Your Progress 活动四:词汇复习 1.Read and complete. 2.Discuss. 活动五:语法再现(Read and fill)) 活动六:单元反思(Reflecting)
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