Unit2 Learning About Language (1)名师教学
课时内容
Build up your vocabulary
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:文本、词汇练习
文本分析:
[What]本课时共三部分:第一部分要求学生根据英文解释完成词汇纵横字谜。第二部分要求学生根据首字母填写单词,补全句子。第三部分是关于一名学生在伯明翰大学的留学经历,要求学生用所给词汇的适当形式填空。
[Why]在单元主题语境中,深入学习和理解本单元的重点词汇。
[How]通过设置纵横字谜、首字母填空、用所给单词的适当形式填空等不同的练习,学习和理解本单元重点词汇的意义和用法。
课时目标
1.在语境中学习、理解本单元重点词汇的用法。
2.使用本单元所学词汇描述国外留学经历,深化对主题意义的理解。
重点难点
重点:
学习、理解本单元的重点词汇。
难点:
在语境中正确理解和应用本单元重点词汇
教学准备
教师准备:
提前准备一些有关本单元词汇的练习题。
学生准备:
预习本课词汇和课文内容。
数学过程
Step I 学习理解
活动一:纵横字谜
1.Ask students to think of a word that best fits each definition.
① to remember sth
② to accept,admit,or recognise sth or the truth/existence of sth
③ the process of changing sth or yourself to suit anew situation
④ to make sb feel less worried or unhappy
⑤ a strong desire to achieve sth
⑥ an exam you have passed or a course you have successfully completed
⑦ to mention sth as an example
⑧ containing many different parts and often difficult to understand
⑨ to be actively involved with sth
2. Ask students to complete the crossword puzzle.
Suggested answers:
① recall② acknowledge③ adaptation④ comfort⑤ ambition⑥ qualification⑦ cite⑧ complex⑨ engage
【设计意图】通过英语释义写出相应的英语单词,有助于学生正确理解单词的意义。
Step Ⅱ 应用实践
活动二:内化与运用
1.Read and complete.
Ask students to complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the unit according to the first letter.
① Despite his poor living conditions, he remained actively e________ in his scientific research. ② As an outgoing girl, she was always ready to p in the activities her college offered. ③ Actively getting i in various social activities is the best way to overcome culture shock. ④ "I used to study in this university twenty years ago and there were not many international students then, my tutor r . ⑤A to a new culture can be difficult However, you need to step out of your comfort zone. Remember: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Suggested answers:
① engaged② participate③ involved④ recalled⑤ Adapting
2. Read and fill Ask students to read and complete the sentences.
① It's a useful introduction to an extremely ________(复杂的)subject. ② I________(回想起)the way they had been dancing together. ③ There are two types of________(资格;学历)—either is acceptable. ④ It had been her lifelong ________(追求的目标). ⑤ There was also concern about the ________(适应)of laws exercise. ⑥ He________(引用)just one example. ⑦ She didn't________(参加)the discussion ⑧ The children have been a great________(安慰)to me through all of this. ⑨ Even in prison,he continued to________(参与)criminal activities. ⑩I don't want to________(卷入)office politics.
【设计意图】通过让学生在新的情境中使用词汇,加深对词汇意思的理解。
Step Ⅲ 迁移创新
活动三:选词填空
1.Ask students to read the passage and complete it with the correct forms of the words in the box.
ambitious recall qualification accommodation feel at home A year ago, I came to the University of Birmingham to obtain a business ________. Since then I’ve been living in university ________ with other international students, which allows me to meet people from diverse cultural backgrounds. The first few weeks there were absolutely overwhelming because everything was so different compared to things back home. I felt confused and lost, i also suffered from homesickness, ________all sorts of things back home-from my mother’s cooking to the neighbour’s dog I used to walk. Gradually, I adapted to my new life as an international student. I got familiar with the place-the local shops, clubs, and parks. I made friends and became more confident in my studies day by day. I started ________ in this new environment. I became more motivated, and I'm also lot more ________ now! I feel that coming here was the best decision I have ever made.
Suggested answers:
qualification; accommodation; recalling feeling at home: ambitious
2. Ask students to discuss the question.
·How did the student's life change when studying abroad for the first time
Suggested answer:
At first, the student felt confused and lost, and suffered from homesickness. Gradually the student adapted to the new life there as an international student.
【设计意图】通过活动,让学生在本单元的主题语境中,选择所给词汇的恰当形式填空并讨论第一次出国留学,学生生活发生的变化。一方面加深对词义的理解,另方面提高学生词汇的应用能力。
板书设计
Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Period Ⅱ Learning About Language(1) I.学习理解 活动一:纵横字谜 Ⅱ.应用实践 活动二:内化与运用 Ⅲ.迁移创新 活动三:选词填空