When is the best time to visit the US?
The US is a very big country. It is about 3,000 miles from the east coast to the west coast(海岸), so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
New York and Washington D.C. are good places to visit in May or October, but in winter there is a lot of snow.
The best time to visit New England is in September. The weather gets cooler, and the green leaves start to turn gold, then brown. Bring your camera（照相机） so you can take photos of the autumn trees.
California is on the Pacific（太平洋） coast, and the weather is fine all year round. Take your swimming clothes (泳装)because you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.
In Seattle, in the northwest, it is not very cold but it rains a lot, so bring an umbrella（雨伞）. In Alaska the days are long and warm in summer, but may be cool in the evening. If you want to visit Alaska, you had better go in summer. Do not forget to bring a warm sweater with you.
In Texas and southeast, it is usually very hot and sunny compared to（和…对比） other places. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.
So when is the best time to visit the US? Any time you like!
New York / 'nju: 'j?:k/ 纽约
Washington /
?w??i?t?n/ D.C. 华盛顿特区
New England /nju: '??ɡl?nd /
新英格兰
California /
?k?l?'f?:nj? / 加利福尼亚
Seattle /s?'?tl/
西雅图
Alaska /
??l?sk?/阿拉斯加
Texas /
['teks?s / 德克萨斯
姚村镇中学英语教研组
When is the best time to visit the US?
文本材料及学案
姚村镇中学 孙爱民
知识目标：Remember these words :mile, northwest, southeast, , fall,
Remember these phrases：
1）from time to time, get cooler,
take photos, in the northeast,
2) When’s the best time to visit your town or country?
技能目标:通过学习让学生能说出到自己家乡旅游的最佳时间，并陈述理由；
情感态度:培养学生热爱家乡的情感。
课前观看关于美国风光的视频，了解美国。
通过视频初步了解美国的基本情况。
1.Skimming(略读)
Read the article as quickly as you can ,then answer:
How many places are mentioned in the passage? And what are they?
；
2.Scanning
Read the passage and complete the table.
Place
Weather
Best time to visit
New York and Washington D.C.
Winter :
a lot of snow
New England
In September
California
All year
Seattle
Not very cold but rains a lot
All year
Alaska
In summer
Texas
Hot and sunny.
There are storms in summer and autumn
All year
3. Listen and read the passage aloud，then complete the sentences.
(1) September is ________________to New England.
(2 In autumn the green leaves _____ gold and then brown .
(3) The weather in California is _______ all the round ,even in December .
(4)If you want to go to Alaska ,you had better go in _________.
(5) It is usually very __________in Texas.
(6)When is the best time to visit the USA? ____________________________ !
观察与思考：
本文是如何布局谋篇的？
先用第一句话 开篇，总体介绍美国；以下几段共介绍了 个地方，着重从 、 介绍；最后通过
这句话来点名主题，本篇结构属于 。
1.观看曲阜地图，了解曲阜。
2. Work in pairs. Talk about :
A: Hello,…,do you know the best time to visit …?
B: Yes, I think … is the best time.
A: Why?
B: Because ….
A:Thank you.
完成句子
1.When we were in Qufu, we took many photos with a c______.
2. It often rains in England. When you go there you’d better take an u________ with you.
3. Australia is a beautiful c________. We can go there for a trip.
4.. Our trip to the Great Wall was p_______. We had a good time.
5. —What’s the boy w______?
—A white coat and a pair of black trousers.
Write a passage about : When’s the best time to visit Qufu?
通过本节课的学习，你有什么收获？
姚村镇中学英语集体备课
课题
Unit2
When’s the best time to visit the USA?
课 时
Period4
主备
教师
孙爱民
备课
成员
张文静 袁雪莉 张秀霞 孔庆丽
学习
目标
知识
目标
Remember these words :mile, northwest, southeast , fall,
Remember these phrases：
1）from time to time, get cooler,
take photos, in the northeast,
2) When’s the best time to visit your town or country?
技能
目标
通过学习让学生能说出到自己家乡旅游的最佳时间，并陈述理由；
情感
态度
培养学生热爱家乡的情感。
重点
难点
知识目标中涵盖内容
教学过程
教师活动
学生活动
二次备课建议：
Before reading
课前播放录像，关于美国的风光，引起学生的极大兴趣
While reading
1.Skimming(略读)
Read the article as quickly as you can ,then answer:
How many places are mentioned in the passage? And what are they?
2.Scanning
Read the passage and complete the table.
Place
Weather
Best time to visit
New York and Washington D.C.
New England
California
Seattle
Alaska
Texas
3. Reading the passage aloud.，then complete the sentences.
(1) September is ________________to New England.
(2 In autumn the leaves _____ gold and then brown .
(3) The weather in California is _______ all the round ,even in December .
(4)If you want to Alaska ,you had better go in _________.
(5) It is usually very __________in Texas.
(6)When is the best time to visit the USA _______ _______ _______ !
After reading.
展示曲阜地图
2. Work in pairs. Talk about :
A: Hello,…,do you know the best time to visit …?
B: Yes, I think … is the best time.
A: Why?
B: Because ….
A:Thank you.
Look at the big screen.
Read the article quickly and answer
Answers:
Complete the chart.
Complete the sentences.
Work in groups and tell :
When’s the best time to visit Qufu?
作业设计：
Write a passage about : When’s the best time to visit Qufu?
教学反思：
英语的教学不光是教会学生英语这门语言的音标，词汇，语法等等知识，更重要的是要让学生了解英美国家的历史风俗文化。语言是依托于文化背景而存在的，了解了风俗文化对英语的学习起了很重要的作用。
在本节课的教学中，先以美国的地图，各重要城市的图片来导入，使学生了解美国的风土人情。进而来学习课文中各城市的气候情况。最后展示曲阜地图，对比两个地方的地图和气候特征，来根据课文来仿写文章：When is the best time to visit China?
本节课内容多，信息量大，对于基础好的学生来说，能够掌握重要的知识点，学会阅读和写作
板书设计：
Unit2 When’s the best time to visit the USA?
from …to
northwest
southeast
When’s the best time to visit…？
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