BOOK8 Unit1 A Land of Diversity
教学设计
Step I: Warming up and Lead-in
1. The teacher shows some pictures on screen. These pictures are about America.
1）Which is not American brand(商标)?
2） Which stands for the USA?
3）Who is not American?
4）The official nickname(别名) of _________ is “Golden State”？
A. Hawaii B. Alaska C. Florida D. California
5）___ is the nick name of the USA.
A. Uncle Tom B. Uncle Jack C. Uncle Sam D. Uncle Jim
6）What is the national flower of America?
A. Rose B. Peony (牡丹) C. Cherry blossom
7）__ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas
2. Write the names on the map and fill in the blanks.
Some important cities: New York; San Francisco; Houston; Miami; Washington, D.C; Los Angeles
3. Show students a video about California.
Step II: Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and finish these two questions.
1. What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California
2. How many kinds of peoples (民族) are talked in this text? What are they?
Step III: Scanning: Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to California.
Russians
Chinese
Italians
Danes
Koreans
Cambodians
Pakistanis
Step IV: Detailed reading:
Introduction (Para.1)：The Characteristics of California
California is the most ___________ state and the ____ largest state with the _______ population.
Native Americans:
1) Time:______________
2) How did they come : _____________________
3) What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans?
3. The Spanish: Fill in the form (note down important events.
16th century
18th century
In 1821
In 1846
Influence:
4. Russian& Gold- Miners:
1) Translate the first sentence:
In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California.
2) Do some T or F:
In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich.
California becomes the thirty-first state of the United states of American in 1850.
5. The future:
1) What will California be like in the future?
Translate this sentence: It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. Step V: Discussion:
Explain in your own words why California in the 21st century is such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise?
Using these words and phrases to organize some sentences that can be used to describe the history of California. Majority, hardship, live on, boom, racial, percentage, elect, by means of …, make a life, keep up.
Step VI: Homework:
1. Underline the useful words and expressions in the reading text and learn by yourself. 2. English Weekly Part1 & Part2
BOOK8 Unit1 A Land of Diversity
课后反思
这节课对于学生的阅读能力和阅读水平进行了较好的引导。对于新学词汇、短语和句型通过学生的自我演练进行了反复操练。但是通过反馈，也发现了学生中出现的许多问题，如：词汇的理解不透彻，不能结合语境猜测词义；用自己的语言概括文章结构大意时动词形式不准确，汉式英语，固定句型结构不会灵活运用，高级词汇和句型使用较少。
