Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures project

科目：English 主备人：Mr Zhu 审核人：Mr chen 使用时间 2010-9-17
Unit1 project Is Australia really a sporting nation
教学目标1.To know more information about Australia.2.To learn several important language points. 3.To raise the awareness of the cultures of our motherland.
教学重难点To make a card describing Chinese cultures
Step1. Read the article on pages 14 and 15 of the student’s book and decide which statements are true (T) and which are false (F).1. Sport is a favorite topic of conversation for Australians.( )2.Most people in Australia do much sport regularly.( )3.Swimming and surfing are the main activities for Australians living near the coast.( )4.Australians love tennis, but they seldom play tennis after dusk in the evening.( )5.Australia ranked fourth in the 2004 Athens Olympics. ( ) Step2. Detailed reading and fill in the form.SportExamples Why popularWater sport●●●●Ball games●●●Others ●●●Step3. translate sentences (翻译大比拼)(Line1)1. There is nothing ambiguous about Australians’ love of sport.(line8) 2. The Australians’ devotion to sport , however , doesn’t mean that most of them actually do much sport.(line11)3. Indeed , sitting in front of the television watching a sporting event, with a drink in one hand and some fast food in the other , is very common in Australia.(line19)4. With most of its population of approximately 20 million people living near the coast, swimming and surfing are popular activities for many families at the weekend.(line40)5. Cricket is usually considered a summer sport in Australia , and throughout the country ,you will see players dressed all in white , hitting and chasing the ball up and down the pitch..(Line55)6. So, while a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned , it is indeed a great sporting nation! Step4. language points.Step.4 language pointswith+n/pron+p.p/n/v-ing/v-过分/to-v/adj/adv 此结构一般多用作状语，如：伴随状语，方式状语，原因状语，时间或条件状语。Eg. 1. I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.2. He died with his son yet a school boy .3. He fell asleep with his radio still woking.4. With the problem solved ,we all felt very happy.5. with the teacher to help us ,we will make greater progress.6. It is bad manners to speak with your mouth full.7. He went out with no hat on.2. while 的用法例举（1）表“当------的时候”或“与------同时（发生）”while从句中的动作应该是可持续的。They arrived while we were having dinner.(2)表对比，意为“却，但是，然而”用于强调两种情况的不同。He likes playing basketball ,while his brother likes playing football.（3）表让步，意为“虽然，尽管”While I understand what you say , I can’t agree with you .另外要注意：1.turn to (line5)2.be equipped with (line24)3. participate in (line27)4.be short for (line29)5.be worthy of (line53)6.rather than (line56)7.as far as --------concerned (line57)Step5. work in groups to research and write about one distinctive aspect of Chinese culture. Then present your project to the class.小结反思 二次备课
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