Unit 1 Living well reading 教案

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Unit 1 A Land of Diversity
1st period Reading
Teaching Goals:
1. Enable the Ss to talk about the history of Californa
2. Let the Ss learn the reading skill of getting the main idea of each para./ part & each passage .
Target Language:
Strait, means, slavery, Spain, majority, Catholic, Mexico, Immigration, percentage, Denmark, Danish, aircraft, Korea, Korean, Pakistan, mix, mixture, nationality, racial, the Bering, by means of, the Pacific Islands, make a life
However, it’s likely that Native Americans were living in California…
Of the first Spanish to go to…, the majority were … men who…
This is why … as a first or second language.
Many died or returned home, but … to make a life for…
Although Chinese immigrants…, it was the building of … that brought …
It is believed that before long … so …that …, but …
Key Teaching Points
How to improve the Ss’ reading ability.
Enable Ss to talk about the history of California
Difficult points :
1. How to talk about the history of California
Teaching methods
Skimming & scanning Discussion methods to make the Ss understand what they’ve learned in class.
Pair work of group to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities.
Competition and role-play method to arouse the Ss’ interest
Teaching aids
The multi-media (see a short movie about how to treat burn from ppt.)
Teaching procedures
Step1. Lead-in
We’ve learned English several years. We know that English is mainly used in England, Australia, the United States of America, etc. And we’re now learning American English. But how much do you know aobut the United States of America--- A land of diversity As we all know , the US is a world power with the most developed economy. It lies in the North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada a and Mexico. There are fifty states in the US. Forty eight of them are in the single region between Canada and Mexico; this group is refereed to, as the continental or contiguous Unites States. Two of the 50 states, Alaska (a state in northwestern Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands), are not contiguous with any of the other states. In the world’s events which have something to do with the US, such as the September 11 attacks, Iraqi war, Kartrina Hurricane, tec. Today wre are going to learn more about this powerful country.
Show a group of picture (the Statue of Liberty, the Star-Spangled flag, the White House, etc.). Ask Ss to say something about each.
Step 2 Warming up
Ask Ss to turn to page 1 and look at the map of th USA and talk about it in groups of 4.
Fill in the given form. Then write on the map the jnames of the oceans, countries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities. At last, check the answers with the whole class.
Step 3. Pre-reading
ⅠCan you find the location of California Where does it lie
(on the west coast of the United States.)
Do you know anything about it
(It is diverse in topography, climate and ecological environment. It has an area of 411 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Pleasant weather, graceful landscapes make the tourism prosperous.)
Ⅱ Ask Ss to look at the pictures in the pre-reading part and ask them to say something about the picture. ( Each picture indicates one aspect of California)
Step 4 Reading
Scanning
Ask the Ss to read the text silently and then ask some questions about the text.
Qs:
1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold
2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California
3. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California
Skimming
In this part, the Ss will read the text again and try to get the main idea in groups of 4. Then show the following form on the screen. Give them a few minutes to fill in the form. Then check the answers with the whole class.
Stage People Time Event
Native Americans Asians 15,000 Arrived first
Natives 1600s Suffered by Europeans
Spanish Spanish 1600s Took native’s land
1800s Ruled by Spain
1821 Became Part of Mexico
1846
Gold miners South Americans,Europeans, Asians 1848 Discovered & Rush for gold
1850 Became a state
Later arrivals Africans 1800s Moved from Mexico
Chinese 1860s Built the railway
Japanese Early 1900 Farmed
Denmark 1911 Established a town
Jewish By 1920s Developed industry
Italians Late 1900s Fishers and made wine
Africans 1942～1945 Worked in ship & aircraft industry
Recent arrivals Cambodians,Koreans, VietnameseLaotians Recent decades Immigrated
Future Different parts Future immigrated
Explanation
Deal with some language points in the text. Look at the sentences on the screen. Who can explain the sentences on the screen.
1. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California… (But it is probably that the Native Americans had been living in California for over 15,000 years.)
2. Of the first Spanish to go to…, the majority were … men who… (Most of the first Spanish in California believed in God and they came there in order4 to teach the natives about it)
3. This is why … as a first or second language. ( Nowadays more than a quarter of Californianas speak Spanishas thei native language or second language because there is a strong Spanish influence in California.
4. Many died or returned home, but … to make a life for… ( A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them left in California to make a living for themselves in new towns or on farms.)
5. Although Chinese immigrants…, it was the building of … that brought … (Chinese people began to immigrate to California during the Gold Rush Period. However, more Chinese immigrants arrived there to build the railway from the west to the east coast in 1860s)
6. It is believed that before long … so …that …, but … (people believe that in the near future the different races will be combined very well and there will be a community of many nations and cultures without any major groups of them
Step 5 Comprehending
Ask the Ss to read the passage again and try to know more about the pictures, the people and the events in different history period First ask Ss to practice Activities 1-3 in pairs And then check the answers with whole class.
Step6 Consolidation
Ask Ss to retell the history of California in their own words with the aid the form previously given.
Homework:
Ask the Ss to discuss the question in Activity 4 on page 4, trying to explain the reasons in their own words and write 3-4 sentences.
Ask the Ss to prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.
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