Unit 5 China and the world.Topic 3 Now it is a symbol of England.Section A 教案

Unit
5
Topic
3
Now
it
is
a
symbol
of
England
Section
A
教案
Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands
Knowledge aims
1. Learn and master the new words: rather, below, freeze, thick, plain
2. Grammar focus:
(1) Review the attributive clauses which use “that” and “which”.
(2) Talk about the life in the south and north ofChina. Ability aims:
To improve the students’ abilities of listening, speaking reading and writing by pattern drills training, listening exercises and the topic discussion. Moral aims:
Learn more about the life in the south and north ofChina. Further cultivate the students’ patriotism.
Ⅱ．Teaching important and difficult points:
1. Help the students to master the words, phrases and sentences.
2. Help the students Review the attributive clauses which use “that” and “which”.
3. Help the students Talk about the life in the south and north ofChina.
Ⅲ．Teaching and learning methods：
1. Listening and speaking methods：
2. Task-basked teaching and learning：
3. Cooperative learning：
Ⅳ．Teaching aids: Multimedia equipment ．
Teaching procedure:
Step
Ⅰ
Review
竞猜游戏。教师用幻灯片给出香港、澳门和台湾有代表性的图片，让学生竞猜图片所在地区，并用上节课学过的句子和知识对该地区进行描述。
S1：It’sHong Kong, It’s called the Oriental pearl and Shopping Heaven. You can visit Disneyland,
Ocean
Park
and Victoria Park.
S2: It’sMacao, People regard it as the
Gambling
City. In it, you can visit
Mazu
Temple
and Ruins of St. Paul.
S3: It’sTaiwan, It lies in the southeast ofChinawhich is regarded as the Treasure Island of China.
2. 老师展示一幅中国地图。让学生说出他们了解的城市，并做简单的描述。
Step
Ⅱ
Presentation
Lead-in:
1.T：Chinais a large country. I think there are quite differences among different areas. Do you think so
S: Yes.
T: As we know in winter the weather inBeijingis rather cold. When the temperature stays below zero, the water in the river often freezes.

2. 用幻灯片展示两张图片。一张是东北白雪皑皑的图片，一张是海南岛春意盎然的图片。让学生观察，并描述它们在天气上的不同。
3.老师总结北方天气情况，(引出并讲解新单词rather，below，freezes, thick, plain.) T: In winter the weather in the north of Chinaisrather cold. The temperature often stays below zero and the water freezes in the river. People on the northern plains have to wear thick coats.
3. Let the students read1a, then complete the chart using the key words.
Item Place Weather
Clothes
Food
Traffic
North South
4. Let the students listen to the tape then read after the tape.
5. Let the students sum up the differences between the north and the south ofChinaand finish 1b.
Step
Ⅲ
Consolidation
分组活动。把全班学生分成六组，用上面表格中的关键词复述课文。挑出两个小组进行展示。老师总结这一部分，使学生更深入地理解短文。
2.游戏：句子接龙。让学生根据3中的中国地图和地名一个接一个的造句。如：
S1:Kunming
which lies in the south ofChinais famous as theSpringCity. S2: It’s Mount Tai that lies in Shandong Province.
…
(让学生尽可能多地使用定语从句，以便牢固掌握。)
Step
Ⅳ
Sum-up
让学生尝试用英语总结本节课所学的知识：单词，定语从句，中国南北地区的差异。
（既锻炼了学生的总结概括能力，又提高了他们的口语英语。）
Step
Ⅴ
Homework
让学生选择自己最喜欢的地方，收集该地方的图片和信息，为该地方设计富有特色的明信片，并在下节课上展示。