Teaching plan
课题 Unit 2 Culture shockLiving in another country 课型 Reading 备课时间 1 period
教 材 分 析 教学目标 1. Students are able to get the details and main idea of the life and study experience of Brad Li on his educational exhange programe in US.2. Students are able to think critically about the text by using the visual organizer Questioning the aurthor so as to better understand the text. 3. Students are able to learn about language, diet, school life, important festivals and celebrations in America and the differences betweent the two countries. 4. Students are able to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of oversa study so as to better understand cultural differences.
教学重点 Try to think critically about the text by using the visual organizer Questioning the aurthor so as to better understand the text.
教学难点 Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of oversa study so as to better understand cultural differences.
教学关键 Help students better understand cultural differences.
教法与学法指导 Task-based learning method, Visual organizer.
教学环节 主要教学步骤或内容 学生主体活动 教师活动 设计意图 时间 分配
第一环节 导入话题文化冲击 Step 1.Lead-in. 1. A quiz about American culture2.Introduce cultural differences to the students.. 1.Guide students to engage into the quiz. Thus introduce the topic “Culture Shock”2. Show pictures of Cultural differences between US and China. 1. Help ss get the awareness of culture shock by 1)joining the quiz about the knowleage of American society.2) by telling Cultural differences according to pictures. 5
第二环节 了解Brad Li在美国的经历 Step 2 Read to get the main idea by skimming,scanning and task-reading. Step 3.Work in groups and complete the mind map. 2. Read the passage and know about Brad Li’s experiences in America.3. Read the text again individually and finish the task together. 2.Guide students to scan and answer questions.3. Guide students solve their problems on reading. 2. Improve Ss’ reading ability by applying Skimming and scanning reading skills. 15
第三“质疑环节” Step 4 Questioning the Author.. 4.After students reading the text, ask them what is the author trying to tell you. Encourage students to think critically about the text. 4. Guide students to ask themselves about opinions about the author.. 4. Encourage students to think critically about the text. 10
第四深入思考，巩固学习 Step 5 For further thought 5. Introduce the culture shock again and ask students how they will deal with this problem. 5. Try to introduce the ways to handle the problems. 5. Strengthen learning results. 10
第五知识运用 Step 6What do you think of studying abroad? What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad for Chinese middle school students? 6. Students talk about the the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad for Chinese middle school students. 6 Teacher try to offer help before students report their ideas. 6. help students better understand cultural differences. 5
第五环节 课后作业 1. Go online to find more information about culture shock and make a poster with your group members.2. Write a report on studying abroad.
效 果 评 价 与 反 思 本课中利用了可视化工具图，鼓励学生进行批判性思考和反思，使得学生更好地投入到文本信息获取上，然后加工文本信息，构建自我知识体系。
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Unit 2 Culture shock
Living in another country
Reading
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A quiz about American culture
1. What is the capital city of the US?
2. How many states are there in the US?
3. How many stars are there on the national flag of the US?
4. Can you name two of the places of interest in America?
Washington D.C.
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Hollywood, the Statue of Liberty
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A quiz about American culture
5. What is the American word for “holiday”?
6. When do Americans celebrate Christmas?
7. Who was the first president of the US?
8.Who is the present president in the US?
Vacation.
On December 25th.
George Washington.
Trump.
Cultural differences
language
Before you read
Cultural differences
food
Cultural differences
festival / tradition
Cultural differences
religion / belief
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Read the passage and choose the best answers.
( ) 1. Which of the following about Brad Li is true?
A. He is a junior high school student from America.
B. He visited the US on an international exchange last month.
C. This was the first time that he visited the United States.
D. Mr. and Mrs. Hurst organized plenty of activities to improve his English.
C
China
so that I wouldn’t miss home or feel lonely
year
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Read the speech and choose the best answers.
( ) 2. What does the word “it” in Line 11 refer to?
A. The food in the US.
B. The weather in the US.
C. The language in the US.
D. Americans speak very fast.
D
I failed to understand much in the first weeks because everyone spoke so fast. Though I soon managed to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms.
context 上下文
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Read the speech and choose the best answers.
( ) 3. What does the phrase “under the weather” mean in Line 12?
A. 天气不佳 B. 身体不适
C. 在某种天气下 D. 情绪低落
B
For example, they often say they are “under the weather” when they are ill.
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Read the speech and choose the best answers.
( ) 4. We can infer from the last sentence that _______.
A. Brad’s American friends were very interested in Chinese culture.
B. Brad talked about Chinese culture with his American friends later.
C. Brad prefers American culture to Chinese culture.
D. Brad prefers Chinese culture to American culture.
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My American friends asked me many questions about life in China, and this made me think about my own culture as well.
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Read the speech and choose the best answers.
( ) 5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to live in another country.
B. The difference between American culture and Chinese culture.
C. Brad Li’s wonderful experience in the United States.
D. Brad Li’s problems in living in another country.
C
I’m here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange student in the United States last year.
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Work in groups and complete the mind map.
his experience in the US
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a culture shock
language
food
school
2-6
speak fast
use a lot of idioms
different everyday English
miss the delicious dishes from home
different school rules
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I have many great memories that year.
It was an exciting year, and it was a valuable education for me.
Questioning the Author
Questioning the Author
Activity 1
Culture shock is the effects of change when living or travelling in another country.
Activity 1
How to deal with the culture shock?
(1) Create a home away from home.
(2) Spend time in the new neighbourhood.
(3) Try to meet new people and make friends with them.
(4) Be a tourist and go sightseeing.
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Activity 2
advantages
disadvantages
Studying
abroad
What do you think of studying abroad? What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad for Chinese middle school students?
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Report your idea to the rest of class according to the given plan.
Nowadays many teenagers choose to study abroad. They think there are many advantages in doing so. First, … Second, … Third, …
However, there may also be some disadvantages of studying abroad. First, … Second, … Third, …
From my point of view, …
Studying abroad
Advantages Disadvantages
Lu Xun
Lu Xun went to Japan to study in 1902. In 1904, he began to study medicine. Several years later, he returned to China to work as a writer. His works influenced many Chinese people at that time.
Qian Xuesen
Qian Xuesen is one of the most famous scientists in China. In 1935, he went to study in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the US. In 1955, he chose to return to China and devoted a lot to the development of nuclear weapons and missiles.
In 1986, Yang Nan entered Beijing Foreign Languages University to study English. In 1994, she went to America and became a student in the famous Columbia University. Years later, she also returned to her homeland and became one of the most famous TV reporters in China.
Yang Nan
East or West, home is the best.
Our motherland is the best.
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1. Go online to find more information about culture shock and make a poster with your group members.
2. Write a report on studying abroad.
Assignment
Unit 2 Culture shock
Reading Living in another country
Class ____________ Name ______________
Reading tasks
Task 1: Read the article and choose the best answers.
( ) 1. Which of the following about Brad Li is true?
A. He is a junior high school student from America.
B. He visited the US on an international exchange last month.
C. This was the first time that he visited the United States.
D. Mr. and Mrs. Hurst organized plenty of activities to improve his English.
( ) 2. What does the word “it” in Line 11 refer to?
A. The food in the US.
B. The weather in the US.
C. The language in the US.
D. Americans speak very fast.
( ) 3. What does the phrase “under the weather” mean in Line 12?
A. 天气不佳 B. 身体不适 C. 在某种天气下 D. 情绪低落
( ) 4. We can infer from the last sentence that___________
A. Brad’s American friends were very interested in Chinese culture.
B. Brad talked about Chinese culture with his American friends later.
C. Brad prefers American culture to Chinese culture.
D. Brad prefers Chinese culture to American culture.
( ) 5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to live in another country.
B. The difference between American culture and Chinese culture.
C. Brad Li’s wonderful experience in the United States.
D. Brad Li’s problems in living in another country.
Task 2: Work in groups and complete the mind map.
Language points
1. I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me.
admit sth 意为 admit doing sth = admit having done sth意为 admit to (doing) sth 意为 admit sb/sth (to be) + 名词/形容词等，意为 admit that从句，意为
e.g. 他承认偷了我的自行车。
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=_________________________________________________________________________2. They organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wouldn’t
miss home or feel lonely.
so that 为了；以便于引导 状语从句。相当于
原句= They organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time _____________________I wouldn’t miss home or feel lonely.
3. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals.
have some food for+breakfast/lunch/supper/dinner/meals 一日三餐吃……食物 have breakfast/lunch/supper/dinner/ meals 吃早、中、晚、三餐
e.g. What did you have breakfast? A. / B. for C. at
4. They do not require students to wear uniforms, so students can wear almost
whatever they like.
require sb to do sth
e.g. We require you confident when you give the speech. (be)
5. Some students have strange hairstyles as well.
My American friends asked me many questions about life in China, and this made me think about my own culture as well.
as well “也”一般置于句末。与“too”的用法相似，不用于 句。“也”的表达还有“either”,一般用于 句中。如：I don’t know, either.“also”通常置于 动词前， 动词之后。如： He also likes films. He is also my friend.
6. At Halloween（在万圣节时）, I went to a party dressed as Harry Potter.
At Thanksgiving（在感恩节时）, we had a big dinner with a huge turkey.
at与节日连用，表示节日前后的时间。
在圣诞节时________________________
在复活节时________________________
注意： 在圣诞节那天即12月25日应为“______ Christmas Day”
Exercises
1、 单词拼写
1. We will go to a winter c after the final examination.
2. We have to a that he is a clever man.
3. Li Ping was sad because he f in the physics test again yesterday.
4. He works very hard, every time he m to finish his work on time.
5. According to our school rules, we should wear our school u at school every day.
6. Homework is just part of our e life.
7. The children can receive good e in Huanan Country Garden School.
8. Our N Day is on October 1st.
2、 完成句子
1. 我们燃放烟花来庆祝新年。
We fireworks the Chinese New Year.
2. 飞机将在十分钟后起飞。The plane in ten minutes.
3. 我已经习惯每天早上吃一个苹果了。
I an apple every morning.
4. 他喜欢唱歌胜过跳舞。He .
5. 他刚刚没有听清楚你讲的话。He catch you said just now.
6. 我经常在空余时间看书而不是看电视。
, I often read TV.
7. 仍然觉得有些身体不舒服。
I was still feeling a bit .
8. 在某种程度上我同意你的意见。
I you .
三、单项选择
1．The mountain was ____ steep ____ few people in our city reached the top.
?????A. so...as??? ??? B. so...that??????? ? C. as ... as??????? ?? D. too...to?????
2. She is going to be a reporter when she _____ up.
A. is going to grow B. will grow C. grows D. grew
3. _____ Li Ping ______ Wu Fang speaks good Chinese, so they can communicate with the foreigners well.
A. Neither; nor B. Either; nor C. Both; and D. Not only; but also
4. I have no brothers _____ sisters.
A. and B. or C. but D. while
5. This evening you can _____ stay at home ____ to the cinema with us.
A. either; or B. neither; nor
C. both; and D. not only; but also
6. The doctors are doing their best to fight SARS. They think more of others than ______.
A. they B. them C. themselves D. theirs
7. ____ news you have brought us!
A. How exciting B. What an exciting
C. What exciting D. How an exciting
8. How many times _______you _____to Beijing ?
A have ; been B did ;go C are ;going D have; gone
Main idea
Brad introduced _______________________ last year.
Opening
(Para __________)
Living in another country
Body
(Para _______)
__________
Closing
(Para _______)
Topic sentence 2: _______________________________
Topic sentence 1: _______________________________
Supporting details
____________
Causes
________________________
________________________
________________________
Cause
______________
________________________________
____________
Main idea
Brad talked about the life and __________________ he experienced in the US.
Cause
______________ ________________________________
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