高二英语（人教版选修8）教案：UNIT1 PERIOD 1《WARMING UP AND READING》 .doc

1、English Teaching & learning Plan of Senior Middle SchoolTopic（课 题）Book8 Unit 1 A land of diversityTeaching time（授课时间）Teaching aims（教学目的）Knowledge aims:1Get students to learn the useful words and expressions in this unit.strait, means, slavery, Spain, majority, Catholic, Mexico, immigration, percenta

2、ge, Denmark, Danish, aircraft, Korea, Korean, Pakistan, Pakistani, mix, mixture, nationality, racial, the Bering, by means of, the Pacific Islands, make a life 2. Let students learn about the history and geography of USA;nationality and people; customs and culture. Ability aims:1Let students read th

3、e passage Martys Story to develop their reading ability.2Enable students to know that people with disabilities can also live well.Emotional aims：1. Help the Ss know about the history and geography of USA; nationality and people; customs and culture. 2. Develop students sense of cooperative learning.

4、Teaching emphasis（教学重点）1. Develop students different reading abilities.2. Enable students to talk about the history and geography of USA;nationality and people; customs and culture. Teaching difficulties（教学难点）1. Let students learn more about the history and geography of USA;nationality and people; c

5、ustoms and culture. 2. Get students to learn different reading skills,especially the reading ability of understanding implied meaning of the author.Teaching &learning procedures (教学与学习过程)Learning Plan（学案）Teaching Plan （导案）Step1. Preparing lessons &self-study and exploring the problems (预习自学，探究问题)Tas

6、k1. Fill in the blankets according to the map.1.Ocean on the east coast _ 2.Ocean on the west cost _ 3.Country to the north of USA _ 4.Country to the south of USA _ 5.Mountains range in the west _ (answers:1. Atlantic Ocean;2. Pacific Ocean;3. Canada;4. Mexico;5. Rocky Mountains)Get the Ss to look t

7、hrough Warming-up and Pre-reading to do some exercises. （The aim is to direct the students to understand the topic and to gain the useful information about the USA .）Step2.Finishing plan & asking questions（完成学案，提出问题）Taks2. Read the short passages at Page 1-3 and choose one from A,B,C and D for each

8、exercise in the following.1. The main idea of this passage is _.A. the life of Californians B. the population of CaliforniaC. the land of California D.the history of California2.How did the first settlers come to California?_A. They flied to California over the Pacific OceanB.They sailed southward t

9、hrough the Indian OceanC.They got to America crossing the Bering Strait in the Arctic by means of a land bridgeD. They sailed to the west in the Spanish ships3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? _A. Most people did not become rich but settled in CaliforniaB. Most people died i

10、n the gold rushC. The first to arrive in California for gold were AsiansD. All the people became rich in the gold rush4.Where do Chinese-Americans live ? _A. They live in all parts of California B. They only live in the Chinatowns of Los AngelesC. They only live in San Francisco D. They live in Cali

11、fornia as well as in Los Angeles5.What about the future of California?_A. The racial culture will go on B. Its climate and lifestyle will change a lot C. More and more people will come to California only for gold D. More travelers will be attracted to California for the climate and the lifestyle(Ans

12、wers:1-5. DCAAD)Step1.Check the answers and review something in Warming up.Get the students to scan the passage-CALIFORNIA in groups and do the comprehensive exercises.(The aim of this part is mainly to improve the students reading skills.)Step3.Researching cooperatively& answering questions(合作探究, 解

13、决问题)Task3.Skimming: answer the following questions: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?Suggested answers:1.South Ameri

14、cans and people from the United States.2.During the gold rush period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich, and in the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.3.The temperate climate, the modern lifestyle a

15、nd its diverse cultures attracted immigrates to California.Step2.Ask the students to read the passage again and finish Task3 in groups.(The purpose is to improve the students ability of looking for useful information.)Step4.Summing &chewing, summarizing knowledge（总结反刍 ，知识梳理）Task4. Get the students t

16、o find the following sentences in the passage and learn the usages of them.1However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而，美洲土著人很可能在15 000年前就在加州生活着。本句式中 it为形式主语，真正的主语为 that从句。It is likely that. 是可能的。此句型可转化为：Sb./Sth. be likely to do. 某人/物可

17、能干某事。（2010陕西）Studies show that people are more to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours. (A)A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure 2Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we no

18、w call the United States.二百年后，西班牙人定居在南美洲大多数地区以及现在美国的西北沿海。3That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.这就是今天有超过40%的加利福尼亚人把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的原因。4Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from

19、the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.虽然中国移民在淘金热时期就开始到来了，但是更大批量的移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。5It 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 mix

20、ture of many races and cultures.人们相信过不了多久国籍间相混的程度将如此大以至于不再有明显的种族或文化团体，而仅仅是一个种族和文化的混合体。本句用的句型是 It is believed thatclause。it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的 thatclause。类似的结构还有：It be said/known/agreed/thought/supposed/reportedthatclause.此句型可转化成：(1)People say/know/agree/think/suppose/reportthatclause.(2)Sb./Sth. be sai

21、d/known/agreed/thought/supposed/reportedto do.The lake by the village is believed _ a number of victims in the past 3 years.Ato claim Bto have claimedCclaiming Dbeing claiming【答案】B【解析】句意为“人们相信村子旁边的湖泊在过去的三年里已要了许多人的命”。在这种形式中，believe 后面不能跟 ving形式；由 in the past 3 years 可知，事情是已发生的，因此，需用不定式的完成式与之相对应。Get t

22、he Ss to find ,analyze and learn the long-complex sentences .Step5.Testing in class & improving skills（随堂检测，落实考点）Task5. Ask the Ss to finish the comprehensive exercises (1-3) in the book Answer key for exercise 1 on page 3:Ex1. 15,000 years ago: First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic

23、 to America. These people are now known as Native Americans.16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.1821: California became part of Mexico.1846: The US declared war on Mexico.1848: Gold was discovered in California.1850: California became the 31 st state of the US.Ex 2. Spanish: in t

24、he early 16th centuryRussians: early 1800sAfricans: 1800sChinese: late 1840s/early 1850sHalians: in the late 19th centuryDanish: 1911Jewish: 1920sJapanese: beginning of the 20th centuryKoreans: from about the 1970sCambodians: from about the 1970sVietnamese: in more recent decadesPakistanis: from abo

25、ut the 1970sEx 3 :The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavour. Problems

26、 that might arise include intercultural rivalry or competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often.Step6. Assessment & Homework（课堂评价，布置学案）Task1.Ask the students to finish Exs 1-3 at Page 3.Task2. Get the students to underline all the new words and phrases in the passage.Reflection after teaching（教后反思）版权所有：高考资源网()