学案M9U3Reading.doc

Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。
M9 Unit 3 Reading
National flags, colours and cultures (Period 1)
【学习目标】Teaching aims:
After learning the passage National flags, colours and cultures, students will be able to:
1. know about the national flags of France, the USA and Indonesia
2. learn how to get the theme of an article with the help of headlines, subtitles and the first or the last paragraphs;
3. learn about different cultures in France, the USA and Indonesia
【教材助读】Preview before class:
1. Read the introduction of our national flag and fill in the blanks. quickly and answer the following questions.
The red color of the flag represents the blood of the revolutionary martyrs ([mɑ:tə]烈士). The color of the five stars is yellow, which symbolizes the bright future. Among the five stars, the bigger one stands for the Communist Party of China while the other four represent the different groups of people in China who are all united behind the Party.
(1) What do the color red and yellow in our national flag mean to us?
Red means __________________Yellow means_________________.
(2) What do the five stars mean to us?
The big star stands for ___________________, and the four small stars represent ____________________. We Chinese people are united around the Communist Party.
【课堂探究】Teaching procedures:
Activity 1: Leading in
1. Check the preview with the discussion and practice.
(1) What do the color red and yellow in our national flag mean to us?
(2) What do the five stars mean to us?
2. Enjoy pictures of many national flags.
Activity 2: Fast reading
1. Skim the text and answer the questions of Part A on page 34
2. Analyse the structure of the text with the help of the reading strategy of this unit
3. Discuss in groups and make the outline of the passage.
Para_________
The ________of national flags
Para_________
The ________ _________ of France, the USA and Indonesia
Para_________
_________ we can get from national flags
Activity 3: Detailed reading
1. Read Part 1 and finish the multiple choice
2. Read Part2 for related information of the French national flag:
Question1: What do the colours red, blue and white stand for on the French flag?
Question2: What do the three colours remind people of?
Finish the multiple choice
3. Read Part2 for related information of the USA national flag:
Question1: What do the colours red, blue and white stand for on the French flag?
Question2: What do the stars and stripes mean?
Do some true or false questions.
4. Read Part2 for related information of the Indonesian national flag:
Question1: What does the Indonesian flag look like?
Question2: Is there only one explanation for the meanings of the colours
Fill out the form:

red
White
Explanation 1

Explanation 2

Explanation 3

5. Read Part 3 and finish the multiple choice
【当堂检测】Consolidation
1. Discuss the meanings of the colours used on the flag:

France
USA
Indonesia

Red

White

Blue

2. Finish task-based reading.
General information
The Greeks made many (1)________in philosophy, science, mathematics art, architecture etc.
Historical events
In 1458, the Turks (2)________the Greeks and used the Parthenon to store gunpowder.
An attack from Italy destroyed a large part of the building in 1687, and the damage was mainly caused by a huge (3)________.
In 1816, many of the best sculptures were (4)________ over to the British Museum.
The Greek government started to make(5)________to restore the Acropolis in 1835 and (6)________construction lasted more than 100 years.
Millions of people visiting the Acropolis caused damage unintentionally and deliberately, (7)________industrial pollution.
By (8)________ a committee, the Greek government began to help restore the Acropolis in 1975. The Acropolis was (9)________as a world heritage site in1987.
Protection
Educational work is being (10)________to prevent the Acropolis from being damaged.
3. Discuss with your group members to design a flag for our school.

【问题拓展】Homework
Read the following tips on how to get an idea of the theme or topic and finish the following exercises.
Tips 1. 在高考英语阅读理解中常见到这样的提问形式:
1) What does the writer mainly tell us?
2) Which of the following can summarize the main idea of this text?
3) Which of the following best expresses the main idea?
4) Which is the subject discussed in the text?
5) What’s the best title for this passage? 这种题型称作主旨大意题
Tips 2. 如何做主旨大意题
3. Exercise: find out the topoic sentence of the following paragraphs.
(1) Often no one looks more guilty than the innocent. On the other hand, nobody may look more innocent than a professional criminal. And the man who knows “everything” may really only be trying to hide his own weakness. So, it is foolish to try to judge a person only by his appearance.
The topic sentence is ____________________________________________________________.
(2) In spite of the fact that cars from Germany and Japan are flooding the American market, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler are employing more workers than ever before. The flood of cheaper foreign cars has not cast American autoworkers their jobs as some experts predicted. Ford operates as far as Asia, and General Motors is considered Australian’s biggest employer. Yet General Motors has its huge American work force and employs hundreds of people every day to meet the needs of an insatiable(不能满足的）society.
Question: Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the paragraph
A. GM is one of the largest car producers.
B. Ford operates not only in the U.S.A., but also in Asia.
C. The foreign cars have not taken away the jobs of American autoworkers.
D. The flood of the cheaper foreign cars is terrible for American autoworkers.
(3) Tom studied four years at the University of Paris and decided to leave before his graduation. He transferred to the University of Berlin and graduated with honors. Harvard Law School and, later, Boston College provided him with an excellent legal background. He is presently a corporation lawyer in Miami, Florida.
Question:The main idea of this paragraph is that ______.
A. Tom, who had studied at Paris Universities for four years, moved to another university.
B. Tom became a lawyer since his graduation from Harvard Law School and later from Boston College
C. Tom was an excellent student when he studied at Berlin university.
D. Tom received an excellent education.
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