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Unit 1 A land of diversity 教案
Period 1 Reading
Teaching goals
1、 Ability goals
Enable the students to talk about the history of California、
2、 Learning ability goals
Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California、
Teaching important points
Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history、
Teaching difficult points
Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural munity in the 21st century、
Teaching methods
Skimming, scanning and discussion、
Teaching aids
A recorder, a puter, a projector and some pictures、
Teaching procedures & ways
Step Ⅰ Leadin
Introduce some knowledge about American flag, The White House, The Statue of Liberty to students、
Step Ⅱ Warming up
Ask the students to turn to page 1 and look at the map of the USA and talk about it in groups of 4、
Then write on the map the names of the oceans, countries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities、 At last, check the answers with the whole class、
Ask students to plete the passage about what they have learned about America、
The USA lies in _________________, bordering both the ________ Ocean and
the _______ Ocean, between ________ and ________、 There are _____ states in
the US、 Fortyeight of them are in the single region, while _______ and _______
are not contiguous with any of the other states、
Keys: the North American, Atlantic, Pacific, Canada, Mexico, fifty, Alaska, Hawaii
Step Ⅲ Prereading
1、 Ask students if they have a chance to go to the USA, where they prefer to visit, California or Washington DC or other cities and the reason、
2、 Show students some beautiful pictures of California、
3、 Introduce some knowledge about California to students、
4、 Show students three pictures on page 2, 3 and ask them to think about “How is each picture relevant to the history of California?”
Native Americans— one of the first people to live in California、
Gold miners — the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California、
A building in Chinatown, San Francisco — Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco、
5、 Ask students to finish the quiz about California、
Step Ⅳ Reading
Skimming
In this part, the students will read the text again and try to get the main idea
The text is about the brief _______ of California, which focuses on the settlement of the state、 history
Careful Reading
1、 Ask students to read the text carefully and fill in the blanks、 Show the form with blanks on the screen、
CALIFORNIA
Native
Americans
★ They are said to have lived in California for over 1、 ______ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2、 ___________、
★ In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3、 _______ by the 4、 __________ and many died from the diseases brought by them、
Spanish
★ The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5、 _____ century、
★ Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6、 _______ men、
Russians
★ In the early 19th century, Russian 7、 _______ began settling in California、
★ Today there are about 25, 000 8、 _________________ living in and around San Francisco、
Gold miners
★ In 1848, 9、 _____ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world、
★ The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adventurers from 10、 ________ and Asia、
Later arrivals
★ Chinese began to arrive during the 11、 __________ Period, and even more came in the 1860s、
★ Italians, mainly 12、 _________ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century、
★ In 1911 immigrants from 13、 _________ established a town of their own、
★ In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans including many 14、 ________ people、
★ Japanese 15、 ________ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s、
★ Africans have been living in California since the 16、 _____, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17、 _____ and aircraft industries、
Recent arrivals
★ In recent decades, more people have e to California from 18、 _____, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians、
★ Since the 1970s, 19、 _______ and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its 20、 _________ industry、
Keys:
15000, land bridge, slavery, Europeans, 16th, religious, hunters, RussianAmericans, gold, Europe, Gold Rush, fishermen, Denmark, Jewish, farmers, 1800s, ship, Asia, Indians, puter
2、 Ask students to do the True or False exercise、
1 California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population、
2 In 1848, before the AmericanMexican war, gold was discovered in California、
3 The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century、
4 Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language、
5 In the 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California、
6 A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them remained in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms、
7 pared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast、
8 By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California、
9 It is the puter industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California、
10 With more immigrants ing to California now and then, it is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state、
Keys: TFTTTTFTTT
Step V Discussion
Ask students to discuss:
Why is California such a multicultural munity? What problems do you think might arise?
Step VI Homework
Ask the students to prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives、
Period 2 Language points
Teaching goals
1、 Target language
重点词汇与短语
population, means, majority, mix, nationality, by means of, fight against, make a life, keep up
重点句子
Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows、
However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago、
That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second
language、
Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s、
In more recent decades, California has bee home to more people from Asia, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians、
2、 Ability goals
Enable the students to master the language points in the reading part、
3、 Learning ability goals
Help the students learn the use of the important words and expressions
Teaching important points
Get the students to master the important words and phrases、
Teaching difficult points
Get the students to understand the sentences、
Teaching methods
Study individually, practice in groups、
Teaching aids
A puter and a recorder、
Teaching procedures & ways
Step Ⅰwords and phrases
1、 California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population、
population
(1) 对人口提问用what, 不用 how many, how much。
e、g、 What’s the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？
(2) population作主语时用单数,但前有 分数,小数,百分数时,谓语动词用复数。
e、g、 The population of China is larger than that of America、
中国人口比美国人口多。
80% of the population are farmers、 百分之80得人口就是农民。
(3) 人口得增加或减少用grow (increase) 与fall (decrease); 人口得多少用large 与small。
2、 Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times、
科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时代曾经存在得一条大陆桥穿越北
极地区得白令海峡到达美洲。
a、 本句得主句就是Scientists believe,从句就是that引导得宾语从句。
b、 宾语从句中which引导定语从句,修饰先行词___________。land bridge
means n、 方式, 手段(单复数相同)。
e、g、 The quickest means of travel is by plane、
Every possible means has been tried, but none has worked、
Are there any possible means of getting there?
Some means are practical while others are not、
◆ 联想记忆:
1) by no means 决不,一点也不
2) by this means (in this way) 用这种方式 by means of 用……方式
3) by all means 当然可以, 没问题
3、 Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, …
majority n、 大多数
e、g、 The majority were / was for the plan、
1) the majority of the people: most of the people 大多数人
2) majority常与a /the 连用; most后接名词或 of + n、
e、g、 The majority of the people / Most people/ Most of the people are against the idea of building a new factory here、
单独做主语时,若强调整体,谓语动词用单数,强调个体时,谓语动词用复数。a / the majority of + n、 后可用不可数名词,也可用可数名词复数,谓语动词由后面得名词决定。
The majority __________ for the budget、 was/ were
The majority of students ____ hardworking、 are
The majority of the damage ___ easy to repair、 Is
4、 Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century when they fought against the native people and took their land、
辨析: fight for, fight against & fight with
fight for 为事业, 自由, 真理, 权利等而斗争(战斗)
e、g、 They are fighting for freedom、 她们正为自由而战。
fight against (可用with) the enemy
“为反对……而斗争”;接人与国家名词, 意思就是“与……战斗”
fight with sb、 也可表示与某人并肩作战
5、 Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship、
make a life 开始新得生活
e、g、 They go to big cities to make a life、
关于 life得短语:
earn / make / get a living 谋生
lead / live a 、、、 life 过着、、、、、、得生活
6、 It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, …
[分析]a、 it is believed that 、、、 表示“人们认为 ……”,其中it就是形式主语,真正得主语就是后面得that从句。
b、 so 、、、 that 、、、 如此……以至于……,其中 that引导结果状语从句。
mix vt、 / vi、 混合、掺与 (bine … so that they can’t be separated)
mix A with B
1) He mixed red paint with yellow paint to make orange paint、
2) It is better to mix work with pleasure、
3) Oil doesn’t mix with water、
◆ 联想记忆:
mixture n、 混合物
mixed adj、 混合得, 复杂得
2) to take American nationality 加入美国国籍
7、 …, which today still keeps up their Danish culture、
阅读下列句子,观察keep up在句中得意思。
1) Today the people in the village still keep up their original culture、
沿袭(风俗、传统等)
2) The snowstorm kept up for five days、
保持,持续
3) Those houses are so strongly built that they would keep up even in a violent earthquake、 保住
4) I see you’re getting along well with your English studies、 Splendid! You must keep up the good work、 坚持,维持
联想
keep up with 跟上,不落在……后面;了解;保持联系
keep off 挡住;(使)避开
keep on 继续(干);坚持(干)
Step II Sentences
1、 Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows、
[分析]
a、 本句就是一个主从复合句, 也就是个倒装句。
b、 主句就是 __________________, 从句就是when引导得宾语从句。
no one really knows
c、 在宾语从句中, what引导得从句作介词in得宾语。
[考点]
exactly精确地,恰好,完全。可构成not exactly,表示“一点也不,不完全就是”。
2、 However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago、
[考点] 此句中得it就是形式主语, 真正得主语就是后面得that从句。另外, what, how, where, who等也常用作主语从句得引导词。
3、 That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language、
[考点]
why在此引导表语从句。表语从句也可由what, where, when等引导。
4、 Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s、
[点拨]此句为主从复合句, 从句为although引导得让步状语从句, 主句为 it was 、 that强调句, 用来强调主语the building of 、、、。如:
It was being invited to the party that was a great honor to the family、
被邀请参加聚会就是这家人得荣幸。
强调句: It is (was) 被强调部分+that (who) + 句子其她部分。此结构强调得成分仅限于主语, 宾语与状语。
5、 In more recent decades, California has bee home to more people from Asia, including Koreans Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians、
这就是一个简单句。句中有in the past few years, in recent years等时间状语时, 句子得谓语动词通常用现在完成时,如: In the past ten years, great changes have taken place in my hometown、 另外, including就是介词, 意为“包括 (于……之中)”。
Step III Exercises
Do some exercises、
Step IV Homework
Review the important words and phrases we have learnt today、
Period 3 Language study
Teaching goals
1、 Ability goals
Enable the students to learn about the word transformation between the nouns, adjectives and verbs、
2、 Learning ability goals
Help the students learn how to know the parts of speech according to the suffixes、
Teaching difficult points
Get the students to know the word formation by adding suffixes、
Teaching methods
Study individually, practice in groups、
Teaching aids
A puter and a recorder、
Teaching procedures & ways
Step I Suffixation
Ask students to fill in the charts with the proper forms of the words by practicing Activity 1 on page 4、 At last, check the answers with the whole class、Do some more exercises about the suffixation、
Step III Homework
1、 Ask the students to finish Activities 13 on page 48 in the workbook、
2、 Ask the students to prepare for the grammar about the Noun Clauses、
Period 4 Grammar
Teaching goals
1、 Target language
重点词汇与短语
The Noun Clauses, occur to
2、 Ability goals
Enable the students to identify the different types of the Noun Clauses and learn to use them、
3、 Learning ability goals
Help the students learn how to use the Noun Clauses、
Teaching important points
Enable the students to use the Noun Clauses、
Teaching difficult points
Enable the students to distinguish different types of noun clauses、
Teaching methods
paring and practice、
Teaching aids
A projector, a puter and a blackboard、
Teaching procedures & ways
Step Ⅰ Revision
Check the homework、
Step Ⅱ Presentation
At first, get the students to know what a noun clause is and what role it plays in the sentences、 Then, discuss noun clauses as objects、 Next, give them an example to show what are Noun Clauses and in what situations they should use them、 At last show them the sentence structures of the Noun Clauses、
Step Ⅲ Practice
Ask the students to practice Activities 1~4 on page 5、 For Activities 1~2, discuss what role these clauses play in the sentences in pairs、 For Activity 3, ask them to make sentences containing noun clauses on their own、 For Activity 4, plete the dialogue with the given sentences in pairs、 At last, check the answers with the whole class、
Go on with the Activities 24、 Then check the answers with the students、
Step IV Homework
Ask the students to do the following、
1、 Finish Activity 2 on page 49 in the workbook、
2、 Sum up all the conjunctions used with noun clauses and pare it with the conjunctions used with attributive clauses、 Then tell the differences between them、 Practice Activity 2 on page 49 (Workbook)、
3、 Prepare for the “Using Language” part on pages 6~9 and surf the Internet to find