高二英语上册Unit1教学设计Unit 1 A land of diversity (Module 8)
教学内容分析:
本单元主要围绕了具有多元文化的美国这一主题展开,其中重点介绍了佳利福尼亚州的多元文化特征.本单元有助于培养学生跨文化交际意识,进一步拓宽视野,为终身学习奠定良好的基础.
本单元所涉及的要点:
通过了解美国的多元文化特征,培养学生跨文化交际意识;通过对加州移民的深入了解,使学生认识到"美国是民族的熔炉";掌握本单元教学目的和要求中词汇的用法;掌握在书面表达中如何使用"方向和位置"来介绍一个地方和描述一个事件,以及鼓励别人说话的方法;掌握名词性从句的具体用法.
Period 1 Reading
Teaching goals
Enable the students to talk about things about the USA.
Help the students learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America, especially in California.
Teaching important and difficult points
Learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in California.
Teaching methods
Fast and careful reading; asking and answering activity; individual, pair or group work.
Teaching aids
A map, a blackboard and a computer
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Warming up.
Ask the students to describe what they learn about the USA.
Group work: look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Compare your names with other groups.
Step 2 Pre-reading
Ask the students to tell things about California including its location, size, population, economy, history etc. What do you learn about California
Show the students some pictures and encourage students not only to say what each picture is about but how each one relates to California.
Step 3 Fast reading
Read through the passage and get the main idea.
Reading comprehension.
Ask the students the following questions:
When you look at the title, what so you think of
A land of differences. California is a land of great differences - differences in climate, in landscape and attitude.
2) Why is the USA called a melting pot
There are many immigrants to the USA and there are many cultures and nationalities. So it is a place in which people, ideas, etc of different kinds gradually get mixed together.

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