Unit1Othercountries,otherculturesThoughtsonthedesign:本节课是词汇教学课
词汇教学在高中英语教学中占据重要位置,正如著名语言学家威尔金斯(D.A.Wilkins)曾经说过“Withoutgrammar,verylittlecanbeconveyed;withoutvocabulary,nothingcanbeconveyed
”这句话的中文意思是“没有语法,难以表达;没有词汇,寸步难行
”词汇教学有效的方法之一就是按主题将相关词汇分类组块学习,这有助于学生的长期记忆和灵活运用
本节课词汇学习的焦点是关于描述国家的单词,即从哪些方面介绍一个国家
Teachingaims:Afterlearningthesection,thestudentswillbeabletoknowwhatwordscanbeusedtodescribeacountry
Theyareexpectedtousethewordslearntinclasstocompletetherelevantexercises
Meanwhile,thestudentswillgainsomeknowledgeoftheUnitedKingdom,whichhelpsthemtopromotetheircross-culturalawareness
Teachingprocedures:Step1Brainstorming1
Beginthelessonbyreviewingthereadingpassage‘Canada—landofthemapletree’
Askstudentstoanswerthefollowingquestion:WhatsubjectsarecoveredinthepassageofCanada—landofthemapletree