Unit2PeopleonthemoveReadingThoughtsonthedesign:本节课是阅读课,主要是让学生通过对文章的阅读,对美国的人口迁移有所了解,通过任务型阅读这一新的考察形式检查学生对于文章内容的理解,并且让学生通过讨论的形式,对我国的大量民工入城打工的现象进行讨论,发表观点。Teachingaims:1.KnowsomethingaboutthemovementintheUSA.2.Trytoimprovestudents’readingability.3.Knowhowtomatchpictureswithcaptionswhenreadingnewspapersormagazines.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inTheteacherbeginsthelessonbyaskingstudentstosaysomethingaboutthehistoryofimmigrantstoAmericaaccordingtotheirsurvey.Theteacherjustshowsapicturetohelpstudentsfulfillthepresentation.【设计说明】教师通过presentation这一形式,一来检查了学生作业的完成情况,二来可以为文章的导入做好准备。教师运用美国殖民时期的一张地图,可以让学生对于美国这一移民国家有更为深入的了解。美国移民的历史可查阅网上资料,参考网站:http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/55021957.html。美国不仅是一个移民国家,而且时至今日,美国国内人口的迁移依然在进行着。Step2ListeningAskstudentstolistentothetapeandanswerthequestion:Whatarethetwogroupsofpeoplediscussedinthispassage?Answer:TheoldandtheyoungintheUSA.【设计说明】带着简单的问题听一遍课文有助于学生了解文章大意。Step3FastreadingAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthetopicofthearticle?2.Whatisthenameofthemagazine?3.Whattwogroupsarediscussedinthearticle?Answer:1.PopulationmovementofdifferentgroupsofpeopleintheUSA.2.AmericanLiving3.Peopleover60yearsoldandyoungadults.Step4ReadingAskstudentstoreadthepassageagainandtrytoanswerquestionsinPartC2onpage20.1.WhyisFloridacalledtheoldestplaceintheUSA?________________________2.WhyisFloridaapopularchoiceforolderpeople?3.WhathasbeendoneinFloridaforolderpeople?________________________4.WhatisthepercentageofAmericanpeoplewhomoveeachyearaccordingtoarecentsurvey?________________________5.Whyareyoungpeoplemovingtocities?________________________6.Howmanypeoplewereinterviewedforthearticle?________________________【设计说明】精读有助于帮助学生深入了解文章中的细节,提高学生的阅读能力。Step5Task-basedreadingAskstudentstocompletethetask-basedreadinginthehand-outaccordingtothepassage.PopulationmobilityintheUSA【设计说明】利用任务型阅读的方式,可以检查学生对文章的理解,这是复述课文内容的一种形式,也是一种有效的输出形式。Step6GroupdiscussionAskstudentstodiscussthefollowingquestion:Doyouthinkitisgoodformanyimmigrantlaborerstoflowintocitiesfromthecountryside?Whyorwhynot?【设计说明】让学生运用所学的语言知识来讨论民工问题,可以将书本知识和生活实际联系起来,提升思维深度,并且可以为学生提供练习口语的机会。Step7Homework1.Trytoretellthetext.2.Reviewthewordsandphrasesinthetextwehavelearnt.【设计说明】通过作业巩固本课所学的一些词汇。