Unit3ThemeaningofcolourReadingThoughtsonthedesign:本课件为reading的第一课时，着重于对文章的整体性阅读。本课的教学从readingstrategy入手，帮助学生找到本文的主题，引导学生对课文内容进行预测和讨论，激活学生大脑中的相关知识网络，使他们处于认知的主动状态，从而产生阅读的愿望和心理准备。接着从我国的国旗所承载的含义入手，一步步了解法国、美国和印度尼西亚三国国旗代表的意义。在教学中首先提出的问题涉及课文的主要事实，其次才是细节性的问题，从而帮助学生构建“自上而下（top-down）的信息加工机制。在帮助学生获取较详细的有关信息后，对信息进行进一步的加工、提升，以培养学生阅读后的语言输出能力。最后，让学生利用所学的知识，为自己的学校设计出一面校旗。Teachingaims:AfterlearningthepassageNationalflags,coloursandcultures,studentswillbeabletopredictthethemeorthetopicofanarticle,withthehelpofheadlines,subtitlesandthefirstorthelastparagraphs.Thestudentswillalsounderstandthatwhattheyalreadyknowwillhelpgreatlyintheirreading.Teachingprocedures:Step1Readingstrategy1.AskSstoread“Readingstrategy”onP35.2.AskSstoreadtheheadlineandthefirstparagraphtogetanideaofthethemeofthearticle.Question:What’sthethemeofthearticle?Answer:Nationalflags,coloursandcultures.3.ShowSsapictureofmanynationalflags4.Follow-upquestion:Whatdoesanationalflagtellyou?Answerstobefoundinthefirstparagraph:Aflagtellsussomethingaboutthecountryitrepresents.[Explanation]本课的教学开门见山，从Readingstrategy入手，直接让学生了解到在很多文章中可以从标题或文章的第一段找到文章的主题。本文的主题是nationalflags,coloursandcultures。在学生了解了本文的主题后，紧接着提出下一个问题“whatdoesanationalflagtellyou?”，对文章的第一段进行详细的阅读，同时也是对下面教学的衔接。Step2Talkingaboutwhatyoualreadyknow1.ShowSsamapofournationalflag.2.Questionsandanswers:(1)Question:Whatdothecolorredandyellowinournationalflagmeantous?Answer:Redmeansbloodofoursoldiers.Yellowmeansbrightness.(2)Question:Whatdothefivestarsmeantous?Answer:ThebigstarstandsfortheCommunistParty,andthefoursmallstarsrepresenttheChinesepeople.WeChinesepeopleareunitedaroundtheCommunistParty.3.Discussion:WhatdoesournationalflagmeantousChinesepeople?[Explanation]遵循readingstrategy所提出的thinkingaboutwhatyoualreadyknow，通过全体学生都熟知的中国国旗来说明国旗上承载了许多这个国家的文化和历史。Step3Readingcomprehensionofthetext1.AskSstoreadthreesubtitlesandmatchthecountrywiththeirnationalflag.2.AskSstoscanforrelatedinformationoftheFrenchnationalflag:(1)ReadthepassagetofindaboutthecoloursoftheFrenchflag:Question:Whatdothecoloursred,blueandwhitestandforontheFrenchflag?Answer:Redshowsthebravery,revolution,strengthandbloodoftheFrench.Bluestandsforlibertyandjustice.Whiterepresentspeaceandhonesty(2)ReadtofindmoreabouttheFrenchflag:Question:Whatdothethreecoloursremindpeopleof?Answer:Liberty,equalityandfraternity.Question:Whatis“liberty,equalityandfraternity”called?Answer:MottooftheFrenchRevolution.3.AskSstoscanforrelatedinformationoftheUSAnationalflag:(1)ReadthepassagetofindaboutthecoloursoftheUSAflag:Question:Whatdothecoloursred,blueandwhitestandforontheFrenchflag?Answer:Redrepresentsstrengthandbravery.Whitemeanspurityandinnocence.Bluestandsforhardworkandjustice.(2)ReadthepassagetofindaboutthemeaningbehindthepatternoftheUSAflag:Question:Whatdothestarsandstripesmean?Answer:The50starsmeanthe50statesoftheUSA.The13stripesmeantheoriginal13states.AnothernamefortheUSAnationalflag:theStarsandtheStripes.4.AskSsto...
