Unit1Othercountries，otherculturesWelcometotheunitThoughtsonthedesign:本节课是以说为主的单元引入课。目的是为接下去要学习的新的单元做知识的导入和激发学生对单元其他部分的兴趣。这一单元主要是对各个国家的不同文化的介绍，对各国的文化学生应该都有些认识和了解，但是不一定会了解得比较具体、深入，用英语表达出来也不是那么容易。所以在这单元的第一节课中，主要还是通过让学生开动脑筋思考和回答问题及对一些不同国家不同文化的介绍来加深学生对文化的认识和不同地方文化之间的比较。通过积极参与和团体合作让学生和课堂融为一体，把课堂活动和知识渗透交织在一起，真正地把课堂气氛激活起来，并为本单元下面内容的学习打好基础。Teachingaims:Afteransweringthequestions,thestudentswillbeabletodeveloptheirspeakingskills;Afterworkingwiththeirpartners,thestudentswillbeabletorealizetheimportanceofco-operation;Afterlearningsomedifferentculturesindifferentcountries,thestudentswillbeabletoknowmoreaboutthecountriesandculturesandcanhaveaclearideaofthedifferencesbetweencultures.Teachingprocedures:Step1BrainstormingDifferentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.Learningaboutothercountriesandtheirculturesisaparticularlyenrichingexperience.Fromwhichaspectcanacountry’sculturebereflected?geography;climate;animals;plants;history;language;education;population;government;lifestyle;customs;arts;etcCanyoufindoutwhichcountrydoesthefollowingsymbolrepresent?(UsethePPTtoshowthestudentsthepicturesonebyoneandaskthemtoanswerthequestions)ThePyramidandtheSphinx—EgyptLeaningTowerOfPisa—ItalyTajMahal—IndiaWilliamShakespeare—theUK[Explanation]这一步骤是为了活跃课堂气氛，激发学生的兴趣。先从本单元的题目：OtherCountries,OtherCultures引出话题：各个国家的文化是不同的，什么可以代表这个国家的文化？让学生开动脑筋，积极思考。再给出4幅图片，都是学生非常熟悉的有名的建筑或人物，同时也是能代表该国家文化的标志，通过让学生回答这些代表的归属地，让学生对此话题产生兴趣。Step2SharinginformationWhataboutthepicturesonP1?Whichcountrydoeseachsymbolonpage1belongto?(UsethePPTtoshowthestudentsthe4picturesandatthesametime,askthemthefollowingquestions)Picture1Whoarethemeninpictureone?Thesepolicemenarefamousfor‘alwaysgettingtheirman’.Doyouknowsomethingmoreaboutthem?TheRCMPwasoriginallycalledNorth-WestMountedPolice,whichwasformedin1873.In1920,itwasrenamedtheRoyalCanadianMountedasameansoftransportbythepoliceinCanada.Now,variousmodernfacilitiesareusedinstead.Theofficialmottooftheforceis‘Upholdtheright’.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentCanada?Maple.Beaver.Picture2Whoisthemaninpicturetwo?Themanisabeefeater,ortheYeomenWarderofHerMajesty’sRoyalPalaceandFortresstheTowerofLondon.Inthepast,thebeefeaterslookedaftertheprisonersintheLondonTowerandguardedtheBritaincrownjewels.Now,theynolongersafeguardtheQueen’sjewels.Instead,theyareceremonialguardianswhoalsoactastourguides.Tomostofthetourists,theyaretouristattractionsintheirownright.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUK?BigBen.CambridgeUniversity.Picture3What’sthenameofthisbuildinginpicturethree?TheSydneyOperaHouse.Doyouknowsomethingmoreaboutthisfamousbuilding?TheOperaHouse,whichlookslikeagroupofseashells,representsbothachievementsinmodernarchitectureandperformance.Itwasconstructedbetween1957and1973.Sinceitsofficialopening,ithasattractedfamousperformersandtouristsfromallaroundtheworld.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentAustralia?Koala.GreatBarrierReef.Picture4What’sthenameofthismagnificentplace?EmpireStateBuil...
