Model9Unit3：ThemeaningofcolourNationalflags,coloursandcultures【TeachingAims】1.Totrainthestudents’readingability.2.Tolearntoapplyonebasicreadingskills:thinkingaboutwhatyoualreadyknow.【TeachingImportantPoints】1.Howtotrainthestudents’readingability.2.Howtoletstudentsgetthegeneralideaofeachpart.3.Helpstudentstoknowthemeaningofeachcolorinsomecountries’flags.【TeachingDifficultPoints】1.Howtoletstudentsgetthegeneralideaofeachpart.2.Helpstudentstoknowthemeaningofeachcolorinsomecountries’flags.【TeachingAids】1.Themultimedia2.Theblackboard【TeachingProcedures】Step1GreetingandLead-in1.Greetthestudentsasusual2.Eachcountryhasitsownnationalflagwithitsownpatternandcolors.Thisclass,we’lllearnapassageaboutsomenationalflags.Step2Readingstrategy1.AskSstoread“Readingstrategy”onP35.2.AskSstoreadtheheadlineandthefirstparagraphtogetanideaofthethemeofthearticle.(PPT4)Question:What’sthethemeofthearticle?Answer:Nationalflags,coloursandcultures.3.ShowSsapictureofmanynationalflags(PPT5)4.Follow-upquestion:Whatdoesanationalflagtellyou?(PPT6)【Preparationforyourownclass】Answerstobefoundinthefirstparagraph:Aflagtellsussomethingaboutthecountryitrepresents.Step3Talkingaboutwhatyoualreadyknow1.ShowSsamapofournationalflag.(PPT7)2.Questionsandanswers:(1)Question:Whatdothecolorredandyellowinournationalflagmeantous?Answer:Redmeansbloodofoursoldiers.Yellowmeansbrightness.(PPT8)(2)Question:Whatdothefivestarsmeantous?Answer:ThebigstarstandsfortheCommunistParty,andthefoursmallstarsrepresenttheChinesepeople.WeChinesepeopleareunitedaroundtheCommunistParty.(PPT9)3.Discussion:WhatdoesournationalflagmeantousChinesepeople?(PPT10)Step4Readingcomprehensionofthetext1.AskSstoreadthreesubtitlesandmatchthecountrywiththeirnationalflag.(PPT11)2.AskSstoscanforrelatedinformationoftheFrenchnationalflag:(PPT13)(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:(PPT14)(1)ReadthepassagetofindaboutthecoloursoftheUSAflag:Question:Whatdothecoloursred,blueandwhitestandforontheFrenchflag?Answer:Redrepresentsstrengthandbravery.Whitemeanspurityandinnocence.Bluestandsforhardworkandjustice.(2)ReadthepassagetofindaboutthemeaningbehindthepatternoftheUSAflag:Question:Whatdothestarsandstripesmean?Answer:The50starsmeanthe50statesoftheUSA.The13stripesmeantheoriginal13states.AnothernamefortheUSAnationalflag:theStarsandtheStripes.4.AskSstoscanforrelatedinformationoftheIndonesiannationalflag:(PPT15)(3)Question:WhatdoestheIndonesianflaglooklike?Answer:Aredbandoverawhiteone.(4)ReadthepassagetofindaboutthecoloursoftheIndonesianflag:Question:Isthereonlyoneexplanationforthemeaningsofthecolours?Answer:No.Therearethreedifferentexplanations.(5)Fillouttheform:redwhiteExplanation1thephysicalthespiritualExplanation2sugarriceExplanation3*bravenature*firefromvolcanoespurityStep4Postreading1.Asum-upquestion:Whatdothethreeflagshaveincommon?.(PPT16)Answer:Redandwhiteareusedinallthreeflags.2.Discussth...
