Model9Unit1:Othercountries,otherculturesWelcometotheunit【TeachingAims】1.Afteransweringthequestions,thestudentswillbeabletodeveloptheirspeakingskills;2.Afterworkingwiththeirpartners,thestudentswillbeabletorealizetheimportanceofco-operation;3.Afterlearningsomedifferentculturesindifferentcountries,thestudentswillbeabletoknowmoreaboutthecountriesandculturesandcanhaveaclearideaofthedifferencesbetweencultures.【TeachingDifficultPoints】Howtodevelopstudents’speakingability?【TeachingImportantPoints】Developstudents’speakingability;Differenttypesofdiscussions.【TeachingAids】1.Themultimedia2.Theblackboard【TeachingProcedures】Step1BrainstormingT:Differentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.Learningaboutothercountriesandtheirculturesisaparticularlyenrichingexperience.Fromwhichaspectcanacountry’sculturebereflected?geography;climate;animals;plants;history;language;education;population;government;lifestyle;customs;arts;etcT:Canyoufindoutwhichcountrydoesthefollowingsymbolrepresent?(UsethePPTtoshowthestudentsthepicturesonebyoneandaskthemtoanswerthequestions)Step2SharinginformationWhataboutthepicturesonP1?Whichcountrydoeseachsymbolonpage1belongto?(UsethePPTtoshowthestudentsthe4picturesandatthesametime,askthemthefollowingquestions)Picture1T:Whoarethemeninpictureone?S:Thesepolicemenarefamousfor‘alwaysgettingtheirman’.T:Doyouknowsomethingmoreaboutthem?S:TheRCMPwasoriginallycalledNorth-WestMountedPolice,whichwasformedin1873.In1920,itwasrenamedtheRoyalCanadianMountedasameansoftransportbythepoliceinCanada.Now,variousmodernfacilitiesareusedinstead.Theofficialmottooftheforceis‘Upholdtheright’.T:WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentCanada?S:Maple.Picture2T:Whoisthemaninpicturetwo?【Preparationforyourownclass】S:Themanisabeefeater,ortheYeomenWarderofHerMajesty’sRoyalPalaceandFortresstheTowerofLondon.Inthepast,thebeefeaterslookedaftertheprisonersintheLondonTowerandguardedtheBritaincrownjewels.Now,theynolongersafeguardtheQueen’sjewels.Instead,theyareceremonialguardianswhoalsoactastourguides.Tomostofthetourists,theyaretouristattractionsintheirownright.T:WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUK?S:BigBen;CambridgeUniversity.Picture3T:What’sthenameofthisbuildinginpicturethree?S:TheSydneyOperaHouse.T:Doyouknowsomethingmoreaboutthisfamousbuilding?S:TheOperaHouse,whichlookslikeagroupofseashells,representsbothachievementsinmodernarchitectureandperformance.Itwasconstructedbetween1957and1973.Sinceitsofficialopening,ithasattractedfamousperformersandtouristsfromallaroundtheworld.T:WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentAustralia?S:Koala;GreatBarrierReef.Picture4T:What’sthenameofthismagnificentplace?S:EmpireStateBuildingT:WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUSA?S:StatueofLiberty.TheWhiteHouse.Step3FurtherinformationWehavelearnedsomethingaboutforeignculturesinforeigncountries.Whataboutourowncountry?CanyouchooseasymboltorepresentChina?Possibleanswers:TheGreatWall:TheGreatWall,likethePyramidsofEgyptandtheTajMahalinIndia,isoneofthegreatwondersoftheworld.StartingoutintheeastonthebanksoftheYaluRiverinLiaoningProvince,theWallstretcheswestwardsfor12,700kilometerstoJiayuguanintheGobidesert,thusknownastheTenThousandLiWallinChina.TheWallclimbsupanddown,twistsandturnsalongtheridgesoftheYanshanandYinshanMountainChainsthroughfiveprovinces—Liaoning,Hebei,Shanxi,Shaanxi,andGansu—andtwoautonomousregions—NingxiaandInnerMongolia,bindingthenorthernChinatogether.TheconstructionoftheoriginoftheWalldatesbacktotheyear656B.C.Laterin221B.C.,EmperorQinshihuangorderedtheconnectionoftheindividualwallsandfurtherextensionstoformthebasisofthepresentgreatwall.TheWallis7.8metershighand6.5meterswideatitsbase,narrowingto5.8metersontheramparts,wideenoughforfivehorsestogallopabreast.Asaculturalheritage,theWallbelongsnotonlytoChinabuttotheworld.TheGreatWallisthelargestofsuchhistoricalandculturalarchitecture,andthatiswhyitcontinuestobesoattractivetopeopleallovertheworld.In1987,theWallwaslistedbyUNESCOasaworldculturalheritagesite.GiantPandaThegiantpandaisamammalclassifiedinthebearfamily,nativetocentralandsouthernChina.Thepanda’smainfoodisbamboo,buttheymayeatotherfoodssuchashoney,eggs,fish,andyams.Easilyrecognizablethroughitslarge,distinctiveblackpatchesaroundtheeyes,earsandonitsbody,giantpandasareanendangeredspecies,threatenedbycontinuedhabitat【作业布置】【教学后记】lossandbyaverylowbirthrate,bothinthewildandincaptivity.AsaChinese,weshouldcallonotherstoprotectgiantpandaanddoourbesttoprotecttheenvironmenttoensuretheselovelyanimalsagoodhabitat.Step4GroupDiscussionT:Howdidthesethingscometobeseenassymbolsoftheircountries?Possibleanswers:Manydifferentthingshavecometorepresenttheircountry.Itcouldbeabuilding,ananimaloraplant,thelandscapeorthepeople.Thesethingscametobeseenasthesymboloftheircountryforvariousreasons.However,theyallhavesomethingincommon.Allofthesethingsaretypicaloruniquetothatcountry.Theyalsoreflectthecultureoftheircountry,andarerespectedandlovedbyitspeople.