课题Module8unit1Alandofdiversity备课日期2015年5月5日课型Reading教学目标知识与技能1.SswillbeabletoknowmoreabouttheUSAandCalifornia.过程与方法2.Sswillbeabletouserelevantreadingstrategiessuchaspredicting,skimming,scanningtoaccomplishsometasks.3.Sswilltrytounderstandthemeaningoftheimportantwordsandexpressioninthereadingpassage.1.ThroughtalkingabouttheUSAandCalifornia,SswillreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthegeographyoftheUSAandfocusonthepositionandhistoryofCalifornia.2.ThroughreadingapassageaboutthehistoryofCalifornia,Sswillfocusonthesettlementofthismulticulturalstate.情感态度与价值观1.SswillgettoknowthediverseculturalcharacteristicsoftheUSAanddeveloptheircross-culturalcommunicativeawareness.2.Sswilldeveloptheirabilityofself-studyandcooperativestudy.教学重点SswillbeabletoknowaboutthegreateventsinthehistoryofCalifornia.Sswillbeabletobasedifferentreadingtasksondifferentreadingstrategies教学难点SswillbeabletoexplainwhyCaliforniaiscalledalandofdiversity.教学方法task-basedteaching;elicitationteaching;cooperativelearning;discussion,retellingetc.教学用具Themulti-media,Bbandotherteachingtools课时安排1教学内容设计与反思板书设计:Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式Step1.GettheSstolookthroughWarming-upandPre-readingtofinishsomeexercises.（TheaimistodirectthestudentstounderstandthetopicandtogaintheusefulinformationabouttheUSA.）1.AskthestudentstodescribewhattheyknowabouttheUSA.2.Groupwork:lookatthemapoftheUSAwithyourgroup.Writeonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Compareyournameswithothergroups.3.Pre-reading1)GeneralknowledgequizaboutCalifornia2)ShowthestudentssomepicturesandencouragestudentsnotonlytosaywhateachpictureisaboutbuthoweachonerelatestoCalifornia.3)predicting---readthetitleandsubtitleofthepassageandlearntopredictthemainidea.WhatdoyouknowaboutCalifornia?Whatcatchesyoureyesfirstinthetext?HowiseachpictureonPage2-3relevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?Step2.Getthestudentstoreadthepassage----CALIFORNIAingroupsanddothecomprehensiveexercises.(Theaimofthispartismainlytoimprovethestudents’readingskills.)1.skimmingWhatisthetopicofthetext?(para1------thehistoryofCalifornia)Dividethepassageintothreepartsandthenmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(para1)A.thehistoryofsettlementinCalifornia.Part2(para2-9)B.thefutureofCalifornia.Part3(para10)C.briefintroductionofCalifornia.2.scanningtoanswersomequestionsineachpart.3.Detailedreading:Completetheform(Thepurposeistoimprovethestudents’abilityoflookingforusefulinformation.)Step3.GettheSstofind,analyzeandlearnthelong-complexsentences.(Thepurposeistoimprovethestudents’abilityofsumming&chewing,summarizingknowledge)1．However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.2．Twocenturieslater,theSpanishhadsettledinmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastofwhatwenowcalltheUnitedStates.3.OfthefirstSpanishtogoto...,themajoritywere...P24．Thatiswhytodayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.5.Somediedorreturnedhome,but...P26．AlthoughChineseimmigrantsbegantoarrive…,itwasthebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoastthatbroughtevenlargernumberstoCaliforniainthe1860s.7．Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.Step4.Getthestudentstodiscussthefollowingquestions:1.WhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalcommunity?(Using3or4sentencestoexplain.)2.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentraceslivingtogether?AdvantagesDisadvantagesCulturalexchangeRacialdiscrimination…Interculturalcompetition…misunderstandingStep5.Summary&homework:retellthetextandfinish“Learningaboutlanguage”onpage4.Reflection:
