Model9Unit1：Othercountries,othercultures【TeachingAims】Helpthestudentstoknowwhatwordscanbeusedtodescribeacountry.【TeachingImportantPoints】HelpthestudentstogainsomeknowledgeoftheUnitedKingdom,whichhelpsthemtopromotetheircross-culturalawareness.【TeachingDifficultPoints】Usethewordslearntinclasstocompletetherelevantexercises.【TeachingAids】Theblackboard【TeachingProcedures】Step1Brainstorming1.Beginthelessonbyreviewingthereadingpassage‘Canada—landofthemapletree’.Askstudentstoanswerthefollowingquestion:WhatsubjectsarecoveredinthepassageofCanada—landofthemapletree?·Climate·Location·Size·Landscape·Resources·Population·Lifestyle·Cities·Language·History·Society·Symbol2.ShowthepicturesofBigBenandTowerBridgetostudents,andaskthemthequestions:(1)Doyouknowthebuildingsinthepictures?(2)Inwhichcountrydotheylie?(IntheUnitedKingdom.)3.Askstudentstothinkaboutthefollowingquestion:IfweweretowriteabookabouttheUnitedKingdom,whatsubjectsshouldbecoveredinthebook?Step2Vocabularylearning1.AskstudentstofocusonPartAonpage6.Letthemgothroughthecontentspageofthebookandthenchecktheircomprehensionbyaskingthefollowingquestions:T:Whichsubjectsareyoumostinterestedin?Why?(Encouragestudentstoexpresstheiropinionsfreely.)2.AskstudentstofocusonPartConpage7,whichhelpsstudentstoapplythenewwordstheyhavelearnedonpage6.Checktheanswers.【Preparationforyourownclass】【作业布置】【教学后记】Answers:1GreatBritain2Scotland3London4Edinburgh5Cardiff6Belfast3.AskstudentstofocusonPartBonpage6.Askthequestionstomakesurestudentsunderstandthemake-upoftheBritishCommonwealthofNations.(1)WhatcountriesisGreatBritainmadeupof?(2)WhatistheUKmadeupof?(3)WhatotherCommonwealthnationsdoyouknowof?Answers:(1)England,ScotlandandWales(2)GreatBritainandNorthernIreland(3)Canada,Australiaandsoon4.GetstudentstodealwithPartDonpage7.RequirestudentstomatcheachcitywithacountryintheUKandchecktheanswers.Answers:Glasgow—Scotland;Derry—NorthIreland;Swansea—Wales;Birmingham—EnglandStep3Vocabularyextension1.Organizeafollow-upactivitytohelpstudentsrememberandapplythewordslearnedinthesection.Requirestudentstoworkingroups,lookingataworldmapandfollowingtheinstruction:Chooseacountryfromtheworldmapandprepareashortspeechtointroducethecountrytoyourclassmates.Thespeechshallincludemorethanthreeaspectsofthecountry.Otherstudentsshalllistencarefullyandfindoutwhataspectsarementionedinthespeech.2.Askseveralstudentstopresentinclass.
