Module1EuropeCulturalcorner-------TheEuropeanUnion1.Teachingaims:1)KnowledgeandSkills知识与技能a.TraintheSs’readingabilitybycarefulreadingandfastreading.b.GettheSstoknowmoreaboutEuropeandtheEuropeanUnion.c.HelptheSsgraspimportantlanguagepoints2)ProcessandMethods过程与方法a.Improvestudents’abilitythroughfastreading,carefulreading.b.Improvestudents’analyzingandresolvingabilitiesthroughgroupcooperation.3)EmotionandValuesGetthestudentstoknowthewesternworld.2.TeachingImportantpoints:1)helptheSsknowtheEuropeanUnionandwesternworld2)helptheSsgraspimportantlanguagepoints3.TeachingDifficulties教学难点HowtoimprovetheSs’readingabilityeffectively.4.TeachingaidsMultimediacomputerTeachingproduces:Step1lead-inShowpicturesandaskquestions.Thepurposeoftheactivityistoarousethestudents’interest.QuestionsDoyouknowEuropeanUnion?Whereisit?Isitonecountry?IstheUnitedkingdomitsmember?Howmanycountrieswereitsfirstmembers?Areitsmembercountriesindependent?Howdiditstart?Step2Fastreading.Sshaveseveralminstoscanthepassageandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.AskSstopayattentiontosubtitles.Para1ThedefinitionoftheEuropeanUnion.Para2HowitstartPara3ThemembersoftheEuropeanUnion.Step3Analyzeeachparagraph.Paragraph1:1)IstheEuropeanUnionanorganization?TheEuropeanUnionisanorganizationofEuropeancountries.2)Dothecountrieshaveonegovernmentortheirowngovernments?Thecountriesareindependentandaregovernedindifferentways.3)WhatdoeseachgovernmentdototheEU?EachofthemsendsrepresentativestotheEuropeanParliament,whichhassomecontroloverwhathappensineachofthemembercountries.Para2&3Fillintheblankaccordingtoparagraph2&3TheEuropeanUnion(EU)Beginningtimeinthe1950Namesoffirstmembers.France,Germany,Belgium,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,andItaly.Namesofnewcountriesby2000Australia,Denmark,Finland,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Spain,SwedenandtheUnitedKingdom.Namesofnewcountriesin2004TheCzechRepublic,Estonia,Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,theSlovakRepublic,andSlovenia,plustheMediterraneanislandsofCyprusandMaltaTotalcountrynumbers.25PopulationMorethanabillionpeople.Step5DiscussionIntermsofsizeandpopulation,howbigistheEuropeanUnioncomparedwithChina?Step6HomeworkFinishexercisesfromP16-18on新新学案。Finish课时作业2.板书设计TheEuropeanUnionLanguagepoints：Para1：ontheotherhandhavecontroloverPara2：littlebylittlePara3：belongtotwiceasbigas
