Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmericaPeriodOneListeningandspeakingI.Teachingaims1.LearnabouttheUnitedStates2.Practisedescribingplacestotrainthestudents’speakingabilityKeywordsandphrases1.Atlanta;Mississippi;entry;mental;physical2.refuseentryinto…;beangryabout;becloseto…;beconnectedwith;chose…as…;takementalandphysicaltests;Usefulexpressions1)Whatdoesyourhometownlooklike?2)Whatdoesthelandscapelooklike?3)Arethere…?4)Honglong/wide/high/tallis…?5)It’s…meters/feetlong/wide/high/tall.6)Thereis…inthenorth.7)Itlookslike…II.TeachingproceduresActivity1.AbriefintroductiontoTheUnitedStatesofAmericaTheUSAisaveryyoungcountryintheworld,whichhasonlyahistoryof200~300years.Mostpeopleinthecountryareimmigrates.TheheadofficeoftheUNwassetupthere.TwoWorldWarsdidn’ttakeplacethere.Nowitisthestrongestcountryoftheworld.Activity2.LookatthemapofUSAonP41tofindoutthefollowingcities:NewYork,Washington,Florida,Texas,California,Alaska.Thenpleaselookatthetwopicturesandtellwhatplacestheyare.Suggestedanswers:Thefirstpicture：ItisthefamousWhiteHouse,wherethepresidentoftheUSworksandliveswithhisfamily.ItismadeofgraystoneandcalledthePresident’sPalaceDuringthewarof1812,itwasburnedbyBritishsoldiers.Afterwards,itwasrebuilt.Thewallswerepaintedwhitetocoverupmarksleftbythefire.ThenpeoplebegancallingthePresident’sPalacetheWhiteHouse.Thenamecaughtonandhasremainedinuseeversince.Thesecondpicture：ItwastakenbeforethedateSeptember11,2001，becauseinthepicture,wecanseemanyskyscrapers.Amongthem,theWorldTradeCentreandtheEmpireStateBuildingaremostfamous,butnowtheWorldTradeCentreisalreadygone.Itwasexplodedbyterrorists.NewYorkisAmerica’sculturalcapital,wherethere用心爱心专心isthestatueofLiberty,theskyscrapers,thebeautifulshopsonFifthAvenue,andthemanytheatresonBroadway.Manhattan,thesmallestislandinNewYork,istherealcentreofthecity.Whenpeoplesay“NewYorkCity”theyusuallymeanManhattan.In1605,thefirstEuropeanscametoManhattanfromHolland.TheyboughttheislandfromtheAmericanIndiansforafewglassnecklaces,worthabout$26.ThemostcrowdedpartofNewYorkisperhapsHarlem,wheremostBlackAmericanslive.ThecrimerateisamongthehighestintheWesternworld.Activity3.Pre-listeningFinishExercise1&2onp41&42Activity4.ListeningpracticeFinishExercises2&3onp42.Activity5.PairworkChooseoneofthetopicsbelowandaskeachotherquestions1)Whatdoesyourhometownlooklike?2)Describeacityinyourprovince.Whatdoesitlooklike?3)Describedifferentpartsofyourprovince.4)Whatdoesthelandscapelooklike?Arethereanyhills,mountains,rivers,lakesorforests?Homework:1.Previewwordsandexpressionsinthisunit.2.PreviewREADINGonp43-p44.用心爱心专心
