Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmericaTeachingAims:1.Learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressions.2.LearnabouttheAmericanplainandthebison3.Writeashortpassageaboutyourhometown4.ReviewNon-finiteVerbsTeachingImportantPoints:1.TalkingabouttheUSA2.PracticedescribingplacestotrainthespeakingabilityTeachingDifficultPoints:1.Helpthestudentstoimprovetheirspeakingability.2.Helpthestudentstoexpresstheirownopinionsandideas.TeachingMethods:Pairworkorgroupworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.TeachingAids:theblackboardTeachingProcedures:Step1Lead-inGuessgame:Itisaveryyoungcountryintheworld,whichhasonlyahistoryof200~300years.ThereisaStatueofLibertyintheeastcoast.Itisabout46metershigh.TheheadofficeoftheUNwassetupthere.TwoWorldWarsdidn’ttakeplacethere.Nowitisthestrongestcountryoftheworld.(TheUSA.)Step2Warmingup1.ShowthemapoftheU.S.AandhelptheSstogetageneralideaofher.FullnameLocationCapitalcityThelargestcityWhenwasfoundedpopulation2.TheU.S.Aisabeautifulcountry.Therearemanybeautifulcitiesandalsogreatpeople.pictures.GeorgeWashington:.ThefirstpresidentMartinLutherKing:theleaderofnon-demonstrationwaskilledin1968NewYork:thelargestcitynicknameAtlanta:inthesouththehostoftheOlympicGamein1996EllisIsland:IslandofTearsStep3Speaking用心爱心专心1.Learntheusefulexpression.Makeasentencewitheachpattern.Howlong/wide/high/tallis….?It’s…metres/feetlong/wide/high/tall.Thereis…inthenorth/south/east/west.Itlookslike….2.Writeashortpassagetodescribeaplace.3.PlaytheGuessgame.Onestudentreadhisshortarticle,theothersguesswhereitis.Step4Pre-reading.1.Playthevideoofthefilm“gonewiththewind,lettheSsknowthehardpastofthesouth2.PlayanothervideoaboutthecityofAtlanta,showthemodernandrichofthesouth3.LettheSsknowhowdifferencetheyare.ThentellthemtheywilllearnaboutthehistoryofthesouthStep5Reading1.Skimming(getageneralideaofthepassage):AsktheSstoanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whatkindofstoryisthestoryofthesouth?2)Whichcityisthetypicalsoutherncity.?3)Puttheeventsbelowinthecorrectplaceonthetimeline.30,000yearsago160018611930s1960sTheAmericanCivilWarThegreatDepressionEuropeansettlersThearrivalofNativeAmericanTheCivilRightsMovement2.Scanning(Getspecificideas)AskSstoreadthepassagecarefullyagainandmakeitclearwhyAtlantaisatypicalsoutherncity.TrytofinishthechartbelowWhyAtlantaisatypicalsoutherncity?ThepastInthewarThedifficultiesthepeopleofAtlantahadtoovercomeafterthewareconomical_________________political__________todayThesuccessin1996ModernAtlanta3.AskSstolistentothetapetogetmoreinformation4.Workinpairstomakeupadialogue.Step6Languagepointsinsiston坚持supplyv.供给用心爱心专心bedeterminedtodobeforcedtodoresist.v.抵抗；对抗sacrificen.牺牲v.牺牲，奉献，把…做祭品inturn转而，轮流takeachance冒险，碰运气invain徒劳；白辛苦onsale出售；减价segregationn.隔离；分离Step7Furtherunderstanding(discussingroups)PeopleofmanydifferentbackgroundliveandworktogetherinAtlanta.Whataretheadvantagesoflivingtogetherwithpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou?Arethereanydisadvantages?Step8Grammar---ReviewNonfiniteVerbs(2)1..Teachershowsthefollowingontheblackboard.Itisimpossiblethatlosttimecanbemadeup.2.Rulesaremadesothattheycannotbebroken.3.Idon’tmindtheirinvitinghim.4.Sheenjoystheirinterviewingher.TrytoRewritethesentencesusingthecorrectnon-finitepassiveform.2.Reviewnon-finiteverbstogether.:Theverbthatcannotbeusedasthepredicateiscalledthenon-finiteverb.The“v.-ing,v.-edortodocannotactasthepredicate,sowecallthemthenon-finiteverb.”Thepassiveformofthemisseparately“beingdone”“or“tobedone”.3.Dotheexerciseandchecktheanswers..Step9WritingImaginethatyourAmericanpenfriendhassentyouane-mailaskingforhelp.Hewanttoknowthehistoryandthedevelopmentofyourhometown.Writealettertohimorhercomparingthepastandtodayofyourhometown.Thefollowingtablemayhelpyou.用心爱心专心
