TheSecondPeriodTeachingAims:1.Learnandmasterthefollowing:dealwith,burndown,aimat,inhonourof,invain,proudof,bedeterminedtodo,onceagain2.Trainthestudents’readingability.3.HelpthestudentslearnabouttheAmericanSouth.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Improvethestudents’readingability.2.Mastertheusefulphrasesappearinginthereadingpassagecorrectly.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Howtohelpthestudentsunderstandthereadingmaterialbetter.2.Howtomakethestudentsfinishtheconcernedexercisesafterreading.TeachingMethods:1.Fast-readingtohelpthestudentsgetthegeneralideaofthetext.2.Careful-readingtogetsomedetailedinformationaboutthepassage.3.Discussiontohelpthestudentsfinishtheconcernedexercises.4.Individual,pairorgroupworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.TeachingAids:1.themultimedia2.theblackboardTeachingProcedures:StepⅠGreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.StepⅡRevisionandLead-inT:Inthelastperiod,wetalkedaboutourhometown.Ihavefeltthateveryoneloveshis/herhometown,butdoyouknowwhatyourhometownlookedlike20~30yearsago?S1:IhaveeverheardaboutitfrommyDad.T:Pleasetellusaboutyourhometowninthepast.Wearegladtolearnaboutit.S1:Thirtyyearsago,myhometownwasverypoor.Peoplelivedahardlife.Therewasnotenoughfoodandclothing.Thelivingconditionswerealsoverybad.Atnight,theyhadtolightuptheoillamptogivelight.Therewasalmostnoentertainmentforthemthen.T:Itseemsthattheydidliveahardlife.Nowwehavesaid“Goodbye”tothetimes.Happylifedoesnotcomeeasily,soweshouldvalueit.Meanwhile,weshouldn’tforgetthepast.StepⅢPre-readingT:Now,pleaseturntoPage43andlookatEx.1inPrereading.Makeasimpletimelineofyourcitiesorvillages.Makealistofimportanteventsandchangesanddiscusscausesandeffectsingroupsoffour.Whilediscussing,youmayconsiderthefollowingareas:employment,education,population,buildingsandstreets.Fiveminuteslater,I’llasksomestudentstoreporttheiranswers.Isthatclear?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Youcanbegin.(Teachergoesamongthestudentsandjoinsthemintheirdiscussion.)T:(Fiveminuteslater)Areyouready?Ss:Yes.1T:Who’dliketoreportyourresultofyourdiscussion?S2:(Thestudentfirstshowshistimelinetotheclassandthensaysthefollowing.)…before1945…1945…1958…1978…nowBeforetheyear1945,ourvillagewasverypoor.Mostpeopletherewereilliteratepersons.Theylivedinoldandshabbyhouses.Theyworkedforlandlords.In1945,thevillagewasliberated.Theyhadtheirownfieldsandhadtherighttoreceiveeducation.In1958,anagriculturalproducers’cooperativewasfounded.Theybuilthousesmadeofearthandwood.Theirlifeimproved.Thepopulationbegantogrow.Thelandreformsystemwascarriedoutin1978.Someofthembegantoopenupfactoriesanddobusiness.Lifewasbecomingricherandricher.Theymovedintonewhousesmadeofbricksandtiles.Nowpeopletherehavebecomemuchricher.Theybuildvillasandbuytheirowncars.Mudroadshavebeenreplacedbycementroads.Theirfactoriesaredoingwell,attractingpeoplefromdifferentplaces.Amongtheyoung,collegestudentsarebecomingmoreandmore.Someofthemhavereturnedtothevillagetowork.T:Welldone!Whatdoyouthinkarethereasonsforthechanges?S2:TheleadershipofthePartyandtheReformandopenningPolicy.T:Quiteright.Nowlet’sturnourattentiontotheUSA.YesterdayIaskedyoutosurftheInternettogetsomeinformationaboutthehistoryoftheUSA.Haveyoufinishedit?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Let’sdoanexercisetoseewhetheryou’velearntaboutthehistoryofit.Pleaselookatthescreenandputtheeventsintheboxinthecorrectplaceonthetimeline.(Teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)…30000yearsago…1492…1861…...
