江苏省南京市金陵中学河西分校高中英语选修九教学设计：unit3教学设计WordpowerStep1:BrainstormingAllflowershaveameaning.Differentflowershavetheirownmeaninganditalsovariesontheircolors.Manyflowershaveimportantsymbolicmeaningslikeredrosesaregivenasasymbolofloveandpassion.Poppiesaresymbolofconsolationintimeofdeath.Theredpoppiesareworntocommemoratesoldierswhohavediedintimesofwar.IrisesaresymbolofdeathandtheDaisiesareasymbolofinnocence.Inourmoderntimes,peoplehavesoughtwaystocultivate,buy,wearorjustbearoundflowersandbloomingplants,partlybecauseoftheirsmell.Aroundtheworld,floristssellflowersforwiderangeofeventsandoccasionlikefornewbirthsorinchristenings,forwedding,bridalpartyanddecorationsforthehall,alsouseasacorsagetobewornatsocialfunctionsorforholidays,forbrighteningdecorationswithinthehome,asagiftofremembrance,courtingagirl,andalsoinfunerals.Almosteveryindependentcountryhasitsownnationalflower,whichsymbolizesthecountryalongwithotheremblemssuchasacountry’snationalflag.However,acountry’schoiceofnationalflowerisusuallyduetoitsculture,historyandpeople.Herearesomeflowersforappreciation:PeonyTulipRoseWaterlilyClubsOrchidDiscussion:1.Whatkindofthingscanrepresentacountry?Nameasmanythingsaspossible.Forreference:nationalflag,nationalflower,nationalemblem,nationalanthem,nationalbirds[Step2:Vocabularylearning1.Now,readthearticleaboutdifferentnationalflowersofdifferentcountriesandfillinthetable.CountryNationalflowerSymboloftheflowerIndiaLotusPurity,beauty,wealthandknowledgeSingaporeOrchidNationalprideandidentityFranceIrisHopeandwisdomNetherlandsTulip------USARoseLoveandbeautyEnglandRoseWaroftheRosesIranRoseReligiousandspiritualsymbol;perfection2.Lookatthepicturesbelow.Matcheachcountrywithitsnationalflower..NetherlandsIndiaUSASingaporeFranceLotusorchidiristuliprose1.Asweknow,apartfromnationalflagsandnationalflowers,thereareothersthingsusedtorepresentacountry,suchasnationalemblem,nationalanthem.Sonow,let’senjoysomenationalanthems.Playthetapeofnationalanthems.(USA,France,Canada,Russia,Britain)2.Discussion:thefollowingaresomecountries’nationalemblems;trytoguesswhichcountryeachemblembelongsto.(Payattentiontothecolorsandpicturesontheemblems.)ABCDEForreference:A;USAB:GermanC:FranceD:BritainE:AustraliaStep3:Discussion.1.Appreciation.Lookatthefollowingsentences(PartAonpage39).Eachoneusesadifferentcoloridiom.Makesurethatyouunderstandeachone.2.Discusswithyourpartnerandtrytoguessthemeaningsofthecoloridiomsappearinthefollowingsentences.(1).Itwasreallyared-letterdaywhenImetmyidolandgothertosignhernameonmyshirt.(2).Hefelldownthestairsandwasblackandblueallover.(3).Mrs.Smithhasthebestgardensinmytownandshereallyhasgreenfingers.(4).Hespent30,000yuanonapaintingbyafamousartist,butitturnedouttobeafalseone,soitisnowactuallyawhiteelephantforhim.Forreference:1.Theidiomreferstoaspecialdaywhensomethingimportantorhappyhappened.Itiscalled‘red-letter’becauseimportantholidaysarealwayspainedredincalendars.2.Theidiomreferstobeingcoveredwithblue,brownorpurplebruisesonthebody.3.Theidiomreferstobeingtalentedatkeepingplantsandgardening.4.Theidiomreferstosomethingthathasnouseeventhoughitmighthavebeenveryexpensive.Translatethefollowingsentenceswithcoloridioms:1.Red(1)ThepresidentwastreatedtotheredcarpetinRome.(2)Itwasared-letterdayinthehistoryofChineserevolution.(3)Athiefwascaughtred-handedintheactofbreakingopenalock.(4)Yo...
