TheAnalysisoftheTeachingMaterialsTheAnalysisoftheTeachingMaterialsThereadingpassageNewZealandisthethirdperiodofUnit18.ThemaintopicofthisunitisboutNewZealand.It’sthefirsttimeforSstolearnthepassagethatdescribeacountryoraregionaftertheyenterthehighschool.Beforethisperiod,Sshavelearntthenewwordsofthisunitandlearnthowtotalkaboutlocationanddirection.Inthisperiod,Sscanlearnmoreabouthowtotalktalkaboutlocationanddirection,knowthestructureofthepassagethatdescribecountries.ThealsocanknowthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingcountry“NewZealand”.TeachingAimsTeachingAims1TheaimsofknowledgeAskSstounderstandthemeaningofthispassage.LettheSslearnsomethingaboutNewZealand.2TheaimsofabilityImprovetheirreadingability,learntotalkaboutlocationanddirection;andhowtodescribeacountryoraregion.3TheaimsofemotionKnowthecultureofTheEnglish-speakingcountry“NewZealand”.TeachingImportantPointsTeachingImportantPoints1.ImprovetheSs’readingability.2.LearnaboutNewZealand’sgeography,climate,naturalbeautyandhistory.TeachingDifficultPointHowtohelptheSscomparetheclimateinChinawiththatinNewZealand.TeachingmethodsTeachingmethods1.Fastreadingtofindoutthegeneralideaofthetext.2.Q&AactivitytohelptheSstounderstandthedetailedinformationinthetext.3.IndividualorpairworktomakeeverystudentworkinclassIntroductionIntroductionEducatedspeakersofEnglishwillusuallyknowaboutthelocationofthemostimportantcountriesoftheworld,aspartoftheirgeneralknowledge.Therefore,wewillfindourselvesmuchmoreoftenaskingaboutanddescribingthelocationsoflessfamiliargeographicpartsofcountries,suchasprovinces,islandsandtheircapitals.Thepre-readingexercisesaskstudentstothinkaboutanddescribethelocationofsomeislandsandtheircapitals.Pre-readingPre-reading::LookatthepicturesbelowLookatthepicturesbelowPre-readingPre-reading11、、WritedownthenamesoffiveWritedownthenamesoffiveislandsanddescribewheretheyare.islandsanddescribewheretheyare.22、、WhatarethenamesoftheirWhatarethenamesoftheircapitalcities?Inwhichpartofthecapitalcities?Inwhichpartoftheislandsaretherecapitalcities?islandsaretherecapitalcities?33、、HowcanyougettotheseislandsHowcanyougettotheseislandsfromyourhometown?fromyourhometown?InstructionInstructionAskthestudentstoworkaloneorinpairstofilloutthechart.Thestudentsmaywritedownthenamesofislandsthatformacountry,eitheronitsownorasagroupofislands,orislandsthatbelongtoanothercountry.However,theyallshouldhavecapitalcities.Ifnecessary,studentsmayuseartatlasormaps,tolookupthenamesofcapitalcites,islands,surroundingseasornearbycountries.NationalanthemsNationalanthemsGodDefendNewZealandGodDefendNewZealandisoneofthenationalisoneofthenationalanthemsofNewZealand,anthemsofNewZealand,togetherwithGodSavetogetherwithGodSavetheQueen.theQueen.ThewordsforGodDefendThewordsforGodDefendNewZealandwerewrittenNewZealandwerewrittenasapoeminthe11870sasapoeminthe11870sbyThomasBracken.byThomasBracken.AcompetitiontocomposeAcompetitiontocomposemusicforthepoemwasmusicforthepoemwasheldin1876,withaprizeheldin1876,withaprizeoftenguineas.Thewinneroftenguineas.ThewinnerofthecompetitionwasofthecompetitionwasJohnJosephWoods,whoJohnJosephWoods,whohadcomposedthemelodyhadcomposedthemelodyinasinglesittingtheinasinglesittingtheeveningafterfindingouteveningafterfindingoutaboutthecompetition.aboutthecompetition.GodDefendNewZealandGodDefendNewZealandGodofnationsatThyfeet,GodofnationsatTh...