高中英语人教大纲第三册：Unit6GoingWest(第二课时)

1、The Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following:Words:ox/oxen(pl.),frontier,salty,pond,drinkable,barren,patch,burden,desperate,beast,accustomed,thirst,starvation,anxietyPhrases:leave,behind,lose ones way,come to an end,live through sth.2.Train the students reading ability.3.Let the s

2、tudents learn something about“Going west” in the history of America.Teaching Important Points:1.Master the new words and phrases in this period.2.Enable the students to understand the text better.3.Improve the students reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to make the students understand t

3、he reading passage better.2.How to master the language points in the passage exactly.Teaching Methods:1.Scanning the passage to get the general idea of it.2.Careful reading to answer some detailed questions.3.Discussion after reading the passage to make the students understand what they can learn fr

4、om the text.4.Individual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia2.a tape recorder3.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Lead-in and Pre-readingT:Yesterday we talked about a novel written by Defoe.Have you re

5、membered its name?Ss:Yes.Its Robinson Crusoe.T:Yeah.What can you learn from him?Any volunteers?S1:Whatever difficulty we meet with,we shouldnt lose heart.S2:We should have a strong will and determination to overcome difficulty.T:Good.This is the key to success.Today lets turn our attention from Robi

6、nson Crusoes struggle on a deserted island to “Going west” in the history of America.(Teacher shows the picture on the screen.)T:Now,please look at the picture and tell me what you see.Are you ready?Ss:Yes.We can see deserted land,wagons,cattle being killed by a man and tombsT:Well done.The picture

7、describes one of the scenes in “Going west”,which tells us the explorers hardship and the test of living and death.If they hadnt had great perseverance and belief,they wouldnt have achieved success.Would you like to learn more about it?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Before we read the passage,lets deal with the new wo

8、rds of this period.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class as usual.)T:Well,please look at the screen.Lets have a discussion.These questions may help us understand the passage well read.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)1.Who were the Native Americans?Where did they live and

9、 what do you know about their life?2.History counts many cases in which settlers moved into areas that belonged to other people.Can you give some examples?What happened?3.The new settlements in America soon became known as the Wild West.Why?T:Now,please discuss the questions in groups of four.After

10、a while,Ill ask some students to report their results of the discussion to the whole class.Is everything clear?Ss:Yes.(Teacher may go among the students and join them.)T:(A few minutes later.)Are you ready?Ss:Yes.T:OK.The first question.Whod like to have a try?S3:Indians were the native Americans.Th

11、ey lived in huts and houses of wood.They lived a simple life and made a living by hunting and fishing.T:Very good.The second one.Any volunteers?S4:During the seventeenth century and the eighteenth century,settlers from England,France and Dutch moved into South Africa,drove the native Africans off an

12、d ruled the country.T:Well done.Can you give us another example?S4:Sorry,but I dont.T:Well,Ill give you an example.In the 18th century,European ss go on with the last question.Wang Kai,can you try?S5:I think it was because at that time the western America was a wild and unexplored land.Many American

13、s going west became rich and successful.Am I right?T:What you said is reasonable.Step ReadingT:OK.Lets turn to Page 49 and look at the reading passage.Please scan the passage and decide which of the following sentences on the screen are true.Write“T”for true sentences and “F”for false sentences betw

14、een the brackets.Then,correct the false sentences.(Teacher shows the sentences on the screen.)1.In the spring of 1845,my father read a book about New York.()2.Indian Greek in Kansas was the meeting place for people moving to the east.()3.On November 4,1846,we entered the Salt Lake Desert and soon lo

15、st our way.()4.When a young man in their group suggested that the writer stay behind with the children and wait for help,the writer agreed.()5.At three oclock in the morning of New Years Day,we reached the edge of the desert.()T:Now,Ill give you 5 minutes to read the passage and finish the exercise

16、on the screen.After a while,Ill check the answers.Begin your work,please.T:(Five minutes later.)Have you finished?Ss:Yes.T:OK.The first sentence.Tell me “True”or “False”.Ss:False.T:Right.Who can correct it?S6:“New York”should be changed into“California”.T:OK.The second one.Any volunteers?S7:Its fals

17、e.We should change “east” into “west”.T:Quite right.Lets go on.Who can try?S8:I think its true.T:OK.The fourth sentence.Li Chao,can you try?S9:Its true.T:Do you agree with him?Ss:No.Its false.T:Whod like to correct it?S10:The writer didnt agree.Because he knew that giving up meant a shallow grave in

18、 the sand.T:Well done!Li Chao,you should read the text carefully and attentively.OK?S9:Yes.T:Sit down,please.The last sentence.Zhang Yue,please.S11:It is false.“New Years Day” should be changed into “Christmas Day”.T:Very good.Now read the passage once again.This time you should read it as carefully

19、 as possible.Then answer some detailed questions on the screen.Of course,you can discuss them in pairs if necessary.Well,begin.(Teacher shows the following questionaire on the screen.)1.Where in the US are the states called Kansas and California?Where are the Rocky Mountains?2.Where in the text do y

20、ou find evidence that the wagons were not the most suitable means of transport?3.Why did the travellers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “long drive”?(Several minutes later,teacher checks the answers.)Suggested answers:1.The state called Kansas is in the middle of Americ

21、a.California lies in the southwest of America.The Rocky Mountains run across the west of Canada and America from north to south.It is 4500 km long.2.The following two sentences tell us that the wagons were not the most suitable means of transport:Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up,w

22、here there were no roads.As the animals could no longer pull the wagons,we burnt them and packed the oxen with our supplies.3.Because during the long walk through the Salt Lake Desert,there was no water or grass for the animals to eat.The landscape was dry and barren.We couldnt ride the wagons and w

23、alked beside them.It was a hard time for travellers and animals.T:OK.Now youve understood the detailed information.Please pick out the phrases or the sentences that you dont understand.First have a discussion with your partners and exchange your different points.Then Ill explain some language points

24、 to you.(Teacher goes among the students and collects the difficult points that the students cant understand after the discussion.)T:Well,please look at the screen.Ill explain some language points to you.Listen to me carefully.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)1.leave behindm afraid we mus

25、t leave Xiao Lin behind.It left behind a long train of problems and difficulties.2.by day(=during the day)e.g.They sleep by day and work at night.3.pull upe.g.The driver pulled up(his car)at the gate.The train pulled up at the Beijing station.4.lose ones way(=get lost)e.g.The children lost their way

26、 in the forest.5.in desperate need ofe.g.The school is in desperate need of teachers.6.be/become accustomed to(=be/become used to)e.g.The boy soon became accustomed to hard work and poor food.He has been accustomed to reading aloud in the morning.7.be lined with/bye.g.The street was lined on both si

27、des with e to an ende.g.The term has come to an end.(Bb:leave behind,by day,pull up,lose ones way,in desperate need of,be/become accustomed to,be lined with/by,come to an end)Step Listening and Reading aloudT:Now Ill play the tape of the text.First,listen and follow.Then listen and repeat.Pay attent

28、ion to the stress and intonation.At the end,read the whole passage aloud for a few minutes.Meanwhile,further understand the use of the words and phrases weve learnt in it.If you have any question,please ask me without hesitation.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.(Teacher plays the tape first and then goes among

29、the students to answer the questions the students ask.A few minutes later,teacher says the following.)Step DiscussionT:OK.Stop reading.Now lets have a discussion.Work in groups of four.Discuss the questions in Ex.4 and Ex.5 in Post-reading.(Teacher gives the students five minutes to discuss them.The

30、n check the results of the discussion.)Suggested answers:Ex.4.(1)No matter what difficulties we face in our life,we should have a strong will to overcome the difficulties.Where there is a will,there is way.Failure happens when you quit,while success comes if you go on.Success in an adventure to some extent.(2)Various answers are possible.Ex.5.For example:The Long March in ChinaThey had to climb over snow-covered mountains and walk across masses of