2023年unit 16 The United States of America(人教版高二英语下册教案教学设计)整理-1

千里之行，始于足下。让知识带有温度。第第2页/共2页精品文档推荐2023年unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica(人教版高二英语下册教案教学设计)整理Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

Ⅰ.BriefStatementsBasedontheUnit

TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisadevelopedcountryandalsoaboomingcountry,whichhasahistoryofonly200~300years.AftertheUSAwasfounded,theAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861,whichbroughtsufferingtothepeopleoftheUSA,especiallythoseintheSouth.RebuildingtheSouthbecameanessentialtaskatthattime.ThisunitmainlytalksabouttherebuildinganddevelopmentoftheAmericanSouth.AndAtlantaisagoodillustration.ItalsodealswiththebisonontheplainsofAmerica.BecausethebisonwaskilledinhugenumbersbyEuropeansettlers,thebalanceofthewholewildlifewasdestroyed.Afterlearningtheunit,weletthestudentslearnabouttheearlyhistoryofAmerica.Besides,someusefulexpressionsandphrasesshouldbemastered,andNon-finiteverbsneedtobereviewed,especiallytheirpassiveforms.

Ⅱ.TeachingGoals

1.TalkabouttheUSA.

2.Practisedescribingplaces.

3.ReviewNon-finiteVerbs(2).

4.Writeacomparisonessay.

Ⅲ.BackgroundInformation

1.TheAmericanCivilWar

Thewarof1861~1865betweenthenorthernstates(theUnion)andthesouthernstates(theConfederacy)isalsocalledtheWarbetweentheStatesortheWaroftheRebellion.Thereweremanycauses,ofwhichthemostimportantweredisagreementoverslavery,andthequarrelconcerningFederalcontrolandStates’Rights.ThedirectcauseofthewarwastheelectionofLincolnasPresident;thiswasfollowedbythesecessionofthesouthernstatesfromtheUnionandthefoundingoftheConfederacy,withJeffersonDavisasitsPresident.TheNorthhadmanyadvantages,afargreaterpopulation,morerailwaylines,andmorefactories.ButtheConfederatesfoughthardandwereatfirstsuccessful:theywonthebattlesofBullRunandFredericksburg;butthenLeewasdefeatedatGettysburgandtheUnionarmyledbyGrantwoncontrolofMississippi.AdmiralFarragantforcedNewOrleanstosurrender:Texas,ArkansasandLouisianawerecutofffromtherestoftheConfederacy.AftertheUnionwontheVicksburgcampaign,ShermanmadehismarchthroughGeorgiatothesea,andLeesurrenderedtoGrantatAppomattonCourtHouse,Virginia,onApril9,1865.Lincolnwasassassinatedinthesamemonth.Slaverywasdeclaredunconstitutional.Theperiodafterthewar(Reconstruction),whentheSouthwasoccupiedbytheWorth,leftbitternessthathasnotyetentirelyvanished.DuringReconstructionthesouthernstateswereadmittedbackintotheUnion.

2.TheWarofAmericanIndependence

(AlsocalledtheRevolutionaryWar1775~1783)

ThestruggleofthethirteenBritishcoloniesinNorthAmericaforindependenceendedintheformingoftheUSA.ThemaincausesofthewarweretaxesimposedbytheBritishgovernment,e.g.theStampTaxof1765andtheTeaTax.Thecoloniesrebelledin1775;thefirstshotswerefiredatLexington,andtheFirstbattlewasfaughtatBunkerHill.ThecontinentalCongressappointedGeneralWashingtonasleaderofitsforces,andissuedtheDeclarationofIndependenceonJuly4,1776.GeneralBurgoyneledaBritisharmydownfromCanadabutwasforcedtosurrenderatSaratoga(Oct.1777).HewassupposedtomeetthearmyofGeneralHowe,whomanagedtooccupyPhiladelphia.Washingtonspentthehardwinterof1777~1778atValleyForge,andhaddifficultyinkeepinghismentogether,France(1778),Spain(1779)andtheNetherlands(1780)joinedthewaragainstBritain.BritishforcesunderCornwalliswonvictoriesintheSouthwhereBritainhadsomepopularsupport,butCornwalliswasdefeatedatYorktown,Virginia,andforcedtosurrender(Oct.19/1781),whichpracticallybroughtthewartoanend.Atsea,Britainhadtofighttokeephernavalsupremacy,butafterYorktowntheAmericanportswerelostonebyone.ThewarwasendedbytheTreatyofParis,1783,whichrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUSA.

3.SlaveryintheUnitedStates

TheAfricanancestors(祖先)oftoday’sblackAmericanswerebroughttotheUSasslavesintheseventeenth,eighteenth,andnineteenthcenturies.Theyworkedonfarms,especiallythelargefarmsinthesouthernstates.Slowlytheybecameanecessarypartoftheeconomic(经济)system(体制)oftheSouth.

Slavesdidnothavetherightofpeople;accordingtothelaw,theywerea“thing”whichbelongedtothepersonwhoboughtthem.Theyhadtoobeytheordersoftheirownerswithoutquestions.Theywerenotallowedtolearntoread;theirownersfearedtheeducatedslaveswouldbegintothinkabouttheinjusticeofthesystemandwouldlearntostrugglefortheirfreedom.Slaveshadtoworklonghoursinveryunhealthyconditions.Theirownershadcompletepoweroverthem.Theycouldbeboughtandsoldlikeanimals.Attheslavemarkets,blackchildrenwereseparatedfromtheirparentsandneverallowedtoseethemagain.Slaveownershadtherighttopunishtheslaveswhobrokethelaworwasagainstthesystem.Slaveswereoftenbeatenorevenkilledbytheirowners.AftertheCivilWar,onefreeslavereportedthathisownerkilledanolderslavewhowasteachinghimtoread.Intheoryanownerwhotreatedaslavebadlycouldbepunished.Inpractice,however,thelawmeantnothing.

OppositiontoslaverybeganveryearlyinthehistoryoftheUS-in1671-butlittleprogresswasmadeuntilthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury.By1804slaverywasillegal(非法的)inthenorthernstates.Butitcontinued,andevengrew,inthesouthernstates,whichdependedoncottonfortheireconomicwealth.Slavery,endedintheSouthonlyaftertheCivilWar.Forblacks,however,theendofslaverywasonlyabeginning,thelatebeginningofalonganddifficultstrugglefortruejustice.

Ⅳ.TeachingTime:Fiveperiods

TheFirstPeriod

TeachingAims:

1.LearnabouttheUSA.

2.Dosomelistening.

3.Practisedescribingplacestotrainthestudents’speakingability.

TeachingImportantPoints:

1.Trainthestudents’listeningability.

2.Improvethestudents’speakingabilitybypractisingdescribingplacesusingthefollowingusefulsentencepatterns:

Howlong/wide/high/tallisthe…?

It’s…metres/feetlong/wide/high/tall.

Thereis…intheNorth.

Itlookslike…

TeachingDifficultPoints:

1.Howtoimprovethestudents’listeningability.

2.Howtohelpthestudentscarryoutthetaskofspeaking.

TeachingMethods:

1.Listening-and-answeringactivitytohelpthestudentsgothroughwiththelisteningmaterial.

2.DiscussiontohelpthestudentslearnabouttheUS.

3.Individual,pairorgroupworktomakeeverystudenthaveachancetoworkinclass.

TeachingAids:

1.themultimedia

2.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

StepⅠGreetings

Greetthewholeclassasusual.

StepⅡLead-in

T：Now,let’sbeginourclass.First,I’llgiveyousomeinformationaboutthehistoryofacountry.Pleaseguesswhichcountryitis.Listencarefully.Itisaveryyoungcountryintheworld,whichhasonlyahistoryof200~300years.MostpeopleinthecountryareimmigratesTheheadofficeoftheUNwassetupthere.TwoWorldWarsdidn’ttakeplacethere.Nowitisthestrongestcountryoftheworld.Canyouguessit?

Ss:Yes.TheUSA.

StepⅢWarming-up

T:You’reright.Todaywe’regoingtolearnUnit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica(Bb:Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica).Now,let’shaveaquiztoseehowmuchyouknowabouttheUSA.(Teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)

Decideifthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.Write“T”or“F”inthebrackets.

1.NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUS.()

2.MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.()

3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.()

4.TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.()

5.Thereare52starsontheAmericanflag.()

6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.()

7.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericaabout30000yearsago.()

8.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.()

T:Well,pleasedoitbyyourselves.Afterawhile,I’llcheckyouranswers.Isthatclear?

Ss:Yes.

(Afterafewminutes,teacherchecksthestudents’answers.)

T:Thefirstone,trueorfalse?

S1:False.

T:Pleasecorrectit.

S1:NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUS.

T:Good.Thesecondone?

S2:True.

T:Whataboutthethirdone?

S3:False.NewYorkisknownasthe“BigApple”.

…

Suggestedanswers:

4.FTheConstitutionwaswrittenin1787.

5.FThereare50starsontheAmericanflag.

6.T

7.T

8.FTheMississippiisoneoftheimportantriversintheworld.

T:Agoodjob!Now,openyourbooksandturntoPage41.PleaselookatthemapoftheUSAandfindoutthefollowingcitiesandstates:NewYork,Washington,Florida,Taxas,California,Alaska.

(Afewminuteslater,teachersaysthefollowing.)

T:Pleaselookatthefirstpicture.Whatplaceisit?Anyvolunteer?

S4:ItisthefamousWhiteHouse,wherethepresidentoftheUSworksandliveswithhisfamily.

T:Doyouknowhowitgotitsname?

S4:No.

T:Whoknows?

S5:Atfirst,itwasmadeofgraystoneandcalledthePresident’sPalace.Duringthewarof1812,itwasburnedbyBritishsoldiers.Afterwards,itwasrebuilt.Thewallswerepaintedwhitetocoverupmarksleftbythefire.ThenpeoplebegancallingthePresident’sPalacetheWhiteHouse.Thenamecaughtonandhasremainedinuseeversince.

T:Wonderful!Next,let’slookatthesecondpicture.Itisafamouscity,whichisit?

S6:NewYork.

T:Right.Canyouguesswhenthepicturewastaken?

S6:IthinkitwastakenbeforethedateSeptember11,2023.

T:Howdoyouknow?

S6:Becauseinthepicture,wecanseemanyskyscrapers.Amongthem,theWorldTradeCentreandtheEmpireStateBuildingaremostfamous,butnowtheWorldTradeCentrehasalreadygone.Itwasexplodedbyterrorists.

T:Oh,Whatapity!DoyouknowanythingelseaboutNewYork?

Ss:No.

T:NewYorkisAmerica’sculturalcapital,wherethereisthestatueofLiberty,theskyscrapers,了thebeautifulshopsonFifthAvenue,andthemanytheatresonBroadway.Manhattan,thesmallestislandinNewYork,istherealcentreofthecity.Whenpeoplesay“NewYorkCity”theyusuallymeanManhattan.In1605,thefirstEuropeanscametoManhattanfromHolland.TheyboughttheislandfromtheAmericanIndiansforafewglassnecklaces,worthabout$26.ThemostcrowdedpartofNewYorkisperhapsHarlem,wheremostBlackAmericanslive.ThecrimerateisamongthehighestintheWesternworld.Ihopeonedaysomeofyouwillhaveachancetovisitit.Doyouhaveenoughconfidence?

Ss:Yes.

T:OK.Now,workinpairsorgroups.MakealistofthingsyouknowabouttheUSAandwhatyou’dliketoknowmoreabout.(Teachermayencouragethestudentstomakeachart.Severalminuteslater,teachercollectstheircharts.)

Samplediagram:

StepⅣListening

T:OK.WehavetalkedmoreabouttheUSA.Nowlet’slistentoaradioprogrammeaboutNewYorktohelpWangXiaocorrecttheerrorsinhernotes.Turntothenextpage.Let’slookatEx.1inthelisteningpart.HerearethenotestakenbyWangXiaoafterhelistenstoaradioprogrammeaboutNewYork.Firstreaditbyyourself.ThenI’llplaythetapeforyoutolisten.Afterthat,pleasecorrecthiserrors.

(Teacherplaysthetapeforthefirsttime.Afterplayingit,teachergivesthestudentsoneortwominutestodoEx.1.Atlast,teachercheckstheanswerswiththewholeclass.)

T:OK.Nowlet’slistentothetapeagainandthenanswersomeconcernedquestions.Beforelistening,youneedtogothroughwiththequestions.(Teachergivesthestudentsoneminutetoreadthequestions.Thenplaythetapeforthesecondtime.Afterthat,givethestudentsenoughtimetodiscusstheanswersandcheckthem.)

T:Welldone.PleaselistentoPart2ofthelisteningmaterialandthenchoosethebestanswerstothequestioninEx.3.

(TeacherdealswithEx.3inthesameway.Ifnecessary,playthetapeagain.)

StepⅤSpeaking

T:Everyoneloveshisownhometown,whichisbeautifulintheirhearts.Now,let’stalkaboutourhometown.Tellmewhereyourhometownis,WangKai.

S7:MyhometownliesontheplainofNorthChina.

T:Arethereanymountains,riversorforests?

S7:Yes.ThereisthefamousMountTaihangtothewest,FenheRiverinthecentreandarailwayfromDatongtoFenglingduacrossmyhometown.

T:Whatdoesthelandscapelooklike?

S7:Verybeautiful.Therearethickforests,cleanriversandpleasantclimate.Resourcesofmineralsarealsorich,whichiscalled“theSeaofCoal”.Manyplacesofinterest,liketheancientcityPingyao,YungangRockCaveandMountWutaiarefamousintheworld.

T:Welldone!Now,lookatthelastpart-SpeakingatPage42.Let’sdosomespeaking.Chooseoneofthecardsandaskeachotherquestions.Youcanuseamaptohelpyou.Beforespeaking,pleaselookatthesentencepatternsonthescreen.Theymaybeofgreathelptoyou.

(Teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)

Howlong/wide/high/tallisthe…?

It’s…metres/feetlong/wide/high/tall.

Thereis…intheNorth.

Itlookslike…

Canyoumakeasentenceusingeachsentencepatternonthescreen?

Ss:Yes.

T:Whocantrythefirstsentencepattern?

S8:Howtallisthebuilding?

T:Yes.Answerthequestion,please.

S8:It’sabout100feettall.

T:Verygood.Makeasentencewiththenextsentencepattern.Anyvolunteer?

S9:Thereisafamousmountaininthenorth.

T:OK.Sitdown,please.Thelastone?

S10:Itlookslikeabird’snest.

T:Goodjob!Now,workinpairstotalkaboutyourhometown.Aterawhile,I’llasksomestudentstoactouttheirdialoguesbeforetheclass.Areyouclearaboutthat?

Ss:Yes.

T:Begin,please.

(Teachergoesamongthestudentsandjoinsthem.)

T:(Afterafewminutes)Areyouready?

Ss:Yes.

T:Who’dliketoactoutyourdialogueinfrontoftheclass?

(Twostudentsstandupandactouttheirdialoguebeforetheclass.)

Sampledialogue:

A:Couldyoutellmewhereyourhometownis?

B:MyhometownisontheplainofNorthChina,whichhasapopulationof5000.

A:Isitbeautiful?