高中英语选修8unit1-教学设计

1、Book 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 教学设计1.Teaching aids： A. Review new words and phrases in this unit.B. Enable the students to talk about some information about the USA.C. Acquire some information about California.D. Develop their reading skills.2. Teaching important points: Learn more information ab

2、out California.3. Teaching difficult points:How to acquire the key information and solve the problems fast and correctly.4. Teaching methods： A. Task-based teaching method B. Cooperative teaching method 5. Teaching procedures: Step1 Review Please review the words and phrases we learned last time and

3、 then find the correct words to fill in the blanks. 1The (大多数)of boys like playing basketball.2The quickest m_ of travel is by plane.3A large p_ of the population own their homes.4Peter said when he first came to the city， he really didnt know how to _ _ _ (习惯新生活）.5We _(推选)John as chairman，for he wa

4、s reliable.6Its difficult to move to America, because the rules of i_ is rather strict for the foreigners.7. We should _ _ our traditional customs.8. Is the account insured by the _ (联邦制的) government?9. Hed like _ _ (申请）their assistance.10. Venice is an I_ city.Step 2 Warming up1. Present some color

5、ful photos about America and ask the students to look at the pictures and the title of this unit. Talk about what they know about this country.2. Group work: look at the map of the USA with your group on page1, and write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Compare your names

6、 with other groups. Ocean on the east coast: Atlantic OceanOcean on the west coast: Pacific OceanCountry to the north of USA: CanadaCountry to the south of USA: Mexico Mountains range in the west: Rocky Mountains Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario Longest river in the USA: Miss

7、issippi River Some important cities: New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, San FranciscoStep 3 Pre-reading1. Show the students some pictures on page2-3 and encourage the students not only to say what each picture is about but how each one relates to California.2. Ask the studen

8、ts to tell what they know about California.Step 4 Reading:1. Fast reading: Please skim the reading passage quickly and then divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part.Part1 Brief introduction to California.Part2 When and why people from different countries moved to C

9、alifornia. Part3 The future of California. 2. Careful reading: Please scan the reading passage and find out what happened in California in the following periods. 15,000 years ago: 16th century: 1821: 1846: 1848: 1850: 3. Reading again: Please read the passage carefully again and write the period in which these people first came to California in large numbersSpanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians Danish Jewish Jap