Learning about Language教学实录

Unit 3 Australia教学设计

The

First

Period Aims:

Motivate to know about Australia by conversation and prepare for the listening and speaking activities that follow. Contents: 1. Warming up:

The students are given a map of Australia and asked to think about what they know about the country and which places they would like to visit. Where is Australia Name the famous cities in Australia Here is a map of a world give the names of the oceans and continents.

4 Oceans:

Arctic

Ocean

Atlantic

Ocean

Indian

Ocean

Pacific

Ocean

7 continents

Africa

Asia

Antarctic

Oceania

Europe

North America and South America 2. Listening and Discussing: Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. (1)

What is Wei Ping worried about? (2) Does Bob share his worry? (3)

Do you think by the end of the conversation Bob has talked Wei Ping into going camping? Listen again and then discuss and complete the poster on the right of page 27. 3. Writing a reply: Read the mail on page 29 then write a reply you need to list all the reasons for and against the trip decide on your point of view with reasons. Tell what you suggest. Give each of your reasons in one paragraph. Starting: I hop you will find my advice useful……..

The

Second

Period Aims:

A brief introduction of Australia. Contents: 1. Glance quickly at the five texts below and answer the questions. (1)What topic is common to all five texts? (2)What aspect of the topic is discussed in each text.(Scenery animals politics customs places of interest.) (3)Match each reading passage with a description below. 2. Comprehending The questions help you practice skimming for information .You should try to answer them in the shortest possible time. You do not need to read every word of all five reading passages in order to answer them. (1)

Where do most Australians live? (2)

In what city do federal politicians work? (3)

How many people live in Australia. (4)

When is Australia Day? (5)

How far is it from Perth to Sydney

(6)

How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? (7)

Which part of Australia get the most rainfall? (8)

Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru? (9)

What two World Heritage sites are named in these texts? 3. Discussion: Discuss these questions with others in your class each of 4 groups has topic to discuss Group1: Each year large numbers of people become Australian citizens.Why do you think they choose to become citizens? Group2: When do you think traveling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think traveling by plane would be more suitable? Give more than one reason. Group3: In what part of Australia do you think most agriculture takes place? Give reasons. Group4: Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia. 4. Choose one or two is to present the answers to questions of each group.

The Third Period

Aims: To discover useful words and expressions and keep key sentences in mind. Contents: 1.

Complete the sentences with words below. backgrounds

nation

citizens

tolerance

Aboriginal

homelands migrants

respect The majority of Australians are_____ from many different_____ .

In fact, the only_____ whose ancestors have lived here for more than 200 hundred years are the_____ people. Most Australians believe that having people from so many different_____ creates_____ and_____ and makes Australia a stronger_____ and a more interesting place to live. 2.

You will find it easier to learn English words in clusters. Read aloud the following words and write down as many words related to them as possible. Compare your lists with a partner. EXAMPLE: rain, rainbow, rainfall, rainy, raindrop, raincoat, rainforest, rain water

rain

tax

home

rust

time

right

autonomy

defend tolerate

celebrate

nation

city

birth

associate

reserve way 3.

Explain key words and phrases adequate adj. sufficient

enough

inadequate adequate: 着重符合一个客观要求或标准.兼有适合之意

sufficient:较偏重分量或数量的

足够

多用书面语

enough:常用语,也较偏重分量或数量的

足够

eg: His mages are adequate to support the family approximately: adv. Nearly

be most the same as sth. approximate: adj. 大概的

大约准确的

v.

The cost approximates 30000 dollars. (vt) The story approximated to the truth.

(vi)

associate: vt. join together

Connect ideas in one’s mind

Associate …..with 将(不同的事物)联系起来

Red is usually associate anger

association: n.

联合

联盟

协会

社团

association football 英式足球

in association with 与…..有关连/联合

defence/ defense: n. 防御

防御措施

国防部

The Ministry of Denfense国防部

defend: v. keep safe from harm;

protect against attack 保卫

防守

为…..辩护

He defended me from the drunken man.

They defened very well in that game.

比赛中他们放手的非常好

He is prepared to defend my ideas.

他准备好为自己的构想辩护

in defense of 保卫

speak in defense of 为…辩护