Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending优质课教案内容

Unit 1 A land of diversity

教师：杨敏

Warming Up、 Pre-reading、Reading

Part 1 Teaching Design Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading (CALIFORNIA) Introduction In this period, after the warming up, students will be guided to pre-read by discussing, read for forms, copy and make sentences. Then they shall read the text to transfer information. Next they will read the text again to draw a diagram of it and retell the story in their own words. Objectives To help students understand the text’s forms and contents

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learn about a land of diversity Focus Words illustrate, indicate, swap, slip, hire, insert, react Collocations by means of, occur to, team up with, mark out, take in, a great many Patterns 1. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 2. However, in 1846 the United States declared war on Mexico and after it lost the war, Mexico had to give California to

the United States. 3. Although

Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the railway from the west to the east coast that

brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s. 4．Now that you have read the text, you know a lot more about the pictures on pages 1-3. Aids

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Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedures 1. Warming up by talking about California California is a state located on the west coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous state in the U.S., as well as the most physically diverse, with the highest and the lowest points in the lower 48 states located within 150 miles of each other. 2. Pre-reading by discussing Look at the pictures on page 1. Discuss them in pairs. The famous Hollywood sign, a symbol of the city's world famous entertainment culture.

Silicon Valley is a commonly used nickname for the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California, USA, originally referring to the concentration of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually becoming a metaphor for the entire concentration of high tech businesses. 3. Reading for forms Read the text to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful collocations. 4. Copying and making sentences A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. Then how to learn collocations? •

Be aware of collocations, and try to recognize them when you see or hear them. •

When you learn a new word, write down other words that collocate with it. •

Read as much as possible. Reading is an excellent way to learn vocabulary and collocations in context and naturally.

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Revise what you learn regularly. Practice using new collocations in context as soon as possible after learning them. While going over the text, try to recognize the collocations, treat them as single blocks of language and copy them out into your Collocation Book.

Useful collocations from CALIFORNIA the third largest state in the USA美国第三大州, have the largest population人口最多, the most multicultural state in the US 美国最具多元文化的州, know the history of California了解加州的历史, at various times 在不同的时代, attract… from…

吸引了来自……的…,

it is likely that…

很有可能……, at least fifteen thousand years ago 至少在15,000年以前, by means of…

通过……, a land bridge 大陆桥, exist in prehistoric times史前时期曾经存在过， in the 16th century 在16世纪，after the arrival of … 在……来到……之后, force… into slavery

迫使……成奴隶, in addition 此外, die from…

死于……, survive the terrible times 经历着些恐怖时期而活了下来, be ruled by…

被……所统治, in the early 16th century 在16世纪初期, fight against…与……打仗, take the land 夺去了土地, two centuries later 两个世纪以后, along the northwest coast of…

在……西北沿海地区， religious men 宗教人士, teach the Catholic religion to…

向……传授天主教，

gain one’s independence from…

从……获得了独立, declare war on…

向……宣战, lose the war 战败, a strong…influence in…

在……仍保持……的影响, over 40% of …

有40%多的……, speak…as a first or second language 把……作为第一或第二语言, in the early 1800s 在19世纪初期, live in and around…

住在……及附近， 5. Transferring information Now you are going to the text again to note down the most important events in the California history. CALIFORNIA Native Americans Native Americans living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago; crossing the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska by means of a land bridge; in the 16th century the native People suffering greatly

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The Spanish In the18th century, California being ruled by Spain; first arriving in South America in the early 16th century; two centuries later, the Spanish having settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the Untied States; there being still a strong Spanish influence in the state Russians In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers settling in California; today there being about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco Gold minors In 1848, gold being discovered in California; the nearest, and the first to arrive being were South Americans, and people from the United States; adventurers from Europe, then later from Asia and even the Pacific Islands arriving soon after; California becoming the thirty-first state of the United States of America in 1850, being a multicultural society Later arrivals the building of the railway from the west to the east coast bringing larger numbers of Chinese to California in the 1860; Italians arriving in California in the late 19th century; in 1911 immigrants from Denmark establishing a town of their own; by the 1920s the film industry being well established in Hollywood，California; today California being the second largest Jewish population in the United States; Most recent In more recent decades, California having become home to people from arrivals The future Asia, including Cambodian, Koreans, Vietnamese and Laotians People from different parts of the world still immigrating to California 6. Reading the text again to draw a diagram of it and retell the story in your own words Most texts have a three-part structure—introduction, body, and conclusion. You can see this structure in texts whether they are narrating, describing, comparing,

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contrasting, or analyzing information. Each part of the text plays an important role in communicating writer’s meaning to the reader.

Type of writing and summary of CALIFORNIA A expository writing of CALIFORNIA Part 1:Native Americans ●

Native Americans living in California at least 15,000 years ago Part 2: The Spanish ●

In the18th century, California being ruled by Spain; ●

The Spanish first arriving in South America in the early 16th century Part 3: Russians ●In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers settling in California Part 4: Gold minors Part Later arrivals 5: ●Chinese coming to California in the 1860; Italians arriving in California in the late 19th century Part 6: ●In more recent decades, ●In 1848, gold being discovered in California Most recent California becoming home to arrivals Part 7: The future people from Asia ●People still immigrating to California

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CALIFORNIA The third largest state in the USA with the largest population Native Americans living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago In the18th century California ruled by Spain In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers, settling in California In 1848, gold miners coming from all over the world Later arrivals: Chinese, Italians, immigrants from Denmark, Europeans and Jewish people, Japanese farmers, people from Africa Most recent arrivals: people from Asia, including Cambodian, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotians,

Indians and Pakistanis The future: the mix of nationalities

7. Closing down by writing a history account To end this period you are to write a history account of your own city. You are required to use the collocations from the text you have just learned this period. The brief history of Guangzhou Guangzhou is the third largest city in China. And it not only has the third largest population in the country, but also is the most multicultural city. Few people in the North know the history of Guangzhou. At various times, people have been attracted from all overt China to this beautiful city. The first people arrived here the pre-history years. It is likely that, at least fifteen thousand years ago, the northern people had crossed the Changjiang River to come to this city by means of small boats which had been existing in prehistoric times. In the 16th century，people here suffered greatly from both flooding and drought. Many of them were forced

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into slavery. In addition, many died from terrible illnesses. But the strongest survived the terrible times. …

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