Learning about Language教学活动设计方案

Unit 1 A land of diversity The First Period

Warming up and Reading Teaching goals教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

strait, means, slavery, Spain, majority, Catholic, Mexico, immigration, percentage, Denmark, Danish, aircraft, Korea, Korean, Pakistan, Pakistani, mix, mixture, nationality, racial, the Bering, by means of, the Pacific Islands, make a life b. 重点句子

However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California... P2 Of the first Spanish to go to..., the majority were... P2 That is why... P2 Some died or returned home, but... P2 Although Chinese immigrants..., it was the building of... P2 It is believed that before long... P3 2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to talk about the history of California. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California.

Teaching important points 教学重点

Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history. Teaching difficult points教学难点

Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century. Teaching methods教学方法

Skimming, scanning and discussion. Teaching aids教具准备

A recorder, a computer, a projector and some pictures.

Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step Ⅰ Lead-in T: Boys and girls, we’ve learned English several years. We know that English is mainly used in England, Australia, the United States of America, etc. And we’re now learning American English. But how much do you know about the United States of America —

a land of diversity? As we all know, the US is a world power with the most developed economy. It lies in the North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico. There are fifty states in the US. Forty-eight of them are in the single region between Canada and Mexico; this group is referred to, as the continental or contiguous United States. Two of the 50 states, Alaska (a state in northwestern North America) and Hawaii (a state in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands), are not contiguous with any of the other states. In the past few years, we’ve seen or heard many of the world’s events which have something to do with the US, such as the September 11 attacks, Iraqi war, Kartrina Hurricane, etc. Today we are going to learn more about this powerful country. First, look at the following pictures.

Show some pictures on the screen.

T: All right. Now please tell me what you know about them? Who wants to have a try?

S1: The American flag is the Star - Spangled Banner. There are 50 stars with white and red strips on the rest of the flag.

S2: The stars stand for 50 states. The red color symbolizes courage; the white symbolizes freedom and the blue means loyalty and justice. S3: The White House is the executive mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building.

S4: The Statue of Liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor.

S5: In 1886, French sent it as a gift for American Independence Day on her 100th anniversary. Step Ⅱ Warming up Ask the students to turn to page 1 and look at the map of the USA and talk about it in groups of 4.

T: Who can name some important cities of the USA? Ss: New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle,Boston, …

Step Ⅲ Pre-reading T: Can you find the location of California? Where does it lie? S1: Yes, it is lying on the Pacific Ocean in the west and on Mexico in the south.

S2: California is on the west coast of the United States, which is diverse in topography, climate and ecological environment. T: Correct. Anything else do you know about the state? S2: It has an area of 411 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. S3: You are right. Its economy takes the first place among all the states. So it’s one of the most important states. T: Well done! Just as people go to the USA from many places today, so did in ancient times. Today we’re going to learn the short history of California. Now please look at the pictures about California. And discuss in groups of 4 what each picture means to you. A few minutes later, I’ll ask some of you to say something about them. A few minutes later. T: OK, now I’d like some of you to say something about the pictures. S1: I can see a Native American farmer in the picture. He was standing beside a camp in the forest. It seemed that he felt very happy. Maybe he had a good harvest. S2: The villagers moved to these various camps in the forests during the harvest season, depending on the type of crop being gathered. S3: In the second picture, a man was panning gold. He looked not only thin and weak,

but also thirsty and tired.

S4: I think it was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich.

S5: He might have to give up, leave California and go back home. S6: The third picture illustrates modern California with beautiful buildings and busy street. S7: By 1990, the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country.

Step Ⅳ Reading Skimming In this part, the students will read the text again and try to get the main idea in groups of 4. Then show the following form on the screen. Give them a few minutes to fill in the form. Then check the answers with the whole class. T: Now please read the text again. And then let’s try to get the main idea of the text. I’ll show the form on the screen and give you a few minutes to fill in it.

Show the form with blanks on the screen. CALIFORNIA Stage Native Americans People Asians Natives Time 15,000 1600s Event Arrived first Suffered by Europeans Spanish Spanish 1600s Took native’s land

Ruled by Spain 1800s Became part of Mexico 1821 Declared war & Given back 1846 Russians Gold miners Russians South

1800s 1848 Settled in Settled in Discovered & Rush

Americans Americans, Europeans,

Asians

Africans

for gold

1850 1800s Became a state Moved Mexico from Chinese Japanese Deｎmark Jewish Italians 1860s Early 1900 1911 By 1920s Late 1900s Built the railway Farmed Established a town Developed industry Fished and made wine Africans 1942~1945 Worked in ship & aircraft industries Recent arrivals Indians,

Pakistanis Cambodians,

Koreans, Vietnamese,

Laotians 1970s

Recent decades Worked in Computer industry Immigrated Future Explanation Different parts Future Immigrated T: Now let’s deal with some language points in the text. Look at the sentences on the screen. Who can explain the sentences? Show the following.

1. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California... P2 2. Of the first Spanish to go to..., the majority were... P2 3. That is why... P2 4. Some died or returned home, but... P2

5. Although Chinese immigrants..., it was the building of... P2 6. It is believed that before long... P3 Step Ⅴ Comprehending Ask the students to read the passage again and try to know more about the pictures, the people and the events in different history periods. First ask students to discuss. And then check the answers with the whole class. Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Explain in your own words. /Write three or four sentences. /Compare your answer with others in your class.) Step Ⅵ Consolidation First ask the students to talk about the writing style and techniques, writing characteristic of this text in groups of 4, and check the answers with the whole class. Then ask the students to find out the main idea of the passage and try to retell the text in pairs. A few minutes later, ask some of them to retell it to the whole class. T: Now I’d like you to talk about the writing style and techniques, writing characteristic of this text in groups of 4. A few minutes later. T: All right, what’s the writing style and techniques, writing characteristics of this text? Who can tell me? Ss: Writing style and techniques: The passage is a historical narrative article. It introduces briefly the main history events of different periods of times in California. It also describes when, how and why the people from different parts of the world immigrated to California. The short history of California is described clearly and accurately, which gives the readers a deep impression.

Step Ⅶ Homework 1. Ask the students to discuss the question in Activity3 on page 3, trying to explain the reasons in their own words and write 3 ~ 4 sentences.