Using LanguageⅡ教学设计与反思

Unit 3 Australia Revision and Writing Gu Weiwei from Zhengding No.1 High School 教学目标

1. 复习上一节课所讲的澳大利亚概况

由此联想到book3 unit5 Canada，book5 unit2 the Great Britain 教学重难点

重点：总结对国家或一个地点的描述的特点

难点：仿照特点写出一篇地点作文

教学步骤

一、导入Lead-in

Enjoy a video. 二、Revise the last lesson about Australia, fill in the blanks Australia, the sixth largest country in the world, is located in________, which is the smallest continent in the world. It's a large country with a small population. Some of the Australians are _______ from about 200 _______,and the early settlers______their survival to hard work and determination to succeed because life was rather hard for them at that time. On 26 January, after Australia Day__________,more than 9,000 people will become Australian ______. Most Australians live in the south eastern coastal area where there is_______

rainfall.The capital of Australia is ______，

where the

______parliament lies. There are 14 World ______

Sites in Australia, including Uluru.Australia is also home to many unique animals such as kangaroos and koalas. 这是一篇关于国家的介绍，我们高中阶段学到过加拿大和英国，以语篇填空形式复习一下。

Book 3 unit5 Canada Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were 1.____ a trip to Canada to visit their cousin on the Atlantic coast.2.______ than take the airplane all the way, they took the train from west to east 3.______canada. The thought 4.______they could cross the whole continent was exciting.

Canada is the second 5.________(large) country in the world. People say vancouver is canada’s most beautiful city6.___________(surround)by mountains and the pacific ocean. On the coast north of Vancouver, it is 7.______wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some 8._________(measure) over 90 meters.

That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. They know cowboys have9._____gift for riding wild horses. They also learned that most Canadians live within 320 kilometers of the USA border and the population is only 10._______(slight)Over thirty million.

Book 5 unit2 The United Kingdom Great Britain cosists1.____four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the 13th century, Wales 2.____________(link)to England. In 1603, they were joined to Scotland. They were united3.____peace instead of by war. However, just as they were going to get Ireland 4._____________ (connect) to form United Kingdom, the southern part of Ireland broke away, 5.____only Northern Ireland joined with England.

England is the6._______(large) of the four countries and for 7.________ (convenient) it was divided into three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. Most of the population 8.____________(settle) in the South, but most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North.

London is the capital city with the great 9.____________(history) treasures. It has the oldest port 10.______(build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066. 三、总结三篇文章的共同点都是说明文，都描写国家也叫地点，

How to introduce a place in English 一）可以考虑以下几个方面

1.location(位置) 2.surroundings(周边环境) 3.population(人口) 4.area(面积) 5.history(历史) 6.places of interest(名胜) 7.transportion(交通) 8.something special(特色) 二）常用表达

1．location所处位置

be located in/on...

be situated in/on...

lie in/on... ...lies near/behind/in front of/by the side of.../between/among...

...stands at the foot of/on the top of... 2．surroundings周边环境

1)The beautiful town is located/situated on the west of the lake/to the west of the mountain/in the west of the province. 2)West of the city stands a tall building. 3)Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the small village faces a clear river on the east. 3．population人口

has a population of ...

with a population of ...

4．area面积

has/covers an area of…

with an area of…

5.history历史

has a history of…

with a history of…

6.places of interest名胜

The West Lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.

In Sydney, there are many places of interest, such as the Opera House.

Sydney is the biggest city in Australia, which has many places of interest, among which is the Opera House. 7.transport(交通) 1)It is very convenient for you to come to our city…

2)The best way to experience…is to take a bus tour. 3)It takes…(time)to take a bus from…to…

4)…is only a few bus stops from downtown. 8.something special(特色) 四、.如何写说明文——国家介绍

一）、语言特点

1．开门见山，直截了当。

2．准确明了，介绍清楚。

3．详略得当，重点突出。

二）、写作结构

1．根据写作提示的顺序来写；

2．如果是描述地点的位置，顺序通常是由上

至下，从里到外，从左到右，从远到近。

3．开头可用：I would like to introduce...

4.结尾可用：That's all. Thank you, and you're welcome to my hometown. 五、刚刚学完澳大利亚，按要求写一篇作文。

假定你是李华，请根据汉语提示写一篇介绍澳大利亚的英语文章，发表在你校英语校报“国家一览”栏目中。注意：1.可以适当增加，以使行文连贯；2.词数100左右。

地位

发达国家

人口

2 170万

位置

太平洋和印度洋之间

面积

769万平方千米，世界第六大国

行政区划分

六个州和两个大区

城市

首都——堪培拉(Canberra)；最著名的城市——悉尼，2000年曾举办奥运会

历史

土著人(the Aborigines) 5万年前开始在此定居；欧洲人1788年开始在此定居；1901年成立澳大利亚联邦

范文：As we all know, Australia is one of the developed countries. The size of Australia is 7.69 million square kilometers which is the sixth largest country in the world with a population of about 21.7million. It lies between the India Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It is made up of six states and two territories. Sydney is the most famous city where the 2000 Olympic Games were successfully held and the capital of Australia is Canberra.

It is well-known that Australia is a young nation on an ancient continent. The Aborigines arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago and Europeans began to settle in Australia in 1788.It was not until 1901 that the commonwealth of Australia came into being. 六、本单元语法是复习表语从句，请尽可能多的运用名词性从句写一篇描述家乡正定的文章，提示如下

1.众所周知，正定是一座具有悠久历史的古城。

2.正定不再是以前的样子了。

3.给我们印象最深的是一些村庄被拆除。

4.难怪很多的人被她的美景所吸引。

5.显而易见我们的生活条件已经得到了很大的提高。

6.原因就是政府采取了好的措施。

7.我们相信在不久的将来我们会过上更美好的生活。

It is well known that Zhengding is an old town with a long history. Great changes have taken place here in the past 3 years. Zhengding is no longer what it used to be.Now what impresses us most are the cultural relics which witnessed the great events of Zhengding in history. Many visitors are attracted by its beauty every year. It is obvious that our living conditions have been improved. The reason is that the government has made some proper measures. I'm sure that we will lead a better life in the future. 还可以用其他句式表达，如非谓语动词写一篇正定的文章

Located in the northeast of ShiJiaZhuang, ZhengDing is a historical couty. LongXing temple is one of the best known scenic spots in Hebei Province. It was built in Sui dynasty, covering an area of 82,500 square meters.

Seen from the ZhengDing County , it looks like a shining star. To show her warm welcome and best wishes, LongXing temple is opening her arms to the guests from all over the world. 七：Homework:Please write a composition about China