Using LanguageⅡ名师教学设计

Module8: Unit1 A land of diversity Listening and Speaking Teaching Objectives: You will be able: 1. to have a brief view around California, such as from the northern part to the southern part; 2. to learn about the diversity of California , like different races and cultures and the living style of local Californians; 3. to know how the land and climate of California varies, where the climate in the desert is completely different from other parts; 4. to learn to describe positions, space and directions in a colloquial style, such as omitting the subjective;

5. to learn about the usage of questions and expressions in the phoning dialogue, like where’s that? What are you doing down there? So how’s the trip been? Cool. Luck you. Oh I see. Mmm, sounds interesting.... Teaching Procedures Step I Warming up Task1: Are you familiar with the song?

Do you know what kind of music it belongs to?

Do you know where it comes from? Possible answers: Yes. It belongs to the country music. It comes from California, the USA. (Show a piece of the country music “California Dreaming”) (Purpose: to activate students’ curiosity about California to be of help to the following listening) Task2: Show some pictures about the touring sites in California. March the correct answers with the correct numbers. Possible answers: Golden Gate Bridge（金门大桥）; Lake Tahoe (太浩湖);

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U.S Death Valley（死亡谷）; Disneyland.（迪斯尼乐园）

(purpose: to arouse students’ interests in the attractions in California) Step II Listening for General Information

Task 1:

Show the map of California and ask Ss to listen to the tape to get the general information from the dialogue.

(Purpose: the map is given to help students learn about the location of California more easily) Task 2: T: Recently, our friend George is on holiday and touring around California, please listen to the dialogue and see what happened there? While listening, finish the following chart.(Listening for two times) George’s Tour

started in ____________________,

and has been travelling __________.

George’s Surprise

1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________ 3. The climate ______________ is very

________from the rest of California.

Reasons for the wrong idea

about California

__________________________________

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Reasons for California’s There are so many different ______ and _______ here. White diversity(多样化)

and ____________,

lots of _____, and a quarter of Californians are _________.

Possible answers: northern California; south; Not everyone is rich; Not everyone lives on the beach/ coast; in the desert; different; watch too many American movies; different races and cultures; black Americans; Asians; Hispanic.

(Purpose: the chart is shown to let the Ss to get a brief understanding what the test is about.)

Step III Listening for Detailed Information Task 1: Listen to the tape again and finish the postcard George wrote to his friend Christie.

Dear Christie, I am here in Joshua Tree National Park, in _________________.Have been travelling around the state of California for three weeks now. Very different from what I have seen in ________________. Not everyone is _____ and not everyone lives near the ______. First travelled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part. They grow everything here including______, ________, _____ and fruit. Cattle too. Then travelled further _________ into mountains and ______.Californians are very friendly, and they are from many different _____ and cultures. Every culture has its own _______, ______, food and art. Most interesting. Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula. Yours, George Possible answers: southern California; American movies; rich; beach/ coast; cotton; vegetables; nuts; southeast; desert; races; festival; music.

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(Purpose: the postcard is designed to let the Ss get the detailed information about his tour.) Task 2: Show four sentences to the Ss, and have a discussion on the differences between our written expressions and its usage of this writing style. (I) Have been travelling around the state of California... (It’s)Very different from what I have seen in American movies. First (I) travelled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part.

Then (I) travelled further southeast into mountains and desert.

In this postcard, why did George leave out(省略) some words here? ___________

a. It’s an informal writing style.

b. It’s not normally a public document( 文件). c. It’s written to record events for the writer himself.

d. It’s a way of expressing feelings for the writer himself. Possible answer: omit/ leave out the subjective

a, b, c, d (Purpose: to let the Ss learn about what is the informal writing style in English and the its features) Step IV Listening for Further Information Task1: Underline questions & expressions in the dialogue you hear. QUESTIONS

Where are you? And what about...?

Where’s that?

What’s it really like? What are you doing down there? What do you think?

Really?

So how’s the trip been?

Indeed? What other scenery is there? What happened then? Such as?

Is that so? EXPRESSIONS

Cool.

Good.

Lucky you.

Yes, that’s right.

Ah ha！

Mmm, sounds interesting. Wow! Sounds fantastic! That surprises/ doesn’t surprise me. Give an example. Oh I see.

Sounds great. Possible answers: Where are you?

Where’s that?

What are you doing down there?

Really? So how’s the trip been?

What other scenery is there?

Such as?

Cool.

Lucky you.

Yes, that’s right.

Mmm, sounds interesting.

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Wow! Sounds fantastic!

Give an example.

Oh I see.

Sounds great. (Purpose: to let the Ss learn about some questions and expressions in the phoning dialogue.) Task2: Discuss on what’s the purpose of the conversation using such questions and expressions? The dialogue between George and Christie was expressed like this in order (not) to :

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be written in a colloquial(口语化) style 

show Christie’s willingness to listen to George

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encourage George to continue his talking

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guide his conversation onto certain topics

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(not to) interrupt the speaker with one-word answers (Purpose: to let the Ss learn about the usage of these questions and expressions )

Step V Speaking for consolidation. Task1: Show some touring spots and delicious food in Xiangshan to let Ss present something special in these pictures. Possible answers: Xiangshan Port Bridge; Wenfeng Tower;

Songlanshan Beach; Sea food. (Purpose: to motivate the Ss to master some specific expressions and languages; such as encouraging others to speak; expressing direction and position) My trip to Xiangshan County QUESTIONS Where are you?

Where’s that?

What are you doing down there? Really?

So how’s the trip been?

EXPRESSIONS Cool.

Lucky you.

Oh I see. Yes, that’s right.

Sounds great. Mmm, sounds interesting. What other scenery is there?

Such as?

Wow! Sounds fantastic! Give an example. Task2: Ask Ss to prepare a dialogue using such questions and expressions and then give us a performance. Sample for reference:

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G: Hello. I: Hi, George, It’s me, ...

G: Where are you? I: In ... G: Wow, where’s that? I: It’s in...

G: Lucky you. What are you doing down there? I: Well, I started from... and

I’ve been travelling... G: Cool. So how’s the trip been?

I: Sounds great....(Nothing could be better to stay on Songlanshan Beach... G: Really? Give me an example. I: Yeah, .... G: What other scenery is there? I: ... (Xiangshan Harbor Bridge; Wenfeng Tower...) ;sea food; customs different from other parts. G: Such as? I: ...(Festival customs; make a living on fishing...) (Purpose: to encourage Ss to express like this in the daily life more often) Step VI Homework. Try to finish a postcard like George about your trip to Xiangshan County.

Blackboard Writing Tour around California

Xiangshan

originate

started in ...

Xiangshan Port Bridge

diversity

has been travelling...

Wenfeng Tower

Not everyone...

Songlanshan Beach

social customs...

Sea food

New Words and Expressions: California [,kælɪ'fɔ:njə] n. 加利福尼亚（美国一个州）

beach [biːtʃ] n. 海滩；湖滨

(coast n. 海滨) valley ['vælɪ] n. 山谷；流域；溪谷

all sorts of 各种各样的

cattle ['kæt(ə)l] n. 牛；牲畜（骂人的话）；家畜；无价值的人

spectacular [spek'tækjʊlə] adj. 壮观的，惊人的

fantastic [fæn'tæstɪk] adj. 极好的，极出色的；不可思议的；奇异的；空想的

race [reɪs] n. 属，种；种族，人种；家庭，门第

vt. 使参加比赛；和…竞赛；使急走，使全速行进

vi. 比速度，参加竞赛；全速行进

Hispanic [hi'spænik] adj. 西班牙的

ancestor ['ænsestə] n. 始祖，祖先；被继承人

diversity [daɪ'vɜːsɪtɪ; dɪ-] n. 多样性；差异

Asian ['eiʃən] n. 亚洲人; adj. 亚洲的；亚洲人的

interrupt [ɪntə'rʌpt] n. 中断; v. 中断；打断；插嘴；妨碍

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LISTENING TEXT: A HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA George (G) is on holiday in the United States. He is touring around California. Listen to him phoning home to talk to his friend Christie(C). C: Hello. G: Hi, Chrisite. It’s me, George. C: Gosh, George! Where are you? G: In Joshua Tree National Park. C: Wow, where’s that? G: It’s in southeast California. C: Lucky you! What are you doing down there? G: Well, I started in northern California and I’ve been travelling south. C: Cool. So how’s the trip been? G: Jolly good. There’s so much to see and it’s nothing like what I imagined. C: Really? G: Yeah. I expected everyone to live near the beach in big houses, and I thought everyone here would be rich. C: (laughing) Just as I thought. You’ve watched too many American movies! G: I know, and they can give you the wrong idea! C: So, tell me, what’s it really like? G: Well, some people live near the coast; but further east, in the central part, is a huge valley where they grow all sorts of things like cotton, vegetables, nuts and fruit, oh lots of things. And lots of cattle. C: Mmm, sounds interesting. What other scenery is there? G: Well, if you go further southeast, you come to mountains and desert. That land is really spectacular.

C: Sounds fantastic! So you’re in the desert at the moment? G: Yes, that’s right. It’s very hot and very different from the rest of California. C: I wish I could see it for myself. What are the people like? G: Well, I didn’t realize there were so many different races and cultures here. C: Such as? G: Well, there are white and black Americans of course, and lots of Asians. And about a quarter of all Californians are Hispanic. C: Hispanic? G: People whose ancestors came from Spanish speaking countries in South America. C: Oh. I see.

G: So there’s a huge difference in culture and the way people look. Lots of different art, different types of festival, music, food and anything else you can think of. C: Sounds great. And what about...?

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