Using LanguageⅡ课堂实录

The First Period 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: There are many important places in it, such as the pressroom and the oval office.

S5: The Statue of Liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor.

S6: In 1886, French sent it as a gift for American Independence Day on her 100th anniversary. S7: The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declaration of Independence in her left. S8: For a century, the Liberty has been standing on the Island proudly symbolizing the spirit of independence of the USA. T: Very exactly. What else do you know about the USA? S9: A federal republic, United States of America is composed of a federal district, Washington DC and 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii islands are situated in mainland America.

S10: It has a population of about 2,900 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. S11: The climate of USA is mainly temperate in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical. S12: The language they mainly use is English.

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.

Fill in the given form. Then write on the map the names of the oceans, countries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities. At last, check the answers with the whole class. T: Good job! Do you want to learn more knowledge about the USA? Now please open your books and turn to page 1. Here is a map of the USA. Please look at it carefully. Try to write on the map the names of the oceans, countries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities.

Oceans East Pacific West

Countries

Mountain Ranges North South West Mexico Cascade, Coast, Brook, Alaska, Rocky East Appalachian Lakes

Rivers

Cities

Washington,

New York, Los Angeles,

Chicago,

Houston,

Philadelphia,

Miami, Atlanta,

San Francisco

Step Ⅲ Pre-reading T: Can you find the location of California? Where does it lie? Huron,

MississiOntario, Michigan, Erie,

Superior ppi AtlantCanaic da

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. S4: The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous. 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 left picture on page 1. 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 middle 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 right 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.

S8: The picture on page 2 shows us a Spanish religious man.

S9: The picture on page 3 shows us Indian children were allowed to attend public schools.

S10: The number of African Americans in California increased dramatically following the turn of the 20th century.

Step Ⅳ Reading Scanning Ask the students to read the text silently and then ask some questions about the text. T: Today we’re going to read a short history of western painting. Now let’s read it quickly and find out the answers to the questions on the screen with your partners. Show the questions on the screen. 1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? 2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? 3. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? T: Now who can answer Question 1? S1: South Americans and people from the United States. T: Good! Who’d like to answer Question 2?

S2: During the Gold Rush Period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich. S3: In the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast. T: Exactly. How about the third question? S4: I think the temperate climate attracted immigrants to California. S5: Maybe the modern lifestyle there is more attractive to people from other parts of the world. T: Good job!

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

Americans Americans, Europeans,

Asians

Africans 1850 1800s 1800s 1848

Settled in Settled in Discovered & Rush for gold

Became a state Moved Mexico 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 from

wine Africans 1942~1945 Worked in ship & aircraft industries Recent arrivals Indians,

Pakistanis Cambodians,

Koreans, Vietnamese,

Laotians Future

Explanation 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 practice Activities 1-3 in pairs. And then check the answers with the whole class. T: Read the passage again. Now I’d like you to practice Activity 1.

S1: The first picture on page 2 shows us some life-styles of the Native Americans in California. Native Americans first arrived and have lived in California for thousands Different parts Future Immigrated 1970s

Recent decades Worked in Computer industry Immigrated

of years. S2: They established their homes along the central California coast long before the Europeans arrived. S3: They suffered a lot by Europeans, thousands were killed or forced into slavery. S4: The middle picture on page 2 is about the Gold Rush in California. S5: One of the largest human migrations in history as a half-million people from around the world descended upon California in search of instant wealth. S6: Many died or returned home, but most of them remained in California. S7: The right one shows that California is a multicultural city with architectures of different styles. S8: Attracted by the climate and lifestyle, more and more people from different parts of the world like to immigrate to California. S9: In the 21st century California will become such a multicultural state with a mixture of many races and cultures. S10: The picture on page 3 shows us a Catholic religious man who came to California to teach the natives. S11: In the early 16th century, Spanish fought against the naive people, took their land and settled in California. S12: We can see so many African Americans were having classes in the school. S13: In 1924, the United States Congress gave Native Americans the same rights as other citizens for the first time. S14: School segregation and discrimination in housing were banned, but African Americans still encountered prejudice and hostility. T: Read the passage again. And do Activities 2~3 in pairs.

A few minutes later. T: OK, I’ll ask some of you to show your answers. Sample answers: (Refer to the above form)

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.

Ss: Writing characteristics:

1. The text is arranged well in the order of time. 2. The text catches the feature of people and things and uses adjectives. 3. The text centers on the subject and the purpose. 4. The text seems more vivid and lively with the inserted pictures.

T: Well done! Now I’ll give you a few minutes to find out the main idea of the passage and practice retelling the text in pairs with the help of the form about the text. Show the above form again on the screen. T: All right. I’d like some of you to tell us the main idea. Ss: Main idea: The text mainly introduces the short history of California. It describes the great history events happened in various times. It also tells us when, how and why different people from all over the world having been immigrating to California. It explains to us the reasons why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century. T: OK, it’s time for us to do some retelling work. Who’d like to have a try?

Ss: California is the third largest state in the USA with the most developed economy. 15,000 years ago, the first settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and arrived in

California. The Native Americans suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain until 1821 the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of Mexico. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given back to the USA. In 1848, in California Gold was discovered, which attracted people from all over the world to arrive there to achieve their dreams of becoming rich. In 1850, California became the 31st state of the USA as a multicultural society. Attracted by the climate and lifestyle, more and more people from different parts of the world having been

immigrating to California, including Asians, Africans, Americans and Europeans. In the near future, California will become a mixture of many races and cultures without any major racial or cultural groups.

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. 2. Ask the students to prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.