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Teaching Plan for Book Nine Unit Three: Australia

授课教师：邬春艳

科目：英语

组别：高二英语组

Teaching Plan for Book Nine Unit Three: Australia Ⅰ.Analysis of characteristics of the learners A. Knowledge Base of the Students

The students who I teach are senior two. And they have already been accustomed to the learning model and requirements of senior English. So they have relatively good knowledge base of English learning. The students in senior high school are enthusiastic about studying and they are eager to obtain more English knowledge. Therefore, it is necessary to help students develop good habits of learning English to keep up with the teacher in class. B. The Analysis of the Text This unit mainly talks about the “Australia”. In the reading part it introduces many beautiful places in Australia. Students should enjoy the beautiful scenery. Therefore, the teacher ought to pay more attention to train students’ ability to think in English .In order to achieve this purpose, TBLT in this class will be helpful to attract students’ interests and raise the participation rate. II. Teaching Guiding Ideology and theoretical Basis 1. Since the “Student-Centered Teaching Model” is

advocated, the TBLT is quite necessary. The teacher will ask the students to join in the class positively to think and answer the questions actively. 2. Learning for fun is very necessary since “Interest is the best teacher”. So in this class the teacher will use the video and pictures to inspire the students to participate with joy. Ⅲ.Teaching Objectives A. Knowledge Objectives: 1. Students are able to be familiar with the content of the passage. 2. Students are able to grasp the key words and expressions from the passage. B. Ability Aims: 1. Train students’ ability of reading comprehension. 2. Enable students to sum up the main idea of the passage. C. Moral Objectives: 1. Develop students’ consciousness of studying English well. 2. Inspire students’ appreciation for sights. Ⅳ. Teaching important points 1. Learn and master the key words and expressions. 2. Guide students to learn to enjoy the scenery.

Ⅴ. Teaching difficult points 1. Enable students to know the information in the passage. 2. Train the students’ ability to express their ideas about appreciation. VI. Teaching methodology: 1. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) 2. Task-based Language Teaching (TLT) 3. Grammar—translation Language Teaching. VII. Learning strategy: 1. Cooperative Learning 2. Autonomous Learning 3. Learning by being told Ⅷ.Teaching aids: 1. Multi-media 2. The traditional teaching tools such as blackboard and chalks and so on. Ⅸ.Lesson type: Reading Ⅹ.Teaching procedures:

Step1. Warming up 1.Today we are going to learn about a country. It is a country

and also a continent. It is surrounded by oceans. While many other countries are in winter, it is in summer. In this

country, you will see many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the kangaroo, koala bear, etc. Do you know which country it is? Australia 2.Have you ever been there? What places do you know in Australia? (well-known cities, famous scenic spots, etc. ) Look at the pictures. What do you see in the pictures? Can you recognize them? 3.Australia is in Oceania, the smallest continent in the world. The capital is Canberra. Sydney is a famous city, which has the well-known building Sydney Opera House. In the year of 2000, the 27th Olympic Games was held in Sydney. Australia has some unique animals, such as the kangaroo, the emu and the koala. Step2.

Pre-reading (Whole class work) Sydney: the largest city in Australia, which is the capital of the state of New South Wales and an important financial, industrial, and educational center. It’s known especially for the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. The Olympic Games was held in Sydney in 2000. Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest city in the western part of the country.

Kakadu: a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists interested in Australia’s tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles. Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here. Uluru: a very large red rock in the Northern Territory, Australia, which is the world’s largest monolith (= block of stone). It was formerly known as Ayers Rock, but the original Australian Aboriginal name for it, Uluru, is now preferred. It is another popular tourist destination. Great Barrier Reef: a chain of coral reefs stretching about 2,000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland. This is a world heritage area, famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals. Step3.Reading 1.

Skimming Glance quickly at the five texts and then answer the questions. ①What topic is common to all five texts? All five texts are about some aspect of Australia. ②What aspect of the topic is discussed in each text?

Text1

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Uluru Text2

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A citizenship ceremony on Australian Day Text3

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A general description of the physical features and ecology of Australia and its political organization Text4

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Cradle Mountain National Park Text5

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Two rail journeys across the length and breadth of Australia. ③Match each reading passage with a description below.

Text1

a postcard form someone on holiday

Text2

part of a text in an encyclopedia Text3

part of a tourist brochure Text4

a newspaper article

Text5

an advertisement 2.

Scanning ①Where do most Australians live?

The south-eastern costal area of Australia. ②In what city do federal politicians work? Canberra. ③How many people live in Australia?

20 million. ④

When is Australia Day? 26th January. ⑤

How far is it from Perth to Sydney? 4, 352 kilometers ⑥

How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? 14

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Careful reading(Pair work) Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the blanks. Glimpses of Australia:

It’s the sixth largest country in the world and a mainly dry country; famous for its huge, open spaces, bright sunshine , enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife; made up of six states. Citizenship Ceremonies:

On 26 January, Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation, more than 9, 000 people will become Australian citizens. Tours:

3 nights on board the Indian-Pacific; 2 nights on board the Ghan; tours outside Hobart.

Step4.

Post-reading (Individual work) 1.What’s the writing style of the passage? Illustrating writing.

2.What’s the characteristic of the passage? As a whole, classification declaration is used with subtitles to introduce Australia, making the students have a clear idea of it. Numbers, examples and pictures are also used, making the illustration more vivid and concrete. Step5.

Discussion (group work) 1.What’s the main idea of the passage? We can get some information about Australia, especially its geography and scenery.

2.What’s the writing purpose of the passage? The passage not only makes us readers get a general idea of Australia but also arouses our interest in it and encourage us to pay a visit to it. I think these are the purposes of the passage.

Step6.

Thinking :( group work) What do you think of Australia? Australia is a large country with multicultural, amazing scenes and unique ecology.

Step7.Homework

Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia. Step8.Blackboard design Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia.

large, developed, autonomous, friendly and attractive. Step9.Reflection After this class, students are able to be familiar with the content of the passage.And they also should grasp the key words and expressions from the passage.More importantly,students should learn more knowledge about Australia,and try to enjoy the beauty.