Learning about Language教案设计（一等奖）

Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

golden ages, hail from, exceptional, leap, milestone, ensure, spring up, whistle,

commitment, courageous, give up, go up, hold up, clean up, turn up, do up, brighten up, set up, make up b. 重点句型

I’d rather you cleaned the table. If I were you, I would raise some money for her operation. 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Learn golden ages in history. Learn American life.

3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Cultivate cultural awareness by

learning the

golden ages of

western civilizations. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点

Understand the

three golden ages of

western civilizations. Teaching methods 教学方法

Reading, translating, asking and answering. Teaching aids 教具准备

A multi-computer. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程及方式

Step I Revision Check the homework. Ask students to discuss answers with their group members and ask one group to tell out their answers. Then check together.

Step II Culture Corner

Ask students if they know what golden ages are and what the golden ages of Chinese history were. Ask students to have a discussion in groups. Let some group representatives

tell their ideas. T: What are golden ages? S1: I think golden ages are important periods that can make their mark on history. T: OK, what were the golden ages of Chinese history? S2: I think Tang Dynasty is a golden age of Chinese history. S3: In my opinion, the times under Kangxi and Qianlong were also golden ages in history.

T: Good. Let’s learn three golden ages in the world history. Now read the text and then answer the questions below. Check answers by having students read their answer; show the suggested answers on the PowerPoint. Suggested answers: 1 They all made exceptional leaps forward in cultural, scientific

and social achievements. 2 Because they wanted to ensure that there was a good supply of educated laborers to work in the Florentine Economy. 3 Because both poor people and wealthy merchants looked for ways of enjoying themselves and learning new things about the world. Step III Check your progress Read the text: America is work: “Whistle while you work”

to learn about life in

America and American social culture. And do the post reading exercises. Deal with Ex 1&2 Ask students to work individually and then compare answers with their

partner. Check the answers with the whole class.

Deal with Ex 3

Ask students to work individually and check answers by having individuals read out their answers. Remind students to look back to Function File on Page 37 if they have some difficulties with the expressions used for suggestions and requests.

Suggested answers to Ex 3: 2 I’d rather you cleared the table yourself…;

3 It’s high time that they got down to…;

4 …demanded that I stay at home and do some …;

5 You’d/had better put on…;

6 The headmaster insisted that every child (should) have…;

7 If I were you, I would raise…,

8 It’s about time Tom started studying…;

9 You ought t stay in bed for several days and take…;

10 …suggested widening/that we (should) widen…;

11 Barbara had better stop…

Deal with Ex 4 Students do the exercise individually, and then check answers by having individuals read out their answers.

Deal with Ex 5 Ask students to do the exercise individually and then compare answers with each other. Check the answers by having individuals write their answers on the board. And correct the answers with the whole class.

Step IV Bulletin Board Deal with Bulletin Board T: OK. We have learnt much about the society; let’s pay attention to the world

around us. Our socialist construction is changing the face of our hometown day by day. Have you seen any changes in our hometown over the last few years? S: Yes, our hometown has changed a lot over the last few years. The streets used to be very dirty. The sky was grey. The trees and flowers were often covered with dirty. Now, the government has closed down some of the factories that were causing

serious pollution. And some factories have invested money in building a pollution control centre, which can reduce pollution and re-use resources as well. Of course the air is clean again. And the streets look more comfortable. T: Good. We all should enhance the awareness of environmental protection and build a harmonious community. Now please read the example on the Bulleting Board. Then write down changes in our hometown and put it on the board. Step V Summary

Unit diary Get students to assess their learning over the unit. By completing unit diary students will learn what their difficulty is and what they should do to improve their English and make adjustments and plans for their further learning.