2013年四川省攀枝花市米易中学高二英语教学资源：Unit 16《The United States of America》4（选修6）.docVIP

Unit 16 The United States of America 第一部分 教案范例 Period 2 Let’s read! (THE AMERICAN SOUTH) Goals ◆Provide students with opportunities to know more about the USA. ◆Learn and master some key language points. ◆Improve students’ ability of reading comprehension. Procedures Leading in (1): by a puzzle. ( class work, approx. 5 mins) Good morning, class! Please look at the screen/ blackboard, match the events and the time. Atlanta Olympic Games in 1968 The death of Martin Luther King,Jr in 1964 The American Civil War in the 1930s The Great Depression in the 1960s The Civil Rights movements in 1996 Great! To know more about the USA, please turn to page 43. We shall learn THE AMERICAN SOUTH. USA: Flag description 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico Leading in (2): by watching slides. ( class work, approx. 5 mins) Picture 1: the American Civil War Picture 2: the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr Picture 3: the city of Atlanta today Picture 4: the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games At the same time, the following question may be given to students: (For Picture 1) When did the American Civil War break out? Why? What’s the result of the war? (For Picture 2) Who is the speaker? What’s his famous speech? How did he die? Why? (For Picture 3) What do you know about Atlanta? (For Picture 4) Where and when did the 26th Olympic Games? How many gold medals did Chinese players win at this Olympics? Well done! To know more about the USA, please turn to page 43. We shall learn