省江阴市成化高级中学高中英语 Unit1 Other countries，other cultures Word power教案 牛津译林版选修9.docVIP

Model 9 Unit 1： Other countries, other cultures 【Teaching Aims】 Help the students to know what words can be used to describe a country. 【Teaching Important Points】 Help the students to gain some knowledge of the United Kingdom, which helps them to promote their cross-cultural awareness. 【Teaching Difficult Points】 Use the words learnt in class to complete the relevant exercises. 【Teaching Aids】 The blackboard 【Teaching Procedures】 Step 1 Brainstorming 1. Begin the lesson by reviewing the reading passage ‘Canada—land of the maple tree’. Ask students to answer the following question: What subjects are covered in the passage of Canada—land of the maple tree? ?Climate ?Location ?Size ?Landscape ?Resources ?Population ?Lifestyle ?Cities ?Language ?History ?Society ?Symbol 2. Show the pictures of Big Ben and Tower Bridge to students, and ask them the questions: (1) Do you know the buildings in the pictures? (2) In which country do they lie? (In the United Kingdom.) 3. Ask students to think about the following question: If we were to write a book about the United Kingdom, what subjects should be covered in the book? Step 2 Vocabulary learning 1. Ask students to focus on Part A on page 6. Let them go through the contents page of the book and then check their comprehension by asking the following questions: T: Which subjects are you most interested in? Why? ( Encourage students to express their opinions freely.) 2. Ask students to focus on Part C on page 7, which helps students to apply the new words they have learned on page 6. Check the answers. Answers: 1 Great Britain 2 Scotland 3 London 4 Edinburgh 5 Cardiff 6 Belfast 3. Ask students to focus on Part B on page 6. Ask the questions to make sure students understand the make-up of the British Commonwealth of Nations. (1) What countries is Great Britain made up of? (2) What is the UK made up of? (3) What other Commonwealth nations do you know of? Answers: (1) England, Scotla