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英语国家概况教案 2009－2010学年第2学期 Teaching Plan of The Society and Culture of Major English–speaking Countries Class: 080511/12，080531/32/33/34 Course material: The Society and Culture of Major English –speaking Countries An Introduction Teaching Objectives: To introduce the society and culture of major English–speaking countries : the United States ,Canada ,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and New Zealand The main task for the course: to help students to know the major English–speaking countries’ the general knowledge about the Physical geography History Language, customs, religion and activities and social problems Political system Education Arts and literature Economy Teaching Methods: general introduction /brief account (of focal points/ a survey )by the teacher ; students’individual work; pair-work; group-work in 4-6 students, analysis of difficult points by the teacher; show maps ; play video or film concerning with the corresponding cultures link with websites Time Allotment general introduction /brief account (of focal points/ a survey )by the teacher in the first step; students read the text or extra materials to discuss the focal points in the second step play video o/ film or link websites to explore the more culture in the third step The United States of America Unit 4 Focal Points (Note: P=page, L-Par.=last paragraph , F- Par.=first paragraph ) The Results of the War of Independence (p 44 L-par , p52 F-paragraph ) The Results of the Constitutional Convention The background of the making of the U.S. Constitution(p53 Par2, 54 Par 1,2 )Par2, s 1,2) and the two fear in writing the Constitution((p55 par 2,3,4) The three branches of the federal government and their function The reasons for checks and balance The Bill of Rights (p 58 L-Par) Political parties Overview of the United States Political System The US is the oldest continuous democracy in the world. It was established in 1789, al