新视野大学英语第二册教案.docVIP

攀登英语网 提供 New Horizon Book II 新视野大学英语教案 第二册 郑州大学外语学院 Unit 1, Book Two Section A: Time-Conscious Americans Teaching Objectives: To learn about cultural differences; To study Passage A and understand the main idea of the text “Time-Conscious Americans”; To understand the structure of the text and the devices for developing it; To grasp some keys words, phrases and useful sentence patterns. 2.Time Allotment: Section A (3 periods): 1st2nd period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up); While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions; difficult sentences). 3rdperiod: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas); Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises). Section B(1 period): 4th periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the main idea in a paragraph); Teacher checks on Studens’ home reading by asking questions based on the passage; Teacher explains some difficult sentences. 3.Teaching Procedures: 3.1 Pre-reading Activities Step 1. Greetings Greet the whole class warmly. Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for reading Show some pictures and let them talk to each other about the following questions: 1. How time is treated in China? What is the difference with that in the USA? 2. What is culture shock? 3. How do Americans view time? Step 3. Fast reading Ask the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure. Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts. Part I (para1) Americans save time carefully. Part II (paras 2-7) Americans’ attitude towards time and how they try to save time in daily life and in business. Part III(para 8) It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem or fulfill a job successfully with speed in the US. Purpose: Improve the students’ reading and