英语牛津译林必修1 unit 1精品教案(2)reading(1)

英语牛津译林必修1 Unit 1精品教案（2）Reading（1）
Period 2 Reading---------教学设计一
整体设计
教材分析
This reading passage is about a vivid description of the school life in Manchester made by Wei Hua, a Chinese girl who once studied in the UK. The students who are expected to learn this unit are the new comers to high schools. They will certainly curious about British high school life as well as their own school life. So the topic is an amazing one for the students, and it will definitely stimulate the students’ interest since they can imagine and arrange their own new school life. By learning this unit, the teacher can also help the students to get used to the new high school life as soon as possible.
While the students are reading this passage, some reading strategies should be introduced: skimming—to get the general idea of a passage by looking at the titles and headings, the first and last sentences of paragraphs and the first and last paragraphs as well as pictures and chart; scanning—to find certain information in a text quickly by looking for key words and phrases, dates, numbers, etc.
Meanwhile, different in-class activities should be well organized for all the students to take part in according to the content of the text with the purpose of training their skills in not only reading, but also in listening and speaking. Some charts and tables are used for the students to find some information for the text. And the students should be encouraged to take part in different activities of pair work or group work. They should learn to enjoy team-work. More in-class activities are related to the students’ daily life and require common sense from the students. And more exercises are given in different forms to help the students to learn how to use some of the new words and phrases.
三维目标
1. Train the students’ reading ability, introducing the two ‘reading strategies’, skimming and scanning.
2. Enable the students to learn to talk about school life and identify the differences in the school life between the UK and China.
3. Learn some useful words and expressions
attend, earn, respect, achieve, challenging, prepare, drop, miss, experience, introduce, for free, at
lunchtime, word by word, on average, sound like
4. Learn some important sentence structures
1)This means I could. . .
2)I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get. . .
重点难点
1. Help the students to learn about the school life in the UK and get the students to talk about the differences in the school life between the UK and China.
2. Help the students to learn to use some of the new words and expressions.
3. Help the students to learn to make an outline of a plan for their new school life.
教学方法
1. Discussion in pairs or in groups.
2. Task-based in-class activities.
3. Explanations of some language points.
教具准备
A tape recorder and a multimedia classroom.
课前准备
1. Ask the students to prepare for a free-talk for about two or three minutes. They can introduce themselves to their classmates or say something about their junior middle school life, or even make a plan for their high school life. This will help all the students to take part in in-class activities and help them adapt to high school life quickly. If some students really have some difficulty in doing this, the teacher can help them to prepare for it before class.
2. Encourage the students to go to the library or surf the Internet to get some information about school life in the UK, if possible. They can also be divided into several groups to get some information about high school life in different countries as they like.
3. Ask the students to read the passage School life in the UK on pages 2 to 3, as well as reading strategy on page 3. If time permits, ask them to finish exercises C1, C2 and D on page
4.
教学过程
→Step 1 Greetings and self-introduction
This is the first semester of the high school and most students are not familiar with each other, so self-introduction is necessary for them to get to know about each other. Encourage the students to
volunteer to go to the front of the classroom to make a self-introduction or describe part of their junior middle school life and make a plan for their high school life. After one student finishes his or her free-talk, other students or the teacher can ask him or her some questions.
→Step 2 Lead in
Ask the students to describe some parts of high school life in the UK based on what they learned in Welcome to the unit. If necessary, they can also talk about some of the differences between Chinese and British school life.
Some possible answers:
1. Huge campus and low-rise buildings can often be seen in the UK. That is an outstanding sight when we travel in the UK, compared to so many high-rise buildings in China.
2. What impressed me a lot are the lockers in the classrooms for students to put their stationery, books, exercise books and other belongings. I think it is really convenient for the students. While in China, we usually have a heavy burden of school bags. I often wonder if the heavy bags will do harm to the development of our bodies.
3. From my point of view, most foreign teachers are humorous and kind-hearted. It seems that they have a close relationship with their students. And some of our teachers are too strict with us. Maybe not only the students, but also the teachers are under the pressure of the entrance examination.
For the teacher, it is important to point out that the British school system is considered one of the best in the world. As is known to us all, education in the UK is compulsory for everyone between the ages of five and sixteen, and is provided by two kinds of schools: independent (fee-charging) schools and state-funded schools.
(If the multimedia is available, this design is recommended. )
Show part of the video about the school life in the UK or show several pictures of the school life in the UK, and then ask the students to describe some of the scenes in the video/some of the pictures about the school life in the UK.
Some possible answers:
1. I’m surprised that they only have about 20 students in their class while we have 54 students here. And they have a lot of chances to express their opinions. Their presentations are beyond my imagination. I hope I can do that in my class.
2. They are so many in-class activities in the their class. I think we should have more opportunities
to work in pairs or in groups.
3. It seems that their classes are loose, but in fact well organized. The teacher talks less, and the students do a lot.
→Step 3 Reading
Skimming
Come to the article from a school magazine, written by an exchange student Wei Hua, who once studied in the UK. She gives us a brief but vivid description of what school life in the UK is like from her own experience. Ask the students to read the text quickly and answer the three questions in Part A.
Check the answers.
1. For one year.
2. Mr. Heywood.
3. A small table.
After the students finish it, the teacher can raise this question:
You are really quick in mind and action. By the way, how do you get the answers in such a short time?
Possible answers:
1. Firstly, these questions are very easy to answer. Secondly, there are some skills in reading these questions, that is, we should find out some key words in the questions. For example, in the first question, ‘how long’ reminds me to focus on some numbers. In question 2, we should pay special attention to the ‘name’ and ‘class teacher’, which will help us find the information in the text quickly.
2. For the last one, ‘Woodwork class’leads me to paragraph 6 soon, so I find the answer to question 3 easily.
The teacher should note that usually it’s not necessary to read an article word by word, or sentence by sentence to get the general idea or some main information. While reading, we should use some ‘reading strategies’. In this unit, two reading strategies are introduced, which are basic reading skills and used by many people. Ask the students to read the ‘reading strategy’ on page 3 and finish the form on the screen.
Or we can use another way to help the students to learn how to skim a passage.
In order to help the students to know how to skim a passage, the teacher can also get the following passage, which is also related to the topic of this unit, for the students to read. The students are
supposed to get the main idea of this passage as quickly as possible.
Reading material:
Education system in the UK
The UK is made up of 4 different countries—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Education in the UK is compulsory for everyone between the ages of five and sixteen, and is provided by two kinds of schools: independent and state-funded schools.
Education system in Scotland
The education system in Scotland differs at school and under-graduate level to the other countries that follow a similar system. The main differences are as follows:
Students can enter university at the age of 17 rather than 18, as university courses in Scotland are normally one year longer than in England.
Between the ages of 16-18 years, students in Scotland often study a broader curriculum than in other parts of the UK and often do not specialize in the sciences, arts, and humanities.
Education system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Children normally start school at the age of 5 and move to secondary school at the age of 11. Pre-school programs are also available to students at the age of 3 or 4. . . .
After the students read this passage, raise these questions for them to answer:
1. What’s the main idea of this passage?
2. And how do you know that?
3. Is there any other way to help us to get the main idea quickly?
Possible answers:
1. It mainly tells us the education system in the UK, especially that in Scotland.
2. From the title and the subtitle.
3. Usually the pictures will help us a lot. Sometimes, the first and the last paragraph are very important for us to read, as well as the first sentence of each paragraph.
The teacher should tell the students that all these are very good reading skills, which are often adopted by many people while they are reading. And then ask the students to skim the text, and find the answers to the three questions as quick as possible, using the methods talked about.
Then check the answers.
‘Reading strategy’ is very important while we are reading a passage. Here, two reading strategies
are introduced in this unit. Ask the students to read the ‘reading strategy’ on page 3 and finish the form on the screen.
Reading strategy
Reading strategy Purposes Methods
Skimming
Scanning
Sample answers:
Reading strategy Purposes Methods
Skimming To get a general idea of
what the text is about By looking at the titles and headings, the first and last sentences of paragraphs and the first and last paragraphs as well as pictures and charts to guess what the text is about.
Scanning To find certain information
in a text quickly By scanning the text for key words and phrases, dates, numbers, etc.
Brainstorming
Before the students move on to the details of this reading passage, ask them to have a brainstorming.
Question:
When we come to the title ‘School life in the UK’, what do you expect to read in this passage?
This design is used to help the students learn to predict what to read in this passage, to know how to select different materials, to arose their interest in reading this passage, to let other students share their creative ideas, to encourage more students to take part in in-class activities and to give every student a chance to express their ideas.
List all the things suggested by the students on the blackboard. If necessary, the teacher can add more items according to the text.
Suggested answers:
Things expect to read about
School hours
School location
School assemblies
School teachers
School facilities
School classes
School homework
School subjects
School holidays
School fees
School activities
School food
. . .
Listening for information
After the students give some suggested answers, ask them to listen to the tape of the text with their books closed, and then tick the things mentioned in the passage.
Things expect to read about
√School hours
School location
√School assemblies
√School teachers
School facilities
√School classes
√School homework
√School subjects
School holidays
School fees
√School activities
√School food
. . .
Scanning
Now it’s time for the students to scan the passage to get certain information quickly. Let the students have a group competition. Since team work plays a very important part in the school life for the teenagers, if possible, more chances should be given to the students to let them be aware of team spirit. Tell the students that they will be divided into four groups—Group 1, 2, 3, and 4. They should try their best to find the details about the things talked about in the passage. If one student can get one of them, he or she will be given 10 marks. Ask them to remember to use the reading strategy—scanning.
Suggested answers:
Things mentioned Some details
√School hours . . . starts around 9 a. m. and ends about 3. 30 p. m.
School location
√School assemblies . . . told us about the rules of the school and the best way to
earn respect from the school
√School teachers Mr Heywood was the class teacher and Miss Burke was Wei
Hua’s favorite teacher. . . were helpful
School facilities
√School classes . . . there were 29 students, which is about the average size for
British schools. . . . had to move to different classrooms for
different classes. . . had different students in some classes
√School homework . . . not as heavy as. . . was a bit challenging. . . was in English √School subjects English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths,
Science, PE, Cooking and French. . . students can choose and
drop some subjects
School holidays
School fees
√School activities . . . read English in the library. . . went to the Computer Club at
lunch time. . . had an extra French class on Tuesday
evenings. . . cooking. . . held a class party at the end of term. . .
played football on the school field
√School food . . . is very different. . . eat lots of desserts after the main meal
If time permits, we can guide the students to focus on the structure of the passage. In this way, we can also help the students to learn how to scan a passage.
While reading a passage, we should pay special attention to the structure of the passage. By doing that, we’ll find it easier for us to understand the text. Ask the students to come to the structure of the text, scan the text and find out how many parts the text can be divided into and get the main idea for each part.
Parts Main ideas
Part 1(Para. 1) Wei Hua’s feeling about staying in a British high school for one
year
Part 2 (Paras. 2-7) Different aspects
of school life in
the UK Para. 2 the advice the headmaster gave during assembly
Para. 3 school teachers and classmates Para. 4 school homework and subjects Para. 5 school activities
Para. 6 choices about subjects
Para. 7 school food and entertainment
Part 3(Para. 8) Wei Hua’s hope
(About this part, students can be divided into four groups and be encouraged to find the answers as quickly as possible. The teacher can ask some simple questions to guide the students. ) Now it’s time for the students to do more consolidation exercises. Ask the students to turn to page
4, and come to C1 first. Let the students to work in pairs, that is, one student read the question and the other answers it.
(Allow the students several minutes to finish it and give some guidance if possible. )
Then ask the students to come to C2. Ask one student to read one sentence, and he or she will ask one of the other students to decide whether the sentence is true or false. If it is false, let him or her correct it.
Comparison in details
Since the students have already got some details about the school life in the UK. They should be encouraged to learn to compare the school life between the UK and China. Ask them to work in groups to find out the information and use their common sense to fill in the blanks.
Differences and similarities about school life between the UK and China
Different aspects the UK China
Differences School hours 9 a. m. -3: 30 p. m. 7: 30 a. m. -4: 30 p. m.
Class size about 30 students about 50 students
Classes different classrooms in the same classroom
Classmates can’t remember all remember them easily
Homework not heavy too much
Subjects English, History, English literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Cooking, Woodwork French, Art Chinese, Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry, History, Politics, Geography, PE, Biology
School food lots of desserts after their main meal regular three meals Similarities School assembly rules, ways to earn respect and achieve high grades
School teachers helpful, friendly
Further understanding of this text
To help the students to improve their reading skills, the teacher can also prepare some reading comprehension exercises for the students to do.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Not all the students are familiar with each other.
B. Students can choose any of the subjects or drop any one.
C. Students in that school have to move to different classrooms for different classes.
D. Students should work hard to get high grades.
2. Which of the following sentences about Wei Hua is TRUE according to the text?
A. Wei Hua couldn’t get used to the school hours t here.
B. Wei Hua couldn’t get on well with her classmates, for they didn’t know each other.
C. Wei Hua soon adjusted herself to the homework in English there though it was a bit challenging.
D. Wei Hua didn’t like British food and couldn’t get used to eati ng desserts.
(Before the students get down to these exercises, ask them to pay attention to the details of the passage. The teacher should point out that the students should learn to find the supporting sentences in the passage. )
Suggested answers: 1. B 2. C
Guessing the meanings of the new words
The main idea of this passage and some of the details have been further discussed. Now, it’s time to come to some new words in this passage. Ask the students to turn to page 4, and come to Part D. Ask them to find these new words in the article, guess their meanings from the context and then match them with the correct definitions.
(Give the students several minutes to finish this part. Then check the answers. )
To see if the students have fully understood these new words, the teacher can design some exercises for the students to do. For example, the teacher can ask the students to fill in the blanks with the seven words.
(Ask the students to fill in the blanks and then check the answers. )
1. Cathy is making herself up, for she will_____________ a wedding party.
2. With the exam drawing near, all the students are busy_____________ for it.
3. To be a journalist is more_____________ than to be a worker, but I like it.
4. The couple_____________ a lot of money by running that restaurant.
5. Do you eat_____________ after your main meal?
6. Once Zhang Hua wanted to_____________ English, but now he is good at it.
7. We have some_____________ homework before our examination.
(This kind of exercises can help the students to master the usage of some of the important words
in this unit. If the students find it difficult to do, then the teacher can ask them to work in pairs first. ) Suggested answers: 1. attend 2. preparing 3. challenging 4. earn 5. desserts 6. drop 7. extra
After the students finish this exercise, they will be asked to come to Part E. A British student has read Wei Hua’s article and wants to become her pen friend. Complete his letter to Wei Hua, using the words given.
(Ask the students to read out their answers, and check them. Give some explanations if necessary. )
In-class activities
Different in-class activities are very important in learning English. The text has been talked about a lot. Most of the students must have mastered the text well. It’s time for the m to practice. The following steps are designed for the students to practice their spoken English, to consolidate what they have learnt, to enlarge their knowledge and to improve other abilities in learning English.
Practice A (review the basic knowledge of the passage)
This is designed to help the students to consolidate what they have learned in this passage. They can use the information in the passage directly or organize their report using their own words.
1. Say something about Wei Hua’s studying exper ience in Manchester in the UK.
2. Describe part of school life in the UK according to the text.
(Show the above on the screen. )
Sample answers:
1. Wei Hua was an exchange student who once studied in a British high school in Manchester in the UK. She thought that was an unforgettable experience for her. In her opinion, the teachers there are very helpful and friendly. She also made some friends there. And she missed them very much. Wei Hua was happy with the school hours there, because she could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin earlier. What impressed her most was that they had to move to different classrooms for different classes. And they had different students in some classes, which made it difficult to remember all the faces and names. Wei Hua chose to study Woodwork, And she made a small table. She liked it very much though it didn’t look like a table. Wei Hua experienced a different way of life, I think. That’s all. Thank you!
2. School life in the UK is quite different from that in China. Usually in Britain school starts around 9 a. m. and ends about 3: 30. p. m. , while in China schools begin before 8 a. m. The average
size for British schools is about 30, while in China there are about 50 students in one class. Since the students in Britain have to move to different classrooms for different classes, and they have different students in some classes, they would find it difficult to remember all the faces and names. However, in China, usually all the 50 students will study in the same classroom, so we get familiar with each other soon. There are also great differences in the choice of subjects. The British students can choose or drop their subjects if they don’t like them. We can seldom do that. Anyway, there are some similaritie s in school life between the UK and China. For example, strict rules are required in both of the countries and the best way to earn respect from the school is to work hard and achieve high grades. In addition, all the teachers are willing to help the students. In conclusion, to have a chance to study in a British high school means to experience a different way of life. That’s all. Thank you!
Practice B (share your opinions)
Compared to the school life in China, which aspect of the school life in the UK do you prefer? Why? Or, which aspect of the school life in the UK attracts you more? Why?
(Show the above on the screen. Students are encouraged to discuss with their partners first before they give their opinions. )
Practice C (make an interview)
So far we h aven’t had the opportunity to go abroad to experience a foreign way of life, but we are happy here to read a passage about school life in the UK written by Wei Hua. Suppose you have a chance to interview Wei Hua. Apart from the things you have learned in the passage, what other information would you like to know about her life and study in the UK? Do an interview with your partner, different aspects can be mentioned in your interview dialogue, such as timetable, teachers, classmates, subjects, homework, grades, size of the classroom, campus, school facilities, host family, food, teaching methods, atmosphere, students’ hobbies, traditions, school rules and principles and so on.
Practice D (make a plan for the new school life)
The students are new comers to high schools, and they should be encouraged to make a plan for their new school life. Raise the following questions and let the students discuss them in groups. Then ask the representatives of each group to give a short presentation. This design will help the students to adapt themselves to high school life quickly and help them to form a good habit of studying by making a good plan first. As the saying goes, well begun is half-done.
What kind of school life do you expect in the new term? How will you enjoy your school life?
→Step 4 Teaching and learning design of some new words and expressions
Part A
To learn the new words and expressions, we have different ways. This time we can adopt the Teaching and Learning Design way, that is to say, we can design the new words and expressions in the form of exercises, ask the students to learn the words and phrases by themselves, then they can do the paper exercises in groups. After that, the teacher will explain some of them to the students or ask the students to work in pairs and then give their explanations by themselves.
First ask the students to finish the following sentences with the words in the text.
1. Our class teacher will_____________ an important meeting this afternoon.
2. The old teacher told us that the best way to_____________ respect from the students was to work hard and be patient with them.
3. All the Chinese_____________ Premier Zhou as a great leader.
4. How can we_____________ high grades in our examinations?
5. To be a monitor is a bit_____________ for me, for I am a shy girl.
6. It is great fun to learn how to buy,_____________ and cook food.
7. Isn’t it strange that students in a British high school should_____________ some subjects if they don’t like them?
8. We_____________ our parents very much during the first month in the boarding school.
9. If you have a chance to study abroad, you will_____________ a different way of life.
10. Let me_____________ myself to you. I’m Ling Tao from No. 1 high school.
(This step will help the students to move back on to the text to try their best to understand how to use these words. If the students don’t know how to use them, encourage them to use a dictionary for help. Only in this way can the students learn by themselves. )
Suggested answers:
1. attend
2. earn
3. respect
4. achieve
5. challenging
6. prepare
7. drop
8. missed
9. experience 10. introduce
Explanations:
1. attend
The word ‘attend’ is a verb. It means ‘go to’ or ‘be present at’ in the text.
Translate the following phrases or sentences, please.
1)上学____________________________
2)上教堂__________________________
3)出席会议_________________________
4)听演讲__________________________
5)Please attend to what the teacher is saying.__________________________
6)Are you being attended to? (=Is anyone serving you? )________________
7)Which doctor is serving you?____________________
8)Over two hundred people attended the charity show.________ ____________
Suggested answers: 1)attend school 2)attend church 3)attend a meeting 4)attend a lecture 5)请注意听老师讲话。

6)有店员招呼你吗? 7)哪个医生为你看病? 8)两百多人参加了慈善演出。

2. earn
The word ‘earn’ is a verb meaning ‘get something that one deserves because of one’s qualities or actions’ or ‘get money by working’. Finish the following sentences, please.
1)He____________ _______________ ____________ (谋生)by delivering newspapers.
2)The success in the Olympic Games_____________ Liu Xiang_____________ (赢得尊敬) and admiration.
3)___________ ___________ ____________ ___________ ___________ _________a year? (你赚多少钱? )
4)He___________ ____________ _____________ _____________ ____________ (获得赞美)from the newspapers for his new book.
Suggested answers: 1)earns his living 2)earned, respect 3)How much do you earn 4)earned a lot of praise
3. respect
This word can be used as both a noun and a verb. Please rewrite the following sentence and translate the others.
1)Students should respect their parents and teachers.
→Students should____________ ____________ _____________their parents and teachers.
2)如果你不尊重自己, 怎能期望别人尊重你?_______________________________
3)He has no respect for his promise.____________________________________。