人教版高二英语选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 全单元教案

Unit 1 A land of diversity
The First Period Warming up
一．Aims:
1. Teaching aims 教学目标：
Help the students learn more information about America.
重点词汇和短语
ocean, coast, mountain, range, compare
2. Ability aims能力目标
Enable the students to know more about Ameri ca and can give some cities’ names 二．Contents
Step I
Ask the students to talk about the names in groups, and then write down them on the map.
Step II
Compare answers with other groups
Step III
Give the correct names to the students.
Step IV
Tell the students some information about America to improve their interest. And ask some students to say what they know about America.
Homework To observe an American map
The Second Period Reading
一．Aims:
1.Enable the students to talk about things about the USA.
2.Help the students learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America, especially in
California.
二．Contents:
Step 1 Warming up.
Step 4 Detail reading
Beside each cultural group , write the period in which they first came to California in large
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain. )
Step 6 Homework
Finish “Learning about language” on page 4.
The Third Period Language Points
一．Aims:
1.Learn expressions and phrases.
2.Learn language points.
二．Contents:
1. means: a method or a way of doing. 方式，方法，手段（但复数同形）
Translate:
一切可能的办法都试过了。

All possible means have been tried.
= Every possible means has been tried.
by means of : by using 依靠，凭借
2.occur: come into sb’s mind (想起，想到)
happen, take place(发生)
1)When did the accident occur?发生
2)A good idea occurred to me all at once.想到
mono-前缀：one, single 单
eg: a monolingual dictionary(单语词典)
bi-前缀：two, twice, double双
eg: a bilingual dictionary(双语词典)
4.Declare v.宣告，声称，宣称，申报
translate the following sentences
1) War was declared on the enemy.
2) She declared that she knew nothing about it.
1)The manager asked the workers to keep up the work.
2)The rain kept up for two days and the roads were floaded.
Step 4 Exercises: translation
1.我就是想不起他的名字.(occur)
His name just didn’t occur to me.
2.他宣称他是正确的.(declare)
He declared that he was right.
3.鼓起勇气,成功就属于你.(keep up)
Keep up your courage, and success will be yours.
4.他虽然不会说话,但能通过手势让别人知道他的意思.(by means of)
He couldn’t speak, but mad e himself understood by means of signs.
Step 5 Homework Review the language points.
The Forth period Learning about language and using language
一．Aims
Target language
Useful words and expressions: luggage, tram, apparently, slip, bakery, ferry, hire, seagull, immigration, team up with, mark out, take in, a great many.
Teaching important and difficult points
1.Improve the students’ reading ability (skimming and scanning).
2.enable the students to grasp the useful words and expressions.
二．Contents
Step 1 Lead-in
1.Look at George’s photos. Then quickly read George’s diary. Write the days he saw these
things under the photos.
2.Read George’s diary more slowly and answer the questions.
1.Why did Andrew Hallidie invent the cable car system?
2. Where did George eat lunch on his first day in San Francisco?
3. Why did George hire a car? Why do you think he joined up with Terri and Peter?
4. Name three things that visitors can do in Chinatown.
5. What is Alcatraz Island famous for?
3. Read George’s diary again. Put the mark”^” in the places where George has left out some
words. Discuss with others in your class: Why did George leave out some words when he wrote his diary?
Step 2 Language points
1.Team up with: make an effort in cooperation with; work together with与……协力从事,合作
Translate:
He teamed up with an experienced worker in the project.
2.hire 解雇fire
1)Y。