The Second Period
Teaching Aims:
1.Learn and master the following:
deal with,burn down,aim at,in honour of,in vain,proud of,be determined to do,once again
2.Train the studentsˇ reading ability.
3.Help the students learn about the American South.
Teaching Important Points:
1.Improve the studentsˇ reading ability.
2.Master the useful phrases appearing in the reading passage correctly.
Teaching Difficult Points:
1.How to help the students understand the reading material better.
2.How to make the students finish the concerned exercises after reading.
Teaching Methods:
1.Fast-reading to help the students get the general idea of the text.
2.Careful-reading to get some detailed information about the passage.
3.Discussion to help the students finish the concerned exercises.
4.Individual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
1.the multimedia
2.the blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
兂Step ⒐ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
兂Step ⒑ Revision and Lead-in
T:In the last period,we talked about our hometown.I have felt that everyone loves his/her hometown,but do you know what your hometown looked like 20~30 years ago?
S1:I have ever heard about it from my Dad.
T:Please tell us about your hometown in the past.We are glad to learn about it.
S1:Thirty years ago,my hometown was very poor.People lived a hard life.There was not enough food and clothing.The living conditions were also very bad.At night,they had to light up the oil lamp to give light.There was almost no entertainment for them then.
T:It seems that they did live a hard life.Now we have said ¨Goodbye〃 to the times.Happy life does not come easily,so we should value it.Meanwhile,we shouldnˇt forget the past.
兂Step ⒒ Pre-reading
T:Now,please turn to Page 43 and look at Ex.1 in Prereading.Make a simple timeline of your cities or villages.Make a list of important events and changes and discuss causes and effects in groups of four.While discussing,you may consider the following areas:employment,education,
population,buildings and streets.Five minutes later,Iˇll ask some students to report their answers.Is that clear?
Ss:Yes.
T:OK.You can begin.
(Teacher goes among the students and joins them in their discussion.)
T:(Five minutes later)Are you ready?
Ss:Yes.
T:Whoˇd like to report your result of your discussion?
S2:(The student first shows his timeline to the class and then says the following.)
Kbefore 1945K1945K1958K1978Know
Before the year 1945,our village was very poor.Most people there were illiterate persons.They lived in old and shabby houses.They worked for landlords.In 1945,the village was liberated.They had their own fields and had the right to receive education.In 1958,an agricultural producersˇ cooperative was founded.They built houses made of earth and wood.Their life improved.The population began to grow.The land reform system was carried out in 1978.Some of them began to open up factories and do business.Life was becoming richer and richer.They moved into new houses made of bricks and tiles.Now people there have become much richer.They build villas and buy their own cars.Mud roads have been replaced by cement roads.Their factories are doing well,attracting people from different places.Among the young,college students are becoming more and more.Some of them have returned to the village to work.
T:Well done!What do you think are the reasons for the changes?
S2:The leadership of the Party and the Reform and openning Policy.
T:Quite right.Now letˇs turn our attention to the USA.Yesterday I asked you to surf the Internet to get some information about the history of the USA.Have you finished it?
Ss:Yes.
T:OK.Letˇs do an exercise to see whether youˇve learnt about the history of it.Please look at the screen and put the events in the box in the correct place on the timeline.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)
K30 000 years agoK1492K1861K1930sK1960sK
1.The American Civil War
2.The Great Depression
3.The Civil Rights Movements
4.The arrival of native Americans
5.The arrival of European settlers
(Teacher allows the students a few minutes to prepare.Then check their answers with the whole class.)
Suggested answers:
K30 000 years agoK1492K18611K1930sK1960s
4 5 1 2 3
T:Good.Now letˇs learn more about the American south,which is important to the USA.
兂Step ⒓ Reading
T:Now,open your books and turn to Page 43.Letˇs learn the passage about the American South.Before reading,Letˇs learn the new words in this passage.
(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)
T:Please read the passage quickly and then answer the question:Atlanta is a representative of the American South.Why?
(A few minutes later,teacher checks the answer.)
T:Whoˇd like to have a try?One student only needs to find out one point.
S3:Like many of its sister cities in the South,Atlanta was burnt down in the Civil War.When rebuilt,the city had only $1.64.
T:Anything else?
S4:In only five years,most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow.
S5:In Atlanta,Dr. Martin Luther King organised non-violent demonstrations and in the end segregation disappeared.Atlanta was becoming a successful city proud of its cultural diversity.
S6:Modern Atlanta is becoming a booming business centre and the home of the largest and most successful companies in America.
T:Yes,youˇre right.Now,read the passage carefully and finish Ex.1 in Post-reading.After that,Iˇll check your answers.
Suggested answers:
1Xb 2Xc 3Xd 4Xe 5Xa
T:Well.Youˇve understood the text better.Next,please look at the screen and finish the exercise.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)
Fill in the blanks with the right phrases.
deal with burn down aim at in honour of in vain proud of
once again be determined to
1.We are______ ______our great socialist motherland.
2.We______ ______ ______fulfil the task.
3.They have learnt to______ ______various problems.
4.Washington,a state in the United States,was named______ ______ ______one of the greatest American presidents.
5.All our work was______ ______.
6.She took exercise every morning,______ ______losing weight.
7.Many houses______ ______ ______in the big fire.
8.Please read the passage______ ______.
Suggested answers:
1.proud of 2.are determined to 3.deal with 4.in honour of 5.in vain 6.aiming at 7.were burnt down 8.once again
兂Step ⒔ Listening and Consolidation
T:OK.Now youˇve been familiar with the passage,so close your books and letˇs listen to the tape.After that,finish the exercise on the screen.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen and turns on the recorder.After listening,teacher gives the students a few minutes to do it and then checks the answers with the whole class.)
The information below is from the reading passage.Read them and decide if they are true or false.Write the letter ¨T〃 if the sentence is true.If it is false,write ¨F〃 and correct the error.
1.( )Ever since the Civil War,the South has struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past.
2.( )In 1864,when the new mayor of Atlanta started working,the city had a lot of money.
3.( )In 10 years,most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow again.
4.( )After segregation disappeared,Atlanta was becoming a successful city proud of its cultural diversity.
5.( )Atlanta is a representative of the new South,a place where fear and doubt have replaced hope and faith.
6.( )Today,the South is known for its beautiful scenery.
Suggested answers:
1.T
2.F In 1864,when the new mayor of Atlanta started working,the city had only $1.64.
3.F In only five years,most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow again.
4.T
5.F Atlanta is a representative of the new South,a place where hope and faith have replaced fear and doubt.
6.F Today,the South is known for its hospitality.
兂Step ⒕ Post-reading
T:Well,letˇs discuss some questions.Turn to Page 45 and finish Ex.2 in Post-reading by discussing in groups of four.After that,Iˇll ask some of you to report the results.Is that clear?
Ss:Yes.
T:(Several minutes later)Whoˇd like to answer the first question?
S7:K
(The question is similar to the one asked at the beginning,so the answer to it is omitted.)
T:Good.The second one,who can try it?
S8:In the Civil War.Atlanta was destroyed.Rebuilding the city needed a lot of money,but at that time it had only $1.64.During the time the city was being rebuilt,the people of it met with the Depression.In the 1960s,Atlanta saw a series of fierce fights against segregation.
T:Youˇre right.The last question?
S9:K
Suggested answer:
A culturally diverse population
Advantages Disadvantages
They can learn from each other for common progress.Their culture has great vitality. Different cultural background,moral concepts and living habits make them not be able to better understand each other and sometimes even lead to conflicts.
兂Step ⒖ Summary and Homework
T:In this class,weˇve learnt about the history of the USA,especially the American South.Atlanta is a representative of the new South,which is now a booming business centre and the home of some largest and most successful companies in America.Besides,weˇve learnt some useful phrases,such as deal with,burn down,aim at,in honour ofK(Teacher writes them on the Bb.)After class,try to make some sentences with them to consolidate them.At the end,remember to preview the next partXLanguage Study.Thatˇs all for today.See you next time!
Ss:See you next time!
兂Step ⒗ The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 16 The United States of America
The Second Period
Useful Expressions:
deal with burn down aim at in honour of in vain proud of be determined to once again
兂Step ⒘ Record after Teaching