Unit 4

As the Ss don’t know each other very well in the same class when learning this unit, let one of the group introduce others in his group to let the other groups to guess, the introduction must be a sentence, using the Attributive Clause—who or whose

(Game Rule: Each introduction will only be guessed once ,if no one get the answer, the introducer should declare the student’s name.)

Purpose: 1、用游戏的形式能刺激学生用英语进行语言实践活动。

2、活跃课堂气氛，真正发挥学生的主体作用。

Task-cycle: 通过看图说话，学会正确使用定语从句。

Activity 1. Describing the pictures ( group work)

　Task1: Describing the pictures in the book----Pictrue1、Picture5、 Picture6、 Picture3 ( group leaders report, using who or whose)

Task 2: Describing some pictures about the natural disasters, such as Fire、Earthquake、Typhoon and Flood.

( In task 1, after the student finish talking about Picture 3---- Betty’s parents have been married for more than 25 years who live in New York, their hobby is watching TV. The teacher ask the Ss : “Do you want to know what they like to watch best?” Then present the pictures about the natural disasters. )

Purpose: １、培养学生积极用英语进行交流和沟通,发挥合作精神。

　　　　　２、培养学生看图说话的能力，从而提高‘说’的技能。

Activity 2. Creating dialogues (pair work)

Task: Each pair choose two of the pictures and create their own dialogues.

（using at least one Attributive Clause）

Purpose:　１、培养学生善于利用各种机会用英语进行真实交际。

　　　　　２、增强学生的自信心，丰富想象力和独到的见解。

　　　　　３、了解英语国家与中国的生活方式的不同。

Activity 3. Enjoying the video

This video is about the most terrible disaster this year----SARS, some doctors are treating patients, struggling against SARS)

Task 1: To enjoy the video, finding out something that moved you deeply.

Purpose: 1、能传递信息并就熟悉的话题表达看法

2、能有条理地表达个人的见解和想象, 从而提高‘说’的技能.

Task 2: Interviewing--- group work( suppose one is the doctor, the others are going to interview him)

Purpose: 1、能用英语进行语言实践活动。

2、能用恰当的方式在特定场合中表达观点，从而使‘说’的技能的训练进一步提升。

Post-task: 评价学生课堂表现，学生表演对话

Activity : Act out dialogues

Period 3 &4 Reading

Ⅰ、教材内容

这是新教材高一上第4单元的阅读课型。本课围绕难忘的经历这一主题，描写洪水来临时的凶猛及Jeff与Flora在这次经历中的体验。本课词汇量大，尤其在描写发洪水时，文章运用大量的动词及一些原汁原味的表达。另外文章中还出现许多定语从句，定语从句是本单元的语法重点。根据新课程标准及高一学生的知识、语言能力水平，我们制定以下教学目标：

Ⅱ、教学目标：

1、理解和掌握一些新词汇如：roar、mass、fright、rack、boom、advance、seize、destroy、sweep、swallow、drag、struggle、flow、strike，etc.

2、 理解定语从句，如：

1) Before she could move, she heard a great noise, which grew to a terrible roar.

2) She looked at Jeff who waved his arms.

3) There she saw big mass of water that was quickly advancing towards her.

4) Flora, whose beautiful hair and dress were all cold and wet, started crying.

尤其是whose引导的定语从句及间隔性定语从句。

3、学生在一定程度上提高阅读微技能和用英语思维、推理、判断的能力。

4、能用First、Next、Then、Finally来口头陈述事件。

Ⅲ、 教学设计

A. Warming up:

Task 1：Talking about natural disasters

1. What natural dters did you talk about yesterday? Do you know some others?

2. Have you ever experienced one of these disasters? Can you describe what it was like and how you felt?

B. Pre-reading

Task 2: Looking and guessing:

1. What can you see in the picture?

2. What happened to them finally?

3. What words will you use to describe this disaster?

C. Fast reading

Questions：1.What natural disaster did Flora and Jeff suffered? (Flood)

2. What rescued them? (Chimney)

D. Careful reading

Task 3: Dividing the whole passage according to the change of the places.

Para 1：In the garden

Para2：On the way to the house

Para3：Inside the house

Task 4: Imagination

Question 1：What was the house like? ( B )

A、a flat B、a house with two floors

Question 2：What words support your idea?

Task 5 :Reading for the second time and finish the following diagram
places flood reaction feelings                    

Task 6 Imaging the end of the story

E. Practice for understanding and word study

F. Consolidation

Task 7、Retelling the story according to the diagram:

Post reading

Task : Discussion.

1、 Will the disaster change Flora and Jeff’s life? How?

Expanded reading: The Day That Changed My Generation

Read the material and do some exercises.

Homework：

写阅读笔记

阅读格式卡

                                        Date： Unit  (    ) Lesson(    ) General idea： Contents： Comment： 板书设计

Unit 4(第2页) Unforgettable experiences   places flood reaction feelingfirst in the garden roar, advance wave, shout run surprised puzzlednext on the way to the house sweep, swallow, flow seize,  drag , go down, open, pull ,look into, hold, struggle frightenedthen inside the house strike move up destroy climb, cry   hopeful

Finally:

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