Unit2 Lesson 12: The U.S教学目标：1、知识目标：学习“U.S. know”以及关于美国的相关常识2、能力目标：可以读、写、说出并且听懂“U.S. know”，可以说出并且听懂“Do you know _____ ? Yes, I know. No, I don’t know.”3、情感目标：激发学生对英语的持久兴趣，培养运用语言进行交际的能力，鼓励同学之间的合作并能互帮互助教学重点、难点：能用英语向其他人简单介绍美国这个国家教具准备：地图、卡片、录音机学生准备：红，白，蓝三色纸，剪刀，双面胶或胶水教学过程：一、 Class Opening and Review1，歌曲（第九课所学）2，出示世界地图指着中国问What’s this country? (China.)What colour is this country?（It’s red.）What’s the capital city of this country?（Beijing.）What country is east of China?（the U.S.）What do we speak in China?(Chinese)Can you talk about China’s flag?(It’s red. It has yellow stars.)What are the represent things in China?(The Palace Museum.)通过综合语言训练方式复习了中国的基本常识。
2，指着加拿大地图问What’s this country? (Canada.)What colour is this country?（It’s green.）What do they speak in Canada?(English and French.)What is the capital city of Canada? (It’s Ottawa.)What country is south of Canada?(the U.S.)Can you describe Canada’s flag? (Canada’s flag is red andWhite. It has a leaf.)What is the famous waterfall in Canada?(Niagara Falls.)What’s the mountains’ name in Canada?(RockMountains)通过综合语言训练方式复习了加拿大的基本常识二、 New Contents1. 教师问“Boys and girls, do you know the U.S.? ”S: Yes.T: Yes, you know. (教学新单词“U.S. know”)教师指着黑板上的地图，说“This is the U.S. We can also call it ‘the United States’. ‘U.S.’ is short for ‘the United States’.”2. T: What else do you know about the U.S.? Now you can discuss in your groups. (小组交流自己所知道的和在课下搜集的有关美国的常识。
)通过学生对加拿大的了解，激发他们继续学习有关加拿大知识的积极性3. 出示世界地图指着美国问What colour is this country?（It’s purple.）What’s the capital city of this country?（Washington，D.C.）What country is east of China?（the U.S.）What country is south of Canada?（the U.S.）What do they speak in the U.S.?(English)Can you talk about the U.S.’s flag?(It’s red,white and blue, it has stars and stripes.) What are the represent things in the U.S.?The U.S. has White House and Statue of Liberty.通过对中国加拿大知识的对比，既复习了前两课的知识，又能对美国常识有深刻的印象4．利用红色，蓝色和白色的纸制作美国国旗5． Talk about the U.S. in own words.巩固今天所学知识。
6． Activity Book L12 N37． Class ClosingHomework: Activity Book Read the text fluently.板书设计： Lesson 12: The U.Scountry China Canada the U.S.country’s colour red green purplecapital city Beijing Ottawa Washington，D.Cthey speak Chinese English and French English。