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1、选修八Unit 1 A land of diversity 教材内容分析教材分析本单元以“地域文化”为主题, 旨在通过单元教学，使学生了解相关美国地理方面的知识；学习加利福尼亚州的简介，使学生对美国的文明史略见一斑；通过阅读名人传记，研究美国的民族文化，使学生对美国有全方位的理解，；学会使用名词性从句等语法知识，并通过相关练习，提升学生的语言使用水平；通过阅读一篇图文并茂的美国游记，学会书写电子邮件或明信片，介绍某一名胜古迹和人文景观。 教学内容分析Warming Up要求学生查阅美国地图，讨论相关美国地理方面的知识，为下一步的学习做好热身准备。 Pre-reading要求学生讨论加利福尼亚州
2、的几张图片，了解当地风土人情、民俗文化。Reading主要介绍了加利福尼亚州人口及民族、种族构成、融合、变迁的历史。通过学习，使学生了解加州不但是美国人口最多的州，同时也是民族、种族最多、文化最为多元的州。Comprehending要求学生在理解课文的基础上，写出发生在加州的重大历史事件，并分析讨论新世纪加州为什么会成为多种文化交织的共同体的原因。 Learning about Language由Discovering useful words and expressions 和Discovering useful structures两部分组成。Using Language由Reading
3、and writing, Listening and speaking组成，通过对学生听说读写综合水平培养，要求学生在了解相关知识的基础上，阅读并改写部分游记。三维目标知识目标1. 掌握本单元教学目的和要求中的单词和词汇。如applicant customs socialist occur cattle indicate luggage shave tram apparent apparently brake conductor2. 通过对世界各地的名胜古迹、风土人情的研究与学习，丰富学生的世界地域文化知识，开扩视野。3. 复习名词性从句的用法水平目标：使学生了解美国的概况情感目标：培养他们热
4、爱祖国、热爱大自然、的高尚情操。教学重点：更多了解西方历史地理文化背景教学难点：名词性从句教学方法：任务型教学法 合作学习 Period 1 warming-up, pre-reading, reading and comprehendingTeaching goals 1. Target language strait, means, slavery, Spain, majority, Catholic, Mexico, immigration, percentage, Denmark, Danish, aircraft, Korea, Korean, Pakistan, Pakistani
5、, mix, mixture, nationality, racial, the Bering, by means of, the Pacific Islands, make a life2. Ability goalsEnable the students to talk about the history of California.Teaching important points Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history.Teaching difficu
6、lt points Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century.Teaching methods Skimming, scanning and discussion.Teaching aids A recorder, a computer, a projector and some pictures.Teaching procedures Step1. Preparing lessons &self-study an
7、d exploring the problemsTask1. Fill in the blankets according to the map.1.Ocean on the east coast _ 2.Ocean on the west cost _ 3.Country to the north of USA _ 4.Country to the south of USA _ 5.Mountains range in the west _ (answers：1. Atlantic Ocean;2. Pacific Ocean;3. Canada;4. Mexico;5. Rocky Mou
8、ntains)Step2.Finishing plan & asking questionsTaks2. Read the short passages at Page 1-3 and choose one from A,B,C and D for each exercise in the following.1. The main idea of this passage is _.A. the life of Californians B. the population of CaliforniaC. the land of California D.the history of Cali
9、fornia2.How did the first settlers come to California?_A. They flied to California over the Pacific OceanB.They sailed southward through the Indian OceanC.They got to America crossing the Bering Strait in the Arctic by means of a land bridgeD. They sailed to the west in the Spanish ships3. Which of
10、the following is TRUE according to the passage? _A. Most people did not become rich but settled in CaliforniaB. Most people died in the gold rushC. The first to arrive in California for gold were AsiansD. All the people became rich in the gold rush4.Where do Chinese-Americans live ? _A. They live in
11、 all parts of California B. They only live in the Chinatowns of Los AngelesC. They only live in San Francisco D. They live in California as well as in Los Angeles5.What about the future of California?_A. The racial culture will go on B. Its climate and lifestyle will change a lot C. More and more pe
12、ople will come to California only for gold D. More travelers will be attracted to California for the climate and the lifestyle(Answers：1-5. DCAAD)Step3.Researching cooperatively& answering questionsTask3.Skimming： answer the following questions：1.Who were the first to arrive in California to rush fo
13、r gold?2.When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?3.What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?Suggested answers：1.South Americans and people from the United States.2.During the gold rush period, many Chinese immigrated to Californi
14、a to achieve their dream of becoming rich, and in the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.3.The temperate climate, the modern lifestyle and its diverse cultures attracted immigrates to California.Step4.Summing &chewing, summarizing knowledgeTa
15、sk4. Get the students to find the following sentences in the passage and learn the usages of them.1However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.不过，美洲土著人很可能在15 000年前就在加州生活着。本句式中 it为形式主语，真正的主语为 that从句。It is likely that. 是可能的。此句型可转化为：Sb./Sth. be likely to do. 某人/物可能干某事。（2010陕西）Studies show that people are more to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer scr
