英语必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English教案设计

新外研社（19）高中英语必修一

Unit 2 Exploring English--Presenting ideas教案

Teaching objectives:

1.    Understand the history and development of English.
2.    Lead the students to enhance the diversity and richness of cultural connotation.
3.    Enhance the students’ cross-cultural awareness.

Evaluation objectives:

After this class the students should understand the history and development of English, the diversity and richness of cultural connotation and especially, they can develop the cross-cultural awareness.

Teaching key and difficult points:

1.    Understand the history and development of English.
2.    Write down a short passage about their embarrassing experience caused by the misunderstanding of the English idioms.

Teaching methods:

Task-based Approach; Cooperative Learning

Teaching procedures:

Step1:Revision

1.    Fill in the blanks with the proper words.

(1)This activity is beneficial for children’s 　　　　　(创造力). 

(2)The examples are 　　　　　(独一无二的) to this dictionary. 

(3)As far as I know,their house is 　　　　　(在……对面) ours. 

(4)They were getting along 　　　　　(相当地) well with each other. 

(5)No one knows the 　　　　　(起源) of the custom. 

(6)Try to guess what the word means from the 　　　　　(上下文). 

(7)I have a 　　　　　(消极的) opinion on this idea. 

(8)She made a 　　　　　(评论) that she was happy to be a guest in their country. 

Suggested answers:

(1)creativity　(2)unique　(3)opposite　(4)rather (5)origin　(6)context　(7)negative　(8)comment

二、完成句子

(1)　　　　　(这儿有许多提示) to help protect kids’ safety online. 

(2)His mother 　　　　　(提醒他带伞) in case of rain. 

(3)He 　　　　　(宁愿死) than give in to the enemy. 

(4)She worked all afternoon on the car but never 　　　　　(把它发动起来). 

(5)　　　　　(那就是为什么) he’s been here for nearly 23 years. 

Suggested answers:

(1)Here are a number of tips　(2)reminded him to take an umbrella　(3)would rather die　(4)got it running　(5)That is why

Step2:Read the pictures on Page 23 and answer the questions below with your own words.

Picture a:When did the story happen?

Who were the people in the story?

Where did the story take place?

Picture b:What did the boy say to the girl?

Picture c:What was the girl’s feeling after hearing the boy’s words?（Lead the students to guess according to the girl’s expression.）

Picture d:What happened in the end?

2.    Ask the students to guess the meaning of “tode-in-the-hole”.

Step3:Retell the content with the help of the pictures.

Step4:Write a paragraph to tell the story.Use the expressions in the box on Page 23 to help you.

•I was really surprised when...

•I wasn’t sure whether...

•To my astonishment,...

•It turned out that...

Step5:Presenting ideas(Group work)

1.Ask the students to have a discussion in groups and do Activity 1 on Page 24.List creative ways to learn English.They can brainstorm and list as many ways as possible.

2.Choose the most creative idea and prepare a short presentation following the steps below.Use the expressions in the box to help you.

•Introduce the idea.

•Explain why it is useful.

•Describe what you should do.

3.Show time

Present your ideas.

For example:I think A’s opinion is very...because...

Step6:Make a summary

How to do a perfect presentation?

Step7:Writing & sharing

假如你是李华,去年你和父母第一次到美国旅游,因为“restroom”和“WC”的误解,发生了趣闻。请你根据以下内容写一篇100词左右的小故事。

1.餐馆吃饭,寻找WC;

2.服务生提醒没有WC,有restroom;

3.你的感悟。

Suggested answer:

Last summer,I went abroad to the USA for a trip with my parents.The first day my parents went to a restaurant and looked around for a toilet.However,they didn’t find it.When they asked the waitress,she indicated a sign to the “restroom”.But my parents didn’t want to rest.Then I asked for the “WC” but the girl said they didn’t have one.We were confused.At last,she understood what we wanted.She laughed and we also laughed.From this experience,I made up my mind to study English harder.

Homework:

1.Make a survey about how to learn English efficiently and write down a report.Or interview someone who you think learns English well,and write down his story.(The following are some useful phrases.)

•make use of利用;使用

•play a part(in)(在……中)扮演一个角色;参与

•base...on...把……建立在……基础之上

•keep...in mind记住……

•more than超过;不止;非常

•work hard at努力学习……

•consult a dictionary查字典

•take notes记笔记

•write down写下;记下

•learn...by heart背诵;记住

2.Tell the story you collect in the next class.

教学反思：

After this class the students can recognize the differences between American English and British English.And they can learn to ask for and give clarification. They should have the ability to write down a short story based on given pictures and importantly, they should from the awareness of cultural differences.