高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 6 At one with nature教案设计

新外研社高中英语必修一

Unit 6 At one with nature-Starting out&Understanding ideas教案

Teaching objectives:

1.    Enable students to stimulate the students’ background knowledge and arouse their interest in the topic and enlarge their views.
2.    Let the students understand the passage and get to know the features of exposition.
3.    Guide the students to judge the writer’s attitude correctly and understand the relationship between human beings and nature critically.
4.    Let the students know how to be in harmony with nature and arouse their study interest and learn the usage of some words.

Evaluation objectives:

1.    Ask the students to talk about the environmental problems Venice is facing to find out whether they can get the main information of the video by watching and listening.
2.    Ask the students to describe the pictures and answer the relevant questions to find out whether they can get to know the influence the environment has on human beings’ life and get the topic sentences to find out whether they can know the features of exposition.
3.    Ask the students to answer some questions related to the Longji Rice Terraces to find out whether they can understand the detailed information and retell the working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces to find out whether they can understand the harmony between people and nature.

Teaching key and difficult points:

1.    Lead the students to understand the problem faced by Venice.
2.    Express the influence the environment has on human beings.
3.    Lead the students to understand the writer’s purpose, the structure and the logic of the passage.
4.    Get to know the features of exposition and retell the working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces.

Teaching methods:

Cooperative Teaching Method; Task-based Approach; Communicative Approach

Teaching procedures:

Step1:Lead-in

T:Hello!Boys and girls. As we all know, Venice is famous as a water city. Can you imagine the life of Venice people?Today, I ‘d like you to enjoy some pictures about Venice and share your first impressions of it in groups.

What’s your impression of Venice?In my opinion,Venice is a 　　　　　city. 

As far as I am concerned,Venice is a city 　　　　　. 

Step2:Watch a video about Venice

T:Now I’d like you to watch a video about Venice.

Watch a video about Venice and answer the questions.

1.What are the problems faced by Venice?

2.What influence does the problem have on people’s life there?

Step3:Enjoy some pictures and answer the questions

T:Excellent!OK, now please enjoy the pictures and answer the following questions.

1.How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture?

2.What is the natural environment of your home town like?How is your life influenced by it?

Step4:Understanding ideas

T:Today, I’d like you to enjoy a wonder made by human beings and nature. Please enjoy it and answer the relevant questions.

Watch a video about terraces,and answer the following questions:

1.What areas are terraces usually built?　　　　 

2.What are the advantages of terraces?　　　　 

3.What terraces have the most beautiful lines?　　　　 

Suggested answers:

1.They are usually built in areas with a lot of mountains.

2.They can protect soil,keep water and absorb more sunshine.

3.The Longji Rice Terraces.

Step 5Read for structure and main information

Read the passage quickly and finish the following two tasks.

Task 1　The type of this passage is 　　　. 

A.narration(记叙文)

B.exposition(说明文)

C.argumentation(议论文)

Task 2　Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.Summarize the main idea in students’ ideas.

Para.1 The 　　　　　of the Longji Rice Terraces. 

Para.2:The 　　　　　of the Longji Rice Terraces. 

Para.3:The 　　　　　why the Longji Rice Terraces were built. 

Para.4:The 　　　　　of building the Longji Rice Terraces. 

Para.5:Today’s Longji Rice Terraces.

Suggested answers:

Task 1 B.exposition(说明文)。

Task 2

Para.1:These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces.

Para.2:These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people,to whom Guangxi is home.

Para.3:So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces?

Para.4:But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in harmony with nature to make these terraces and grow rice.

Para.5:Although modern technology could help produce more crops,these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.

(Summarize the main idea in students’ ideas)

Para.1:colours

Para.2:history

Para.3:reason

Para.4:significance

Step6 Read for detailed information

Read paragraph by paragraph,finish the relevant tasks.

(Para.1)Enjoy the sentences of Para.1 and find out which sentences you like best and translate them into Chinese.

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(Para.2)Read this paragraph and find out the answers to the following questions.

1.Where are the terraces?　　　　 

2.Who built the terraces?　　　　 

3.How long did it take to build them ?　　　　 

4.How big are the terraces?　　　　 

(Para.3)Read this paragraph and find out the bad conditions of this region and the advantages of terraces.

Bad conditions:

1.few 　　　　　and 　　　　　areas of land 

2.　　　　　 mountains;plenty of rain;　　　　　 soil. 

Advantages of terraces:

1.　　　　　 the areas of growing rice; 

2.　　　　　 the rainwater; 

3.prevent the soil from 　　　　　. 

(Para.4)How did people work in harmony with nature to build terraces?

According to Activity 5 on Page 64,find out the working principles of the Longji Rice Terraces.

(Para.5)What do today’s terraces mean to the local people?

Suggested answers:

Para.1(学生自己的答案)Suggested answers:银波绕山沐春日,稻米暑夏绿群山。穗禾秋日金山野,梯田冬时覆白霜。

Para.2:

1.In Guangxi,where the Zhuang and Yao people live.

2.Local Zhuang and Yao people.

3.(From the Yuan Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty.)It took nearly hundreds of years to build them.

4.As far as the eye can see,they cover tall mountains,from the bottom to the very top.

Para.3

Bad conditions:

1.large;flat

2.steep;shallow

Advantages of terraces:

1.increase　2.catch　3.being washed away

Para.4

During the rainy season,it is along these waterways that rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces.The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour.This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain terraces once again.

Para.5

Terraces carry valuable traditions and culture.

Step7 Read for use

Research Tour to the Longji Rice Terraces

Suppose your class is going to have a research tour to the Longji Rice Terraces during this winter vacation.Before travelling there,every student is asked to search for the basic information about the Longji Rice Terraces and share it in class.

Step 8 Deal with the difficult sentences

1.These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people,to whom Guangxi is home.

此句中,to whom Guangxi is home是“介词to+关系代词”引导的定语从句,修饰先行词　　　　　　　　　. 

翻译:____________________________________________________________

2.Starting in the Yuan Dynasty,work on the terraces took hundreds of years,until its completion in the early Qing Dynasty.

此句中,Starting in the...,是　　　　　作　　　　　,与主句主语work之间是　　　　　关系。 

翻译:___________________________________________________________

3.Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.

翻译:___________________________________________________________

主语:　　　　　,是　　　　　作主语 

4.But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in harmony with nature to make these terraces and grow rice.

翻译:___________________________________________________________

　　　　　从句作主语;the way是　　　　　,后跟way的　　　　　从句。 

way的用法:

①后跟短语　　　　　/　　　　　 

②后跟句子　　　　　/　　　　　 

5.These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish,some of which feed on insects that can harm the rice crops.

翻译:____________________________________________________________

that 在句中的功能:　　　　　　 

提供某人某物　　　　　　　　/　　　　　　　　 

类似的短语还有:　　　　　/　　　　　/　　　　　/　　　　　 

feed:to give food to.

他有一个大家庭,许多张嘴嗷嗷待哺。

He’s got a big family—lots of hungry mouths to feed.

她用调羹喂孩子牛奶。

She feeds the baby on milk with a spoon.

Suggested answers:

1.the local Zhuang and Yao people龙脊梯田的建造者是广西当地的壮族和瑶族居民。

2.动词的-ing形式;状语,主动。

从元朝开始,梯田的修建工作历经数百年,至清朝初期完工。

3.因此建造梯田(对他们来说)意味着可以增加他们种稻谷的土地面积。

Building the terraces;动词的-ing形式

4.但是也许最有意义的是人们与大自然和谐相处,耕种梯田和种植水稻的方式。主语;表语;定语;the way to do;the way of doing;the way in which;the way that

5.并且这些梯田能够为鸟和鱼儿们提供一个理想的环境,它们中一些以危害稻谷等农作物的害虫为食。定语从句的主语;provide sb with sth;provide sth for sb;offer sb sth/offer sth to sb;supply sth to sb/supply sb with sth

Step9 Deal with the important words

1.wrap v.包,裹 短语:wrap sth up　包…… n.披肩,围巾　wrapping paper 彩色包装纸

【实战演练】翻译句子

1)他花了一晚上把圣诞礼物包起来。

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单句语法填空

2)I wrapped the baby 　　　　　a blanket./I wrapped a blanket 　　　　　the baby. 

2.prevent v.防止;避免　短语:prevent sb (from)doing sth

【实战演练】翻译句子

我们最好带太阳镜,以保护眼睛免受伤害。

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归纳总结:prevent sb (from) doing sth防止做某事相当于stop sb (from)doing sth;keep sb from(不能省略)doing

3.harmony n.和谐　短语:in harmony with与……和谐　harmonious adj.和谐的

【实战演练】完成句子

Only in this way 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(我们才能和自然和谐共处). 

4.design v./n.设计,构思　设计师 designer

【实战演练】翻译句子

据说这个版本是专为儿童设计的。

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归纳总结:design既是动词又是名词,短语搭配:be designed for为……专门设计;by design故意地

Suggested answers:

1.1)He spent the whole evening wrapping up the Christmas presents.2)in;around

2.We had better wear sunglasses in order to prevent/stop/keep our eyes from being hurt.

3.can we live in harmony with nature

4.It is said that the edition is designed for children.

Step 10 Put the language points into practice

1.From 2004 to 2013,agricultural land values doubled,and they continue to rise in many 　　　　　(地区). 

2.You can 　　　　　(阻止)this from happening by following a few careful steps. 

3.My cat and dog never fight;they live together in perfect 　　　　　(和谐). 

4.HUNCH is 　　　　　(设计)to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. 

5.这些山洞的建造者是北京当地的古代北京人。

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6.从秦朝开始,长城的建设工作经历了好几个朝代。

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7.    乘坐公共车意味着再等1小时。

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Suggested answers:

1.regions　2.prevent　3.harmony　4.designed

5.These caves were built by ancient Beijing People,to whom Beijing is home.

6.Starting in Qin Dynasty,work on the Great Wall took several dynasties.

7.Taking a bus meant waiting another hour.