英语高二下人教版新课标选修8 Unit 1第6课时教案
The Sixth Period Integrating skills(Ⅱ)
Teaching goals教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
nationality, location, geographical fractures, production, interview, culture
b. 重点句式
Talk about places
When did people first live there?
What’s the climate like?
Why is it so warm/cold/dry/wet there?
What’s the population of the city or province?
How many nationalities live there?
What is the most important festival there? How do they celebrate it?
2. Ability goals能力目标
Enable the students to talk about and write about places.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to talk about and write about places.
Teaching important points 教学重点
How to talk about places.
Teaching difficult points教学难点
How to write about places.
Teaching methods教学方法
Discussion.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A projector, a computer and a recorder.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Revision
Check the homework. First ask the students to discuss Activity 3 in groups of 4. Then share the reasons why the writer says that Louis Armstrong was considered great.
T: Like almost all early Jazz musicians, Louis was from New Orleans. He was from a very poor family and was sent to a reform school when he was twelve after firing a gun in the air on New Year’s Eve. Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities, the joy and spontaneity, and amazingly quick, inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. In Activity 3 the writer says that Louis Armstrong was considered great, too. Why? Discuss in groups and find out.
A sample answer:
Reasons for being considered great
Achievement
Quality
Playing with his band
Traveling to introduce style of jazz
Recording his music
Acting in movies
Writing autobiographies
Being a goodwill ambassador
Helping to fight for equal rights
Upright & pure
Strong-willed & ambitious
Diligent & energetic
Gracious& enthusiastic
Kind & warm-hearted
Simple & easy-going
Versatile & talented
Step Ⅱ Talking
For Activity 1 on page 47, ask the students to discuss a city or province in China that has a mixture of different cultures in groups of 4, filling in the given chart and answering the questions in the textbook.
T: It is well known that Chinese are a big family of 56 peoples. Next please choose one of the cities or provinces in China that has a mixture of different cultures and discuss the questions in Activity 1 on page 47.
Show the following on the screen.
Yunnan province
First people
Yunnan was home to Yuanmou Man 1.7 million years ago, and its land is filled with cultural relics and places of cultural interest
Climate
Yunnan belongs to the temperate-tropical highland monsoon climate
Climatic features: from north to south the province spans three climatic zones: temperate, subtropical, and tropical; conspicuous changes in climate; two clear-cut seasons, dry and humid; rainy season from May to October
Population
Population: 34.6 million
Urban population: 10 million
two-thirds Han Chinese and one-third minorities
Nationality
The 26 minority peoples including Han, Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai , Miao, Lisu, Hui, Lahu ,Va, Naxi, Yao, Tibetan, Jingpo, Bulang, Pumi, Nu, Achang, De’eng, Mongolian, Zhuang and Jinuo
Festival
Torch Festival: Festival activities include horse racing, bull fighting, wrestling, singing and dancing, and the festivities culminating in a night-time torch parade
A sample conversation:
A: When did people first live in Yunnan?
B: 1.7 million years ago Yuanmou Man began to live in Yunnan.
A: What’s the climate like there?
B: Yunnan belongs to the temperate-tropical highland monsoon climate.
A: Why is it so?
B: From north to south the province spans three climatic zones: temperate, subtropical, and tropical; conspicuous changes in climate; two clear-cut seasons, dry and humid; rainy season from May to October.
A: What’s the population of the city or province?
B: There are 34.6 million people in the province.
A: What is the percentage of the population of each nationality?
B: Two-thirds are Han Chinese and one-third minorities. The 26 minority peoples including Han, Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai , Miao, Lisu, Hui, Lahu ,Va, Naxi, Yao, Tibetan, Jingpo, Bulang, Pumi, Nu, Achang, De’eng, Mongolian, Zhuang and Jinuo.
A: What is the most important festival there?
B: Torch Festival: Festival activities include horse racing, bull fighting, wrestling, singing and dancing, and the festivities culminating in a night-time torch parade.
For Activity 2, ask the students to design an interview for an English language radio program about a place in China in pairs, and then ask them to present them to the whole class.
T: All right let’s come to Activity 2. I’d like you to design an interview for an English language radio program about a place in China in pairs. You can use the sentences in Activity 1, adding some background music, and trying to make your interview interesting, lively and humorous. A few minutes later, I’ll ask some of you to present them before the whole class.
A sample interview dialogue:
A: Good morning. Welcome to our English radio programme “Around China”. Today we invite a Chinese guest, Wang Jianguo, to talk about his hometown. Hello, Jianguo, welcome. I’d like you to introduce your hometown to our audience. First of all, would you like to tell me where you are from?
B: Here’s some part of the record of a film and some scenes taken in my hometown. (Play some part of the record of a film and show some pictures to the interviewer)Can you guess the name of the film?
A: (Looking at the photos) How beautiful the scenery is! It’s interesting that there are two kinds of shields. The round-shape one is used most likely for charging the enemy and the chevron-shape one is used likely for holding position against enemy attack. Oh, I see, “Hero”, which is directed by Zhang Yimou.
B: How about the place?
A: Sorry, I don’t know.
B: The photos were taken in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan Province.
A: Can you tell us the exact location?
B: Here’s a map of Sichuan. Jiuzhaigou, known as a “fairyland”, is situated in the central south part of the Jiuzhaigou County of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, China, being a tributary of the Baishuihe River on the Jialing River which belongs to the Yangtze river system. Jiuzhaigou is actually a huge nature and scenery reserve covering approximately 60,000 hectares situated in the Min Shan mountain range.
A: The view is great. Would you please introduce more in detail?
B: Jiuzhaigou offers dramatic scenery and landscapes with lofty mountains, heavy woods, lush forests and numerous lakes scattered about the area. In Jiuzhaigou waterfalls and trees are mingled together, we call the rare scenery “forest waterfall”. The water in Jiuzhaigou is the soul of Jiuzhaigou. As it is purely and fairly clear and rich in colours, there goes the saying that no water is worth is your attention after your visit to Jiuzhaigou. The water, the reflections on the lake, the stone mill, the Tibetan villages, the Buddhist streamers and the songs and dances of the Tibetan and Qiang people constitute the unique tourist culture of Jiuzhaigou.
A: What a fantastic place!
B: And there was an old story about it. Ancient Chinese legend has it that the goddess Semo accidentally smashed her mirror here and the pieces which fell down the mountain formed beautiful lakes, streams and waterfalls. Despite official attempts to attract thousands of tourists, Jiuzhaigou remains a surprisingly peaceful and traditional place. Yaks, shrines and prayer wheels are all common sights.
A: How wonderful! But I wonder why it is called Jiuzhaigou.
B: It is so named because the scenic area consists of nine Tibetan villages In the “Y”-shape valley organized by Shuzheng Gully, Rize Gully and Zezhawa Gully of the scenic area are distributed green lakes, springs, waterfalls, streams and Tibetan villages.
A: What’s the climate like?
B: The scenic area enjoys pleasant climate and beautiful colours all the year round, being one of the world’s famous scenic areas with the best tourist environment.
A: What is the most comfortable season to go traveling to Jiuzhaigou?
B: The scenery in Juzhaigou is impressive all year round but the most popular time to visit is between spring and autumn when the maple leaves are on the trees and the rainfall is minimal.
A: Sounds good! By the way, are there any special living things there?
B: The scenic area has an area of 1320 square kms including 30,000 hectares of primitive forest where exists 2576 protospecies, including scores of state-protected animals and plants such as the giant panda, golden monkey and mono-leaf grass.
A: That’s interesting. Are there any other nationalities besides Han?
B: Yes, Tibetan. What impresses visitors is the beauty of the professional performances at night.
A: What other special things about your hometown?
B: Apart from the valley’s natural beauty valley was its sound management and its staff’s sense of environmental protection. No children misbehaving by trying to catch the fish.
A: So I think it must be one of the best spots in China.
B: Yes, you are right. The Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area was listed into the world Nature Heritage Catalog in 1992, approved as a man-and-biosphere reserve in the world in 1997, evaluated as one of the first 4A state level sceneries in China in 2000, and awarded the certificate of Sustainable 21st Century Tourism in February, 2001.
A: You are super to bring us so excellent introduction. I feel excited about your hometown. By the end of our interview, what else do you want to say to our audiences?
B: I can’t describe all the excellence there. If you have a chance to travel there yourself, you can understand what I want to say.
A: Thank you very much for joining us, Jianguo.
B: It’s my pleasure. Welcome to Jiuzhaigou, every audience friend.
A: If possible, I plan to go there next holiday. How about you? Why not visit Jiuzhaigou soon?
AB: Jiuzhaigou welcomes you. Yacht…
(While talking, play some beautiful background music.)
Step Ⅲ Speaking and writing task
Ask the students to read the tips and steps given in the textbook and talk about a Chinese city, province or zone in groups of 4. Then ask them to write a description.
T: Now we’ve learned some new language to talk and write about the USA. We can use this language to discuss about other countries or places. Next work in groups of 4, follow the tips and steps given in the textbook and talk about a Chinese city, province or zone. Read the instructions in the book first.
A sample discussion:
(Take Shanghai as an example)
S1: Shanghai, Hu for short, is situated on the estuary of Yangtze River of China. It is the largest industrial city in China. Covering an area of 5,800 square kilometers (2,239 square miles), Shanghai has a population of 18.7 million people, including 2 million floating population.
S2: Shanghai is China’s most comprehensive industrial and commercial city, ranking the first in population and population density. As a tourist city, it attracts travelers from both home and abroad by its commercial activity rather than scenic beauty.
S3: Originally, Shanghai was a seaside fishing village and in time its gradual development led to it being granted County status on August 19th, 1291 during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Hence this day became the anniversary of the founding of Shanghai. Today’s Shanghai is a multi-cultural metropolis with both modern and traditional Chinese features. Bubbling Shanghai shows off every aspect of her unique beauty.
S4: Serving as the largest base of Chinese industrial technology, the important seaport and China’s largest commercial and financial center, shanghai draws the attention of the whole world.
S1: Modern Shanghai has three key areas of interest to the visitor. These comprise Sightseeing, Business and Shopping centered upon People’s Square and along the Huangpu River. The city’s Cultural Center with its public activities and community facilities and finally the main Entertainment and Holiday Tourism area located at Mt. Sheshan, Chongming Island, Dingshan Lake and Shenshuigang Area.
S2: Known as “the Oriental Paris”, Shanghai is a shopper’s paradise. One of the musts for tourists is Nanjing Road. Huaihai Road intrigues those with modern and fashionable tastes, while Sichuan North Road meets the demands of ordinary folk. In addition, Xujiahui Shopping Center, Yuyuan Shopping City, Jiali Sleepless City are thriving and popular destinations for those who are seeking to buy something special as a memento of their visit.
S3: A wide variety of cuisines can be found in the City and today Shanghai offers a plethora of culinary delights focusing on the traditions of Beijing, Yangzhou, Sichuan, Guangzhou as well as its own local dishes. Shanghai’s restaurants are among the finest to be found in China and they welcome diners from anywhere at any time.
S4: Shanghai continues to grow and prosper meeting the aspirations of the 21st century while retaining its proud traditions of service and hospitality. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jinmao Mansion and Pudong International Airport are the modern symbols of an international metropolis while the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theatre and Shanghai City Planning Exhibition Center are evidence of the extensive and deep passion of a great city that extends a warm welcome to friends from all over the world.
After discussion.
T: All right. Please prepare to write a description of the Chinese city, province or zone. Before writing, please read the tips and follow the steps given in the textbooks.
A sample version:
Shanghai Introduction
▲Shanghai is a very beautiful and famous city.
▲Shanghai literally means “a port on the sea”. It is known as the “Oriental Pearl”.
▲Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 17 million people.
▲In the past 10 years, Shanghai’s GDP grew over 10% each year.
Local Area Information
Shanghai is situated on the bank of the Yangtze River Delta, with East River in the east and Hangzhou delta in the south. Housing a population of over 16 million at present, it was once a small town supported by fishing and weaving before the first Opium War. Late in 1990, the central government started developing the area, and has since became the well-known booming metropolis city.
Climate
Shanghai’s weather is moderate (annual average temperature is about 15 degrees centigrade) and the seasons are not as distinct as in the North. Shanghai is characterized by a warm spring, hot summer, cool autumn and cold winter.
Shanghai receives abundant rainfall and the average annual precipitation is over 1000 cm. The “Plum Flower Rain” season (frequent light rain) is from mid-June to early July with an average daily rainfall of 259 mm. During July and September, strong storms with torrential rain become frequent. However, it seldom snows in Shanghai.
Shanghai summers are hot and humid. July and August are Shanghai’s hottest months with average highs of 27.4 degrees centigrade.
The temperature in autumn is mild and rain is less likely than in spring and summer.
In winter, January is the coldest month, with a temperature average of 3 degrees centigrade.
All in all, it is best to go prepared with light clothing in summer and warm, heavy clothing in winter. Also, always prepare for rain by keeping an umbrella, but most hotels can equip you with one if needed!
Geography
Shanghai occupies 6,200 sq. km. and lies in central-eastern China, facing the East China Sea.
Population: 14 million
History
Shanghai began as a fishing village in the 11th century, but by the mid-18th century it was an important area for growing cotton and by the 1800s it was becoming the largest city in China. Foreigners came into Shanghai due to foreign trade after the Opium Wars. The British, along with the Americans and French, were allowed to live in certain territorial zones without being under the Chinese laws. As a result of all the foreigners, Shanghai became greatly influenced by Western culture, but things changed dramatically after Communism took over.
During the 1900s, opium sales along with the gambling and prostitution that went with it brought in very big profits. After the end of Shanghai’s subjugation by the Japanese, the Nationalist Chinese
government was given control of the city. The foreigners no longer had control and by 1949, Shanghai was transformed by the Communist Chinese government. As the foreigners left, the businesses that were left behind were one by one taken over by the government. After losing ground during the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976, Ding Xiaopeng’s open door policy allowed for the advancement back to being an international force in business and finance.
Culture
In recent times Shanghai has become a prominent city and a cultural center. Both Chinese and western culture have merged and developed here since the mid-19th century AD.
A) Religions
Catholicism has a long history in Shanghai dating back as early as the Ming Dynasty (1595 AD). Among Catholic churches built here is the Dongjiadu Church, which was the first Catholic Church in China. The church built in 1940 in Xujiahui district was one of the largest Catholic churches in Shanghai. The Xujiahui district used to be the largest diocese of Catholicism in China.
Shanghai also has Buddhist temples. The best are the Longhua Temple in the south, the Jade Buddha Temple in the north, and the Jing’an Temple in the middle. They are active throughout the year and ceremonies are held at Spring Festival and other holidays.
B) Architecture Styles
Shanghai is a city mixing China and European architecture styles. Some hotels, office buildings, museums and houses built by Europeans are replicas of traditional European architecture.
Traditional Chinese landscape structures, such as the Mandarin Garden, the Qiuxia Garden, the Guyi Garden, the Qushui Garden, and the Zuibaichi Garden, exemplify Chinese architectural art. The Mandarin Garden is an example of a traditional Garden. It combines Ming and Qing architecture styles. The elaborate design includes pavilions, halls, rocks, fountains, and flowing water.
C) Arts
Dramas performed in Shanghai include Kunqu, Beijing, Yue, Hu, Huai, Yong, Xi and Shao operas, as well as farce and Pingtan, Shanghai is the cradle of plays and movies.
Traditional Chinese paintings flourished in Shanghai and became a special style. Examples can be seen in the Shanghai Museum in People’s Park, which also displays comprehensive collections of jade, bronze vessels, ceramics, sculptures, money, and ancient paintings.
D) Handicrafts
Shanghai is famous for silk embroidery of the Gu family style. It was created earlier than the other four famous embroidery styles (the Su, Ting, Yue, and Shu) which were influenced by the Gu embroidery.
Production
Local products like, Gu Embroidery, also called Luxiang Yuan Embroidery, from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is now used in producing clothes, ornaments and bedding. Shanghai was one of the original producers and exporters of Chinese silk and silk produced here remains unique owing to its age old traditions as well as new means of production and design.
Step Ⅳ Homework: Project
After class, ask the students to study small pieces of the USA, its culture and its people and then put all the pieces together to form a more complete picture. In this project, each student should choose a different aspect of America to research and then present his or her information to the rest of the class. They can use the library or search for information on the Internet.
A sample version:
1. The area to study: an American festival
2. Thanksgiving
3. Research and presentation:
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons.
So here are some holiday things for you and your family. We’ve got stories of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, turkeys to take home, holiday pictures
for the kids to print and color, tasty holiday recipes and e-greeting cards to send your friends and family. We hope you find something you like!
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2005) is November 24th.
So bring your kids and tell your friends. And please stop by again. Don’t forget to sign our Guestbook before you leave.
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