高中英語人教大綱第三冊Unit3Thelanddownunder(第一課時)

1、Unit 3The land down under.Brief Statements Based on the UnitThe title of this unit,is “The land down under”.When you see it at the first sight,perhaps youll wonder what it is about.However,after you read the whole text,you will know that it is about Australia.The whole unit gives us detailed informa

2、tion about Australia.Warming up begins with a few interesting topics to attract the students to go in for the discussion.Some pictures are given to let the students list things that interest them,then they will talk about the travel places and the important cities.In speaking part,students are asked

3、 to talk about a trip to Australia,using the information from the listening.What the students talk about is all that the students are familiar with.They will surely improve their speaking ability in the warm discussion.The topic of the listening is what the students are most interested in,especially

4、 the advice about safety and equipment.The students can learn about trips to Australia.At the same time,their listening ability to listen to English will be improved gradually.In Reading part,the text is a good material for us to know Australia.It starts with some interesting questions,which are mea

5、nt to raise the students interests to the country,then the text tells us about its regions,famous cities,such as Sydney,Canberra,Melboune etc,as well as an explanation to its national flag.Then the text gives us information about the first Australians,its history and its culture.At the end of the te

6、xt,the author speaks of Australia English,which differs in pronunciation from British English and American English.And thats what the students who are learning English most need.In the last of the unit,Integrating skills,more information about Australia is offered in the text,including a variety of

7、animals and plants,which can not be found anywhere else in the world,and its area.The information from its metals,diamonds,coal,grain to its sheep and cool is perhaps not what every student knows about.At last,it gives us the best time to visit Australia.In the course of reading,the students will ac

8、quire the information above and a lot of useful words and expressions.Language study consists of two parts.One part is exercises of useful words and expressions;the other is to review the Predicative.Plenty of exercises are given to the students to master them.In writing,the students are asked to wr

9、ite an article,describing an unusual animal in Australia.Since some information about it is given in the instruction part,the students can write their passages easily.Thus,the students ability to read and write will surely be improved.Teaching Goals1.Talk about Australian history,geography,nature,cu

10、stoms and culture.2.Practise expressing prohibitions and warnings.3.Review the Predicative.4.Write a description of animals.Background InformationAustraliaAustralia is a large island continent lying to the south of Asia,which has a various people in size,colour and origins.It is more than two hundre

11、d years old.Its big cities lie on the southeast coast,where most Australians live.Australians prefer to have their own houses,though some live in public living houses.Australians are the cities for many miles,and so efficient transport is of great importance.As the economy grows,so do its industries

12、a longer level of production,a wider range of products.The Australian work hard,but they like relaxing themselves.The climate there makes outdoor activities the most popular.Canberra,the capital of Australia,is a planned modern city lying inland.Australia is ruled by a parliamentary democracy the re

13、presentatives of other countries have their embassies here.Australia wants to strengthen relations with her neighbours.Australia is a strange land,a land of large wild spacerich valleys,snow fields and desertsalso a land with special animals,many of which can not be found on any other continent toda

14、y.Much of the continent is dry,but man has made use of the land,made it productive,with its tools,with its technology.This is the driest continent of all,and water is a precious possession,more precious than all other natural resources.Large dams are built to collect water,which is then carried down

15、 to the plains belowthere to irrigate the fields of grassland and crops.But Australia is changing.The land of wool and wheat is now a land of large scale industry and mining.The costs of developing the new mineral discoveries are very large,but the rewards are great,too.Australia is a young nation.A

16、ustralia is a nation that wants to communicate with its neighbours.Teaching Time:Five periodsThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master some new words for names of places.2.Do some listening.3.Do some speaking to practise expressing prohibitions and warnings.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve

17、 the students listening ability.2.Master the important phrases and expressions.3.Make the students be free to talk about the favourite places,give reasons for their decision and make some dialogues.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to finish the task of speaking.2.How to make dialogues correctly.Teach

18、ing Methods:1.Warming up to arouse the students interest in visiting Australia.2.Listening activity to help the students go through the listening material.3.Making simple dialogues to practise the students speaking ability.4.Individual,pair work or group work to make every student work in class.Teac

19、hing Aids:1.a computer and courseware2.a tape recorderTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Free Talk and Lead-inT:Today well learn a new unitThe land down under.“down under” means “in Australia”.(Write them on the Bb.)So well talk about the land in Australia.Have you

20、 been to Australia?Ss:No,but we hope well go there one day.T:Do you know something about Australia?S1:Yes.Australia is in Oceania.Its in the south of the earth.It lies in the South Pacific Ocean.T:Very good.What interests you most in the country?S2:Australia has a special kind of animal called “Koal

21、a”.It only eats leaves of a particular eucalyptus tree.There is also a kind of animal named “kangaroo” in Australia.S3:Australia also has many great buildings.Sydney Opera House interests me.It is described as the greatest one in the 20th century.S4:.T:OK.Youve known much about Australia.Ive prepare

22、d some pictures of animals for you.Please look at them and lets try to talk about them together.(Teacher uses the multimedia to show the pictures of koala bears,kangaroos and a wild dog on the screen.)(1)(2)(3)T:Do you like them?(Ss:Yes.)Look at Picture 1.They are koalas in Australia.Who knows somet

23、hing about them?S5:The koala bears are very lovely.I like them very much.They are considered as national treasures in Australia as is the case with pandas in our country.They like to move about at night while they sleep in the daytime.They seldom drink water,so they are called “koalas”.But now they

24、are in danger,so they should be well protected.T:What about the second picture?S6:It is a dingo in it.It is a kind of wild dog living in Australia.It likes to attack sheep at night.S7:They are kangaroos in Australia in Picture 3.They are very strange.When they have young,they carry them in the pocke

25、ts of skins on their stomachs for several months until they grow strong enough.They have a mouselike head and jump along on their large legs.They only live in Australia.I like them very much.T:Very good.They are unusual animals and very lovely.(Show another two pictures on the screen.)T:Now look at

26、another two pictures on the screen.(Pointing to them.)This is the national flag of Australia and this is its national emblem.On the national emblem,there are two kinds of animals.They are a kangaroo and an emu.Because they only live in Australia,they are the symbles of Australia.Will you please desc

27、ribe the national flay of Australia?What can you see?S8:It includes the UK flag,a large star and some small stars.T:Why does it have the UK flag?S9:I think Australia was once the colony of England.Australians speak English.T:Whats special about the stars?S10:They each have seven points except the sm

28、allest one.T:You are careful.Six of the points stand for six states of Australia and the seventh for the territories.Step Warming upT:OK.Please look at the map of Australia in your textbooks.It shows six states and two territories,and some famous cities,such as Sydney,Canberra,and Melbourne.We can a

29、lso see the Great Barrier Reef.Please read the new words after the recorder first,and then try to remember them.(Teacher gives students a few minutes to prepare.Then teacher checks them.)T:If you have a chance to visit Australia.Which of the places would you like to visit?S11:Id like to visit Sydney

30、.Because it is a seaside city in Australia,I think it has rich beaches and many parks that are really worth seeing.In it,there is the most famous Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.S12:I hope to visit Canberra.It is the capital of Australia.I think it has many places of interest.It is

31、the political and cultural center of Australia.S13:I feel like going to the Great Barrier Reef.It is the greatest coral in the world.It lies off the northeast coast of Australia.I can dive there and see all kinds of ocean plants.It must be great fun.S14:.(Show some other pictures.)(1)(2)(3)T:What ar

32、e these in the pictures?S15:Its the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in Picture 1.A man is diving to the seabed to enjoy the beautiful coral.S16:In Picture 2,its the Sydney Opera House.T:Yes.It is the Parliament House of Australia in Picture 3.Many important meetings are held here.They are just the p

33、laces that you want to visit.Step ListeningT:In Australia,there are many other places to visit,such as James Church,Hyde Park Barracks and modern skyscrapers.And there we can do a lot of things,like surfing,rafting,bushwalking,cycling and other adventure travel.In the listening practice,there are so

34、me people to travel.Where will they go?Why will they go to the places?What will they bring and how can they stay safe?Well listen to the tape to know them.Now open your books and turn to Page 20 to read each exercise.In them,there is a new word “outback”(Write it on the Bb.)It means “remote inland a

35、rea where few people live especially in Australia.”Are you clear about the word?Ss:Yes.T:Ill give you two minutes to go through the exercises to make sure you know what to do.(Two minutes later.)T:Now listen to Part 1 of the tape.For the first time,you just listen to get the general idea.When I play

36、 the tape for the second or third time,youll try to finish Ex.1 and Ex.2.Are you clear about that?OK.Lets begin.Listen carefully.(Teacher plays the tape.When students are doing Ex.2,teacher should pause the tape for the students to write down their answers.At last,check the answers with the whole cl

37、ass.If necessary,play the tape once more.)(In the same way,teacher plays the second part of the tape and asks students to do Ex.3)Step SpeakingT:From the listening part,we know what some people do on their travels.Now its our turn to plan a trip to Australia.Work in groups of five.First you are meet

38、ing to decide where to go and what to do.And you must give the acceptable reason.One of you in each group serves as a guide.If you have any questions,he will answer your questions and help you prepare for your trip.Then finish the role cards on Page 21.(Teacher gives students a few minutes to prepar

39、e.Then asks four students to fill in the cards on Page 21.)T:OK.Now Ill give you another minutes to make up a dialogue about your discussion and write it down on a piece of paper.While doing this,you can use the expressions on the screen.They can help you.(Show the expressions for prohibitions and w

40、arnings on the screen.)Expressions for prohibitions and warnings:You cant/mustnt.Dont smoke!Look out!If you.youll.Dont be late!Take care!Youd better(not) do it.No,noise,please.Be careful! (A few minutes later.)T:Are you ready?Ss:Yes.T:Which group would like to give a performance?Group One:Well try.A

41、:Well all want a trip to Australia,so lets have a discussion to decide where to go and what to do.I would like to go bushwalking,because I can listen to the voice of nature and enjoy the beauty of it there.I will have a relax at the same time.What shall I need to bring?Guide:Enough food is necessary

42、.You cant forget to bring a tent,a cellphone and a plastic bag to collect waste.You should also bring something to protect yourself,such as knives,ropes.B:If were in danger,what should we do?G:If a snake attacks you,you can use a long stick to frighten it away.A knife will help you if you meet into

43、a dangerous animal.At night,a big fire will make animals keep off.B:I prefer to go cycling,enjoying the beautiful view.What do I need to bring?G:I think you should bring some food,a plastic bag,an umbrella and a camera.D:How do we enjoy our journey?G:When you see attractive views,you can take photos

44、.Its convenient to go cycling.You can go wherever you want to go.C:I want to drive through the country.Because I will make a good understanding of different cultures.G:I advise you to drive a cross-country vehicle.Fill it with enough gas every day and bring a spare tire.Youd better eat and drink eno

45、ugh.C:Whats the best time to check the car?G:Before starting out,you must examine it carefully,including the check of tires,the engine and the brake.You should also take a came ra and a notebook to make some notes.D:Ill go surfing because its exciting.I can enjoy the beauty of broad sea.G:I think the best time to go surfing is summer,when youll see a sea of people.Its wonderful.C:Where should we go surfing?G:There are many places in