Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking 教学设计-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版(2019)必修第二册

Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and thinking Teaching design The analysis of teaching materials: This reading lesson is selected from unit 4 in Book 2 from the new edition of people’s Education publishing House. The text mainly introduces the history, geography and culture of the UK, through which it try to show the importance of a country’s history to understand a country. The text starts with a puzzle: Why the UK has so many names and what is the difference between them? Using this question inspires readers’ curiosity to find the answers. Then, it describes the formation of its full name and the four countries’ similarities and differences in some areas and briefly explains that four groups of invaders had different influences at different times in the history, such as the government, town, road, language and food. Next, it introduces London and its long history. Finally, It emphasizes the significance to learn its history and culture before learning the country. The analysis of students: The students are in Senior 1, and they are willing to try to express their opinions and views in English though they have some difficulty in describing something precisely. Teaching objectives: After this class, students can 1. Linguistic competence: To identify and memorize the new words and expressions. 2. Learning capacity: To predict the text content according to the picture and the title. 3. Thinking quality: To know the importance of studying a country’s history and culture. 4. Cultural character: To learn to evaluate and draw conclusions from the details and facts. Teaching key and difficult points: 1. Students learn to read a map and predict the main idea of a text according to the pictures and title. 2. Students summarize the passage after finishing the tasks. Teaching methods: Observation method, Tasked-based teaching method，Inductive method Teaching aids: Multi-media, blackboard, chalks Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead in 1. Ask students a question: What will you do during holiday? 2. Show students some pictures, then ask a question: Which country would you like to go? 设计意图：利用师生日常对话以及景点图片导入，吸引学生注意力，激起学生学习热情。 Step 2 Pre-reading 1. Show the picture, then ask students some questions: ①What do the different colors stand for? ②What do the small circles stand for? ③What does the red spot stand for? 2. Show the picture and title, and students can have a prediction. 设计意图：学生通过看课文标题和配图，可初步预测文章内容，为下面的阅读做准备。 Step 3 Fast reading Students read the passage quickly, then get the main ideas of each paragraph. 设计意图：快速阅读文章，验证猜测是否正确，对段落大意做出总结，考察学生整体理解能力和概括能力。 Step 4 Careful reading Students read the paragraph carefully one by one, and finish the tasks: Para 1 Ask students a question: What is the puzzle? 设计意图：让学生从文章中找出大部分人困惑的问题，考察学生掌握细节信息的能力，检查学生对段落的理解程度。 Para 2 Students try to sort out the changing process of the UK’s names according to the timeline that has been offered. 设计意图：按照时间顺序将英国的名字变化进行梳理，学生可以了解英国名称的变化，培养学生获取细节信息和整合信息的能力。 Para 3 Students complete the table below with information from Para 3. 设计意图：通过对比英国的四个部分之间的异同，学生可以了解英国不同地区之间的关系，培养学生获取细节信息以及提取关键信息的能力。 Para 4 Students complete the table below with information from Para 4. 设计意图：通过完成表格的过程，学生可以了解英国历史上的四个执掌民族以及造成的影响，对英国文化的形成有更深的理解。 Para 5 Ask students a question: Why does the writer suggest London as a starting place to visit? 设计意图：学生通过思考伦敦作为旅游胜地的优势，可以对伦敦的历史以及地位有更深的了解。 Step 5 Summary Invite a student to summarize how the name of the UK came into being. 设计意图：学生通过总结英国结构的变化，了解英国的全称与简称，可以对文章内容进行一个回顾。丰富他们的历史文化知识。 Step 6 Discussion Students can discuss with their partners: Is it necessary for visitors to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it? Why? 设计意图：学生通过讨论是否需要了解旅行地的历史文化，可以知道学习历史与文化的重要性，增强他们学习历史文化的兴趣。 Step 7 Homework Writing: Your foreign friend Jim is planning to visit China this year and is asking you for some suggestions. Please recommend a great place to start a visit in China and studying Chinese history. 设计意图：通过让学生介绍中国的历史文化可以增强学生的民族自豪感，同时锻炼他们的写作能力。 Blackboard design History and Traditions Summary: England+._____+_____+_____=the UK =______=_______ ( th) ( ) ( ) Teaching reflections: 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$