Unit 2 Travelling around the world-Section 4 Extending and developing competencies-Focusing on culture教学设计 2024-2025学年沪教版英语七年级下册

Unit 2 Travelling around the world-Section 4 Extending and developing competencies-Focusing on culture This section, "Focusing on culture", is an extension and deepening part of Unit 2 "Travelling around the world". It mainly focuses on introducing two famous national parks, the Giant Panda National Park in China and Yellowstone National Park in the USA. Through reading materials, students will learn about the basic information of these two national parks, such as their locations, sizes, geographical features, and the activities that visitors can do there. This not only helps students expand their vocabulary related to national parks and travel but also enhances their understanding of different natural heritages around the world, cultivating their cross - cultural awareness. 教学目标 Students will be able to master the new words and phrases related to national parks, such as "national park", "protected area", "natural heritage", "landscape", "endangered wildlife", "stretch across", "be covered by", "home to", etc. Students can understand the key information about the Giant Panda National Park and Yellowstone National Park, including their sizes, heights of the highest mountains, and main attractions. 教学重难点 A. Key Points New words and phrases related to national parks. Understanding the detailed information about the two national parks in the reading materials. Using the learned language to describe a national park. B. Difficult Points How to help students effectively extract key information from the reading materials and organize it into a complete description. Encouraging students to express their own opinions and ideas about national parks and traveling, and improving their creative thinking ability in English. New Words and Phrases national park: A protected area of nature. protected area: An area that is set aside and managed to protect its natural, cultural, or historical resources. natural heritage: Natural features, geological and physiographical formations, and habitats of threatened species of animals and plants which are of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty. landscape: All the visible features of an area of countryside or land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal. endangered wildlife: Wild animals or plants that are at risk of extinction. stretch across: To extend from one side to the other of an area. be covered by: To have something on the surface or all around. home to: A place where a particular type of animal or plant lives or is found. Key Sentences The Giant Panda National Park is a national park in China. It stretches across parts of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi. It is huge—27,134 km2 in size. Over 70% of the park is covered by forest and its highest mountain is 5,588m high. This park is home to over 1,600 wild giant pandas. Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the world. It covers an area of 8,991 km2. It has four mountain ranges, and the highest mountain, Eagle Peak, is 3,462 m high. 教学过程 A. Warming - up (5 minutes) Greet the students as usual. Show some pictures of famous tourist attractions around the world on the PPT, such as the Eiffel Tower in France, the Great Wall in China, and the Statue of Liberty in the USA. Ask students: "Do you know these places? Have you ever been to any of them? What do you think of traveling around the world?" Encourage students to share their travel experiences or their dreams of traveling. This activity can quickly arouse students' interest in the topic of traveling and create a good English - speaking atmosphere. B. Pre - reading (10 minutes) Introduce the concept of national parks. Ask students: "Do you know what a national park is? Why do governments set up national parks?" Let students think and discuss in pairs for about 2 minutes. Then invite some pairs to share their ideas. Show some pictures of national parks around the world, including some pictures of the Giant Panda National Park and Yellowstone National Park, but do not reveal their names. Let students guess where these parks are. This can arouse students' curiosity and prepare them for the following reading. C. While - reading (15 minutes) Skimming Give students the reading materials about the Giant Panda National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Let students quickly read the two passages within 3 minutes and find out the main idea of each passage. Then ask students to answer the question: "What are the two national parks mainly about?" Guide students to summarize that the passages are about the basic information, geographical features, and attractions of the two national parks. Scanning Let students read the passages carefully again. Set some detailed questions on the PPT, such as: For the Giant Panda National Park: Where is it located? How large is it? What percentage of the park is covered by forest? What is the height of its highest mountain? What animals can we see there? For Yellowstone National Park: When was it established? How large is its area? How many mountain ranges does it have? What is the height of its highest mountain, Eagle Peak? What can visitors do there? Give students 5 minutes to read and find the answers. Then check the answers together. This step can train students' ability to scan for specific information. D. Post - reading (10 minutes) Group discussion Divide students into groups of four. Let each group choose one of the two national parks and discuss: "If you were a tour guide, how would you introduce this national park to tourists?" Each group has 3 minutes to discuss and prepare. Role - playing Invite some groups to come to the front of the class. One student in the group acts as a tour guide, and the other students act as tourists. The "tour guide" should introduce the national park according to the learned information, and the "tourists" can ask some questions. This activity can not only help students consolidate the learned knowledge but also improve their oral communication skills and cooperation ability. E. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary Summarize the key points of this class with students, including new words, phrases, and the main information about the two national parks. Emphasize the importance of protecting natural heritage. Homework Ask students to choose a national park they are interested in (it can be the ones learned in class or other national parks), and write a short passage of about 80 - 100 words to introduce it. They can search for more information on the Internet if necessary. This homework can help students further practice their writing ability and expand their knowledge of national parks. 教学反思 In the teaching process, the use of pictures and group activities can effectively arouse students' interest and enthusiasm for learning. Most students can actively participate in classroom discussions and role - playing, which is conducive to the improvement of their language ability. However, in the future, more diverse teaching methods can be added to meet the learning needs of different students. When dealing with reading materials, some students still have difficulties in quickly extracting key information. In the follow - up teaching, more reading skills training should be carried out, such as how to quickly identify topic sentences and important details. During the group discussion and role - playing, some students are a bit shy and dare not express themselves bravely. 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