Unit2 Iconic Attractions Reading and Thinking教学设计-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第四册

Teaching and Learning Design Book4 Unit2 Iconic Attractions 教学设计 单元教学核心素养目标与要求： 核心素养 教学目标与要求 语言 能力 主题：标志性风物 词汇：能正确使用下列单词和词块。 单词：foundation, political, equator, barbecue, bakery, joint, butcher, premier, herb, straightforward, minister, frog, arrow, entitle, dive, freedom, domain, sponsor, liberty, golf, strait, sample, distribution, temporary, phrase, trunk, license, session, frequency, violence, nest, biology, hatch, capacity, fence, prison, grand 词块：make an impression, major in, make a joint effort, prime minister, be entitled to, peak season, exposed to, a flock of, home to/of, public safety, in a good state, have a capacity to do sth., a handful of, a remarkable example of, a UNESCO heritage site 语法：复习过去分词作定语、状语、表语和宾语补足语，在语篇中恰当使用过去分词。 语篇： 1. 阅读旅行博客文章，了解风俗人情，提炼作者态度和观点，熟悉该语篇类型的写作特点。 2. 阅读问答式的科普专栏文章，学习针对动物特点的描写手法，了解该语篇类型的写作特点。 3. 听懂对地方风物的描述，理解不同领域的人对地方风物的选择。 表达： 1. 能够口头描述一个地方的特色，说明当地的标志性风物。 2. 能够书面描写我国的一种标志性动物，抓住动物的基本特征，并恰当使用修辞法。 学习能力 1. 能够熟悉并运用速记的方法抓取关键信息。 2. 能够熟悉总结性的表达，提高听力理解的能力。 3. 能够有意识地识别并拓展词汇活用现象，尤其是同形(同音)异义词，能够形成梳理特定语法项目(过去分词)的意识和能力。 文化意识 1. 了解澳大利亚、新西兰等国家和地区的标志性风物，理解文化内涵，提高文化意识，拓展国际视野。 2. 了解并能介绍我国的标志性风物，有积极宣传国家和地方特色文化的意识，增强文化自信。 思维品质 1. 能够综合评价标志性风物的特征。 2. 能够从文化对比的视角思考并提炼文化特征，辩证地看待文化特征，创造性地进行文化介绍。 单元教学课时规划： 课时安排 教学内容 课时1 Opening Page (看读说语篇1) + Reading and Thinking—Reading comprehension (阅读语篇2) 课时2 Reading and Thinking—Language focus (阅读语篇2) [实际需要2课时完成] 课时3 Learning About Language—Building up your vocabulary (综合运用语篇3) 课时4 Learning About Language—Discovering Useful Structures (综合运用语篇4) 课时5 Using language (Listening and Speaking ) (听说语篇5) 课时6 Using language—Reading comprehension and language focus (阅读语篇6) 课时7 Using language—Writing (写作语篇7) 课时8 Assessing Your Progress(综合运用语篇8) + Project (综合运用语篇9) Period 1 Teaching and learning contents: Opening Page + Reading and thinking—Reading comprehension Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Talk about the picture and the saying on the Opening Page related to the theme of this unit—iconic attractions; 2) Read the text to understand the writer’s impression on Australia and learn about the native culture of Australia; 3) Improve their thinking quality by discussing and talking about how different cultures influence Australia. Teaching and learning important points: 1) Reading comprehension of the text and learning about the native culture of Australia; 2) Improving the students’ thinking quality by discussing and talking about how different cultures influence Australia. Teaching and learning difficult points: 1) Reading comprehension of the text and learning about the native culture of Australia; 2) Improving the students’ thinking quality by discussing and talking about how different cultures influence Australia. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Leading in and introduction (Opening Page) Activity 1 Leading-in and introduction 1. Lead in the topic of this unit and talk about the title of this unit, the picture and the saying on the opening page by answering the following questions. 1) What does Iconic Attractions mean? (标志性风物) 2) What does this photo show us? The Sydney Opera House in Australia. 3) What are your impressions of the Sydney Opera House? The building looks quite beautiful, rising up next to the water like sails on a ship. 4) Do you know of any other iconic attractions in the world? Perhaps one of the most iconic attractions is the Great Wall in China. The Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Taj Mahal in India are others. 5) What does the saying “Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eyes” mean in English and Chinese? English meaning: If a place or a thing makes a good impression on us, we think it is beautiful. Chinese meaning: 任何给人留下深刻印象的东西在眼睛里都是可爱的。——萨阿迪 2. Introduce the learning objectives of this unit and this period. Step 2 Pre-reading Activity 2 Pre-reading 1. Warm up. Discuss the questions and share the answers. 1) What is the first thing you think of when you think about Australia? The first things that I think of are kangaroos, beaches, and deserts. 2) If you have been to Australia, would you like to share your impression of Australia based on your experience? If you have never been to Australia, can you share your impression of Australia based on what you have seen in the media? My impression is that it is a very dry place that is subject to wildfires. At the same time, it is the smallest continent but a very big country. Step 3 While-reading Activity 3 Reading comprehension of the text 1. Skim the text. Identify the type of text and predict the main idea of the text. Match the blog entries to the subheadings, and write the blog entry numbers in the blanks. And then summarize the main idea of the text. 1) Identify the type of the text: a blog with four entries. 2) Predict what the writer mainly wrote about in the blog: his/her experiences while travelling in Australia. 3) Match the blog entries to the subheadings. 1—Preparing to travel 2—First impressions 3—Aborigines and the didgeridoo 4—Reflections on multiculturalism 4) Summarize the main idea of the text: The writer wrote about her experiences and what she learned about Australian people and their culture, food and way of life. 2. Learn about how to take notes while reading. Take notes. When you read a passage, sometimes it helps to take notes so that you can better remember and understand what you have learned. When you take notes, it is good to write down the important facts just using key words and ignore many of the small words. You can also use abbreviations, such as “Aus” for “Australia” and “N” for “north”, and use symbols such as “&” for “and”. 3. Read the text again and take notes. Then use your notes to answer the following questions. 1) What does “down under” mean? Australia. 2) How has Australian cuisine been influenced by different cultures? Give two examples. A lot of typical Australian food, such as the Sunday roast, is originally British. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs, along with Australian versions of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sim. 3) What is the main theme reflected in Aboriginal music and why? It celebrates the natural world and the spiritual world around them, because to survive in the vast land, the Aborigines had to be in close contact with nature. 4) What are the writer’s first and biggest impressions of Australia? Why? Her first impressions of Australia have been all about food, because her friend shared many different but yummy meals with her. Her biggest impression is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation. She feels this perhaps because of the many different kinds of people she met. 3. Complete the reading comprehension exercises in the reference book to understand the text better. Step 4 Post-reading Activity 4 Thinking and discussion Discuss the questions in pairs and share the answers. 1. What’s the writing purpose of the travel blog? To show the social aspects of Australia from the eyes of a social major. 2. How does the writer organise the four blog entries? The writer organises the four blog entries by focusing on the theme of the text—experiencing the iconic features of Australia 3. What contributes to the uniqueness of Australia? From the aspects of natural environment and culture, the natural geography, the isolation from other continents, history and immigration all contribute to the uniqueness of Australia. 4. What iconic Chinese attractions would you like to introduce to a foreigner? And explain why. Tips: Content: tourist sites, food and drinks, ethnic minority groups, musical instruments, clothes… Structure: title, key sentence, perspective/reasons, examples, conclusion. A Sample: Tourist sites: The Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, because these are iconic places that tell a lot about the Chinese culture. Food and drinks: Jiaozi, because it is the most representative food for many Chinese people, especially in the north. Tea, as an old Chinese saying goes, “Firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” Ethnic minority groups: The Miao people love singing their life aloud; the Dong people live with their traditional wind and rain bridges that give people shelter when it rains. I really enjoyed staying among them and learning about their culture. Musical instruments: The pipa is one of the most popular Chinese instruments with over two thousand years of history. It can make very beautiful music and it has enlightenment on similar instruments in Japan and Korea. Clothes: The qipao, because it is such a beautiful dress, and so representative of the Chinese culture as a whole. Activity 5 Extension and text reconstruction 1. Suppose you are going to write a travel blog to record your visit to a place. Let’s go through the blog again and pick up useful expressions to be used in your writing. Classify them into 3 categories: Before traveling, While-traveling and Post-traveling (Reflections). To find them by yourselves and use questions to guide you if necessary.   Before traveling:   Do some research on …; Located to the south of …, it is often referred to as …; iconic sites; cute animals; I can’t wait to see all of them; As I …, I’m more interested in … While-traveling: Topical language to introduce the food: typical; originally; premier food experiences; The influence of…led to the introduction of…, along with …versions of … inspired … Topical language to introduce a people & the music:  be native to; be in close contact with nature; The…population might be small, but its influence is still visible; This shows in their music, too, which celebrates the natural world and the spiritual world around them; among which there is an amazing instrument called…; I tried to learn how to.., but after trying for hours, I was convinced that… Post-traveling (Reflections):  It’s almost time for me to say goodbye to … I’ve enjoyed my time here very much; After being here for a while, my biggest impression is…; Personally speaking, what I like most about … is …; Their warmth and friendliness make me feel at home wherever I went; After experiencing …, I have to say I agree the tourism slogan: “…”.   2. Reconstruct the text by retelling the main content of the text. Step 5 Evaluation and summary Activity 6 Self-evaluation and summary Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects. 1. How is your reading comprehension of the text content? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 2. How is your understanding of the text organization? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 3. What you have learned about Australia from the text? Summarize what has been learned in this period. Homework: 1. Read the text to comprehend it better and review the new language items in the text by reading the explanations in the reference book. 2. Write your ending for the blog entry. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $