1、教学设计Using Language：Extensive reading整体设计教材分析In this period，the teaching emphasis will be put on developing students reading ability by reading extensively.We will deal with two articles：A Sad Love Story in Using Language on Page 7 and Winter Carnival in Quebec in Reading Task on Page 44.While readin
2、g，get students learning to use some reading strategies such as skimming，scanning，and so on.As to new words and phrases，the teacher can first find those students feel most difficult and help them to understand.Thats enough here.The purpose of A Sad Love Story is to introduce a crosscultural view of l
3、overs festivalsQiqiao Festival and Valentines Day.It is set in a presentday context that students can relate to，and respond to.The teacher can first talk about the famous Chinese sad love story of Zhin and Niulang to lead in the topic and then ask students to read the passage and do some comprehendi
4、ng exercises.While checking their answers with the whole class，deal with language problems students cant work out by themselves.This is an extensive reading lesson，so the teaching steps should be simple.As to the part Reading Task，its purpose is to introduce students to the Winter Carnival in Quebec
5、，and to further their understanding of the reasons that people need to have festivals and what is done at them.Ask students to read through the passage and learn more about the foreign festival and its customs.At the end of the class，ask students to retell the two passages.In order to arouse student
6、s interest， the teacher can hold a competition between them.教学重点1Develop students reading skills by extensive reading.2Let students read and understand the two passages.教学难点1Enable students to learn to use reading strategies such as skimming，scanning，and so on.2Get students to understand foreign cul
7、ture and customs.三维目标知识目标1Get students to learn some useful new words and expressions in this part：apologize，drown，sadness，wipe ，weep，remind，forgive，turn up，keep ones word， hold ones breath，set off，remind.of.2Get students to read the story A Sad Love Story.3Let students know more about the Quebec Ca
8、rnival.能力目标1Develop students reading skills by extensive reading and enable them to learn how to use different reading skills to read different reading materials.2Enable students to tell about Qiqiao Festival and Valentines Day.3Let students tell about the Quebec carnival with their own words.情感目标1S
9、timulate students love of Chinese festivals and culture by learning foreign culture and custom.2Develop students sense of group cooperation and teamwork.教学过程Step 1 Revision 1Check the homework exercises.2Ask some pairs of students to come to the front and act out their dialogues to review and practi
10、ce the expressions for requests and thanks.Step 2 Warming up by brainstormingCan you tell something about Chinese Qiqiao Festival?Can you tell something about Valentines Day?Have you read any love stories? What are they?Step 3 Reading1Reading and judgingAsk students to read the passage fast and then
11、 decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.1）The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didnt turn up，but he didnt lose heart.2）Because her granddaughter got married to a human，the Goddess of Heaven got very angry.3）Zhin was made to return to Heaven without her husband.They were no
12、t allowed to meet forever.4）Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.Keys for reference：1）F 2）T 3）F 4）T2Reading and answeringAsk students to read the passage carefully，and answer the following questions.1）Why did Li Fang feel like a fool?2）What was Li Fang afraid that
13、Hu Jin was doing?3）How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to shut the coffee shop?4）What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu Jin did not meet on time?5）Why was Li Fang so worried at the end of the story?3Check the answers with the whole class and deal with any language problems.Keys for reference：1）Li
14、 Fang felt like a fool because he thought that he was waiting without any hope./Hu Jin wouldnt come to meet him.2）He was afraid that she was with her friends laughing at him.3）The manager wiped the tables，and then sat down and turned on the TV.4）They didnt meet on time because Li Fang waited in the
15、coffee shop while Hu Jin in the tea shop.5）He was worried because he had thrown away the roses and chocolates/presents/gifts for Hu Jin and he had nothing to give her and he thought she would not forgive him.4Reading and findingAsk students to read the passage aloud to the tape and underline all the
16、 useful expressions or collocations in the passage.Let students read them aloud and copy them down in their exercise book after class as homework.Collocations：be heartbroken，Valentines Day，a coffee shop，after work，turn up，laugh at，keep ones word，look forward to，hold ones breath，drown ones sadness in
17、 coffee， the Goddess of Heaven，the weaving girl，on earth，the herd boy，fall in love，get married，be married to，the Milk Way，once a year，be able to，set off，throw.away ，remind.of，.Step 4 Discussion1After students reading the passage，ask them to work in groups and discuss the following questions：1）Why wa
18、s the TV story what Li Fang needed?2）Why do people want the weather to be fine on Qiqiao Festival?3）What more do you know about Qiqiao Festival?4）Are you satisfied with the ending of the story? If not，how are you going to rewrite it?2Ask students to start their discussion.Make sure that every studen
19、t has a chance to express his/her ideas.3Ask each group to choose one student as their representative.Let as many group representatives as possible come to the front and give a report of what their group has discussed.Step 5 Reading TaskTell students：We have learned some knowledge of festivals aroun
20、d the world from the reading passage Festivals and Celebrations.We have also learned about the Trinidad Carnival.Do you want to know about the Quebec Carnival? Please turn to Page 44 and read the passage Winter Carnival in Quebec.1Ask students to read the passage fast to get the general idea.2Let st
21、udents read the passage carefully and then answer the following questions.1）Why do you think that dogs are used to pull sleds in cold climates?2）Which activity at the Carnival do you think would be the most fun? Why?3）Which activity at the Carnival do you think would be the most dangerous? Why?4）If
22、you could go to the Quebec Carnival，what would you do or see? Why?5）If you had to draw a poster for the Carnival，what things would you put on the poster?6）What would you wear if you went to the Carnival? Name at least three things.3Check the answers with the whole class after most of them finish.Key
23、s for reference：1）Dogs are used in cold climates because they can run on top of the snow，which horses cannot/because they have very thick fur which keeps them warm.They are also very strong/do not eat grass and grain as horses and cattle do/can be fed on meat/do not eat too much.2）Students give thei
24、r own answers.3）Probably the canoe race through the ice would be the most dangerous.4）Students give their own answers.5）Students give their own answers.6）I would wear a warm coat/jacket/hat/gloves/mittens/boots/underwear/scarf/socks.4Have students compare Harbin with Quebec.1）Talk about Harbin with
25、students.What do you know about Harbin?2）Let students fill in the chart.City Similarity DifferenceHarbinQuebecStep 6 Important language points1But she didnt turn up.可她却不见人影。turn up：make ones appearance；arrive 露面；来到We invited her to dinner but she didnt even bother to turn up.我们请她吃饭她都不露面。We arranged
26、to meet at the gate at 7，but he failed to turn up.我们约定 7 点在大门口见面，但他没来。2She said she would be there at seven oclock，and he thought she would keep her word.她说她会在 7 点到达，他（李方）认为她会守信用的。keep ones word/promise：do what one has promised 守信break ones word/promise：fail to do what one has promised 失信You promise
27、d you would buy me a new bike，so you must keep your word.你答应过给我买一辆新自行车的，所以你必须信守诺言。He is always breaking his word.他总是食言。3.he was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize.他不想屏住呼吸等她来道歉。hold his breath：stop breathing for a short time 暂时屏住呼吸The audience held their breath as the acrobat walked al
28、ong the tightrope.杂技演员走钢丝时，观众都屏住了呼吸。4He would drown his sadness in coffee.他要用咖啡来消愁。drown ones sadness/sorrows in coffee：drink coffee in order to forget ones troubles 用咖啡来消愁drown ones sadness/sorrows （in drink）：get drunk in order to forget ones troubles 借酒浇愁5It was obvious that the manager of the cof
29、fee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leavehe wiped the table，then sat down and turned on the TVjust what Li Fang needed.很明显，咖啡馆的经理在等李方离开他擦好桌子，然后坐下来，打开电视机。这正合了李方的意！这是一个较为复杂的句子。it 为形式主语，that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave 是主语从句。前面的破折号表示进一步的说明，后面的破折号表示转折。6 “.I dont want
30、them to remind me of her.” So he did.“我不想因它们想起她来。 ”于是他把花和巧克力都扔了。remind.of.：cause to remember or be aware of.使想起或意识到He reminds me of his brother.他使我想起了他的哥哥。This song reminds me of my motherland.这首歌使我想起了我的祖国。7There was Hu Jin waving at him.那是胡谨在向他招手这是一个倒装句，正常语序为 Hu Jin was waving at him there.。当 there
31、，here 位于句首并且句子的主语是名词时，句子通常需要部分倒装。例如：There goes the bell.铃响了。Here comes the bus.车来了。当句子的主语是人称代词时，句子不需倒装。例如：Here you are.给你。Step 7 ConsolidationGo back to the passage A Sad Love Story.Ask students to tell the story in their own words.Sample：The story took place in a coffee shop where the hero， Li Fang
32、，was waiting for his girlfriend.To his appointment，she didnt turn up.Then there was a show on TV，which talked about the sad love story of Zhin and Niulang.Being heartbroken，Li Fang threw away his Valentines gifts to Hu Jin.Then he met Hu Jin on his way back home，who had been waiting for him at a tea
33、 shop.What should he do?Step 8 Homework1Finish off the Workbook exercises.2Learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.备课资料Valentines DayFebruary 14Valentines Day has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages.One of the earliest popular
34、symbols of the day is Cupid （爱神丘比特） ，the Roman god of love，who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ，the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods.Valentine，a Christian priest，had been thrown in p
35、rison for his teachings.On February 14，Valentine was beheaded （斩首） ，not only because he was a Christian，but also because he had performed a miracle.He supposedly cured the jailers daughter of her blindness.The night before he was executed，he wrote the jailers daughter a farewell letter，signing it “F
36、rom Your Valentine”Another legend tells us that this same Valentine，well loved by all，received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him.Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time，AD 200.He was imprisoned because he secretly married，contrary to the
37、 laws of the Roman emperor.Some legends say he was burned at the stake.February 14 was also a Roman holiday，held in honour of a goddess.Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities.The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the middle
38、Ages， and then to the early American colonies.Throughout the ages，people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as “Valentines Day”Although its not an official holiday，most Americans observe this day.Whatever the odd mixture of ori
39、gins，Valentines Day is now a day for sweethearts.It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care.You can send candy to someone you think is special.Or you can send roses，the flower of love.Most people send “valentines” a greeting card named after the notes that Valentine received
40、in jail.Valentines can be sentimental，romantic and heartfelt （真心真意的） They can be funny and friendly.If the sender is shy， valentines can be anonymous.Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines.Handmade valentines created by cutting hearts out of colored paper，show that a lot of though
41、t was put into making them personal.Valentines can be heartshaped，or have hearts，the symbol of love，on them.In elementary schools children make valentines for their classmates and put them in a large decorated box，similar to a mailbox.On February 14，the teacher opens the box and distributes the vale
42、ntines to each student.After students read their valentines，they have a small party with refreshments.For teenagers and adults，major newspapers throughout the country have a Valentines Day offer.Anyone can send in a message，for a small fee of course，destined for a wouldbe sweetheart，a good friend，an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years.The message is printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14.
