1、Module 11 Content：Module 11 population 一、题材内容本模块以人口为话题，重点探讨城市化进程当中人口聚集带来的问题，并对城市生活和乡村生活各自利弊进行了简要对比。对于中国这样一个人口基数大，增长速度快的人口大国，在发展经济的过程中不能不关注人口问题造成的影响。因此，在中学英语教学中提出关注人口，关注城市化进程所面临的问题的思路对青少年的成长是具有现实意义的。二、教学目标1） 语言知识：词汇 crowd, increase, traffic, increasing, percent, appointment, block, crime, flat, law,
2、rubbish, suburb, tax, add, fault, police, responsible, solve, result, firstly, secondly, sure, otherwise, label.词组 come up, along with, thanks to, in the distance, close down, add to, birth rate,语法 冠词 a, an, the 的使用。功能 根据相关人口信息制作图表。话题 能够就城市人口增长过快引发的问题简单地展开讨论；简要地比较城市生活的乡村生活的利弊。2） 语言技能：听 能够听懂城市发展过程中面临
3、问题的简单对话，提高学生的实际应用能力。说 流利的说出含有本模块生词、短语；熟练掌握数字的发音规则；能够就城市进程中面临的人口，资源的问题展开简单对话。读 能读懂人口急速增长给城市，环境带来的问题的相关文章。写 1. 能够运用本模块的生词和短语写出有关环境问题方面的句子。2. 能够区分冠词 a, an, the 的用法，并在书写句子的时候灵活使用。3. 比较熟练地根据人口信息制作相关图表。演示与表达面向全班同学做有关人口增长过快带来的环境问题的介绍；比较城市生活和乡村生活。3)学习策略学习一定程度形成自主学习，有效交际、信息处理、英语思维能力。认知 联系，归纳，推测等技能。调控 从同伴处得到反
4、馈，对自己在叙述及作文中的错误进行修改。交际 学习运用恰当词语展开城市人口问题的讨论。资源 通过其他资源获取更多介绍城市人口信息。自学策略 培养话题和词汇的语言域意识，形成话题联想的习惯。合作学习策略掌握询问和澄清策略。掌握搭配策略。4)文化意识：中外对比 城市化进程中东西方人们不同的关注点和态度。5)情感态度:目标 培养学生关注城市人口聚集引发的问题意识；倡导环保的生活理念；树立准确的语言学习观6)任务: 能够运用收集的人口信息制作图表。三、教学重点和难点重点：1. 如何使用地道的英语进行城市进程中面临问题的讨论；2正确区分 a, an, the 的用法；3. 运用人口信息进行图表制作。难点
5、：图表制作。四、教学方法基于课程改革的理念及“第二语言习得论”,培养实现人的可持续发展和人的主体精神的自我完善和发展所必需的能力和素质，运用任务型教学途径，围绕核心任务，设定小任务，开展和谐愉悦的课堂活动，强调兴趣第一的原则,初步设计“PTP”自主学习立体模式：pre-tasktask-cyclepost-task。五、教材处理核心任务：能够运用所学句型结构向不同的朋友介绍城市进程面临的问题。三个环节如下：pre-task：学生联系生活实际，激活背景知识， 。task cycle：通过整个模块的听说读写的训练，强化“问题意识。 ”的表达能力，为完成任务做好铺垫post-task）：达成任务，展
6、示成果，反馈学习情况六、教材安排根据学生学习英语的特点和规律，我们把本模块划分为 5 课时：Unit 1: Listening and Vocabulary ；pronunciation and SpeakingUnit 2 Reading and Vocabulary；WritingUnit.3: Language in use；Around the world ；pronunciation and SpeakingTeaching Aims and Demands:1. Language KnowledgeKey vocabulary: crowd, increase, traffic,
7、increasing, percent, appointment, come up, along with, thanks to,2, Listening skill: To process information of population in listeningImprove the students listening ability. (难点)3.Affection and attitudes: We should pay attention to the problems in the process of modernization.Learning strategies:Bot
8、tom up , Interactive approach and listening the tape and do some exercises.Teaching Aids: Multi-Media (Tape recorder , video, OHP, handout)Teaching Procedures:Part I: warm-upTask: Help students to warm-up by revising and learning new vocabularies.Teaching procedures: 教师活动 学生活动Step one Revise what ha
9、ve been learnt in last Module.Show maps and give information about the city of Beijing and city of Chongqing. Then ask the Ss. to compare which city is bigger?Learn new words and phrases in this Module.Do some choral and individual repetition of the new words; correct possible errors in pronunciatio
10、n.Listen and do revision.Look at the map and do comparision.Read after teacher to learn new vocabularies.Find possible errors in other students pronunciation.Step two Show photos and raise the topic of the problems in the process of modernization. Then ask different student to describe the photos wi
11、th the words given in the box. Correct possible mistakes in their sentences.Look at the pictures and describe them, using the words given. Part II: listen and readTask: listen and improve students speaking ability.Teaching procedures 教师活动 学生活动Step one Play the tape and do exercise 2 on page 88; chec
12、k answers in a whole-class setting.Listen and choose best answers to the questions.Step two Play the tape again and ask the Ss. to read after it; correct mistakes in pronunciation; and point out the key words and sentences in the passage.Listen and read loudly.Step three Give the Ss. some minutes to
13、 practice the passage individually and walk around the class to offer help if necessary.Read the passage individually.Step four Divide the class into four groups to do the conversation several times, changing roles each time.Work in groups to read out the conversation.Step five Practice “everyday En
14、glish” by making sentences from them.Listen and read after teacher.Part III: do exercisesTask : To understand conversations. Finish the exercises demanded.Teaching procedures: 教师活动 学生活动Step one Give the Ss. several minutes to complete exercises 4,5 Interactive approach.Teaching Aids : Multi-Media (T
15、ape recorder , video, OHP, handout)Teaching Procedures:Part I: Revision1. Help students to revise what is learnt in Unit one of this module.1) Write down certain numbers on the blackboard to ask the students to speak them out in English.2) Pick several students to discuss city problems like pollutio
16、ns.Part II : PreparationTask: Catch new wordsTeaching procedures: 教师活动 学生活动Step one Teach new words. Listen and read after teacher to learn new vocabularies.Step two Ask pairs of students to answer questions on page 90. Offer help if students dont know how to use the words given in the box.Check pos
17、sible grammar errors in sentences made by the students.Work in pairs to answer questions.Part III: read and do exercises.Teaching procedures: 教师活动 学生活动Step one Play the tape to catch the main ideas.Give the Ss. several minutes to read the passage and walk around the class to offer help to get unders
18、tood.Point out the key words and sentences.Ask the students to check their answers to exercises 1.Listen and try to catch the main idea of the passage.Read through the passage and check answer to exercise 1.Step two Give time to finish exercise 3 on page 91, and firstly check answer with partners, t
19、hen in a whole-class setting to Do exercise.Do translation and speak them out voluntarily.explain why.Ask the Ss. to translate the sentences into Chinese and pick volunteers to speak them out in front of the class.Step three Put the Ss. into pairs to practice the exercise 4 on page 91. Then pick sev
20、eral pairs to act the questions out in front of the class.Give the picked pairs marks for evaluation and write down them on the top of the blackboard.Practice and act.Give grades to other pairs.Step four Divide the class into several groups to do exercise 5 on page 91, and then pick groups to share
21、their answers with the class.Summarize the ways to improve the situation and write them down in a blank on blackboard for future use.Work in groups and share answers with the class.Part VI: Homework: 1. Do exercise 6 on page 91.2. Do exercise 3,4,6&7 on page 153.3. Recite the text as fluently as pos
22、sible.4. Remember the new words and phrases.Unit 3: language in useTeaching Content: Language in use Key vocabulary: solve, result, firstly, secondly, sure, otherwise, label, add to, birth rate. Teaching Aims and Demands:1.To summarize and practice the language covered in this module.2. To review an
23、d check vocabulary. Affection and attitudes: We should maintain sustainable development by controlling the growth rate of population at a appropriate level.Learning strategies: Formal instruction and task-based approachTeaching Aids: Multi-Media (Tape recorder, video, OHP, handout)Teaching Procedure
24、s:Part I RevisionHelp students to revise what is learnt in 2 periods of this module.Part II Language practiceTask : To summarize and consolidate use of “a, an, the ”.Teaching procedures: 教师活动 学生活动Step one Summarize the use of “a, an, the” again to make sure that the students are familiar with them.R
25、evise the use of “a, an, the ”.Step two Give the Ss. some minutes to do exercises 1,2&3 on page 92, exercise 6 on page 93 and Do exercises and check answers.Act out the passages.exercise 7&11 on page 94 individually.Let them first check answers with partners. Then check answers with the class.Pick s
26、tudents to read out the passages and correct errors in pronunciation.Step three Put the class into several groups to match the countries with the numbers and pick certain groups to give the reasons why in front of class.Then play the tape to check answers.Work in groups.Step four Arrange pairs to as
27、k and answer the questions of exercise 5 on page 93. Read the passage of “population and water ” to point out the rules to make chart according to known information.Work in pairs.Step five Play the tape to do exercises 8,9&11 on page 94 and exercises 8&9 on page 154.Play the tape again to check List
28、en and do exercises.answers with the whole class.Part VI: Homework: 1. Finish the left exercises on workbook.2. Remember the new words and phrases.3. Write a passage concerning “problems in cities ” , with the help of sentences used in exercise 6 on page 93.4. Arrange several groups to make a graph. The students are allowed to choose their topic, decide the year all by their own. Whats more, teacher should prepare some information in advance in case some groups have difficulties in reaching agreement on what and how to do.
