1、1 Section C . Material analysis . Teaching aims 1. Knowledge aims： Be able to master key words and key phrases and learn different cultures in different countries. 2. Skill aims: Be able to use what they learned to understand idioms correctly. 3. Emotional aims: Be able to love animals and plants,an
2、d respect cultural differences. . The key points and difficult points 1. Key points: Words and phrases: differently, consider, honest, ancient, compare, courage, mistake, pride, wisdom, be regarded as, compare .to., pay attention to , take pride in, at times . Sentences: In ancient times, dragons ar
3、e regarded as. The ancient emperors compared themselves to dragons. Everybody makes mistakes at times. 2. Difficult points： To understand and respect cultural differences correctly. . Teaching aids tapes, PPT, pictures, video 2 . Teaching procedures Stage (time period) Interaction patterns Teacher a
4、ctivityStudent activity 1Revision (3mins) Class activity Play a game to present all kinds of gestures and let the Ss speak them out in English. The teacher will give some gestures and students speak out what they mean. 2 Lead-in （3mins) Class activity Watch a video and let the Ss guess the different
5、 cultures about the moon Let the Ss know the moon has different meanings in different cultures. 3 Pre-reading (5mins) Fast reading and careful reading Step 1: Present the idioms in 1a. Let the Ss discuss them in groups and guess the meaning. T: Look at these idioms. Discuss them and try to guess the
6、 meaning of them. Translate the idioms about dogs into Chinese. S1:流浪狗 S2:疯狗 3 Individual work Example : AB a homeless doga lucky dog a mad dogEvery dog has its day a running dog a dog catching a mouse Step 2: Let the Ss read 1b. Guess what this passage is mainly about. Learn the word “under+line=un
7、derline”. T: Read 1b, you may find what this passage is mainly about. You can guess the new word “underline”. S3:一个正在跑的狗 S4:一个正在抓老鼠的狗 S5:一个幸运的狗 S6:每个狗都有它的一天 Read 1b. Guess what this passage is mainly about. Learn the word “underline”. 4While-readingIndividualLet the Ss read 1a, underline the names o
8、fRead 1a; underline the names of 4 (3mins)workanimals and plants. Then do 1b. T: Now, lets read 1a. When you are reading, underline the names of animals and plants. Then finish 1b. T: First, lets check the answers to 1b. animals and plants mentioned in the passage. Then do 1b. 5Post-reading (21mins)
9、 Individual work Step 1: Write down the new words on the Bb, ask the Ss to guess the meaning according to the context, then let the Ss learn them according to the word-formation and synonym. Step 2: Let the Ss read 1a again. Then do 1c. T: We have learned the new words; next, you will read 1a again
10、and do 1c at the same time. If you finish, raise your hand. Guess the meaning of the new words through the context. Learn the new words by word-formation and synonym. 5 Individual work Group work T: Well, I find most Ss have finished the task. Lets check the answers. Step 3: Let the Ss read 1a again
11、, discuss in groups and find out the key points. T: There are many useful expressions in 1a, read 1a again, discuss in groups and try to find them out. T: Now, its time to report. Step 4: Let the Ss retell the content of 1a based on the table in 1c. T: We have read the passage three times. I wonder
12、how much you member. So, lets retell the passage, the table in 1c may give you some Read 1a and do 1c. Check the answers. Read 1a, discuss in groups and list the key points. S1: at times =sometimes, as we (all) know,. S2: be regarded as ., compare .to. , S3: as a symbol of ., stand for,. S4: pay att
13、ention to sth. / doing sth. S5: . 6 Individual work help. One, Two, Three, Begin!Retell 1a according to 1c. T&Ss: In Chinese culture, dogs usually have negative meanings. But in western culture, they are consideredhonestandgood luck . 6 Finishing Task (5mins) Group workUse what we have learned today
14、 to write a passage Each group will present their paper 7 Summarizing and assigning homework (5mins) Class activityStep 1: Let the Ss go through this section and list the key points. T: We have several minutes left. Its time for you to list the key points as usual. T: Have you finished yet? T: xxx,
15、please! Step 2: HMK Go through this section, and list the key points. Ss: Yeah. S1: consider doing sth., at times,. S2: as we know, be regarded as, . S3: compare A to B, Compare A with B,. 7 T: As you can see, you are required to write a passage with the title “Different Cultures, Different Meanings
16、” based on the table in 3. I hope everybody will finish the passage,will you? I will check your writing in the next period. Dont make me disappointed, OK? S4: . . Blackboard design Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures. Section C Words and phrases: negative meaning positive meaning consider regard be considered as . Sentences: In ancient times, dragons were regarded as . The ancient emperors compared themselves to dragons. Everybody makes mistakes at times. VII. Reflection:
