1、教学设计教学目标教学目标1.语言知识目标语言知识目标: 能够正确朗读并运用以下词汇:mile, round, north, southeast； 能认读课文中美国的城市与州的名称，并知道这些地点在美国地图上的位置；能使用 because, so, but 提出出行建议。2.能力目标能力目标：通过阅读美国特色地区天气情况的语言材料,提取各地区天气情况,最佳出行时间以及出行建议的相关信息。用 because, so 和 but 引导的状语从句复述美国各地区的天气情况和旅游建议。能够仿照文本模式谈论并仿写中国某地旅游的最佳时间并给出旅行的建议。3.情感态度目标：情感态度目标：激发学生了解地理气候知识
2、和因地制宜地制定旅行计划的兴趣，并能意识到影响旅游的因素不仅仅是天气。教材分析教材分析本模块的话题是天气。第一单元的听说课已经学习了有关天气的基本词汇和谈论可能性的句型。为本节课天气影响旅游的话题做了铺垫。本课是读写课，以天气为主线，介绍了去美国旅游的最佳时间。课文从实际出发，选取了美国几个比较有名的旅游胜地，介绍不同地方适宜旅游的时间，并给出了相应的建议，实用性很强，所以本课入手并不难,比较容易调动学生的积极性。同时也是一篇很好的介绍某地区气候特点和给出旅行建议的写作范本,因而很适合学生仿写。学情分析学情分析天气这个话题学生已不陌生，通过第一单元的学习学生进一步熟悉了有关天气的基本词汇和谈论
3、可能性的句型。对于 because, so 和 but 引导的状语从句以及提建议的句型学生已经学过，但是使用意识不强。大部分学生对于旅行这一话题很感兴趣，近年来学生们会选择到美国游学,对美国表现出强烈的好奇心,但对于第一次接触大量不好记的美国地名,以及它们的地理位置不是很清楚。在阅读过程中需要帮助其理解不同地理位置和气候对旅行建议的影响, 配合小组讨论扩充语料的输入,从而使学生能够仿照文本模式谈论中国某地的气候并给出适宜旅行的建议。重点难点重点难点重点重点:在美国地图上识别各地区，通过阅读美国特色地区天气情况的语言材料,提取各地区天气情况,最佳出行时间以及出行建议的相关信息。难点难点:1.借助
4、美国地图,用 because 和 so 引导的原因状语从句复述美国各地区的天气情况及建议。2.通过阅读和组内交流搜集信息，扩充语料的输入, 仿写中国某地旅游的最佳时间并给出旅行的建议。教学活动教学活动Step 1: Warm-up and Lead-inAfter greeting, ask the Ss the following questions:T: Whats the weather like today?S: Its sunny. / Its cool in the morning but hot in the afternoon, etc.T: Which season is i
5、t now? Whats the weather like here in spring/summer/autumn/winter? Which season do you likebest?Why?T: My favourite season is spring, because all the living things come to life. Trees turn green and flowers come out, itsreally beautiful. Spring is also a good season for travelling. Do you like trave
6、lling? Do you want to travel abroad?设计意图设计意图： 通过与学生的 free talk 谈论今天的天气与本地各个季节的气候,复习了上一单元所学的天气的词汇及表达方式，自然地导入新课的话题，激发学生参与课堂活动的热情,拉近师生关系,为接下来的教学做好铺垫。Step 2.Pre-reading1.T: Today I will show you around a country. Lets enjoy some beautiful sceneries and find where it is.Then ask the students to watch a c
7、ollection of pictures in different places and seasons in the US .T: Which country is it? Is it beautiful?S: The US. T:Yes. The US is a big and beautiful country. Let me show you theUS on the map. Show the map of the US and teach : mile, 1mile1.6km, Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean. On the Pacificcoast.T
8、: When will you go if you have a chance to visit the US? Why?S1: Ill go in summer holiday or winter holiday, because I am a student and Im busy on school days. Only onholidays, I am free.S2: Ill go in winter, because T: But when is the best time to go? Its hard to say. Today,we are going to read a p
9、assage about it . Whats the writersidea?设计意图：设计意图：通过观看美国不同季节、不同地方的风景，让学生直观地感受美国不同季节的美景，激发学生对美国的好奇心和兴趣，通过美国地图的呈现让学生对美国的地理位置及国家的大小有了初步的了解。让学生思考如果有机会去美国旅游他们去的时间来激发学生的思维，让学生把旅游与旅游时间及天气等联系起来，引出了文章标题和激发起学生的阅读兴趣。Step3. While-reading1. Read for the title.Skim the first and last paragraphs then answer:1.When
10、 is the best time to visit the US?2. Is it great to visit any place at any time in the US? Why?设计意图：设计意图：引导学生抓住关键句快速阅读,验证自己的观点和作者观点的异同，同时通过挖掘文本， 加强学生思维能力的培养。2.Read for the places are mentioned.T: From the first paragraph, we know that we should visit different places at different time in the US. The
11、 writershowed us the best time to visit some famous places in the US. Lets read and find where they are.Ask the students Scan paragraph 2 to 6 and answer:1.How many places are mentioned and what are they?2.Show the places on the map of the US and pronounce the names of the places, then get to know t
12、heir locations.设计意图：设计意图：通过扫读文本，获取信息，在美国地图上识别各地区，确切了解这些地方在美国国土中的方位，增强学生的地理知识和帮助学生更多地对美国的了解，同时也激发学生阅读的欲望。3.Read for the detailed information.Ask the Ss read paragraph 2 to 6 carefully and finish the detailed information about the places on the worksheet.设计意图：设计意图：让学生通过细读，对文本信息的提取与分析，理解不同地理位置和气候对旅行建议的
13、影响。4.Critical thinking1.What does the writer think more about travelling according to the passage?2.What do you think more about travelling?设计意图：设计意图：帮助学生在语言内容的关注、文本信息的理解和处理的基础上对文本的深层次探究，培养学生批判性思维的意识。Step 4.Post-reading :1.Learn how to introduce the best time to visit a place and give advice and rea
14、sons in the text.Set the introduction of New England as an example, teach Ss how to introduce and understand how to giveadvice and reasons by using “because, so and but” .2.Imitate to introduce the best time to visit one of the places in the US according to the models.设计意图设计意图：让学生观察教师给出的例子,掌握用 becau
15、se, so 和 but 表达美国各地区的天气情况及旅游建议的表达方法, 帮助学生总结回顾本节课的重点知识，为介绍中国旅游的最佳时间作好铺垫，突破了本课的难点之一。3.Discuss in groups.T: China is also a big and beautiful country. It is also important to choose carefully the places to see and thetime to go.Ask the Ss to work in groups, everyone chooses one place and share their in
16、formation with each group andthe group leaders write down one or two places and report it in front of the class.设计意图设计意图：通过小组讨论以及组长总结的形式，运用本节课所学的知识进行口头和笔头输出，培养了学生的合作意识，扩充语料的输入, 为中国某地旅游的最佳时间并给出旅行的建议,实现了对课文内容的进一步巩固与延伸，从而达到教学的升华。Step 5. HomeworkWrite a passage about the best time to visit some places in China and give some advice.
