必修 第一册Unit 6 At one with nature教学设计

新外研社高中英语（19）必修一

Unit 6 At one with nature--Presenting ideas教案

Teaching objectives:

1.    Lead the students to present their own ideas about which place they most like to live in and the reasons.
2.    Enable the students to treat the problem critically.
3.    Guide the students to feel the importance of people being in harmony with nature.

Evaluation objectives:

1.    Ask the students to review the useful expressions about different geographical features and useful expressions between human beings and nature.
2.    Ask the students to present their ideas about which place they most like to live in to find out whether they can use the language they have learnt properly and whether they can feel the importance of living in harmony with nature.

Teaching key and difficult points:

1.      Learn about the words related to geographical features.
2.      Understand Inuit life by listening.
3.      Identify and master the language to discuss advantages and disadvantages.
4.      Talk about advantages and disadvantages in a right way.

Teaching methods:

Cooperative Teaching Method; Task-based Approach; Communicative Approach; Listening-speaking Approach

Teaching procedures:

Step1:Revision

T:This class, we’ll learn the useful expressions about nature and human beings. Let’s revise what we have learnt.

1.包裹在银水里的大山

2.被一大片的白霜覆盖

3.目之所及

4.组织土壤被冲走

5.被聪明设计

6.与自然和谐

7.为鸟和鱼提供完美的环境

8.坐落在澳大利亚海岸线

9.几乎2000米深

10.吃大量的鱼和肉使我们的身体强壮,以便我们能够对抗寒冷。

11.寒冷的天气使得我们种植足够的蔬菜和水果很困难。

12.生活有时是无聊的。

13.越来越多的人觉得通过使用天然染料,可以使我们想到自然的美和保护自然界。

14.尽管许多英国人最喜欢以修剪草坪来度过周末,但也有一些就是喜欢坐在树枝下欣赏周围世界的美。

15.如果你有任何怀疑的话,花一分钟反思这句话。玫瑰生长的土地上没有蓟草。

Suggested answers:

1.mountains wrapped in silver water

2.be covered in sheets of white frost

3.reaching as far as the eye can see

4.prevent the soil from being washed away

5.be cleverly designed

6.be in harmony with nature

7.provide a perfect environment for birds and fish

8.locate off the coast of Australia

9.almost two kilometers deep

10.Eating a lot of fish and meat keeps our bodies strong so that we can fight the cold.

11.The cold weather makes it difficult to grow enough vegetables and fruit.

12.Life is boring sometimes.

13.More and more people feel that by using natural dyes,we can remind ourselves of nature’s beauty and protect the natural world.

14.While many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass,some are happy just to sit under the branches of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world around them.

15.If you are in any doubt about this,take a moment to reflect on this line from The Secret Garden:“Where you tend a rose...A thistle cannot grow.”

Step2: Writing

T:Just now, we talked about some expressions about nature by reviewing what we have learnt in this unit. So I wonder in which place you would most like to live. For example: on a tropical island; in the mountains; in a jungle; out in the grasslands. Please look at the pictures on Page 72 and then discuss with your partner about why you want to live there.

Activity 1:Talk about your ideal place according to the following aspects:

(1)Climate　(2)Landform(地形)　(3)Living conditions...

Activity 2:Further think about the reasons why you like to live there according to the following aspects.

·benefits of living there

·disadvantages of living there

·things you need to bring

·how you deal with the local environment

Useful expressions

·We think the best place to live in would be...

·Although we like...,we prefer...

·The problem with...is that...

·The good thing about...is...

·If we lived in...we would miss...

·I would love to have...

Activity 3:Make full use of what you have learnt in this unit to write down your ideas.

Suggested answers:

Activity 3:The place I would most like to live in will be out in the grasslands.Although maybe it is sometimes windy,I prefer living in a place with wide view and covered with grass.The good thing about grassland is that the climate there is pleasant,which will benefit my body and soul.In addition,if I lived in the grasslands,I would ride a horse to go wherever I am willing to go,which really lets me feel the freedom of life.

Homework:

Polish your essay.