實(shí)用英語綜合教程unit4-what-is-culture說課

1、Unit 4 What Is Culture?Candidate: cathyMay 4 , 2009 ()Analysis of the Teaching MethodsTeaching ProceduresAnalysis of the Leaning StrategiescultureUnit 4 What Is CultureAnalysis of the Teaching Material1. The status and function 2. Teaching goals3. Key points & difficult pointsAnalysis of the tea

2、ching material1.The status and functionvUnit 4 Text AvPeriod Two vPractical English Comprehensive Course2.Teaching goals Knowledge goalAbility goalEmotion goalKnowledge goalvTo learn the key words and phrasesvTo expand their knowledge about different cultures Ability goalvStudents listening、speaking

3、、 reading、writing skills will be improved through analyzing the text and discussing in groups. vStudents team spirit will be improved by completing a certain task altogether. Emotion goalvStudents are to realize the importance of cooperation and in this way their teamwork spirit will be strengthened

4、. vStudents are to build up confidence by participating in different activities.vStudents learn to appreciate others ideas and suggestions. 3.Key points & Difficult points Key points Difficult pointsa. Master the key words and sentence patternsb. Help the students know better about different cul

5、turesa. How to perform the tasks with the knowledge learntb. How to improve the students speaking skills Teaching aids: Multi-media & courseware Analysis of the teaching methods Analysis of the learning strategiesa. Prview the text, understand the main idea. b. Students should know different cul

6、tures by reading some articles and glancing over some websites.c. Students should study on the Internet, send e-mails between classmates. Teaching ProceduresPre-taskLead-inPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingEvaluationSummaryHomeworkvBefore class, I ask the students to discuss different cultures in

7、 groups according to the text. vPurpose: To stimulate and sustain the students interest in learning is a priority; To provide the students with a favorable learning environment Step 1:Pre-taskv1. Introduce topic by talking about our own culture.v2. Look at the following pictures, describing what it

8、means? Step 2: Lead-in ( 5 mins)(3 mins) Step 3: Pre-reading Ask some questions:v1). What is the general meaning of “culture”?v2). What does the word “culture ” mean for anthropologists ?Task 1 Planning the outline Task 2 Understanding and mastering the useful words and expressionsTask 3 Watching th

9、e video(45 mins)Purpose: these tasks will help the students to know the main idea of the text and key points. Step 4 While-reading1.Outline of the textWhat is culture?The concept of culture (Paras.1-4)The diversity of culture (Paras.5-7)Conclusion (Paras.8) 2. Useful vocabularyMind MapEatingTasteing

10、DressingFuneralOctopus,Juicy,Roast,. Attractive,Disgusting,Bind,.Lipstick,Perfume,Spray,Rouge,.Bury,Jewelry,Dig,Clay,. Useful expressions 1. be born with 2. at one time3. feel in ones heart4. differ from.to5. dispose of6. laugh atto activate the students existing linguistic resources3. Watching the

11、video (class work) v(1)Play a short video about a scene of funeral. Encourage the students to use as many words as they can to describe what they see in the video. v ( dispose / funeral / clay / jewelry / bury / weapon / dig . )(2). Ask and Answer (individual work)What can you see in the video?Funer

12、al【Goal】 These activities are intended to develop the studentsfurther thinking and to smooth away the difficulties in the speaking. Try to use a form of free talk and put forward the questions from the superficial to the deep. Group discussion and drafting(2 minutes)(15 mins) Step 5 After-reading【Go

13、al】 These activities are employed to help students apply the discussed information to the writing task and to train their writing ability. Meanwhile, encourage the students to use diverse and high-class expressions when writing.1. Self-evaluation Show some evaluation criteria on the screen for the s

14、tudents to check their writing by themselves.(15 mins) Step 6 Evaluation Criteria 1) clear details 2) well organized 3) correct and natural language and proper connections 4) correct sentences, patterns and tense What do you think of the work? Excellent (4)Good (3)Average (2)Poor (1)Content (meaning

15、) Language (grammar, vocabulary, phrases, tense, etc) Organization (transitional words, structure) 【Goal】To remind the students to pay attention to the structure of their passages, details of process, accuracy of explanation, handwriting, etc. At the same time, try to co-operate with their partners to correct some avoidable mistakes and strive for self-improvement.2. Presentation Present a sample passage from each group by using theprojector.1. Emphasizing some main points of the text