北师大 高一 unit 5 Culture Corner

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Culture Corner

New Zealand Factfile

Teaching Objectives:

1.To make the students know more about “New Zealand”.

2. To improve the students’ skimming and scanning abilities.

3. To further learn how to describe a place.

4. To learn to write an article about how to describe a place.

Teaching Difficult Points and Key Points:

1. To improve the students’ skimming and scanning abilities.

2. To learn to write an article about how to describe a place.

Teaching Aids:

a tape-recorder, the Bb

Teaching Methods:

Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

Teaching Steps:

Step 1:Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual.

Step 2:Revision (ORAL)

(1)China has a large population of 1.3 billion.

=The population of China is 1.3 billion.

(2)Our school is located in a small town.

(3)Shanghai is the largest city of /in China.

(4)Beijing,the capital of China,is a beautiful city.

(5)It has a warm climate with plenty of sunshine here.

Step 3:Reading (1)

Read the text quickly and do some oral questions.(Ex,2)

(1)In what ways was New Zealand advanced in the area of human rights?

(2)What is the most important part of New Zealand ‘s economy?

(3)Why are there some strange animals in New Zealand?

(4)What kind of lifestyle do most New Zealanders have?

(5)What is there for tourists to see in New Zealand?

KEYS:

(1) New Zealand was the first country to give the vote to women.

(2)Agriculture.

(3) Because New Zealand was cut off from the rest of the land on Earth for a long time.

(4) An outdoor lifestyle.

(5)Beautiful scenery.

Step 4: Reading(2)

Read the text again ,this time carefully, pay attention to some details.Do Ex,1.

Location: in the South Pacific Languages: English and Maori

Population: 3.6 million Weather: North Island :warm; South Island :cooler, a higher rainfall

Step 5:Listening

Listen to the tape. Do Ex,3.

New Zealand’s national rugby team----------the All Blacks

New Zealand people----------the Europeans,the Maoris

the highest mountain in New Zealand----------Mount Cook

the symbol of New Zealand----------a large bird,the kiwi

the first people of New Zealand----------the Maoris

Step 6: Writing

根据以下内容写一篇100词左右的作文,题为AUSTRALIA.

1、澳大利亚位于太平洋(the Pacific)的西侧,是大洋洲(the Oceania)最大的国家,面积为760万平方公里;

2、人口稀少,只有1,000多万,多数集中在东部沿海地区;

3、首都堪培拉(Canbera),风景秀丽;

4、悉尼(Sydney)是澳大利亚一大城市,有许多名胜,其中悉尼歌剧院(Opera House)闻名于世。.

Step 7:Note making and Discussion (Homework)

Read the text carefully and make notes in the two columns.Discuss your notes in groups of four.

(weather, government, language, wildlife, geography……)

SAME AS CHINA

has its own government

consist of some parts

has some unique animals and plants

DIFFERENT FROM CHINA

has no own offical head

the first country to give the vote to women

a smaller area

Writing on the Bb

Culture Corner

New Zealand Factfile

Revision New Words

(1)a population of vote

(2)be located in be cut off from

(3)the largest consist of

(4)the capital of an area of

(5)climate ,plenty of, sunshine