人教版高二Unit 18 The United States of America教案

人教版高二unit 16 the united states of america
period 1 let’s listen and speak!
goals
◆ talk about the usa.
◆ practise describing places.
◆ improve students’ capability of listening and speaking.
procedures
leading in: by brainstorm.
morning, class! as is known, america is one of the most developed and important countries in the world. how much do you know about america?
who is the president of america now?
who was the first president of america?
what’s on the american national flag?
when did america become an independent country?
what are most famous universities in america?
what’s the nickname of new york?
excellent! you did well. now to learn more about america, please turn to page 41 and let’s learn  location of usa
north america, bordering both the north atlantic ocean and the north pacific ocean, between canada and mexico
task 1: looking, discussing and finishing.
1. look at page 41 or the screen. this is a map of the united states of america and two related pictures. decide whether the following 8 sentences (on page 41-42) are true or false.
2. ok, now you are in groups discussing what you know about usa and what you’d like to know more about it. after the discussion, you’d better make a list of the things discussed.
task 2: listening, correcting and speaking.
1. ask the students to listen to part 1 and correct the errors in wang xiao’s notes on page 42.
2. ask the students to listen to part 1 again and answer the questions on page 42.
3. ask the students to listen part 2 and choose the best answers on page 42.
4. ask the students to repeat the listening text of necessary.
task 3: speaking.
put the students in pairs to discuss: what does your hometown look like?
useful expressions
1. what does it look like?
2. how long/wide/high/tall is the…?
3. it’s…meters long/wide/high/tall.
4. there is … in the north.
5. where does it lie?
6. it lies in the east/west/north/west of…
closing up by production.
now, that’s all for the discussion. i’d like you to describe to the class what your hometown looks like. who will have a try?
homework
ask the students to write a short paragraph about his/her hometown or a city in his/her province.

period 2 let’s read!
(the american south)
goals
◆ provide students with opportunities to know more about the usa.
◆ learn and master some key language points.
◆ improve students’ capability of comprehension.
procedures
leading in: by a puzzle.
good morning, class! please look at the screen, match the events and the time.