另一方面,文化素質(zhì)影響公民政治權(quán)利的行使。隨著民主和法制建設(shè)的發(fā)展,人們?yōu)榱藚⑴c政治生活,需要更高的文化素養(yǎng)。文化水平提高了,人們受到的教育、接受的信息就越多,活動(dòng)的領(lǐng)域就越廣,民主法制和權(quán)利意識(shí)就越強(qiáng),這些都會(huì)影響人們的民主素質(zhì)和民主水平,使人們更好地進(jìn)行政治參與,行使民主權(quán)利。(2)文化與國(guó)際政治相互交融,成為當(dāng)代國(guó)際政治斗爭(zhēng)的重要內(nèi)容。隨著世界多極化的發(fā)展,奉行霸權(quán)主義的國(guó)家,借助文化滲透的方式,竭力推銷自己的價(jià)值觀念,企圖削弱和取代別國(guó)的民族文化,以推行強(qiáng)權(quán)政治。這使世界范圍內(nèi)反對(duì)文化霸權(quán)主義的斗爭(zhēng),成為當(dāng)代國(guó)際政治斗爭(zhēng)的重要內(nèi)容。文化已經(jīng)成為進(jìn)行政治斗爭(zhēng)、國(guó)際斗爭(zhēng)的重要形式之一。對(duì)文化市場(chǎng)的爭(zhēng)奪不僅僅是爭(zhēng)奪票房?jī)r(jià)值、爭(zhēng)奪經(jīng)濟(jì)效益,更主要的是對(duì)受眾對(duì)象的爭(zhēng)奪,對(duì)受眾注意力這種特殊的稀缺資源的占有,以及在此基礎(chǔ)上對(duì)輿論的控制與引導(dǎo)。因此,失去文化市場(chǎng)就意味著失去政治優(yōu)勢(shì),意味著政治影響力的邊緣化乃至萎縮或喪失。這一點(diǎn),從目前世界正在進(jìn)行的空前規(guī)模的“文化戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)”,可以看得非常清楚。
世界觀、人生觀、價(jià)值觀是人們文化素養(yǎng)的核心和標(biāo)志。一個(gè)人的世界觀、人生觀、價(jià)值觀是在長(zhǎng)期的生活和學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中形成的,是各種文化因素交互影響的結(jié)果。世界觀、人生觀、價(jià)值觀一經(jīng)形成,就具有確定的方向性,對(duì)人的綜合素質(zhì)和終身發(fā)展產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)而持久的影響?!笳n堂探究:(1)你能補(bǔ)充一兩個(gè)定居海外的華裔在生活方式和習(xí)俗方面仍然表現(xiàn)出受我們民族文化影響的事例嗎?(2)能否談?wù)勀汩喿x這段話時(shí)的感悟,并用自己的理解說(shuō)明文化對(duì)人的影響力?◇探究提示:(1)啟發(fā)同學(xué)們搜集材料,了解歷史上或現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中海外華僑的生活方式受中華民族文化影響的具體事例。(2)通過(guò)閱讀這段話,可以感受到,一段豐富的人生經(jīng)歷、一份令人心動(dòng)的情感、一種遠(yuǎn)大的理想、一種催人奮進(jìn)的力量,會(huì)深深地影響著人的發(fā)展。
這次大賽我們看到了啟發(fā)講授式,合作探究式,情景體驗(yàn)式,信息技術(shù)與學(xué)科教學(xué)整合式等多種教學(xué)方法,各有所長(zhǎng),也都發(fā)揮了各自不同的教學(xué)作用。重慶的李靜老師在講《文化創(chuàng)新的途徑》這課中,從一個(gè)大家都非常關(guān)注的有些爭(zhēng)議的張藝謀導(dǎo)演的雅典奧運(yùn)會(huì)閉幕式上8分鐘的表演的品評(píng)與思辯入手,學(xué)生非常興奮,又到2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)幕式的點(diǎn)火和文藝演出的創(chuàng)新設(shè)計(jì),教學(xué)過(guò)程中既有學(xué)生的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)調(diào)查,又有充分發(fā)揮學(xué)生想象力的小組合作探究,還有小組間彼此的評(píng)價(jià)。在教學(xué)方式的設(shè)計(jì)上既有體驗(yàn)式,又有合作探究式,還有教師的啟發(fā)講授,多種教學(xué)方式的整合提高了課堂教學(xué)的整體效益。最后還要求學(xué)生把他們的設(shè)計(jì)通過(guò)E-mail等方式發(fā)給北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)組委會(huì),讓學(xué)生非常興奮?!?/p>
(形容詞短語(yǔ)most beautiful的構(gòu)成形式為:副詞+形容詞,該短語(yǔ)在句中作定語(yǔ)修飾名詞bird)④A good friend is someone who makes you really happy.好朋友就是能讓你真正高興的人。(形容詞短語(yǔ)really happy的構(gòu)成形式為:副詞+形容詞,該短語(yǔ)在句中作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ))[即學(xué)即練]畫(huà)出下例句中的形容詞短語(yǔ)并指明構(gòu)成形式如:It is less cold today than it was yesterday.構(gòu)成形式: 副詞+形容詞(1)Our country is becoming more and more beautiful.(2)The road is long enough.(3)The medicine is good for stomach.三、副詞短語(yǔ)(Adverb Phrases)副詞短語(yǔ):指以一個(gè)副詞為中心構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ),在句中的功能相當(dāng)于副詞,可以修飾動(dòng)詞、形容詞或副詞。常見(jiàn)副詞短語(yǔ)的構(gòu)成形式有:(副詞)+副詞如: much more beautifully①He did his work here yesterday.他昨天在這里工作。(副詞短語(yǔ)here yesterday修飾動(dòng)詞did)②Bill did the work very well.比爾做的這份工作很好。副詞短語(yǔ)very well修飾動(dòng)詞did③We are all entirely responsible for our action(副詞短語(yǔ)all entirely, 修飾形容詞短語(yǔ)responsible for)
無(wú)論她說(shuō)什么都不會(huì)對(duì)我們的安排有影響。Answers: for, arrangement3) Parents arrange everything for their children and spare no effort to pave the way for their success.父母為孩子安排好一切,不遺余力地為他們的成功鋪路。4. extremely adv 極其,非常extreme adj 非常的1) Mary found it extremely difficult to get a job.2) I’m extremely sorry to have troubled you.Answers:瑪麗發(fā)現(xiàn)找工作極其困難。給你添了麻煩,我十分抱歉。3) It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved _________ (extreme) popular with the public.它有白色的隧道和明亮的紅色車廂,結(jié)果證明它非常受大眾的歡迎。Answers: extremelyExercises1. I am continuing to apply_______ jobs though I have failed several times.2. All this had an _______ (extremely) bad effect on the criminal justice system.3. The invention would have wide ______ (apply) in industry.4. She’s happy with her unusual living _________ (arrange).5. I was banging so loudly that I’m ___________ (amaze) that they didn’t hear me.6. You haven’t changed at all you still look ___________ (exact) the same.7. “Was it what you expected?” “Yes, _________ (definite).”8. He was looking forward to______ (work) with the newPrime Minister. Answers: for extreme application arrangement amazed exactly definitely looking單句寫(xiě)作:1. _______________ (你要說(shuō)些什么) when you get on the platform to accept the reward?2. Since_____________________(我們?yōu)檫@些事情做好了準(zhǔn)備), we have nothing to worry about.
Then have them write a short paragraph to describe and explain their changes. After that, get the Ss to exchange their drafts with their partners and use the checklist to give feedback on their drafts, and finally revise it.Step 5 Summary of how to write a wellness book1.健康書(shū)的審題步驟:第一步:明確要求該寫(xiě)作屬于經(jīng)驗(yàn)分享,故要用第一人稱來(lái)寫(xiě);時(shí)態(tài)以一股現(xiàn)在時(shí)為主。第二步:確定段落該類文章可以從以下三個(gè)方面人手:Para.1首先表明寫(xiě)作的目的Para.2自己的做法及心得體會(huì)Para.3表示期望及感謝第三步:提煉要點(diǎn)2.健康書(shū)常見(jiàn)句式:1) It is an honor for me to share my favorite sport with you,2) It makes me feel relaxed playing with my friends.3) It makes me rid myself of stress while playing with my friends.4) Moreover, it provides me a valuable chance to communicate with others.5) I we eat too little or too much, or if we choose the wrong food, we may become sick.6) We can do something to change the poor situation.Step 6Homework假如你的老師讓你在班級(jí)Wellness Bok上分享自己的親身經(jīng)歷及心得,請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)寫(xiě)一篇80字左右的文章1. 你喜歡的運(yùn)動(dòng)是什么?2. 你最喜歡的原因是什么?3. 你參加鍛煉的體會(huì)。
①標(biāo)題——標(biāo)題應(yīng)當(dāng)簡(jiǎn)潔明了。②導(dǎo)語(yǔ)——導(dǎo)語(yǔ)是消息開(kāi)頭的第一段或第一句話,簡(jiǎn)明扼要地揭示出消息的核心內(nèi)容。③主體——主體是消息的主要部分,要用充足的事實(shí)表現(xiàn)主題,對(duì)導(dǎo)語(yǔ)的內(nèi)容作進(jìn)一步的展開(kāi)和闡述。④結(jié)束語(yǔ)——通常是對(duì)全文內(nèi)容進(jìn)行概括性的總結(jié)。3. 新聞報(bào)道增分句子(1)陳述事實(shí)常用的句型:①A terrible storm hit/struck ... , killing ..②It was a cool autumn night when the earthquake happened. A large number of buildings fell down and roads were destroyed, leaving a great many people homeless.地震發(fā)生在一個(gè)涼爽的秋夜。大量的建筑物倒塌,道路被毀,許多人無(wú)家可歸。③With the help of the rescue team, people who were the trapped in the flood were saved.在救援隊(duì)的幫助下,困在洪水中的人們得救了。(2)陳述觀點(diǎn)常用的句型:①Clearly/Obviously/In my opinion/It seemed that people were shocked.顯然/在我看來(lái)/似乎人們震驚了。②The whole city was in ruins after the earthquake.地震后整個(gè)城市成了一片廢墟。(3)揭示原因常用的句型:Because of/As a result of/Thanks to the help of the army, people who got injured were sent to the hospital immediately.
常跟雙賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞有:(需借助to的)bring, ask, hand, offer, give, lend, send, show, teach, tell, write, pass, pay, promise, return等;基本句型 五S +V + O + OC(主+謂+賓+賓補(bǔ))特點(diǎn):動(dòng)詞雖然是及物動(dòng)詞,但是只跟一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)還不能表達(dá)完整的意思,必須加上一個(gè)補(bǔ)充成分來(lái)補(bǔ)足賓語(yǔ),才能使意思完整。 判斷原則:能表達(dá)成—賓語(yǔ) 是…/做…注:此結(jié)構(gòu)由“主語(yǔ)+及物的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞+賓語(yǔ)+賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)”構(gòu)成。賓語(yǔ)與賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)之間有邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系或主表關(guān)系,若無(wú)賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ),則句意不夠完整??梢杂米鲑e補(bǔ)的有:名詞,形容詞,副詞,介詞短語(yǔ),動(dòng)詞不定式,分詞等。如:He considers himself an expert on the subject.他認(rèn)為自己是這門(mén)學(xué)科的專家。We must keep our classroom clean.我們必須保持教室清潔。I had my bike stolen.我的自行車被偷了。We invited him to come to our school.我們邀請(qǐng)他來(lái)我們學(xué)校。I beg you to keep secret what we talked here.我求你對(duì)這里所談的話保密。用it做形式賓語(yǔ),而將真正的賓語(yǔ)放到賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的后面,以使句子結(jié)構(gòu)平衡,是英語(yǔ)常用的句型結(jié)構(gòu)方式。即:主語(yǔ)+謂語(yǔ)+it+賓補(bǔ)+真正賓語(yǔ)。如:We think it a good idea to go climb the mountain this Sunday.
【教材分析】本節(jié)課是高中英語(yǔ)第一冊(cè)的最后一個(gè)單元的閱讀和思考部分,文章難度明顯增加,體現(xiàn)在以下幾個(gè)方面:文章題材是說(shuō)明文,比較難理解;話題生疏,涉及到歷史等知識(shí);生詞量增大,而且在語(yǔ)境中理解詞匯的要求提高。面對(duì)這些,教師的難度和高度也要有所提升,通過(guò)探討說(shuō)明順序,了解背景知識(shí)等幫助他們找到說(shuō)明文閱讀的方法?!窘虒W(xué)目標(biāo)與核心素養(yǎng)】1. 文化意識(shí)目標(biāo)新課程中指出,文化意識(shí)是對(duì)中外文化的理解和對(duì)優(yōu)秀文化的認(rèn)同。文化意識(shí)的的培養(yǎng)有助于學(xué)生增加國(guó)家認(rèn)同和家國(guó)情懷,成為有文明素養(yǎng)和社會(huì)責(zé)任感的人。我們這個(gè)單元很好體現(xiàn)了這一點(diǎn),通過(guò)了解漢字書(shū)寫(xiě)的體系和發(fā)展,學(xué)生可以有一種文化自豪感,同時(shí)也能夠幫助學(xué)生深入挖掘這篇文章,從而想到更多和中國(guó)文化相關(guān)的方面。2. 學(xué)習(xí)能力目標(biāo)
This teaching period mainly deals with grammar “restrictive relative clauses.” To begin with, teachers should lead students to revise what they have learned about the relative pronouns and relative adverbs. And then, teachers move on to stress more special cases concerning this grammar, such as the “preposition+ relative pronouns which and whom” and cases where we can omit the relative pronouns. This period carries considerable significance to the cultivation of students’ writing competence and lays a solid foundation for the basic appreciation of language beauty. The teacher is expected to enable students to master this period thoroughly and consolidate the knowledge by doing some exercises. 1. Guide students to review the basic usages of relative pronouns and adverbs of attributive clauses.2. Lead students to learn to use some special cases concerning restrictive relative clauses flexibly.2. Enable students to use the basic phrases structures flexibly.3. Strengthen students’ great interest in grammar learning.1. Help students to appreciate the function of relative pronouns and adverbs of attributive clauses in a sentence2. Instruct students to write essays using the proper relative pronouns and adverbs of attributive clauses.本節(jié)語(yǔ)法思考:定語(yǔ)從句在復(fù)合句中的作用是什么? 關(guān)系詞有哪些?定語(yǔ)從句在復(fù)合句中的作用相當(dāng)于形容詞,它在句中作定語(yǔ)修飾名詞或代詞。他們?cè)谙刃性~和定語(yǔ)從句之間起到聯(lián)系作用,同時(shí)在意義上代表先行詞并在定語(yǔ)從句中擔(dān)任一個(gè)成分。被定語(yǔ)從句所修飾的詞稱先行詞,定語(yǔ)從句一般放在先行詞的后面。
Listening and Speaking introduces the topic of “Take part in a youth project”. The listening text is an interview about an international youth cultural heritage protection project. More than 20 high school students from seven countries participated in the project. The reporter interviewed two participants Stephanie and Liu Bin. By listening to the text, students can understand the significance of cultural heritage protection, and teenagers can use their knowledge, combine their own interests and advantages, etc. to participate in the action of cultural heritage protection. Listening and Talking introduces the theme of "Talk about history and culture". The listening text is a dialogue between two tourists and tour guides when they visit the Kremlin, red square and surrounding buildings. The dialogue focuses on the functional items of "starting a conversation", which is used to politely and appropriately attract the attention of the others, so as to smoothly start a conversation or start a new topic. The purpose of this section is to guide students to understand the history and current situation of Chinese and foreign cultural heritage in their own tourism experiences or from other people's tourism experiences, explore the historical and cultural values, and be able to express accurately and appropriately in oral communication.1. Guide students to understand the content of listening texts in terms of the whole and key details; 2. Cultivate students' ability to guess the meaning of words in listening; discuss with their peers how to participate in cultural heritage protection activities.3. Instruct students to use functional sentences of the dialogue such as “I beg your pardon, but…” “Forgive me for asking, but…" and so on to start the conversation more politely and appropriately.
This report is short, concise and has typical news content and language features. The title uses the verb phrases, embodying the characteristics of being concise and general. The introduction is the first two sentences in the first paragraph, describing the general situation of the cultural heritage protection project, including time, place, characters, events and other news elements, so that readers can see the main points of the news report at a glance. The main body is the second and third paragraphs, which report the important historical and cultural value of Mogao Grottoes and the production of Mogao Grottoes Material digital photos, which are of great significance to the inheritance of historical culture and the promotion of international cultural understanding, exchange and cooperation. Direct citation is used in the report, as well as background introduction and other news writing techniques.1. Get students to have a good understanding of some features about a news report by reading the text.2. Instruct students to write a summary about a news report properly using some newly acquired writing skills in this period.3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.1. Stimulate students to have a good understanding of how to a summary about a news report 2. Cultivate students to write a news report properly and concisely.Step 1: Lead in Do you think it is necessary for us to circulate our cultural heritage to the world? Why or why not?Do we need to learn more about other countries’ cultural heritage? Why or why not?Step 2: Read to discover details concerning the main body of the news report.
The activity topic of this section is "report an ongoing event", and the structure is the passive voice of present continuous tense. Rare wild animals are suffering from large-scale poaching, and species are on the brink of danger. Rescue operations are underway. "Being" and "suffering" are the meanings of the present progressive passive voice.The usage of present progressive passive voice is of great importance in writing a good discourse and appreciating some difficult language items, so it is vital to master it and use it flexibly in a context.1. Motivate Ss to deepen the understanding of the usage of present progressive passive voice in a fixed context.2. Enable Ss to master the usage of present progressive passive voice and use it flexibly in a context.3. Lead Ss to construct sentences or appreciate sentences used master it and use it flexibly in a context.1. Help students to appreciate the function of the usage of present progressive passive voice in a sentence2. Instruct students to write essays using the proper usage of present progressive passive voice.Look at the picture and tell me what are workers doing? What is the house being done?
1. 標(biāo)題首先根據(jù)海報(bào)的特點(diǎn)、格式寫(xiě)明標(biāo)題。海報(bào)中往往把內(nèi)容作為大標(biāo)題。例如: Save the earth, Save the birds。2. 正文部分不同的海報(bào)其正文部分的側(cè)重點(diǎn)不同。對(duì)于介紹性的海報(bào), 首先要引出話題, 其次列出原因, 最后是總結(jié)。對(duì)于宣傳類的海報(bào), 要寫(xiě)明具體內(nèi)容, 如: 活動(dòng)內(nèi)容, 地點(diǎn)以及參加活動(dòng)的注意事項(xiàng), 主持或舉辦單位等。1. 圖片: 要選擇引人注目的圖片, 與主題要相關(guān), 色彩明亮。話題句式 1. It is a treasure of our country. 它是我國(guó)的國(guó)寶。2. Believe it or not, at present only several thousand pandas exist in the world. 信不信由你, 目前世界上僅現(xiàn)存幾千只熊貓。 3.It’s because of human activities that tigers are endangered. 正是因?yàn)槿祟惖幕顒?dòng), 老虎處于瀕危的狀態(tài)。4. Many wild animals are in danger of dying out. 很多野生動(dòng)物面臨著滅絕的危險(xiǎn)。 5. The government has taken effective measures to protect them. 政府已采取有效的措施來(lái)保護(hù)它們。6. People should raise the awareness of the protection of wild animals. 人們應(yīng)該提高保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物的意識(shí)。 7. It’s amazing that there are merely less than 1, 000 finless porpoises living in China. 非常令人吃驚, 目前中國(guó)僅有不足1 000只江豚。
This teaching period mainly deals with grammar “The Present Perfect Passive Voice.” To begin with, teachers should lead students to revise what they have learned about the Present Perfect Passive Voice. And then, teachers move on to stress more special cases concerning this grammar。This period carries considerable significance to the cultivation of students’ writing competence and lays a solid foundation for the basic appreciation of language beauty. The teacher is expected to enable students to master this period thoroughly and consolidate the knowledge by doing some exercises. 1. Guide students to review the basic usages of the Present Perfect Passive Voice2. Lead students to learn to use some special cases concerning the Present Perfect Passive Voice flexibly.2. Enable students to use the basic phrases structures flexibly.3. Strengthen students’ great interest in grammar learning.1. Help students to appreciate the function of the Present Perfect Passive Voice in a sentence2. Instruct students to write essays using the proper the Present Perfect Passive Voice.觀察下列句子特點(diǎn),總結(jié)共同點(diǎn)。1.(教材P28)Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.2.(教材P28)But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient.3.(教材P28)Many people have been helped by the club.4.(教材P28)She no longer feels lonely, and her company has become quite successful.5.(教材P32)Today I thought I’d blog about a question that has been asked many times—how do you stay safe online and avoid bad experiences on the Internet?
Step 5 Practice一、完成下列句子。1. Judy and I _______________(把車停下來(lái)(park))in an underground car Park near Trafalgar Square, where we could ______________________(讓我們的車充電(charge)).2. When we finally reached the service desk to ask for audio guides, we heard it ___________ that there were no audio guides____________(留下,剩下).3. We__________________________(發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對(duì)...很驚訝)the large number of visitors and the amount of noise at the entrance of the National Gallery.4. Judy ____________________(眼神專注于) Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. It was hard to approach the painting as there were so many people around.5. She ____________________(把這幅畫(huà)的復(fù)制品裝箱(box)) to ensure that it was delivered safely.答案:1.had our car parked get our car battery charged 2. announced left 3. found ourselves very surprised 4. had her eyes fixed on 5. had a copy of the painting boxed二、用過(guò)去分詞對(duì)下列句子進(jìn)行改寫(xiě)。1. Loch Ness was surrounded by beautiful natural landscape, which made it look amazing.2. Carl and his friend stayed with a generous family who offered them bread with butter and honey that was homemade.3. The family’s ancestors once attended to soldiers who were wounded in the First World War.4. The young people were attracted by the legend of Loch Ness. They watched over the lake with their cameras and binoculars, which were positioned on the hill.答案:1. Loch Ness surrounded by beautiful natural landscape looks amazing.2. Carl and his friends stayed with a generous family who offered them homemade bread with butter and honey.3. The family’s ancestors once attended to wounded soldiers in the First World War.4. The young people attracted by the legend of Loch Ness watched over the lake with their cameras and binoculars positioned on the hill.
Paragraph 3. Jan decided to start an IT club to teach old people how to use computers and the Internet. Paragraph 4. Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better. Paragraph 5. Jan’s life has been greatly improved by the Internet. Step 5: Critical thinking:(1)How do you arrange your time spent on study and the Internet? Is it reasonable? I usually surf the Internet using my mobile phone for only an hour after class, and it is reasonable for me.(2)What are your online activities? Are they safe? I chat with my friends, read news and play games. I never give away my private information so I think they are safe.Step 4: summary Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web. There are countless articles (1)______(tell) us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient. But the Internet has done a lot (2)_____(much) for people than simply make life more convenient. People’s lives (3) _________________(change) by online communities and social networks so far. Take Jan for example, who developed a serious illness that made her (4)_____(stick) at home with only her computer to keep (5)___(she) company. She joined an online group (6)______ she could share problems, support and advice with others. She considered the ability to remove the distance between people as one of the greatest (7)_______(benefit). She was so inspired (8)____ she started an IT club in which many people have been helped. She has started to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better. Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money (9)___ children in poor countries. Jan’s life has been (10)______(great) improved by the Internet. Step 5 Homework:Review what we have learned and find out the key language points in the text.
Step 5 While reading---Task 3Read the text again and answer the following questions.Q1: How many countries does the UK consist of ?4 Q2: What are the four countries of the United Kingdom?England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Q3: Which two were the first to be joined together ?England and WalesQ4: What are the two chief advantages of studying the history of a country ?The first one is to help you understand more about the country and its traditions.The second one is to make visiting it more enjoyable.Q5: What’s the author’s attitude towards studying the history ?Supportive/positiveStep 6 Post reading---Retell the textThe United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by (1)_____ these different names mean. In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales (2) __________(join) to the Kingdom of England. In the 19 th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, the southern part of Ireland (3) ______ (break) away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today. However, most people just use the (4)_________(shorten) name: the UK. The four countries (5)__________ belong to the United Kingdom work together in some areas. There were four sets of invaders and the last group were the Normans. They had castles (6)_________(build) all around England and made changes (7)__________ the legal system. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more (8)_________(enjoy). The capital city London is (9)___ ancient port city that has a history (10)______(date) back to Roman times. 1. what 2.was joined 3.broke 4.shortened 5.that 6. built 7.to 8.enjoyable 9.an 10.dating Step 6 Homework
Listening and Speaking introduces the topic of “Take part in a youth project”. The listening text is an interview about "sharing views on historical sites". Through listening to a dialogue between Chinese and foreign students on the way to the Confucius Temple, students can understand their views on the Confucius Temple, Confucius, Confucius' descendants and Confucius' educational thoughts, so as to realize and think about the profound influence of Confucius and his thoughts on Chinese historical tradition. At the same time, the dialogue naturally integrates English idioms and mentions Shakespeare, the British playwright, so as to provide language materials and context for students to understand English idioms and related cultural allusions, as well as to compare Chinese and foreign cultures, which is helpful for students to understand and express the language such as history, tradition, culture and custom significant impact.Text analysis: listening text is a dialogue between a British student and a Chinese student when he goes to the Confucius Temple. When William, a British student, visited the Confucius Temple, he asked Xiao Kong, a Chinese student, for directions. Xiao Kong was just going to the Confucius Temple to meet with the members of the research group, so they went together and exchanged their views on the Confucius Temple, Confucius, Confucius' descendants and Confucius' educational thoughts. From the perspective of foreign tourists, this paper describes their thoughts on Confucius, the great son of Confucius, who had a profound impact on Chinese history and cultural tradition, and his education.Listening and Talking introduces a visit to a historic tourist destination. Tourism is a common way to understand a country's history, culture, and customs and so on. Students listen to the dialogue between Xiao Yan, a youth hostel Usher, and Paul, a backpacker, to learn about Pingyao's famous historical and cultural attractions and Paul's travel experience and experience as a foreign tourist.
choir memberspeople to run food stands people to sell festival ticketspeople to sell music CDspeople to set up equipmentmusical performersStep 2: Listen to the announcement again and answer the questions. ? 1. What kind of songs will Grace Davis sing at the festival?? 2. Who can try out as a performer?? 3. What can those who think they do not have musical talent do?? 4. How can students volunteer to take part?? Talking about preferences:? Would you prefer doing ..?? What would you prefer to do?? Would you rather do .... or ….?? What would you rather do?? I'd prefer .... to ..? I'd rather have ... than .. Step 3: Speaking ProjectWork in groups. Role-play the conversation or make a new one.? Debbie: Where have you been? You missed the announcement about the music festival.? John: I was at the doctor's office. Music festival?? Frank: Yes, it's going to be next month on the school sports field. John, you can play the piano. How about playing it at the festival?? John: Well, I'd rather play the violin. I can play Liang Zhu.? Frank: Wow! Sounds good. What about you, Debbie? ? Debbie: Actually, I don't have much musical ability. I'd prefer just to help out with the crowds.? Frank: You can sell tickets or work at a food stand.? John: So can I assume that the aim of the festival is to raise money?? Debbie: Yes. All of the money will go to charity.