
一、教学目标
知识目标: 掌握下列单词和短语的含义: take the lead ,be aware of ,define, show off,make compliments
能力目标:通过对学生阅读技巧的训练,培养他们用英语获取信息,分析处理问题和解决问题的能力。
情感目标:通过开展小组活动,指导学生相互学习,相互帮助,培养其合作学习能力和团队精神。培养学生交际能力。
二、教学重点难点
1.帮助学生理解,内化,运用阅读中出现的重要词汇和短语。
2.培养学生阅读技能,启发阅读思维,提高阅读能力。
3.利用好文章载体以及合理的课堂活动调动学生积极性,联系生活实际,提高自我认识。
三、教学过程:
Step1 Leading in
Step2 (自主学习1) Fast reading
Task one : Decide which of the statements expresses the writer’s opinion.
The writer thinks that______.
a. Americans often ask very personal questions.
b. Asians are very different from Americans, and are sensitive to many topics of conversation.
c. Americans are easy to make friends with, but they respect your private life.
d. Americans don’t like to grow old, so it’s difficult to make friends with them.
Task two:
A.The feature(特征) of American conversation
Part1 (Para.1)
B.A suggestion
Part2 (Para.2-8)
C.How and what to talk about
Part 3(Para.9)
Step3 (自主学习2) Careful reading
Part1 Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
Why is American conversation less lively than in many other cultures?
Part2 Task1: Read paragraph 2-8 and choose the correct answer.
1.If Americans are not sure what to talk about,they may ask____________.
A.weather B.job C.age
2.Americans talk more about feelings,but less_____.
A.politics B.religion C.factual matters
3.When Americans make an invitation to visit, ____.
A. they don’t really mean it B. they want to find out more about you
C. they genuinely want to see you again
4. The best way to talk about personal things is to ____.
A. talk about your own private life first B. talk about your job
C. discuss the weather
5.When Americans make compliments on you,you should _____them.
A.accept and thank B.refuse C.say sorry to
6.What’s the dangerous topics in Para7-8?
A.Weather and politics B.Families and money C.Age and money
Task two:Which of these topics can/ cannot be talked about in the USA?
job family interest movie feelings politics religion weather age money
Step4: Difficult Sentences
1.Try to translate this sentence into Chinese.(英译汉)
When someone talks, everyone is expected to listen, no matter how dull the person’s speaking may be.
2.Which sentence can be replaced by the following one?(替换句子)
Jobs make you different from other people,and if you are not a spy,you would like to talk about them.
Step5 Summary
Part 1: The feature of conversation : (Para 1 )
1)conversation: why – less lively? _____________________
Part2: How and what to talk about: ( Para 2– Para 8 )
2) not sure what to talk about---________________.
3) talk more about feelings, but less about______________.
4)highly personal conversation-- not mean___________.
5)few Americans worry about-- ___________________.
6)dislike arguments and avoid-- __________________.
7—8): dangerous topics: __________________.
Part 3: Attention (suggestion) : ( Para 9 )
9) what to dislike:_________________.
Step6合作学习 Free Talk
Imagine three Americans have become your new classmates.They want to make some friends in China,but don’t know what to talk about.So they ask you for help.
Step6 Homework
Please write a short passage according to what you have talked about.
