Teaching Plan of The Society and Culture of Major English–speaking Countries Course material: The Society and Culture of Major English –speaking Countries
An Introduction
Teaching Objectives:
To introduce the society and culture of major English–speaking countries : the United States ,Canada ,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and New Zealand
The main task for the course: to help students to know the major English–speaking countries’ the general knowledge about the
Physical geography
History
Language, customs, religion and activities and social problems
Political system
Education
Arts and literature
Economy
Teaching Methods:
general introduction /brief account (of focal points/ a survey )by the teacher ; students’individual work; pair-work; group-work in 4-6 students, analysis of difficult points by the teacher;
show maps ; play video or film concerning with the corresponding cultures
link with websites
Time Allotment
general introduction /brief account (of focal points/ a survey )by the teacher in the first step; students read the text or extra materials to discuss the focal points in the second step
play video o/ film or link websites to explore the more culture in the third step
The United States of America
Chapter 1 American Beginning
Focal Points
Meaning of the being an American according to Crevecoeur
Two immigration movements to the Americas
The religious Reformation
The forces that brought about the modern development of Europe
The heritage of the settlement of Virginian
Puritanism and the influence of Puritanism on American culture
William Penn and his heritage in American culture
The Causes and major leader of the American revolution
The Declaration of Independence
I.Meaning of the being an American according to Crevecoeur
In the book , Letters from an American Former, the French theology Grevecoeur , posed the American was a new man with the strange mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants. This mew man left behind him all the ancient European traditions and received new ones in the new world . In North America, all individuals of all nations ,were melted into a new race of the American . This new man acted upon new principles, entertained new ideas and formed new options.
II.Two immigration movements to the Americas
The American continents were peopled as result of two long continuing immigration movements ,the first from Asia ,and the second from Europe and Africa.
III. The forces that brought about the modern development of Europe
1.the d evelopment of capitalism( economic system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit ,rather than by the state), the growth of capitalism produced two new classes – the bourgeois class and the working class;
2.the Renaisance (the period of the revival of art and literature in the 14th ,15th and16th centuries based on classical form),which was marked by a changing outlook on life .
3.the influential force was the Religious Reformation
in 1517 ,Martin Luther, started to reform the Catholic Church in England ,King Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and set up the Church of England, These reforms reflected the rise of nationalism in Europe.
IV.The heritage of the settlement of Virginian
in 1619 ,the delegates elected from various communities in Virginia as the House of Burgesses met with the governor and his council members to discuss the enactment of law for the colony. This the first meeting of an elected legislature ,a reprehensive assembly. It was thought to be the early embryonic form for the future democracy of the U.S.
And a Dutch ship brought over 20 Negroes into Virginia , a start had been made toward the enslavement of Africans within what was to be the American republic. These white people fought for seeking their own freedom ,meanwhile they deprived black African freedom
What happened here produced the American early culture: self-reliance; democracy; freedom V. Puritanism and the influence of Puritanism on American culture
In New England, these Puritans were the Protestants who followed the doctrine preached by John Calvin and they wanted to purify the Church of England. They had some different beliefs from the Catholic Church .They believed that human beings were predestined by God before they were born. Some were God's chosen people while others were damned to hell. No church or good works could save people.
The sign of being God's elect was the success in his work or the prosperity in his calling. They also argued that everyone must read the Bible in order to find God's will and establish a direct contact with God. These beliefs had great impact on American culture. Puritans’ legacies have a great impact on American society and culture. They have a kind of sense of mission: they hoped to built “ a city upon hill –an ideal community ”.Americans have viewed their country as a great experiment, a worthy model for other nation a strain of often intolerant moralism. This produce American values such as individualism, hard work , respect of education .
Catholic Maryland
Following the early American culture in Virginia and New England , the pattern in the colony of Maryland was founded by Catholics. The founder was the second Lord Baltimore, he carried his father’s will ,who was converted from Church of England to Roman Catholicism, to wish to introduce a feudal system similar to the manor system in Europe to his colony. Even though he encouraged the immigration of Protestants as well as Roman Catholics ,due to the various factors in the New Land ,because the Protestants majority were capitalistic-minded people and refused to carry out the feudal plan, and because the wilderness of North America provided plenty of land while labor was scarce, the feudal experimental plan was dropped ,the colony followed a
capitalist development road
VI. William Penn and his heritage in American culture
William Penn was an English Quaker, the founder of Quakerism,who wanted to establish a colony for persecuted fellow religious believers. He assured religious freedom and easy terms for land in Pennsylvania to those Europeans who wished to settle in his colony. In his Holy Experiment, he encouraged the spirit of liberty and equality and carried out the policy of separation of state and church. He set no restrictions on immigration and naturalization was made easy for non-English Europeans. The idea of Melting –pot was first practiced here (p 16 ,Note 60).All this has left rich heritage to American culture: liberty and equality
Those four patterns set by the early colonial leaders were filled with meanings for the future development of the American
VII. The Causes of American revolution and major leaders
After the Seven Year’s War between England and France , Britain won , the Peace of Paris was signed between them , which gave Britain title to Canada and all of North America east of the Mississippi River, This led directly to a conflict with its American colony.
Stamp Act was passed ,British government charged new taxes on sugar , coffee , textiles and other imported goods; and With passage of the Stamp Act special tax stamps had to be attached to all news- papers ,pamphlets, legal documents and licenses
The Quartering Act passed, the colonies to house and feed British soldiers.
major leaders
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, (John Adams),Benjamin Franklin
VIII. T he Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was mainly drafted by Thomas Jefferson and was adopted by the Congress on July 4, 1776, when the people of 13 English colonies in North America were fighting for their freedom and independence from the British colonial rule. The document declared that all men were equal and that they were entitled to have some unalienable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It also explained the philosophy of governments: the powers of governments came from the consent of the governed and the purpose of governments was to secure the rights mentioned above. The theory of politics and the guiding principles of the American Revolution mainly came from John Locke.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Two Treatises of Government, the Letters Concerning Toleration, The Reasonableness of Christianity and Some Thoughts Concerning Education.
Unit 4 the United States Political System
Focal Points
(Note: P=page, L-Par.=last paragraph , F- Par.=first paragraph )
Discuss "The Patriot"
Points of Discussion - American Beginnings
The Political System of the USA:
The Results of the War of Independence (p 44 L-par , p52 F-paragraph )
The Results of the Constitutional Convention
The background of the making of the U.S. Constitution(p53 Par2, 54 Par
1,2 )Par2, s 1,2) and the two fear in writing the Constitution((p55 par
2,3,4)
The three branches of the federal government and their function
The reasons for checks and balance
The Bill of Rights (p 58 L-Par)
Political parties
Overview of the United States Political System
The US is the oldest continuous democracy in the world. It was established in 1789, although not all features of the system were as democratic as they are now.
Key Facts
?The US is a Federal system. This means that power is divided between a central/national government and the States. The national government is referred to as the Federal Government.
?There are 50 States. (A complete list is here. The list of original 13 States is here.)
?The Federal Government has three branches/arms:
o Legislative Branch
o Executive Branch
o Judicial Branch
?The Legislative Branch consists of:
o House of Representatives
o Senate
?The Executive Branch consists of:
o The President
o The Cabinet
o The Federal Departments and Agencies
?The Judicial Branch consists of:
o The Supreme Court
o Other Federal Courts
?The parties
I. The background of the making of the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution
After the war of Independence was over ,the Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the U.S. and the former 13 British colonies became 13 states of the new nation . But the U.S. was not the one unified nation as it is today .According to the Declaration of Independence the 13 states were the united colonies ,otherwise they were not clear about :
the future political system of the U.S.;
the relationship between the states ;
the government of the new nation.
So the Article of Confederation(2)was born. Then the new nation of the United States was organized under the agreement of the Articles of Confederation with a weak national government called the Congress. Each state had its own government, made its own laws and handled its
internal affairs. The states did not cooperate with the Congress and with each other. The Congress had no power to force any state to contribute money to the national government and the Congress could not tax any citizen either. As a result, the Articles of Confederation failed.
But the congress handled the problems and needs that the individual state could not handle alone Question 1
What problems would the Congress handle ?(p 21 ,p 2)
Many Americans worried about the future of the new nation.
Question 2
What did Many Americans worried about?(p 22,p2)
Thus a constitution (4)was badly needed
Question 3 (3)
What is the federal system?(p22, 2-p1)
Question 4
In writing the Constitution the delegates should deal with two main fears shared by most Americans , what are they?(p22-23, Ss in group of 4-6)
II. The three branches of the federal government and their function
In order to guard against the first fear of people the delegates set up a government consisting of three branches : the executive, the legislative and the judicial.(5,6,7)
III. The reasons for checks and balance
Checks and balance ,this system works in many ways to keep serious mistakes from being made by one branch or another.
IV. The Bill of Rights
In order to guarantee the freedom or the basic rights and privileges of citizens and further protect against tyranny , a “Bill of Rights’’(8) was added to the Constitution in 1791
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendment added to the Constitution in 1790,which guarantee freedom and individual rights and forbid interference with lives of individual by the government, such as ,it guarantees Americans’freedom of speech, of religion, of the press; to guarantee the right to assemble in public places, to protest government actions and demand change.; the right to own weapons ; neither police nor soldiers can stop ad search a person without good reason. They can not search a person’s home without legal permission from a court; the right to speedy trial if accused of a crime. There are 16 amendments to the constitution as of 1991.
V. Political parties
Today ,the United State has two major political partied : democratic Party (George Walker Bush ,Obama )
and Republican Party
the symbol donkey , the elephent
Question for though
How the three branches supposed to check and balance each other ?
Unit 5 American Economy
Causes that brought about the American industry developments
Industrial revolution in America _the development of American industry(give some examples) Corporation and stock share
The roots of America’s affluence
The success and problems of American agriculture
I. Causes that brought about the American economic developments
Question 1(p 33, p 1 -3)
What brought about the American industry developments?
II. Overview of how the American economy works
II. Industrial revolution in America _the development of American industry(give some examples)(2 ,5,6)
III. Corporation (7)and stock(9)
Ⅳ.The roots of America’s affluence(10,11)
Hispanic Americans
There’re three large groups of people . The largest is the white race and they are almos t all from Europe. The second is the black race and they are almost all from Africa. The third is the Hispanic race and they are almost all from Mexico and Central America
Ⅴ.The success and problems of American agriculture(p 40 p3 ; p41,p 2 p42, p2) Question for thought:
Why do you think there are still so many people involving in buying and selling stock which is a risky business.（300-500 words）
Unit6Religionin in United States
Discussion Points-：Public and Private Behavior
“W ASP” culture
Religious Liberty
Protestants
Catholics
Three Faiths
Religious Diversity
American Character of Religion
Overview of American religion
Americans with different religions live together under the same law. American main-stream culture was developed from "WASP" culture and that people who settled in the 13 North American colonies that would become the United States were mostly Protestant believers. I．“WASP” culture
WASP stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant", is believed to be the basis of the II．Religious Liberty
The U.S. has always been a fertile ground for the growth of new religious movement. Frontier American provided plenty of room to set up a new religion
By the middle of the 18th century, many different kinds of Protestants lived in America.
(1)Lutherans had come to America from Germany.( 2) The Dutch Reformed Church flourished in New York and New Jersey.(3)Presbyterians came from Scotland and (4)Huguenots from France. (5)Congregationalists, as the Puritans, dominated in Massachusetts and the neighboring colonies, known as New England. (6)Protestants lived side by side in relative harmony. The Great Awakening of the 1740s, a "revival" movement which sought to breathe new feeling and strength into religion, cut across the lines of Protestant religious groups, or denominations .
**Relationship between the government and religion (p49)
The Unites States would have no state-supported religion. The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States forbade the new federal government to give special favors to any religion or to hinder the free practice, or exercise, of religion.
The First Amendment insured that American government would not meddle in religious affairs or require any religious beliefs of its citizens.
The government supports all religions. Religious groups do not pay taxes in the United States. The armed forces pay chaplains of all faiths.
But government does not pay ministers' salaries or require any belief not even a belief in God -- as a condition of holding public office. Oaths are administered, but those who, like Quakers, object to them, can make a solemn affirmation, or declaration, instead.
The truth is that for some purposes government ignores religion and for other purposes it treats all religions alike at least as far as is practical. When disputes about the relationship between government and religion arise, American courts must settle them.
II.Protestants（p 6-7）Catholics in the U.S.(3,4)
(Protestants covers 4 large groups : the Baptist, Methodists , Presbyterians and Episcopalian)
III.Three major faiths in the U.S.(5)
**Christianity : protestant ,Catholic and the Orthodox Eastern Church
IV. Religious diversity
The U.S. has always been a fertile ground for the growth of new religious movement. Frontier American provided plenty of room to set up a new church or found a new community
Amish ; Utopias; Mormons; evangelical Protestants; Orthodox Jew ;Jewish; the Islam religion; Buddhism; Hindu
V.Characteristics of American religious beliefs(6)
Question for thought
What are some of the feature in region that are particularly American? What are some of the major differences between American religion and religion in Europe
Unit7American Literature
Overview of American Literature
American literature has recorded the story of a quest taken different forms at different times
1.Early fiction
majors writers and their masterpieces. of the post-Revolutionary period:
Washington Irving and James Fennimore Cooper
2.Transcendentalists(3)
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
The core idea of Transcendentalist(P102 F- par.)
Henry David Thoreau
Traditional American values(P102 par-3.)
3.Power of Imagination(P103 par-2)
Edgar Allen Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Herman Melville
4.New Visions and America
What was American New voice? (P103 L-par )
Walt Whitman
5.Reform and liberation
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What intensified the political debate on slavery?
6. Regionalism
William Dean Howells, Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain and his writing style, (P105 par-2)
Emily Dickinson
7.A new wave
the naturalists (P106 par-3)
Henry James
Stephen Crane
8.the Modernists
Ezra Pound
the "Modem Movement" in poetry (P108 par-3)
T. S. Eliot
9.the "Lost Generation"
What is Lost Generation(P108 L-par )
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest
Hemmingway and his writing style, (P109 par-2)
William Faulkner
10.the Harlem Renaissance
John Steinbeck
11.Depression Realism and Escapism
Margaret ,Mitchell, Joseph Heller
12.the "Beat Generation"
What is Beat Generation？(P111 par-4)
Overview of the Mississipp River
I.writers and their master works of the post-Revolutionary period . Washington Irving and James Fennimore Cooper（2，3）
II.Transcendentalists(3)
Ralph Waldo Emerson, (The American idea of success)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose original profession and calling was as a Unitarian( of the Christian religious sect which rejects the doctrine of the Trinity and believe that God is one person 一位论派) minister, left the ministry to pursue a career in writing and public speaking. Emerson became one of America's best known and best loved 19th century figures
Henry David Thoreau(3)
III.Power of Imagination
Edgar Allen Poe,
EDGAR ALLAN POE
1809 - 1849
‘Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore”’*
This site is dedicated to the work of Edgar Allan Poe, who is considered one of the most gifted writers of American literature. Over 120 of his short-stories and poems as well as collections of his articles and criticism is available here and can be read on line and searched.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, to a family that had been prominent in the area since colonial times. A rich lore of family and local history provided much of the material for Hawthorne's works. When Nathaniel was four, his father died on a voyage in Surinam, Dutch Guinea, but maternal relatives recognized his literary talent and financed his education at Bowdoin College. Among his classmates were many of the important literary and political figures of the day: writer Horatio Bridge, future Senator Jonathan Ciley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and future President Franklin Pierce. These prominent friends supplied Hawthorne with government employment in the lean times, allowing him time to bloom as an author. Like James Fenimore Cooper, Hawthorne was extremely concerned with conventionality; his first pseudonymously published short stories imitated Sir Walter Scott, as did his 1828 self-published Fanshawe. Hawthorne later formally withdrew most of this early work, discounting it as the work of inexperienced youth. From 1836 to 1844 the Boston-centered Transcendentalist movement, led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was an important force in New England intellectual circles. The Transcendentalists believed that human existence transcended the sensory realm, and rejected formalism in favor of individual responsibility. Hawthorne's fiancé Sophia Peabody drew him into "the newness," and in 1841 Hawthorne invested $1500 in the Brook Farm Utopian Community, leaving disillusioned within a year. Hawthorne's later works show some
Unit 1 UK 著名景点 Big Ben 大本钟2、Tower Bridge(crosses the River Thames; close to the Tower of London; symbol of London ) 3、Westminster Abbey ( Gothic church in the City of Westminster,London; Coronation and burial site for British monarchs.) 4、Red Double Decker Bus (mass transit) 英国基本知识 1、constituent parts ? England/ Scotland/ Northern Ireland/ Wales(国旗) 2、the national anthem(国歌)? God save the queen 3、The national Emblem? 4、National flower? Rose (Wars of the Roses - civil wars (1455-1485) between the royal house of Lancaster ( red rose) and the royal house of York (white rose).) 5、地理位置 6、Full name?The "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".（The British Isles不列颠岛; Great Britain; UK ; Commonwealth） 7、Three political divisions（行政区域）: England, Scotland, and Wales. 8、Commonwealth? A free association of sovereign states comprising Great Britain and a number of its former dependencies ; united as ?free and equal members‘. 9、Capital England(London); Scotland(Edinburgh); Wales(Cardiff); Northern Ireland(Belfast) 10、Backbone of England? Pennine 11、Ben Nevis? the highest mountain in UK. 1343m 12、North Ireland? National flower: Irish clover (三叶草)；Lough Neagh (the largest lake in UK) ; industrious; agricultural 13、Rivers and lakes?1. The Severn River(longest river; from the mountain of Wales to the Bristol Channel) 2. The Thames River (Main source of London‘s water supply;Second longest river in Britain; Costwold Hills--North Sea)3. The Clyde River (The most important river in Scotland)4. Lake District 5. Lough Neagh（The largest lake in Britain (396 square kilometers), Northern Ireland.） 14、The climate in Britain?pea souper 超级浓雾 Unit2 UK 1、the first settler? The Iberian(伊比利亚人) 2、Stonehenge(巨石阵)?was a place of healing center；The most important monument left by Iberian；There are about 80 stones, and each is five meters tall. 3、The Celtic language? the basis of both Welsh and Gaelic(盖尔语) (Irish,Scotish). 4、Hadrian ‘s Wall 5、7th century Heptarchy（七国联盟）?(Wessex; Sussex; Kent; Essex; East Anglia; Mercia; Northumbria) 6、Viking pirates(维京海盗) ? Vikings from Denmark；established some small kingdoms；Northern and eastern England 7、The Norman Conquest(1066)? The Normans that invaded England in 1066 came from Normandy in Northern France.
高中英语语法“虚拟语气”的教学设计 一、教材分析： 本课是结合外研社版高中英语教材选修6中有关虚拟语气的语法内容，进行高三虚拟语气的复习，教学中将语法知识的传授和语言基本技能的学习结合到一起，注重复习语法与语言的运用。采用任务型教学法和小组合作探究学习法，从而扩大课堂的语言输入量及学生的语言输出量。 二、学情分析： 在高一和高二英语学习基础上，高三学生已经掌握基本的语言结构和一定程度的听说读写能力。在高三语法复习的过程中，结合学生原有的知识掌握水平，巩固基础强化正确使用语法知识，提高学生运用语言的深度和难度.但大部分学生的基础知识仍然较为薄弱，运用英语进行交际活动的能力较差，主动学习的动力不够，然而他们学习比较认真，渴求知欲旺盛，思维比较活跃。部分学生的基础较好，能主动配合老师。只有设置使他们感兴趣的活动，因材施教，才能让他们投入到课堂活动中来。 三、教学重点: 1.复习的重点---语法虚拟语气的句型结构. 2.语法虚拟语气的运用 四、教学难点: 1.结合复习的语法知识，以课堂教学为依托，全面训练学生的听、说、读、写能力，加强和提高运用英语的综合能力。 2.虚拟语气在真实的生活语境中的使用。 五、教学目标: 1.知识目标: 引导学生掌握情态动词在虚拟语气之中的使用。培养学生通读，分析，理解，综合的能力，教会学生体察语境，结合上下文，附和逻辑推理和合理的想象，结合语法和题干中的语境解决高考题。在运用语言过程中培养学生的观察力、分析力、想象力和自学能力，提高思维能力和运用英语的综合能力。 2.能力目标： 利用多媒体手段营造积极和谐教学氛围，使学生进入情景之中，充分调动学生的思维活动和情感体验，规范学生运用英语知识准确表达的能力，同时，发展学生综合语言运用的能力，分析问题和解决问题的能力，培养学生自主学习。 3.德育目标： 用情态动词和虚拟语气的句子结构表达思想感情和正确的世界观、人生观。 六、教学策略:
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《英语国家概况》课程教学大纲 课程名称：英语国家概况计划学分：2学分 计划学时：32学时课程性质：选修课 课程类型：专业课面向专业：商务英语、应用英语专业 编制单位：外语系编制时间：2012年8月 一、课程的性质、地位和作用 随着我国对外交往的日益频繁和涉外工作的需要，大学生不仅要学好英语，提高语言应用能力，还应加深对英语国家社会与文化生活基本情况的了解，从而在工作和生活中更好地进行跨文化交流。本课程就是根据此需要，根据《大学英语课程教学要求》而开设的选修课，体现了英语教学必须实行语言教学与文化知识课程紧密相结合的原则，有利于基础阶段语言教学与文化知识教学的相互促进。 二、教学目的及要求 本课程涉及了英语国家的地理、历史、语言发展、文化、社会等方面，目的在于扩大学生视野、对于英语国家的理解不仅从经济、政治的角度，而且要从社会、文化的角度来看问题。 1.提供了一个对于英语国家的中立的、恰当的、多角度的、贴近实际 的调查。 2.提高学生思维能力、分析和解决问题的能力。 3.培养学生对于人类和社会的客观的、健康的、科学的人生观、价值 观。
4.培养能把英语的语言基础知识和广阔的文化背景知识结合在一起的 优秀英语人才，即复合型人才。 5.帮助学生对于英语文学、报纸、杂志、脱口秀、英语笑话等的理 解。 三、课程的章节、具有的深度、广度、难点、重点 Chapter 1 Geography, People and Language 通过对本章的学习，了解英语国家的地理、气候、主要城市、人民、英语语言的发展。 重点：地理、人口特点 难点：英语语言发展的三个阶段 Chapter 2 History 从国家的建立、进入封建社会、到现代社会的转化，全面地了解英语国家的历史。 重点：历史转折性事件、关键人物、工业革命、现代社会 难点：两次世界大战以及其对英语国家的影响 Chapter 3 Government 了解英语国家的宪法、政府、政党、选举等。 重点：英语国家的立法机关、行政机关、司法机关 难点：不同政治体制下这三者的关系、作用 Chapter 4 Economy 了解英语国家的近代经济、现代经济。 重点：英语国家的近现代经济 难点：在国家经济中起重要作用的产业
高中英语语法教案（全套）高中英语语法教案 2、冠词和数词 2.1不定冠词的用法 冠词本身不能单独使用，也没有词义，它用在名词的前面， 帮助指明名词的含义。英语中的冠词有三种，一种是定冠词，另 一种是不定冠词，还有一种是零冠词。 不定冠词a（an）与数词one同源，是\" 一个\"的意思。 a用于辅音音素前，一般读作［e］，而an则用于元音音素前， 一般读做［en］。 1）表示\" 一个\"，意为one ；指某人或某物，意为 acertain 。例如： Amr.Lingiswaitingforyou. 有位姓凌的先生在等你。 2）代表一类人或物。例如： Aknifeisatoolforcuttingwith. 刀是切割的工具。 mr.Smithisanengineer. 史密斯先生是工程师。 3 ）组成词组或成语，如 alittle/afew/alot/atypeof/apile/agreatmany/manya/as arule/inahurry/inaminute/inaword/inashortwhile/afte rawhile/haveacold/haveatry/keepaneyeon/allofasudden 等。 2.2定冠词的用法
定冠词the与指示代词this ,hat同源，有\"那（这）个\"的意思，但意义较弱，可以和一个名词连用，来表示某个或某些特定的人或东西。 1）特指双方都明白的人或物。例如：Takethemedicine. 把药吃了。 2）上文提到过的人或事。例如： Heboughtahouse. I\'vebeentothehouse. 他买了幢房子。我去过那幢房子。 3）指世上独一物二的事物，如thesun，thesky ，themoon，theearth 等。 4）与单数名词连用表示一类事物，如thedollar 美 元;thefox 狐狸；或与形容词或分词连用，表示一类人：therich 富人;theliving 生者。 5）用在序数词和形容词最高级，及形容词only , very，same等前面。例如： wheredoyoulive? Iliveonthesecondfloor. 哪？我住在二层。 That\'stheverythingI\'vebeenlookingfor. 我要找的东西你住在那正是 6）与复数名词连用，指整个群体例如:
英语国家概况（阅读） 1、Which of the following statements is NOT true? C.The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a very important political party in Britain 2、Which of the following statements is NOT correct? D.Parliament has no power to change the terms of the Constitution. 3、To get a bachelor’s degree, an American undergraduate student is required to do the following except ____. C.taking certain subjects such as history, language and philosophy 4、Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes? B.The legislative. 5、Which one of the following is NOT particularly British Christmas tradition? C.Eating chocolate eggs on Easter Day. 6、Which of the following statements is NOT true about blacks after the 1960s? A.Blacks felt that they could be fully integrated into the mainstream of American life. 7、The New Deal was started by ___. A.Franklin Roosevelt. 8、Which of the following is NOT based on the fact? A.Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. 9、Three of the following are characteristics of London, Which of the four is the EXCEPTION? C.London is not only the largest city in Britain, but also the largest in the world 10、In order to go to university, secondary school students in the US must meet the following requirements except that ___. D.They pass the college entrance examinations 11、Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, ___. D.the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined. 12、Which of the following about the tabloids is not true? A.They are big format newspapers. 13、In the 17th century,the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because ____. A.they wanted to increase its control over Ireland 14、The largest religion in the US is ___. B.Christianity 15、Which of the following is NOT a feature of the House of Lords? C.The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public.
高中英语教案全英文 【篇一：高中英语教案范例】 新年第一节英语课（高一教案） step i greetings and lead in（问候以及导入） 1. happy new year! t: well, i am so happy to see you again after the long vacation. i wish everyone of you had a happy holiday. so how about your holiday? had you done some travel? 2. learn some expressions about “dragon”（学习一些关于中国龙的习语、成语）t: this year is the year of dragon, so we will play a guessing game. i will show the english expressions and you try to guess the chinese expressions, long included. step ii revision（复习） 1. dear, how many words can you still remember after a months winter holiday? 2. 2. how many phrases can you still remember? 3.3. do you still remember the grammar very closely? there is no shortcut in the science road ,only be deligent.在科 学上没有平坦的大道,只有不畏劳苦沿着陡峭山路攀登的人,才有希望 达到光辉的顶点。”（马克思） you never know what you can till you try. a good beginning is half done. 中学英语全英文说课范文（模板） unit 16 lesson 63 hello, everyone. today i’m very pleased to have an opportunity to talk about some of my teaching ideas. my topic is life in the oceans taken from lesson 63 of unit 16 in sefc（2）. it is made up of four parts. part 1 my understanding of this lesson the analysis of the teaching material: this lesson is a reading passage. it plays a very important part in the english teaching of this unit. lesson 62 and lesson 63 are a whole unit. by studying lesson 63, ss can improve their reading ability, learn more about the sea and the life in the oceans. at the same time, we should get the students to understand some difficult sentences to comprehend the passage better. the ss should do some listening, speaking and
英语国家概况课程标准 课程代码： 适用专业：商务英语 一、课程概述 1．课程性质 语言是文化的载体，文化是语言的基础。英语语言学习和英国国家文化相互依存、密不可分。一个优秀的英语语言学习者，若不了解该语言背后所承载的民族文化，其交际能力也会受到限制。该课程能使学生了解和掌握英美两国政治，历史，经济，社会，文化和教育等基本知识，了解英美国家社会发展、现状和影响这两个国家社会发展的因素，拓展学生的知识面，培养学生文化意识，启发学生了解西方社会，了解交际规则，增强学生的英语语言学习能力，为后续专业课程的学习打下一定的基础，进而为培养高技能应用型复合人才打下基础。 2．课程设计思路 本课程在设计上围绕合作学习法—任务型教学法、比较教学法、线索梳理法、启发式等教学法。 合作学习法—任务型教学法 合作学习法又称协作学习，是以合作学习小组为基本形式，系统利用教学中动态因素之间的互动，促进学生的学习，以团体成绩作为评价标准，共同完成教学活动。任务型教学法是一种以任务或活动为核心单位计划组织语言教学的途径,一种强调“在做中学”的语言教学方法。合作学习法与任务型教学法结合是指教师设计学习任务，指导并帮助学生以小组为单位通过合作、协商完成学习任务的教学过程。主要采用组织演示、演讲、讨论等形式。 2）比较教学法 比较教学法是在教学过程中，利用教学内容的相互联系和区别，促进学生掌握和巩固教学内容、达到教学目标的一种逻辑思维方法。例如，在学习美国的政体时，我们可以和英国政体、甚至是我国的政体进行比较，异中求同，同中求异。从而对“Parliament”、“Congress”和我国的NPC （The National People’s Congress）形成更深刻的理解。运用这种教学法不仅有利于学生掌握基本知识与技能，而且有利于提高学生的创造性思维能力。3）线索梳理法 线索梳理法，尤其是历史年代轴线表示法是表达历史线索最清晰的一种方式，这种方式的特点是易于梳理，可操作性强，非常直接，便于记忆。比如说，英国历史很长，如果不进行梳理，很难记忆，如果整理成一条线索，效果却不能同日而语： Early settlers——Roman invasions——Anglo-Saxons——the Viking and Danish Invasions——the Norman Conquest——William’s Rule——the Great Charter——the Hundred Year’s War——the English Reformation——the English Renaissance——the Civil War——the Glorious Revolution——the Industrial Revolution——the two World Wars 同样，美国历史部分可整理成这样一条线索： The war of Independence——the War of 1812——territorial expansion and Westward Movement——the Civil War——the two World Wars——the Cold War——the Berlin Blockade——the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s——the Vietnam War 二、课程培养目标 1．知识目标 了解主要英语国家的地理，历史，经济和政治等方面的概况；了解主要英语国家的文化传统，风俗习惯和社会生活的其他有关情况。 2．技能目标 扩大知识面，有效弥补英语专业学生知识面窄的不足；提高英语阅读的能力和语言应用能力。 3．素质目标
牛津高中英语模块一（第1讲） 【教学内容与教学要求】 一、教学内容： 牛津高中英语模块一Unit 1 （上） 二、教学要求： 1．掌握和校园生活有关的常用单词、词组与句型。 2．学会描述校园生活和学校设施。 High school is a time of discovery, learning and hard work!高中是探索、学习和辛勤劳动的时期Huge campus and low-rise building 学校面积大，没有高层建筑。 Twelve laboratories are available for different experiments.12个实验室可供不同试验使用。 Each room comes with its own bothroom and Internet access.每个房间都有自己的卫生间和英特网接口。 3．学习阅读技巧：skimming&scanning。 4．语法：定语从句（一） 【知识重点与学习难点】 一、重要单词： access achieve attend assembly article available average canteen club challenging context donate display experience extra graduate gym heading locker low-rise literature poster relax 二、重点词组： class teacher 班主任at ease with 和….相处不拘束school hours学校作息时间earn respect from 赢得…的尊敬sound like听起来象for free 免费get a general idea 了解大意as well as 除….以外, 也key words 关键词word by word 逐字逐句地find one’s way around 认识路develop an interest in 培养对….的兴趣surf the Internet网上冲浪 【难点讲解】 1.What is your dream school life like? 你理想中的学校生活是什么样子? 这里dream表示心目中最理想的. 如dream team (梦之队)。
2011英语国家概况期末考 1 of 100 Whose speech is closest to BBC English? A Cockney Southerners in England northerners in England A Welsh 2 of 100 The two newest states which joined the United States are _____. Alaska and Hawaii California and New Mexico Alaska and Florida Hawaii and Oregon 3 of 100
Which of the following is NOT one of the general standards for admission into an institution of higher learning in the U. S. A.? ACTP GPA MBA SAT 4 of 100 Britain's longest rivers are _____. the Severn and the Thames the Thames and the Clyde the Clyde and the Humber the Severn and the Clyde 5 of 100 New Englanders were originally known as _______. Yankees German farmers
Fishermen from Scandinavia English Puritans 6 of 100 The Constitution of the United States provides that _____ shall be President of the Senate. the Chief Justice the Secretary of State the Vice President the President 7 of 100 Which of the following is NOT one of the clauses in Magna Carta? There should be the same weights and measures throughout the country. The principle of parliamentary supremacy should be confirmed and free speech in Parliament should be guaranteed.
全英试讲模板 Good morning, everyone、 Today I`m very pleased to have an opportunity to talk about some of my teaching ideas、 The content of my lesson is xxx、 I`ll be ready to begin this lesson from four parts、 They are 1Analyzing teaching Material 2、the teaching methods 3、the studying methods 4、the teaching procedures, and while presenting these parts I will do the blackboard design properly、 Ok now I am going to start from the first part Part 1 Analyzing teaching Material: This lesson is about、By studying of this lesson, we`ll enable the students to know the serious attitude towardsand develop the interest in At the same time, let the students learn how to give instructions、 This lesson plays an important part in the English teaching in this unit、 As it is the main passage in this unit which outlines the theme of this unit 、If the Ss can learn it well, it will be helpful to make Ss learn the rest of this unit、 And as we all know , reading belongs to the input during the process of language learning、 The input has great effect on output, such as speaking and writing、 Then according to the new standard curriculum and syllabus(新课程标准与教学大纲), I think the teaching aims of this lesson are the following: 1、Knowledge aim：Understand the main idea of the text、 2、 Ability aim: Retell the text in their own words、 3、Emotional aim: Make the Ss love Then the Teaching important point is how to understand the text better And the teaching difficult points are: 1、 Use own words to retell the text 2、 Discuss the Part 2 Teaching methods: Dealing with this lesson、 I`ll do my best to carry out the following theories: Make the Ss the real masters in class while me, myself acts as director; Combine the language structures with the language functions; Let the Ss receive some moral education while they are learning the English language、 To achieve my goal I`ll use the following teaching methods:
《英语国家概况》课程标准 一、课程基本信息 英文名称 A Survey of Major English-Speaking Countries 课程编号1400153 课程类型专业方向选修课 课程学分 2 课程学时36 适用专业英语专业本科二年级学生 先修课程无 后修课程无 课程负责人课程团队 二、课程性质与定位 英语国家概况是英语专业基础阶段的一门专业选修课，也是进一步学习英美两国社会与文化的入门课程。为了培养应用型英语专业人才、提高英语专业学生的语言综合运用能力和跨文化交际能力，特开设本课程。本课程是英语专业人才培养的有机组成部分。本课程可以使英语专业学生了解主要英语国家的地理、历史、政治、经济、社会与文化概貌，熟悉主要英语国家的国情、社会和文化，掌握英语交际中有关英语国家概况的专有名词和常识，有效地提高英语专业学生的跨文化交际能力和综合素质。 三、课程目标 1.知识目标了解英语国家的主要国情，掌握地理历史、政治经济、社会文化和教育等方面的 基本常识 2.能力目标能初步听懂、看懂和交流文化等方面的信息 3.素质目标了解多元文化和中外文化差异，提高对不同文化的敏感度和跨文化交际意识与能 力 四、主要内容和要求 英国部分第一章 The Country 【目的要求】 1、掌握国名、领土、国旗、国歌、国际地位、组成部分 2、熟悉邻国、临海 3、了解地形、河流、湖泊、海岸线、气候 【教学设计建议】多媒体辅助课堂教学 【讲授内容】 1、Position and Borders 2、Topography 3、Rivers, lakes and Coastline 【自学内容】 1、Components
Lesson 1 Your Choice First Period I.Teaching objectives: A.knowledge objectives a.Describe the appropriate career in the future and the reasons. b.According to the questionnaire to judge people’s personalities and recommend the perfect career. c.Students could finish some practical English tasks by themselves. B. Ability objectives To develop the students’ reading、speaking、writing and communicating skills. C. Emotional skills To enlarge the students’eyesight and let them know more about themselves and their personalities. II.Teaching Key Points and Difficult Points: a.some students may have problems in understanding the differences and usage of Direct Speech and Indirect Speech. b.Some students have troubles in mastering the important words and phrases relating to career and characteristics. IIITeaching Aids: PPT、Textbook and Multimedia IV.Teaching Methods a.task-based teaching method b.student-based teaching method V.teaching procedures: Step 1 warm up a.Greeting the whole class as usual to activate the new class. b.Bain-storming. Teacher invites Students to name some famous persons’ jobs. Step 2 Pre-reading a.Teacher asks Students their dream jobs and the special reasons behind to have such a jo b. b.Teacher teaches some new words and phrases. Step 3 While-reading a.Students read the questionnaire, make choices and exchange answers in pairs. b.Students will guess what personality in pairs and the right jobs. Then Ss decide whether the job suits each other. c.Students check the answer key on page 91. Ss will judge whether the description fits their personalities. Step 4 Post-reading
湖州职业技术学院2012---2013学年第二学期 商务英语12级《英语国家概况》期末考查试卷（答案） 特别提示： 诚信是一个学生的良好品德，本次考试保证不以任何形式作弊，你如确认， 请在下面内□打“√”。□同意□不同意 (1)__The White House____ (2)____ Sydney Opera House_____ (3)__The Statue of Liberty_ (4)__bald eagle __ (5)___William Shakespear___ (6)___Stonehenge ___ Ⅱ. Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F) (20%,2 points for each one) 1.In Britain, all children enjoy a nine-year compulsory education. ____F___ 2.In the USA, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is the entrance examination to college. ___T___ 3.Britain’s most famous universities are Oxford and Cambridge. ___T____ 4.The author of the Harry Potter books is an American. ___F____ 5. The great 19th-century novelist Sir Walter named this period as the Battle of Naseby, which lasted for about 30 years. ___F____ 6. By an Act of 1791 Upper Canada (French) and Lower Canada (British) were created. ___F____ 7. The federal system of the USA consists of three branches: parliament, president and the Supreme Court. ____F___ 8. The American president is elected every four years to a four-year term, and no more than two full terms are allowed. ____T____ 9. In the UK, Oxford is the oldest university in the high education system. ____T____ 10. New Zealand has a parliamentary system of government closely patterned on that of the United Kingdom and is a fully independent member of the Commonwealth. It has a written constitution. ____F___ Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks.(12%,1 point for each blank) 1.The full name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain__and ___Northern Ireland__. 2.The US currency is __American dollar____. 3.The previous party in power of the USA is ______Democratic Party___. 4.The government of the UK is constitutional monarch, in which the Queen is regarded as __the Head of State_, and the __Prime Minister__is the head of government. 5.The biggest religion in the USA is ___Christianity__. 6.Known as the “__melting pot__”, the United States is another typical multi-racial country, with a population of 303 million, about 13.3% of which are African Americans, 12.5% Hispanics… 7.__Governor-General ___is officially the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, and acts only on the advice of the Canadian prime minister. 8.In Canada, the Bill, which need three times reading and discuss, is sent to the Senate and becomes the law. 9.In British high education, students always ask themselves “What do you think?” or “What do you know?” They respectively represent the educational idea of _Oxford_ and __Cambridge_.