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Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark［语言目标］language goal:Talk about what you used to be like.谈论你过去的外表。
［学习目标］Functions:1. 学会陈述自己过去常做的事情2. 学会陈述自己过去的爱好等3. 能够表达自己现在和过去在外表、性格、娱乐等方面的变化4. 能够表达朋友、家人等现在和过去的变化［语言结构］Target Language:1. I used to be short when I was young. 我年轻时个子很矮。
2. —Did you use to have straight hair? 你过去是直发吗？—Y es, I did. 是的。
3. —Did you use to play the piano? 你过去弹钢琴吗？—No, I didn’t. 不，我不弹。
4. I used to be afraid of dark..我过去害怕黑暗。
5. I’m terrified of the snakes. 我害怕蛇。
6. —Did you use to be afraid of being alone? 你过去害怕独自一人呆着吗？—Y es, I did. 是的，我怕。
7. I used to walk to school. 我过去走着上学。
［主要词汇］V ocabulary:dark 黑暗sure 无疑，确实terrify 使害怕，使恐惧on 接通的，工作着的spider 蜘蛛insect 昆虫chew 嚼，咀嚼gum 口香糖right 立即，马上comic 连环漫画hardly 不十分，简直没有used to do sth. 过去经常be interested in 对…感兴趣be on the swim team 是游泳队成员be afraid of 害怕be terrified of 害怕with the light on 灯开着做…worry about 担心chew gum 嚼口香糖these days 目前，如今not…anymore 不再［词汇复习］recycling:short hair 短发curly hair 卷发long hair 长发straight hair 直发tall 高的short 矮的（be）medium height 中等身高thin 瘦的heavy 重的，沉的(have/has) a medium build 中等胖瘦［语法分析］一、本单元语法重点内容是used to这个句型。
Unit 2 Exploring EnglishPeriod 1 Starting Out & Understanding Ideas教学设计本节课是高中英语第一册Unit 2 Exploring English 的引入和阅读部分。
本单元的内容异常丰富多彩，活动形式多种多样，集趣味性和实用性为一体。
教师通过深入挖掘教材，充分发挥教材的功能，有助于激发学生对于英语学习的兴趣，提升学生的英语学科素养，同时为以后的英语学习铺平道路，打好基础。
单元标题中的Exploring值得教师深思。
英语语言就好像一个广阔的海洋，教师想办法将学生带入其中，去探索，去发现，去获取。
就本节课而言，教师需要兼顾知识性，趣味性，思辨性，因此要仔细设定教学目标与重难点，再通过教学流程呈现出来，还是具有相当挑战性的任务。
1.语言能力目标：1）能够读懂简单图表，从中获取具体信息，并将图表内容文字化；2）能够通过阅读文章，快速获取细节信息,并概括归纳出作者意图/观点。
2.思维品质目标：初步了解举例、对比等写作手法，并理解作者如何通过这些方法组织安排文章，呈现自己观点。
3.文化意识目标：1）通过了解一些单词/词组的起源，探究思考单词/词组的含义，体会英语语言的多样性，趣味性。
2）初步将英语语言与汉语母语进行比较，培养跨文化交际意识。
4.学习能力目标：1）树立正确的英语学习观，通过初步了解英语语言的一些特点，培养对英语学习的兴趣。
2）能够多渠道获取英语学习资源，培养英语学习能力。
1.重点1）读懂简单图表，从中获取具体信息，并描述自己所见；2）通过阅读文章，快速获取细节信息,并概括归纳出作者意图/观点。
2. 难点（1）理解文章的组织方式（举例/对比）；（2）理解英语语言特点，并将其与汉语进行比较。
Part 1. Start outStep 1 Charts and questionsLook at the charts and answer the questions:1.According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers?Answer: Chinese. (There is no doubt Chinese has the largest number of native speakers because China has the largest population in the world.)2.According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners?Answer: English. (English is widely used and learned in the world.3.What can you learn from Chart 3?Advice:Teachers ask students to describe Chart 3 use their own language. And the description will be excellent if it includes facts and opinions. For example：In 1993/2003/2014, there are 50 million/200 million/300 million Chinese learning English. (facts) From the statistics we can know the number of English learners in China is increasing rapidly. (Opinion)4.Why do you think so many people in China learn English?Answer: OPEN.Step 2 Video TimeWatch the video and answer the question.1.Which countries have English as their first language?Tips:(1)There are more than one countries have English as their first language because the question uses “which countries”.(2)When students watch the video, they can take some notes using short hand.2.Where do a third of English words come from? What examples are given in the video?Part 2. Understanding ideasStep 1. Activity 1 & 2 on page 14.Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Tick what you think the passage is about.FoodCookingWordsPlantsFruitTips:The question “what do you think the passage is about” refers to the topic/main idea of the passage, so there is only one choice meet the requirement. But some students may choose plants or fruit, that’s all right. Step 2. Activity 4 on page 16.Task 1. Complete the notes with words from the passage.Task 2. Answer the questions according to the notes.1.How does the author organize his passage? Give some examples.2.Why does the author think people often have trouble learning English?Tips:The tasks require students to find out facts and opinions.Step 3. Activity 3 on page 16.Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.Tips:To get the author’s purpose, students should get the key words of each choice. For example, for the first choice, the key word should be “tell” and for the second choice, the key word should be “give advice”. Step 4. Read the following information and answer the questions.1.How did the pineapple, hamburger and eggplant get their names?(Answer the questions from the aspects of shape, type, ingredients, etc.)2.Does the information offer you a better understanding of the passage? Give your reasons.Step 5. Think and Share1.Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the English language? Give your reasons.(Before answering the questions, think about “what’s the author’s opinion” carefully.)2.What do you find most challenging about learning English? How do you deal with this?(guide students to think about their problems in learning English)3.The author describes some phenomenon of English in the passage. For example, “When I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends.”Can you think any similar phenomenon of Chinese like this? Give your examples.Step 6. Homework。
Greece is searching forGames by interviewing a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.语篇提能C．around D．by9．A.beach B．waterC．board D．lake10．A.sky B．worldC．earth D．ocean11．A.take B．getC．make D．keep12．A.catches B．includesC．offers D．collects13．A.others B．the otherC．another D．other14．A.known B．rightC．far D．different15．A.chosen B．triedC．learned D．promised16．A.levels B．pointsC．steps D．parts17．A.reaching B．acceptingC．pushing D．setting18．A.but B．orC．as D．so19．A.of B．fromC．on D．with20．A.think B．succeedC．perform D．feel本文介绍了作者对冲浪运动的看法，而且提出了一个很鲜明的观点：冲浪运动并不再只是男孩子的专利！女孩子也能做，而且会有所成就。
1．解析：根据语境可知，此空与上文中的asked呼应，一问一答，故选B。
答案：B2．解析：根据常识可知，冲浪运动一般是男孩喜欢的运动，当一个女孩喜欢冲浪运动的时候，一些人就会感到奇怪，为什么一个女孩会喜欢男孩喜欢的运动，故选wonder，意为“感动疑惑”。
答案：A3．解析：fall in love with...“爱上……”，是固定短语。
故选D。
答案：D4．解析：阅读全文可知，作者在谈论冲浪运动，因此用wave。
故选A。
答案：A5．解析：根据语境可知，作者试图把冲浪运动和其他运动进行比较。
