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Lesson 61: The U.S.◆课程导航【教学目标】1. 了解美国的语言、首都、国旗和著名的建筑物2. 掌握美国的地理位置及周边的国家3.介绍西方国家的风土人情、名胜古迹，增强学习英语的信心和兴趣【教学重点】1. The words and phrases of the section.2. Cultivate the students’ abilities of asking questions.3. Know more about the U. S. to communicate with the foreigners.【教学难点】1. Know more about the U. S.2. Learn the famous buildings in the U. S.3. What countries are around the U. S?◆教学情景导入Hi, boys and girls. Do you know which country in the Western countries is the most powerful? the United States,Of course. Do you know the United States? Today, let us know about the basic situation of the United States.◆教学过程设计Step1. DiscussLet the students talk in groups and demonstrate what they know about the U. S. Have they searched on the Internet? Ask them to have a list of what they know. Then report to the class. The teacher sums it in the class. Step2. Demonstrate know by leading individual students through a dialogue. Use a variety of questions based on this unit. For example:T: (points to China or Canada.) What country is this? ( Point to a student) Do you know?S1: _________.T: Yes! You know the country. This country is China/Canada. (To a different student. ) What do we/they speak in China/Canada? Do you know?Continue the dialogue to include the U.S. ( What country is this? Do you know?) students may already know the U. S.Step3. Listen to the tape with the following questions:1.What country is west to the U.S.?2.What country is north of the U. S.?3.What’s the capital city of the U.S.?4.What colour is the flag of the U.S.?5.Where does the president live?6.What does the Statue of Liberty in?Step4. Read the text in pairs and check their answers. Read it loudly in class. Help the students practice their pronunciation and intonation.Step5. Let the students retell the text. Then change the dialogue into a composition. Let some volunteers read the text in front of the class.Step6. Listen to the tape for several until they can read it correctly and fluently.Step7. 1.Finish off the activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.◆课堂板书设计Lesson 61: The U.S.Washington D. C. stripe, White House, president, Statue of Liberty, New Yorka map of the U.S..Do you know what country is west of the U.S. , Li Ming?Here’s the capital city of the U.S.. = The capital city of the U.S. is here.◆作业1. Finish the remaining exercises in the activity book.2. Preview the next reading in the student book.3. Talk about the topic why the U.S. is one of the strongest countries in the world.●教学反思教师在开展教学活动时，个别小组出现“冷清”的场面，这些学生只顾自己独立思考，停留在独立学习的层次上，没有发挥合作学习的优势，使合作流于形式。
