英语必修ⅲ外研版module1europe教案period2

Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary 整体设计

教材分析本课时通过学习词汇, 阅读介绍欧洲著名城市巴黎、巴塞罗那、佛罗伦萨和雅典, 了解其地理

位置、文化和艺术特色。练习阅读技巧, 理解文章大意, 学习课文重点短语和句子。最后的讨论能很好地训练学生的总结能力和对话能力。

三维目标

1. 知识与技能

1)Train students’ reading ability.

2)Learn some useful words and expressions.

3)Learn some information about European cities.

2. 过程与方法

1)Make students know more about some European cities.

2)Encourage them to find ways to express location.

3. 情感与价值Through the study of this period students will surely have a better understanding of

some European cities. As the builders of a future world, it is a must for them to know more about the world we live in.

教学重点1. Help students to understand the passage better.

2. Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period. 教学难点

1. How to help students improve their reading ability and understand the passage

better.

2. How to master the important language points in this passage.

教学方法1. Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.

2. Intensive reading to understand the passage better.

3. Discussion to help students understand what they’ve learned better.

4. Explanation to help students master some language points.

教学过程

→ Step 1 Greetings and Revision

1. Greet students as usual.

2. Check up their homework: Ask individuals to read out their own homework in a whole

class setting. → Step 2 Lead-in

Option One The teacher can lead students into the topic of the text as follows:

T: Do you know the city of Paris? Ss: Yes, of course.

T: In which country is it? Ss: France.

T: Then where is the country?

Ss: It faces the United Kingdom across the English Channel.

T: (Pointing at the first picture on Page 2)Have you ever seen it? What is it called?

Ss: Yes. It is the Eiffel Tower. It is in Paris.

T: Which river is Paris on? Ss: Oh, yes. It is on the River Seine.

T: What else are there in Paris? Ss: The Uffizi Palace.

T: . . . Option Two

Learn some words in the passage that are new to students. Match the words with the definitions.

Read out the words in the box and have students repeat them after the teacher. Then ask students to match the definitions individually, and after that, check the answers with

the whole class. (Show the following on the screen. ) ancient architect gallery landmark locate sculpture writer 1. someone who designs buildings 2. to be in a certain place 3. something that is easy to recognize, such as a building 4. someone who produces novels or poems 5. a large building where people can see famous pieces of art 6. the art of making things out of stone and wood, etc. 7. of a time long ago Suggested answers:

1. architect 2. locate 3. landmark 4. writer 5. gallery 6. sculpture 7.

ancient → Step 3 Pre-reading

Ask students to do Activity 1(Page 2)according to the information they have heard. 1. a landmark in Paris

2. an art gallery in Florence 3. a church in Barcelona

4. a building in Athens Match the above descriptions with the following photos.

Suggested answers:

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B → Step 4 Fast Reading

Option One(for common students) 1. Share some reading strategies with the whole class:

Reading strategies: skimming and scanning We skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about. We look at the

titles and headlines, the first or last sentence of paragraphs and the first or last

paragraph as well as pictures and charts to guess what the text is about.

When we want to find some information in a text quickly, we scan the text for key words

and phrase, dates, numbers, etc. We do not need to read the whole text word by word.

2. Ask students to read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.

1. Which of the cities are capital cities?

2. Which one is situated on the coast?

3. Which is famous for its places to eat?

4. Which ones are or were important cities for writers and artists? 5. Which was the world’s greatest city a long time ago?

Suggested answers:1. Athens and Paris 2. Barcelona 3. Paris 4. Paris and Athens 5. Athens

Option Two(for better students) Ask students to read through the passage to tell if the following sentences are true

or false. If they are false, ask the correct sentences from them.

1. The Eiffel Tower is a tall building in France. 2. There are a lot of restaurants and cafés in Paris.3. Barcelona is the capital of Spain.

4. The Church of the Sagrada Familia was built in 1926. 5. The artistic movement called the Renaissance began in Florence.

6. The Uffizi Palace is a famous hotel in Florence. 7. A long time ago, Athens was the world’s most powerful city.

8. There were a lot of good writers in ancient Athens.

Suggested answers:

1. T

2. T

3. F Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain.