高中英语Unit 1 A land of diversity必修八新人教版.doc

Unit 1 A land of diversity Teaching aims: Topic History and geography of the USA; Nationality and people; Customs and culture Useful words and expressions: Strait, slavery, majority, the Pacific Islands, immigration, percentage, mix, mixture, nationality, applicant, central, tram, apparent, ferry, seagull, insert, react Expressions: by means of, make a life, occur to, team up with, mark out, take in 3. Functional items: How to encourage others to speak Talk about places: Where have you visited recently? When did people first live there? What is the climate like? Why is it so cold/ dry/wet/warm there? What’s the population of …? How many nationalities live there? What did you think about the people? What’s the most important festival there? What other interesting things did you see? 4. Grammar Revise Noun Clauses (as the Subject, Object and Predicative) Teaching procedures Period 1 Reading Step 1. Warming up A. Lead in: If necessary, introduce something about the USA by questions and answers: About its flag: The American flag is the Star-spangled Banner. There are 50 stars with white and red strips on the rest of the flag. The stars stand for 50 states. The red color symbolizes courage; the white symbolizes freedom and the blue means loyalty and justice. About the White House and the Statue of Liberty: The White house is the executive mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building. There are many important places in it, such as the pressroom and the oval office. The Statue of Liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor. In 1886, French sent it as a gift for American Independence Day on her 100th anniversary. The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declaration of independence of the USA. Population: 2,900 million; Area: 9,370,000 sq km. B. Discuss the map on P1, then finish the warming-up exercises. Oceans Cou