Cultural differences 教學設(shè)計(新)

1、Cultural differences 教學設(shè)計(新)高英吳江中學 2007年12月22日Reading1教材分析：本單元的話題是“文化差異”，涵蓋的內(nèi)容非常廣泛。這堂課是Reading的第一課時，主要任務(wù)是對文章進行理解和擴展，為下面的文化各種差異學習做好準備。從課文內(nèi)容來看，涉及到節(jié)日、送禮、婚禮、身體語言、顏色及各地風俗習慣等方面。本篇文本的閱讀理解并不困難，但有一定信息量要梳理。教學重點一是應(yīng)該完成文本基礎(chǔ)閱讀，同時進行適當擴展，讓學生了解更多的文化差異的知識，由此形成初步的文化差異意識,對不同文化的認同和尊重。同時作為一堂網(wǎng)絡(luò)課，應(yīng)培養(yǎng)學生網(wǎng)絡(luò)運用能力。2學生分析：高二學生有基本的

2、語言能力和基本的世界觀和價值觀。對文化差異的了解還教模糊。因此課文的理解和把握有助于拓展學生的視野，引發(fā)他們的思考。同時多種閱讀形式有助于提高他們的閱讀技能。他們較熟悉網(wǎng)絡(luò)，所以可以引導他們到網(wǎng)絡(luò)上尋找需要的信息。Teaching aims: 1. Help the students learn how to talk about cultural differences and customs.2. To get the students to understand the use of examples3. Finish the appointed tasks by cooperating

3、.Important points and difficult points:1. Talk about cultural differences and understand the use of the examples.2. Use the Internet to search for the useful informationTeaching approaches:Task-based approach Communicative approachTeaching procedures:Step I: warming upCompare two different festivals

4、: Christmas vs. Spring FestivalRead some material about ChristmasStep II: Skimming Get the students to read the dialogue quickly to answer three questions.1.how many people are chatting together? Where are they from?2.What aspects of cultural differences are mentioned in the text?Step III: Careful r

5、eading CustomsEastern countriesWestern countriesBruneiChinaAmericaUKItalyAn American celebration/presents/weddings/Pointing(gestures)Colour of clothing/shoesStep IV Performance:invite some students to give some performances with cultural features,the rest of the students guess where they come from .

6、(body language)Step V : Reading strategy: understanding the use of examples Reading Strategy: understanding the use of examplesThe text we read is a dialogue on cultural differences. So in this kind of text we should use examples to explain concepts and ideas. Sometimes we use examples to support ar

7、guments and sometimes used as interesting stories.1. Try to find out the sentences supporting the argument that there are differences as well as similarities between western weddings. 2. Try to find out the example used as an interesting story about cultural misunderstanding.3. Read the dialogue car

8、efully and try to find out the sentences explaining the concept of cultural differences between English speakers from different countries.Step VI: Post reading1. Read the text aloud with the tape and then fill in each blank with the correct word Page 37,Textbook.2.Suppose you are going abroad to fur

9、ther your studies or go sightseeing, before setting off its important to know about cultural differences.Requirements:1) Form a group.2) Your nationality3) Decide your destination4) Assign the task:reporter, note-taker; information collector(Each member should be involved) 5) Presentation (Give a report.) 6) Evaluation rewardevaluationBest teamGroup ?Most informativeBest presentationTips:Surf the Internet to get the necessary information.Remember: When in