人教版高一英语必修4 Unit1 Women of achievement全单元教案

                                            Unit1 Women of achievement

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Period Four  Learning about language: Discovering useful words and expression_r_rs (p.4); Using words and expression_r_rs (p.42)

 

☆ Teaching objectives

 

1. Master the common suffixes transforming verbs into nouns:

  -ment, -ation, -ion, -ist, -er, -or, -ant, -ee, -ance, -ure

2. Study and master the key words & phrases in this unit.

 

☆     Teaching procedures & ways

 

I. Homework checking

Share your writing with our group. Check with each other.

II. Word formation

1.Fill in the chart with a suitable verb or noun form. Pay attention to the connection

  between them. （p.4 Ex. 2）

2. Work in groups to discuss how verbs can be changed into nouns

-ment       -ation            -ion            -ist    

•          agree---                 move---

•          appreciate---                  examine---

•          admit---                          educate---

•          tour---                            type---

3. Can you summarize other suffixes? Give examples if you can.

-er     -or      -ant       -ance      -ee     -ure

ü       work---                   drive---             advise---

ü        act---                    conduct---            sail--- 

ü        attend---

ü        admit---                  attend---              guide---

ü        employ---                 train---

ü        depart ---                 press---                fail---

III. Vocabulary

Work in groups and study the words and expression_r_rs. Try to summarize the usages. Then make sentences by yourselves.

 1. achieve sth (success, goal, aim, purpose, etc)

   1) He achieved his ambition of making a robot.

   2) Because he was hard-working, he achieved full

       marks in the exam.

   n. achievement

  1) The achievement as a teacher is to show his students how to learn.

  2) A sense of achievement will encourage students to make more efforts.

2.campaign

3.dress

4. put… to death

5.deliver

6.behave

7.argue

8.worthwhile

9.observe

10.lead a… life

11.crowd in

12.look down upon

13.intend

14.carry on

IV. Practise

1.       Complete the sentences with the words in their proper forms.

1) A sense of_______  (achieve) is very important for a student.

2) It is strange that the old lady is_______ (dress) in red.

3) His life _________ (devote) to helping the poor.

4) It is worthwhile_______(walk) to work every day.

5) The school being built is_________(intend) for the homeless children.

2. Complete the passage-Ex2 p42

V. Summary and homework

1. Summarize noun suffixes.

2. Finish Exercises 1 and 3 on page 42.

 

☆ Reflection:

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Period Five  Learning about language: Discovering useful structures (p.5);

Using structures (p.43)

 

☆ Teaching objectives

1. Master the principles of subject-verb agreement when collective nouns,pronuns,nouns or/and pronuns connected by connectors; 

2. apply the language knowledge about subject-verb agreement to practice.

 

☆     Teaching procedures & ways

 

I. Review-the definition of subject-verb agreement

Choose the correct verb form. Can you summarize the rules?

•          I am/are seventeen.   //   She is/are sixteen.

•          There is/are a desk in the room.

   ·   There is/are no chairs in it.

•          John gets/get up at six o’clock every morning.

•          They has/have not come yet.

•          What is/are the latest news about the Olympics?

II. Collective nouns

1.Study the examples in Ex1 p.5 and

2. More examples inEx2 p.5

3. Guide Ss to summarize the rule

Subject	Collective nouns: family, group, army, class, the public, police, college, school, crowd, government, audience, team, etc.
Verb	Singular: when looked as a whole
	Plural: when the emphasis is on the individual

 

III. Pronouns

1.  Look at the following sentences.  Note the subjects and verbs

Everything	is	ready.
	Has	somebody told you about the result?
Nobody	was	alive after the accident.
	Does	anybody else want to go?
Each student in our class	has	a dictionary.
Both of them	were	tired after the walk.
Many of us	were	absent yesterday.
All of us	are	here for lunch.
All	is	going well.

 

2.T’s guidance

Subject		anyone, anybody, anything,everyone, everybody, everything,    someone, somebody, something,no one, nobody, nothing,    each, the other
Verb		Singular
Subject	both, many, few		Verb: Plural
Subject	little, much		Verb: Singular
Subject	all, neither, none, some, any, wh-pronoun		Verb: Singular or plural

3. Practise-Ex2 p.43

IV. Other examples

1.Study the following sentences,payingattention to the subj-v agreement

Not only you but also he	is	late for school.
Neither the table nor the chairs	are	made of wood.

就近一致

There	is	a lamp, two pens on the desk.
Here	are	some English books for you.

 

A young mother with her two boys	is	waiting downstairs.
Tom as well as his sister	is	going to join the music club.
Two years	is	a short time to some people.
Three thousand miles	is	a long distance.

2.       Practice-Ex3 p.5

V. Summary of subject-verb agreement rules :

   Read through the Grammar summary on pages 88-89.

VI. Homework

Finish Exercise 2 on page 5 and Exercises 1 and 3 on page 43

 

☆     Reflection

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Period Six  Listening and talking (p.41); Listening task (p.44); Reading task (p.44)

 

☆ Teaching objectives

 

After this period of learning, Ss will be able to:

1. predict the listening content based on the picture and already-known information ; take notes of key points while listening;

2. ⑴adeptly describe a person with adjectives & describe differences between persons;

(2)maintain a talk by resorting to communicative strategies, like, asking & clarifying Qs

3. while reading,grasp key information & take special note of connecting words.

 

☆     Teaching procedures & ways

 

I. Listening

1. Look at the picture on page 41 and read through Exx 2 & 3. What can you predict about the listening?

2. listen to Part 1 and finish Ex2 p.41

3. Listen to Part 2 and finish Ex 3. p.41

II. Talking

1.       Which Chinese woman in the past also disguised herself as a man to join the army?

2.  Compare Joan of Arc and Mulan

3. Read the questions in pairs. You can make up more questions.

1)      Why do you admire her?

2)      What did she do to impress you most?

3)      How would you describe her?

4)      Why did she choose to join the army?

5)      Was she successful? What happened to her later?

6)      Can you give an example to show …?

4. Make up a short dialogue in pairs

S1: Do you think that Joan of Arc was like Mulan?

S2: Well, I suppose she was in some ways. They were both brave, weren’t they?

S1: Yes, but I admire Mulan more.

S2: What did she do to impress you?

S1: …

III. Listening Task  p44

1. Before Listening. T: We are going to listen to a dialogue between Ding Lingyu and Ms Jody Williams about the latter’s work to ban landmines.

    1)What does ICBL mean?

    2)Why are landmines dangerous? What can landmines do to people?

2. Listen to Part 1 carefully and take notes. Fill in the chart in Ex2 p44

3. Listen to Part 2 and fill in the blanks. Ex3 p44

IV. Reading Task p44

1. What do you know about Elizabeth Fry from Warming-up?

A Quaker // Helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education //Helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947

2. Skim the reading about Elizabeth in five minutes and finish Ex 1. p44

V. Homework

1. Remember all the new words and phrases in Unit 1.
2. Finish Exercise 2 on page 45.

3. Think about a special woman you admire and look for some information about her.

 

☆     Reflection:

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Period Seven Using language: Writing (p.7), Summing up (p.7)

 

☆ Teaching objectives

 

After this period of learning, Ss will be able to:

1. write about a person’s life and work , using basic writing skills&strategies properly

2.sum up what has been covered in Unit 1

 

☆     Teaching procedures & ways.

 

I. Lead in

1.         Review the three passages we have read.Think about:

Ø         what we can write when introducing a person;

Ø         how we shall organize an article about a person.

2. Talk about a great woman you admire.

II. Summary

1. Possible content:

1）personal information

   2）personality and quality

   3）things she/he has done

   4）evaluation from other people

2. Possible ways to write the article:

  Part 1: an introduction of the person

  Part 2: supporting details

    1) characters  

    2) achievements

  Part 3: a conclusion

    1) what you think of him/her

    2) how people view him or her

3. Description and evaluation vocabulary

 

Introduce a person

 

4. Writing Tip

When you are writing about somebody’s life, choose an interesting example that shows the person’s character.(p. 8)

5. Sayings & proverbs : Reading for fun (p.8)

•          You have to believe in yourself.  That’s the secret of success. (Charles Chaplin)

       人必须相信自己，这就是成功的秘诀。 （卓别林）

•          It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.

       (Winston Churchill, British prime minister)

       不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。 （英国首相丘吉尔）

•          It is at our mother’s knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest ideas, but there is seldom any money in them. ( Mark Twain)

  就是在我们母亲的膝上，我们获得了我们的最高尚、最真诚和最远大的理想，但是里面很少有任何金钱。

•          The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet and dramatist)  

  人生重要的事情就是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。(德国诗人、戏剧家歌德 )

 

III. Writing

1.15minutes

 

        

2. Look at your first draft.

        Is your title attractive?

        Have you given an introduction to your heroine in the 1st paragraph?

        Have you listed her achievements in the 2nd paragraph?

        Have you mentioned her qualities in the 2nd paragraph?

        Have you written one or two examples to support your idea?

        Do you have a conclusion in the 3rd paragraph?

3. Peer-editing

       Has he/she spelt all the words correctly?

        Has your partner expressed his/her idea clearly?

        Is his/her grammar correct?

        Has he/she used punctuations correctly?

        Has he/she used the adjectives and phrases you learned in the unit to describe the heroine

4. Complete your draft.

IV. Summing Up (with the aid of prepared handouts)