1、Unit 6 At one with naturePeriod 1 Starting Out & Understanding Ideas教学设计本节课是高中英语第一册最后一个单元Unit 6 At one with nature 的引入和阅读部分。从单元名称就可以看出，本单元将继续学习人与自然的话题。与上一单元不同的是，第五单元重心在于人与动物的相互关系，而本单元则要重点学习人与自然环境的关系。尤其是人类如何因势利导，改善自然环境为我所用，但同时又不对自然造成破坏甚至反而是进行一种保护。通过深入思考人与自然环境复杂微妙的关系，体会人类的智慧，进一步树立人与自然和谐相处的时代理念。语言能力目标上
2、，还是继续关注重点单词，重点词组和句型。目标在于会读，会写，会运用，并重在落实。随着学习的深入，课文难度逐渐增加，教师一定要重视基础，避免空中楼阁。可以通过听写，练习等方式进行相应检测，及时了解情况。1. 语言能力目标(1) 全面掌握本课时重点单词/词组/句型（读/写/记/运用）；(2) 能够通过阅读文章，快速获取细节信息,并推断作者写作目的。2. 思维品质目标：（1） 通过阅读文本，判断并获取细节信息。（2） 利用思维导图（流程图）帮助自己理解文本。3. 文化意识目标：(1) 通过观察不同地区人们所处的不同自然环境，思考自然是如何影响人类生活的；(2) 通过学习龙脊梯田的相关知识，思考人类是
3、如何改善自然环境为我所用的，从而树立起人与自然和谐相处的意识。4. 学习能力目标：推测作者写作意图；判断事件发生的先后关系及相互影响。1. 重点(1) 全面掌握本课时重点单词/词组/句型；(2) 能够通过阅读文章，快速获取细节信息,并推断作者写作目的。2. 难点(1) 思维导图的制作或根据图示复述文章。(2) 理解人与自然的相互关系。Part 1. Starting outStep 1 Video timeWatch the video and answer the questions.1. What are the problems faced by Venice?2. Are there
4、any similar cities or towns in China? Introduce one to the class.Step 2 Picture timeLook at the pictures and answer the questions.1. How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture?2. What is the natural environment of your hometown like? How is your life inf
5、luenced by it?3. What can we conclude from the two questions above?(The natural environment can influence our life/lifestyle from many aspects such as living, eating, clothing, and so on. 一方水土养一方人。)Part 2. Understanding ideasStep 1. 1. Activity 1 on page 48（1）. Look at the pictures and talk about wh
6、at you know about the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups.(They have their special clothes./They love dancing./They have their special language./They have special food./There arent many people.)Step 2. Watch the video and look at the pictures, then answer the question:What do you know about the terraces?(S
7、tudents can answer the question from the aspects of the name, the location, the functions of terraces and so on. In other words, the question can be asked in the way below: How do the terraces get the name? Where are they located? What are the functions of the terraces?)Step 3. Detailed reading.1. R
8、ead the first three paragraphs and answer the questions:a. How many colors are mentioned in first paragraph?(silver, bright green, flash gold, white.)b. When did the work on the terraces start and complete?(From the Yuan Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty.)c. What are the advantages of the terraces?(
9、Increasing the area in which people can grow rice./Preventing the soil from being washed away.)2. Read the summary of this passage and correct four factual mistakes.The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang ethnic group alone. There are many large, flat areas in the region, and they tu
10、rned mountains into terraces to have more areas to grow rice. The flat terraces can wash away the shallow soil. The terraces are cleverly designed. There are hundreds of waterways, along which rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces. Today, local people use modern methods to maintai
11、n the terraces, and they attract lots of visitors all over the country. (1. The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups.)(2. There are few large, flat areas in the region.)(3. The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away.)(4. Today, lo
12、cal people continue to use ancient methods to maintain the terraces.)Step 4. Writing purposeChoose the authors purpose in writing this passage.1. To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Autonomous Region.2. To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji
13、rice terraces.3. To describe the beauty of the Longji rice terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot. Step 5. Group work: mind-mapWork in pairs. Read the passage again and find out the working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces. Then look at the picture and retell in your own words.Step 6. Think and share1. Why do the local people still keep their traditional way of growing rice?2. In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature? Give examples.Step 7. Homework
