1、Model 9 Unit 1： Other countries, other cultures主备： 第 8 课时 总 8 课时Project 【Teaching Aims】 After reading, Ss should know how to display one distinctive aspect of the Chinese culture, organize their projects and present their projects to the class.【Teaching Important Points】Help the students to learn ho
2、w to cooperate in groups when trying to complete a project.【Teaching Difficult Points】 Help the Ss to list the reasons why the writer says Australia is a sporting nation, know how this article is organized, but also realize how to make your article more persuasive; 【Teaching Aids】 1. The multimedia
3、2. The blackboard【Teaching Procedures】Step 1 Have a free talk with the students about countries with some famous aspects of its culture. Ask:T: What do you suppose people think about when France, Britain, India or Australia is mentioned?Ss: Francewines, diets, romanceBritainthe British reserveIndiad
4、ance, filmsAustraliarare animals, beautiful scenery, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, people who love outdoor sports T: Do you think sport is an important cultural aspect of Australia? Write the number of those who agree and the number of those who disagree on the blackboard.Step 2 Get the students to read
5、 Paragraph 3Paragraph 8 of the magazine article quickly and try to answer this question: What sports are popular in Australia?Help the students to group their answers into three families: Water sports, Ball games and Others.SportExamplesWater sportswimming; surfing; sailingBall gamestennis; cricket;
6、 rugby; soccer; Australian rules footballOthershorse racingStep 3Read the article again while listening to the tape. Try to find out the reasons why the sports mentioned are so popular. Get the students to list the reasons and fill in the chart.SportExamplesWhy popularWater sportswimming; surfing; s
7、ailingBall gamestennis; cricket; rugby; soccer; Australian rules footballOthershorse racingAnswers:SportExamplesWhy popularWater sportswimming; surfing; sailing most of the population live near the coast the sun shines most of the time a long coastline full of beaches a two-day weekend to enjoy the
8、outdoorsBall gamestennis; cricket; rugby; soccer; Australian rules football well-equipped facilitiesafter-school lessons are given encouragement from parents and teachersOthershorse racing long history a sport to watch almost everyone involvedStep 4Get the students to work in groups of four and divi
9、de the text into three parts. Write down the general idea of each part. Tell them to pay special attention to how this article is organized and what words the writer uses to make the article more persuasive. Part I (1-3) Australians devotion to sports and factors that make them love sports.Australia
10、ns devotion to sports1. There is nothing ambiguous about 2. absolute love 3. all the time , only topic , 4. quickly turn to , an analysis of , Factors that make them love sports: climate, space and spare time. Part II (4-8) Sports that Australians like. Part III (9-10) Statistics prove that Australi
11、a is a sporting nation.some popular sports and outstanding performances in international games, especially in the Olympics1. among the winning nations.2. a great percentage of 3. In 2008 Beijing Olympics Indeed a great sporting nation!Step 5Get the students to work in groups of four to discuss Quest
12、ion 3 in Part B. Each group then choose one particular aspect and produce a presentation. The students can imitate the structure of the text and employ some expressions from it.For example, students who think that Chinese kung fu is one important aspect of Chinese culture can present in three aspects:1. The Chinese devotion to kung fu and factors that make them love Chinese kung fu.2. Different kinds of kung fu that the Chinese like.3. Statistics of adults and teenagers who practice Chinese kung fu.Ask one of two groups to give a presentation.【Preparation for your own class】【作业布置】 【教学后记】
