1、 教学案科目: 英语 主备人: 备课日期： 课 题People on the move第19课时计划上课日期教学目标To gain some information about what two different age groups are on the move and why they are moving教学重难点To master the usages of some important words.教学流程内容板书关键点拨加工润色Grammar and UsageStep 1: General introduction The grammar items in this unit
2、 focus on one aspect of the structure of an articlethe elements of a paragraph. You will learn that paragraphs are used to organize information in an article and what is usually included in a paragraph. It will help you write an article better. You are expected to put what you have learnt into pract
3、ice.Step2: Explanation:Introduction: Paragraphs are one of the major “building blocks” of good writing. They are used to organize information in an essay, a story or an article. When writing paragraphs, we usually include the following:1. Topic: sentences: Each paragraph should have a point. This is
4、 usually expressed in a topic sentence, which clearly states what information the paragraph will give.Not all paragraphs have a topic sentence. This is sometimes the case when, for example, a paragraph is continuing a topic introduced in the previous paragraph, which contained a topic sentence.The t
5、opic sentence is usually the first sentence of a paragraph. However, in the first paragraph of an essay, a story or an article, the topic sentence may often an interesting fact, a question or a quotation.Older American are on the move.2. Supporting sentences The topic sentence should be followed by
6、sentences which help explain or prove it.For decades, Florida has been attracting older residents. In fact, according to the national population survey conducted in 2000, Florida was home to the largest population of people aged 65 and older. The sentences in a paragraph should be listed in an order
7、 that makes sense. We can use transitions to link each sentences to the previous or following ones. Transitions we can use include for example, for instance, furthermore, first, second, third, on the other hand, however and also. Florida is a popular choice for these people because of the climate an
8、d the state relatively flat landscape. However, as the number of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to cater to them. For example, ambulance response time has decreased, and many houses have bathrooms designed for elderly homeowners, with things like walkin bathtubs that r
9、educe the risk of slips and falls.3. Concluding sentence A paragraph should end with one sentence that respects the topic in a new way. We can also use the concluding sentence to express a final idea about the topic or to help introduce the topic of the next paragraph. Across the USA, people are not
10、icing the same thing: young people want to live in cities.4. A hookRead the second paragraph under the subtitle of “Bright lights, big city” and identify the topic sentence and supporting sentences in it. Why a question is used at the beginning of the paragraph, and whether the question “where are a
11、ll the young people” is the topic sentence of the paragraph or not. Ask the students to find out the answer to this question: there are almost no young people in a small Midwestern town; they have all moved to live in cities. A question instead of an affirmative sentence here can catch readers eyes
12、and make reader more interested in the topic. A question like this is called a hook.Step3 Exercises:1). Read both the instructions and Part 1 in this section. Make sure that you know what function of a topic sentence is what a hook is. Then, read the two paragraphs in Part A and identify the topic sentence for each one.作业布置教学心得
