高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第三册Unit 3 Diverse Cultures教案设计

普通高中英语（2019版）必修第三册

Unit 3 Diverse Cultures 教学设计

Period 1 Listening and speaking

听力部分分为两个部分：Listening and speaking和Listening and talking。

Listening and speaking板块的活动主题是“讨论几种美国食品的起源”( Talk about the origins of American food)。美国的多元文化反映在社会生活的各个领域,饮食就是很重要的一个方面。该板块介绍了四种食品——汉堡包、墨西哥玉米片、秋葵汤和福饼,它们都是在美国本土发明的,但都带有其他民族的饮食风味和特点。在文化交流过程中,不同民族的文化接触后会产生碰撞,同时也会根据需要从不同的文化体系中选取文化元素,经过整合融为一体,形成一种新的文化体系,这就是文化融合的过程。现代美国文化就是多种文化融合的结果,而这里介绍的几种美国食品正是文化融合现象的具体表现。听力对话的最后一句道出了美国饮食的特点:将世界上的不同食材混合在一起,创造出一种全新的食品。

Listening and talking板块的活动主题是“谈论中国的少数民族文化”( Talk about ethnic minority cultures in China)。此部分从谈论美国的多元文化过渡到谈论中国文化的多样性。少数民族文化是中国文化多样性的重要体现。该板块围绕贵州苗族和侗族的少数民族文化展开。民族文化是民族身份的重要标志,了解中国文化的多样性有助于培养文化自信,弘扬和传承中国文化。了解中国异彩纷呈的少数民族文化也有助于学生形成尊重、包容的心态,为维护和谐社会作出贡献。

1. Master the methods and skills of note-taking, understand the logic of listening materials (including the expression of transition, contrast, cause and effect, coincidence, and examples), so as to determine the key information;

2. Help students understand the manifestation of American multiculturalism in diet by listening to an interview, and guide students to record key information in the listening process;

3. Instruct students to clearly introduce the characteristics and cooking methods of a Chinese national food to their partners;

4. Master the principle of dividing long sentences into groups, and be able to use pause skills when reading long sentences or oral expressions.

5. Be able to introduce Chinese minority culture and tell Chinese stories in English.

Importance:

1. Help students understand the manifestation of American multiculturalism in diet by listening to an interview, and guide students to record key information in the listening process;

2. Instruct the students to clearly introduce the characteristics and cooking methods of a Chinese national food to their partners.

3. Be able to introduce Chinese minority culture and tell Chinese stories in English.

Difficulties:

1. Clearly introduce the characteristics and cooking methods of a Chinese national food to the partners;

2. Master the principle of dividing long sentences into groups, and be able to use pause skills reasonably when reading long sentences or oral expressions.

3. Be able to introduce Chinese minority culture and tell Chinese stories in English.

1. Review the vocabulary about food and understand the characteristics of Chinese traditional food culture;

2. Read this section in advance, review the vocabulary of American food, and understand the characteristics of American food culture.

Step 1 Lead-in

1.The teacher presents a news report to help students understand the meaning of diverse in the title.

Overseas Students Experience Diverse Cultures at Shandong University

Shandong University in Jinan, East China's Shandong Province unveiled its I8th International Cultural Festival at its central campus on April 26, offering locals a chance to experience unique cultures from 25 countries around the world.

Overseas students from Russia, France, Thailand, Afghanistan, Italy, Uganda, and Laos wore traditional costumes as they showcased food,dances,handcrafts,and souvenirs from their home countries.

Since 2001, the international cultural event has evolved into an important channel the university to promote its campus culture featuring understanding, inclusiveness.for openness, and progress.

2.According to the above context, the teacher guides the students to discuss the meaning of diverse cultures, and then asks them to try to explain the meaning of unit title "diverse cultures" in their own language.Students can explain it this way :

It means the coexistence of many different types of cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole. Each culture has its distinct features and each other’s differences are respected.

Step 2 Watching and talking

Activity 1

1.Teachers makes full use of pictures to find the breakthrough of unit teaching.The following questions can guide students to observe the details in the picture, so as to understand the cultural information and its connotation carried by the picture, and establish a connection with the unit theme.

What can you see in the photo?(buildings, lamp post, lanterns.) Do you find the place familiar?

What are some words on the buildings?

Why are there both Chinese and English shop signs?

Where do you think this photo was taken?

What day you think such a place is like?

Do you think this is a typical place to show cultural diversity? Why?

2.Appreciate famous quotes.The teacher asks the following questions to help students understand the quotation and relate the unit topic:

Can you paraphrase the quote in your own words?

Can you give some examples to demonstrate the diversity of people in world?

Can you think of some examples to show diverse cultures in the world?

3.Ask the students to quickly review the listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks listed in the opening page. Then ask the students to close their books and answer the positive questions.

What are some topics you will read about/ listen to?

What are some topics you will talk/write about?

Which part do you think will interest you?

What do you expect to learn from this unit?

Step 3 Listening

Activity 2

1.Ask the students to look at the four pictures in activity 1.

2.Students were asked to match the picture to the following description and then to try to match it to the name of the food.

Picture A: small pieces of thin crisp chips served with beans, cheese, spices, etc (nachos).

Picture B: a crisp hollow cookie containing a piece of paper with a short message on it (fortune cookie).

Picture C: a thick seafood soup,a spicy stew(gumbo).

Picture D: a sandwich containing cooked meat and some other vegetables in a bread roll (hamburger).

Activity 3

1.The teacher plays the recording for the first time and asks the students to verify whether the matching food names in activity 1 are correct.

2. The teacher plays the recording for the second time. The teacher arranges the following questions in advance to guide the students to get the key information and grasp the general meaning of the listening dialogue.

Where does this conversation take place? How do you know?

Who are the speakers?

What is the topic of the conversation?

What is Steve Fox’s opinion about American food?

How many examples does Steve Fox give to support his opinion? What are they?

Activity 4

1.Look at the five sentences in activity 3.Let's listen to the tape for the third time.The teacher first lets the student understand the problem, then completes the listening task, in this way the student listens with the purpose, is helpful to develop the selective attention strategy.

2.Ask the students to browse the listening task of activity 4. First, try to fill in the information in the form from memory.Next, the teacher plays the tape again and asks the students to fill out the rest of the information and reminds them to use the shorthand strategy.If students can fill out most of the information, teachers can ask them to fill in more information on the form as they listen.When the students were finished, they were asked to use the information in the table to organize the language and verbally describe each food.

3.Listen to the tape again and ask the students to complete the following sentences in the listening text.

He’s here to talk about cultural influences on American food.

You mean there was a mixing of cultures? Food from overseas changed when it arrived in the States.

And there are many more examples of mixed-culture dishes.

So they’re like a mix of the Chinese, American, and Japanese cultures.

It was invented in New Orleans over 200 years ago, and mixes French, African, Native American, and Spanish cooking.

So it's the food of many different cultures, all in one dish?

American cooking often mixes things from around the world to make something completely new.

Step 4 Speaking

Activity 5

1.Teachers can use courseware to show pictures and definitions of potluck to introduce this interesting cultural phenomenon to students.Such as:

A potluck dinner is a meal to which each guest brings a dish of food prepared by the person, to be shared among the group.

2.Next, the teacher can ask the following questions to start thinking:

How do you think potluck dinners show diverse cultures in the world?

What food would you bring to the party if you were invited?

Why do you choose this food?

3.Teachers create a situation and ask students to create a dialogue in pairs. One student ACTS as a guest invited to a potluck party and the other gives advice as a friend.Each group is asked to have a conversation about the origin, preparation and characteristics of a food according to the three questions in activity 5.Students can also add cultural information about the history and legends of the food.After the students have finished the drill, the teacher may ask several groups of students to present to the class.

Step 5 Pronunciation

Activity 6

1. Understand the spoken text.Read the passage silently and answer the following questions:

What is this text about?

What did you learn about them from the text?

2.Mark the pauses in the passage. Then ask one of the students to read to the class.In combination with the student's problems in pausing, help students understand the role of pausing: first, pausing allows us to take a breath in time, so that we won't be so tired in the process of speaking;Secondly, proper pauses allow us to better grasp the rhythm of speaking and express ourselves.

3. The teacher plays the recording, guides the students to make necessary modifications, and summarizes the common positions of pauses.

4. Listen to the tape again and ask the students to follow the tape.

5. Let the students read the passage in pairs. Help each other to improve the accuracy and fluency of reading.Finally, please have a few students present to the class.

Step 6 Listening

Activity 7

1.Ask students to focus on the three pictures in activity 1 and try to describe each picture, including:

Photo 1: Where do you think these men are from? What are they doing? What are they holding in their hands? What is the instrument like? What arc their clothes like?

Photo 2: Where do you think the girls are from? What are they doing? What are their clothes like?What are they wearing on their heads?

Photo 3: Can you find in the photo which village it is? What time is it in the photo? What is the village like?

Based on the description of the students, the teacher skillfully penetrated the key words in the listening dialogue, such as silver, accessory, minority, musical instrument, perform, etc.

2.It's about the ethnic minority cultures of the Miao and Dong people in China. It's about the ethnic minority cultures of the Miao and Dong people in China.

3.Let the students focus on the Miao and Dong ethnic groups, share their understanding of the two ethnic minorities, fully activate the students' background knowledge, and prepare for the following listening activities.

Step 7 Listening comprehension

Activity 8

1.Grasp the main idea of the listening.Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:

Who are the two speakers in the listening? What is their relationship?

What is the main idea of the first part of the listening? How about the second part?

2.Complete the passage.Ask the students to quickly review the summaries of the two listening materials in activity 2. Then play the recording for the second time.

Ask them to complete the passage and fill in the blanks.

3.Play the recording again and ask the students to use the structure diagram to comb the information structure in the listening.(While listening, take notes. Capture key information quickly and accurately.)

Step 8 Talking

Activity 9

1.Focus on the listening text.Listen to the students and listen to the tape. Let them understand the attitudes of Wu Yue and Justin in the conversation.

How does Wu Yue feel about Chinese minority cultures?

What does Justin think of the Miao and Dong cultures?

How do you know that?

2.learn functional items that express concerns.Ask students to focus on the expressions listed in activity. 3.And try to analyze the meaning they convey, including praise (Super!).Agree (Exactly!)"(You're kidding.!)Tell me more about it. Tell me more about it.For example, "Yeah Sure." "Definitely!" "Certainly!" "No kidding!" "No wonder!" and so on.

4.Ask the students to have conversations in small groups, acting as Jsim and his friends.Justin shares his travels in Guizhou with friends and his thoughts;Justin's friends should give appropriate feedback, express their interest in relevant information, and ask for information when necessary.In order to enrich the dialogue, teachers can expand and supplement the introduction of Miao, dong, Lusheng and Dong Dage.After the group practice, the teacher can choose several groups of students to show, and let the rest of the students listen carefully, after listening to the best performance of the group, and give at least two reasons.

Step 9 Homework

1)  Independently complete the exercises in the guide plan;.

2)  Remember the new words and learn the usages of them.

1、通过本节内容学习，学生能否清晰地向同伴介绍一种中国民族食品的特点和烹饪方法；

2、通过本节内容学习，学生能否通过听一段访谈对话来了解美国多元文化在饮食方面的体现，并指导学生在听力过程中记录关键信息；

3、通过本节内容学习，学生能否掌握听力理训练中的听力策略。