UNIT18NEWZEALAND萊西四中于全平TeachingAims:TohelpthestudentstogettoknowthecountryNewZealandTodealwithsomemainpointsGetthestudentstoknowsomeknowledgeandinformationaboutNewZealandinordertoimproveeachother’sunderstandingandfriendship.KeyPoints:1.TolearnaboutNewZealand’sgeography,climate,naturalbeautyandhistory.2.Toimprovethestudents’readingability.DifficultPoint:

ToenablethestudentstotalkabouttopicsofNewZealand.TeachingMethods:1.Givesomequestionsandusemapandthetaperecordertoconductthestudentstoreadthepassagecarefully.2.Thestudentstakepartintheclassandanswerthequestionsactively.Preparationsbeforeclass:Previewthenewwords,thetextandthenotesafterclass.Getaclearstructureofthepassage.TeachingAids:apictureofNewZealand,

multimediaandtaperecorderRevisionI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese:1.Yourworkisbeyondallpraise.你旳工作叫人贊不絕口2.Canyoushowmethepositionofyourschoolonthemap?你能在地圖上指出你學校旳位置嗎?3.Whosesideareyouon?你站在誰那邊?II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish:

英格蘭在威爾士旳東部EnglandliesontheeastofWales.她是一種地位高旳女性Sheisawomanofhighposition鋼是由鐵煉成旳Steelismadefromiron..

Leading-in

WhoknowsanythingaboutNewZealand?NewZealand’sawesome(wonderful)landscapes,beautifulforests,amazingwildlifeandpleasantclimatemakeitahaven(aplaceforrest)formanyoutdooractivities,andagreatplacetounwind.NewZealandsocietyisdiverse(various),sophisticated(notsimple),andmulticultural,andthehonesty,friendliness,andopennessofKiwiswillimpressyou.AndthegreatadvantageofNewZealandisthatallofitsdiversephysical,cultural,andartisticlandscapesaresoclosetoeachother.Step2:Readthepassageandgetageneralideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1:GeographyParagraph2:ClimateParagraph3:NaturalbeautyStep1:Listentothetapeofthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.NewZealandismadeupof2parts,whatarethey?NorthIslandandSouthIsland2.WhoweretheearliestpeopletocometoNewZealand?TheMaoriweretheearliestpeopletocome.Whereisitlocated?What’stheweatherlike?Nationalbird?Paragraph4:HistoryWhatdotheMaoricallNewZealand?Presentation

Step3:TellaboutthedirectionsAccordingtothemap,describethelocationofthefollowinglands,seasandcitiesinrelationtoNewZealand.TheTasmanSeaLiestothesouthandwestofNewZealandThePacificOceanLiestothenorthandeastWellingtonLiesonthesoutheastoftheNorthIslandAucklandLiesonthenorthwesterncoastChristchurchLiesontheSouthIslandStep4:MainanddifficultpointsBemadeupofAnaturaldeepharborMakeelectricitySignanagreementwithsomebodyTakepossessionof1.Itismadeupoftwolargeislands:NorthIslandandSouthIsland.NewZealand2.TheNorthIslandisfamousforanareaofhotsprings,someofwhichthrowhotwaterhighintotheair.Thehotsprings3.Someofthisheatneartheearth’ssurfaceisusedtomakeelectricity.ThehightemperatureofthehotspringsStep5:Readthetextagainanddotheexercises5.TodaytherearestillmanypeopleinNewZealandwhocallEngland“thehomecountry”,althoughitisaplacewheremostofthemhaveneverbeen.EnglandEuropeanorBritishsettlers4.By1840about2,000Europeans,mainlyBritish,hadcometosettleinNewZealandandtheMaorisignedanagreementwiththesesettlers.Step6:Readaloudthepassageagain,andfillintheforms:1.CapitalCity__________2.Size_________________________3.Climate_______________________4.Warmestmonths:___________________________5.Coldestmonths:_____________________6.Nationalholiday:__________________Somethingaboutitshistory.Saywhathappenedintheseyears.1.1421:__________________________________2.1642:____________________________________________3.1769:________________________________________________WellingtonThesamesizeasJapanMildseaclimateDecembertoFebruaryJunetoAugustFebruary6thChinesesailorsdiscoveredtheislandTheDutchmannamedtheislands