教學(xué)設(shè)計課題Unit4HistoryandTraditionsVideoTime教學(xué)目標(biāo)Languagepetence:Understandhistoricalvideocontent,grasptimesequencesanddescriptiveexpressions.CulturalAwareness:prehendtraditionsandhistoricalroots,fostercrossculturalempathy.ThinkingQuality:Analyzevideologic,inferimplicitmeaningsthroughhistoricalfacts.LearningAbility:Extractkeyinfofromvideos,applystrategieslikenotetaking.重難點Key:Masteringvocabularyabouthistory/traditions;understandingvideostructure.Difficult:Connectinghistoricaleventswithculturaltraditions;interpretingsymbolicelementsinvisuals.教學(xué)過程Teacher:Goodmorning,class!Today,wearegoingtocontinueourexplorationofhistoryandtraditions,andourfocuswillbeonthefascinatingcityofLondon.Asweallknow,LondonisnotonlythecapitaloftheUnitedKingdombutalsoacitythathaswitnessedcenturiesofhistoryandisrichinvarioustraditions.Beforewestart,Iwanttoaskyouafewquestions.WhatdoyouknowaboutLondon?Haveyoueverseenpicturesorreadstoriesaboutthiscity?Whowouldliketosharewiththeclass?Student1:IknowthatLondonhasthefamousBigBen.It'saverytallclocktower,anditssoundcanbeheardfaraway.Teacher:Great!BigBenisindeedoneofthemosticoniclandmarksinLondon.Whatelse?Student2:ThereistheRiverThames.Manyimportantbuildingsarelocatedalongtheriver.Teacher:Absolutely.TheRiverThamesrunsthroughtheheartofLondonandhasplayedasignificantroleinthecity'sdevelopment.Now,let'sthinkabitdeeper.WhyisLondonsuchanimportantcityintheworld?Student3:Maybebecauseithasalonghistory.Ithasbeenacenteroftrade,culture,andpoliticsforalongtime.Teacher:Youarequiteright.London'shistorydatesbacktoRomantimes.Ithasbeenthroughdifferentperiodsofgrowthandchange,andthesehistoricalexperienceshaveshapeditintothecityweknowtoday.Now,inthisVideoTime,wearegoingtolearnmoreaboutthehistoricplacesinLondonandunderstandhowhistoryhasinfluencedthiscity.First,let'slookatsomepicturesofLondon.(ShowingpicturesofLondon'slandmarksonthescreen)HerewehavetheTowerBridge,WestminsterAbbey,BuckinghamPalace,theNationalGallery,TrafalgarSquare,theHousesofParliament,andofcourse,BigBen.Canyoumatchthenameswiththepicturesinyourmind?Iwillgiveyouaminutetothink.(Afteraminute)Now,let'scheck.WhocantellmewhichpicturerepresentstheTowerBridge?Student4:Theonewiththetwotowersandthebridgethatcanopenforships.Teacher:Correct!TheTowerBridgehaslongsymbolizedthecityofLondontopeoplearoundtheworld.It'sthegatewaytothecapitalforshipsinguprivertodockintheport,andasyoucansee,theroadtrafficonthebridgemustgivewaytothetrafficontheriver.ThisuniquedesignshowstheimportanceoftheriverforLondon'stransportationinthepast.Next,whataboutWestminsterAbbey?Student5:Thebigchurchlikebuilding.Teacher:Right.WestminsterAbbeywasfoundedinthe8thcentury.SinceWilliamtheConqueroronwards,allroyalfuneralsandmostcoronationshavehappenedinsideWestminsterAbbey.It'snotonlyaplaceofreligioussignificancebutalsoaplacethathonorsmanyofthenation'smostfamouscitizens.So,youcanseehowitiscloselyrelatedtothehistoryandtraditionsoftheUK.Now,BuckinghamPalace.Whocanpointitout?Student6:Thebig,beautifulpalacewithalargecourtyard.Teacher:Exactly.BuckinghamPalacehasservedasthemonarchs'permanentresidencesincetheascensionofQueenVictoria.Thebuilding'sexterior,remodelledin1913,mightseemabitplaintosome,butitisaveryimportantsymboloftheBritishmonarchy.Andsince1993,ithasbeenopentothepublicfortwomonthsoftheyear.Everydayaround11:00am,crowdsassembletheretowatchthechangingoftheguard,whichisaverypopulartradition.Let'smoveontotheNationalGallery.Student7:Thebuildingwithalotofcolumnsatthefront.Teacher:That'sit.TheNationalGallery,onthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquare,containsoneoftheworld’sgreatartcollections.YoucanfindpaintingsfromfamousartistslikeRaphael,Botticelli,Titian,Velazquez,Goya,Rembrandt,David,Cézanne,andMonet.It'saplacewhereartandhistoryblendtogether,showingthedevelopmentofartovercenturies.WhataboutTrafalgarSquare?Student8:Thebigsquarewithatallcolumninthemiddle.Teacher:Correct.TrafalgarSquareisdominatedbyNelson'sColumn,avastpillartoppedwithastatueofAdmiralHoratioNelson.Thisgrandsquarehasbeenatraditionalplaceforpublicmeetingssince1848.Manypoliticalmarchesendtherewithrallies,andspeakersusuallyaddressthecrowdsfromthebaseofthecolumn.ItshowshowthesquarehasbeenanimportantplaceforpeopletoexpresstheiropinionsandforthedevelopmentofpoliticsandsocialmovementsinLondon.Now,theHousesofParliament.Student9:It'sthebuildingwiththeBigBentowernexttoit.Teacher:Right.TheHousesofParliamentisalsocalledthePalaceofWestminster.It'swheretheUK'spoliticaldecisionsaremade.AndBigBen,well,aswementionedbefore,it'sactuallythenameofthebellinthetower.ThesoundofBigBenhasbeenapartofLondon'ssoundscapeforalongtime,markingthepassingofhoursandbeingasymboloftimeinthecity.Now,let'swatchthevideoaboutLondon.Whilewatching,pleasepayattentiontotheinformationaboutthesehistoricplaces.Trytofindoutmoredetailsabouttheirfunctions,historicalbackgrounds,andhowtheyarerelatedtothehistoryandtraditionsofLondon.(Playingthevideo)(Afterthevideo)Now,let'sanswersomequestionsbasedonwhatwesawinthevideo.First,whatdidSamuelJohnsonsayaboutLondon?Student10:HesaidthatwhensomeoneistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife.Teacher:Exactly.Londonhassomuchtoofferfromitshistoricalsitestoitsvibrantculture,variousactivities,andawiderangeofpeople.YoucanneverbeboredinLondonbecausethereisalwayssomethingnewtodiscover.Next,whatmakesLondonagreatcitytowalkin?Student11:Therearenohillstonegotiateonfoot,andtherearemanyinterestingplacestosee.Teacher:Right.Youcaneasilyexplorethecityonfoot,andaroundeverycorner,theremightbeahistoricalbuilding,abeautifulpark,orauniqueshop.Now,let'stalkaboutthefunctionsofthesehistoricplaces.Forexample,whatisthefunctionoftheTowerofLondon?Student12:It'susuallythoughtofasaplaceofimprisonmentanddeath,butithasalsobeenusedasanarmoury,aroyalresidence,andarepositoryofthecrownjewels.Teacher:Verygood.TheTowerofLondonhashadmultiplefunctionsthroughouthistory,andthesefunctionsreflectdifferentaspectsoftheUK'shistory,suchasthepowerofthemonarchy,theneedfordefence,andtheimportanceoftreasures.WhataboutWestminsterAbbey?Whyisitsoimportant?Student13:It'swhereallroyalfuneralsandmostcoronationstakeplace,andithonorsmanyfamouscitizens.Teacher:Correct.It'saplacethatisdeeplyconnectedtotheroyalfamilyandthenation'shistory.Theceremoniesheldtherefollowlongstandingtraditions,andthepeopleburiedorhonoredtherehavemadesignificantcontributionstotheUK.BuckinghamPalace.Whatisitsmainfunction?Student14:It'swherethekingorqueenlives.Teacher:Right.ItrepresentsthemonarchyintheUK.Andthechangingoftheguardceremonythereisnotonlyatouristattractionbutalsoawaytomaintainandshowthetraditionalmilitaryandroyalcustoms.TheNationalGallery.Whatdoesitdo?Student15:Itcontainsagreatartcollection,showingartfromdifferentperiodsandfamousartists.Teacher:Exactly.Itservesasaplacetopreserveanddisplayart,whichisanimportantpartofacountry'scultureandhistory.Peoplecanlearnaboutthedevelopmentofartanddifferentartisticstylesbyvisitingthegallery.TrafalgarSquare.WhatroledoesitplayinLondon?Student16:It'satraditionalplaceforpublicmeetings,andmanypoliticalmarchesendthere.Teacher:Right.It'saplacewherepeoplecangather,expresstheirviews,andparticipateinpoliticalandsocialactivities.ItshowsthedemocraticandsocialaspectsofLondon'shistoryandtraditions.TheHousesofParliament.Whathappensthere?Student17:That'swherepoliticaldecisionsaremadeintheUK.Teacher:Correct.It'sthecenteroftheUK'spoliticalsystem,andthebuildingitselfhasalonghistoryanduniquearchitecturethatreflectsthecountry'spoliticaldevelopment.Now,let'shaveagroupdiscussion.Iwilldivideyouintogroupsoffour.Inyourgroups,discusswhichhistoricplaceinLondonyouwouldliketovisitthemostandwhy.Also,thinkabouthowthesehistoricplacesinLondonaresimilartoordifferentfromsomehistoricplacesinourlocalarea.Youhavetenminutestodiscuss.(Studentsstarttodiscuss)(Aftertenminutes)Okay,time'sup.Whichgroupwouldliketoshareyourdiscussionresultsfirst?Group1Representative:WewouldliketovisitTrafalgarSquarethemost.Becauseitseemslikeaverylivelyplace.Therearealwaysalotofpeoplethere,andwecanfeelthedemocraticatmosphere.Inourlocalarea,wealsohavesomepublicsquares,buttheyaremainlyusedforpeopletorelaxanddosomephysicalactivities,notforpoliticalmeetingslikeTrafalgarSquare.Teacher:That'sagreatparison.TrafalgarSquareindeedhasitsuniquefunctioninLondon'spoliticalandsociallife.Whataboutothergroups?Group2Representative:OurgroupwantstovisitWestminsterAbbey.Thehistoryandthereligiousatmospherethereareveryattractive.Inourlocalarea,wehavesometemples,andtheyarealsoplacesforpeopletoworship,buttheyareusuallymorefocusedonlocalreligiousbeliefsanddon'thavethesameconnectionwiththeroyalfamilyandnationalhistoryasWestminsterAbbey.Teacher:Verygood.TheparisonbetweenareligiousplaceinLondonandlocaltemplesshowsthedifferencesinreligiousandhistoricalbackgrounds.Group3Representative:WechooseBuckinghamPalace.Weareinterestedintheroyallifeandthebeautifularchitecture.Inourlocalarea,wedon'thaveabuildingthatrepresentsaroyalfamily,butwedohavesomehistoricalmansionsthatwereoncethehomesofwealthyfamiliesinthepast.Teacher:That'saninterestingpoint.Thedifferenceinthefunctionandthebackgroundofthesebuildingsisquiteclear.Group4Representative:We