高三英语教案 Unit 6 Going west (综合教案)
Step1. Greeting
Greet Ss as usual.
Step2. Revision
Ask Ss to decide the new words of this unit.
Step3.Reading
Ask Ss to scan the passage and decide which of the following sentences is true or false and correct it if false.
1. In the spring of 1845, my father read a book about New York. ( )
2. Indian Creek in Kansas was the meeting place for people moving to the east. ( )
3. On November 4,1846, we entered the Salt Lake Desert and soon lost our way. ( )
4. A young man in their group suggested that the writer stay behind with the children and wait for help. ( )
5. At three o’clock in the morning of New Year’s Day, we reached the edge of the desert. ( )
Then ask Ss to read the passage again, and try to find the topic sentence of each paragraph or summarize the main idea of each paragraph . After 5”, check the answers,。
P1. My father decided to go west after reading a book about California.
1 When did my father read a book? 2 What did he react to this account?
this account of give him the idea In the spring of 1845
2 What did he react to this account?
this account of give him the idea
3 When did they set off?
by the middle of October set off
in the spring of 1845
when half a year later
by the middle of
how long /far / who/why
P2. We get ready for the journey westward by reaching the first destination of Indian Greek in Kansas.
1. How many states did we travel through? And then what did we decide to do?
four spend winter move on
2. What was our first destination?
Indian Creek in Kansas frontier
3. What was our starting day toward west?
April 12, 1846 chose
P3 We experienced the hard journey across the Salt Lake Desert.
1. What did we do with the wagons at night when we camped?
by day driven form around
2. What was the most trying part?
through central sometimes lift pull up
3. What was the hard ship in the Salt Lake Desert?
lost our way 90 Water and grass
4. How did we get through the “long drive”?
Walk beside burnt the wagon packed with on our feet 500
p4 We made the hard and bitter journey through the Death Valley
1. What did we see during our journey for many weeks?
Be accustomed to be lined with dead abandoned
2. Did we can help each other? Why?
In anxiety of safety situation desperate
P5 I was very tried but persisted on the journey.
Did I give up when a young man suggested me giving up? Why?
a shallow grave
got onto one’s knees --- on all fours -----suggested------ knew ----won’t give up ----meant--
P6. We at last arrived at the promised land
When did we reached the edge of the desert? And what’s the end of the hard journey?
Christmas Day the promised land
reached---ran---smelt---stared---believed---looked---thought---come to an end
Step4 post reading
Ask Ss read again and try to retell the passage according to the answers.
Step5 Homework
Read the passage again and try to retell and better recite it.
Period 3 Careful reading
Teaching aims:
Enable Ss to grasp the phrases and important sentences
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Greeting
Greet Ss as usual
Step2 Revision
Ask Ss to retell or recite the passage.
Step3 Reading
Ask Ss to read the passage and underline the difficult phrases and sentences
Then explain the passage paragraph by paragraph.
Key phrases:
1. set off for
head for
set out to
set sail to
leave for
2. by day=during the day
They sleep ________and work at night.
3. prove
prove sth
It has ________ again and again that frequent advertising can increase product sales.
Prove (to be) n/adj
He proves (to be ) an excellent student./ excellent.
4. be hard on
The task _______ such little boys.
5. pull up
The driver ______ his car.(vt.)
The train ____________ at the Beijing station.(vi.)
6. in desperate need of=in great need of
The teacher is _______________ teacher.
7. be/become accustomed to=be/become used to doing
The boy soon ______________ hard work and poor food.
He has ____________________ reading aloud in the morning.
8. be lined with/by
The street ___________ both sides _____ people.
9. come to an end
The term has ______________.
Drills:
1. This account of the wonderful land beyond the Rocky Mountains gave him the idea to move there.
2.Our first destination was Indian Creek in Kansas, which was then th frontier.
3.Water that was shown on the map proved to be salty ponds and not drinkable.
4.The animals dragged their legs, too weak to pull their burden, and their tongues hung out in desperate need of water.
5.Lying around them were chains, guns, tools, bedding, clothing , and many other articles.
6. I was so weak and tired that I got onto my knees and started moving across the sands on all fours.
7. When we saw the valley with fat cattle and horses, we thought we had reached the promised land.
Step 4 Homework
Ask Ss to read the passage again and grasp the useful phrases and important sentences.
Period 4 Grammar
Teaching aims:
1. Review the language points





