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unit2capitalcities
UnitOneEnvironment
ClassType:
Lecturing﹠Practice
TeachingObjectives
1)Masterthekeywordsandstructures.
2)Learnsomethingaboutthethecapitalcitiesintheworld.
3)Helpthestudentstofindoutthenoticeablecharacteristicsofthecapitalcitiesofsomecountries
4)Developthestudents’listeningandspeakingabilities.
5)Masterthelayoutofminutes
KeyPoints
Vocabulary:
associatecharacteristicconnectiondecayempireimagineintimatereputationwonderallbutbeworthwhiledoingbynomeansforthesakeofhaveanadvantageoverlayoutmakelawspeakof…astakeprideinthanksto
Structure:
As…,so…
Itis+adj.+todo…
TeachingAids:
Blackboard,chalks,tape-recorder
TeachingApproaches:
TaskBasedLanguageTeaching,CommunicativeTeachingMethod
TeachingAllotments(10periods)
1)Leadin(10minutes)
2)Readingofthetext(150minutes)
3)Exercises(80minutes)
4)ListeningandSpeaking(100minutes)
5)Grammarandphonetics(100minutes)
6)Practicalwriting(50minutes)
7)Summaryandhomework(10minutes)
TeachingProcedures
I.LeadIn
1.Warmupactivities
1)Greetings
A.Goodingmorning/afternoon/evening.
B.Whatdidyoudoduringyourholiday?
2)Questions-discussing
A.Canyoutellusthecitiesofthesecountries:
China,American,Britain,France,etc.?
B.Canyouseesomethingaboutthem?
2.Backgroundinformation
1)Beijing
AstheancientcapitalofseveraldynastiesinChina’shistory,Beijing,alsoknownasPekingbytheWesternworldbefore1949,firstservedasthecapitalcityforYanKingdomover3,000yearsago.
OnOctober1st,1949,ChairmanMaoZedongproclaimedinTian’anmenSquaretheestablishmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,withBeijingasitscapital.
SituatedinthenortheasternpartofChinaasanindependentlyadministeredmunicipaldistrict,Beijinghasawholeareaof16,808sqkm,with18districtsandcounties.PopulationinBeijingismorethan13million.TheclimateinBeijingisofthecontinentaltype,withcoldanddrywintersandhotsummers.
Itisnotonlyapoliticalbutalsoacultural,commercial,economicandfinancialcenter..
2)London
London,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdomandofEngland,isrecognizedasoneofthekey“worldcities”.Theword“London”canbeusedindifferentsensesforadministrativepurposes:
theCityofLondonreferstotheoriginalnucleus,whileGreaterLondonreferstoanurbanareamadeupoftheCityofLondonand32Londonboroughs.TodayLondongeneratesover17%oftheGDPoftheUK’seconomy,theworld’sfourthlargest,andisamajorfinancialcenteralongwithNewYorkandTokyo.Forseveralcenturies,Londonhasbeenoneofthemostinfluentialpowersinpolitics,finance,artsandfashionandremainssotoday.Londonisalsoamajorport,65kmfromthemouthoftheRiverThames.
3)WashingtonD.C
WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates,coextensivewiththeDistrictofColumbia,onthePotomacRiver.ThecityisthecenterofametropolitanareaextendingintoMarylandandVirginia.Washingtonisthelegislative,administrative,andjudicialcenteroftheUnitedStatesbuthaslittleindustry;itsbusinessisgovernment.Thecityisalsoamajortouristattractionandaculturalcenter.
4)France
CapitalofFrance,ontheSeineRiver,ParisisthecommercialandindustrialfocusofFranceandaculturalandintellectualcenterofinternationalrenown.Knownworldwideasthe“CityofLight”,Parishasbeenamajortouristdestinationforcenturies.Thecityisrenownedforthebeautyofitsarchitecture,itsurbanperspectivesandavenues,aswellasthewealthofitsmuseums.
5)Topic-relatedWordsandPhrases
citycenter:
themainshoppingorbusinessareainacity,
called“downtown”inAmericanEnglish
cityfathers:
thegroupofpeoplewhogovernacity
cityplanning:
thestudyofthewaycitieswork,sothattheroads,houses,services,etc.canbeprovidedeffectively.Cityplanningisgettingmoreandmoreimportantwiththedevelopmentofeconomyandsociety.Nowthegovernmentofalmostanybigcityhasadepartmentofcityplanning.
II.Readingofthetext
1Globalreading
QuestionsandAnswers
Directions:
Skimtheparagraphsforanswerstothefollowingquestions.
Paragraph1:
Question:
Whatcanweconcludeaboutthecapitalcityofacountry?
Answer:
Thecapitalcityofacountryisnotnecessarilythegreatestcityofthecountry,butitiscertainlythemostimportantcityinthecountry.Usuallythecapitalcityisthepoliticalcenterbecausethecentralgovernmentisthere.
Paragraph2:
Question1:
Whyisitthattheexistenceofacityisoftenlongerthanthatofanempire?
Answer:
Citiesriseandfalllikeempires,butacitymaystillbethereaftertheempiresowningithavevanished.
Question2:
Whatcanmakesomefamouscitiesintheworlddecayanddisappear?
Answer:
Earthquakes,fires,warsanddiseasescanmakesomefamouscitiesintheworlddecayanddisappear.
Paragraph3:
Question1:
Inwhatrespectsdoesacityresembleaman?
Answer:
Likeman,citiesalsohavetheirownpeculiarqualitiesandcharacteristics.
Question2:
Doothercitieshavetheirownpeculiarcharacteristics?
Answer:
Everycity,whetheritisacapitalornot,acquiressomepeculiarcharacteristicsasitgrowsanddevelops.
Paragraph4:
Question:
Whatadvantagesdoesacapitalcityhaveoverothercities?
Answer:
Sincethecapitalisthecenterofgovernmentandpoliticalpower,itattractslargenumbersofambitiouspeople.Theireffortsinvariousfieldsmakethecapitalabusycenterofhumanactivities.
Paragraph5:
Question1:
Whatisstillasubjectfordiscussionregardingthecentralstatusofthecapital?
Answer:
Itremainsasubjectfordiscussionwhetheritisagoodthingtohaveonlyonesuchcenterinanation,orwhetheritwouldbebettertohaveothercitiesimitatethecapital.
Question2:
Whatdoesthelastsentenceoftheparagraphimply?
Answer:
Itimpliesthatthepopulationinthecapitalcitymayincreasetoofasttobeundercontrol.
2Detailedreading
CapitalCities
Mostcapitalcitiesarewell-knownfortheirspecialcharacteristics.Avarietyofactivitiesandaninterestinglymixedpopulationmeantheyhaveadvantagesoverothercities.However,somecapitalcitiesarefacingapopulationexplosion.Butisoverpopulationtheonlyhazard?
Paragraph1:
Everycountryhasitscapital,whichisitschiefcityandusuallyitsseatofgovernment,thoughsometimes,asintheU.S.A.,thepoliticalcapitalmaynotbethegreatestcity.WashingtonD.C.,wherethelawsaremade,ismuchsmallerthanNewYork,thecommercialcapitalofthecountry.Canberra,thecapitalofAustralia,isperhapstheyoungest,aswellasthesmallest,oftheworld’simportantcities,buteverythingisbeingdonetomakeitthemostbeautiful.
Languagepointsandtheparaphrasesofdifficultsentences:
1.characteristic:
n.aspecialandeasilyrecognizedqualityofsomeoneorsomething特征,特性
e.g.Ausefulcharacteristicofthecatisitsabilitytocatchandkillmice.
Thenewlyinventeddevicehasthefollowingcharacteristics.
2.advantage:
n.afavorablecircumstance优势
e.g.Asweallknow,computershavebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.
ThesearetheadvantagesofradiosoverTV.
Antonym:
disadvantage
Collocation:
takeadvantageof
3.explosion:
n.
1)(aloudnoisecausedby)anactofexploding爆炸;爆炸声
e.g.populationexplosion人口爆炸
informationexplosion信息爆炸
2)asuddenburstingout(ofthestatedfeelingoritsexpression)发出(感情或表达该感情的言语)
e.g.explosionsofgreatanger勃然大怒
explosionsofloudlaughter一下子哄堂大笑
Extendedwords:
explode,explosive
4.hazard:
1)n.adanger危险
e.g.ahazardtohealth对健康有危险
2)v.risk;putindanger冒险;置身危险中
e.g.Hehazardedallhismoneyinstocks.
Extendedword:
hazardous
5.seat:
n.aplaceofaparticularpoweroractivity;center中心;所在地
e.g.afamousuniversityandseatoflearning
ParisistheseatoftheFrenchgovernment.
6.commercial:
a.of,relatedtoorusedincommerce商业的;商务的
e.g.IndustrialandCommercialBankofChina
Thissingeronlymakescommercialrecords.
Nowadays,commercialbanksandstate-ownedbankscoexistandcompetewitheachother.
Paragraph2:
Cities,likeempires,riseandfall,buttheexistenceofacityisoftenlongerthanthatoftheempiresofwhichitisthecapital.ItisdifficulttoimaginethatRome,Athens,Paris,orLondoncandecayanddisappearassomeoftheworld’sfamouscitieshavedone.Earthquakes,fires,warsanddiseases,haveallhadtheirshareinthedestructionofwhatwereonceamongthewondersoftheworld;butnothingyethaspreventedtheabove-mentionedfourcapitalsfromcontinuingtobecentresofcivilization.Rome,whereShelleysaid“Thatages,empires,andreligionsthere/Lieburiedintheravagetheyhavewrought”,isfullofthegloryofthepast;thesevenhillsuponwhichitstoodinoldentimesareallbutlevellednow;beneathitsancienttemples,todaycarefullyguardedandprotectedfromfurtherdecay,historygoesdowndeep.Andyet,whenonearrivesinthecitybyrailorair,andmotorsalongbroadavenuespasttallmodernbuildingstoafirst-classhotel,itisnottheinfluenceofthepastbutofthepresentandthefuturethatmakesitselffelt.
Languagepointsandtheparaphrasesofdifficultsentences:
7.existence:
n.thestateofexisting存在
e.g.Marydoesn’tbelieveintheexistenceofGod.
Thenewcountrycameintoexistencein1918.
Thenewcountryhasbeeninexistencesince1918.
I’veneverheardanythingsosillyduringmywholeexistence!
8.imagine:
v.formapictureofsb.orsth.inmind想象;假设
e.g.Itishardtoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikein2050.
Icanimagineth
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