牛津高中英语教学设计
单　　元：Unit 3 Understanding each other
板　　块：Word power
Thoughts on the design:
本节课是读、练为主的词汇教学课。“word power”是帮助学生进行词汇学习的有效途径，对它的教学，一方面要引导学生掌握某些英语单词；另一方面，指导学生掌握英语词汇学习方法，从而达到拓展词汇的目的。本节课的设计，主要让学生了解随着国际间的交流，文化的相互渗透日益明显，在英语单词中有许许多多的外来词的加入，使得英语词汇越来越丰富。作为英语学习者，很有必要弄清楚这些词的来源，以便掌握这些单词，来扩大词汇量。
Teaching aims:
After learning this part, the students will be able to know how to remember new vocabulary;
1． Know how the English words are borrowed from other language;
2．Know how to use idioms and know the development of vocabulary is connected with history.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 lead in (PPT4-5)
1. What’s your way to learn and remember English vocabulary?
Remember the spelling of a word by its pronunciation;
Remember the spelling of a word by analyzing the formation of the word;
Remember the meaning of a word by making a sentence with it;
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2. It proves that knowing the origin of new words helps remember them.
English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world and it is used as international working language in many places throughout the world. So it is possible that English borrowed words from other languages.
Remember the meaning of a word by studying the origin of the word.
[Explanation]
通过如何记忆新单词导入新课，让学生讨论他们是如何记忆单词的，然后再引导他们要科学记忆单词，会有事半功倍的效果；最后再引到本课的主题——通过了解一些单词的来源来记忆单词。

Step 2 Presentation: (PPT6-9)
1. Part A: Fast reading
Read the online article about English words borrowed from other languages and answer the following questions then finish the table.
Why are there so many French words in English?
What was Italy famous for in the 18th century?
What does the writer think of the Germans?
What were the Arabs great for?
Language Categories of words Cultural history
French Food, entertainment, jobs once ruler of England; Cooking is one of their culture/way of life
German Tools, mechanicals, equipment, snacks, geological terms clever

Italian Music, the arts, the military huge collections of artwork;
origin of opera
Arabic Spices, chemicals, animals, food, mathematics a trade country; Arabic numerals
2. Part B: Learn more examples according to the spider gram.
3. Part C, Fill in the blanks with the borrowed words in Part A and Part B. Complete the exercise individually first and then check the answers with the class.
4. Consolidation: Check students’ comprehension of the passage by using the following activity to further.
Which words are borrowed from French?
Which words are borrowed from Italian?
Which words are borrowed from German?
Which words are borrowed from Arabic?
[Explanation]
这一环节包含了4部分，1-2部分通过快速阅读让学生了解到英语单词中由于各种原因增添的很多法语、德语、意大利语和阿拉伯语词汇。为了巩固这些单词，设计了3-4部分练习。

Step 3 Vocabulary extensions (PPT10-13)
1． Focus on Part D：These idioms all have a characteristic connection with an animal or a thing. Ask students to read the idiom and guess the meaning of each of them first. Then have students read explanations and learn their meanings.
2． Learn more idioms like this:
His face is as black as coal.
Without glasses she is as blind as a bat.
The child is as bright as a button.
Be careful of him. He’s as cunning as a fox.
The twins are as like as two peas.
The beautiful girl is as proud as a peacock.
It’s impossible to persuade him.
He’s as stubborn as a mule.
You can’t expect her to do that.
She’s as timid as a rabbit.
[Explanation]
这一环节有两部分：第一部分按照教材要求让学生理解掌握一些与动物有关的俗语；第二部分是补充了一些与生活相近的俗语以便扩大课堂容量和增加学生的语言储备。

Homework
Finish the two exercises on page 122 in Workbook.