Unit 3 Learn to care for plants
【学情分析】
本班学生基础较为薄弱，在听说等方面存在一定的困难。此外，学生不愿张
嘴朗读课文，习惯性地默看课文，这给英语学习增加了一定的困难。因此，本课
旨在通过一系列的听和读的训练，能够激起学生朗读的兴趣，训练学生听力和阅
读能力。由于新高考英语改革将口语纳入高考总分，本节课将通过不同的教学任
务为学生提供各种口语表达的机会，激发他们用英语表达的热情。
【教材分析】
本课为牛津教材高一下册第三单元的拓展阅读部分，主题为 “Learn to care
for plants”，主要说明了茉莉花、玉兰花以及仙人掌的特点和护理方法。本文生
词量不大，结构脉络较为明确，即首先引出三种植物，接着依次说明了茉莉花、
玉兰花以及仙人掌三种植物的特点及其护理方法。该文章为说明文，为学生日后
进行说明文的写作提供了很好的模板。此外，本课将在学生充分理解文本的脉络
结构的基础上，训练学生就植物种植话题进行口语化的表达，锻炼学生的逻辑思
维能力和口语表达能力。
【Teaching Objectives】
1. Knowledge objectives:
① Students are expected to learn some new words and phrases, such as jasmine,
magnolia, cactus, appreciation, blossom, litter, moist, be ideal for etc.
② Students are expected to know the color, features and usage of jasmine, magnolia,
cactus.
2. Competent objectives:
① Students will be able to improve their skills of listening and reading.
② Students will be able to express what they are interested in growing.
3. Emotional objective:
Students will learn how to grow plants that can decorate their homes and improve
their sense of beauty.
【Teaching Key Points】
To learn the features of each plant and some tips about how to grow plants well.
【Teaching Difficult Points】
To express what kind of plants they are interested in growing.
【Teaching Procedures】
Steps Teacher’s activities Student’s activities Teaching aims
Lead-in
Present a multiple-choice and
show some pictures of the four
choices in the question:
What is the city flower of
Shanghai?
Enjoy the pictures, learn
the word ‘bauhinia’ and
chose the right answer.
To attract student’s
interest and lead in the
topic.
Pre-
reading
Ask a question:
How many plants are there in
the passage?
Skim the text and answer
the question.
To know the name of
the plants and get a
rough idea of the
passage.
Steps Teacher’s activities Student’s activities Teaching aims
While-
reading
1. Ask students to read the
first two paragraphs and
answer the questions;
2. Ask students to fill in the
table;
3. Explain some of the new
words and phrases.
1. Scan the first two
paragraphs with the
questions and answer
them ;
2. Fill in the table;
3. Learn some words
and phrases.
To practice students’
scanning ability and to
know jasmine’s color,
kinds and usages.
1. Play the recording of
paragraph 3;
2. Ask students to fill in the
blanks and table ;
3. Introduce some new words:
blossom, litter and moist.
1. Listen to the
recording and fill in
the blanks;
2. Check the answers;
3. Learn some new
words: blossom,
litter and moist.
To practice students’
listening ability and to
have a command of
Yulan magnolia.
Ask students to read
paragraph 3 together and check
their understanding of Cactus
through table.
Read the paragraph 3
together and fill in the
table.
To check students’
understanding of the
plant-cactus.
Post-
reading
1. Ask students to fill in the
blanks with the proper
forms of the given words;
2. Ask students to have a
group discussion about what
kind of the plants they are
interested in growing.
1. Fill in the blanks
with the proper
forms of the given
words ;
2. Discuss with group
members about what
kind of plants we are
interested in growing
and give a
presentation.
To check student’s
understanding of the
new words and the
passage and arouse their
interest in expressing in
English.
Steps Teacher’s activities Student’s activities Teaching aims
Assign-
ment
1. Read the new words, phrases and text;
2. Write an essay about whether gardening is a good hobby.
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