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1、1Unit 2 Capital Cities序号 1课程名称：新世纪高职高专英语 授课教师：授课日期授课班级Teaching ObjectiveMaster the key words and structures and try to learn something about the capital cities in the world.Vocabularyassociate characteristic connection decay empire imagine intimate reputation wonder all but be worthwhile doing by no

2、 means for the sake of lay out have an advantage over speak of as take pride in thanks to Structure As, soIt is +adj. +to doKey PointsSkillsHow to find the main idea of a paragraphReading a community calendarWriting a minutesGrammar Attributive clause2Teaching ProceduresLead In, Reading of the Text,

3、 Exercises, Listening, Speaking, Phonetics, Grammar Tips, Reading Skills, Practical Reading, Practical Writing, Study Guide Total Periods 6 periods/ per unitUnit 2 Capital Cities授课内容：1. Understand the Text：Capital Cities2. Explain the key words and structures in the text.目的要求：1. Learn the noticeable

4、 characteristics of the capital cities of some countries.2. Master the key words and structures in the text有关记录：3板书设计：Unit 2 Capital Cities Can you say something about some capital cities:BeijingLondonWashington D. C.ParisTokyoAthensOttawaVienna4I. Lead in ( 15 minutes)Task 1: Ask the students to ta

5、lk about noticeable characteristics of some capital cities Task 2: List the name of their favorite capital cities, give their reasons.Teacher should give some related words and expressions.II. Read in (65 minutes)1. Background Information (5 minutes) city center: the main shopping or business area i

6、n a city, called “downtown” in American Englishcity fathers: the group of people who govern a citycity planning: the study of the way cities work, so that the roads, houses, services, etc. can be provided effectively. City planning is getting more and more important with the development of economy a

7、nd society. Now the government of almost any big city has a department of city planning.2. Developing vocabulary (30 minutes) 1) advantage: n. a favorable circumstance 优势e.g. As we all know, computers have both advantages and disadvantages.These are the advantages of radios over TV.2) characteristic

8、: n. a special and easily recognized quality of someone or something 特征，特性e.g. A useful characteristic of the cat is its ability to catch and kill mice.5The newly invented device has the following characteristics.3) explosion: n. (a loud noise caused by) an act of exploding 爆炸; 爆炸声e.g. population ex

9、plosion 人口爆炸 information explosion 信息爆炸 a sudden bursting out (of the stated feeling or its expression) 发出（感情或表达该感情的言语）e.g. explosions of great anger 勃然大怒 explosions of loud laughter 一下子哄堂大笑4) seat: n. a place of a particular power or activity; center 中心; 所在地e.g. Paris is the seat of the French gove

10、rnment5) commercial: a. of, related to or used in commerce 商业的；商务的e.g. Nowadays, commercial banks and state-owned banks coexist and compete with each other.6) imagine: v. form a picture of sb. or sth. in mind 想象； 假设e.g. It is hard to imagine what life would be like in 2050. I can imagine the scene c

11、learly in my mind.7) existence: n. the state of existing 存在e.g. The new country has been in existence since 1918. Ive never heard anything so silly during my whole existence! 8) a share in: a part in （起）一份作用e.g. If you want a share in/of the pay, youll have to do your fair share of the work.69) bene

12、fit: n. good effect, advantage 利益；好处e.g. The company has gained a lot of benefits from investment in the real estate.10) ravage: n. the damage caused by something (often used in the plural) （遭破坏的）残迹；灾害e.g. We visited an old building that has survived the ravages of time.11) all but: almost, nearlye.

13、g. The game was all but over by the time we arrived.He all but died of the serious wounds.3. Detail study of the text (30 minutes)Paragraph One1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What can we conclude about the capital city of a country?A: The capital city of a country is not necessarily the greatest city o

14、f the country, but it is certainly the most important city in the country. Usually the capital city is the political center because the central government is there.2) Main idea. The concept of a capital.Paragraph Two1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: Why is it that the existence of a city is often longer

15、than that of an empire?A: Cities rise and fall like empires, but a city may still be there after the empires owning it have vanished.2) Main idea The long history of some cities. 73) Difficult sentencesCities, like empires, rise and fall, but the existence of a city is often longer than that of the

16、empires of which it is the capitalLike empires, cities also flourish and decline, but the history of a city is often longer than that of the empires owning it. Paragraph Three1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: In what respects does a city resemble a man?A: Like man, cities also have their own peculiar qua

17、lities and characteristics2) Main idea Some peculiar qualities of cities3) Difficult sentencesParis is gay, and we think of it as a city of pleasure and gaiety, though at many times in the past it has been the very opposite of this. Paris is a lively and cheerful city, and we regard it as a place wh

18、ere we can find pleasure and gaiety, though at many times in the past it had not been like this.Paragraph Four1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What advantages does a capital city have over other cities?A: Since the capital is the center of government and political power, it attracts large numbers of amb

19、itious people. Their efforts in various fields make the capital a busy center of human activities.2) Main idea The advantages of a capital city. Paragraph Five1) Comprehension Questions8Q: What is still a subject for discussion regarding the central status of the capital?A: It remains a subject for

20、discussion whether it is a good thing to have only one such center in a nation, or whether it would be better to have other cities imitate the capital.2) Main idea The problems concerning capital cities3) Difficult sentencesMeanwhile, a more serious problem is how to prevent the city population from

21、 increasing beyond reasonable limits.At the same time, a more serious problem is how to keep the city population under control.III. Exercise (15 minutes)Practice Ex. I, IIIV. Assignments 1. Review the text and the key words/phrases2. Finish off Ex. III Ex. VI3. Preview Grammar; Reading skills; Pract

22、ical reading and writing9Unit 1 Capital Cities序号 2 课程名称：新世纪高职高专英语 授课教师：授课日期授课班级授课内容：1. Grammar: Attributive clauses2. Reading skills: How to find the main idea of a paragraph 3. Practical Reading: Reading a community Calendar4. Practical Writing: Minutes 目的要求：1. Master the use of Attributive clauses

23、2. Master the reading skill: How to find the main idea of a paragraph3. Learn how to read community calendar104. Learn how to write Minutes有关记录：板书设计：Unit 2 Capital Cities Questions for Discussion： 1. The traffic in Beijing is a headache for many people. What will you do to solve the problems caused by too many traffic jams?2. Would you like to live in the city or in the countryside?