2012高中英语 Module1 Cultural Corner学案 外研版必修3

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2012高一英语学案

Teaching contents and teaching aims :

Teaching Goals:

1.To get Ss to learn more about the European countries.

2.To get Ss to know something about the European Union.

3.Train the skimming skill and improve the ability of reading comprehension . Part One: Cultural corner on page 9

1. Fast reading

Ask Ss to read the passage quickly and then answer the following questions.

Q1. What is the European Union?

Q2. How did it start?

Q3. How many countries belong to it now?

2. Intensive reading

Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and fill in the table

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Some country names in Chinese

Belgium比利时 Luxembourg卢森堡 the Netherlands 荷兰 Denmark 丹麦 Finland 芬

兰 The Czech Republic 捷克Estonia 爱沙尼亚 Hungary 匈牙利 Latvia 拉脱维亚 Lithuania 立陶宛 The Slovak Republic 拉脱维亚 Slovenia 斯洛文尼亚 Cyprus塞浦路斯 Malta 马耳他

Part Two.Page 69 Reading Exercises

I.Fast reading

Read quickly and match the headings with the paragraphs

①ancient capital paragraph A

②capital of romance paragraph B

③entertainment capital paragraph C

④capital of football paragraph D

II.Careful reading

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Read carefully and choose the best answer:

1.The survey was made by _______

A,senior high students B.a travel company C.young people

2.Venice is situated ________

A.in the centre of Italy B.on the coast C.on an island

3.Tourists are attracted to Venice because it ____________

A.is a big port B.was the birthplace of Marco Polo

C.is different from anywhere else

4.The Reina Sofia is ______

A.a painting by Picasso B.an art gallery C.a museum

5.The West End is_________

A.a famous theatre B.a popular musical C.a part of London

6.The Colosseum was built ______

A.by the Romans B.by Michelanglo C.during the Renaissance

III.Work in groups and think of a Chinese city for each of the headings.

Headings a Chinese city in your opinion

①ancient capital ___________________________________

②capital of romance ____________________________________

③entertainment capital ___________________________________

④capital of football ___________________________________

⑤business capital ____________________________________

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