高二英语教案：《Period 2 Speaking》教学设计(2)

　　Please turn to Page 26 and read the notes about them. Work in groups of three. Discuss the lives of them and talk about the reason why certain things happened and how they changed history. Useful Expressions:

　　What happened first was that...            ...happened as a result of...

　　You could expect...because...               That led to...

　　One of the reason why...is...                ...is often followed by...

　　Sample dialogue:

　　(A-student a; B-student b)

　　A: Have you read about John Brown?

　　B: Yes ,I have.

　　A:I have heard of him, but I know little about him. Please tell me something about him. I want to know more.

　　B:OK. He was born in Connecticut 康涅狄格〔美国州名〕and was brought up in Ohio俄亥俄〔美国州名〕. He hated slavery. What happened first was that he helped the black slaves escape from the USA to Canada. You could expect that led to the slave owners against him. Then he took up his arms to fight against his enemies. One of the reasons why he did this is that his enemy wanted to kill him. One night a battle took place. As a result of it, he was caught and ten men, including his two sons, were killed in the battle. Later, he was killed ,too .Encouraged by his bravery, the whole country soon united and fought against the slavery .A few years later, the American Civil War broke out and in the end the blacks won.

　　A: What a moving story!

　　Step 5  Song

　　T: Do you know that there is a song about John Brown ? It is one of the most famous songs in America and is still sung by American soldiers. Do you want to listen to it?

　　Ss: Of course.

　　T:OK. Listen carefully and try to sing along with the tape.(Play the tape for students to listen.)

　　Raise questions:

　　What is the name of the song? What does it mean?

　　What is the meaning of the sentence "he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord" ?

　　Step 6 Homework

　　1. Get information about M. L King, especially about his stories.

　　2.Translation

　　1). 首先一个禁止帮助逃跑奴隶的法律已被通过。（What happened first was that + sentence）

　　2). 由于他的粗心导致了车祸（...happened as a result of + n. ）

　　3). 你成为英语老师不是不可想象的，因为一切皆有可能。（You could expect + sb / sb's doing sth /n. / sentence + because...)

　　4). 这导致了美国的独立（That led to sb / sb's doing sth / sth.  ）

　　5). 恐龙灭绝的一个原因是它们不能适应环境的变化（One of the reasons why...is that + sentence）

　　6). 成功总是尾随失败而来（...is often followed by ...）