Lesson 49 教学设计方案（二）
Step 1 Revision
Find out how much the students know about the USA. Ask some rapid questions
around the class. What is the capital of the USA? (Washington, D. C.) Who is the
President of the USA? Name three past Presidents of the USA. In which city is the
tallest building? (Chicago.) How many States are there in the USA? (50; 48
contiguous States, plus Alaska and Hawaii.) Which American President brought an end
to slavery and was shot in a theatre? (Abraham Lincoln.) What was “the gold
rush”? (The time when thousands of people went to California to look for gold.)
Where are the two Disneylands ? (Los Angeles and Florida.) What is the name of the
centre of the film industry in Los Angeles? (Hollywood.) What prize is given to
film actors and directors? (An Oscar.)
Step 2 Presentation and discussion
SB Page 1, Part 1. Find out how much the Ss know about New York. Write the
title of the text on the Bb and ask the Ss to tell you what they know. Put any
useful notes and key words that arise out of this discussion on the Bb. Teach the
new words skyscraper, avenue, etc. Get Ss to talk about the picture and describe
what they can see.
Step 3 Reading for general understanding
Read the task aloud. Allow the Ss enough time to read the text and tick the
subjects which are mentioned in the text. Check the answers with the class.
(Population; history; government; sports; transport; parks; buildings.)
Step 4 Reading
Wb Lesson 49, Ex. 1. Go through the exercise and make sure the Ss know what to
do. Let them read the whole passage carefully and answer the questions, working in
pairs or small groups. Check the answers with the whole class. This is a good time
to deal with any language problems. See if the Ss can guess the meaning of handful.
Notes：
a New York is the largest city in the USA, with an estimated population of
7,165,000 in the city and 9,119,737 in the metropolitan area (1984 dates). It is
made up of five boroughs： Manhat tan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond. It
is the largest US port, the country's trade centre, and, with its banks and stock
exchange, the financial centre of the world. The United Nations has its
headquarters in New York.
b The group of islands includes Manhattan, Long Island, Staten Island.
c The first westerner to discover： Point out the structure “the +
superlative/ordinal number + noun + to + infinitive”. The meaning is the first
westerner who discovered.
d In 1524, Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian in the service of the French King
Francis I, discovered the island of Manhattan. In 1609, Henry Hudson sailed up the
river which is named after him. He was on a voyage for the Dutch East India Company
in his ship Half Moon.
e In 1624 the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam was started on lower Manhattan.
f a handful = the amount of goods that can be held in one's hand (s). Similar
expressions： mouthful, armful, pocketful.
g Peter Minuit is said to have bought the island of Manhattan for $24 worth of
goods.
h making it = when New York grew to 125,000 people, it became the largest city in
the USA.
i was torn down = was destroyed. Tear down is usually used with buildings, but can
also be used with large notices and political banners.
j reaching from 59th Street ...： Manhattan is organized on a grid system. Avenues
run north to south and streets run east to west.
k the age of mass arrivals = a time when people arrive in the US in large numbers
l Ellis Island is in Upper New York Bay. From 1892-1943 it was the chief entry
station for immigrants to the US.
m went up = was built
n The tallest building in the US is the Sears Tower in Chicago. It was completed
in 1974, has 110 storeys and is 443 metres high (32 metres taller than the World
Trade Center).
o this is no mistake = this is not a mistake
p This is because： This refers to the previous sentence.
Q New York never sleeps： Point out that things, like cities, can be compared to
human beings.
r the underground railway： in American English subway. The first subway was built
in 1904.
s all-night = which stay open all night long
t the city ugly and dirty ... unsafe： Point out the ellipsis and the omission of
is in these three phrases.
u a very exciting place to be： a set expression (= it is very exciting to be
there)
Step 5 Discussion
Get Ss to work through these questions in pairs or small groups, then check the
answers at the end.
1 Islands provide safety from attack and shelter for ships from storms.
2 They feel that they were “robbed” in an unfair business deal.
3 Manhattan Island is made of solid rock, which provides firm foundations for
tall buildings.
4 Because land is scarce and very expensive.
5 A, B and C are all good answers.
6 C
7 C
Step 6 Reading aloud
Speech Cassette Lesson 49. Play the tape of the passage for the Ss to listen and
follow. Play the tape of part of the passage once more; this time the Ss listen and
repeat. Suitable sections might be the paragraph “In 1892 ...” to practise
sentence stress and intonation in longer sentences, also the paragraph “The
building of skyscrapers in New York began ...” to practise numbers.
Step 7 Workbook
Wb Lesson 49, Exx. 2-3.
Get the Ss to read through the sentences in Ex. 2 and discuss in pairs. Then
check the answers with the whole class.
Ex. 3 can be done as part of consolidation in the next step if time permits.
Step 8 Consolidation
Ask Ss what they have learnt about New York in this lesson, especially anything
that was new for them. Get them to tell each other in pairs first, and then get
pairs to tell the rest of the class.
Homework
Read the passage again.
Finish off the Workbook exercises.
Get the Ss to make notes about New York.
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