Unit 8 Culture Shapes UsLesson 46 Home to Many Cultures 教材分析1. Analysis of the Students The students of Grade 9 have mastered certain vocabularies，expressions and structures. They also have the abilities of self-teaching and working in groups. Most of them are willing to express their opinions in English.2. Analysis of Teaching ContentLesson 46 is the fourth lesson in Unit 8, Book 5.This unit focus on the subject Culture shapes us. Students cares about the subject because it is close to everyone. Lesson 46 mainly talks about the people from many cultures live together in Canada. Also tell us the similarities and differences between Chinese and other cultures. 教学目标【知识目标】1. To master the words: percent, central, immigrant, official, custom.2. To master the phrases: three percent of., be home to., according to, Central America【能力目标】Improve the students ability of speaking, listening, reading and writing. To learn about how to describe numbers and different cultures.【情感目标】To know more custom in different countries, live together and work together.【教学重点】To master the words and phrases.【教学难点】Describe the members and different cultures. 课前准备 Tape recorder, Multimedia 教学过程Step 1. Warm-up1. Introduce Canada.2. Free talk: (1) Why are there different cultures in one country?(2) What are some of the cultural differences between different people and places in China?Step 2. Presentation1. Explain the words according to the pictures.2. Read the lesson and answer the questions.(1) What percent of Canadians are from the First Nations?(2) What languages do most immigrants to Canada speak?(3) Why are there many cultures in Canada?(4) Whats the Canadian way of understanding the world?3. Check the answers.4. Explain the language points:（1）Three percent of all Canadians are First Nations people. percent 是“百分之”的意思。在英语中，百分数用“基数词+percent”表示。 基数词+percent of+名词 代词用作主语时，谓语动词与介词 后面的名词或代词一致。(2) Now more than half of 来源:学优高考网 more than 多于；超过其后跟数词，相当于over。 more than 还意为“不仅仅；不止”。(3)The rest are fromthe rest 多余的；剩余的 the rest of 其余的；剩余的 后接名词或代词。the rest of 结构作主语时，谓语动词的单复数取决于of 后面接的名词的单复数形式。来源:学优高考网(4) according to 根据 它为复合介词，后接名词或代词。(5)the number of 意为“的数量”，后接可数名词复数，作主语时谓语动词用单数。 拓展：a number of 表示“许多；大量”，后接可数名词复数，作主语时谓语动词复数。(6)fromto为常用介词短语，意为“从到”(7) it在句中作形式主语，实际主语是that引导的从句。important, impossible, necessary, proper等形容词后的that从句，无论主语是第几人称，谓语都可以用动词原形。e.g. It is necessary that you study hard. 你努力学习是必要的。 It is impossible that all the things be finished in one day.一天内完成所有的事情是不可能的。(8)receive和accept从含义上说，receive表示“收到”这一客观事实；而accept则表示主观上“接受”。e.g. I received a present from Jeff, but Im not going to accept it.我从杰夫那儿收到了一份礼物，但我不打算接受它。表示“收到”时，receive是一个较为正式的词，尤用于英语书面语。在日常英语中人们一般用get。来源:学优高考网e.g. What did you get for your birthday? 你收到了什么生日礼物？从搭配上说，在表示“接受教育(education)、受到欢迎(welcome)、得到支持(support)、接待客人(guest)”等时，通常用receive，而accept无此用法。e.g. Project Hope has helped lots of poor children receive good education.希望工程帮助很多贫困孩子授受了好的教育。(9)one anther的意思是“互相”，与each other同义。e.g. The teachers in our class learn from one another.我们班的老师互相学习。Step 3. Practice1. Listen and follow to the tape.2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.(1) He came back from _ (Canada) three years ago, but he keeps in touch with his _ (Canada) friends.(2) If you could travel to only one _ (Europe) country, which one would you choose?(3) He wonders what this means for the future of _ (Asia) markets.来源:gkstk.Com(4) Understanding cultural _ (difference) is very important for companies involved in international business.来源:gkstk.Com(5) Id like to take you to our citys _ (centre) park.3. Check the answers.4. Make sentences using the given information.1. the number of websites / 22 in 2009/ 315 in 2013, the report (rise from to, according to)The number of websites rose from 22 in 2009 to 315 in 2013, according to the report.2. the price of it / $25 a kilogram in 2003 / $250 this year / the research (rise form to, according to)_ _3. Davids weight / 150 pounds last month / 120 pounds this month / his doctor (drop from to, according to)_ _5. Check the answers.6. Group work: (1) Describe the custom of Canada in the groups.(2) Describe the custom of China in the groups.Step 4. Consolidation1. Work in groups. List some traditional Chinese customs. Try to find the similarities and differences between Chinese and other cultures.2. Writing: Write down the similarities and differences between Chinese and other cultures.3. Enjoy the story and get a saying: P