1、Unit 1 Great ScientistsPeriod 4 Using language教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)【教材分析】本單元的中心話題是“科學(xué)家如何以探索、鉆研、無(wú)畏的科研精神驗(yàn)證未知的科學(xué)真理?！?Warming up 和pre-reading激活背景知識(shí)，為進(jìn)入閱讀課文打好鋪墊;閱讀文章介紹英國(guó)著名醫(yī)生John Snow是如何通過(guò)考察、分析、探究的科學(xué)方法發(fā)現(xiàn)并控制“霍亂”的。運(yùn)用圖式理論激活背景知識(shí)。通過(guò)閱讀，使學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)解決問(wèn)題的一般步驟，并用于指導(dǎo)其他學(xué)科的學(xué)習(xí)。之后進(jìn)行相關(guān)的語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)和語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)，對(duì)于課文語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)，采用老師引導(dǎo)式：課前布置學(xué)生找出重難點(diǎn)，堂上通過(guò)設(shè)計(jì)各種各樣的情景要求學(xué)生使用課

2、文出現(xiàn)的重難點(diǎn)回答問(wèn)題，最后以填空、翻譯、復(fù)述、使用所學(xué)重點(diǎn)造句等形式進(jìn)行鞏固，深入理解文章中的句子。語(yǔ)法教學(xué)根據(jù)三維語(yǔ)法教學(xué)理論所提倡的：“形式+ 意義+ 運(yùn)用”相結(jié)合；把語(yǔ)法教到實(shí)處，教到使處。整個(gè)語(yǔ)法教學(xué)由單詞、詞組、句子、對(duì)話、段落到篇逐漸過(guò)渡，使學(xué)生能做到學(xué)以致用。聽(tīng)力部分主要培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的分析能力和組織語(yǔ)言的能力；而說(shuō)的部分側(cè)重于交際能力和說(shuō)服能力，同時(shí)也為后面的寫(xiě)作打好基礎(chǔ)。寫(xiě)作除了強(qiáng)調(diào)說(shuō)理能力的培養(yǎng)，也強(qiáng)調(diào)了對(duì)學(xué)生收集信息、整理信息及傳遞信息的能力培養(yǎng)，通過(guò)引入(背景)-口頭討論(收集點(diǎn)子)-列提綱-寫(xiě)作-組內(nèi)交流-全班分享-課后修改-老師批改體現(xiàn)了自做、自助和自悟的教學(xué)思想、改進(jìn)

3、學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)策略?！菊n程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)要求掌握項(xiàng)目】功 能 句 式l Describing people What nationality is this scientist?When was he / she born?When did he / she die?What kind of family did he / she come from?What kind of education did he / she receive?What did he / she achieve in his / her scientific work?Why did he / she achieve great

4、success?Was it because of his / her talent / intelligence / hard work / persistence / confidence / curiosity / enthusiasm / luck?l 詞 匯1 四會(huì)詞匯engine, characteristic, theory, scientific, examine, conclude, conclusion, analyse, repeat, defeat, attend, expose, cure, control, absorb, test, severe, valuabl

5、e, pump, pub, blame, immediately, handle, addition, link, announce, instruct, virus, construction, contribute, positive, strict, movement, god, backward, complete, spin, enthusiastic, cautious, reject, view2 認(rèn)讀詞匯infect, infectious, cholera, deadly, outbreak, clue, Cambridge, germ, certainty, creativ

6、e, cooperative, Nicolas Copernicus, revolutionary, calculation, loop, privately, brightness, persuasive, logical3 詞組put forward, make a conclusion, in addition, link . to ., apart from, be strict with, lead to, make sense, point of view, expose to, absorb into, be to blame, physical characteristicl

7、結(jié)構(gòu)The past participle as the predicative & attributeFind out the functions of the past participle in sentences.Discover the similarities and differences between the passive voice of the predicate and the past participle used as predicative & attribute.l 重點(diǎn)句子1. John Snow was a famous doctor i

8、n London so expert, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. P22. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera. P23. It seemed the water was to blame. P24. To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source o

9、f all water supplies be examined. P35. Although he had tried to ignore them, all his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the center of the solar system. P66. Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense. P7 Period

10、 4 Using languageTeaching goals:1.To learn about Copernicus revolutionary theory.2.To learn to write a persuasive essay and improve their integrating skills .Teaching Important Points Ss are able to write a persuasive composition. Teaching Difficult PointsInspire Ss to argue for their own ideas.Enab

11、le Ss to write a persuasive composition. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Predicting Get Ss to predict the main idea of the passage. T: Look at the title and the picture ! What do you think the passage is about? Ss: Its about Copernicus theory, how he had it published and the significance of it. T: how m

12、uch do you know about Copernicus theory? Ss: T: Lets enjoy a video of Copernicus Revolutionary Theory.Step 2 Reading1 Skimming: Read through the passage fast and try to match the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1. a. The significance of Copernicus' theory. Para 2. b. Copernicus worked on his t

13、heory and improved it until he felt it was complete. Para3. c. Copernicus showed his theory to his friends privately and was encouraged to published it in 1453. Para 4. d. Astronomers had noticed the problem of the church's theory. Para 5. e. Copernicus was frightened and Confused because his co

14、nclusion .against the church's theory2. Careful reading  Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.  (1) Why was Copernicus frightened and cautious? (Para 1) (2) Why could he not tell about his theory? (Para 1) (3) What was his theory about? (Para 1) (4) What had th

15、e astronomers noticed in the sky? (Para 2) (5) When did Copernicus complete his theory? (Para 3) (6) How did he explain changes in the movement of the planets and in the brightness of the stars? (Para 4) (7) When did he publish his idea? (Para 4) (8) Why do people think Copernicus' theory is rev

16、olutionary?(para5)Step 3 Discussion If you were Nicolaus Copernicus, would you have hidden your theory for so many years? Give a reason. T:As a scientist, one should be brave. But Copernicus was afraid of being attacked by the Christian Church. So he had hidden his theory for so many years. What do

17、you think of this? Ss: (Agree)1.He was cautious. if he had published his ideas, he would have been killed just as Bruno who was burned to death because his theory was against the Christian Church.2.Every time when a new idea appears, there are always rejections. Its normal. Scientists should have pa

18、tience to spread their truth.3. It made no sense for him to publish his theory in a hurry.He was just cautious not coward. He should protect himself first. Ss: (Disagree)1.Copernicus was very coward. He should speak out his discovery and let the world know the truth earlier.2.Science can never advan

19、ce unless people have the courage of their beliefs.3.As a scientist, you must have the courage to publish your findings. No matter how people oppose them, time will show if your ideas are right or wrong.Step 4 Writing1. Now write a short letter asking Copernicus to publish his ideas so everyone can

20、read them.2. Learning tips.Beginning: Tell Copernicus who you are and why you want him to publish his ideas.Paragraph 1: Reason 1 and evidence.Paragraph 2: Reason 2 and evidence.Summing up: Ask him to think again about publishing his ideas.3. Sample writing Dear Nicolaus Copernicus, I am a student studying astronomy and I would very much like to read your new theory about the solar system. I hope you will publish it for several reasons. I understand the problems with the present theory. The way the planets move is not what you would expect if the earth was the cen