Lesson8:AUniverseofThought一、TeachingObjectivesLanguagepetence:Studentscanmasterkeywordsandphrasesandunderstandthestructureofsimplepasttensesentences.CulturalAwareness:StudentslearnaboutAlbertEinstein'scontributionstoscienceandthesignificanceoftheNobelPrize.ThinkingQuality:StudentscanthinkabouttheimportanceofmakingmistakesandpersistinginthinkingthroughEinstein'ssayings.LearningAbility:StudentscanimprovetheirreadingandspeakingskillsbydiscussingandretellingEinstein'sstory.二、TeachingKeyPointsMasterkeywordsandphrasesandunderstandthestructureofsimplepasttensesentences.三、TeachingDifficultPointsHelpstudentsunderstandtheabstractconceptof"relativity"simply.GuidestudentstoexpresstheirthoughtsaboutmistakesusingEinstein'ssayings.四、TeachingAidsPPT,picturesofEinsteinandPrincetonUniversity.五、TeachingProceduresStep1:WarmupGreetthestudents.ShowapictureofEinsteinandask:"Doyouknowthisman?Whatdoyouknowabouthim?"Letstudentssharetheiranswers.Step2:PrereadingTeachnewwords:universeAlbertEinsteinlifetimesolvetheoryrelativitySwitzerlandPioneerNobelPrincetonnuclearweaponconclusionfalseusingsimpledefinitionsandexamples.Forexample:Apioneerissomeonewhoisthefirsttodosomethingnew.TheNobelPrizeisaveryimportantaward."Step3:WhilereadingFastreading:Askstudentstoreadthepassagequicklyandfindoutthemainidea.Carefulreading:Dividethepassageintoparts("Einstein'searlyyears","Einstein,theteacher","Einstein'ssayings")andaskstudentstoreadeachpartcarefully.Thenaskquestionsaboutdetails:WhenwasEinsteinborn?Wheredidheteach?Whatdidhislastletteraskpeopletodo?Step4:PostreadingGroupdiscussion:Letstudentsdiscussingroups:WhatcanwelearnfromEinstein'ssayings?Howdoyoufeelaboutmakingmistakesnow?※辨析：die,dead,dying和death1）die作動詞，意為“死亡”強調(diào)動作，為非延續(xù)性動詞，不能和表示一段時間的狀語連用。eg：LiMing’sfatherdiedin2020.李明的爸爸死于2020年。2）dead意為“死的，無生命的”，為形容詞，作表語和定語，強調(diào)狀態(tài)。當(dāng)有時間段時，用bedead，不能用die。eg：Thedogisdead.狗死了。3）dyingdie的現(xiàn)在分詞，也可作形容詞，意為“垂死的”，常用作定語或表語。eg：Thedogisdying.這只狗正垂死掙扎。4）deathdie的名詞形式，意為“死，死亡”。eg：Thedeathofhispetmadehimverysad.他寵物的死使他很傷心。Retelling:AsksomestudentstoretellEinstein'slifestoryusingthekeypoints.Step5:SummaryandHomeworkSummary:Reviewthekeywords,sentencesandmaincontentofthelesson.Homework:W