优品课件之Makingadifference(TheSecondPeriod)

1、优品课件 Making a differenee(The Second Period ) The Second Period Teachi ng Aims: 1. Lear n and master the useful words and phrases. 2. Train the stude nts readi ng ability. 3. Let the students learn from Stephen Hawking. Teaching Important Points: 1. Master the following phrases and sentence pattern:

2、work on, go by, be en gaged to, go on with sth. ,dream of, tur n out There is no point (in) doing sth. 2. En able the stude nts to un dersta nd the text better. 3. Improve the stude nts read ing ability. Teachi ng DifficultPoi nts: 1. Howto makethe students understand the reading text better. 2. How

3、to makethe stude nts un dersta nd the followi ng senten ce. There did nt seem muchpoint in working on the PhD. Teaching Methods: 1. Scanning the text to get some information about Hawking. 2. Careful reading to answer somedetailed questions. 3. Discussion after read ing the passage to make the stude

4、 nts lear n how to use the scie ntificmethod to solve the problem. 4. In dividual,pair or group work to make every stude nt work in class. Teachi ng Aids: 1. a computer 2. a tape recorder 3. the blackboard Teachi ng Procedures : Step I Greeti ngs Greet the whole class as usual. Step II Lead -in and

5、Pre-reading T: Yesterday we learnt some quotes from somefamous scientistslike Albert Einstein, Thomas Alva Edis on Look at the picture in our books. Do you know who the person is? Ss: The person is Stephen Hawking. T: Yeah. Very good. He is Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest physicists of our time

6、. Do you know what book he published in 1988? Ss: Yes. A Brief History of Time, which is very popular. T: OK. I thi nk maybe you know somethi ng about Hawk ing. Do you want to know somethi ng more about him? Ss: Y es. T: OK. Today we are going to lear n a passage about Stephe n Hawki ng. It will tel

7、l us Hawk ing s determi natio n, thoughts and some theories. Before we read the passage, first lets lear n some new words and phrases in this unit. (Teacher deals with the new words on Page 105 with the whole class.) T: Now open your books and turn to Page3. Look at the questi ons in Pre-read ing qu

8、ickly and the n scan the text as quickly as possible and find the answers to them. (Teacher gives the stude nts three min utes to sca n the passage. Later, ask three stude nts to an swer the three questions.) T: (Three minutes laterJHave you finished? Ss: Yes. T: Wang Xi, the first question: Why did

9、 Stephen Hawking need a PhD?S: Because he wan ted to get a job. T. Right. The sec ond questi on. Whe n did Hawk ing become famous? Whod like to have a try? S: Let metry. Hawking becamefamous in the early 1970s, whe n he and America n Roger Pen rose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black h

10、oles. T: Good. The last question: When did Hawking visit Beijing? Any volunteer? S: In 2002, Hawking visited China and spoke to universitystudents in Hangzhou and Beiji ng. Step 皿 Read ing T: Well do ne. Sit dow n, please. Now read the passage once again. This time you should read it as carefully as

11、 possible. Then an swer some detailed questi ons on the scree n. Of course, you can discuss them in pairs if n ecessary. Now, begi n. (Teacher shows the followi ng questionnaire on the screen.) 1. What did Stephen Hawking do whe n he was told that he had an in curable disease? 2. Howwould most peopl

12、e feel whe n they were told that they had in curable diseases? 3. What did Hawking write in 1988? 4. What did Hawking explain in the book A Brief History of Time? 5. According to Professor Hawking, howdo people misunderstand scienee? 6. What are the basic steps of the scientific method? 7. What is i

13、t that Hawk ing does nt like about his speech computer? (Several minutes later, teacher checks the answers. ) Suggested answers: 1. In stead of gi ving up, Hawk ing went on with his research, got his PhD and married the girl. He continued his exploration of the uni verse and traveled aro und the wor

14、ld to give lectures. 2. Most of people would probably feel very sad and give up their dreams and hopes for the future. 3. He wrote A Brief History of Time in 1988. 4. In the book, Hawking explains both what it meansto be a scientist and how scienee works. He tells readers about how discoveries are m

15、ade and how the cha nge the world. 5. Accord ing to Professor Hawki ng, people ofte n thi nk that scienee is a number of“true ” facts and never changes. 6. First, scie ntists observe what they arc in terested in. To expla in what the3 have see n, they build a theory about how things happe n and the

16、causes and effects. Fin ally, the scientiststest the theory to see if it matches what the3 have see n and if it can predict futureve nts.7. Hawk ing does nt like his speech computer giving him an America n acce nt. (After check ing the an swers, teacher says the follow in g.) T: OK. Now you have und

17、erstood the detailed information. Please pick out the phrases or the sentences that you don t understand. First have a discussion with your partner and exchange your different poin ts. Then I ll explain some Ianguage points to you. (Teacher goes among the stude nts ant collects the difficult points

18、that the students can t understand after the discussion.) T: Now, lets look at the screen. I ll explain some Ian guage points to you. (Show the scree n.) Useful expressi ons: 1. work on+ n ./pr on./v. -ing e.g. He is work ing on a report of the experiment. He is working on inventing a new machine fo

19、r office work. 2. go by: pass e. g. Time went by slowly. And so the mon ths and years went by. 3. be/get en gaged (to sb.): be bound by a promise to marry e.g. Tomis/gets engaged to Mary. Tomand Mary are/get engaged. 4. go on with sth.: continue with sth. e. g. Go on with your work. You may go on wi

20、th your discussi on. 5. dream of: imagi ne e. g. I have always dreamed of a trip to En gla nd. He dreamed of beco ming a pilot whe n he was in the middle school. 6. tur n out: prove(to be) e.g. Everything turned out satisfactory. It looked like rain this morning, but it has turned out to be a fine d

21、ay. Sentence pattern: There is no point (in) doing sth. =There is no good reas on for doing sth. e. g. There is no point in doing so. There is not muchpoint in complaining; they never take any notice. (Bb: work on, go by, be/get engaged (to sb. ) , go on with sth. ,dream of, tur n out, There is no p

22、oin t( in) doing sth.) StepIV Listening and Consolidation T: NowI ll play the tape. You can follow it in a low voice. Pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation. (After that, teacher asks the students to do Ex. 1 in Post-reading) T: OK. Nowlook at Ex. 1 in Post-reading. Choose the best an sw

23、er for each of the questi on s. If you have some difficulty, you may discuss it with your partner. After a while, Ill ask some of you to do it. (The stude nts beg in to prepare this exercise. After a while, teacher begins to collect the answers.) Suggested answers: 1. C2. B 3. B Step V Discussion T:

24、 OK. Lets have a discussi on. Work in pairs or in groups of four. Discuss howto solve the problems in the scientificmethod. (Show the following on the screen.) How would you use the scientific method to solve the following problems? l. How can we grow rice in areas where there is little water? 2. Ho

25、w can I makemy bike go faster? 3. What was life like 5 000 years ago? 4. Howcan I improve my English? 5. Howdo people make friends? (Give the stude nts four minu tes to discuss those questi ons. Teacher may go among the stude nts and join them. Four minu tes later, ask some stude nts to report their

26、 results of the discussi on.) Suggested an swers: 1. We can develop a new kind of rice which does nt n eed muchwater. 2. Weca n fix an electric engine to the bike. 3. People lived in caves, wore skins of animals, ate wild fruits and wild animals. 4. You can improve your En glish by liste ning more, speak ing more and practic ing more. 5. People can makefriends by attending a party, writing letters or chatt ing