Unit3UnderstandingideasTheNewAgeofInvention教学设计高中英语

Unit3TheworldofscienceTheNewAgeofInventionLearningaims:1.Languageabilities:tohaveabasicunderstandingoftheinterviewandtograspthekeyexpressionsandwritingtechniques.2.Learningabilities:toexpressyourownopinionswithlearnedlanguagepointsanddevelopyourreading,speakingandwritingabilities.3.Culturalawareness:tofullyunderstandtheinspirationtoinventmoreandlearnthespiritfromtheinventors.4.Thinkingqualities:toraiseyourawarenessofcriticalthinkingandimproveyouranalysisandcreativeabilities.Teachingkeypointsanddifficultpoints本课的重点是引导学生通过自主阅读和小组合作了解人类科技发展史，并基于文本理解鼓舞科学家发明创造的内在精神力量。本课的难点是理解新发明的特点和写作技巧中修辞手法的使用，以及设计和表演关于新发明时代的访谈对话。TeachingproceduresStepone:Leadin1.Howdowekeepintouchwithourfriendswholivefarawayfromus?_______________________________________________________2.Howaboutthepeopleinancienttime?_______________________________________________________Steptwo:prereadingLookatthepicturesandtalkabouthowthewaywelivehaschanged.paperandbrushpen_______________________candle______________firewood_____________basket______________Whathaschangedthewaywelive?___________________________________________________________Stepthree:whilereadingTask1:Quicklygothroughthepassage.Matchthemainideawitheachpart.para.(12)a.Inventionsofthepast.Para.(34)b.Theinspirationstoinventmore.Para.(58)c.Inventionsoftoday.Para.(912)d.GreetingsfromtheinterviewerandRichard.Para.(1314)e.Thepossibilityofmakingatimemachine.Task2:Readpart1andfillintheform.Task3:Readpart2andanswerthequestionsabouttheinventionsinthepast.1.Whatinventionsarementioned?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.WhydoesRichardmentionthegreatinventionsfrombothChinaandtheWest?ItisawritingtechniquecalledTask4.Readpart3andanswerthequestionsabouttheinventionsoftoday.1.Aremostofthenewgreatinventionstechbased?Listsome______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Guessthemeaningoftheword“advances”,trytofindanotherwordorphrasethathasthesamemeaninginthisparagraph.___________________________________________________________3.Canyougivesomeexamplesabouttheadvancesinmedicineandenvironmentalscience?___________________________________________________________4.Whatisanintelligentwalkinghouse?___________________________________________________________5.WhydoesRichardusethewords“walking”“travel”and“legs”todescribeaninvention?Itisawritingtechniquecalled____________________.___________________________________________________________Task5.Readpart4andfindouttheinspirationsbehindtheinventions.1.Whatisitthatinspiresustoinventthings?___________________________________________________________2.Howdoyouunderstandthephrase“anincredibledesiretothinkandcreate”?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Listmoreelementsthatcaninspirepeopletoinventmore.Butwhatremainsimportantisthatwehaveanincredible_______/___________/__________tothinkandcreate,andthat’stherealspiritofinvention.Task6:Readpart5andanswerthequestionsabouttheinventionsinthefuture.1.Willanybodyeverinventatimemachine?__________________________________________________________Stepfour:PostreadingTask1:Fillinthemindmaponpage28andtrytoretellthepassagetoyourpartners.Task2:Imagineyouweretheinterviewer,whatotherquestionswouldyouaskaboutRichard?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Makeaninterviewaboutyourquestions,youcanrefertothefollowingpattern:Interviewer:WeletothestudioagainRichard:I’mgladtotalkabouttheinventions.Interviewer:Asyouhavementionedthetimemachine,whatdoyoumeanbysaying“neversaynever”?Richard:Interviewer:Richard:makefulluseofthelinkingwordsinthislesson.but,then,andnow,aswellas,inaddition,intermsof,what’smore,thisisnodoubt...,whatremainsimportantisthat...Stepfive:HomeworkTask1:Retellthepassagetoyourpartners.Task2:Writeapos