高中英语《第一单元 Great Scientists》教案

1、Book 5 Unit 1 Great ScientistsA general review of Unit 1Period 1 Word study, Warming up, pre-readingPeriod 2 Reading (P2)Period 3 Language points, learning about languagePeriod 4 Using language( listening), GrammarPeriod 5 Listening & Reading (p44-45)Period 6 Reading & writing (p6)Period 7 Exercises

2、 & SummaryPeriod 1一：Teaching aimsKnowledge AimsLearn something about some famous scientists in the world.Know about the outstanding discoveries, inventions and theories from some well-known scientists.Try to understand and learn the important words and expressions.Ability AimsDevelop the students ab

3、ility of speaking.Encourage the students to give more information about the great scientists.Emotional AimsEncourage the students to learn more about the great scientists and learn from them.Help the students to form the good habit in learning and encourage the students to take part in social practi

4、ce.Help the students to realize that it is scientific spirit that makes those scientists successful.Encourage the students to develop their love for science.二：Teaching Important PointsHave the students discuss great scientists.Encourage the students to hold their views about their future career.Unde

5、rstand and learn the following words and expressions: engine, characteristic, radium, theory, scientific, examine, conclude, analyse, repeat, defeat, attend, expose, cure, control, absorb, severe, valuable, blame, immediately, handle, announce, instruct, virus, construction, contribute, positive, mo

6、vement, backward, complete, enthusiastic, spin, reject, view, steam engine, put forward, draw a conclusion, in addition, link.to., be strict with, lead to, make sense, point of view.三：Teaching DifficultiesWhat can we learn from the scientists?What should we do in our daily life to develop our intere

7、st and love for science?四：Teaching AidsCAI equipment with a Multi-media classroom and other normal teaching tools.五：Teaching ProcedurePre-class task: 1. Preview new vocabulary of Unit 1, and especially pay attention to the pronunciation of the new word 2. Finish the quiz in Warming up( p1) in groups

8、 of four by referring to books or surfing the net.Step 1 Learning GoalsGet Ss to go through the summing up form on p 8 in order to have a general idea of the learning goals of Unit 1Step 2 Word Study1. (Pair work) Get Ss to learn the new words and phrases on p91 within 3 mins, by reading them aloud

9、to each other to make sure that they can pronounce the words correctly- Get Ss to read aloud the words in pairs by turns, e.g. 1 pairs read 4 words then go to next pair2. Practice Use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.n.v.adj.infectionexamination=examXscience /scientistXconcludeXan

10、alysisXdefeatXvalueinstructor/instructioncontribution /contributorcontributivecreatecalculateXmovecompletionenthusiasmX3. Fill in the blanks using the new words in this unitMrs. White bought a pan with a long _. (handle)The pollution is so _ that we have to take some measures to stop it. (severe)He

11、has a big nose that is a _ of his family. (characteristic)Water and salt are _ into our blood stream every day. (absorbed)If a doctor or a medical treatment _ someones illness, they make the person well again. (cure)Step 3. Warming up (Group competition) Check the answers to the quiz to find out whi

12、ch group know the most . Show pictures to introduce some scientists while Ss giving the correct answers- congratulations to the winning group Step 4 Pre-reading 1. (Pair work) What five most important qualities do you think a scientist should have? Give reasons.clever/talented strict patient creativ

13、e determined/strong-willed positive honest energetic intelligent/hard-working ambitious careful co-operative confident brave 2. (Group work) Ex2, p1Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research? Discuss in groups the stages in examining a new scientific idea. What order would you put th

14、em in?Draw a conclusion Think of a method Collect results Make up a question Find a problem Analyse the results Step 5. Summary Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are three pillars (支柱，要素) of learning.learning without thought is a labour lost; thought without learning is perilous(危险的)3.

15、To know the disease is half the cure. 找出病根等于医治了一半。 .Step 6 Homework1. Preview the reading passage John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”(p2)2. Speaking task (p46) write some key words to the Qs to help your talk on your book and prepare to introduce the scientist you admire most to the class 3. Read notes

16、 - to Unit 14. Listening exercise P41,Ex 1&2六：Teaching after-thoughts:Period 2一：Teaching aimsKnowledge AimHave a good understanding of the text through the exercises.Ability AimsGrasp some reading skills.Develop the ability to describe some famous scientists.Emotional AimsEncourage the students to w

17、ork hard at their lessons in order to devote themselves to science.二：Teaching Important PointsHave a good understanding of the text by doing the exercises.Get the students to learn different reading skills, especially gist reading and comprehending beyond lines.三：Teaching DifficultiesKnow the meanin

18、gs between lines and beyond lines.Learn different reading skills for different reading purposes.四：Teaching AidsMulti-media classroom and other normal teaching tools.五：Teaching ProcedureStep 1 Homework checking p41 ListeningStep 2 Lead inInvite 2-3 Ss to introduce the scientists they admire most to t

19、he class 2. Background introduction to John SnowJohn Snow (1813-1858) was born and worked as a doctor in Great Britain. He was originally an anesthetist(麻醉师).He was so famous that he became the doctor for Queen Victoria at the births of her many children.Four outbreaks of cholera in the 1830s and 18

20、40s killed many people in England. In 1854, the most terrible outbreak of cholera which ever occurred in the kingdom began. It was so violent and sudden that 127people died in the first three days.Give information of the deadly disease cholera1) What infectious diseases do you know? (AIDS, SARS, H5N

21、1,pig-borne disease 猪链球菌)2) What kind of disease is it ? Name of choleraSymptom(症状)severe vomit (呕吐) and diarrhoea (腹泻)Aftereffectdie quickly from a loss of liquid4. Make up a questionWhat was the cause of this disease ? How did John Snow find it out?Get Ss to imagine and describe How John Snow defe

22、at cholera by making use of the key wordscholera, outbreak, severe, deadly, infectious, examine, expose, analyse, control, cure, defeatStep 3 ReadingFast reading : Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraphPara 1: the problem Para 2: the cause-two theories Para 3: the methodP

23、ara 4: the discovery Para 5: the result and conclusion Para 6: the suggestionShow pictures of water pump and teach handleCareful reading: Read the text carefully and fill in the chart (Ex 1, p3)Step 4 Discussion1. (Group work) Discuss how John Snow investigate cholera. Put the stages in examining th

24、e disease in the right order.Draw a conclusion Think of a method Collect results Make up a question Find a problem Analyse the results Repeat if necessary2. P3, Ex2, Q3: Do you think John Snow would have solved this problem without the map? Give your reasons.Step VI. Homework Finish P4, Ex 1,2(on SB

25、) Ex3 make sentences on exercisebook (make ones way to, make up ones mind, make sure, make room for) Find out the phrases according to the Chinese (part 1 on the paper for language points)Retell the story John Snow Defeats “King Cholera” by following the 7 steps 4. Read notes to Unit 1, find out som

26、e difficult points while reading the text六：Teaching after-thoughts:Period 3一：Teaching aimsKnowledge aims: Let the Ss know about non-verbal words Get the Ss to learn how to talk about scientific work and how to describe a person. Ability Aims: Train the students integrating ability by learning gramma

27、r.Train the students listening ability. Emotional Aims: Train the studentsability to cooperate with others. Encourage the students to learn from scientists to show interest in scientific exploration and research. 二：Teaching Important PointsTrain the students integrating ability by learning grammar.H

28、elp the students improve their listening ability. 三：Teaching DifficultiesTrain the students listening ability. Especially listen and understand what the speakers mean beyond words. 四：Teaching Aidsa tape recorder, a projector and the blackboardStep1 DictationStep 2 Homework checking Step 3 Grammar1.

29、Look at the sentences carefully. Pick out the attributes& predicative of the sentences. Give reasons for why you divide them into these groups.1) I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.2) She is a beautiful young lady. 3) He got worried about losing the money.4) Sally was so excited at

30、the good news.5) So many thousands of terrified people died.2. Discovering Useful Structures(1).Find more examples in the reading passage where the past participle is used as attribute and predicative.1) Doctor John Snow was a well-known doctor in London. (attribute)2) John Snow told the astonished

31、people in Broad Street. (attribute)3) He got interested in the two theories.(predicative)4) Neither its cause, nor its cure was understood. (predicative)(2).Go over the Grammar rules on the paper for language points and emphasize the focus(3) Finish Ex “Complete the table with phrases that have the

32、same meaning”(in halves, Ss should finish half of the exercises and listen to the others for the answers to the rest exercises)(4) ExercisesStep 4. Listening Using language Ex1 Step 5 SummaryStep 6 Homework1. Finish Using StructuresPreview Reading Task六：Teaching after-thoughts:Period 4一：Teaching aim

33、sKnowledge AimsGet the students to know about Copernicus and his theory.Learn about persuasive writing.Ability AimsMaster the skill of gist reading.Develop the students reading ability, such as skimming and scanning.Improve the students writing ability.Emotional AimsArouse the students interest in s

34、cience and devotion to science.二：Teaching Important PointsHelp the students know about Copernicus and his theory.Develop the students reading ability.Improve the students writing ability.三：Teaching DifficultyDevelop the students reading ability.四：Teaching AidsMulti-media classroom and other normal t

35、eaching tools.五：Teaching ProcedureStep 1 GreetingT: Hello, everyone.Ss: Hello, Miss Wang.Step 2 ReviewingT: Last class we talked about Qian Xuesen and Carl Linnaeus.Can you say something about them?S: Qian Xuesen is a famous Chinese physicist.S: Qian Xuesen once studied in the USA and then returned

36、to China.S: Qian Xuesen made great contributions to space research.S: Carl Linnaeus developed a system to classify plant species according to the male and female organs in the followers.S: Carl Linnaeus earned the title“Father of classification”.Ss: .Step 3 Pre-readingT: You have done a good job.So

37、we have learned about a lot about great scientists, such as John Snow and Qian Xuesen.Who else would you like to learn about?Why?S1: Id like to know something about Madame Curie, because she was one of the great women scientists.S2: Id like to know about Albert Einstein, because he plays an importan

38、t part in the development of Physics.S3: Stephen Hawking because he has made great achievements although he is disabled.Ss: .T: I find you are interested in science and scientists.But today we are going to read about Copernicus.Do you know something about him?S1: He was born in Poland.S2: He believe

39、d the earth moves around the sun.S3: It was said that he was burned to death because of his theory.Ss: .T: Do you want to know more about him?Ss: Of course.T: So lets come to the passage Copernicus revolutionary theory.Step 4 ListeningT: First Id like you to listen to the tape and find out whether t

40、he statements are T or F.(Give the students one minute to read the statements and then play the tape.)() 1.When Copernicus found that the earth was not the center of the solar system, he was very excited.() 2.Some astronomers found it strange that some planets appeared brighter at sometimes.() 3.Cop

41、ernicus worked out the theory by observation and calculation.() 4.Copernicus didnt publish his ideas until he died in 1543.() 5.According to the Christian idea of gravity, things fell to the ground because the earth is the center of the universe.(A few minutes later.)T: Are you ready?Whod like to ha

42、ve a try.If the sentence is true, please read it.If it is false, correct it.S1: The first sentence is false.When Copernicus found that the earth was not the center of the solar system, he was frightened.S2: The second statement is true.S3: The third statement is also true.S4: The fourth statement is

43、 false.Copernicus didnt publish his ideas until he lay dying in 1543.S5: The fifth statement is true.Suggested answers: 1.F; 2.T; 3.T; 4.F; 5.TStep 5 Gist ReadingT: You have done a good job.In think you previewed the passage well.To understand the passage better, I divide the passage into four parts

44、.Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of each part.(After three minutes.)T: Have you got it?Generally speaking, if we want to introduce something, first, we usually give a brief introduction.What about the main ideas of other parts?(Ask the students to give their opinions and in the e

45、nd the teacher gives them the answer.)Suggested answers: Para 1 Brief introductionPara 2 The cause of Copernicus theoryParas 3-4 The process of Copernicus theoryPara 5 The significance of Copernicus theoryStep 6 Detailed readingT: This passage mainly talks about Copernicus theory.So lets compare his

46、 theory and the theory before him.Work in pairs.Read the passage again and fill in the following form.Before Copernicus theoryCopernicus theory1.God made the earth.2.The earth was the center of the solar system.1.The sun is the center of the solar system and the planets go around it except the moon.

47、2.The earth is spinning as it goes round the sun. (Two minutes later.)T: Have you found out the different theories?Whod like to have a try?S: Before Copernicus theory, they believed God had made the earth, so it was the center of the solar system.T: Very good.What about Copernicus theory?S: Copernic

48、us found that the sun is the center of the solar system and the planets go round it except the moon.T: Thats right!Anything else?S: He also found the earth is spinning as it goes round the sun.T: Great!(Show the complete form to the students and let them read it.) Just now, we knew Copernicus didnt

49、publish his theory immediately he found it.Can you tell me why?S: Because he didnt want to be attacked by the Christian Church.He published it many years later.T: Yes.At that time, anyone who wanted to challenge the theory of the Christian Church would be punished, even sometimes be sentenced to dea

50、th.If you were Copernicus, would you have hidden your theory so for many years?Please give a reason.(Two minutes later.)T: Id like to know about your ideas.Are you ready?Any volunteers?S: If I were Copernicus, I would have done the same, because at that time, people didnt enjoy the freedom of speech

51、.Whoever challenged the Christian Church would be punished.While there is life, there is hope.There would be more chance for me to make my theory known to the public.T: It sounds reasonable.Thank you.Anyone else?S: If I were Copernicus, I would have published my ideas as soon as I found them.Since I

52、 found my ideas were right, I would make them known to more people, regardless of danger. As a scientist, I should be brave to challenge and devote myself to science.Ss: .T: You have done a very good job.I appreciate your good ideas and opinions.Step 7 PractisingT: Since we have learned the whole pa

53、ssage, Id like you to do some practice.(Show the following on the screen.)1.Say something about Copernicus.Copernicus_.2.Make up a dialogue between Copernicus and one of his friends.Copernicus showed his ideas privately to his friend and his friend encouraged him to publish his ideas.T: First please

54、 say something about Copernicus.Give as much information as possible about him by making sentences beginning with Copernicus.S1: Copernicus is a Poland astronomer.S2: Copernicus found the earth is not the center of the solar system.S3: Copernicus didnt publish his theory until 1543.S4: Copernicus ma

55、de a great contribution to astronomy.Ss: .T: Im deeply impressed by your sentences.You are excellent.From the passage we know Copernicus showed his theory to his friends and his friends encouraged him to publish his theory.Please make up a dialogue in pairs based on this situation.We will hold a com

56、petition to see which group acts the best.(After a few minutes, the teacher gets several pairs to act it out and decides which group is the best one.)Step 8 WritingT: Just now we learned that Copernicus didnt publish his ideas as soon as he found his theory.We also talked about what you would have done if you were Copernicus.Now write a short letter asking Copernicus to publish his ideas so everyone can read them.First you need to collect your ideas.There are some sugges