1、Unit 1 Great ScientistsPeriod 4 Using language教學設計【教材分析】本單元的中心話題是“科學家如何以探索、鉆研、無畏的科研精神驗證未知的科學真理。” Warming up 和pre-reading激活背景知識，為進入閱讀課文打好鋪墊;閱讀文章介紹英國著名醫生John Snow是如何通過考察、分析、探究的科學方法發現并控制“霍亂”的。運用圖式理論激活背景知識。通過閱讀，使學生學習解決問題的一般步驟，并用于指導其他學科的學習。之后進行相關的語言學習和語法學習，對于課文語言點，采用老師引導式：課前布置學生找出重難點，堂上通過設計各種各樣的情景要求學生使用課

2、文出現的重難點回答問題，最后以填空、翻譯、復述、使用所學重點造句等形式進行鞏固，深入理解文章中的句子。語法教學根據三維語法教學理論所提倡的：“形式+ 意義+ 運用”相結合；把語法教到實處，教到使處。整個語法教學由單詞、詞組、句子、對話、段落到篇逐漸過渡，使學生能做到學以致用。聽力部分主要培養學生的分析能力和組織語言的能力；而說的部分側重于交際能力和說服能力，同時也為后面的寫作打好基礎。寫作除了強調說理能力的培養，也強調了對學生收集信息、整理信息及傳遞信息的能力培養，通過引入(背景)-口頭討論(收集點子)-列提綱-寫作-組內交流-全班分享-課后修改-老師批改體現了自做、自助和自悟的教學思想、改進

3、學生的學習策略。【課程標準要求掌握項目】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、結構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