1、江蘇省蘇州市2015 年高中英語Unit1 boy missingpolice puzzled 公開課教案M2 U1 Boy missing, police puzzled , Teaching aims:1. to get familiar with the structure of a news article 2. to learn how to read a news story.3. to develop an interest in some mysterious and unexplained phenomena, Important and difficult points:t

2、o put the reading strategy into practical useto engage more students in classroom activities , Teaching procedures:Step1. Pre-readingTask 1: warm-upWhy do we read newspaper?How do we read newspaper?Task 2: the structure of a news article : (the Inverted Pyramid form)title : the lead/the first paragr

3、aph: the second paragraph: the rest paragraphs:Task3: how to read a news story ?For general ideas: Step2. While-readingTask1: Skimming for the main ideaWho: What: Where: When : How: Why: Task2: Scanning for some specific information. What happened to Justin?At 8 pm.At 10.45 pm: At 11 pm: Around mid-

4、night: The next day: . detailed information given by othersWho What do they say about Justin s disappearance?FriendsWitnessesKellyMrs. FosterMrs Mavis WoodSam Peterson. Justin might be a/an boy and his parents might live avery life. Mrs. Mavis Wood might feel but whentelling her experience of being

5、taken away by aliens. Mrs. Foster might feel for not having believedKellyat midnight. When hearing what Mrs. Mavis Wood said, she might feelbut hopeful.Step 3: Post-readingTask1: DiscussionQ1: Do you believe aliens exist（ 存在 ） in the universe? Why?Q2: If he was not taken away by aliens, what might b

6、e other possibilities for Justin s disappearance?Task 2: ConsolidationBEIJING, April 26 （Xinhuanet） - British physicist Stephen Hawking haswarned of the dangers of attempting（ 試圖 ）to contact extraterrestrial life.One of the worlds leading scientists, he says that aliens almost certainly exist but ma

7、nkind should be doing everything they can to avoid contact.To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational（ 合理的 ）, he said. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like.His views are expressed in a new documentary（紀錄片）made for theDisc

8、overy Channel. In it he points out that the universe（宇宙）hasmore than100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of millions of stars.In such circumstances, Earth is unlikely to be the only planet where life has evolved, Hawking claims.While many forms of life may be little more than microbes, Haw

9、king says a few life forms could be intelligent and pose a threat to the human race. Aliens might simply raid Earth for its resources and then move on.Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach, Hawking says.We only have to look

10、at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn t want to meet. I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet.If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in

11、 America, which didn t turn outvery well for the Native Americans, the scientist says. While there may be benign aliens out there, Hawkings says trying to make contact is a little too risky.It took three years to complete the documentary which was a major challenge as well as a triumph for Hawking w

12、ho is paralysed by motor neurone disease and has very limited powers of communication.John Smithson, executive producer for Discovery, said, He wanted to make a programme that was entertaining for a general audience as well as scientific and that s a tough job, given the complexity of the ideas invo

13、lved. Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking started on the Discovery Channel yesterday Sunday April 25. The broadcaster has described the programme as a new kind of cosmology series.It takes the worlds most famous scientific mind and sets it free, powered by the limitless possibilities of computer

14、animation. Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the universe, a ripping yarn based on real science, spanning the whole of space and time - from the nature of the universe itself, to the chances of alien life, and the real possibility of time travel. 1. According to Stephen Hawking, how many galaxi

15、es are there in theuniverse?A. 100 billion B. over 100 billionC. 100 million D. more than 100 millionAccording to the passage, which of the following statements is wrong?Earth is the only planet where life has evolved.Aliens might simply raid Earth for its resources and then move on.Trying to make c

16、ontact with aliens is“ a little too risky ” Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking is entertaining and scientific as well.What is Hawkin g s attitude towards the existence of aliens?A. Negative B. Positive C. Doubtful D. IndifferentWhat would be the best title for the text?Stephen Hawking: A great physicist.Stephen Hawking: Try to