高中英语 Unit 1 Great scientists Period 4 Listening and speaking教学设计 新人教版必修5

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我主要从教材分析、教学方法与策略、教学过程、板书设计等几个步骤向大家详细地讲解我对这节课的安排。

一．说教材1. 教材内容本节课是人教课标版必修5第一单元的第一课时的Reading部分，是该单元的主要内容，它介绍了英国著名医生John Snow是如何通过考察、分析、探究的科学方法，发现并控制“霍乱”这种传染病的。

通过阅读课文，使学生感悟科学家的周密观察、勇于探索、认真分析的科学精神，使学生了解科学方发现的全过程具有其科学的严密性。

2. 教学目标结合单元教学要求和本课特点，充分考虑学生的年龄特点、认知水平，遂将本课的教学目标确定为：知识目标1) Get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part.2) Let students learn about some great scientists and their contribution.3) Have students read the passage and know about John Snow and how he defeated “King Cholera”.能力目标1) Develop students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.2) Enable students to talk about great scientists and tell their stories.情感目标1) Let students learn from great scientists, stimulate their love and respect for them and develop their moral qualities.2) Develop student’s sense of cooperative learning.3. 教学重点因为本组教材的重点了解项目是“John Snow 破解King Cholera难题”，所以确定本课的教学重点是：1) Let students learn about some great scientists and their contributions.2) Get students to read the passage and know about John Snow and how he defeated “ King Cholera”.3) Have students learn different reading skills.4．教学难点考虑到学生拓展阅读能力，语言输出能力等方面还需进一步努力，所以将本课的教学难点确定为：1) Develop students’ reading ability.2) Enable students to talk about great scientists and tell their stories.3) Let students learn how to organize scientific research.二．说教法和学法1. 教学方法引导学生独立思考，合作学习，进行师生、生生互动的“任务型”教学，设计了许多易于操作的任务型活动。

高二英语 Unit 1 Great scientistsPeriod 1 Welcome to the UnitWord study, Warming up & Pre-readingTeaching aims1 .Knowledge Aims1)Learn something about some famous scientists in the world.2)Know about the outstanding discoveries, inventions and theories fromsome well-known scientists.3)Try to understand and learn the important words and expressions. 2. Ability Aims1)Develop the students’ ability of speaking.2)Encourage the students to give more information about the greatscientists.3. Emotional Aims1)Encourage the students to learn more about the great scientists andlearn from them.2)Help the students to form the good habit in learning and encouragethe students to take part in social practice.3)Help the students to realize that it is scientific spirit that makes thosescientists successful.4)Encourage the students to develop their love.Teaching Important Points1 .Have the students discuss great scientist.2. Understand and learn the new word and expressions.Teaching difficulties1.What can we learn from the scientists?2.What should we do in our daily life to develop our interest and love forscience?Teaching AidsCAI equipment with a Multi-media classroom and other normal teaching tools.Teaching ProcedureStepⅠGreetingGreet the whole class.StepⅡLearning GoalsGet Ss to go through the summing up form on Page 8 in order to have a general idea of the learning goals of Unit 1StepⅢWord Study1. (Pair work) Get Ss to learn the new words and phrases on Page92 within 3 mins, by reading them aloud 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. PracticeUse the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.StepⅣWarming up (Group competition and introduce the great scientists)1. Check the answers to the quiz to find out which group knows the most.2. Introduce the great scientists.1) Archimedes (287—212 BC) Ancient Greek. He was a mathematician. He found that if you put an object into water the water pushes the object up. It rises and partly floats.“Give me a place to stand on, and I can move the earth.” ----Archimedes2) Charlie Darwin (1808-1882) British naturalist. The Origin of Species was published in 1859. It explained how plants and animals had changed over time to fit in with a changing environment. His book showed thatpeople had developed from apes.3) Thomas Newcomen, British (1663-1729) He improved the first steam pump built by Thomas Savery in 1697 and turned it into a steam engine for taking water out of mines in1712.James Watt improved it still further in the 1770s turning it into the first modern steam engine used on the railways.4) Gregor Mendel (1822—1884) Czech. The father of genetic. He grew pea plants and developed ideas on heredity (遗传) and inherited characteristics. Between 1856—1863 he grew 28,000 pea plants. He examined seven kinds of seed and plant characteristics and developed some laws of inheritance.5) Marie Curie (Polish) (1867-1934) was born in Poland, moved to Paris and studied chemistry and physics there. She married Pierre Curie and together they studied radioactive materials and discovered radium. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her death in 1934 was almost certainly due to radiation in her work.6) Thomas Edison (1847----1931) He was already an inventor of other electrical devices (phonograph, electric light bulb) when in 1882 he designed a system for providing New York with electricity from a central power station. This was a tremendous achievement, which had previously been thought impossible.7) Leonardo da Vinci (Italian) (1452-1519) He was a famous Italian artist whose skills for showing human skin tones made his paintings seem to come alive. He used to study dead people in order to make his paintings as accurate as possible. Some of his famous paintings include “The Adoration of the Magi”and the “The Last Supper”. Later in his life he lived in France where he designed a submarine (潜水艇) and a flying machine.8) British. He did research into different gases and discovered the medical value of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) as an anesthetic (麻醉药). In 1815 he developed a safety lamp for miners.9) Zhang Heng, Chinese (78---139) He invented the first seismograph to indicate in the direction of an earthquake. It was in the shape of a cylinder with eight dragonheads round the top, each with a ball in its mouth. Around the bottom were eight frogs directly under a dragon’s head. When an earthquake occurred, a ball fell out of the dragon’s mouth, making a noise.10) Stephen Hawking, British (1942--- ) He has worked in astronomy and studied black holes in space. He has shown that black holes do not only absorb everything around them but, from time to time, throw out matter as well. This may mark the beginning of new galaxies. This is an advance on the old theory which said that black holes “eat”everything they come across. StepⅤPre-reading1. (Pair work) What five most important qualities do you think a scientist should have? Give reasons.clever/talented strict patient creative determined/strong-willed positive honest energetic intelligent/hard-working ambitious careful co-operative confident brave2. (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 them in?8) Draw a conclusion3) Think of a method4) Collect results2) Make up a question1) Find a problem5) Analyze the results6) Find supporting evidence7) Repeat if necessaryStepⅥSummary1. Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are three pillars (支柱，要素) of learning.2. Learning without thought is a labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.3. To know the disease is half the cure. 找出病根等于医治了一半。

Module 5 Unit 1 Great scientists遂昌中学刘仁海分课时教案Period 1 Warming up, Pre-reading & ReadingTeaching goals:1.To talk about some great scientists and their achievements.2.To develop some basic reading skills.3.To get the general idea of the passage and to relate the passage to stages in a scientific experiment. Teaching procedures:Step one Warming upIntroduce some famous scientists and their achievements, and then do the quiz.There are some great scientific achievements that have changed the world. Can you name some of them? What kind of role do they play in the field of science? Do these achievements have anything in common? Match the inventions with their inventors below before you answer all these questions.Alexander Bell electricityThomas Edison the First telephoneLaite Brothers the electric LampMadame Curie black holes in UniverseFranklin Theory of GravitySteven Hawking the First PlaneElbert Einstein RadiumIsaac Newton the Theory of RelativityStep two Reading1.Pre-reading:1). Pair work : What do you know about infectious diseases?2). Group work: Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research? Discuss in small groups the stages in examining a new scientific idea. What order would you put them in?draw a conclusion think of a method collect results make up a questionfind a problem analyse the results find supporting evidence repeat if necessary2. While-reading:1).Predicting:Introduce the title of the passage—John Snow Defeats King Cholera.●What does the title imply?●Predict what the text is about after reading the title and the first paragraph.●Guess what kind of person John Snow was by analyzing the key words in the first paragraph.2). Skimming:●Get the students to read the passage fast . Ask them to pay attention to the first sentence in each paragraph andtry to find several key words to sum up the main idea of the whole passage.●Compare what the students have predicted with the content given by the author.●Read the passage again to get the general idea of each paragraph.Para.1: The causes of cholera.Para.2: The correct or possible theory.Para.3: Collect data on those where people were ill and died and where they got their water. Para.4: Plot information on a map to find out where people died or did not die.Para.5: Analyse the water to see if that is the cause of the illness.Para.6: Find other evidences to confirm his conclusion.Para.7: The polluted dirty source of drinking water was to blame for the cause of the London cholera.3). Scanning:●Read the passage and try to put the correct stages into the reading about research into a disease.A. draw a conclusionB. think of a methodC. collect resultsD. make up a questionE. find a problemF. analyse the resultsG. find supporting evidenceH. repeat if necessaryKeys: E→D→B→C→F→G→A●Answer some detailed questions about the passage and learn some language points:1. Wha t do you know about Dr. John Snow’s being well-known in London?(He attended Queen Victoria to ease the birth of her babies.).e.g. I may be late – I have got one or two things to attend to.Mother had to attend to her sick son .2. From what disease did Londoners suffer in his age?(They exposed themselves to cholera.).e.g. The wolf opened its mouth to expose a row of sharp teeth.Don’t expose your skin to the sun; your skin will be hurt.People in many provinces of China exposed themselves to the SARS in 2003.3. Did people know how to cure the disease?e.g Aspirin is said to be a wonderful cure for the pain.Although the boy was beyond cure, his parents tried to cure him of bad habits.4.When did Dr. Snow think the disease would be controlled?(He knew he would never be controlled until its cause was found.)e.g. The Ministry of Health has set up a program to control the spread of AIDSThe buttons control the temperature in the building5. What was the second theory explaining how the disease killed people?(People absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.)be absorbed in = concentrate oneg. He is absorbed in the research of Chinese history recently.absorb one’s attentioneg. Chinese history absorbs his attention recently.5.How serious was the disease outbreak in London?(The cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people had died in 10 days.)e.g. He has such a severe illness that he has been in hospital.I was caught in a severe storm last night and couldn’t go back home in time.7. Did the map which Dr. Snow draw help find the cause of the disease?(The map gave a valuable clue about the cause of the disease.)e.g. -- What is the value of this 18k white gold diamond necklace?-- It cost me $2,000 (=It was worth $2,000.),but I valued the necklace at $1,000.It was a valuable diamond necklace.We never know the value of water till the well is dry.8. Where were many of the deaths in Broad Street?(Many of the deaths were near the water pump in Broad Street.)e.g. If you have a flat tyre, you will pump air into the tyre.We had a debate yesterday. The lively debate really pumped us up.9. Why did some houses have no deaths?(These families worked in the pub at 7 Cambridge Street. They were given free beer and so had not drunkthe water from the Broad street pump.)10. What did Dr. Snow think was responsible for the disease?(It seemed the water was to blame.)e.g. They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident.He is ready to take the blame for what had happened.11. What did Dr. Snow advised the people in Broad Street do?(He told the people to remove the handle from the water pump so it could not be used.)12. What else did Dr. Snow find in another part of London that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak?(In addition, he found 2 other deaths.)e.g. The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.Compare: in addition, also, as well as, besidesIn addition to apples you asked for, I bought you some oranges.13. What conclusion did Dr. Snow tell the public?(He announced that polluted water carried the disease.)e.g. The captain announced that the plane was going to land.The army announced a cease-fire.14. What did Dr. Snow tell the water companies?(They were instructed not to expose people to polluted water anymore.)e.g. She instructed me in the use of this telephone.I've been instructed to wait here until the lecturer arrives.3. Post-reading:Work in groups of four and discuss the following questions:1).What should you do if you're traveling to a country that has a cholera outbreak according to Snow’s theory? (Drink only water that you have boiled or treated with chlorine or iodine. Other safe drinks include tea or coffee made with boiled water and carbonated, bottled beverages with no ice. Eat only food that's been thoroughly cooked and is still hot, or fruit that you've peeled yourself. Avoid undercooked or raw fish and shellfish. Avoid raw salads and vegetables. Avoid food and drinks from street vendors.)2.) What spirit can we find in John Snow? As a student, what should we learn from him? Step three ConsolidationListen to the tape and get a better comprehension of the passage. While listening , pay special attention to the new words and expressions as well as the sentence structures they have learned. Step four Homework1.Read the passage aloud after class.2.Prepare for comprehending and learning about language.3.Writing: What I think of John Snow.Period 2 Comprehending & learning about language.Teaching goals:1.To find the scientific report by John Snow and to further understand the passage.2.To get a better understanding of the passage.3.To discover useful words and expressions, structures.Teaching procedures:Step one Revision1.Ask some students to read the text aloud fluently.2.Check the homework exercises.Step two Comprehending1.Fill in the chart after reading the passage.2.Read the passage again and answer these questions.1). Cholera was a 19th century disease. What disease do you think is similar to cholera today?2). John Snow believed Idea 2 was right. How did he finally prove it?3). Do you think John Snow would have solved this problem without the map? Give a reason.Step three Learning about the language1.Discovering useful words and expressions.1)Choose the suitable words or expressions to complete this passage: valuable, instruct, cure, expose, look into, examine, put forward, immediately, announceLi Heping was a famous football player, but his career came to an end when he became very ill. The doctor _________ him but could not find the cause of this illness. He___________ the theory that Li Heping had been _______ to a new virus. He knew he would not be able to ____ him___________, but promised he would ________the possibility of finding one in the future. Sadly, Li Heping __________ that he would take up a new career to _______ footballers in planning for the future. At his last match he thanked his fans for their _______ support by singing the popular song: “Thanks for the memory”.2). Sometimes in English we put the verb make with a noun instead of using a simple verb; for example, make a mistake instead of to mistake. Look at these simple verbs and make another construction using make + a + noun.3). In English verbs like make are very active and useful. Try to remember them and make sentences with the following words.make a face make friends make money make up one’s way to make suremake a decision make up one’s mind make the bed make room for4). This is a report on living conditions in England in the nineteenth century. Choose the correct verb or conjunction to put into the text. Each word may be used only once.link ... to blame expose ... to testdefeat reject absorb examine severe connect…toIn the twenty-first century, educated people find it difficult to believe that living conditions in the nineteenth century ______ people ___ serious illnesses. The reports of many doctors ____illness ___ drinking polluted water. However, one hundred years ago people did not _____a disease ___ the environment. So they did not _____ the companies that supplied dirty water. The doctors found that the dirtier the water, the more ______ the illness. It was only later when people began to ________ the water and ____ its quality that they _______ the idea that cholera was_________ from the air. It was only when everybody began to attack the dirty conditions that cholera was________ and was not a problem any more.2.Discovering useful structures.1). Look at the following sentences where the past participle is used, and find two more examples in thereading passage.Examples: So many thousands of terrified people died. (Attribute)Doctor John Snow was a well-known doctor in London.John Snow told the astonished people in Broad Street.But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people.(Predicative)He got interested in the two theories.Neither its cause, nor its cure was understood.2). Complete the table with phrases that have the same meaning.3). Complete the sentences using the past participle as the predicative.1.He got ______ about losing the money.2.Why do you always look so ____? Do you sleep well these days?3.I was ___________ with the film I saw last night. I had expected it to be better.4.Everybody was ________________ to hear the death of the famous film star.5.The children are really _______ about going to the zoo.6.His wound became _______with a new virus.4). Rewrite the following sentences with the past participle as attributive.1.Let’s try the bookstore that was opened last month.(Let’s try the bookstore opened last mo nth.)2. Nine out of ten women who were interviewed about the product said they liked it.(Nine out of ten women interviewed about the product said they liked it.)3. Yesterday, the President went to visit the workers who had retired.(Yesterday, the President went to visit the retired workers.)Step four Homework1.Go through the grammar items on p89 and finish Using Structures on p44.2.Finish the exercises about using words and expressions on p42.Period 3 Listening and speakingTeaching goals:1.To learn how to get required information by listening.2.Be familiar with some expressions about describing a person’s qualities.3.Practise communicating with their classmates about their futures realistically.Teaching procedures:Step one Listening:1.Lead in: A brief introduction to Fei Junrong and Nie haisheng, and then lead to the famous scientist QianXueshen.2.Explain some new words which will appear in the listening material--astronomer (天文学家), astronaut (宇航员)institute (研究所)then read the questions and ask the students to guess what this passage may be about.3.Listen to the passage twice, then let the students answer these questions.4.Play the tape once again, and check the answers together.Step two Speaking:In pairs discuss what scientific job each of you would like to choose in the future.1.These questions may help you:What job do you want to do?What education will you need? What personality will be needed?How long will the training take?What work experience would be useful?How will you prepare for this career?2.Theses expressions may help you:I always wanted to.. because…I might find it difficult to …My greatest problem will be to …Theexperience I will need is…I need to practise…I will need to be /become: patient, creative, hard-working, co-operative, confident, brave, positive, pleasant, polite, determined, energetic, strict with…3. Let the students practise it in pairs, then ask some of them to give the report.4. Show the slides of the sample conversation.Sample conversation:A : What do you want to do when you grow up?B: I want to build robots. I will have to do a physics and mathematics degree in China. After that I hope to go abroad to Reading University in England where you can study all about robots. There is a special cybernetics(控制论) department there.A: Why personality will be needed for that job?B: They have a lot of uses: for example, in making cars on a production line or doing other repetitive jobs.A: What personality will be needed for that job?B: I think I need to be patient for my ideas will take a long time to develop. I also need to be creative enough to have good ideas.A: What experience will be most useful to you?B: I think technology and engineering projects. I hope to work in a factory in my holidays.A: What kind of person makes a good inventor?B: I think someone who is happy to persevere at something and learns from his mistakes.A: Thank you. I think designing robots sounds fun.Step three Listening. (p.41)1. Some short introduction to this passage and some new words in it. New words in the listening passage:species (种类)，parrot (鹦鹉) blackbird (乌鸦)2. Read the questions before listening to the tape.3. Listen to it twice.4. Finish the exercises on p41, then check the answers.5. Show the slides of the reading text and listen again if necessary.Step 4 Homework:1. Do the listening task on P44.2.Writing: What I would like to be in the future.Period 4 Reading, writing and learning tipsTeaching goals:1.To learn about Copernicus’ revolutionary theory.2.To learn to write a persuasive essay and improve their integrating skills .Teaching procedures:Step one Pre-readingWe know the first scientist is Copernicus. He was one of the first scientists to use mathematical observations to collect information. He believed the sun is the center of the universe and the earth and other planets went around it. The chart on P.7 shows his theory.Let’s enjoy a video of Copernicus’ Revolutionary Theory.Step two While-reading1 Skimming:Read through the passage fast and try to get the main idea of the passage.2. Scanning:Scan the passage and find the experiences of CopernicusBirth: February 19, 1473Death: May 24, 1543Place of Birth: Toruń, PolandCareer:1491-1494 Studied mathematics at Kraków Academy1496 Went to Italy to study astronomy and law at the University of Bologna1497 Began observations of the Sun, Moon, and planets1514Wrote Commentariolus, an outline of his astronomical ideas, but did not circulate it widely1543Published De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial)●Read through the passage again, and tell whether the following statements are true or false.1. At Copernicus’ time, Christian Church was in charge of many western countries.2. Copernicus noticed that observed from the earth, some planets appears in front of or behind the earth.3. Copernicus didn’t show his new theory to his friends until he completed it.4. His friends were not interested in his ideas.5. Since he was not afraid of being attacked by the Church, Copernicus published his book as soon as hefinished working on it.6. Newton, Einstein, and Hawking are all scientists who made contribution to the study of the universe.Step three Explain some language points1. Fill in the blankets with proper words.1) Mao Zedong is the great leader of the Chinese R_________.2) The Invention of the computer caused a r________ in our way of living.3) Sun Zhongsan is a great r___________ leader.4) Yuan Longping created a r___________ new way of growing rice.2. lead to: to result in 导致Your carelessness will lead to the trouble in the future.3. make sense1) to have a clear meaningNo matter how I tried to read it, the sentence didn't make sense.2) to be wise course of actionIt makes sense to take care of your health.4. spin--- spun(span)--- spinninge.g. We span the coin to see who would have first turn.I spun around to see who had spoken.5. If you don’t like Tom, you may r_____ his gift.If you don’t think the suggestion is suitable for you, you may r____ it.6. enthusiastic: be interested inShe’s very ______________________ singing.We explain our plan, and he is very___________.enthusiastic enthusiasm enthusiasticallyShe shows boundless __________ for the work.She greeted him _____________ with a kiss.She is very __________ about Eastern music.7. cautious-- cautiously :careful to avoid riskbe cautious about/of sb./sth.e.g. The bank is very cautious about lending money.My father is a very cautious driver.The guard warned me to be cautious about strangers.Step four DiscussionIf you were Nicolaus Copernicus, would you have hidden your theory for so many years? Give a reason. (Suggested answer:As a scientist, Copernicus was more cautious than coward. If he had published his ideas at his time, he would have been killed just as Bruno who was burnt to death because his theory was against the Christian Church’s. Every time when a new idea appears, there are always rejections. It’s normal. Scientists should have patience to spread their truth..)Step five Writing1. Now write a short letter asking Copernicus to publish his ideas so everyone can read them.2. Learning tips.This article is a persuasive writing, which is about changing somebody else’s point of view. When you are doing this kind of writing, you must always have some evidence to support your idea. To make this easier, you can hold discussions with your family and friends. Give your ideas and reasons to them whenever you are making choices. You may argue with them and try to persuade them. Then you will find it easier to do your persuade writing.However, when you are writing, do not forget to plan your work and put your ideas in a logical order.Now please discuss in a group of four and decide how to write this letter. Try to collect your ideas and make a plan. You can read the tips given to you in Ex.3 on page 7.Here is a plan: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 writingDear 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 centre of the universe. It is also odd that the brightness of some stars seems to change. So I agree with you that we need a new theory.I know your observations have been very carefully carried out over many years. Now you must have the courage to publish them. Science can never advance unless people have the courage of their beliefs. I know you worry about what will happen if you publish your new theory.No matter how people oppose it, time will show if your ideas are right or wrong.So I hope you will feel you can publish your new theory.Yours sincerely,(your name)Step six Homework1. Write down your persuasive essay on your exercise books.2. Review the whole unit and prepare for the dictation.Period 5 Summing up & AssessmentTeaching goals:1.To know about what they have learned in this unit.2.To check their work and give a self-assessment.Teaching procedures:Step one Revision1. Have a dictation of the words and expression learned in this unit.scientific conclude repeat defeat attend expose control blame immediately announce complete cautious put forward draw a conclusionin addition link…to apart from lead to make sense point of view2. Translate the following sentences(p42)1) 除了公园以外，这个夏天我就没有出过公寓。

Period 4 Reading and Writing The General Idea of This PeriodIn this period the teaching and learning will center on reading and writing.As usual, the teacher can begin the teaching with reviewing the former knowledge.The following part is the lead-in—talking about some scientists, because this unit talks about great scientists and this passage is about Nicolaus Copernicus and his theory.As to reading training, the teacher should still develop the students’ ability of scanning and skimming.So at the beginning, get the students to prepare some knowledge for reading. For that purpose, the teacher will firstly ask for information about Copernicus according to what the students already know.Then the teacher can have the students listen to the tape and find out whether the statements are true or false.It is designed to train the students’ listening and to check whether the students have previewed the passage ter, the teacher will ask the students to skim it and find out the main idea for each part.The purpose of doing these is to help the students to form the good habit of reading with some strategy.When reading a passage, we had better first read it as a whole, that is, understand the structure of the passage and catch the main idea with the help of the structure and title.The following step is to read the passage for the details.The teacher can design some teaching activities to help the students to know about more and more information by taking part in the reading activities.As a result, the teacher should be careful, cautious and creative when designing the reading activities.The reading activities had better be various, which can catch more students’ attention.At the end of reading, some activities should be designed to check the students’ understanding by saying something about Copernicus and making up a dialogue between Copernicus and his friend.The practicing helps the students improve their speaking and arouse their creativity.The competition is held to make the students take part in the class activities actively.At the same time, let the students consider the writing purpose.Besides reading, the students are also expected to learn and practise their writing skill.By studying the passage, the students should learn to do persuasive writing to c hange someone else’s decision.The teacher should give the students some advice on how to plan the writing and develop the writing—beginning, body and conclusion.Teaching Important PointsHelp the students know about Copernicus and his theory.Develop the students’ reading ability.Improve the students’ writing ability.Teaching DifficultyDevelop the students’ reading ability.Teaching AidsMulti-media classroom and other normal teaching tools.Three Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge 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 science and devotion to science.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 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 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: I’d like to know something about Madame Curie, because she was one of the great women scientists.S2: I’d like to know about Albert Einstein, because he plays an important 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 believed 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 let’s come to the passage Copernicus’ revolutionary theory.Step 4 ListeningT: First I’d like you to listen to the tape and find out whether the statementsare 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.Copernicus worked out the theory by observation and calculation.( ) 4.Copernicus didn’t publish his ideas un til 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?Who’d like to have 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 stateme nt is false.Copernicus didn’t 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.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 end 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 let’s compare his theory and the theory before him.Work in pairs.Read the passage again and fill inBefore Copernicus’ theory Copernicus’ 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.2.The earth is spinning as it goes roundthe sun.(Two minutes later.)T: Have you found out the different theories?Who’d 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: Copernicus found that the sun is the center of the solar system and the planets go round it except the moon.T: That’s 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 didn’t publish his theory immediately he found it.Can you tell me why?S: Because he didn’t 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 death.If you were Copernicus, would you have hidden your theory so for many years?Please give a reason.(Two minutes later.)T: I’d 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 didn’t enjoy the freedom of speech.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 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 le arned the whole passage, I’d 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 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 didn’t publish his theory until 1543.S4: Copernicus made a great contribution to astronomy.Ss: ...T: I’m deeply impressed by your sentences.You are excellent.Fr om 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 competition 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 didn’t 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 suggested information on Page 7.Then you need to arrange these ideas.There is a plan for it.Beginning: Tell Copernicus who you are and why you want him to publish his ideas.Paragraph 2: Reason 1 and evidence.Paragraph 3: Reason 2 and evidence.Summing up: Ask him to think again about publishing his ideas.(Give Ss some time to do it.Ask them to draw an outline first, and it will help them to develop their writing skill.The passage will be clear.If they have finished writing, get them to exchange with their desk mates.Finally ask some to read their writings to the whole class.While doing this, the teacher can design a competition to arouse their excitement.)Step 9 HomeworkT: You did very well in class.There’s the homework for you.1.Preview the reading passage and underline the phrases you think important and useful.2.Finish the writing if you haven’t finished and improve it if you have.The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 1 Great scientistsPeriod 4 Reading and WritingCopernicus’ revolutionary workMain idea of each part:Para 1 Brief introductionPara 2 The cause ofCope rnicus’ theoryParas 3-4 The process ofCopernicus’theoryPara 5 The significance ofCopernicus’ theoryBefore Copernicus’ theory Copernicus’ theory1.God made the earth.2.The earth was the center of the solarsystem.1.The sun is the center of the solarsystem and the planets go around it exceptthe moon.2.The earth is spinning as it goes roundthe sun.Research and ActivitiesThe theme of the activity is“a great scientist in our eyes”.Get the students to work in groups and introduce a great scientist in their minds.First, they need to decide which scientist they think is the greatest.Then, collect as much information as possible about the scientist, such as his/her life, achievements, and so on.In the end, each group presents it to the whole class.The activity is designed to arouse the students’ interest in science, cultivate their team spirit and learn something from these great scientists.It also helps them learn to search for information and organize it well.Reference for TeachingNicolaus CopernicusBorn on Feb.19, 1473, in Thorn (Torun), Poland, Nicolaus Copernicus was destined to become, through the publication of his heliocentric theory 70 years later, one of the seminal figures in the history of scientific thought.The son of a prosperous merchant, he was raised after his father’s death by a maternal uncle, who enabled him to enter the University of Krakow, then famous for its mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy curriculum.This experience stimulated the young Copernicus to study further liberal arts at Bologna (1496-1501), medicine at Padua, and law at the University of Ferrara, from which he emerged in 1503 with the doctorate in canon law.Shortly afterward he returned to Poland and eventually settled permanently at the cathedral in Frauenberg (Frombork), less than 100 miles from his birthplace.Through his uncle’s influence he had been elected a canon of the church even before his journey to Italy.Copernicus not only faithfully performed his ecclesiastical duties, but also practiced medicine, wrote a treatise on monetary reform, and turned his attention to a subject in which he had long been interested-astronomy.By May 1514 Copernicus had written De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, 1543).This classic work challenged the geocentric cosmology that had been accepted since the time of Aristotle.Copernicus proposed that the earth goes round the sun with the other planets.The new theory that Copernicus espoused in De revolutionibus exhibits a peculiarmixture of both radical and conservative elements.In the midst of his radical reordering of the structure of the universe, Copernicus still adhered to the ancient Aristotelian doctrines of solid celestial spheres and perfect circular motion of heavenly bodies, and he held essentially intact the entire Aristotelian physics of motion.Moreover, with significant innovations, he clung to the Ptolemaic representation of planetary motion by means of complicated combinations of circles called epicycles.Although Copernicus realized that his theory implied an enormous increase in the size of the universe, he declined to pronounce it infinite.These aspects of the Copernican treatise do not mitigate the novelty or the impact of the final theory, or the author’s firm conviction that his system was an accurate representation of physical reality.Rather, they indicate the scope of the work that lay ahead and that was effectively addressed in the next century when Kepler determined the ellipticity of planetary orbits, Galileo formulated his new concept of motion, and Newton espoused his theory of universal gravitation.The enunciation of the heliocentric theory by Copernicus marked the beginning of the scientific revolution, and of a new view of a greatly enlarged universe.It was a shift away from the comfortable anthropocentrism of the ancient and medieval world.A scientific theory that reflected so profoundly on humanity was not welcomed by the church, and it was only after the publication (1540) of Narratio prima (A First Account), by an enthusiastic supporter named Rheticus, that the aged Copernicus agreed to commit to print the theory already outlined in 1514.An undocumented, but often repeated, story holds that Copernicus received a printed copy of his treatise on his deathbed.He died on May 24, 1543.Shenzhou Ⅵ touches downBEIJING, Oct.17 (Xinhua/)—The return module of China’s second manned spacecraft Shenzhou Ⅵ has returned to the Earth, and the astronauts are safe.The module and astronauts touched down in the main landing field in Central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 4: 33 A.M.Monday after a five-day flight.Fei Junlong got out of the return module by himself first, followed by Nie Haisheng.The two said they were in good condition when answering questions from journalists.The two People’s Liberation Army colonels received a hero’s welcome.Jubilant residents in Nie’s home town in central Hubei province set off firecrackers and performed traditional lion dances.Fei’s mother wept on learning of his safe return, and his father declared, “The motherland is so great!”State television showed the astronauts emerging from Shenzhou Ⅵ unaided, pausing atop the charred reentry craft to wave to the recovery team.Chen Bingde, chief of China’s manned space project, declares the mission a complete success.The return moduel landed one kilometer away from the target, and six kilometers from the Shenzhou V’s landing site.The two men are expected to be taken by a helicopter to a local airport to board a flight to Beijing.Both will be in isolation for observation for 14 days after the mission, but family members will be allowed to visit, the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper said Sunday.Fei and Nie blasted off Wednesday on China’s second manned spa ce mission.It came almost exactly two years after China’s first manned space flight.China is only the third country to send humans into orbit on its own, after Russia and the United States.State television showed scores of technicians monitoring the landing at computer screens at a Beijing control center.They showed no reaction when an announcer said the capsule had landed but broke into cheers after word came that the astronauts were safe, the Associated Press reported.Chinese leaders including the top legislator Wu Bangguo were shown on television watching the landing from the control center.The mission had“accomplished the planned experiments and accumulated valuable technical data, ”Xinhua said Sunday.“We feel good, our work is going smoothly and our life is happy, ”Fei was quoted as saying Sunday evening before the craft began its re-entry maneuvers.“We will do our utmost to fulfill the mission.”“We’re grateful for the deep love and concern by all Chinese people, the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwa n compatriots, ”Nie said.Shenzhou 6 orbited the Earth 76 times and traveled more than 1.9 million miles.The mission was substantially longer and more complex than the 2003 flight, when astronaut Yang Liwei orbited for 21 1/2 hours before his capsule landed by parachute.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）。

2021年高中英语 Unit1 Great scientists Section IV 单元知识小结新人教版必修5一、单元知识总结：（一）重点短语1. 提出 _______________________________2. 得出结论 _______________________________3. 分析结果 _______________________________4. 使显露；暴露 _______________________________5. 每一次 _______________________________6. 下定决心 _______________________________7. 深入调查 _______________________________8. 缓解 _______________________________9. 将…和…联系或连接起来 _________________________10. 应该被罚 _______________________________11. 对…负责 _______________________________12. 代替，而不是 _______________________________13. 犯错误 ________________________________14. 厌倦 ________________________________15. 做鬼脸 ________________________________16. 对…严格 ________________________________17. 对…热心 ________________________________18. 导致 ________________________________19. 只有 ________________________________20. 要是…就好了；但愿 ____________________________21. 有时 ____________________________22. 从事；致力于 ____________________________23. 有意义；讲得通 ____________________________24. 鼓励…做某事 ____________________________25. 违背 ____________________________（二）重点句型1.only +状语位于句首，句子部分倒装只有那时，他才意识到错了。