教学准备
1. 教学目标
知识目标 To master the useful expressions and sentences in the text.
能力目标 To learn the text well and improve students’ reading ability.
情感目标 To be positive and strong-minded when in trouble.
2. 教学重点/难点
重难点
句型 1. Every time I returned after an absence, I felt stupid because I
was behind the others.
2. As well as going to the movies and football matches with friends, I spend a lot of time with my pets.
3. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself.
4. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live
as rich and full a life as you do.
3. 教学用具
4. 标签
教学过程
Step I: Display the preview work
Ask several students to write down the preview work on the blackboard. Then check the answers together and remember them after class.
Step II: Lead-in
T: Well down. All of you did good jobs. I’d like you appreciate a picture. Please look at the screen. Dou you know him?
S:
T: His name is Nick Vujicic. From this picture, we can see he has no arms and legs, but a small foot. Would you like to know more about him? Let’s see a short video.
T: Nick is positive and he tells us the disabled can live well. In
this class, another disabled person Marty will tell us his story. Let’s come to Marty’s story
Step Ⅲ: Reading comprehension
Task1:Fast reading
T: Skim the text to match the main idea of each paragraph
Para.1 a) Marty met with a lot of difficulties at school
Para.2 b) How his life has become easier
Para.3 c) The advantages of his disease
Para.4 d) An introduction to Marty and his muscle disease
Para.5 e) How his disability developed
Task2: Detailed reading
T: Since we know the structure of the text, let’s learn some details about Marty. Read paragraph1 quickly and finish exercise2.
1. When Marty says “I am one in a million”, he really means _____.
A. he is unique
B. he has a rare disease
C. he has a muscle disease
D. he lives a hard but happy life
2. What does “live one day at a time” mean?
T: Although Marty developed a rare disease, he is also optimistic. Can doctors cure him of his disease? With this question, let’s read paragraph2&3 and deal with exercise3.
1. Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg?
A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out.
B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen (标本).
C. Because they would transplant (移植) the new muscle.
D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.
2. Which sentence can be replaced by the following one?
After many tests in hospital, doctors still can’t find out the cause of the disease. And I don’t know what will come up in the future.
T: It is a pity that doctors can’t find out the cause. If you were Marty, what would you do?
S:
T: What about Marty? Let’s come to paragraph4 and finish exercise4.
1. What are Marty’s ambition, achievements and hobbies?
T: Are you inspired by Mary’s positive attitude? If you meet a disabled person, what would you like to do? Marty not only achieved great success but also had something to tell us. Then read last paragraph and write down the answers about exercise5.
2. What are Marty’s suggestions to healthy children?
Task 3: Further reading
T: After reading this text, what kind of person do you think Marty is?
S：
T: Excellent! Let’s read the text for the third time and have a
better understanding of Marty’s story.
T: Work in pairs and deal with exercise 6.
