1、Presentation of the Teaching Plan译林（2019）高中英语必修第三册第四单元ReadingChinese scientist wins 2015 Noble PrizeTeaching theoriesthe New English Curriculum Standards(2020)What: The topic of this unit is Scientists who changed the world, belonging to the theme Human and Society, categorized into the theme group
2、- scientists, scientific discoveries, scientific spirit. The reading text of this unit is a news report about 2015 Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou and her great efforts in the process of discovering Qinghaosu.Analysis of the teaching materialHow: Since the passage is a news report, students will be gui
3、ded to figure out the features of each part as well as to define the structure of it, thus getting the main idea of the newsreport.Why: It aims to raise students awareness of the value of TCM and to encourage students to learn the precious qualities and spirit from this admirable scientist.Analysis
4、of the studentsThis class is intended for Senior One students. After learning English for some time in high school, students already have a good command of basic reading strategies like skimming and scanning to get the main idea or more detailed information. But students in the class are not at the
5、same level. As teachers, we can provide a scaffold to help students improve themselves and go further to a higher level, or we can say the ZDP - the zone of proximal development so that learners can achieve more withguidance.Teaching objectivesAccording to the Core Competences, by the end of the cla
6、ss, students are supposed to:l figure out the structure of a newsreport;l summarize the factual information in thetext;l extract the general idea of eachpart;l get involved and cooperate with partners to express theirattitudes;l host a forum with the targetlanguage;l develop their logical and critic
7、althinking;l Enhance their national pride and sense ofmission.Teaching emphases:l To help students grasp the features of newsreports;l Raise students awareness of the value ofTCM;l Encourage them to learn the precious qualities and spirit from Tu Youyou.Teaching difficulties:l How to encourage ss de
8、epthinking;l How to cultivate ss languageability;l How to develop their learningcapability.Teaching methodsl Task- based language teachingmethodl Communicative teachingapproachLearning methodsl KWL learningmethodl Cooperative learningmethodTeaching aidsMultimedia devices, textbooks, the blackboardTe
9、aching proceduresPurposesBefore classWatch a video of The China(Wuhu) Popularized Science Products Exposition.1.To arouse interest in the topic.Step 1 Lead-in(3 mins)l Play a guessinggame.l Ask ss whether they know the three Chinese who have won the NobelPrize.l Predict from the headline and the pic
10、tures to guess which of the three scientists this text isabout.1. To activate their acquired knowledge for further study; 2.To prepare for the new lesson.Step 2 Pre-reading(3 mins)l Work out the structure and features of a newsreport.1. To work outthe features ofnews reports;2. To make sscloser to t
11、hecontents to beread;3. To facilitate thel Askquestions:connection ofinformation.What information can you get from the headline?What else do you want to know?Step 3 While-reading(25 mins)1. First reading.l Skim the news report and match the main ideas with the 4parts.1. To analyze and conclude relev
12、ant information;l Define the structure of this readingmaterial.1. To find theconnection ofdifferent paras;2. To developtheir awareness ofdiscourse andlogical thinking.2. Detailed reading.l Read Para. 1 to get the answers to who, what, when, andwhy.1. To summarizethe main point ofthis news report.l R
13、ead para. 2 to get some background information about TuYouyou.1. To practiceskimming and scanning to find out detailed information;2. To enhancetheir thinkingquality.l Read paras. 3-5 to learn about the process of Tu and her teamdiscoveringQinghaosu and watch a video afterwards.l Read para. 6 to fin
14、d the answer to this question: What is the significanceof1. To furtherTu Youyous achievement?explore thetreasure house ofTCM2. To inspirefemale ss interestin science.3. Further thinking.l What qualities did Tu Youyou show as ascientist?1. To inspire ss tolearn the preciousqualities andspirit from Tu
15、.1. To get a broadl There have long been a skeptical voice about traditional Chinesemedicine.knowledge ofWhats your opinion on TCM?TCM;2. To gain anobjectivecognition on it.Step 4 Post-reading(13 mins)l Discuss the following question, What drove Tu Youyou to work so hard and make so many sacrifices
16、in her scientificresearch?l Hold aforum: 6 ss work in agroup; 1 host &5 guests; Greetings &endings; At least 5 questions(Feelings after reading;what you learn;influence on you;other scientists;special words to say to TuYouyou.).1. To enhance their national pride and sense of mission;2. To output wha
17、t they learn in this period;3. To train their language competence, communication andcooperationabilities.B3U4 Reading Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel PrizeScreenQualities of Tu YouyouOther candidates:Step 5 HomeworkTo nominate a Chinese for a Nobel Prize.Three candidates are shown as examples: Xi
18、Jinping for peace, Zhong Nanshan for medicine and Yu Hua for literature. Students can also come up with other people qualified for this award.1. To consolidate the language output;2. To raise their national pride to a higherlevel;3. To develop their logicalandcritical thinking.Blackboard designTeach
19、ing reflectionAfter class, I will ask myself the following questions to see whether the preset objectives can be achieved in this class.l Do students know the features of news reports? Do they know more about TuYouyou?l What do they learn from Tu Youyou? What do they think ofTCM?l Can they cooperate with partners to voice their attitudes andopinions?l Can they list the reasons for their nominations in their homework? After self-reflection, I can improve this lesson from theseaspects.
