1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家英语：Unit 1Great Scientists教案（2）（新人教版必修5）全模块Teaching aimsTo help students learn to describe peopleTo help students learn to read a narration about John SnowTo help students better understand “Great scientists”To help students learn to use some important words and expressionsTo help stu
2、dents identify examples of “The Past Participle (1) as the Predicative & the attribute”Period 1 Warming up and readingTeaching ProceduresI. Warming up Step I Lead inTalk about scientist.T: Hi, morning, class. Nice to see you on this special day, the day when you become a senior two grader. I am happ
3、y to be with you helping you with your English. Today we are to read about a certain scientist. But first lets define the word “scientist”. What is a scientist?A scientist is a person who works in science, trying to understand how the universe or other things work.Scientists can work in different ar
4、eas of science. Here are some examples: Those that study physics are physicists. Those that study chemistry are chemists. Those that study biology are biologists.Step IIAsk the students to try the quiz and find out who knows the most.T: There are some great scientific achievements that have changed
5、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. 1. Archimedes, Ancient Greek (287-212 BC), a mathematician.2. Charles Da
6、rwin, Britain (1808-1882). The name of the book is Origin of Species.3. Thomas Newcomen, British (1663-1729), an inventor of steam engine.4. Gregor Mendel, Czech, a botanist and geneticist.5. Marie Curie, Polish and French, a chemist and physicist.6. Thomas Edison, American, an inventor.7. Leonardo
7、da Vinci, Italian, an artist.8. Sir Humphry Davy, British, an inventor and chemist.9. Zhang Heng, ancient China, an inventor.10. Stepper Hawking, British, a physicist.II. Pre-readingStep IGet the students to discuss the questions on page 1 with their partners. Then ask the students to report their w
8、ork. Encourage the students to express their different opinions. What do you know about infectious diseases?Infectious diseases can be spread to other people. They have an unknown cause and need public health care to solve them. People may be exposed to infectious disease, so may animals, such as bi
9、rd flu，AIDS, SARS are infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are difficult to cure. What do you know about cholera?Cholera is the illness caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. It infects peoples intestines(肠), causing diarrhea and leg cramps (抽筋).The most common cause of cholera is by some
10、one eating food or drinking water that has been contaminated(污染) with the bacteria. Cholera can be mild(不严重的) or even without immediate symptoms(症状), but a severe case can lead to death without immediately treatment.3. Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research?Anybody might come out
11、 with a new idea. But how do we prove it in scientific research? There are seven stages in examining a new idea in scientific research. And they can be put in the following order. What order would you put the seven in? Just guess.Find a problem Make up a question Think of a method Collect results An
12、alyse the results Draw a conclusion Repeat if necessaryIII. ReadingStep I Pre-readingDo you know John Snow?John Snow is a well-known doctor in the 19th century in London and he defeated “King Cholera”.Do you know what kind of disease is cholera?It is a kind of terrible disease caused by drinking dir
13、ty water and it caused a lot of deaths in the old times and it was very difficult to defeat.Lets get to know how Dr. John Snow defeated “King Cholera” in 1854 in London in this reading passage: Step II SkimmingRead the passage and answer the questions.Who defeats “King Cholera“? (John Snow)What happ
14、ened in 1854? (Cholera outbreak hit London.)How many people died in 10 days? (500)Why is there no death at No. 20 and 21 Broad Street as well as at No. 8 and 9 Cambridge Street? (These families had not drunk the water from the Broad Street pump.)(Optional)Skim the passage and find the information to
15、 complete the form below.WhoWhenWhatHowResultJohn Snow1854helping ordinary people exposed to choleraExamining the source of all water supplies and finding new methods of dealing with polluted waster“King Cholera” defeatedStep III ScanningRead the passage and number these events in the order that the
16、y happened. 2 John Snow began to test two theories. 1 An outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854. 4 John Snow marked the deaths on a map. 7 He announced that the water carried the disease. 3 John Snow investigated two streets where the outbreak was very severe. 8 King Cholera was defeated. 5 He found
17、 that most of the deaths were near a water pump. 6 He had the handle removed from the water pump.Step IV Main idea and correct stageRead the passage and put the correct stages into the reading about research into a disease.John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”ParagraphStagesGeneral ideas1Find a problem:W
18、hat cause the cholera?The causes of cholera2Make up a question:Which is right?The correct or possible theory3Think of a method:Test two theoryCollect data on where people were ill and died and where they got their water4Collect results:Mark the deathPlot information on a map to find out where people
19、 died or did not die5Analyze the results:Find the resource of the waterLook into the water to see if that is the cause of the illness6Find supporting evidenceFind other evidences to confirm his conclusion7Draw a conclusionThe polluted dirty source of drinking water was to blame for the cause of the
20、London cholera Step V Group discussionAnswer the questions (Finish exercise 2 on Page 3)1. John Snow believed Idea 2 was right. How did he finally prove it? (John Snow finally proved his idea because he found an outbreak that was clearly related to cholera, collected information and was able to tie
21、cases outside the area to the polluted water.)2. Do you think John Snow would have solved this problem without the map? (No. The map helped John Snow organize his ideas. He was able to identify those households that had had many deaths and check their water-drinking habits. He identified those house
22、s that had had no deaths and surveyed their drinking habits. The evidence clearly pointed to the polluted water being the cause.)3. Cholera is a 19th century disease. What disease do you think is similar to cholera today? (Two diseases, which are similar today, are SARS and AIDS because they are both serious, have an unknown cause and need public health care to solve them.Step VI Using the stages for scientific research and write a summary. 5 版权所有高考资源网
