1、Unit 1 Great scientists. 单元教学目标技能目标Skill Goals Talk about science and contributions of scientistsPractice expressing will, hope and suggestionsPractice expressing the stages in examining a new scientific ideaLearn to organize a scientific researchLearn to use the past participle as the predicative &
2、 attributePractice describing peoples characteristics and qualitiesDevelop the skills of persuasive and descriptive writing. 目标语言功 能 句 式Describing people What nationality is this scientist?When was he / she born?When did he / she die?What kind of family did he / she come from?What kind of education
3、did he / she receive?What did he / she achieve in his / her scientific work?Why did he / she achieve great success?Was it because of his / her talent / intelligence / hard work / persistence / confidence / curiosity / enthusiasm / luck?词 汇1 四会词汇engine, characteristic, theory, scientific, examine, co
4、nclude, conclusion, analyse, repeat, defeat, attend, expose, cure, control, absorb, test, severe, valuable, pump, pub, blame, immediately, handle, addition, link, announce, instruct, virus, construction, contribute, positive, strict, movement, god, backward, complete, spin, enthusiastic, cautious, r
5、eject, view2 认读词汇infect, infectious, cholera, deadly, outbreak, clue, Cambridge, germ, certainty, creative, cooperative, Nicolas Copernicus, revolutionary, calculation, loop, privately, bright-ness, persuasive, logical3 词组put forward, make a conclusion, in addition, link . to ., apart from, be stric
6、t with, lead to, make sense, point of view, expose to, absorb into, be to blame, physical characteristic结 构The past participle as the predicative & attributeFind out the functions of the past participle in sentences.Discover the similarities and differences between the passive voice of the predicate
7、 and the past participle used as predicative & attribute.重点句子1. John Snow was a famous doctor in London so expert, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. P22. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera. P23. It seemed the water
8、 was to blame. P24. To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all water supplies be examined. P35. Although he had tried to ignore them, all his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the center of the solar system. P66. Only i
9、f you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense. P77. To his surprise, he found that he could cross six of the bridges without going over any of them twice or going back on himself. P44. 教材分析和教材重组1. 教材分析本单元主要话题是How to organize scientific research。旨在通过本单元的教学培养学生探究
10、科学、崇尚科学的精神和正确的科学观；帮助学生了解科学的本质和科学家的特质，使学生懂得科学探究的基本步骤和要素；指导学生如何对科学家及其所从事的科研工作进行描述、发表看法，并针对自己的个性特征和兴趣专长，畅谈个人的职业志向和人生规划。1.1 Warming Up 通过问答形式使学生回顾不同领域不同时代的10位科学家，了解他们对人类的贡献及其成果。1.2 Pre-reading 通过对几个问题的讨论，使学生了解传染病和“霍乱”的基本常识，并了解科研过程中验证某些观点的基本程序和方法。1.3 Reading 介绍英国著名医生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
11、传染病的。通过课文学习，使学生了解科学发现的全过程及其严密性；学习描述性文体的基本写作框架。1.4 Comprehending 共设计了四个题型。1.5 Learning about Language 共设计了两大部分，8个练习，对本单元的重点词汇和主要语法项目进行训练。第一部分的1-4题旨在训练学生对重点词汇、短语的运用；第二部分旨在练习过去分词作定语和表语的用法。1.6 Using Language 由两部分组成：Listening and speaking 是一段关于中国著名科学家钱学森先生的生平介绍的听力材料；Reading and writing是一段关于伟大天文学家哥白尼发表“日心
12、说”过程的短文。2 教材重组2.1 将Warming Up，Pre-reading, Reading和Comprehending三部分整合为一节“精读课”。2.2 将Using Language中的Copernicus Revolutionary Theory和Workbook中的FINDING THE SOLUTION整合为一节“泛读课”。2.3 将Learning about Language中的Discovering useful structures和Discovering useful words and expressions以及Workbook中的USING STRUCTURES
13、和USING WORDS AND EXPRES-SIONS整合为一节“语言学习课”。2.4 将Using Language中的Listening与Workbook中LISTENING和LISTENING TASK三个部分整合为一节“听力课”。2.5 将Using Language中的Speaking与Workbook中的TALKING和SPEAKING TASK三个部分整合为一节“口语课”。2.6 将 Using Language中的Reading and Writing以及Workbook中的WRITING TASK整合为一节“写作课”。3. 课型设计与课时分配 1st Period Rea
14、ding 2nd Period Extensive Reading 3rd Period Language Study 4th Period Listening 5th Period Speaking 6th Period Writing. 分课时教案 Language StudyTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言重点词汇和短语virus, contribute, conclude, make ones way to, reserved seats 2. Ability goals 能力目标Learn the past participle u
15、sed as attribute and predicative.Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点Learn the past participle used as attribute and predicative.Teaching methods 教学方法Grammar-Translation method.Teaching aids 教具准备A computer and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式StepRevision and Lead-in Task 1: Dic
16、tate the following important words and expressions. T: Now class. Lets have a dictation. Ready? Reference words: valuable, instruct, cure, announce, look into, examine, put forward, immediately, expose, link to, blame, absorb, severe, defeat, reject, test. Thats over, have you finished?Task 2: Ask t
17、he students to turn to pages 4 and 42 and do Exercise 1. And then check the answers. Task 3: Ask the students to read and understand the explanations in Exercise 2 on page 4. T: Very good! Can you put the verb “make” with a noun to form a “predicate + object” phrase? For example: “making a mistake”
18、instead of “to mistake”.Sample answers: S: “make an agreement”, “make an admission”, “make an apology”.T: Well done! Please find and collect as many examples as you can as homework. Next period Ill check your work.Task 4: Ask the students to do Exercises 3 on page 43 and then check the answers. Step
19、 PracticeTask 1: Enable the students to do the following exercises. T: Please look at the screen and put them into English using “make + n” and past participles.Show the following on the screen:约会， 闲言碎语， 道歉， 竞争， 选择， 不速之客，感到沮丧的学生，受到鼓舞的竞赛者， 拥挤的街道Sample answers: make an appointment, make gossip, make a
20、n apology, make a contest, make a choice, unexpected visitors, discouraged students, inspired contestant, crowded streetsStep GrammarExplain the usage of the past participles as predicative and attribute. 1. 过去分词作表语表示主语所处的状态。用作表语的过去分词大多来自及物动词；不及物动词的过去分词能作表语的只限于少数表示位置转移的动词，如go, come, assemble等，它们用在连系
21、动词之后，表示完成意义，无被动意义。例如：The man looked quite disappointed.He is greatly discouraged by her refusal.His hair is nearly all gone.已经形容词化了的过去分词大多可作表语，常见的有accomplished, amazed, amused, astonished, broken, closed, completed, complicated, confused, crowded, devoted, disappointed, discouraged, drunk, excited,
22、frightened, hurt, interested, lost, satisfied, surprised, worried等。2. 过去分词作定语a）用作前置定语的过去分词通常来自及物动词，带有被动意义和完成意义。例如：We like skating in the frozen lake in the winter.=We like skating in the lake which has been frozen in the winter.How many finished products have you got up to now?=How many products tha
23、t have been finished have you got up to now?来自不及物动词的过去分词很少能单独用作前置定语，能作这样用的仅限以下几个词，这时仅表示完成意义，不表示被动意义。例如：a retired worker=a worker who has retiredan escaped prisoner=a prisoner who has escapeda faded / withered flower=a flower that has faded / witheredfallen leaves=leaves that have fallenthe risen sun
24、=the sun that has just risena returned student=a student who has returnedvanished treasure=treasure that has vanishedb) 用作后置定语的过去分词通常也来自及物动词，表示被动意义和完成意义。这时过去分词相当于一个定语从句。例如：Things seen are better than things heard.=Things which are seen are better than things which are heard.The lobster broiled over
25、charcoal was delicious.=The lobster which was broiled over charcoal was delicious.Practice: 将下列句子译成英语。1. 他看上去又累又沮丧. 2. 我们一得到补充资金,就继续我们的实验。3. 我们可以看到被阳光照亮的月球的一部分.4. 经过一个激动和无眠的夜晚之后，第二天我强迫自己在海滨走了很久.5. 早在1649年,俄亥俄州就决定在每一个城镇建立免费的、由税收支持的学校。6. 彼得对这一切似乎很惊奇。Sample answers: 1. He looked tired and depressed. 2.
26、 We will go on with our experiment as soon as we get the added fund. 3. We can see the part of the moon lighted by sunlight. 4. After a night spent in excitement and sleepless-ness, I forced myself to take a long walk along the beach the next day. 5. As early as in 1649, Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town. 6. Peter was very amazed at all this. Step HomeworkPrepare for the next period.