1、教学内容This is the fourth period. In this period the teaching and learning will center on reading and writing.Help the students know about Copernicus and his theory.Develop the students reading ability.Improve the students writing ability.教学目标Knowledge AimsGet the students to know about Copernicus and
2、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.教学策略手段As usual, the teacher ca
3、n begin the teaching with reviewing the former knowledge. 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 li
4、sten to the tape and find out whether the statements are true or false.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.At the end of reading
5、, 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.Besides reading, the students are also expected to learn and practise their writing skill.By studying the passage, the students sho
6、uld learn to do persuasive writing to change someone elses decision.The teacher should give the students some advice on how to plan the writing and develop the writingbeginning, body and conclusion.课堂练习Step1Stephen Hawking 最杰出的科学家之一出生：1942年1月8日，英国品格:严于律己；严谨治学经历：1.小时候热衷于设计玩具2.二十岁时，患上怪病；但积极面对，迎接挑战，专注于
7、宇宙研究成就：1.1988年，提出“黑洞”理论2.由于他贡献突出，被认为这一领域的权威2006年，到中国做演讲，给听众留下深刻的印象Step21. 最著名的科学家之一2. 严于律己3. 严谨治学4. 热衷于5. 在二十来岁时6. 患病7. 积极面对8. 迎接挑战9. 专注于10. 提出11. 做贡献12. 被认为13. 作演讲14. 留下深刻印象1. one of the most famous scientists2. be strict with oneself3. be cautious of 4. be crazy/enthusiastic about5. in ones twenti
8、es6. suffer from7. be positive about8. face the challenge9. be absorbed in10. put forward11. make contributions to12. be regarded as13. give/make a speech14. leave a deep impression on sb.Step31.(1)Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists .(2)He was born in Britain,on January 8,1942.(3)H
9、e is strict with himself and cautious of science.1.Stephen Hawking ,one of the most famous scientists ,was born in Britain,on January 8,1942 and he is strict with himself and cautious of science.2.As a child, he was crazy /entusiastic about designing toys.3.In his twenties, he suffered from a terrib
10、le disease,but he was not only positive about it and faced challenges bravely but was also absorbed in researching the universe.4.In 1988, he put forward the theory of “black hole”,and then owing to the outstanding contributions he had made ,he was regarded as the authority of this field.5. (1)In 20
11、06,he made a wonderful speech in China.(2)It left a deep impression on the audience.In 2006,he made a wonderful speech in China and it left a deep impression on the audience.Step4Stephen Hawking ,one of the most famous scientists born in Britain,on January 8,1942 , is strict with himself and cautiou
12、s of science.As a child, he was crazy /entusiastic about designing toys. In his twenties, he suffered from a terrible disease,but he was not only positive about it and faced challenges bravely but was also absorbed in researching the universe. In 1988, he put forward the theory of “black hole”,and t
13、hen owing to the outstanding contributions he had made ,he was regarded as the authority of this field. In 2006,he gave /made a wonderful speech in China , which left a deep impression on the audience.Step215. 最著名的科学家之一16. 严于律己17. 严谨治学18. 热衷于19. 在二十来岁时20. 患病21. 积极面对22. 迎接挑战23. 专注于24. 提出25. 做贡献26. 被认
14、为27. 作演讲28. 留下深刻印象15. one of the most famous scientists16. be strict with oneself17. be cautious of 18. be crazy/enthusiastic about19. in ones twenties20. suffer from21. be positive about22. face the challenge23. be absorbed in24. put forward25. make contributions to26. be regarded as27. give/make a
15、 speech28. leave a deep impression on sb.Step31.(1)Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists .(2)He was born in Britain,on January 8,1942.(3)He is strict with himself and cautious of science.1.Stephen Hawking ,one of the most famous scientists ,was born in Britain,on January 8,1942 and he
16、 is strict with himself and cautious of science.2.As a child, he was crazy /entusiastic about designing toys.3.In his twenties, he suffered from a terrible disease,but he was not only positive about it and faced challenges bravely but was also absorbed in researching the universe.4.In 1988, he put f
17、orward the theory of “black hole”,and then owing to the outstanding contributions he had made ,he was regarded as the authority of this field.5. (1)In 2006,he made a wonderful speech in China.(2)It left a deep impression on the audience.In 2006,he made a wonderful speech in China and it left a deep
18、impression on the audience.Step4Stephen Hawking ,one of the most famous scientists born in Britain,on January 8,1942 , is strict with himself and cautious of science.As a child, he was crazy /entusiastic about designing toys. In his twenties, he suffered from a terrible disease,but he was not only p
19、ositive about it and faced challenges bravely but was also absorbed in researching the universe. In 1988, he put forward the theory of “black hole”,and then owing to the outstanding contributions he had made ,he was regarded as the authority of this field. In 2006,he gave /made a wonderful speech in China , which left a deep impression on the audience.教学反思