1、Unit 5 EducationLesson 3 Understanding 教学目标与核心素养：知识目标：Students can learn some new words and expressions and theusage of verb phrases.能力目标：Students can have a further understanding of the passage.情感目标：Students can think individually and learn cooperatively.教学重难点教学重点：How to learn the new words and exp
2、ressions and theusage of verb phrases.教学难点：Howto make students have a better understanding of the passage.课前准备：多媒体，黑板，粉笔教学过程：一、Pre-reading1. Greeting2. Leading-inACTIVATE AND SHARE学生活动：Pair Work Which of the following may help you acquire knowledge moreeffectively? Discuss in pairs and give explanat
3、ions.to be interested in the topicto ask questions to discuss topics with friends to be relaxed and happyto have time to think about what you have learnt(Suggested answers:I think asking questions can help me acquire knowledge more effectively. If I have something unclear, its the easiest way to cla
4、rify my thought, gain expanded perspectives and new experiences.)二、 While- readingREAD AND EXPLORE1. 学生活动：阅读段落，完成练习。Read paragraph 1. According to the writer, how do we acquire knowledge andachieve understanding? Complete the flow chart.To start with, we need _.Then, to find answers, we _.After that
5、, we _.(Suggested answers:questions;observe the world around us and study the facts;consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones)2. 学生活动：阅读段落，完成句子。Read paragraphs 2-3. Complete the sentences.1. Francis Bacon believed that the way to gain knowledge is _. But mostpeople in his days b
6、elieved _. 2. Galileo Galilei proved that _. But many people in his days _.3. Aristotles understanding of the universe was that _ because _.4. It is still often true today that _.(Suggested answers:1. thinking; more in religion2. the Earth was not the centre of the universe;tended to ignore the fact
7、s and didnt want to challengewhat they had always comfortably believed3. the Earth must be the centre of the universe; it feltlike the Earth was standing still4. people dont want to abandon what theyve alwaysthought as true)3. 学生活动：回答问题。Answer the questions.1. What position did Bacon hold during his
8、 days and what was his true interest?2. At first people approved of Galileis studies, but later they got angry. Why?3. Why did people choose to believe views that were about 2,000 years old?4. Were great men in history always correct? Give examples.5. According to the writer, will anyone be in the p
9、osition to say We know it all.? Useexamples to explain.(Suggested answers:1. Bacon held an important rank under King James (15661625) of England. His true interest was the worthy search for knowledge.2. They didnt want to challenge what they had always thought was true.3. Because they were unwilling
10、 to challenge what they had always comfortably believed.4. No. Galilei made mistakes. He believed that the Earth moved round the sun in a perfect circle.But he was wrong.5. None of us can say We know it all. Bacon and Galilei knew that knowledge and understanding are things to fight for.)4. 学生活动：完成练
11、习。Find out what each pronoun refers to in the text.Example After that, we consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones. (Para. 1) ones = answers1. .he was going against the views of the day. (Para. 2) he = _2. This was certainly not the interest.(Para.2) This = _3. .what they had a
12、lways comfortably believed. (Para. 2) They = _4. . they grew angry and put him in prison. (Para. 3) they = _5. .then it must be so. (Para.3) it = _6. He is now known as . (Para. 3) He = _(Answers:1. Bacon 2. the worthy search for knowledge 3. the church and many people4. people 5. something 6. Galil
13、eo )5. 学生活动：完成练习。Circle the linking words in the text that the writer used in order to express his/ heropinion coherently.(Answers:Para. 1To start with, we need questions. Then to find answers, we observe the world around us and study the facts. After that we consider possible answers and test each
14、to find the right ones. (line 2-7)Para. 2However in the 17th century when Francis Bacon (1561-1626) suggested that this type of thinking was the way to gain knowledge, he was going against the views of the day. (line 12-14)At that time people believed more in the church than in facts (line 17)Para.
15、3At first, people approved of his studies and urged him to continue, but later when he proved Aristotle wrong, they grew angry and put him in prison. (line 33-35)Para. 4Therefore our understanding of the world around us is constantly growing and changing. In other words we learn more every day and n
16、one of us can ever sit back and say, We know it all. (line 42-44) 三、After-reading1.学生活动：Group Work Think and Share1. What do you think the last sentence of the passage means?These men knew that knowledge and understanding are things to fight for; more vital to a man, and more beneficial to mankind,
17、some might say, than all the money in the world.(I think the last sentence of the text means that knowledge and understanding are more important than money. They are more helpful and useful because they can guide our ways of learning about the world and help us solve problems all the time while mone
18、y can just buy certain goods and solve problems for some time.)2. What is the writers attitude towards the way to acquire knowledge? How did thewriter make his/ her opinion clear to the readers? Underline the expressions that show the writers attitude.(The writers attitude to acquiring knowledge is
19、to keep asking questions and respect facts. We do not just accept answers from authority.The writer illustrated his/ her points by using examples of Galilei and ideas from great thinkers like Bacon.)2. 学生活动：完成练习。The following sentences all contain false information. Use the words and phrases below t
20、o correct them.inefficient approve of didnt want toabandon constantly growing and changing continue1. In Bacons days, the working style of the government was very efficient._2.People were strongly against Galileis studies at first and then they urged him to give up._3.Our understanding of the world
21、is stable._4. People in the past were willing to give up what they had always thought as true._(Suggested answers:1. In Bacons days, the working style of the government was very inefficient.2. People approved of Galileis studies at first and thenthey urged him to continue.3. Our understanding of the
22、 world is constantlygrowing and changing.4. People in the past didnt want to abandon what theyhad always thought as true.)FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: WORDS THAT CAN GO TOGETHERLook at the Word Builder. Find the verbs or phrases from the text that can gotogether with the nouns given. And add more.EXPRESS YOUR
23、SELFGroup Work Look at the three critical thinking questions below. Prepare at leasttwo more questions you can ask about this passage. Then ask and answer the questions in groups.Why did the writer write this passage?How do I know what Im reading is true?What is the relationship between the ideas in
24、 the text?语法：动词词组一、动词+介词account for, adapt to, add to, adjust to, agree with, agree to, agree on ,aim at, appeal to , approve of, belong to , benefit from, break into/ in, care about, care for, carry out, carry on, concentrate on, consist of, date from, deal with, do with, depend on, dream of, feed
25、on, focus on,insist on, learn from,listen to,long for, look after, look for, look into, object to, refer to,result from, result in, run into, send for, stand for, stick to,suffer from,think about,worry about等。二、动词+副词+介词add up to, break away from,catch up with,come up with,date back to, do well in, e
26、nd up with, get down to, keep upwith,look down upon,look forward to等。三、动词+名词+介词catch sight of,do harm to, lose sight of, make fun of, makeroom for, make use of, pay attention to, show interest in,showrespect for, set foot on, take advantage of, take care of, takenoticeof,take part in 等。四、动词+副词break
27、down,break out,come about,come on,come out,die away,die out,fall behind,fall down,get up 等。五、动词+名词make money, make a will, make an impression, make a decision, make a comment, take action, take time, take a bus, take an exam, take ones advice, acquire knowledge, set standards, set an example, keep o
28、nes promise/ word, keep a record, break the record, break the silence,break the law/rule 等。练习：1. I managed to stick _ the diet and keep off sweetfoods.2. If I didnt keep an eye _ the children, they wouldnever do the homework.3. It is hard to break _ the plastic in a short period oftime.4. You just h
29、ave to keep _ trying.5. He looks down _ whoever doesnt have a collegeeducation.6. We must never lose sight _ the fact that men mustlive in harmony with nature.7. Time must be made full use _ to complete the projecton time.8. After he retired from office, he took _ the work for a while but soon lost
30、interest.9. Most of these cases end _ with someone in court anda conviction.10. The central government is taking measures to bring _ the prices of daily necessities.(Answers: 1. to 2. on 3. down 4. on 5. on/ upon 6. of 7. of 8. up 9. up 10. down)四、Summary 重点词汇：worthy, approve, urge, abandon, assumption, respected, owe, vital,beneficial, put forward重点句型：“It seems/ seemed that.”句型；“not.but”结构；同位语从句；“with+名词/ 代词+宾语补足语”结构重点语法：动词词组的用法五、HomeworkWrite a short passage about how to learn effectively.
