1、Module 3Journey to spaceUnit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet. 课题Module 3Journey to space第二课时Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet. 课型New教学目标知识目标1. 学习并掌握下列词汇: none, environment, that, solar, system, solar system, group, galaxy, universe, light, impossible, take-took
2、-taken, out, communicate2. 掌握以下句型: Scientists think that there has been life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets yet. Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. It is impossible to imagine. 能力目标能够读懂以太空为主题的文章,
3、能简单描述人类对太空的探索。情感目标通过了解中国在太空探索领域取得的伟大成就, 增强民族自豪感, 通过太空知识的学习, 培养学生对天文知识的兴趣和对未知事物的探索精神. 教学重点1. To understand the conversation about the space mission to Mars. 2. How to use present perfect tense to describe the space. 教学难点1. Use present perfect tense to describe the space. 2. Write an article about the
4、 space. 课前预习Preview the new words教学方法The Cooperative Learning approach ; Reading approach; Cooperative Learning Method教学过程教学环节教师活动学生活动备课札记Step 1Warm up 1. Guide students to watch a video about Shenzhou-9 and answer a question. Whats the video about? 2. Let students look at the pictures of spaceships
5、 and talk about something about Chinese spaceships. Shenzhou-10 is a manned spaceship. . . 3. Show some pictures about some planets and lead into this lesson. How many planets have you learned? 1. Watch the video and answer the question. (Shenzhou-9 has gone into space. )2. Look at the pictures and
6、talk about what they know about Chinese spaceships. 3. Look at the pictures and describe them. 通过观看神州九号飞船升天这个环节, 让学生了解我国在太空探索领域取得的伟大成就, 同时也引导学生轻松地进入本节课的主题。Step 2Pre-reading(Act. 1)Learn the new words. 1. Show students some pictures and check the new words. 2. Organize the students to read the new wo
7、rds together. 1. Look at the pictures to say out some new words. 2. Read the new words together. 3. Check the new words. 引导学生通过描述图片来学习新单词和句型, 为学生扫清阅读障碍。Step 3Fast reading(Act. 2)1. Ask students to read the passage and choose the best title for it. (Activity 2)2. Check the answer. 1. Scan the passage
8、 and choose the best title for it. 2. Show the answer. 通过让学生快速阅读来了解文章的主题。续表教学环节教师活动学生活动备课札记Step 4Carefulreading (Act. 2)Careful reading(细读)1. Ask students to read the Paragraph 1 and answer the questions: Has there been life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years? Have we found life on any o
9、ther planets yet? 2. Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks after reading it. The Earth is a planet and it (1)_ _the sun. Seven (2)_ _also go around the sun. (3) _them has an environment like the earth. So scientists havent (4)_ life on them. The sun and its planets (5)_ _the solar system and our s
10、olar system is called the (6)_ or the Milky Way. There are (7)_ _stars in the Galaxy and our sun is only one of them. 3. Paragraphs 3 and 4: Let students tell true or false after reading them: The light from the stars in other galaxies has travelled for a long time to reach us. ()Scientists have rec
11、eived many messages from space. ()Spaceship have visited most of the universe. ()4. Ask students to read Paragraph 5 carefully and answer the following questions. Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Has anyone communicated with us? 1. Make sure to read Paragraph 1 and answer th
12、e questions: Keys: Yes, there has been. No, we havent. 2. Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks after reading it. Keys: (1)goes around(2)other planets(3)None of(4)found(5)are called(6)Galaxy(7)billions of3. Read Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 and tell true or false. Keys: T FF4. Read Paragraph 5 and
13、answer the questions. No, there havent. No, he hasnt. 让学生带着任务(问题)去阅读课文, 去找答案, 有助于学生更加准确地获取信息, 提高阅读效果和技能。学生通过分层次阅读文章, 获取具体信息, 从而更好地理解课文内容。Step 5Reading andretell(Act. 4)1. Let students watch a video and read with it, then let them read loudly in groups. 2. Let the students fill in the blanks accordin
14、g to the passage. (Activity 4)Then retell. 1. Read the passage. 2. Practise reading. 3. Try to retell the passage. 复述课文能使学生加深对课文内容的理解。Step 6Languagepoints1. Organize students to read the passage again and find the language points. Let them discuss in groups and solve their problems. 2. Ask three lit
15、tle teachers to help the students solve their problems. 1. Read the passage again and find the language points. Discuss in groups and solve their problems. 2. Little teachers come to the front and help other students solve the language points, the other students listen carefully and note . 小组合作探究, 共
16、同完成学习任务, 培养他们自主学习的能力。通过小老师讲解语言点, 让学生更有兴趣进一步理解课文内容。续表教学环节教师活动学生活动备课札记Step 7Writing1. Let students look at the cartoon picture carefully and answer the questions. (Activity 5)2. Check the answers. 3. According to the Activity 5s answers, guide students to discuss in groups, then write a short story ab
17、out the people on Mars. 1. Look at the cartoon picture and answer the questions. (Activity 5)2. Check the answers. 3. According to the Activity 5s answers, discuss in groups, then write a short story about the people on Mars. Fox example: We have just received a message from our spaceship to Mars. T
18、he spaceship has landed on Mars and has discovered people. These people havent sent us a message because they cant hear us. . . 通过写作来加强对语言的运用。Step 8Summarize1. Get students to sum up the language points. T: What have we learned today? Ss: . . . 2. Let students choose the best group in this lesson. S
19、um up the language points: New words: none, environment, solar, system, solar system, universe, impossible, communicate. . . Phrases: billions of; communicate with; go around. . . Sentences: Scientists think that there has been life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. 引导学生对这节课做总结, 让学生做自由
20、发言, 培养学生自主学习, 自主总结的良好学习习惯。Step 9Consolidation教师设置巩固检测练习: . 根据句意及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。1. I know _(没有一人) of the people was at the party last night. 2. The population of China is much larger than _(那) of America. 3. How many stars are there in the _(宇宙)? 4. Lots of people want to know if theres life _(在远方) th
21、ere in space. 5. He asks all his friends to take care of the _(环境). . 用所给动词的适当形式填空。1. There are twelve studying _(group) in my class. 2. Jerry is very busy so I think its _(possible) for him to come to dinner this evening. 3. His sister often _(communicate) with her classmates. 4. Theres no _ (light
22、) in the room so its very dark. 5. Do you know how many _(galaxy) there are? Keys: . 1. none2. that3. universe4. out5. environment. 1. groups2. impossible3. communicates4. light5. galaxies独立完成检测练习, 进行自我评价。通过检测练习, 便于学生了解自己对本节课的词汇、句型、语法等的掌握情况。续表Step 10Homework1. Copy the new words and expressions. 2.
23、Search for information on space travel. (with words and pictures)3. Write a passage to describe the information on space travel. 板书设计Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet. 1. New words and phrases: none, environment, that, solar, system, solar system, group, galaxy, universe, light,
24、 impossible, take-took-taken, out, communicate hundreds/ thousands /millions/ billions of, communicate with sb. 2. Sentences: Scientists think that there has been life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets yet. Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. It is impossible to imagine. 教学反思本课的设计中, 遵循了课文的整体教学原则。按照总分总的原则, 让学生从整体感知, 到细节理解, 再到整体把握, 由易到难, 由浅入深, 使学生在轻松快乐的氛围中学完本课。整个设计符合学生的认知规律, 体现了由不会到会的学习过程, 符合新课改的理念。以后在阅读理解的方面应加大学生的阅读量, 提高学生的阅读能力。