1、探究活动给偶像写e-mailPurpose(探究目的)：引导学生如何给偶像写信；引导学生模仿课文写作；培养学生将所学内容用于实践。Task(探究任务)：给偶像写e-mailActivity form (活动形式)：课堂活动、课外活动Steps：1、课堂活动：学生各自确定自己写信的对象。教师指导学生模仿课文中的信件模式，学写一封电子邮件给自己的偶像。学生列出提纲，写出初稿并在小组内交流各自的稿件，然后进一步修改。2、课外活动：教师指导学生上网查询偶像的网站和e-mail的地址。并将信件发送出去。国内外杰出女性 Purpose(探究目的)：让学生多熟悉和了解国内外各界杰出女性为人类事业做出的巨大贡
2、献，她们的努力是为了人类更好的生存。培养学生的科学意识和精神；能用英语描述人物的特征、性格、成就、事迹等等；树立心目中的偶像，引导学生学习她们的优秀的品质。Task(探究任务)：国内外杰出女性Activity form (活动形式)：课堂活动、课外活动Steps：1、课堂活动： 教师将学生分成若干小组，每组4-6人。教师让学生在5分钟之内写出自己所想到的国内/国外各界杰出女性的名字。看看那个小组在规定时间里写出最多的女性。如果条件允许的话，教师可以同时在网络上指导学生查询这些女性的英文名称。2、课外活动： 教师指导学生在网络上或者图书馆中查询这些著名女性的生平事迹，贡献，伟大成就等等。3、课堂
3、活动： 课堂上小组代表轮流发言，其他小组人员可以作记录。4、课外活动： 课后教师组织学生将这些著名科学家的资料做成手抄报形式张贴在教室中或者做成若干期黑板报展示出来。杰出女性图片展Purpose(探究目的)：让学生多熟悉和了解国内外各界杰出女性为人类事业做出的巨大贡献；培养学生合作精神，形成资源共享的氛围；培养学以致用的能力；陶冶艺术美的情操。 Task(探究任务)：杰出女性图片展Activity form (活动形式)：课堂活动、课外活动Steps：1、课堂活动：教师让学生在白纸上写出自己最崇拜的国内外杰出妇女的姓名，并注明自己的姓名，教师收集所有的纸条并将它们分类，看看学生们崇拜哪些女性，
4、以及最崇拜哪位女性。将学生按照他/她们所崇拜的对象分组。2、课外活动：教师指导各个小组在网络上或者图书馆中查询这些著名女性各种图片。3、课堂活动：小组选出代表，并在课堂上展示他/她们的偶像的图片同时进行解说。4、课外活动：教师组织各个小组分工合作（文字编辑、图片加工、版面设计、校对审阅等等）将这些著名科学家的图片做成手抄报形式张贴在教室中或者做成若干期黑板报展示出来。The first periodI. Teaching aims: Talk about great women.Learn the story about Helen Thayers journey in Antarctica.
5、Similar dialogue presentation with new words and expressions used withinII. Teaching aids: tape recorder, pictures, slidesStep 1 Pre-reading.T ask Ss: Do you know where is it? (South Pole) .T ask Ss: imagine you are traveling alone to the North Pole or South Pole, what will you take with you? Why? (
6、teacher show some pictures) boot clothes 登山杖alpenstock gloves cap compass sleeping bagdark sunglasses rope.T ask: Do you know the names of three countries that are part of the North Pole? What about the South Pole?(countries that are part of the North Pole: Norway, Sweden, Russia, Finland, US, Canad
7、a, Greenland (which is part of Denmark),)(countries that are part of the South Pole: Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand). T ask: which animals live on the North Pole? And which on the South Pole? (some animals that live on the North Pole: polar bear, wolf, snow fox, seal, walrus,
8、 reindeer, moose, killer whales)(some animals that live on the South Pole: penguin, seal, walrus, whales)Or Teacher show some pictures and ask which animal live in North Pole and South Pole? seal moose penguin snow wolf polar bear reindeer seal snow fox walrus whale. T ask Ss: why there is few anima
9、ls living on the South Pole?(There actually arent any animals living on the South Pole, because the South Pole is extremely cold and there is no food. The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole.). Why do polar bears never eat penguins?(Polar bears live only on the North Pole while penguins li
10、ve only on the South Pole.)Step II. Readinglet Ss describe these extreme weather conditions and how they threaten human existence at the South Pole. What are the dangers and risks?T say: In the twentienth century many individual people re-did some of these or new spectacular adventures on their own:
11、 to climb Mount Qomolangma(珠穆朗玛峰), to hike along the Great Wall or to travel to either the North or the South Pole. People undertake them to test themselves, or to prove something to themselves or others. The journey of Helen Thayer is such a journey. Skimming T introduce Antarctica to Ss (slide sho
12、w)Antarctica (what we usually call the South Pole) does not belong to any country. It is a continent by itself. It was agreed in the United Nations that no countries are allowed to claim part of Antarctica, place weapons there or build industry. They also agreed to protect Antarctica together. The o
13、nly human activities allowed on the South Pole are research stations.let Ss read the passage carefully and answer the question:When did Helen Thayer begin to travel alone to the North Pole? (She travelled alone to the North Pole on November 1st, 1997.). Skipping let Ss read the passage again, and fi
14、nish the following exercises: (slide show)True (T)or false (F)1. Antarctica is another name for the North Pole. (F) 2. The sun does not go down in Antarctica, so Helens workdays were usually more than12 hours. (T)3. Helen Thayer was born on 22 November 1947. (F)4. On the 22nd day of the expedition H
15、elen Thayer had an accident. She fell into a hole that was a few hundred feet deep. (F)5. Helen made a decision to give up and went back home after the accident. (T). Extractive reading let Ss read the passage carefully, and answer the following question.(slide show)Helen Thayer did not complete her
16、 journey to the South Pole. She had an accident after which she decided to give up. Whether do you think of that as a failure? How did Helen Thayer reach her decision?Step III DiscussionLet Ss work in groups and discuss the following questions: What kind of woman is Helen Thayer? Describe her in a f
17、ew sentences.(Helen is a special woman. To go on such difficult an dangerous journeys at her age proves that Helen Thayer has a brave and very active. She also knows that the people in her life, such as her family, are more important than her personal achievement.) Do you admire Helen Thayer? Why? (
18、teacher show some useful expressions to guide Ss how to speak out their statement)I think that brave woman.It is unusual for women of her age to .She is a.woman because/ because ofShe is a responsible person.She stop the trip in order to She is an honest woman becauseStep IV Post-readingLet Ss discu
19、ss : what does Helen Thayers story show us? (slide show)Helen Thayer shows us that no matter whether we are men or women and no matter what age, we can set ourselves goals and work hard to achieve them. Step V Pair workDiscuss with Students what really makes men and women great. Who are the real her
20、oes of our time? T say: do you know the word “idolatry” .Some students often admire pop singer or film stars such as A Du(阿杜)， Zhou jie lun(周杰伦), and so on. Admiring people without a critical look at the real achievements of such figures is called idolatry.What are examples of idolatry(偶像崇拜)? When d
21、oes idolatry become harmful?Step VI. Language points and useful expressionsbe about toI found myself spending a whole day in my tent.so much that withinincrease tonone ofdie downat the top of my voicebe in good healthmake a decisionthink ofI do so without regret.in an extreme climateIt is an experie
22、nce I shall never forget and shall value for the rest of my life.HomeworkFinish off the exercise on the Workbook.教案点评:根据新教材中的以阅读为主的教学环节所设计的一课时/两课时教案。本课阅读课的目的是让学生通过阅读英语材料，掌握实验步骤，领悟严谨的科学精神财富，体验英语语言、问题，学习灵活使用语言结构。这个教学过程分三个步骤：pre-reading,reading, discussion, post-reading, language points。pre-reading：在阅读
23、课文之前，教师可适当的讲解与本单元有关的背景知识,运用图片向学生介绍一些著名的科学家，通过提问的方式引入课文主题。教师可根据课文的内容和篇章结构，从不同的角度，引导学生对课文内容进行预测和讨论。reading：课文分三个步骤：掠读（skimming），即带着某个问题进行搜索式阅读，这样能培养学生捕捉关键句的能力；略读(skipping)，即教师指导学生通读全文，理解课文大意，培养学生发现文章或段落的主题句及概括大意的能力；细读(extractive reading)，即加深对课文理解。培养学生的分析和逻辑推理的能力，并帮助学生对文中的难句进行句子结构的分析。discussion:教师开展课堂小
24、组讨论，诱发学生的参与积极性，培养学生辩证的看待事物的能力，锻炼他们说话的条理性和逻辑性。post-reading：教师通过让学生完成课堂练习，加深学生对课文内容的理解。language points:教师点评课文中的知识点。通过以上个步骤的训练，学生对课文理解得比较深刻，同时也掌握了文中的语言知识。The second periodI. Teaching aims:Talk about great women.learn grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement.Similar dialogue presentation with new words and expre
25、ssions used withinII. Teaching aids: slidesStep I RevisionLet Ss retell the story of Helen Thayers journey in Antarctica.Step II word studyFinish the exercise in Student book, page 32-33.1. She is cheerful today, because she got “A” for her composition.2. He inspires/ inspired many young people to t
26、ake up sports.3. She is very mean with money. She wouldnt give a cent to help the poor child.4. The boy told me that his life was so miserable that he decided to run away.5. The man threatened the shop assistant with a knife.6. In winter, many people think it is exciting to ski down mountain slopes.
27、7. She is quite optimistic about her company. She thinks it will become successful soon.8. Suddenly it started to rain. They had to take shelter under a big tree.9. The young pianist who won the first prize in the international competition last year held his first solo performance earlier this week.
28、10. Many countries highly value Chinas role in keeping would peace.Step III PracticeLet Ss finish the exercises “vocabulary, 2/3” in page 79, Workbook Step IV Grammar在句子中，谓语动词必须在人称和数两方面和它的主语保持一致，这是英语语法中必须遵循的主要原则。主谓一致主要有以下几种情况：1and连接两个或两个以上单数名词或者代词作主语的时候，谓语动词有以下两种情况：（1）如果指两个或两个以上不同的人或事物的时候，谓语动词用复数。如：
29、He and I are both students of this school. 我和他都是这个学校的学生。（2）但如果连接两个以上的名词指的是同一个人或物，或者指同一概念的时候，谓语要用单数。The singer and dancer is going to give us a performance. 那个歌唱家兼舞蹈演员要给我们一个表演。The knife and fork is on the table. 刀叉在桌子上。2with，along with，together with，as well as，besides，like，without，except，but，includin
30、g，如果句子中有这些连接词和主语连用，谓语动词与连接词的一部分保持一致。例如：The teacher, together with his students, is planting trees in the street. 老师和他的学生们正在街道上植树。Mary, like many girls, loves dancing. 玛丽和其他女孩一样喜欢跳舞。No one except（but）me knows about it. 除了我没有人知道这件事情。All the students, including Tom, are leaving. 包括汤姆在内的所有学生都要走了。3如果主语是不
31、定式，动词ing形式或主语从句的时候，谓语动词用单数。例如：What he is doing seems very important. 他在做的事情看起来是很重要的。Collecting stamps is his hobby. 收集邮票是他的爱好。4or; eitheror；neithernor；not onlybut also在句子中连接主语的时候或者在there be句型中，谓语动词要和较近的主语保持一致。例如：Neither you no I am wrong. 你和我都不对。Not only the students but also the teacher wishes for
32、a holiday. 不但是老师，还有学生们都盼望着假期。5不定代词all；more；some；any；none作主语，谓语动词视情况而定。All of the apples are rotten. 所有的苹果都烂了。All of the apple is rotten. 整个苹果都烂了。None of the money is left. 没有剩下一点钱。None of the students were there. 没有学生在那里。6the rest of；half of；part of；majority of；percent of；one third of在句子中加名词作主语的时候，谓
33、语动词与of后面的名词保持一致。例如：Half of the students have finished their composition. 一半的学生已经完成了他们的作文。Half of the apple is bad. 一半的苹果坏了。About 60 percent of the students in our school are boys. 百分之六十的工作已经做完了。7集合名词作主语，动词可用单数，也可以用复数。主要由句子的意思决定的。强调整体谓语动词用单数。这一类常见的集合名词有people，public，family，class，crowd，population，team
34、，group。例如：His family is going outing. 他们全家要外出旅游。His family are all music lovers. 他们全家人都是音乐爱好者。8复合不定代词作主语，谓语动词要用单数。Someone is asking for you. 有人找你。Nothing is found in the room. 在屋子里什么也没找到。9有些名词的单数和复数形式一样，作主语的时候，其谓语动词由上下文决定，这一类名词有：means，works，deer，fish，sheep，Chinese，Japanese等。Not every means is useful
35、. 不是每种方法都好使。Not all means are useful. 不是所有的方法都好使。10everyand every；eachand each；noand no在以上短语中and连接的单数名词，整个短语在句中作主语时，谓语动词常使用单数。Every boy and every girl in the class is diligent. 班级中的每个男孩女孩都很用功。No sound and no voice is heard. 听不到任何声音。11many a，more than one，one and a half与单数名词组成的短语，谓语也用单数。Many a boy ha
36、s seen it. 许多孩子都看到了。12表示时间，距离，价格，度量衡等的复数名词作主语时，谓语动词常用单数。Thirty years is not a long time.Step V Exerciseslet Ss finish the exercises grammar, 1,2 and 3in Workbook, page 98-99HomeworkFinish off the exercises in WorkbookThe third periodTeaching aims:Talk about great women.learn how to describe people.S
37、imilar dialogue presentation with new words and expressions used withinStep I Lead-inT say: As we have seen, women often experience more difficulty reaching high positions. In America and many other places it is even more difficult when people are coloured. In addition to that, people from poor, rem
38、ote areas or small villages and towns also often have more difficulty in going to good schools and finding good jobs than people who have grown up in bigger cities.T ask Ss: have you heard Oprah Winfrey? (show some pictures to Ss)She is a black woman who has been very successful in her life. She is
39、a famous Talk-show compere in America. Step II BackgroundT introduce the background of Oprah Winfrey (slide show)Oprah WinfreyShe is a black woman. In her youth her family was very poor. She came from a small village in the US. Despite difficulties in her life, she worked hard and went on without gi
40、ving up hope. Eventually, she earned a scholarship that allowed her to go to university. At university she continued working hard on her studies while at the same time working part-time to make money and get work experience. Her life-long efforts and hard work made Oprah Winfrey successful at her ca
41、reer in the media and in the USA she is now the Number One TV personality.Step III Reading Let Ss read the passage carefully and let them discuss the following questions: What examples does the author use to support his opinions about Oprah Winfrey and her TV show? What do you think is needed in ord
42、er to be a successful woman?Step III WritingT say : you can write a letter to pop singers and film actors and actresses. It is also possible to write fan letters to political leaders, writers, artists, sportsmen and women, and scientists. The only thing important thing is that these people should st
43、ill be alive. Check Sss composition in class.Show a sample fan letter to Ss to read.Sample fan letter12 North StreetChengdu, Sichuan, PR ChinaApril 2, 200_Dear Mrs Rowling,My name is Yang Qingyu. I am a 17-year-old high school student form Chengdu in China. I loved Harry Potter and the Philosophers
44、Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was great! I thought that it was very funny when the memory charm didnt work. It really puzzled me to discover to whom the bodyless voice belonged.I always read your books three or four times. The first time I read in Chinese. And then, I read the En
45、glish again. I really love all your books. Please go on writing other Harry Potter books, because I would like to read more of Harrys adventures. Reading your books is also very good for my English.I think you are a great writer. Your books are so full of crazy ideas and funny surprises. You must be
46、 very creative. Thats great. I hope that in the future I can write such good books for children as yours, but I think I will write them in Chinese.Your sincerely,Yang QingyuStep IV CheckpointRevise the useful expressions , language points and grammar in this unit Step V Exercise Finish off all the exercise in the Workbook.