1、Unit 1 Great scientistsPeriod 1 文本研读课学习目标1.To talk about science and contributions of scientists.2.To have a better understanding of the reading passage and learn to use some key words and expressions.3.To learn to organize a scientific research and appreciate great peoples characteristics and quali
2、ties.自主预习1.Match the scientist in the left column with his/her contributions in the right column.Alexander Bell electricity Thomas Edison the first telephoneWright brothers the electric lampMadame Curieblack holes in the universeFranklin theory of gravitySteven Hawking the first planeElbert Einstein
3、 radiumIsaac Newton the theory of relativity2.Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research?Discuss in small groups the stages in setting out a new scientific idea.What order would you put them in?Draw a conclusion Think of a method Collect results Make a question Find a problem Analyse
4、 the results Find supporting evidence 3.Do you know the features of infectious diseases?学习过程Step 1:Skimming1.Who was the great scientist in the passage and what was the deadly disease of its day?2.What happened in 1854? 3.What can prove that cholera was severe? Step 2:Careful reading1.Read Paragraph
5、 1 and then fill in the blanks.John Snow was an doctor in London who Queen Victoria as her personal .He thought about helping ordinary people to cholera.Though the cause and the of it were unknown,he wanted to face the and solve the problem. 2.Read Paragraphs 2 learn to express yourselves by using t
6、hem.2.Learn the method of constructing knowledge trees through self-study and cooperative exploration.3.Enjoy the fun of expressing yourself using English and participate in class with a strong passion.学习过程一、词汇精粹1.conclusion n.结论;结束【教材原句】 Draw a conclusion.得出结论。【观察思考】(1)It is important to draw a con
7、clusion from the facts.从事实中得出结论很重要。(2)In conclusion,Id like to say how much Ive enjoyed staying here.最后我想说我在这里过得有多愉快。【归纳总结】make/draw/reach/come to/arrive at a conclusion in conclusion 2.defeat vt.击败;打败;使(目的、希望等)落空【教材原句】 John Snow defeats “King Cholera” 约翰斯诺战胜“ 霍乱王”【观察思考】(1)Our team defeated our oppo
8、nent by 50.我们队以 50 的比分战胜了对手。(2)By not working hard enough you defeat your own purpose.因你不太努力,所以达不到自己的目的。【辨析】 defeat/beat/win (1) , 都表示在战斗或竞赛中“战胜,打败(对手)”, 后接竞争对手。如:beat the competitor/the country/the team .打败对手 /国家/ 团队 (2) 也可表示“ 战胜,赢得”,但它的宾语通常是比赛、战争、奖品或表示尊重、崇拜之类意义的词。如:win a race/a battle/a war/a scho
9、larship/a prize/a medal/friendship/reward .赢得比赛/战役/ 战争/奖学金/奖品/奖章/友谊/奖赏 3.attend vt.照顾;护理;出席;参加【教材原句】 John Snow was a famous doctor in Londonso expert,indeed,that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician.约翰斯诺是伦敦一位著名的医生他的确医术精湛, 因而成为维多利亚女王的私人大夫。【观察思考】(1)Well attend to the problem later.稍后我们
10、将关注那个问题。(2)A nurse attends to his needs.有个护士照顾他。【归纳总结】attend to 专心于; 照顾【常用短语】attend school attend a lecture/meeting attend a wedding/ceremony 【练习】 翻译句子(1)他们在我们不在时管理事务。(2)他在这个领域很出名,今晚会有成千上万的粉丝将参加他的讲座。4.expose vt.使暴露,显露;曝光;揭露 【教材原句】 But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people
11、exposed to cholera.但是当他一想到要帮助那些受到霍乱威胁的普通百姓,他就感到很振奋。【观察思考】(1)A real artist can always expose his students to good art and music.称职的艺术家总能使他的学生接触美好的艺术和音乐。(2)As a journalist in the war,she was exposed to many dangers.作为战地记者,她置身于多种危险中.(3)Exposure of the body to strong sunlight can be harmful.身体受日暴晒会造成损伤。
12、【归纳总结】(在日光、风雨、危险中)暴露,暴晒(后接 to+n.);(摄影的)曝光 n. be exposed to 【练习】用 expose 的适当形式填空(1)The soil was washed away by the flood, bare rock. (2)The baby was left the wind and rain. (3)The of the plot against the President probably saved his life. 5.absorb 吸收;使( 精神) 贯注; 占用(时间)【教材原句】 The second suggested that
13、people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.第二种看法是人们是在吃饭时把这种病引入体内的。【观察思考】(1)The equipment can absorb moisture from the air.这一设备能从空气中吸收水分。(2)He is absorbed in study.他专心读书。(3)This job absorbs all of my time.这件工作占用了我的全部时间。【归纳总结】be absorbed in 6.blame vt.责备;谴责;归咎于 n. 责怪;( 过失、过错等) 责任【
14、教材原句】 It seemed that the water was to blame.看来水是罪魁祸首。【观察思考】(1)The careless driver is to blame for the traffic accident yesterday.那个粗心的司机该为昨天发生的交通事故负责。(2)One of the computers is broken and shes blaming it on me.有台计算机出故障了,她把责任推到我身上。(3)The student blamed the teacher for his failure.学生因失败而怪老师。【归纳总结】blam
15、e sb. for(doing) sth. blame sth. on sb. sb. be to blame for(doing) sth. 【注意】 be to blame 应负责(无被动形式) 。二、短语集锦1.put forward 提出(建议等);推荐;荐举;拨快(时钟指针)【教材原句】 Who put forward a theory about black holes?谁提出了关于黑洞的理论?【观察思考】(1)He put forward a new plan yesterday.他昨天提出一个新计划。(2)May I put your name forward as a pos
16、sible chairman of the committee?我能否提名你当委员会主席?【联想拓展】put on put up put an end to put off put ones heart into put down put out put back 2.apart from 除 之外;另外【教材原句】 Apart from the construction mentioned above,you have also learned the following phrases.除了上面提到的结构,你们还学过以下的一些短语。【观察思考】(1)Apart from a few fau
17、lts,he is a perfect teacher.除了几个缺点之外, 他是一个很好的老师。(2)Apart from the cost,the dress doesnt suit me.姑且不论价格 ,这件礼服也不适合我穿。【联想拓展】 in addition to besides except (for) except that 【练习】选择以上短语填空(1)As senior students,we study other subjects English. (2)Your article is well written some spelling mistakes. 三、重点句型S
18、o many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.每次瘟疫爆发,数以千计的人在恐惧中死去。【典例背诵】 (1)Every time I meet him,I always think of the things happened between us.每次见到他,我就想起发生在我们之间的事情。(2)Immediately he saw the message,he knew he misunderstood his best friend.一见到纸条,他就知道他误会了他最好的朋友。【归纳总结】可
19、作连词使用,引导时间状语从句 ,意为“ 每次,每当 ”;immediately,the moment,directly,instantly 等都可以作 引导时间状语从句 ,意为“一就” 。 四、成果展示1. (既不) its cause ( 也不) its cure was understood. 2.She is some proposals for electoral reform. 她正为选举制度改革提出一些建议。3.用 beat,defeat 与 win 填空。(1)The motion was by 19 votes. (2)He the first prize in the wri
20、ting contest. (3)Who is the drum? 4.He is a good man (介词) his bad temper. 5.你能不能立刻处理这件事?翻译: 6.In summer,exposed to the sun can be very harmful to your skin.(单句改错)7.We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that for their sons bad performance at school. A.are to blame B.is to be blamedC.are to be bl
21、amed D.is to blame课后作业1.Master what we have learned today.2.Make sentences by using each word or phrase.Period 3 语言运用课学习目标1.To comprehend the passage and improve your reading comprehension and writing abilities.2.To learn to express your ideas freely through self-directed study and cooperation.3.To
22、learn to describe some person in English.学习过程Step 1:Pre-reading activity(读前):浏览文章内容的长度,把握阅读速度;结合插图,猜测文章话题。Step 2:Reading Task 1:SkimmingSkim the text and draw the two theories of the universe.Before Copernicus theory Showing Copernicus theoryTask 2:Careful reading1.Why could he not tell about his th
23、eory?2.How did he explain changes in the movement of the planets and in the brightness of the stars?3.What was his theory about?Task 3:Focus on language1.Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense. 只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上,天空中其他行星的运动才能说得清楚。画线部分的特点:【练习】 翻译句子(1)只有
24、用这种方法,你才能轻松地解决这个问题。(2)就在你失去它的时候,你才会懂得时间的宝贵。2.He placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system with the planets going round it. 他把太阳固定在太阳系的中心位置上,而行星则围绕着太阳转。画线部分的特点:【练习】 翻译句子(1)老师微笑地走进教室,身后还跟着一群小朋友。(2)随着考试的结束,我们的假期开始了。Step 3:Writing 学习建议:请根据写作指导完成写作任务。The topic is “Stephen Hawking”.The writing
25、must be written about 120 words.斯蒂芬霍金(Stephen Hawking),英国剑桥大学应用数学及理论物理学系教授 ,被称为在世的最伟大的科学家,还被称为“宇宙之王” 。请你根据下表所提供的信息,写一篇介绍霍金的英语短文。1.1942 年 1 月出生于英国牛津,被誉为当代最伟大的科学家之一,他在小时候就对科学表现出极大的兴趣, 尤其擅长数学2.1959 年开始在牛津大学(University of Oxford)学习物理,1962 年,前往剑桥大学(University of Cambridge)学习天文学,在那里,他开始对黑洞产生兴趣3.1979 年,他被任
26、命为剑桥大学首席数学教授,牛顿(Newton)在 300 年前曾担任这个职务4.1988 年,霍金写了时间简史一书,它成为了一本畅销书5.由于疾病,从 21 岁起他只能坐在轮椅上。但是他是一个意志坚强的人,从没放弃自己的希望, 勇敢地与疾病作斗争,并取得了举世瞩目的成就,赢得了全世界的尊敬1. 词句储备(1)写作中可能使用的词语有:杰出的 现代 畅销书 天文学 黑洞 轮椅 首席数学教授 任命 取得巨大的成功 时间简史 (2)写作中可能要使用的句子有:史蒂芬霍金 1942 年 1 月出生于英国牛津 ,被誉为当代最伟大的科学家之一。 1959 年他开始在牛津大学学习物理,1962 年,前往剑桥大学学习天文学, 在那里,他开始对黑洞感兴趣。1979 年,他被任命为剑桥大学首席数学教授,牛顿在 300 年前曾担任这个职务。1988 年,霍金写了时间简史一书,这本书成为了一本畅销书。尽管由于疾病,从 21 岁起他只能坐在轮椅上,但他从没放弃自己的希望。2.Please finish the composition according to the above outline.
