1、lesson 3 Scientific Breakthroughs Teaching Aims: 1.To use proper reading strategies for different tasks. 2.To improve practical reading skills and ability 3.To get familiar with scientific breakthroughs in the last century Teaching difficulties: learn to use reading strategies Teaching Ai ds: comput
2、er Teaching proce dures: . Warming up: quiz Use some descriptions and pictures , ask students to guess who the great scientis t is (由此引入本课话题：scientists, and scientif ic breakthroughs) . Reading Practic e 1. reading for general idea (1.) Show students the reading strategy for general idea. Then stude
3、nts read the text and do some exercises. (2) Ex2.Try to match the discoveries with how they were discovered? (3) multiple choice: The purpose of this article is _. A. the introduction of the Wright Brothers B. the introduction of t he process of scientific breakthrough C. introduction of the major s
4、cientific discoveries in the 20th century D. the contributions scientists made to the world （4） books closed. Match the pioneers with the deeds来 2. reading for specific information (1) show the reading strategies and let students work in groups to do some T or F exercise. (2) While Albert Einstein w
5、as rocking his one-year-old baby, he _. A. was aware of recent scientific d evelopments B. thought over Marie Curies research. C. he showed that not even time, mass or length are constant. D. came up with the famous “ theory of relativity” (让学生思考：各个选项是否来自 课本，干扰项是如何设置来迷惑人的， are the reading strategies useful and effective?) (让学生在探索中学会运用阅读技巧获取和处理信息，学会合作学习) . after reading Task 1. Vocabulary: Exs 5 in the text book and ask students to find some useful expression in the text. Task 2. Discussion: talk about scientific breakthroughs and their influence on our life
