1、Lesson 8: A Universe of Thought 保定市第一中学分校 杨征 Title Lesson 8: A Universe of Thought Knowledge By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to read, understand and use the new words and phrases e.g. solve, pioneer, go on to, in the field of, pass away. Ability To be able to talk about great peo
2、ple and their lives Teaching aims Emotion To be proud of the excellent Chinese scientists and learn from them. Teaching difficult points and important points To use the new words and phrases to talk about great people and their lives Teaching tools PPT, radio Teachers activities Students activities
3、Aims Step1: Warm up 1. Show some pictures and teach new words and phrases in the lesson. 2. Show the culture tip about the Nobel Prize. Learn new words and phrases in the lesson. Read and learn something about the Nobel Prize. To motivate the Ss and prepare for the new lesson. Step2:Lead-in Play the
4、 audiotape for Lesson 8. The Ss Listen and circle the thing about Einstein that is NOT mentioned in the lesson. To guide the student to get the main details of the text and lead in the new concept. Step3: New Concept 1. Play the audiotape for the lesson. Listen and read after the tape. In order to c
5、orrect the students 2.Read the lesson and fill in the blanks. 3. Show the questions about the lesson and then check the answers with the Ss. 1)What problems did Einstein solve during his lifetime？ 2)What is Einstein most famous for? 3)In what countries did Einstein teach? 4)What did he ask people to
6、 do in his last letter? 5)Has anyone tried anything new if he has never made a mistake? The Ss complete the exercise independently and then discuss the answers in groups. Read the lesson again and answer the questions. pronunciation To get to know the key information about the lesson. To get to know
7、 the details about the lesson. Step 4: Exercise Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. The Ss try to fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the lesson. To check if they grasp the main words and phrases in the lesson. Step 5: Group Work 1.Show a picture about the
8、 excellent Chinese scientists who have got the Nobel Prize. 2.Talk about your favourite Nobel Prize winner. Discuss it in groups and choose some of them to talk in class. To give Ss time to prac- tice their speaking abilities. Step6: Writing Ask the Ss to write a short passage about their favourite
9、Nobel Prize winner. . Write a short passage about their survey. To give Ss time to prac- tice their writing abilities. Home- work 1.Finish off the exercises in the lesson. 2.Copy your passage on the exercise book. Board Design Lesson8 A Universe of Thought Words and phrases: lifetime *go on to early years universe the Nobel Prize Switzerland unclear weapon Albert Einstein the teacher Princeton * in the field of *pioneer Theory of Relativity sayings *solve *pass away conclusion false
