1、Unit 2 Great people Task I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. use the new words and phrases correctly; 2. understand how to write about a person; 3. write an article about the person who you admire most. II. Teaching contents 1. New words
2、and phrases: advantage, increase, development, agriculture, hunger, contribution, production, work as, happen to, die of, be introduced into, at present 2. New structures: I think Yuan Longping is one of the greatest people that have ever lived. In 1960, he saw people die of hunger, so he began rese
3、arch into hybrid rice. Because of his achievements, rice production has been increased by 20%30%. That is why I admire him so much. III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 1. To introduce a persons major events, using the attributive clauses. 2. To tell the reason why I admire him
4、or her. IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead-in T: In this unit, we have learnt about many great people. Tell me who they are according to the descriptions. T: We call him “Father of Hybrid Rice”. He is a rice scientist. He is a member of the Academy of Engineering. 【设计意图：通过对前期所学的伟人的描述让学生热身且快速回顾的同时，导
5、入本课所要 介绍的人物袁隆平；通过感动中国袁隆平短片激发学生兴趣。 】 Step 2 Analyze the sample writing 1. Have a free talk T: How much do you know about Yuan Longping? T: What else do you want to know about him? You may ask questions about him. For example, how old is Yuan Longping?/I want to know how old he is. 【设计意图：让学生提问关于袁隆平他们想
6、要了解些什么，对课本内容作出初步预测，进 一步激发学生学习兴趣和积极性。 】 2. Learn about Yuan Longping T: Now, please look through Part A on P32 and answer the following questions: (1) Why do we call Yuan “Father of Hybrid Rice”? (2) Why did he begin research into hybrid rice? (3) Why does Amy admire him? 【设计意图：要求学生带着问题浏览袁隆平的资料，快速找到自
7、己所需信息。 】 T: Now, lets check the answers. First, why do we call him “Father of hybrid rice”? S: T: Good! Can you answer it in a full sentence? S: T: Who can help me to change this sentence using the word “so”? S: T: Great! Now who can tell me why he began research into hybrid rice? S: T: Who can use
8、“so” to change this sentence? S: T: Do you think Yuan is a great scientist that is well worth admiring? S: T: Amy admires him as well, and she gives the reason why she admires him. Can you find it? S: T: Good! T: Now please read these sentences loudly by yourselves! T: So when we write, we can use c
9、lauses leading by “because” or “so” to make the sentences long. T: Now lets practice using “because” and “so”. 【设计意图：本环节通过对三个 why问题的回答，使学生初步了解写作对象袁隆平，同时 在学生回答的基础上进行了 because 和 so 的转换练习，灌输写作技巧：长句的写作。 】 3. Improve writing skills T: Who do you admire most? Why do you admire him/her so much? Lets have a
10、 discussion. First, who do you admire most? Lets compare the two sentences. Which do you think is better? T: Now please talk with your partner using this sentence structure. When you talk, you can add some information like this. T: Why do you admire him/her most? Try to make your sentences long! 【设计
11、意图：本环节设计了小组讨论，让学生说一说最崇拜的人物以及为什么崇拜他（她） ， 学生有机会比较、使用各种复杂句、复合句，并学习添加适当信息使文章显得丰满，为后 面的写作做铺垫。 】 T: I think you can finish Amys article without any difficulty! Please complete Amys article. T: Amy uses some good words and sentences. Please read and find them. Step 3 Write your own article 1. Learn about t
12、he writing structure T: How many paragraphs does Amy divide her article into? And what is each paragraph about? T: So she divides her article into three parts: Introduction, Main body and Conclusion. Para. 1 Introduce the personYuan Longping. Para. 2 Write some detailed information about Yuan Longpi
13、ng. Para. 3 Explain why Amy admires Yuan Longping. T: What detailed information does Amy write about Yuan in Main body? You see she writes about Yuans date of birth, education, job, major events happened in his life, prizes and achievements. T: Now, we have known how to write about a famous person.
14、【设计意图：通过对 Amy作文结构的分析，由学生总结出文章层次及各层次的内容要求， 做到结构清晰。 】 2. Write an article about a famous person T: Its time for you to write an article. First, you should decide the person you want to write about. Look for information through the Internet, books or magazines. Remember to make some notes before writin
15、g. T: With a clear structure and good expressions, Amy makes her article wonderful. When you write, you can also try to use the following conjunctions and expressions to make your article different. Conjunctions may be used: when, because, so, so that, so that , moreover, however Expressions may be
16、used: (1) one of the greatest people that have ever lived (2) speak highly of (3) sb who fought for (4) at the age of (5) That is why I admire him most. T: Please show your work and judge whether it is a good article by answering these questions. 【设计意图：通过搭建的写作框架和引领学生写作的问题，让学生自主完成写作任务。通 过问题来判断写作的好坏，同时让学生了解一篇优秀的作文应该包含哪些因素。 】 V. Homework Complete the written task. Find out good sentences in your classmates articles and try to perfect your own.
