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Module 4 Great ScientistsTeaching Time: 教学时间Teaching Aims: 教学目标1. Knowledge and Skills 知识与技能 a. Make students know some words, phrase and related expressions about scientists. b. Make students make a revision about the passive voice and the usage of “ by + - ing”. c. Make students learn to write an essay on great scientists life. d. Make students proficiently master how to say the numbers. e. Improve students abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing.2. Process and Methods 过程与方法 a. Improve students speaking ability through group discussion. b. Improve students analyzing and resolving abilities through group cooperation.3. Emotion and Values 情感与价值 Make students know something about the current development of science and technology, as well as make them learn from those great scientists, such as the spirit of devoting to science, seeking truth and persistent dedication for humans happiness and development.Teaching importance and difficulties：教学重点与难点1. Teaching Importance 教学重点 a. Master some science-related vocabularies. b. Learn how to use passive voice. c. Learn how to say numbers. 2. Teaching Difficulties 教学难点 a. Make students understand some common expressions used in quiz show while listening. b. Enable students to use passive voice correctly. c. Enable students to write essays on great scientists life according to the structure of the passage.Teaching Plan：教学计划Period One: Introduction, Reading and Vocabulary, FunctionPeriod Two: Grammar 1 and Grammar 2Period Three: Listening and Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Everyday English Period Four: Reading and Writing Period Five: Cultural Corner, Module File Period One: Introduction, Reading and Vocabulary, FunctionTeaching Goals: 1. To know something about great scientists, such as Qian Xuesen, Marie Curie, Archimedes, Albert Einstein and Yuan Longping;2. To learn some science-related words;3. To learn how to say numbers. Teaching Procedures:Step 1: Lead in- Introduction Brainstorm: Question: What great scientists do you know? ( free speaking )Make students say something about those four great scientists- Qian Xuesen, Marie Curie, Archimedes, Albert Einstein.Name Nationality Major Invention/Discovery Time of the discoveryQian XuesenChina Physics, MathematicsChinese atom bombIn 1964Marie Curie Poland PhysicsRadioactivityIn 1898ArchimedesSicily in Italy Physics, mathematicsbuoyancyAbout 240 BCAlbert EinsteinGermany / AmericaMathematical PhysicsrelativityIn 1905Make students learn some words of different fields in science.SubjectsChinese meaning The person who research the subjectsBiochemistry生化学Biochemist Biology生物学Biologist Botany植物学BotanistChemistry化学ChemistGenetics遗传学GeneticistPhysics物理学PhysicistZoology动物学Zoologist Make students finish exercise 2 on page 31 individually.The answers:1. zoology 2. botany 3. biology 4. physics 5. biochemistry 6. chemistry 7. genetics Step 2: Reading and Vocabulary1. From the title “The Student Who Asked Questions”, guess what the passage is about?Who is the student?Question: What do you know about Yuan Longping?Name Nationality Major Invention/Discovery Time of the discoveryYuan LongpingChina Agriculture Hybrid rice In 19702. Make students find the topic sentence of each paragraph.Para1: Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world.Para2: As a boy, he was called “the student who asked questions”.Para3: As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding.Para4: He discovered a special type of rice plant.Para5：His discoveries increased Chinese rice production.Para6：The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types grown in Pakistan.3. Make students skim the passage and find the answers to the following questions.1） What kind of student was Yuan Longping when he was young?2） What way did he think to produce rice more quickly?3） What did he discover?4） How important was the discovery？The possible answers：1） He was a student with lots of questions and he was interested in plants.2） By crossing different species of rice plant, then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.3） He discovered a naturally sterile male rice plant.4） Chinese rice production rose by 47.5% in the 1990s. There were other advantages.l 50,000 square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops. l Yuans rice was exported to other countries.l His rices yield is much greater than the yield of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.4Make students read the passage carefully and decide whether the statement are true or false. 1). China produces more rice than any other country.2). Yuan Longping asked a lot of questions at school.3). He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice.4). The government helped him in his research.5). The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers.6). The new rice is now grown n other countries, such as Pakistan.The answers: TTTTFT5. Make students finish exercises in activity 3 and 4 on page 33 individually, then check the answers.Step 3: Language points1. He thought that (the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.) 宾语从句the key to sth. / doing sth. -的关键 to 属于“介词” e.g.： 这就是考试失败的关键。 This is the key to failure in the exam.= This is the key of failing in the exam. 她获得成功的关键在于她的努力。The key to her success is based on her efforts. 2. He though there was only one way to do this-by crossing different species of rice plant, and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.Whats the function of “which”? 引导定语从句 (one) way to do sth. = (one) way of doing sth.e.g.: Thats not a right way to solve the problem.Im not happy with this way of working.by crossing 通过杂交的方式e.g.: Switch it by pressing this button.I will contact you by e-mail.3.First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice.experiment: (V.)做实验 e.g.: 有人认为用动物来做实验是很残忍的。 Some people think that its cruel to experiment on animals.experiment: (n.) c / u实验；试验 do / perform / carry out an experiment 做/进行实验4. This was the breakthrough.breakthrough: an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement 重大进展,突破 make a breakthrough 取得突破 a major breakthrough 大突破5. 50 kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.= 50 kilometers of Rice fields were changed to grow vegetables and other cash crops.convert (sth.) to / into sth.: 把转变成；转变，改变 e.g. 那家工厂把铁转变成钢。 That factory converts iron into steel. e.g. 我把我的美元换成了欧元。I converted my dollars into euros.6. Following this, Yuan Longpings rice was exported to other countries, such as .export: (Vt./vi.) to sell and send goods to anther country 出口，输出export (n.) import (vt./vi / n.)e.g.: 出口贸易 export trade 石油的进口 imports of oilStep 4: Function 1. Make a revision about how to say numbers in English.Integral number整数 fractional number 分数 decimal number 小数 percentage 百分数3. Make students finish exercises in activity 1 and 2 on page 35.Step5: Homework 1. Make students preview grammar 1 and 2 2. Finish exercise 5 to 12 on page 86 . (vocabulary and reading)Period Two: Grammar 1 and Grammar 2Teaching Goals: 1. Make students learn how to use passive voice in different tenses.2. Make students master the usage of “ by + - ing”.Teaching procedure: Step 1: Review and Lead-in The pattern of passive voice 时态动词形式一般现在时 am / is / are + 过去分词 (p.p.)一般过去时was / were + p.p.一般将来时shall / will + be + p.p.现在进行时am / is / are + being + p.p.过去进行时 was / were + being + p.p.现在完成时has / have + been + p.p.过去完成时 had been + p.p.过去将来时should / would + be + p.p. Step 2: ExercisesMake students finish activity 2, 3 and 4 on page 34 by themselves.The answers of Activity 2:1. These computers are produced in America.2. Rice has been grown in China for thousands of years.3. These electronic games were / are made in Japan.4. A new variety of rice was discovered in 1970.5. Many important discoveries have been made since the beginning of last century.The answers of Activity 3：1. was educated2. was given3. were published4. was discovered5. were converted6. was exportedThe answers of activity 4:1. Where was he educated?2. What nickname was he given?3. When were the results of the experiment published?4. When was a naturally sterile male rice plant finally discovered?5. How many square kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables?6. Where was Yuan Longpings rice exported?Step 3: Grammar 2-by + -ing formby + - ing 表示方式方法Make students finish activity 2 on page 35 individually.Step 4: Exercises of college entrance exam1. The window is dirty. I know. It _ for weeks.A. hasnt cleanedB. didnt cleanC. wasnt cleanedD. hasnt been cleaned2. Now that she is our of a job, Lucy _ going back to school, but she hasnt decided yet.A. had consideredB. has been consideringC. consideredD. is going to consider3. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics _ by 2006.A. has been completed B. has completedC. will have been completed D. will have completed4. According to the art dealer, the painting _ to go for at least a million dollars.A. is expectedB. expectsC. expectedD. is expecting5. - What happened to the priceless works of art?- _.A. They were destroyed in the earthquakeB. The earthquake was destroying themC. They destroyed in the earthquakeD. The earthquake destroyed them6. - The window is dirty.- I know. It _ for weeks.A. hasnt cleanedB. didnt cleanC. wasnt cleanedD. hasnt been cleaned7. When and where to go for the no-salary holiday _ yet.A. are not decidedB. have not been decidedC. is not being decidedD. has not been decided8. A new cinema _ here. They hope to finish it next month.A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built9. The new suspension bridge _ by the end of last month. A. has been designed B. had been designed C. was designed D. would be designed10. Hundreds of jobs _ if the factory closes.A. lose B. will be lost C. are lost D. will lose 11. Rainforests _ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.A. cut B. are cut C. are being cut D. had been cut 12. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power _ increased enormously ever since.A. is B. was C. has been D. had beenThe answers: 1-5 DBCAA 6-10 DDDBB 11-12 CBStep 5: HomeworkFinish the exercises on page 85 and preview Listening and Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Everyday English. Period Three Listening and Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Everyday EnglishTeaching Goals: 1. Train the students ability of obtaining the key information while listening.2. Make the students learn how to read the stress in long words.3. Master some daily expressions.Teaching procedure: Step 1: Lead-in-Listening & Speaking1. Discussion:1) What is happening in the picture?2) What do you think the listening text is about?The possible answer：1） Theres a quiz show being on.2. Vocabulary -Match the words with the meanings. 1). a prize or money given to someone for sth. award2). exactly the same equal 3). to find out how long, wide, heavy, etc. sth. is measure4). to find discover5). an idea, esp. in science, that explains why or how sth. happens theory6). a form of energy which comes from a nuclear reaction radiation 7). a person who takes part in a contest contestant8). a stage in a competition round3. Listen to the tape and finish Activity 2 on page 36. The answers:1). The second round 2). Great scientist.3). The first person to answer correctly win a point, if he or she answers incorrectly, he or she loses a point and the other person can then try and answer.4). Two.5). Difficult.6).Rachel.4. Listen to the tape again, then finish the exercise in Activity 3, on page 36.The answers: 1.born 2. published 3. given 4. famous for 5. hole 6. discovered, holes 7.holes measured5. Listen to the tape again ,then fill in the blanks.Q.M: Boys and girls, were into the second round of “Super quiz”, and the subject of this round is “Great Scientists”. In this round, the first person to answer the question gets a point.If hes wrong, he loses a point, and the question goes to the second contestant. At the moment, Matthew and Rachel are equal, with 36 points each. First question: What is Einstein known for?(buzzer)M: What is Einstein famous for?Q.M: Correct. When was Einstein born?(buzzer)M: 10.Q.M: Wrong. Rachel?R: 1879?Q.M: Correct. The special theory of relativity was published in1905. Who was it written by?(buzzer)M: Einstein. Q.M: Correct. Einstein was given an important award in 1921. What award was he given?(buzzer)M: Was he given the Nobel Physics Prize?Q.M: Yes, he was. Well done. Next question: What book is Stephen Hawking famous for?(buzzer)R: “A Brief History of Time_.”Q.M: Correct. When was it published?(buzzer)R: 1988.Q.M: Correct. What is a “black hole”?(buzzer)M: Its a star that has collapsed in on itself.Q.M: Correct. Who discovered black holes?(buzzer)M: They were discovered by Einstein.Q.M: No, they were not discovered by Einstein, they were discovered by Fred Hoyle. How are black holes measured? (silence) Rachel?R: Pass.Q.M: Matthew?M: Theyre measured by the light waves that come from them.Q.M: Wrong, they arent measured by light waves, theyre measured by the radiation that comes from them. Who was this radiation discovered by?(buzzer)R: Stephen Hawking?Q.M: Well done! They were discovered by Stephen Hawking. Theyre called the Hawking radiation. Now, Stephen Hawking is famous for another reason. Does anyone know?(buzzer)M: He cant walk and he cant talk except with a machine.Q. M: Thats correct. Do you know the name of the his disease?(buzzer)R: Motor neuron disease. He sits in a special wheelchair and he speaks through a voice machine.Q.M: Correct. And at the end of this round Matthew has thirty-nine points and Rachel has forty-one points!Step 2: Pronunciation1. Read about stress in long words. Make students read the stress after the teacher ,then pair them to practice saying them to each other.2. Listen and underline the stresses.l Ask the students to read through the words and underline where they think the stwicess will fall.l Play the tape twice and let them check to see if they are correct.l Pair them to practice saying them to each other.Step 3: Everyday English1. Ask the students to do the choices individually then check with a partner.2. Call back the answers from the whole class.The answers: 14 a a b aStep 4: Homework Make students preview Reading and Writing. Period Four Reading and WritingTeaching goals:1. Train the students reading ability.2. Teach students learn how to write a biography.Teaching procedures:Step 1: Brainstorm Make students look at the photo and guess “Do you know who is him?”When & where was he born?Why was he famous? When did he discover /invent?Step 2: Vocabulary-Match the words in the box with the definitions a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as a result of a crime, an accident, etc. to discover the cause of an illness or a problem a book that sells in very large numbers an illness the study of the origin and development of the universe the state of being disabledThe answers:Diagnose bestseller motor neurone disease cosmology disability Step 3: Numbering1. Make the students read the passage about Stephen Hawking and number the paragraphs in the correct order.The answer: 231 2. Make the students finish activity 3 on page 37.The answers: 1) Paragraph 1( the third in the book)2) Paragraph 2( the first in the book)3) Paragraph 3( the second in the book)Step 4: Group discussionDo you know how to write a biography of a famous person?Para. 1: the general evaluation of the personPara. 2: his or her childhood, education, earlier lifePara. 3: his or her research, or important positioning a certain field.Step 5: HomeworkWrite three short paragraphs about Albert Einstein using the notes in Activity 4. Period Five Cultural Corner, Module FileTeaching goals:1. Train the students reading ability.2. Make students review what they have learned in this module.Teaching procedures:Step 1: SkimmingMake students read the passage quickly and silently, then finish the following two questions.1). How were rockets invented?2). What are they used for today?The possible answers:1) By accident-when people threw bamboo tubes with gunpowder inside into the fire to make explosions and saw that some of them flew into the air.2) They are used to send astronauts into space and in firework display.Step 2: Careful readingMake students read the passage carefully and find the important language points they think.Important phrases:By accident 偶然地 be at war with 与交战Attach sth to sth 把 系/傅在上 be born 诞生Step 3: Module file 1. Give the students ten minutes to go through the module file, ticking the things they are confident they know, putting a question mark next to the things they are not sure of, and a cross next to those they dont know.2. Collect students questions and deal with them.Step 4: Homework Make the students finish the exercises in the exercise book.