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1、第一单元教案第一单元教案Module 5 Unit 1 Great scientistsPeriod 1 Warming up, Pre-reading 课后反思：Teaching goals: 1. To talk about some great scientists and their achievements.2. To develop some basic reading skills.3. To get the general idea of the passage and to relate the passage to stages in a scientific experi

2、ment.Teaching procedures:Step one Warming upIntroduce some famous scientists and their achievements, and then do the quiz.There are some great scientific achievements that have changed the world. Can you name some of them? What kind of role do they play in the field of science? Do these achievements

3、 haveanything in common? Match the inventions with their inventors below before you answer all these questions. Alexander Bell electricity Thomas Edison the First telephoneLaite Brothers the electric LampMadame Curie black holes in UniverseFranklin Theory of GravitySteven Hawking the First PlaneElbe

4、rt Einstein RadiumIsaac Newton the Theory of RelativityStep two Reading1. Pre-reading:1). Pair work : What do you know about infectious diseases?2). Group work: Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research? Discuss in small groups the stages in examining a new scientific idea. What ord

5、er would you put them in?draw a conclusion think of a method collect results make up a question find a problem analyse the results find supporting evidence repeat if necessary2. While-reading:1).Predicting: Introduce the title of the passageJohn Snow Defeats King Cholera. What does the title imply?

6、Predict what the text is about after reading the title and the first paragraph. Guess what kind of person John Snow was by analyzing the key words in the first paragraph.2). Skimming: Get the students to read the passage fast . Ask them to pay attention to the first sentence in each paragraph and tr

7、y to find several key words to sum up the main idea of the whole passage. Compare what the students have predicted with the content given by the author. Read the passage again to get the general idea of each paragraph.Para.1: The causes of cholera.Para.2: The correct or possible theory. Para.3: Coll

8、ect data on those where people were ill and died and where they got their water. Para.4: Plot information on a map to find out where people died or did not die. Para.5: Analyse the water to see if that is the cause of the illness. Para.6: Find other evidences to confirm his conclusion.Para.7: The po

9、lluted dirty source of drinking water was to blame for the cause of the London cholera. Period 2Reading课后反思：Teaching goals: 4. To talk about some great scientists and their achievements.5. To develop some basic reading skills.6. To get the general idea of the passage and to relate the passage to sta

10、ges in a scientific experiment.3). Scanning: Read the passage and try to put the correct stages into the reading about research into a disease.A. draw a conclusion B. think of a method C. collect results D. make up a question E. find a problem F. analyse the results G. find supporting evidence H. re

11、peat if necessaryKeys: EDBCFGA Answer some detailed questions about the passage and learn some language points: 1. What do you know about Dr. John Snows being well-known in London?(He attended Queen Victoria to ease the birth of her babies.).e.g. I may be late I have got one or two things to attend

12、to.Mother had to attend to her sick son . 2. From what disease did Londoners suffer in his age?(They exposed themselves to cholera.).e.g. The wolf opened its mouth to expose a row of sharp teeth.Dont expose your skin to the sun; your skin will be hurt.People in many provinces of China exposed themse

13、lves to the SARS in 2003. 3. Did people know how to cure the disease?e.g Aspirin is said to be a wonderful cure for the pain.Although the boy was beyond cure, his parents tried to cure him of bad habits.7. When did Dr. Snow think the disease would be controlled?(He knew he would never be controlled

14、until its cause was found.)e.g. The Ministry of Health has set up a program to control the spread of AIDSThe buttons control the temperature in the building 5. What was the second theory explaining how the disease killed people?(People absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.)be abs

15、orbed in = concentrate oneg. He is absorbed in the research of Chinese history recently. absorb ones attentioneg. Chinese history absorbs his attention recently.8. How serious was the disease outbreak in London?(The cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people had died in 10 days.)e.g. H

16、e has such a severe illness that he has been in hospital. I was caught in a severe storm last night and couldnt go back home in time.7. Did the map which Dr. Snow draw help find the cause of the disease?(The map gave a valuable clue about the cause of the disease.)e.g. - What is the value of this 18

17、k white gold diamond necklace?- It cost me $2,000 (=It was worth $2,000.),but I valued the necklace at $1,000. It was a valuable diamond necklace. We never know the value of water till the well is dry.8. Where were many of the deaths in Broad Street?(Many of the deaths were near the water pump in Br

18、oad Street.)e.g. If you have a flat tyre, you will pump air into the tyre. We had a debate yesterday. The lively debate really pumped us up.9. Why did some houses have no deaths?(These families worked in the pub at 7 Cambridge Street. They were given free beer and so had not drunk the water from the

19、 Broad street pump.)10. What did Dr. Snow think was responsible for the disease?(It seemed the water was to blame.)e.g. They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident.He is ready to take the blame for what had happened.11. What did Dr. Snow a

20、dvised the people in Broad Street do?(He told the people to remove the handle from the water pump so it could not be used.)12. What else did Dr. Snow find in another part of London that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak? (In addition, he found 2 other deaths.) e.g. The new bridge will link th

21、e island to the mainland.Compare: in addition, also, as well as, besidesIn addition to apples you asked for, I bought you some oranges.13. What conclusion did Dr. Snow tell the public? (He announced that polluted water carried the disease.)e.g. The captain announced that the plane was going to land.

22、The army announced a cease-fire. 14. What did Dr. Snow tell the water companies?(They were instructed not to expose people to polluted water anymore.)e.g. She instructed me in the use of this telephone.Ive been instructed to wait here until the lecturer arrives.3. Post-reading: Work in groups of fou

23、r and discuss the following questions:1).What should you do if youre traveling to a country that has a cholera outbreak according to Snows theory?(Drink only water that you have boiled or treated with chlorine or iodine. Other safe drinks include tea or coffee made with boiled water and carbonated,

24、bottled beverages with no ice. Eat only food thats been thoroughly cooked and is still hot, or fruit that youve peeled yourself. Avoid undercooked or raw fish and shellfish. Avoid raw salads and vegetables. Avoid food and drinks from street vendors.) 2.) What spirit can we find in John Snow? As a st

25、udent, what should we learn from him?Step three ConsolidationListen to the tape and get a better comprehension of the passage. While listening , pay special attention to the new words and expressions as well as the sentence structures they have learned. Step four Homework1. Read the passage aloud af

26、ter class.2. Prepare for comprehending and learning about language.3. Writing: What I think of John Snow. Period 3 Comprehending 课后反思：Teaching goals:To find the scientific report by John Snow 1. and to further understand the passage.2. To get a better understanding of the passage.3. To discover usef

27、ul words and expressions, structures.Teaching procedures:Step one Revision1. Ask some students to read the text aloud fluently.2. Check the homework exercises.Step two Comprehending1. Fill in the chart after reading the passage.Scientific report by John SnowThe problemThe causeIdea 1:Idea 2:The meth

28、odThe resultsIdea 1 or 2? Why?The conclusion2. Read the passage again and answer these questions.1). Cholera was a 19th century disease. What disease do you think is similar to cholera today?2). John Snow believed Idea 2 was right. How did he finally prove it?3). Do you think John Snow would have so

29、lved this problem without the map? Give a reason.Step three Learning about the language1. Discovering useful words and expressions.1)Choose the suitable words or expressions to complete this passage: valuable, instruct, cure, expose, look into, examine, put forward, immediately, announceLi Heping wa

30、s a famous football player, but his career came to an end when he became very ill. The doctor _ him but could not find the cause of this illness. He_ the theory that Li Heping had been _ to a new virus. He knew he would not be able to _ him_, but promised he would _the possibility of finding one in

31、the future. Sadly, Li Heping _ that he would take up a new career to _ footballers in planning for the future. At his last match he thanked his fans for their _ support by singing the popular song: “Thanks for the memory”.2). Sometimes in English we put the verb make with a noun instead of using a simple verb; for example, make a mistake instead of to mistake. Look at these simple verbs and make another construction using make + a + noun. to telephoneto decideto planto contributeto speakto be noisyto changeto describe3). In En