高中英语 Unit1第5课时 Period 5 Reading and writing Using Language教案 新人教版必修5.docx

1、高中英语 Unit1第5课时 Period 5 Reading and writing Using Language教案 新人教版必修52019-2020年高中英语 Unit1第5课时 Period 5 Reading and writing (Using Language)教案 新人教版必修5Teaching Goals: 1. To develop Ss reading ability.2. To develop Ss writing ability.3. To get Ss to learn something about Nicolaus Copernicus.Teaching Pro

2、cedures:Step 1. Warming UpPurpose: To lead Ss to the topic and arouse their interest in Copernicus.Ask Ss to discuss the questions below: 1. Who is the man in the left picture?2. What about the right picture?3. Do you know the relationship between them?Ask Ss to present their views.Step 2 ReadingPur

3、pose: To find some details in the text.1. Ask Ss to discuss the following questions in pairs and answer them.Q1. What made Copernicus confused?Q2. Why couldnt he tell about his theory?Q3. Whats Christians view of universe?Q4. When did he first show his theory? To whom?Q5. Whats his friends reaction

4、to the theory?Q6. When was the theory published? Why?Q7. Whats the evaluation of the theory?Suggested answers:A1. His mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the center of solar system.A2. He could not tell anyone about his theory as the powerful Christian Church

5、 would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea.A3. They believed God had made the world and for that reason the earth was special and must be the center of the solar system.A4. In 1515 he showed it privately to his friends.A5. His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged him to publish hi

6、s ideas. A6. He did not want to be attacked by the Christian Church, so he only published it as he lay dying in 1543.A7. Now people can see that there is a direct link between his ideas and the work of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.2. Group workDivide Ss into three groups and dis

7、cuss the following question. Ask every group to present their ideas. If you were Nicolaus Copernicus, would you have hidden your theory for so many years? Why? Step 3. WritingPurpose: To learn to write a persuasive essay. Write a short letter asking Copernicus to publish his ideas so that everyone c

8、an read them.First you need to collect your ideas. For example: He believes his new theory is true. There are problems with the present theory. He has done many years of observations to prove his new theory is true. Science can not develop unless people publish their ideas. Time will show if his the

9、ory is true of now. Here is a plan:Beginning: Tell Copernicus who you are and why you want him to publish his ideas.Paragraph 1: Reason 1 and evidence.Paragraph 2: Reason 2 and evidence.Summing up: Ask him to think again about publishing his ideas.One Possible version:Dear Nicolaus Copernicus,I am a

10、 student studying astronomy and I would very much like to read your new theory about the solar system. I hope you will publish it for several reasons. I understand the problems with the present theory. The way the planets move is not what you would expect if the earth was the center of the universe.

11、 It is also odd that the brightness of some stars seems to change. So I agree with you that we need a new theory. I know your observations have been very carefully carried out over many years. Now you must have the courage to publish them. Science can never advance unless people have the courage of

12、their beliefs. I know you worry about what will happen if you publish your new theory. No matter how people oppose it, time will show if your ideas are right or wrong. So I hope you will feel you can publish your new theory. Yours sincerely,*Step 4. ExtensionPurpose: To deepen what we have learned i

13、n the Writing part. Let us pare a persuasive essay with a report, a description and a creative piece and then find similarities and differences between these kinds of writing. ReportDescriptionCreative writing/storyFormal language with few adjective Vivid use of words with similes and metaphorsVivid

14、 use of language and more informal style.No speech except quotations No speech except to help the descriptionSpeech to show feelings, reactions etc.Not emotional Emotional to describe atmosphereEmotional to describe feelingsOnly one main characterNo characters May have several charactersFactual Not

15、factual but imaginative Imaginative but can be based on factStructured according to experimental methodNot structured Beginning, middle, end Past tense and passive voicePast tense Past tense Step 5. HomeworkWrite a short position about a scientist, his/her life, achievements and the key to his/her s

16、uccess. 2019-2020年高中英语 Unit1第5课时 The Fifth Period Extensive reading教案 新人教版选修8Teaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语consider, achievement, personality, enthusiastic, autobiography, musician, recording, trumpet, funeral, ceremony, coffin, march, ceremonyb. 重点句子He was noticed by. called. w

17、ho. to teach. and to find.He spoke publicly about., using his fame to help.2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the students to find the topic of each paragraph and find the clue to show the important events.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the students learn how to find the topic of each paragraph and fin

18、d the clue to show the important events.Teaching important points教学重点How to find the clue to show the important events.Teaching difficult points教学难点How to find the topic of each paragraph. Teaching methods教学方法Skimming, scanning and discussion.Teaching aids教具准备A recorder, a puter and a projector.Teac

19、hing procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step RevisionCheck the homework by asking some students to show their work. T: Last period, you were asked to write an email or a postcard to a friend telling him about the place where you are on holiday. Have you finished? Now whod like to present your descriptions to t

20、he class？A sample version: The place I would like to visit would be Mars. I only know that it is the closest planet to the Earth, and it is most similar to the Earth. Although Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun, it is still much colder than the Earth. Like the satellites pictures showed th

21、at Mars has lots of craters, and scientists speculate that perhaps Mars used to be like the Earth billions of years ago. I think there is more to Mars than what the scientists believe. I believe there is life on Mars. Perhaps the definition of life on Mars is different from the Earth. It could be th

22、at the life there does not need oxygen, but other kinds of gases. I would imagine that life may not be active, because Mars has been hit by meteorites and the surface has been very much bombarded. So I presume the life that still exists would not be like life on the Earth. I have no idea what the we

23、ather would be like, but I can presume it would be very cold, since Mars is much further from the sun than the Earth. As for its special features, I think if one stands on the surface of Mars, we can see the whole universe clearer than on the Earth. And perhaps its a million times more beautiful tha

24、n the Earth. I hope one day we can have more exploration on Mars and solve the mystery. Step Listening ()First, ask the students to listen to the tape and plete the notes. Check the answers by asking some students to read their notes. Then get them to discuss the questions in Activity 2 and talk abo

25、ut New Orleans. T: What do you know about the place mentioned in the radio interview? Now work in groups and discuss the questions in Activity 2. Sample answers to the questions in Activity 2:1. New Orleans, one of North Americas most distinctive and culturally diverse cities, located in southeaster

26、n Louisiana on the Mississippi River, about 180 km from the Gulf of Mexico. The city was founded in 1718 on the east bank of the Mississippi. New Orleans has been a leading mercial center since its founding and has one of the most active ports in the United States.2. The Gulf of Mexico provides New

27、Orleans with plenty of moisturethe city receives about 150 cm of rainfall annually and no season is immune from it. Spring has sunny, mild days that are perfect for the festivals.Summer is hot, sticky and steamy, often with thundershowers. September and October days are the most likely to offer clea

28、r, temperate weather. Winter temperatures average a fortable 12C (54F), yet occasional drops in temperature, bined with the damp atmosphere, can chill you to the bone. Snow is rare but Decembers short days, fog and rain conspire to allow only a few hours of daily sunshine.3. It is famous for sweet-t

29、asting cocktails and jazz bands.4. Nomadic Paleo-Indians probably spent time in the New Orleans area over 10,000 years ago. By the time the French founded the city in 1718, seven small tribes known as the Muskogeans inhabited the Florida Parishes north of Lake Pontchartrain and, occasionally, the ba

30、nks of the Mississippi River. Other tribes south of New Orleans inhabited the bayous in Barataria and the lower course of the Mississippi River.Ask the students to tick the boxes in Activity 3 and plete Activity 4; plete the activities after listening again. Then check the answers with the whole cla

31、ss.Step Listening ()Ask the students to listen to the music and discuss the questions in Activity 1 on page 50. Then ask them to look at the pictures in Activity 2, learn the meanings of the words and discuss what they think is happening. Next, plete the sentences according to the tape about jazz fu

32、nerals in Activity 3. At last, ask them to listen to the tape again and make notes in Activity 4 and write a short paragraph about it. Check the answers with the whole class.T: Next well listen to a piece of music. After listening, please discuss the questions in Activity 1 on page 50.Sample discussion dialogues:1. S1: Yes, Ive ever heard it in a CD shop near my home.S2: N