外研社版必修四Module4GreatScientists教学设计.doc

Module 4 Great ScientistsI. 教学目标(teaching objectives )a. Students can learn some words, phrases, and expressions related to great scientists.b・ Students can learning some reading skills, such as skimming and scanning.c. Students can read between lines to dig out what makes Yuan Longping a great scientist.d. Students can learn from Yuan Longping and then develop some excellent qualities to improve themselves.II. 学情分析(analysis of students)At present, students are in Grade one in their senior high school and their English level is in average. They are able to understand the text easily but they can't explore the underlying meanings. This text is out of date on the surface, but it still has a lot of value qualities which need students to explore. What's more, these good qualities are related to their careers in the future. I can use them to realize how to be a leading figure in their fields. However, finding out the underlying meanings is rather difficult for them.III. 教学重难点(key points and difficult points)Key pointsa. Students can understand the specific terms about hybrid rice.b. Students can learn how to organize an biography according to time order. Difficult pointsa. Students can read between lines to get the deep meanings.b. Students can relate these great qualities to themselves and then develop these qualities gradually.IV. 教学过程(teaching procedures)教学活动(teaching activities)① 导入(leading-in)Question: Did you finish your breakfast this morning?Do you know the meaning of these slogans?Why we should save food?② 读前(before-reading)预测(prediction)From the title, can you guess what the passage is about?③ 读中(while-reading) 略读(skimming)Match the main idea w让h each paragraph.Paragraph 1breedi ng.Paragraph 2Paragraph 3The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.Paragraph 4跳读(scanning)Fill in the blanksWhat do you know about him?Name: Nationality: Major:Discovery: When did he discover it:Complete the chartAs a boyHe was educated in many schools and was given a nickname.From an earlyageHe was interested in plants.In collegeHe studied agriculture.As a young teacherHe began experiments in crop breeding.In 1966The results of his experiments were published in China.In 1970A naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.In the 1990'sChinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent. 50 thousand square kilometers of the rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crop.LaterYuan Longping's rice was exported to other countries.Question: How does the passage mainly organized? Answer: By following time order细读(Careful-reading)Read the following sentences carefully and summarize what makes Yuan Longping a great scientist?No 1. As a boy he was given the nickname, “ the student who asks questions If he likes asking questions, maybe he .No 2. From an early, he was interested in plants. is important for one' s success.No 3. When in college, he studied agriculture.He found his interest and then .No 4. As a young teacher, he began experiments with different types of plants. He thought the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. He thought there was only one way to do this-•- by crossing different species of rice plants.From the above sentences, we can see he ・No 5. Yuan Longping, an 87・yea「old Chinese scientist, has spent his life working to feed a world hungry for rice.He not only loves Chinese people, but also loves people all over the world. In other words, he is full of love.Summary: What makes Yuan Longping a great scientist?curiosityinterest/ passiondevotion/ dedicationhard-working/ diligent creative/ flexible universal lovesupplementary materials: China's "father of hybrid rice v becomes Internet sensation after speech in Englishtext reading + a short videoQuestion: In this video, what impressed you most?IV. Post-reading (读后)Yuan Longping has finished the speech. Now, It's time for reporters to ask questions freely. Here we go!V. HomeworkYou are required to write a biography for yourself (imagine that you were 60 years old) and you can refer to the passage "the student who asked questions".Pay attention to what good qualities make you a leading figure in your field.。