人教版高中英语第二册Unit1 Making a difference1.docx

1、人教版高中英语第二册Unit1 Making a difference1Unit 1 Making a differenceTeaching Goals:1. Talk about science and Scientists2. Learn more about the Infinitive3. Practise describing people and debatingTeaching Time: 6 periodsThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following words:Inspiration, persp

2、iration, undertake, analysis, obvious, within, quote2.Talk about science and scientists.3.Listen to the description of some scientists.4.Do some speaking, describing people and debating.Teaching Important Points:1.Train the students listening ability by listening practice.2.Train the students speaki

3、ng ability by talking about science and scientists, describing people and debating.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to improve the students listening ability.2.How to help students finish the task of speaking.Teaching Methods:1.Warming up to arouse the students interest in science.2.Listening-and-ans

4、wering activity to help the students go through the listening material.3.Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.a multimedia 2.a tape recorder 3.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I Warming up1.T: There are many outstanding scientists in the world, who

5、 made great contributions to society and science. Now look at the pictures on page 1, tell me what are these scientists famous for?(Bb) Scientists ContributionsMaria Curie Radium /PoloniumAlbert Einstein The Theory of Relativity2.T: Well done. I think you are all interested in science and scientists

6、. What do you think makes a successful scientist? Have a discussion in pairs or groups of four. Then report the results of your discussion.(It is the way he uses his tools that makes a successful scientist.A successful scientist must have much imagination and intelligence and he must be creative and

7、 hard-working.Asuccessful scientist must be confident, curious and careful. But what I like to know is what made him/her interested in science)T: Now look at the quotes on page 1.do you know what they mean? And do you agree?天才就是百分之九十九的汗水加上百分之一的灵感。想象力比知识更重要。生活中没有什么可怕的东西，只有需要理解的东西。分析明显存在的事物需要非凡的头脑。你不可

8、能把一切教给一个人，你只能帮助他在他自己的认知范围内去发现和了解事物。T: Do you know any other quotes about science and thinking?Wisdom is only found in truth. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.Knowledge is power. Francis Bacon.Step II ListeningT: OK. Now lets do some listening practice on P2. We are going to listen to the descriptions of

9、 some famous scientists. Read the requirements by yourselves quickly. Listen to the tape for the first time to get a general idea, and then try to finish the exx.Step III SpeakingT: Now lets look at the speaking part on P2. Work in groups of five. Each group member represents a branch of science, eg

10、 biology, maths, chemistry, physics, computer science. You are going to debate each other to see which branch of science is the most important and useful for society. First you should decide who will represent each branch and then prepare your role card to debate. You can use the expressions.Step IV

11、 Language points (computer)1It takes a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious分析明显存在的事物需要非凡的头脑。(1)undertake(undertook，undertaken)vt承担(工作，责任等)，承办+名词例：He undertook the difficult task willingly他欣然承担那项困难的工作。1 will undertake the responsibility for you我会为你负起责任。vt.着手，进行，企图+名词例：He underto

12、ok a new experiment他着手一项新的实验。(2)analysis复数形式andysesanalyse vtA chemical analysis化学分析We made a careful analysis of the problem我们仔细分析了那个问题。(3)obvious adj. (more obvious，most obvious)明显的，明白的，显而易见的obviously adv例：He told her an obvious lie他对她扯了一个明显的谎言。It is obvious that是显然的。例：It is quite obvious that he

13、didnt do it himself显然他没有亲自去做。It seemed obvious that he suffered from a bad cold显然他得了重感冒。2There is no doubt that 毫无疑问 例：There is no doubt that our team will win我队获胜是毫无疑问的。I dont doubt that we will win the game(否定句用that)我不怀疑我们将会赢得这场比赛。Do you doubt that he has passed the final examination ? (疑问句用that)你

14、怀疑他已通过期末考试了吗?I doubt whether he is the best man for the job(肯定句用whether)我怀疑他是否是担任那项工作的最适当人选。HomeworkPreview the reading material.Review the words and expressions in this period.Step V The Design of the Writing on the BbUnit 1 Making a differenceThe First PeriodScientists ContributionsMadame Curie Ra

15、dium/PoloniumEdison The light bulbEinstein The Theory of RelativityRecord after teaching:The Second &Third PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the useful words and phrases.2.Train the students reading ability.3.Let the students learn from Stephen Hawking.Teaching Important Points:1.Master the fol

16、lowing phrases and sentence pattern:work on, go by, be engaged to, go on with sth, dream of, turn outThere is no point (in) doing sth.2.Enable the students to understand the text better.3.Improve the students reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to make the students understand the reading

17、 text better.2.How to make the students understand the following sentence.There didnt seem much point in working on the PhD.Teaching Methods:1.Scanning the text to get some information about Hawking.2.Careful reading to answer some detailed questions.3.Discussion after reading the passage to make th

18、e students learn how to use the scientific method to solve the problem.4.Individural, pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.a computer 2.a tape recorder 3.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I Lead-in and Pre-readingT: Yesterday we learnt some quotes from some sci

19、entists. Now look at the picture on the screen. Do you know who the person is?( Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest physicists of our time, A Brief History of Time )Today we are going to learn a passage about Stephen Hawking. It will tell us Hawkings determination, thoughts and some theories. First

20、 lets learn some new words and phrases. Then turn to P3. Look at the questions in Pre-reading quickly and then scan the text as quickly as possible and find the answers to them.Answers:1 Because he wanted a job.2 Hawking became famous in the early 1970s, when he and American Roger Penrose made new d

21、iscoveries about the Big Bang and black holes.3 In 2002, Hawking visited China and spoke to university students in Hangzhou and Beijing.Step II ReadingT: Well done. Now read the passage once as carefully as possible. Then answer some detailed questions on the screen. You may discuss them in pairs if

22、 necessary.What did Stephen Hawking do when he was told that he had an incurable disease?1. How would most people feel when they were told that they had incurable disease?2. What did Hawking write in 1988?3. What did Hawking explain in the book ?4. According to Hawking, how do people misunderstand s

23、cience?5. What are the basic steps of the scientific method?6. What is it that Hawking doesnt like about his speech computer?Step III language pointsThere didnt seem much point in working on my PhDI didnt expec to survive that long取得博士学位对我来说没有什么意义，我没有期望活那么久。PhD(Doctor of Philosophy ) 指“博士学位”There is

24、 no point in doing sth表示“做某事没有作用或没有意义”。例：There is no point in arguing further继续争执下去没有意义了。There is no point in protestingIt wont help much抗议没有什么用处，于事无补。that在此处为副词，意为“那么”，可以修饰形容词。this也有此用法。例：I didnt expect he was that rude我没料到他会那么粗鲁。I have never been out this late before我从未在外面呆到这么晚过。Please cut my hair

25、 about this much请把我的头发剪掉这么长。4Yet two years had gone by and I was not that much worse但两年过去了，我的情况却没那么糟糕。Go by意思是“(时间)过去”。例：Time went by so quicklyWe are already at the end of our summer holiday时间过得真快，转眼我们已经要结束暑假了。Thirty years went by and her hair was beginning to turn gray三十年过去了，她的头发开始变白了。5In fact，thi

26、ngs were going rather well for me and I had gotten engaged to a very nice girl，Jan Wilde事实上，事情发展得还挺顺利。我和一位非常好的女孩简怀尔得订婚了。getbe engaged to sb“与某人订婚”例：Did you hear they have got engaged last month?你有没有听说他们上个月订婚的消息?Tom got engaged to Mary，whom he had met on the train汤姆和玛丽订婚了，他们在火车上认识的。Be engaged in(on)+

27、ndoing sth从事(工作)的，忙于的例：She was engaged in protecting wild birds她从事保护野生鸟类的工作。Right now Im engaged我现在正忙着。be engaged (电话等)通话中的，占线中的，相当于美国英语的busy例：The linenumber is engaged。线路被占用。engagement n订婚(to)例：announce ones engagement to宣布与订婚break off ones engagement解除婚约，解约engagement ring订婚戒指(戴在左手无名指上)6Scientists，

28、on the other hand，Hawking writes，know that their job is never finished and that even the best theory can turn out to be wrong霍金写到，从另一个方面说，科学家知道他们的工作是永无止境的，即使是最完美的理论，也可能是错误的。Turn out to be“结果是”“最后的情况是”+副+形+to do+that例：The weatherman said it was going to rain this afternoon but it turned out to be ver

29、y lovely天气预报说今天下午有雨，其实今天天气非常好。The lecture turned out to be very dull讲座结果很无聊。Everything turned out well一切顺遂。The rumor turned out (to be) true那谣言后来证明是真的。It turned out (that) two travelers had been killed后来证实(查明)有两位旅客丧生。turn out vi. (为集会等)外出，去。turn out vt.(可分开用) 关 (熄灭) (煤气，电灯油灯等)turn out vt. (可分开用 ) 生产

30、 (产品)，出产例：The factory can turn out l000cars a day这家工厂一天能生产1000辆汽车。7Everyone has his or her special skills and interests，and only by discovering what we do best can we hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference每个人都有自己的专长和兴趣，只有发现自己的专长，我们才能期望达到自己的目标，真正与众不同。only修饰介词短语或从句时，要求倒装。例：Only at that ti

31、me did I realize its importance直到那时我才意识到它的重要性。Only in this way can you make progress in your English study只有这样你才能在英语学习上取得进步。Only when you finish your homework can you go out to play football只有当你完成作业你才能出去踢球。only修饰主语时，通常置于主语之前。例：Only you understand me只有你了解我。only修饰主语以外时，通常置于动词之前(有be动词、助动词时，则置于其后)例：She only eats vegetables她只吃蔬菜。I only lent you the money那笔钱我只是借给你(不是给你)。He only works when hes got homework他只在有家庭作业时才做功课。Ive only seen him once我只见过他一次。8Imagine this：you are twenty-one