资源简介

Presentation of the Teaching Plan
译林（2019） 高中英语必修第三册 第四单元 Reading Chinese scientist wins 2015 Noble Prize
Teaching theories the New English Curriculum Standards(2020)
What: The topic of this unit is Scientists who changed the world, belonging to the theme Human and Society, categorized into the theme group --- scientists, scientific discoveries, scientific spirit. The reading text of this unit is a news report about 2015 Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou and her great efforts in the process of discovering Qinghaosu.
Analysis of the teaching material How: Since the passage is a news report, students will be guided to figure out the features of each part as well as to define the structure of it, thus getting the main idea of the news report.
Why: It aims to raise students’ awareness of the value of TCM and to encourage students to learn the precious qualities and spirit from this admirable scientist.
(
1
)
Analysis of the students This class is intended for Senior One students. After learning English for some time in high school, students already have a good command of basic reading strategies like skimming and scanning to get the main idea or more detailed information. But students in the class are not at the same level. As teachers, we can provide a scaffold to help students improve themselves and go further to a higher level, or we can say the ZDP - the zone of proximal development so that learners can achieve more with guidance.
Teaching objectives According to the Core Competences, by the end of the class, students are supposed to: figure out the structure of a news report; summarize the factual information in the text; extract the general idea of each part; get involved and cooperate with partners to express their attitudes; host a forum with the target language; develop their logical and critical thinking; Enhance their national pride and sense of mission.
Teaching emphases: To help students grasp the features of news reports; Raise students’ awareness of the value of TCM; Encourage them to learn the precious qualities and spirit from Tu Youyou.
Teaching difficulties: How to encourage ss’ deep thinking; How to cultivate ss’ language ability; How to develop their learning capability.
Teaching methods Task- based language teaching method Communicative teaching approach
Learning methods KWL learning method Cooperative learning method
Teaching aids Multimedia devices, textbooks, the blackboard
Teaching procedures Purposes
Before class Watch a video of The China(Wuhu) Popularized Science Products Exposition. 1.To arouse interest in the topic.
Step 1 Lead-in(3 mins) Play a guessing game. Ask ss whether they know the three Chinese who have won the Nobel Prize. Predict from the headline and the pictures to guess which of the three scientists this text is about. 1. To activate their acquired knowledge for further study; 2.To prepare for the new lesson.
Step 2 Pre-reading(3 mins)
Work out the structure and features of a news report. 1. To work out
the features of
news reports;
2. To make ss
closer to the
contents to be
read;
3. To facilitate the
Ask questions: connection of information.
‘What information can you get from the headline ’
‘What else do you want to know ’
Step 3 While-reading(25 mins) 1. First reading. Skim the news report and match the main ideas with the 4 parts. 1. To analyze and conclude relevant information;
Define the structure of this reading material. 1. To find the
connection of
different paras;
2. To develop
their awareness of
discourse and
logical thinking.
2. Detailed reading.
Read Para. 1 to get the answers to who, what, when, and why. 1. To summarize
the main point of
this news report.
Read para. 2 to get some background information about Tu Youyou. 1. To practice
skimming and scanning to find out detailed information; 2. To enhance their thinking
quality.
Read paras. 3-5 to learn about the process of Tu and her team discovering
Qinghaosu and watch a video afterwards.
Read para. 6 to find the answer to this question: ‘What is the significance of 1. To further
Tu Youyou’s achievement ’ explore the
treasure house of
TCM
2. To inspire
female ss’ interest
in science.
3. Further thinking.
‘What qualities did Tu Youyou show as a scientist ’ 1. To inspire ss to
learn the precious
qualities and
spirit from Tu.
1. To get a broad
‘There have long been a skeptical voice about traditional Chinese medicine. knowledge of
What’s your opinion on TCM ’ TCM; 2. To gain an
objective
cognition on it.
Step 4 Post-reading(13 mins) Discuss the following question, ‘What drove Tu Youyou to work so hard and make so many sacrifices in her scientific research ’ Hold a forum: 6 ss work in a group; 1 host &5 guests; Greetings & endings; At least 5 questions(Feelings after reading;what you learn;influence on you;other scientists;special words to say to Tu Youyou...). To enhance their national pride and sense of mission; To output what they learn in this period; To train their language competence, communication and cooperation abilities.
(
B3U4 Reading Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel Prize
Screen
Qualities of Tu Youyou
Other candidates:
)
Step 5 Homework To nominate a Chinese for a Nobel Prize. Three candidates are shown as examples: Xi Jinping for peace, Zhong Nanshan for medicine and Yu Hua for literature. Students can also come up with other people qualified for this award. To consolidate the language output; To raise their national pride to a higher level; To develop their logical and critical thinking.
Blackboard design
Teaching reflection
After class, I will ask myself the following questions to see whether the preset objectives can be achieved in this class. ‘Do students know the features of news reports Do they know more about Tu Youyou ’ ‘What do they learn from Tu Youyou What do they think of TCM ’ ‘Can they cooperate with partners to voice their attitudes and opinions ’ ‘Can they list the reasons for their nominations in their homework ’ After self-reflection, I can improve this lesson from these aspects.

展开更多......

收起↑