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Learn about the development of space exploration Human and Nature One period (40 minutes)
1.教材分析 What: The topic of the text is the development of space exploration. Staring up at the stars, humans have always had a natural curiosity about space. In the 20th century, space travel became a reality with American and Soviet space missions. While humans have attained great achievements, space travel has always involved great risks. Despite the risks, human exploration pared with other countries, China’s space programme started later, but it has made great progress in a short time. As many countries are planning further missions, with joint efforts the future of space exploration will be brighter. Why: The text is intended to help students not only learn about the famous events in human space exploration, but also actively think about the spirit of space exploration. How: The reading text is a popular science article consisting of 3 parts. The first part states the reasons for space exploration. The second part presents the development of human space exploration. The last part describes the bright future of space exploration.
2.学情分析 What they Know: The students in this class are from Senior Two. Through previous learning, they are quite familiar with some famous events of human space exploration, but seldom have they learned about the history of space exploration in a systematic way. Besides, they can easily locate topic sentences, but their ability to summarise the main ideas still needs training. Not all the students can express their ideas in English freely, so discussion with partners is needed to get them fully prepared. What they Want to know: They might want to know more about human space exploration, further improve their generalization ability and get more chances to express
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their ideas. What they will Learn: In this period, they will learn to summarise the main idea of each paragraph by focusing on topic sentences and key words or ideas, and then explore the development of space exploration.
3.教学目标 By the end of this class, students will be able to 1. summarise the main idea of each paragraph by focusing on the topic sentences and repeated words or ideas and sort out the structure of the text. 2. acquire detailed information about the development of human space exploration by means of a timeline. 3. analyse what makes it possible to turn the impossible space dream into a reality. 4. express their opinions on the value of space exploration and explore the spirit of space exploration.
4.重点难点 Key Points 1. Lead students to summarise the main idea of each paragraph and sort out the structure. 2. Scaffold students to sort out the development of human space exploration. Difficult Point How to lead students to express their opinions on the value of space exploration and explore the spirit of space exploration.
5. 教学过程 教学目标 教学活动与步骤设计意图 评价要点 时间 与互 动模 式
Review the knowledge gained in the previous period. Step 1 Activate and Lead in Activity 1 Quiz Students have a quiz about space exploration based on their previous knowledge. The teacher observes whether students are able to answer the questions IW/ CW 5’
2024 年普通高中新课程新教材优质课评选暨优秀课例汇集活动——英语学科（个人赛）
Activity 2 Think and Answer Students think about the main reasons for space exploration. about space exploration and share their opinions on why we continuously explore space.
设计意图：1. To arouse their interest and activate students’ prior knowledge about space exploration. 2. To set up the context, lead in the topic and get students ready for reading.
Figure out the logic between lines. Summarise the main Step 2 Read for Structure Activity 3 Read and Fill Students skim the text and fill in the blanks. Activity 4 Read and Summarise Students read the text again and summarise the main The teacher observes whether students are able to understand the logic between lines and paragraphs. The teacher observes IW/ CW 12’
2024 年普通高中新课程新教材优质课评选暨优秀课例汇集活动——英语学科（个人赛）
idea of each paragraph by focusing on the topic sentences and repeated words or ideas. Sort out the structure of the text. idea of each paragraph. Activity 5 Observe and Comb Students observe the main idea of each paragraph and sort out the structure of the text. whether students are able to summarise the main idea of each paragraph. The teacher observes whether students are able to sort out the structure of the text based on the main idea of each paragraph.
设计意图：To help students practice their reading skills—summarising the main ideas, and grasp the structure of the text and logic between lines.
Acquire detailed information about the development of human space exploration. Step 3 Read for Details Activity 6 Read and Complete Students read the text for a third time and complete the timeline of human space exploration. The teacher observes whether students are able to sort out the development of human space exploration. IW 6’
2024 年普通高中新课程新教材优质课评选暨优秀课例汇集活动——英语学科（个人赛）
设计意图：To help students figure out the development of human space exploration in a logical way.
Analyse what makes it possible to turn the impossible space dream into a reality. Express their opinions on the value of space exploration and explore the spirit of space exploration. Step 4 Think Activity 7 Further Think Students discuss with partners and think about how to turn an impossible dream into a reality. Activity 8 Think and Share Students watch a video clip about America’s Challenger and share their opinions about the value of space exploration. The teacher observes whether students are able to figure out what makes the space dream come true. The teacher observes whether students are able to express their opinions on the value of space exploration. CW/ GW 16’
设计意图：To help students cultivate critical thinking and think deeply about the spirit of space exploration.
Make a summary of this period and form positive Step 5 Summarise The teacher leads students to make a summary of the text. The teacher observes whether students are able to sum CW 0.5’
2024 年普通高中新课程新教材优质课评选暨优秀课例汇集活动——英语学科（个人赛）
values. up the theme and develop positive values.
设计意图：To sum up the theme and value of the reading text.
Assess themselves from different aspects. Step 6 Self-assess Students think about what they have learned and finish self-assessment. The teacher observes whether students are able to assess their performances in this class according to the checklist. I 0.5’
设计意图：To help students develop meta-cognitive strategies and promote their ability of autonomous learning.
6. 板书设计 Unit 4 Space Exploration Space: the Final Frontier
2024 年普通高中新课程新教材优质课评选暨优秀课例汇集活动——英语学科（个人赛）
7. 作业布置 Compulsory: 1. Search online or read relevant books for information about China’s achievements in space exploration after 2019. 2. Underline the infinitives in the reading text. Optional: Design a poster or shoot a video to introduce the development of space exploration. 设计意图：1. To help students consolidate their understanding of the topic, further process what they have learned and get prepared for the next period. 2. To encourage students to present what they have learned in a practical and meaningful way.

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