资源简介

【What】
本课是一节泛读课。语篇介绍了著名物理学家、宇宙学家霍金的出生、所受教育、职业选择、家庭情况及其研究成果。通过深层解读，语篇还展现了霍金作为创新人物的精神品质以及对于科学研究的观点和态度。面对疾病，霍金没有停止研究，展现了他强大的意志力和坚持不懈的精神；他最终发现了黑洞的新理论，完成两本《时间简史》，展现了他的智慧以及创造力。文中还提到霍金的观点，“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet… be curious.” “And he believed this was because of the help he received from his family and a large number of people and organisations.” 这些都表明了霍金对于科学研究的态度—保持好奇心，珍惜别人的帮助。
【How】
文章使用了later, although, also, in spite of等词推动段落之间的发展。此外，文章使用了较多的引语，例如，“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet… be curious.” “My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.”文章还使用了较多霍金表达观点的句式，例如：Hawking argued that…; Hawking didn’t consider…; And he believed this was because…等。作者利用这些引语和表达，进一步展现了霍金面对疾病乐观向上的生活态度，不畏困难、坚持不懈的生活态度及富有创造力的精神品质。
【Why】
通过这一课时，学生能够完成对霍金生平经历和人生态度的学习；通过阅读、讨论和采访等学习活动，总结出霍金作为创新人物所具有的坚持不懈、艰苦努力的研究精神，进一步思考创新的重要意义，认同创新价值和培养创新精神。
【Learning Objectives】
By the end of the class, students are able to:
1.identify Hawking’s key events and figure out specific information about the key events ;
2.analyze Hawking’s characteristics shown in the passage and express your opinions on him;
3.appreciate Stephen Hawking’s innovative spirits
【Key Points】
Analyze and summarize Hawking’s characteristics and attitudes shown in his scientific achievements based on the text.
【Difficult Points】
Express Ss’ understanding and opinions on innovation through an interview logically and offer well-founded evidence.
【Teaching Process】
Activity Purpose Evaluation
Lead-in (1’) Students watch a video in which Stephen Hawking delivering a speech. To lead in the topic, and arouse their interests in the topic.
Preview Check Students choose the right type of the text. Students complete the timeline of Stephen Hawking. To check students’ preview results. Content: Check the answer individually Language: From the text Proper and accurate
Reading for details. Read para.2-6 aloud and find out the details about Stephen Hawking’s illness and achievements. Underline the key information. Review the events about Stephen Hawking’s illness and achievements. To help figure out Stephen Hawking’s life events and the specific information about Stephen Hawking. Content: Check the answer individually. Language: From the text Proper and accurate
Think and Share. Students discuss: What characteristics of Hawking are vital to his achievements Summarize by adjs. Provide evidence from the passage. To lead Ss to further explore the passage, understand the characteristics of innovators, encouraging Ss to learn from them. Besides, prepare students for the interview. Content: Use adjectives to describe Hawking’s characteristics. Explain with evidence. Language: From the text Proper and accurate
An Interview: To Memorize Stephen Hawking Ss prepare for an interview in groups and introduce Stephen Hawking from different perspectives. To consolidate the content and language, further understand Stephen Hawking’s characteristics and the importance of innovation, and form their own opinions. Content: Introduce comprehensively Share his / her own opinions on innovation Language: From the text Proper and accurate Performance: Pronunciation and intonation Cooperation

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