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Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world
Integrated Skills (II)
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
know how to choose the theme and events of a plan;
know the features of a plan;
master the skill of writing a plan for the school Science Festival;
II. Key competence focus
Write a plan for the school Science Festival.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
1. Choose the theme and events of a plan for the school Science Festival.
2. Learn about the text type, the format and the language of a plan.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Free talk
T: China’s science and technology have developed rapidly in recent years. Can you share some tech news with the whole class I can give you some examples first.
·China launched its Chang’e-5 lunar probe. It made a soft landing on the Moon and brought samples back to Earth successfully.
·The new vaccine has been developed and put on the market. People can get vaccinated against COVID-19 now.
·Yuan Longping’s team successfully tested two-season sea rice in Wenchang Saline-alkali soil.
T: Are you interested in science and technology What aspects in particular
【设计意图：让学生分享近期有关中国科技发展的新闻报道，能够吸引学生的注意力，同时引导学生关注时事，建立民族自豪感。学生畅所欲言，学会用英文表达自己的观点，同时积累科技领域相关表达，从而为之后选择科技节的主题作铺垫。】
Step 2 Pair work
T asks Ss to discuss a plan for holding the Science Festival.
T: Now you are divided into a group of four to discuss a plan for holding the Science Festival, please use the following questions to help you:
·Which theme do you choose And why
A possible answer:
Theme: Materials Physics
Materials physics is closely related to our daily life. Think about smartphone touchscreens and the fibre optics used in telecommunications. In fact, we use these every day, and they were made real thanks to breakthroughs in materials physics.
·If you are going to invite a person to give a lecture, what kind of person is he or she What is a good topic of the lecture
A possible answer:
lecturer: famous, popular, successful, humorous, innovative, professional, and knowledgeable
topic: interesting and popular
·By these standards, choose a lecturer and a proper topic of the lecture.
A possible answer:
Lecturer: Professor Wang, an expert in materials physics
Topic: chemically strengthened glass, which is used as a cover for many portable devices
·What kind of experiments would you recommend And give a brief introduction to the experiments.
A possible answer:
Science Workshop
Students can try to make their own materials by using the raw materials and different equipment provided in our laboratories.
·What kind of Science Fair activities and decorations would you suggest
A possible answer:
Every class will prepare a display of the new materials students have created.
Every class will decorate their classroom with their new materials.
·What suggestions will you give when students display their new materials
A possible answer:
Students should think of how their new materials can be used and how they can change people’s lives.
【设计意图：学生通过回答问题，讨论选定计划的主题和活动安排，为接下来的写计划做好准备。】
Step 3 Writing
1. Planning your writing
(1) Learning about the text type
T asks the students to answer the following question:
What should include in a detailed proposal
A possible answer:
When: time of the activity
Where: the place where the activity will be held
Who: the participants
What: something participants will do
Why: the aim of the activity
How: the way the activity will be arranged
(2) Learning about the structure
T guides the students to answer the following questions:
·What is the structure of your plan
A possible answer:
Plan for the school Science Festival
Theme: …
Events:
1. …
2. …
3. …
·What events can be organized
A possible answer:
A lecture, experiments and Science Fair.
(3) Learning about the language
a. T asks Ss to write the theme
Tip: In order to attract the readers, we can use rhetorical questions at the beginning of the passage.
b. T asks Ss to write the events
【设计意图：从计划书的文体、结构和语言三方面给学生以指导，帮助学生了解其特点，从而更好地写作。】
2. Finishing your writing
T: Now please finish your writing, pay attention to the content, the structure and the language of your writing. You can also use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
3. Checking your writing
(1) Self-review
a. T leads Ss to revise their own writing in terms of the six aspects:
□ Punctuation □ Spelling □ Grammar
□ Choice of words □ Style □ Structure
b. T leads Ss to revise their own writing considering the following questions:
·What theme do you give in your plan Are all the events focused on the theme
·Is your writing formal or informal
(2) Peer review
T asks Ss to exchange their writings and do some peer review considering the following questions:
·What does your partner think of the theme and events you suggest
·Which sentences does your partner appreciate most
【设计意图：通过写作，学生可以实践在前面的课堂教学环节中所学的知识；通过自评和互评，学生能纠正自己在校园科技节计划书中的一些错误，更好地完成校园科技节计划书的写作。】
V. Homework
Read more plans for the school Science Festival of your classmates and help them polish up their writing.
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