Ⅰ.Brief Statements Based on the Unit
Science and technology are part of productive forces. The modern society has proved it. As we all see now, scientific achievements have changed the whole world and made people break away from ignorance and backwardness. The society has made great progress. This unit is arranged around the central topic—scientific achievement. In Warming up, there are several pictures asking students to talk about the most significant scientific achievements. The Speaking part introduces four different scientists who want to get money to complete their projects which are very helpful to human beings. The reading material—Zhongguancun, which is called China’s Silicon Valley, is the new centre for Chinese science and technology. By studying this unit, students also know that Chinese history is filled with great achievements in science and technology. In particular, since the year 1995 the Chinese government put forward a plan for “rejuvenating the nation by relying on science and education” and this has helped Chinese scientists make many breakthroughs. This unit presents four such results in Integrating Skills. As to Grammar—Word Formation, teacher should let students master some knowledge of forming a word, and know how to use stems and affixes to form a compound.
II. Teaching Time: Eight periods
The First Period Warming up & Speaking
Teaching goals:
1.Learn and master the following.
(1)New words:
engineering, solar, significant, mankind, constitution, energy, breakthrough, organ
(2)Everyday English:
If I got the money, I would…
My plan is to…
I hope that…
I want/wish/hope/intend/plan to…
I’d like to…
I’m thinking of…
2.Enable Ss to talk about scientific achievements and help them learn to express intentions and wishes.
3.Talk about science and scientific achievement, urging the students to further understand the significance of science and scientific achievement and encouraging them to work hard at their lessons.
Teaching Important Points:
Talk about great scientific achievements. Learn the patterns used to express intentions and wishes.
Teaching Difficult Points:
How to express intentions and wishes.
Teaching Methods:
Individual, pair or group work to make every student take an active part in class.
Teaching Aids:
A tape recorder, some pictures
Teaching Procedures:
Step Ⅰ Greetings and Lead-in
T: Glad to be here with you again. Did you have a good holiday?
T: Have you gone anywhere to see some of your friends or relatives?
T: Have you found their life happier and richer than before?
Ss: Yes. Much happier and richer than before. Their life is changing year by year.
T: I’m glad to hear that. Yes. With the development of science and technology, the world is changing day by day. Today, we’re going to learn Unit 11 Scientific achievement (Bb: Unit 11 Scientific achievement)First, let’s learn some new words. Please look at the screen and read the new words aloud.
Step Ⅱ Warming up
Show the pictures of some great scientific achievements that have changed the world . Divide students into groups and ask them to discuss which one is the most important and what these achievements have in common.( The exercises in warming up on Page 1)
Students may have different opinions. The most important thing is to encourage them to think and express their opinions.
T: Now, please look at the these great achievements and work in groups and discuss the following questions:
1. Among the great scientific achievements that have changed the world, which one do you think is the most important? Why?
2. What are some other scientific achievements that you think are important?
3. Do these achievements have anything in common?If so, what?
Step III Speaking
T: Ok. Suppose we are in the year of 2015. You are scientists. You are working on different projects. All of you need money and want to get money to complete your project. You will introduce your project and explain why it is the most important. One member will listen to all the scientists and ask questions. At the end of the discussion, he or she must decide who will get the money and why. Is everything clear? Now, turn to Page 2, look at the speaking part and work in groups of five. Please don’t forget the useful expressions. You are given five minutes to do it. Then I will ask some groups to act it out.
Show the useful expressions on the black blackboard.
If I got the money, I would…
My plan is to…
I hope that…
I want/wish/hope/intend/plan to…
I’d like to…
I’m thinking of…
Step IV Wor