您正在看的高中二年级是:No Boundaries reading。

　　1. Target Language

　　a. 重点词汇和短语

　　scan, boundary, graduate, research, disable, theory, seek, misunderstand, scientific, observe, match, predict, work on, go by, be/get engaged to sb, use up, go on with, dream of, turn out

　　b. 重点句型

　　Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamed of.

　　2. Ability goals

　　Learn the story of Stephen Hawking and encourage students to become strong-minded. From his story students should learn to solve problems with scientific methods.

　　3. Learning ability goals

　　Students are divided into different groups. Each group will be assigned different tasks. They are asked to collect Stephen Hawking’s information from different resources. Each group member should be involved. In these activities students should learn to co-operate and solve problems.

　　4. Teaching important points

　　Learn about how Stephen got rid of his difficulties and became successful.

　　5. Teaching difficult points

　　How to analyze the text and grasp the main idea of the text.

　　6. Teaching methods

　　Listening, reading, discussing

　　7. Teaching aids

　　A tape recorder, a projector and a computer

　　8. Teaching procedures

　　Step I Revision

　　Check the homework. Give the answers to the listening part on Page 81. Ask students to say something about Stephen Hawking.

　　Step II Leading in

　　In this class we are going to learn something about a great scientist. The title is “No Boundaries”. How do you understand the title?

　　OK. Have you heard of Hawking’s famous no boundary proposal? He eXPlains his proposal like this: … that both time and space are finite in extent, but they don’t have any boundary or edge. … There would be no singularities, and the laws of science would hold everywhere, including at the beginning of the universe. So when reading the title, people will think of Stephen Hawking. I’m glad you have learned something about Stephen Hawking. The text will tell us more about him.

　　Step III Reading

　　Scanning

　　Ask the students to scan the text and find the information about his misfortune, his attitude towards difficulty, results from his disease and his achievements. Then fill the information in the form.

　　Show the form on the PowerPoint.

　　His misfortune At the age of 21 Incurable disease Had no more than 12 months to live

　　His attitude Never give up Got married Dreams come true

　　Results from his disease Has to sit in a wheelchair Speak through a computer

　　Achievements In the early 1970s became famous The Big Bang and black holes A brief History of Time became a best seller

　　T: From this form we can have a clear image of Stephen Hawking. Please discuss with your group members: What should we learn from Stephen Hawking?

　　Students are given several minutes to discuss. Several minutes later, spokesmen or spokeswomen from different groups will stand up and speak out their opinions.

　　Skimming

　　Ask students to skim the text and then finish the first question of the Post-reading part.

　　Careful reading

　　Read the text carefully and find the answers to the following questions.

　　Show the questions on the PowerPoints.

　　1. According to Professor Hawking, how do people misunderstand science?

　　2. What are the basic steps of the sc