人教版高中英语必修三Unit4AstronomyReading--thescienceofthestars教学设计.doc

人教版高中英语必修三Unit 4 Astronomy Reading--the science of the stars
Teaching aims 教学目标
Knowledge and ability aims 知识与技能目标
   1.Get students to grasp some important new words and expressions.
   2.Enable students to develop their reading ability and try to use some reading strategies such as guessing, key sentences, fast reading and so on.
Emotional aims 情感目标
   1.Enable students to understand the common sense of astronomy.
   2.Develop students’ sense of cooperation.
Teaching key point 教学重点
   1. Get Ss to read the passage and learn about the common sense of  astronomy. 
   2. Improve the Ss’ reading ability by fast reading and careful reading.
Teaching difficult point教学难点
   1. To guide the students to understand the passage and know about the common sense of astronomy. 
   2. Get Ss to use different reading skills for different reading purposes.
Teaching Methods 教学方法
   1. Task-based teaching and learning; 2. Cooperative learning
Teaching Aids 教学辅助手段
   The multimedia and other normal teaching tools
Teaching Procedures 教学过程
   Step 1  Take a discussion 
1. Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life began on earth. What do you know?
2. Read the title and look at the pictures. Predict what the reading will be about？
   Step 2  Reading
1. Fast Reading
   Please read the passage quickly and write down the main idea of each part.
2. Careful reading
   Read para2 carefully and then answer the following questions.
1）Have human beings have know the origin of the earth clearly so far?
2）How many years have dinosaurs existed on the earth.
3. Read the text again and then fill in the chart.
   Step 3  listening
 Listen to the passage carefully, then decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
   Step 4  Summary
   Step5  Homework
1. Search for more knowledge about the common sense of astronomy.
2. Recite the new words and preview the language points.
板书设计
Unit 4 Astronomy
Reading--the science of the stars
I. Lead--in                              G1:
II. Fast reading                          G2:
III. Careful reading                       G3:
IV. Listening                            G4:
V. Summary
VI. Homework