1、Unit 2 Great peopleUnit 2 Great peopleReading IITeaching objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. Use the new words and expressions correctly;2. Know how to write a biography.Teaching content1. New phrases: out of control, cutshort, manage to, further research,the pride of2.
2、 New sentence structures:He became interested in flying when he took his first flight at the age of six.He and David Scott managed to join two spacecraft together for the first time in space.Armstrong received the order to cut the flight short.He was the pride of the whole world.Teaching difficult a
3、nd important pointsTo use the words and expressions correctly.Teaching methodsTask-based Teaching Method; Situational Teaching MethodTeaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inT: Weve learned a lot about Neil Armstrong. Can you say something about him?(根据关键词和图片复述阿姆斯特朗的生平,帮助学生复习上节课所学课文的核心内容。)Step 2 PracticeAsk
4、 and answer questions about Neil Armstrongs life and his flying experiences.(通过自主设计问题并给出回答,帮助学生进一步了解文本信息。有助于发展学生语言运用的能力和信息转换的能力,同时,该活动有助于训练学生的思维能力。)Step 3 Language points1. Early yearsaircraft, spacecraft, pilot, astronaut, licenceT: What did Armstrong become interested in when he was six years old?
5、S: Flying.T: Yes. That was in 1936. Did he do anything for his interest?S: He received his studentpilots licencewhen he was 16.T: What can people do after getting the pilots licence?S: Fly anaircraft.T: Apilotis a person who flies an aircraft. What about anastronaut?S: An astronaut is a person who f
6、lies aspacecraft.T: It is difficult to get a pilots licence. But Armstrong did it at 16! What do you think of him?To accomplish great things, in addition to dream, you must act.要想成就伟业,除了梦想,必须行动。2. Pilot years(1) serveT: When did Armstrong become a pilot?S: T: He joined thenavyandservedas a pilot for
7、 three years. “Serve” can be used as both an intransitive and transitive verb. It is used as an intransitive verb here. “Service” is its noun form.Complete the following sentences please.(2) testvt.测试;检验n.试验;测试T: Armstrong was only 19 years old when he became a pilot. He was the youngest pilot in th
8、e navy at that time. Did he do well as a pilot?T: In 1955, he became a test pilot. What doesatestpilotdo?S: A test pilottestsall types of aircraft.Complete the following sentences, please.3. Astronaut yearsT: Armstrong became an experienced pilot by testing all types of aircraft.Opportunities always
9、 favor the minds that are prepared.机遇总是青睐那些有准备的人。How old was he when he was chosen to be an astronaut?T: How much do you know about his space travel? Read paragraph 3 and complete the information about his first space travel.(1) manage toT: Armstrong and David Scott managed to join two spacecraft to
10、gether for the first time in space. Did they finish doing that?T: “Manage to do sth” means “succeeding in doing sth”.What happened on their way back to Earth?(2)spinvi./vt.旋转controln.控制,支配T: The spacecraft beganspinning out of control.If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a c
11、entral point.If something is out of control, it is not under your control. You cannot control it.(3) order; cut shortT: The spacecraft kept spinning. What happened later?S: Armstrong received anorder.T: “Order” can also be used as a verb. It has different meanings.Can you make sentences with the dif
12、ferent meanings of order? Have a try!T: What did the order ask Armstrong to do?S: The order asked him tocutthe flightshort.T: He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the westernPacific Ocean. This was his first space travel.(4) landT: What about his second space travel? Read paragraphs 4-5
13、and fill in the blanks.T: Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landedApollo 11on the Moon. “Land” can be used as both a noun and a verb.Complete the sentence.T: What were the famous words he said as he stepped out the Moons surface? What did he mean by saying this?T: Yes. It was one small step on the Moons sur
14、face for Armstrong, but for mankind, it was a great achievement in space technology. Its really a simple sentence with a deep meaning.(5) prideT: Armstrong was a hero. The same year he walked on the Moon, he was presented the Medal of Freedom.T: He was the pride of the whole world. That is, the whol
15、e world felt proud of him.(通过设置恰当的情境,结合生动的画面,较好地训练了学生运用新知识的能力。借助语言教学的情境,设置了开放性的任务,帮助学生正确理解和运用新知识,培养了学生语言运用的能力以及观察、想象等思维能力。)Step 4 Conclusion1. Write a summary about Armstrongs life with expressions you learned this class;2. Try to write a biography of a person you like.(指导学生进一步巩固阿姆斯特朗的生平并熟练复述,由说到写,培
16、养学生用英语进行连贯地思维和表达的能力。)Step 5 ProductionT: Armstrongs life was full of challenges. Try to talk about his life according to the timeline.(该活动帮助学生巩固和运用所学的知识。结合提供的关键词,任务的设置有梯度,由填写短文,再到整个语篇的写作。注重环节间的过渡和铺垫,使学生能较好地完成读写任务。)Homework1. Go over language points and retell the passage about NeilArmstrong.2. Write
17、 a biography about Neil Armstrong or your favourite person.3. Finish some exercises in the workbooks.Exercises一、词汇。1. David wants to be a_(飞行员) when he grows up.2.Who was the light bulb_(发明) by?Edison.3. You can never imagine how much difficulty they had_(控制) the ship in the storm.4. The man is stil
18、l an_(不出名的) writer, but Im sure he will be famous some day.5. He _(命令) all the students to get off the school bus and stand in line.6. The plane _(降落) after a flight of just under three hours.7. My sister will go to the USA for_(更进一步的) study with her friend.8. He has been interested in(fly) since 19
19、98.9. No one was chosen(join) in the long jump in our class.10. The student(success) passed the oral English test.二、缺词填空。In the home a dad is very important. He is the person who provides us w1money and clothes. He can make your bedroom more beautiful, mend your radio, make c2for your birds, r3your
20、bicycle and help you with your maths homework. A dad can be very u4for taking you in the car to and from parties, music lessons, and dancing lessons. He is the one who complains about the time you s5talking on the t6, as he has to p7the bills. Dad is someone who will support you in an argument, if h
21、e b8you to be right. He is someone who reads your school r9, and treats(奖励)you if it is good. A dad likes to come into a nice happy home in the evening, and sit in his chair with a n10.Keys: pilot, invented, controlling, unknown, ordered, landed, further, flying, to join, successfullywith, cages, repair, unhappy, spend, telephone, pay, believes, reports, newspaperTeaching reflection
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