内容正文:
Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world
Reading (II)
· 内容分析:
本单元的主题语境是“人与社会”,话题是“科学家、科学发现和科学精神”。该单元的Reading板块以新闻报道的形式介绍了2015年诺贝尔生理或医学奖获得者屠呦呦及其团队发现青蒿素的过程,重点介绍了他们的不懈努力,以及从传统中医药学中所汲取的智慧,旨在让学生感受科学家身上体现出的可贵品质和精神,同时也让学生明白中国的传统中医药学是个巨大的宝库,可以对人类健康事业作出巨大的贡献。
· 教学目标:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. understand the usage of the key words and expressions:
2. use the words and expressions in new situations;
3. have a better understanding of the outline and key information of the news report.
· 教学重难点:
1. Understand some new words and expressions.
2. Be able to use the new words and expressions correctly.
· 教学过程:
Step 1 Lead-in
Read and underline the following key words and expressions.
· deadly a broad knowledge of intend
· extract promising household postpone
· sufficient pay off through trial and error wisdom
Step 2 Building vocabulary
1. Word study: deadly
Introduce the meaning of “deadly” through different situations, first the context of the speech and then other situations.
· Collocations of deadly
· Exercises of deadly: Practice makes perfect.
· Without doubt, it turned out to be ________ deadly disease.
· We sat in deadly _____________(silent).
· They are __________(dead) enemies.
2. Phrase study: a broad knowledge of
Introduce the meaning of “a broad knowledge of” together with some similar expressions.
· A similar expression: a wide knowledge of
· Translation:他在绘画上有渊博的知识。
3. Word study: intend
Introduce the meaning of “intend” through different situations, first the context of the speech and then other situations.
· Collocations of intend
· intend to do/doing sth打算做某事
· intend sb to do sth打算让某人做某事
· be intended to do sth或be intended for sth or sb专门被用于;为……打算(或设计)的
· had intended to do sth 原本打算做某事
· Exercises of intend: Practice makes perfect.
· I didn’t intend him__________(identify) the thief.
· This book is intended ________the general readers rather than the students.
· I have no _________(intend) of going abr