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Unit 3 To be a good learner
Reading
授课人:秦峰
1. Lead-in
What can you see in the picture?
two men and a kite
lightning
Who is the man in the picture?
Benjamin Franklin
2. Pre-reading
What may this passage talk about?
learn very hard at night
find out sth. about lightning
Tip 1: Read the title and see the pictures for the main idea.
2. Pre-reading: Read and summarize
introduction
learning
storms
science
greatness
2. Pre-reading: Read and summarize
introduction
learning
storms
science
greatness
How many parts can this passage be divided into?
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Franklin’s life
Part 3: Conclusion
Tip 2: Clear the structure to better understand the passage.
Order of time
3. While-reading: Part 1
What is Benjamin Franklin famous as?
a writer
a scientist
an inventor
one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
a famous person of many __________
talents
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 2)
Para 2: Franklin’s early life
Childhood experience:
Franklin’s great love of learning ____________ from many others. He is ________________ in the family. He had only __________________ before he had to start working.
Way of learning:
While working in his brother’s print shop, Franklin taught himself by ____________.
Way of reading:
He often ___________________ from booksellers and __________________ in order to return them early the next day.
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 2)
Para 2: Franklin’s early life
Childhood experience:
Franklin’s great love of learning ____________ from many others. He is ________________ in the family. He had only __________________ before he had to start working.
Way of learning:
While working in his brother’s print shop, Franklin taught himself by ____________.
Way of reading:
He often ___________________ from booksellers and __________________ in order to return them early the next day.
one of 17 children
two years of education
set him apart
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 2)
Para 2: Franklin’s early life
Childhood experience:
Franklin’s great love of learning ____________ from many others. He is ________________ in the family. He had only __________________ before he had to start working.
one of 17 children
two years of education
set him apart
set sb. apart
make someone different from others in a good way.
Tip 3: Guess the meaning of words/phrases by the context.(上下文)
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 2)
Para 2: Franklin’s early life
Childhood experience:
Franklin’s great love of learning ____________ from many others. He is ________________ in the family. He had only __________________ before he had to start working.
Way of learning:
While working in his brother’s print shop, Franklin taught himself by ____________.
Way of reading:
He often ___________________ from booksellers and __________________ in order to return them early the next day.
set him apart
one of 17 children
two years of education
reading a lot
borrowed books
stayed up very late
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 2)
What do you think of Benjamin Franklin?
hardworking
a great love of learning
a man with a strong will(意志坚强)/ persistent(坚持不懈的)
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 3)
Para 3: Franklin’s interest in studying storm
Cause Effect
Benjamin Franklin ______________ the world around him. He once became interested in ________________.
Benjamin Franklin followed _________ and did _____________. He found out that _________________________________________.
His findings helped __________________.
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 3)
Para 3: Franklin’s interest in studying storm
Cause Effect
Benjamin Franklin ______________ the world around him. He once became interested in ________________.
was curious about
studying storms
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 3)
Para 3: Franklin’s interest in studying storm
Cause Effect
Benjamin Franklin followed _________ and did _____________. He found out that _________________________________________.
His findings helped __________________.
the storms
many tests
storms moved from one place to another
predict the weather
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 3)
What do you think of Benjamin Franklin?
curious
the spirit of exploration (探索精神)
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 4)
Why did Franklin have countless inventions?
What did Franklin invent in his late 70s?
Franklin had a great love for science.
Franklin invented a type of special glasses to help him see better.
Para 4: Franklin’s great love for science
bifocals/ Franklin glasses
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 4)
Read and compare
Text A:
What’s more, Franklin had a great love for science, so his countless inventions came as no surprise. Even in his late 70s, he invented a type of special glasses to help him see better.
Text B:
Franklin had a great love for science, his countless inventions came as no surprise. In his late 70s, he invented a type of special glasses to help him see better.
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 4)
Read and compare
Text A:
What’s more, Franklin had a great love for science, so his countless inventions came as no surprise. Even in his late 70s, he invented a type of special glasses to help him see better.
Text B:
Franklin had a great love for science, his countless inventions came as no surprise. In his late 70s, he invented a type of special glasses to help him see better.
Tip 4: Use transitions(过渡词) to make the passage more logical.
3. While-reading: Part 2(Para 4)
What do you think of Benjamin Franklin?
a great love for science
creative
3. While-reading: Part 3(Para 5)
Summarize the two aspects of Franklin’s greatness.
He let people use his inventions for free.
He saw learning as an exciting and endless journey, full of wonder and success.
his greatest gift to the world
3. While-reading: Part 3(Para 5)
What do you think of Benjamin Franklin?
selfless(无私的)
great
4. Post-reading
What can you learn from Benjamin Franklin?
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者,事竟成。
We should develop the habit of lifelong learning.
We should stay curious about the world.
We should keep exploring science.
4. Post-reading
Role play: Have a conversation with Benjamin Franklin by the time machine
Student A: a middle school student from the 21st Century
Student B: Benjamin Franklin
Student A: Hello, Mr. Franklin? I’m...
Student B: Hello, young friend! I’m glad to meet you. What would you like to ask me?
Student A: The passage says .... How/What/Why did you...?
Student B: ...
Student A: What do you think of our world now?
Student B: ...
Student A: Thank you for sharing! I’ve learned a lot from you....... Goodbye, Mr. Franklin!
Student B: You’re welcome.
5. Summary
5. Summary
Look at the sun, so bright and high.
Explore the world with all your curiosity.
Ask “how?” and “why?”, that’s how we start.
Ready to find what’s in our heart.
Now, with science as our guide, let’s learn to see the world.
Learn
6. Homework
01
Finish the exercises on the book.
02
Make a poster about Benjamin Franklin.
Thank you for listening!
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