摘要:
该初中英语课件以“伟大人物”为主题,核心围绕清代女学者王贞仪的生平事迹展开阅读教学,涵盖词汇(如“outstanding”“scholar”)、语法(定语从句、让步状语从句等)及短语(“have a talent for”“in addition to”)。课堂通过人物肖像图片导入,从整体事迹到语言点解析再到文化意义,构建层层递进的学习支架。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养,以王贞仪在数学、天文学的成就及“女性与男性同样聪慧”的诗歌为例,讲解“no less ...than”等语言知识,渗透家国情怀。采用实例化语法教学,如用月食模型解释“pass into”,提升学生思维品质。学生能在语言学习中增强文化自信,教师可依托结构化资源高效实施素养导向教学。
内容正文:
Unit 1 Great people
Wang Zhenyi(1768-1797) was a female mathematician and an astronomer who lived in the Qing dynasty. She also had a talent for poetry.
outstanding adj. 杰出的;优秀的 (excellent/remarkable)
His outstanding performance won high praise from teachers.
scholar [ˈskɒlə(r)] n. 学者
Scholars from different countries gathered to share their new research results.
Wang Zhenyi---
an outstanding woman scholar
Wang Zhenyi(1768-1797) was a female mathematician and an astronomer who lived in the Qing dynasty. She also had a talent for poetry.
female [ˈfiːmeɪl] adj./n. 女性的;雌性的
The meeting invited lots of female experts to talk about science development.
male adj./n. 男性的;雄性的
The survey compares the work pressure of male and female office workers.
mathematician [ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃn] n. 数学家
mathematics n. 数学
astronomer [əˈstrɒnəmə(r)] n. 天文学家
astronomy [əˈstrɒnəmi] n. 天文学
Wang Zhenyi(1768-1797) was a female mathematician and an astronomer who lived in the Qing dynasty. She also had a talent for poetry.
Who lived in the Qing dynasty. 定语从句
have a talent for... (have a gift for.../ be talented in...)
在某方面有天赋
Anyone who has a talent for science needs constant(不断的) practice to achieve success.
poetry [ˈpəʊətri] n. 诗歌(总称)(U)
Ancient female scholars often expressed their feelings through poetry.
poem n. 诗 (C) ; poet n. 诗人
Wang grew up in a family that valued education. As a child, she learnt mathematics from her father, astronomy from her grandfather and poetry from her grandmother.
grow up 长大;成长
that valued education 定语从句
value v. 重视;珍视;给...估价
We should value every chance to learn new things.
value n. 价值;重要性
The value of ancient books rises year by year.
valuable adj. 宝贵的;有价值的; valueless adj. 毫无价值的
as prep. 在某一年龄段时;作为...
He became famous as a middle-aged man.
learn...from... 向某人学习...
When she was a teenager, she spent a lot of time studying and building her knowledge in her grandfather’s library.
spend...(in) doing... 花时间/金钱做...
build one’s knowledge 积累知识;构建知识体系
A good teacher helps students build their knowledge, not just pass exams.
Wang learnt more and more about astronomy and mathematics, even though the language in the science books was very old-fashioned and difficult to understand.
even though 尽管;即使 (让步状语从句)
She never gave up even though few people supported her research at that time.
old-fashioned adj. 陈旧的;过时的
Some people think his opinions are old-fashioned, yet they still contain valuable wisdom.
difficult to understand (主动表被动)
His strange words are difficult to understand at first.
The machine is simple to run.
This experience made her realize something important: scientific texts need to be written in a clear way so that everyone can understand them.
make sb. do 使某人做...
something important 形容词修饰不定代词后置
need to be done 需要被做...(need doing)
All mistakes need to be corrected at once.
in a clear way 以清晰易懂的方式
Organize your sentences in a clear way before handing in your composition.
so that 为了;以便于+目的状语从句
We take notes carefully so that we won’t forget what we learn.
With this in mind, she rewrote the mathematician Mei Wending’s famous book about calculation. At age 24, she created a simpler method of multiplication and division, and wrote a book about it.
with... in mind 考虑到...; 心中想着...
With health in mind, he gives up staying up late every day.
rewrite v. 改写;重编 (rewrote/rewritten)
calculation [ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn] n. 计算;运算
at age 24 (at the age of 24)
a method of... 一种...的方法
multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn] n. 乘法
division [dɪˈvɪʒn] n. 除法
Wang also studied astronomy on her own. She described lunar and solar eclipses in her works. In old times, people thought eclipses were a sign that heaven was angry with them, but Wang showed that these events were completely natural.
on one’s own 独自 (by oneself)
lunar and solar eclipses 月食和日食
in old times 在古代 (in ancient times)
think+宾从
a sign(迹象;征兆) that heaven was angry with them 同位语从句
be angry with... 和...生气
You should not be angry with others just because they hold different opinions.
show that+宾从
She explained it in a simple way so that ordinary people could understand. She set up a model of a lunar eclipse in a garden.
in a simple way 以简单易懂的方式
Good teachers always tell hard knowledge in a simple way.
so that + 目的状语从句
ordinary people 普通人 (common people)
set up 建立;搭建
Many ancient scholars set up easy experiments to prove natural phenomena(自然现象).
a model of ...的模型
It was made up of a round table representing the Earth, a lamp as the Sun, and a round mirror as the Moon.
be made up of... 由...组成
The atmosphere is made up of many kinds of gases.
representing 现在分词作定语
represent [ˌreprɪˈzent] v. 代表;象征
A full moon represents reunion for Chinese people during Mid-Autumn Festival.
as prep. 当作;充当
People long ago viewed the eclipse as a sign of heaven’s anger.
Wang moved the objects around to show what happens during a lunar eclipse: when the Moon passes into the Earth’s shadow, the Moon becomes darker. Her model was clear and simple to understand, even for the youngest people in the audience.
move around 移动
Strong winds make sand move around across the desert surface.
what+宾从
pass into 进入...;逐渐变成...
The small ball passes into the round hole at last.
in the audience 在观众中
In addition to her achievements in mathematics and astronomy, Wang Zhenyi was an excellent poet, and she wrote about unusually modern topics. Wang knew that women are no less intelligent than men, as we can see in this poem:
in addition to 除...之外(还有)
In addition to daily study, reading widely helps broaden young people’s horizons(眼界/见识).
achievements in... 在...方面的成就
We admire her achievements in both science and literature.
no less ...than 不亚于;和...一样...
This book is no less interesting than that one.
as 正如... +非限制性定语从句 (as 指前面整个句子)
She loved astronomy deeply, as is shown in her notes.
It’s made to believe,
Women are the same as Men;
Are you not convinced,
Daughters can also be heroic?
It’s made to believe 被动 (世人应当信服)
sth. be made to believe
the same as 和...一样
Her model is the same as the design in her notebook.
convinced [kənˈvɪnst] adj. 坚信的;确信的
After seeing the experiment, the audience became fully convinced.
convince v. 使相信;使信服
She convinced me of her idea.
heroic [həˈrəʊɪk] adj. 英勇的
hero n. 英雄; heroine [ˈherəʊɪn] n. 女英雄
In 1994, the International Astronomical Union(IAU) named a crater on Venus after Wang Zhenyi. Since she achieved so much in her short time on Earth--she died at the age of 29--it is fitting that she is remembered beyond it. (流芳后世)
the international Astronomical Union 国际天文学联合会
name ...after... 以...命名
The typhoon was named after a flower.
crater n. 陨石坑; Venus n. 金星
achieve v. 实现;取得(成就)
it is fitting that.... (主语从句) it 形式主语
fitting adj. 恰当的;理所应当的
beyond it(her short time on Earth) 超出;越过
Thanks
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