Unit 2 Inspiring People Project & Reading Plus教学设计 2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

 Unit 2 Inspiring People — Lesson 7 Project & Reading Plus教学设计

 

Objectives:

Language Ability:

1. Ss can master key vocabulary and phrases such as brilliant, dedicate, poverty, pioneer, vaccine, observe, battle against, come up with, and protect... from....

2. Ss can understand the text about Edward Jenner and retell his life story and scientific research process.

3. Ss can use the target language to introduce an inspiring person, including their basic information, achievements, and qualities.

 

Learning Ability:

4. Ss can use reading strategies to sequence events and analyze the steps of scientific research.

5. Ss can cooperate in groups to conduct research, make a poster, and present it to the class.

 

Thinking Quality:

6. Ss can summarize the shared qualities of inspiring people (e.g., dedicated, brave, responsible) and analyze the qualities that made Edward Jenner successful (curious, observant, patient).

7. Ss can understand the structure of a biography and the logic of scientific inquiry.

 

Cultural Awareness:

8. Ss can learn about inspiring figures from different fields and countries, appreciate their contributions to mankind, and cultivate a sense of dedication and social responsibility.

 

Key and Difficult Points:

Key point

Ss can extract key information about Edward Jenner and master the key vocabulary and phrases. Ss can work collaboratively to create an inspiring person poster.

 

Difficult point

Ss can use emphatic sentence structure (It was... that...) correctly and present their group poster fluently and confidently in English.

 

Teaching Procedures:

 

Step 1. Lead - in & Project Preparation (Activity 4a & 4b)

1). Show pictures of various inspiring people on the PPT. Ask Ss: Who is

the person you admire most? Why?

2). Introduce the project task: "Make a wall of inspiration."

3). Activity 4a: Let Ss brainstorm inspiring people they know. Provide examples from the PPT (He Zehui, Miao Yisheng, Galileo, Huang Wenxiu) and explain key words (brilliant, dedicate, poverty).

4). Activity 4b: Group discussion. Ask Ss to discuss what these inspiring people have in common and list the qualities they agree on (e.g., dedicated, brave, helpful, responsible, hard-working).

5). Purpose: To activate students' background knowledge, introduce the project theme, and summarize the core qualities of inspiring people.

 

Step 2. Project Implementation (Activity 4c & 4d)

1). Activity 4c: Group work. Members share their research (1 minute each). The group chooses one person to make a poster.

2). Guide Ss on the poster structure: name, photo, year of birth, nationality, jobs, major achievements (2-3 items), qualities to admire (2-3 words), and a famous quote or concluding sentence.

3). Activity 4d: Presentation. Groups present their posters to the class using the provided sentence frames (e.g., He/She was born in... He/She is known as... He/She inspires me because...).

4). Put the posters on the "wall of inspiration" in the classroom.

5). Purpose: To develop students' teamwork, research skills, and oral