牛津译林版（2019） 必修第三册 Unit 4 Scientists Who Changed the World Reading教案

Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world Reading (I) 教学目标： By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to: 1. get to know how to read a news report; 3. analyze and understand the language of a news report; 4. discuss and reflect on factors contributing to success; 5. write a news report about a scientist. 教学重难点： 1. Analyze and understand the language of a news report. 2. Write a news report about a scientist. 教学过程： Step 1 Lead-in Have a guessing game: guess the main character of today’s class from a poem. Watch a video to know more about Tu Youyou. Step 2 Fast reading Review the structure of a news report The inverted pyramid. Read for the main idea Read the news report quickly and match the main idea with each part. Step 3 Detailed reading Read the lead (Para.1) carefully and get the most important information. Who; what; when; why; Read Part 2 carefully and fill in the blanks. Education: She studied _____at university. Work: She worked at the Academy of _____. Further training : She _____ further training courses in traditional Chinese medicine. Read the news report again and retell Tu’s personal experiences according to the timeline and key words. Read Part 3 carefully and choose the solution. Problems:1. The extracts failed to produce any promising results. B. Tu got inspiration from a 1600-year-old text and redesigned the experiments. 2.They couldn’t produce enough qinghao extract. C. They used household water containers. 3. Tu and her team did not have sufficient safety data to start trials on patients. A. They volunteered to test the qinghao extract on themselves. Step 4 Consolidation Choose the right one according to your understanding of the passage. 1. What is the passage mainly about D. Chinese scientist Tu Youyou and the discovery of qinghaosu. 2. Why did they lack qinghao extract for large trials A. Because research resources and good equipment were in short supply. 3. What's the meaning of “speed up”in para. 5 D. Hurry up 4. . What can be inferred from the passage A. All sufferings have their reward. Step 5 Role-play Have an imaginary talk with Tu Youyou.Divide the Ss into 2 groups. Group 1: Imagine you were Tu Youyou. What would you tell the young students Group 2: Imagine you were talking to Tu Youyou. What would you tell her Step 6 Further thinking 1. What qualities did Tu Youyou show as a scientist Committed; patient; cautious; persistent; cooperative; hardworking; unselfish 2. In your opinion, why was Tu Youyou so devoted to her work Because she has deep love and great passion for our country. As long as our country needs her, she will complete the task at any cost. Step 7 Summary 1.What should we do now to be a man like Tu youyou？ Continue working at our goal. Hug any difficulty we may come across on our way to succeed. Ignore such an opinion that we will fail. Never give up. Employ ourselves in studying. Seize the opportunity. Encourage the people around us to work together. 2.China should carry o ... ...