1、Unit 2 Great people Integrated skills I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. learn about some information of Marie Curie. 2. complete exercises with information from listening materials.3. talk about great people and the reasons they are admir
2、ed.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: Mathematics, scientist, radium, laboratory, professor, discovery, unknown, widely, marry a French scientist, the discovery of, get married, be unknown to, push for the use of X-ray machines2. New structures: Who do you think is the greatest person in
3、 history?Why do you admire her? III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Describe Marie Curies personal information.2. Give the reason why you admire your hero.IV. Teaching proceduresA Marie CurieStep 1 Lead-in1. Look and guessT: Look at the introductions and guess who the person
4、is. 【设计意图：由学生熟悉的人物导入，以猜测的游戏激发学生兴趣，过渡至居里夫人。 】2 More information about Marie CurieT: Marie Curie was born in Poland. She is a scientist. She won the Nobel Prize twice. What else do you know about her?3. New wordsscientist, radium, laboratory, physics【设计意图：在师生自由交谈中引出生词，让学生在语境中感知生词，有助于他们更好地理解和掌握生词。 】Ste
5、p 2 Presentation 1. Read and fill in the blanksT: Read the information in A1 and try to fill in the blanks No.1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18. 2. Read and answer Question 1. When and where was she born?She was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867. Question 2. In 1891, where did she move to?She moved to Paris,
6、France. Question 3. What did she study at university? She studied Mathematics and Physics at university. Question 4. Who was she married to?She was married to Pierre Curie, a French scientist.Question 5. What did she discover in 1898?She discovered radium with her husband Pierre Curie. She was famou
7、s because of the discovery of radium.Question 6. How old was she when she died? She was 67. She died at the age of 67. 【设计意图：引导学生阅读并完成 A2 部分空格，然后回答问题。帮助学生初步熟悉听力内容，降低听力难度，培养学生根据阅读材料获取信息和处理信息的能力。 】3. Read and predictT: Try to predict the rest of the blanks in Part A2. 【设计意图：以 A2 部分剩余空格引导学生进行听前预测，激发学生了
8、解居里夫人更多信息的兴趣，培养学生听前预测的能力。 】4. Listen and complete Part A1Step 3 Practice1. Group discussion T: Many people think Marie Curie is one of the greatest scientists in the world. Do you think so? Why or why not?2. Famous sayingsT: Read Marie Curies famous sayings and talk about your understanding. 3. Comp
9、lete Part A3 【设计意图：通过小组讨论、名言欣赏和短文填空，帮助学生进一步了解居里夫人。 】B Speak up: Why do you admire her? Step 1 Presentation1. Listen and answer(1) Why does Millie admire Marie Curie?(2) Who does Simon admire? Why?2. Read in pairs 3. Make a dialogue【设计意图：创设情境，引导学生结合实际自编对话，谈论最崇拜的人物和理由。 】Step 2 Production1. Interview a
10、nd discussHave an interview and discussion. Who do you admire? Why?Name Who do you admire? Why?【设计意图：设计采访活动，让学生谈论最崇拜的人。为学生提供用英语交流的机会，促进学生互动学习，提高实际运用英语的能力。 】2. Write and reportT: Write about the great people you admire most and then report to the class.3. Make a conclusionT: Learn from great people and try to do the best of your ability. In this way, youll make progress and have a bright future.V. Homework1. Remember the new words, phrases and structures. 2. Introduce the great people you admire most to your family members.