1、Unit 2 Great people Comic strip and Welcome to the unitI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. use new words and phrases correctly;2. know about some famous people in history and learn something from them.II. Teaching contents1. New words and p
2、hrases: inventor, invent, fighter, invention, explorer, European, Russian, South African, Italian2. New structures: Who do you think is the greatest person in history?III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyUse the new words, phrases and structures in particular situations correctly
3、.IV. Teaching procedures Welcome to the unitStep 1 Free talkT: Great people made great contributions (贡献) to society and have changed the way we live. Do you know any great people in history?Where was he/she from?What did he/she do?【设计意图：通过头脑风暴，让学生说出自己知道的历史伟人的名字，并简要介绍，迅速导入新课。 】Step 2 Presentation1.
4、Thomas EdisonT: Thomas Edison invented over 1,000 things in his life. All these things were his inventions. That means he created over 1,000 inventions. He is really a great inventor.2. William ShakespeareT: This is a great writer of English literature. The novel The Merchant of Venice was written b
5、y him. Do you who he is?(Use the same way to introduce the other four great people)Step 3 Practice1. Finish Part A2. Finish Part B Step 4 ProductionTalk about the greatest person in historyA: Who do you think is the greatest person in history?B: A: What did he/she do? B: was a/an . He /She .A: Oh, I
6、 see. 【设计意图：通过小组活动，让学生运用新语言知识进行有意义的表达和交流，深化他们对语言的理解，培养他们的语言运用能力。在交流过程中，鼓励学生谈论更多自己了解的伟人。 】Comic stripStep 1 Presentation Watch and answerT: Hobo and Eddie are also talking about the greatest person in history. Please watch the video and answer the following questions: Who does Eddie think is the grea
7、test person in history? What did he do?Step 2 PracticeAct outT: Work in pairs and act out the dialogue between Hobo and Eddie. You can add more information to make the dialogue more interesting.【设计意图：角色表演是英语课堂中重要的教学组织形式，在活跃教学气氛的同时，既能培养学生的团队意识，又能在活动中发展其语言能力；鼓励学生用不同的语气、动作并在必要时加上自己的语言，以培养其创新使用语言的能力。 】S
8、tep 3 ProductionHave a discussion 1. Can Eddie be a great person? Why or why not?2. What qualities do we need if we want to be great people?T: Look at the screen. Maybe what the great people said will give us some inspiration. In my opinion, whether we want to be famous or not, there are some qualit
9、ies we should have: brave, hard-working, patient, kind . Work hard, and we can also achieve our dreams.【设计意图：引导学生讨论伟人所具备的品质，发挥伟人的激励和榜样引领作用。名人名言语言典雅、寓意深刻，将其融入到教学中，可使语言教学更具吸引力，提高学生的兴趣和积极性。 】V. Homework1. Remember new words, phrases and structures.2. Preview Reading.3. Search for more information about great people.