高二新教材Unit1
The first Period
Teaching Steps:
Step1 warming up
1.        T: There are many outstanding scientists in the world who made great contributions to society and science. Now make a list of the names of some scientists and their contributions.
Maria curie ------ radioactivity
Zhang Heng ------ seismograph
Thomas Edison ------ light bulb
Charles Darwin-------The Theory of Evolution
Albert Einstein ------ The Theory of Relativity
T: Well done. What do you think makes a successful scientist?(Discussion)
B: much imagination , intelligent , creative, hard—working, confident, curious, careful.
2.        Look at the pictures in the book. Have the students read he quotes and discuss what the quotes mean in class.
3.        have the students present more quotes they know about science and thinking.
Step2 listening
1.        Go through the requirements first ,and then listen to the descriptions of some famous scientists to get the main idea.
2.        play the tape again and finish the exercise.
3.        check the answers.
Step 3.Speaking
1.      Work in groups of five. Each group member represents a branch of science, and debate each other to see which branch of science is the most important and useful for society. They should prepare their role cards and then debate each other.
2.      Ask one group to present their debate in class.
Example:
S1: I think biology is the most important and useful science because people can not live without living things. If there were no science of biology, there would not be medicine.
S2: Well, maybe.But I think chemistry is the most important and useful ,because chemistry is the key to the progress of the human being. Besides, it is chemicalreaction that produces many new things.
S3: It is hard to say .There are many physical products. And physics is widely used in many fileds, such as medicine, industry and agriculture. There would be no life without physics. So I think physics is the most important and useful for science.
S4: That’s true. But maths is the basic science.You can not learn physics or chemistry well without a good knowledge of maths. Maths is a tool in science and engineering .Therefore, maths is the most important and useful science. What’s your idea?
S5: Well,there’s no doubt that maths is an important and useful science .In my opinion,the most important and useful science should be computer science in our modern information society. The computer is now an indispensable tool in many fileds. It can settle all kinds of problems at a high speed and can help people work easily. So I think computer science is the most important and useful science.
Step 4. Homework
1.      Collect more quotes after class.
2.      Preview the reading text----“No Boundries”.
 
The second Period
Teaching Steps:
Step1.Lead-in
1.Introduce and explain the title of the passage.------"Science is no boundries."
T: Everyone can study science.and share the results of science.The study of science is never finished.
2.Introduce something about Stephen Hawking.
Step 2.Discussion
1.Read Paragraph One,try to discuss the situation in paris.
Imagine this : you are a ….
2.Then ask two students to tell how they would feel and what they would do .
S1: I won’t give up my dreams.I will spend all my rest time having fun.I will travel around the world and eat different kinds of food in the world…
Step3.Reading
1.     Read the passage and find out the answers to the following questions:
a.     What did Stephen Hawking feel after he was told that he had an incurable disease.
b.     What did he do ?
He went to his research and got his PhD.
c.     Why did Stephen Hawking need a PhD?
In order to get married.
d.     When did Hawking become famous?
In the early 1970s.
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