Unit 11 Scientific Achievement
Teaching Goals:
1.Talk about science and scientific achievement.
2.Practice expressing intentions and wishes.
3.Learn about Word Formation (1).
4.Write a persuasion essay.
The First Period
Teaching Aims:
1.Learn and master useful new words and expressions appeared in this period.
2.Train the students’ listening and speaking abilities.
3.Talk about science and scientificachievement and encourage students to work hard at their lessons.
Teaching Important Points:
1.Complete the listening and speaking to train the students’ abilities.
2.Practice expressing intentions and wishes.
Teaching Difficult Points:
1.How to help students talk in English about science and scientific achievements and able to express oneself readily and effortlessly.
2.How to improve the students’ listening ability.
Teaching Methods:
1.Listening and Speaking to train the students’ ability to use English freely and fluently.
2.Individual, pair or group work to make every student take an active part in class.
Teaching Aids: The blackboard, tape recorder
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2 Lead - in
Question: What has changed the world? (Scientific achievement)
As we all see now, with the development of science and technology, the world is changing day by day. Today, we are going to learn Unit 11 Scientific achievement. First, Let’s learn some new words and useful expressions as usual.

Step 3 New words and Expressions
1．constitution
1) 宪法
the Constitution of the United States of America / the American Constitution 美国宪法
2) 体格，体质
He has a weak constitution
3) 构造，构成
the constitution of starch (淀粉的构成)
2．achievement [U]取得，完成 [C] 成就，成绩
注意：ment是名词后缀
development government movementequipment
achieve vt. 获得，实现
e. g. He had achieved no fame, no success.
Nothing would stop me from achieving my ambition. 没有什麽能阻止实现我的目标。
3．mankind 人类[U] manmade (adj)
Manly 有男子气概的；刚强的 manned载人的
4．likely
1) be likely to do sth 很可能（发生某种情况）
He is likely to come.
2) it is likely that + 从句
It is likely that we’ll go on a picnic in the forest tomorrow.
辨析：likely, possible与probable
Likely 常用词，指“从表面现象看很有可能”
Possible 指“由于有适当的条件和方法，某事可能发生或做到”，强调“客观上有可能”，但“实际希望很小”。
Probable 语气比possible 强，指“有根据、合情理、值得相信的事物，带有大概，很可能的意思”
Likely 之后常跟不定式（be likely to do sth） 而possible与probable之后通常不跟不定式；
Likely 的主语可以是人，而possible与probable的主语不能是人。
5．Set foot in (on) 登上；涉足；访问
set foot in/on sth.:enter or visit(a place);arrive
e. g. Don’t ever set foot in this house again!
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon.
6．private adj 私人的；私立的；不公开的
Private property
Private school
a private door 便门
in private 在私下，秘密地
in public 公开地
7．grasp vt
1) 抓住
If you grasp this rope, I will pull you up.
2) (= understand ) 掌握， 领会
I grasped the main points of the speech.
8．master n 硕士；（男）主人；能手；雇主；大师
masterless adj 无主的 mastermind n 非常聪明的人 masterkey n 万能钥匙
masterpiece(masterwork) n 杰作 The master of the house 家长
master and man雇主与雇工 A master in literature 文学大师
Master of Arts (MA) 文学硕士 Master of Sciences (MS) 理学硕士
bachelor 学士 doctor 博士
vt. 掌握；精通；控制；统治
Master a foreign language
9． perfect adj 理想的；完美的；绝对的；完全的；（动词的）完成的
Nobody is perfect. 人无完人。He is a perfect stranger to us.
The present/past/future perfect tense 现在（过去/将来）完成时
vt 使完美
They worked hard to perfect their dance.
Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
Be perfect in English 精通英语 be perfect oneself in 使熟练，精通
10． arrange vt. 安排；筹划；整理；布置
e. g. arrange (for) sth. Call up and arrange a taxi, please.
Mother arranged an app
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