Learning about Language课堂实录

Unit 3 Inventions and Inventors Period 2 I.

Teaching aims 1.

Revise the new words they learned last period. 2.

Do the Warming Up and Reading parts. 3.

Know the steps to apply for a patent. II.

Teaching important points 1.

Know somethings about the inventions in our daily life in the past decades. 2.

Read the new passage and get the main idea. III.

Teaching difficult points 1.

Tell the differences between an invention and a discovery. 2.

Read the text quickly and answer some questions. IV.

Teaching methods Examples Ask-and –answer activity Task activity V.

Teaching aids A multi—media room A blackboard VI.

Teaching procedures Step 1. Greetings Greet the whole class as usual. Step 2 Revision Ask several students to read the new words they learned last period. Step 3 Warming up In groups, discuss the inventions you know and then make a list. Comparison:

1.

What is an invention? 2.

What is a discovery? 3. Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries. 4. Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? Inventing is a scientific activity and so follows similar stages to those used in scientific research. Look at the list and work out a suitable order. Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention

Step 4. Reading 1.Skim the whole passage and get the main idea: The text narrates _______________________ and presents _____________________ and applying for ________. 2.

Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph. Part I (Para.1)

Part II (Paras2-3)

Part III (Para. 4-6)

Part IV (Para.7-8) 3.

Scanning: Find out which paragraph or paragraphs deal with each inventing process in the passage and find the examples:

4.

Detailed reading:

Answer the following questions:

1.

What was the mother upsetabout?

2.

What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them?

1.

Discuss with your partner what the advantages might be of getting a patent.

2. Why did cooling make the snakes less active?+

Discussion: 1. What’s the writing purpose of the writer? 2. What should we learn from this text? Language points

Step 6.Homework:

1. Read the text again after class. 2.Learn the new words by heart. 3. Preview the new lesson.