Using LanguageⅡ主要内容及教案内容

(Book VIII) Unit 3 Inventors and inventions

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Reading

The Problem of the snakes I. Teaching goals教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

patent, distinguish, product, power, perfume, cube, abrupt, abruptly, convenient, expectation, monitor, passive, criterion, valid, application, file, rod, call up, now and then, set about, in case b. 重点句子

1. The first thing I did was to see if there were any products that might help me, but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes.

2. Between the outside and the inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly, which freezes when cooled.

3. The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel.

4. Nor will you receive a patent until a search has been made to find out that your product really is different from everybody else’s.

2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to describe the problem of the snakes and what has been done by the writer to solve the problem. Make them realize it takes steps to catch the snakes and it’s not easy to get a patent. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students to learn how to retell the story and how to meet the requirements of getting a patent.

II.Teaching important points 教学重点

How to describe the problem of the snakes and what has been done by the writer to solve the problem. III.Teaching difficult points 教学难点

Learn how to meet the requirements of getting a patent.

IV.Teaching methods 教学方法

Task-based activities.

V.Teaching aids 教具准备

A recorder, multimedia

IV. Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step Ⅰ Warming up 1.

Greetings 2.

Show a picture of an invention(an electric bulb).

Q. What’s it? Who invented it? (Thomas Edison invented the electric bulb)

T: As we know, a lamp can’t give light without elctricity. Did Edison invent electricity? (Ben Franklin discovered it.)

T: What’s the difference between invention and discovery?

Discovery is finding out something existing but not yet known.

Invention is creating something not existing.

T: Let’s look at other pictures and find out which show discovery and which show invention.(picture 1,2 are inventions; picture 3 is a discovery)

T: Both discovery and invention are important. Now please make a list of any inventions you know.(television, MP3, washing machine, telephone, mobile phone) Step Ⅱ Pre-reading

T: Nearly everything around us is an invention. These inventions make our life convenient and comfortable. But do you know how to make an invention. Here are 6 stages, put them into correct order. Key:

6-1-2-4-3-5 Step Ⅲ.reading T: From this we know the first step of making an invention is finding a problem. A problem can lead to an invention. Now let’s look at what invention a problem of the snakes can lead to. 1.

Read the text quickly and get the main idea of the text. 2.

Read the text again. Match the text with the stages of making an invention. Meanwhile, fill in the blanks on the screen. 3.

(1).Paragraph1. When her mother asked her to get rid of the snakes, the author felt _____, why? (2). What are 3 approaches? Which one did she choose? How did she do it? (3). Para 4.5.6

Find out 3 attempts (4). Para7.8

Apply for a patent.

T: Only a true invention can get a patent. So which of the following may get a patent according to the text? Step IV. Posting-reading (discussion)

T: The writer introduces her new idea of catching the snakes and her application for a patent. Now let’s discuss

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What advantages might be of getting a patent.

T: Do you want to become rich or famous? Here is a chance for you. Look at the apple tree. The apples are so delicious and inviting. But the tree is too high to reach. Think of as many ways as possible to pick the apples. a.

a robot that can pick apples b.

a machine with long arms

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a ladder d.

a bow and arrow e.

raise a monkey

教学反思

5.21日上午第四节课，我们学习了Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions（The Problems of the Snakes）, 课后，我对于我这节进行了深刻的反思。

总体上，因为要求学生提前作出充分的预习，学生对课文比较熟悉，所以课堂进度比较快，但学生学习热情高涨，大部分同学都参与到教学中来，很多同学都积极主动地回答问题。课堂整体设计上我遵循由简到难，又总到面的原则，努力让每个学生能理解接受。但是，在公开课，我也发现中我在教学中依然存在的问题。

一．整体课堂时间分配有些仓促，前紧后松。在课堂教学过程中，我有些担心时间不够，所以前半节课时间安排比较紧张，给学生读的时间比较短，导致后面讨论时间有些长，所以可以在适当增加一些内容，或者读课文的时间在充足一些。课堂教学中重点应该多强调，多解释。基于我班学生英语基础薄弱，应该对某些内容多解释，多强调，这一点也是担心时间不够，没有做好。

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二．在教学过程中，要求学生对某一内容进行朗读时，学生没有会意，没有按要求完成，可能在平时教学中这样的教学要求比较少，所以学生不熟悉，今后要加大学生的朗读力度。

三. 在学完课文后，设置了两个讨论题，“What the advantages might you be of getting a patent”

“The ripe apples on your apple tree are too high for you to reach. What can you invent to pick the apples in comfort?”

但是在要求学生讨论时，有些学生不去进行讨论，平时应多鼓励这些同学多开口。

四．作为一名老师，首先要学会微笑，可能因为本人凭上课比较严肃，所以在授课过程中笑容较少，虽然多次提醒自己，但做的还不够好。另外，在教学中应多于学生沟通，这一点似乎也有些欠缺。这些问题一定会逐渐改进。

总而言之，从这节课中，我深深地体会到，要想成为一名优秀的教师，一定要多听课，多讲课，取人之长，补己之短，不断提高自己的业务水平。

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