Lesson 4 Understanding教学设计及教案分析

Unit 15 Learning

Lesson 4 Understanding Teaching Objectives To practise using linking and reference words to help understand a text. To practise using adverbs. Step 1 Pre-reading 1. Which of these things help you to understand things? 1) being relaxed and happy 2) having time to think about what you are learning 3) being interested in the topic 4) discussing topics with friends 5) asking questions 2. Read Text 1. Which of the options in Exercise 1 does the writer suggest we use to understand things? What else do we acquire knowledge? 3. Will you completely believe in what your teachers said? What about the great scientist? Will you fully believe in them? We have our understanding about things, but we are always affected by the authorities and lose our thoughts. It seems that not all that the great people said is correct. Do you believe the following sentences said by the great?

Knowledge is power.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them Earth must be the centre of the universe because it felt like the earth was standing still

Step 2 Strategy 5- asking questions Read texts 1-5. Which of the underlined linking words mean the same as these? Example

then = next but, when, since, to start with, afterwards, so, so he could however=but, as=for, because=since, at first=to start with, later=afterwards, therefore=so, in order to= so he could Step 3 Intensive reading

Read the text again. Answer these questions. 1）Does the writer believe that the Baconian Method of scientific thought is a good way to gain knowledge? 2) What images does the writer use to explain how men like Bacon and Galileo helped educate people? 3) Why did Aristotle assume that the sun moved around the Earth? 4) Would the writer describe the people

of the church during Galileo’s time as having ‘open’ or

‘closed’ minds?

5) Do you think people like Bacon and Galilei would have thought it was a good idea to open libraries and set up universities? Why? Step 4 Vocabulary: Words about learning 1. Find these verbs about learning in the text, then match them with their meanings below. acquire, observe, consider, test, discover, inspire, solve, challenge 1) to look at closely 2) to get 3) to question something 4) to encourage learning

5) to find the answer to a problem 6) to think about something from all sides 7) to see if an answer is right 8) to find something for the first time 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. accustomed, bureaucratic, tend, approve, beneficial, worthy, urge, vital, unwilling, assumption, defence, BC, kingdom, rank

1. Ben _____ to lie whenever he feels he might get into trouble. 2. You might find it _____ to STUDY before your next exam! 3. I don’t ________ of the man she is marrying. He’s not ______ of her.

4. He ______ me to give up smoking. He said it was _________ for my health.

5. I work for government for so I am ___________ to doing a lot of____________ work. 6. David ruled his ________ for 40 years, from 1000 ____. 7. I’m _________ to make any ___________about my new job in case I’m wrong.

8. In the war, men of all different _____ helped in the _______ of the city. Step 5 Homework

1) Reread the text and try to remember these new words and expressions. 2) Writing If you are Sophie, what will you do facing the same thing? Are you also interested in philosophy? Write a passage to express your own ideas. (about 100 words)