Using LanguageⅡ教学创新设计

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Teaching Design

教学设计

A VISIT TO THE MOON Teaching aims 教学目标

Knowledge and ability aims 知识与技能目标

1.Get students to grasp some important new words and expressions. 2.Enable students to develop their reading ability and try to use some reading strategies such as guessing, key sentences, fast reading and so on. Emotional aims 情感目标

1.Enable students to understand the common sense of astronomy. 2.Develop students’ sense of cooperation. Teaching key point 教学重点

1. Get Ss to read the passage and learn about the common sense of astronomy. 2. Improve the Ss’

reading ability by fast reading and careful reading.

Teaching difficult point教学难点

1. To guide the students to understand the passage and know about the common sense of astronomy. 2. Get Ss to use different reading skills for different reading purposes. Teaching Methods 教学方法

1. Task-based teaching and learning; 2. Cooperative learning Teaching Aids 教学辅助手段

The multimedia ,radio and other normal teaching tools

Procedures 1. Warming up by listening and reading aloud Let’s listen to the recording of the text A VISIT TO THE MOON, and then read it aloud.

2. Understanding difficult sentences

[来源:Zxxk.Com]Skim the text A VISIT TO THE MOON and discuss in pairs the difficult points you find. 3. Reading and underlining

Next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them into your notebook after class as homework.

Collocations from A VISIT TO THE MOON be lucky enough（足够幸运）, have a chance（有个机会）, make a trip（去旅行）, visit the moon（参观月球）, in the spaceship（在太空飞船中）, explain to… that…（向……解释……）, on the journey（在旅程中）, be off（启程）, rise into the air（升人太空）, feel the pull of the earth（感觉到地球的拉力）, call…gravity（称……为地球引力）, push…into the seat（把……推向座位）, say…to each other（向彼此说……）, fall back to…（朝……落下去）,fall from a tree（从树上掉下来）, fall to the ground（朝地上落下去）, get close to…（接近……）, feel…~ing（感觉到……正在……）, cheer up（高兴起来）, float weightlessly around（失重飘来飘去）, in the spaceship cabin（太空船舱）, watch…do（看着……做）, come on（来吧）, move freely（自由的活动）, grow tall（长高）, climb down the steps（从梯级上爬下来）, step forward（向前迈步）, fall over（摔倒）, need practice（需要练习）, after a while（过了一会儿）, get the hang of…（掌握了……的诀窍）, enjoy oneself（感到自如）, leave the moon’ s gravity（摆脱月球引力）, return to…（返回到……）, break out（起火，爆发）, come back to…（回到……）

4. Doing reading comprehension exercises

[来源:Z§xx§k.Com]Now you are going to do exercises on page 31.

5. Discussing In pairs discuss what you need to take if you would go to the moon.

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6. Closing down by filling a form Make use of the text A VISIT TO THE MOON to fill in the following form. Write in verb phrases to tell about the trip. A VISIT TO THE MOON Before the trip be informed the three changes of the force of gravity; first change most powerful During the trip take off; feel the pull of the earth/or gravity; be pushed hard back to seat; talk when the weight lessen; too far to feel the pull; feel the gravity of the moon pulling; cheer up and float weightlessly around

After landing excited when arriving; mass be less; move more freely; might grow taller to stay long enough; weigh less; be carried twice as far when step forward; fell over; get the hang of it; enjoy Returning to the earth科&网][来源:学&leaving the moon not as painful while returning to the

earth frightening; fire break out as gravity increase; be pushed hard into seats; exhausting but exciting;

7. Homework 1) Finish the exercises of Unit 4 in the SB and WB. 2) Finish the exercises of this unit in the Best English. 3) Finish the exercises of this unit in the Learning English (25th).