Learning about Language优质课教学设计

Book 8

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions教案

授课人：李绍艳

Teaching aims（教学目标）: 1.To learn some important new words and expressions. （学习新词汇）

2.To enhance their reading skills by finishing some tasks. （提高阅读技能）

3.To learn some basic stages taken before an invention. （了解科技发明过程）

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To improve their spiritual development（learn，try，stay and care）

(促进情感升华：学习，尝试，坚持，关注) Teaching important and difficult points: Learn how to read quickly and gain some emotional improvement. Teaching time: 40Mins Teaching methods: pair work & individual work，multimedia Teaching procedures: 1. Lead-in picture and a question：Here comes a snake staring at the babies, what will you do to protect them？

2.While- reading Task1：Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. 1.

Finding a problem

（Para1）

Snakes came near my mother’s house now and then and my mother wanted to ______them without ______________ them. 2.

Doing research

(Para2)

I set about researching the ______ of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them. 3.

Thinking of a creative solution

(Para3) Three possible________ 1)________ their habitat.

2)Attracting them into a trap using _______ or food.

3)Making them sleepy by _______ them. I decided to use the _________ approach.

Task2：Choose the best answer. 1. The purpose in writing Para4-6 is ___. A. to show us how to trap the snakes and kill them B. to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writer’s new idea C. to introduce the writer’s new idea of trapping the snakes

D. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent 2. What did the author do after she successfully got rid of the snakes? 3. Which of the following may not get a patent EXCEPT ____.

A. A game.

B. A new plant variety.

C. A work of art.

D. A truly novel and useful invention. 4. What’s the biggest advantage of the writer’s

new idea？

A. It makes the snakes move slowly

B. It makes the snakes hardly bite us C. It is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves D. It is easier for us to catch the snakes without harming them Task3：Summary & conclusion

My mother 1_____(tell) me there were some snakes in the courtyard and I knew here was a chance for me to distinguish myself 2_____ inventing something merciful 3____would catch snakes but not harm4 _____.

I set about 5____________(research) the habitats of snakes to find 6____ easiest way to trap them.I decided on three possible7 ___________(approach)and I chose the third one :cooling them so that they would become 8_______(sleep) and could be easily 9_____ （catch）.Finally, I caught the snakes 10___________(success). Task4：Spiritual improvement：What can we learn from this passage? Which one is the most important for you？

1. Finding a problem （care & observe）

2. Doing research （learn）

3.Thinking of a creative solution

4.Testing the solution

5. Deciding on the invention（try&stay）

6. Applying for a patent（succeed）

We can learn the way of doing scientific researches and how to apply for a patent. We can also learn that it takes an inventor great determination to achieve his dream in life. Nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

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After- reading Task5：Enjoy a beautiful passage named Four Words That Make Life Worthwhile Over the years as I've sought out ideas, principles and strategies to life's challenges, I've come across four simple words that can make living worthwhile.

First, life is worthwhile if you Learn. What you don't know will hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own experiences --- negative or positive. We learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive negative. We also learn from other

people's experiences, both positive and negative. Second, life is worthwhile if you Try. You can't just learn; now you have to try something to see if you can do it. Try to make a difference, try to make some progress, try to learn a new skill, try to learn a new sport. It doesn't mean you can do everything, but there are a lot of things you can do, if you just try. Try your best. and go all out.

Third, life is worthwhile if you Stay. You have to stay from spring until harvest. Sometimes calamity comes and then it is worth wrapping it up. but just don't end in the middle. Maybe on the next project you pass, but on this one, if you signed up, see through.

And lastly, life is worthwhile if you Care. If you care at all you will get some results, if you care enough you can get incredible results. Care enough to make a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to start a new enterprise. Care enough to set some records. Care enough to win. Four powerful little words ：learn，try，stay and care.What difference can you make in your life today by putting these words to work？

使生活有意义的四个字

这些年来，在整理出有关如何面对生活挑战的想法、原则和策略后，我总结出能够使生活有意义的四个简单的词语。

首先，如果你肯学习，生活就有意义。你所不知道的可能会伤害你。别说是成功了，就连生存都需要你去学习。如果你肯从自己的经历中吸取经验教训，不管是成功的经历还是失败的经历，那么你的生活就是有意义的。我们有时先是做错事，然后才从中学会如何正确地去做，这就是好坏兼备。我们也应从别人的经历中吸取经验教训，无论是成功的经历还是失败的经历。

第二，如果你肯尝试，生活就有意义。你不能只是学习，你还要去尝试，看你能不能做。去尝试就有所改变，去尝试就有所进步，去尝试学习一种新技能，去尝试学习一项新的运动。这并不意味着你可以做任何事情，但是只要你肯尝试，你可以做很多事情。去努力尝试。去尽心尽力。并全力以赴。

第三，如果肯你坚持，生活就有意义。你必须从春天坚持到秋天。有时灾难会降临，但是坚持下去是值得的。坚持到底，不要半途而废。也许你不会参与下一个项目，但是眼下这个，如果你有所承诺，就应坚持下去。

最后，如果你关注，生活就有意义。如果真的关注，你会有所收获；如果你非常关注，你会得到难以置信的结果。足够关注就会有所改变，足够关注就会让某人回心转意，足够关注就会开创新的事业，足够关注就会创造纪录，足够关注就会赢。四个威力无比的词：学习，尝试，坚持，关注。今天，就把这四个词语用到你的工作中去，看看它们会给你的生活带来哪些不同？

Task6：Homework Read the passage and answer the questions on P26.