UNIT 5 Look into Science
Lesson 27: Planet Danny
首先,通过展示太阳系和银河系的图片跟同学们谈论有关太阳系和宇宙的话题,从而引入对本课的学习。在学习完单词后,听第一遍对话,明确对话发生的时间和对话的人物;听第二遍对话,听完成Let’s Do It! No.2中的题目。然后读对话,完成Let’s Do It! No.1和No.3的题目,深入学习对话内容;之后通过自我阅读找出重要的短语并明确其意思。接下来,让学生通过角色扮演熟读对话,并针对Let’s Do It! No.4进行小组讨论,输出所学内容。最后,讲解本课重要知识点,并通过当堂达标的习题检测学生的掌握情况。
教学目标
通过本课节的教学,学生达成以下目标:
1. 知识目标
掌握单词:certainly, unless, double
接触单词:telescope, solar, mystery
短语和句型:solar system, at night, even if
When they arrive, Danny is outside in the yard.
I don’t think you can find one unless you have a bigger telescope.
Well, it’s worth a try, even if I don’t find a planet.
2. 能力目标
能够用英语谈论太阳系及如何使用望远镜。
3. 情感目标
认识宇宙,激发对宇宙的探索欲望。
重点难点
1. 重点:掌握本课节的重点单词、短语和句型。
2. 难点:能够用英语谈论太阳系及如何使用望远镜。
教学准备
PPT 课件;课文音频及听力练习的音频。
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
Show students pictures of the solar system and the Milky Way. Then have a talk with them about the pictures.
T: What’s this
Ss: It’s solar system.
T: Do the earth, the sun and the moon belong to the solar system
Ss: Yes, they do.
T: What’s this
Ss: It’s the Milky Way.
T: Where is our solar system
Ss: Our solar system is in a galaxy called the Milky Way.
T: Yes. And the Milky Way has more than five hundred billion stars.
Ss: …
Step 2 Presentation
1. Teach the new words certainly, unless, double, telescope, mystery with the help of pictures and the words that students have learned.
2. Read the new words at least three times and try to remember them.
Step 3 Thinking about
Ask students to talk about the following questions:
1. Do you know any of the planets in the solar system
2. What would you like to look at with a telescope
Step 4 Listening
1. Play the recording of the dialogue for the class to listen and answer the following questions.
(1)When does the conversation take place
(2)How many people are there in the dialogue Who are they
Answers: (1) On Saturday afternoon.
(2)Three. They are Jenny, Brian and Danny.
2. Play the recording of the dialogue again and tick the correct answers.
(Let’s Do It! No. 2)
1.What did Danny do last night
□He tried to study the moon.
□He tried to find a new planet.
2. What did Danny use
□A telescope. □A book.
3. What did Danny need
□More sleep. □More stars.
Answers: 1. He tried to find a new planet. 2. A telescope. 3. More sleep.
Step 5 Reading
1. Get the class to read the lesson carefully and write true (T) or false (F). (Let’s Do It! No. 1)
1. Danny is studying the solar system at school.
2. Danny is looking through the telescope when Jenny and Brian come to visit.
3. During the day, Danny can see many stars in the sky through the telescope.
4. Jenny and Brian will join Danny after supper.
5. Danny has discovered a new planet.
Answers: 1. T 2.T 3. F 4. T 5. F
2. Get some students to say the basis of their judgment in the lesson.
For example:
3. Get the class to read the lesson again and fill in the blanks. (Let’s Do It! No.3)
On Saturday afternoon , Brian and Jenny visited Danny at his house . When they arrived , Danny was outside looking _________a telescope . Brian and Jenny laughed at Danny because he was using the wrong _____of the telescope . Of course , Danny couldn’t see the _______ during the day . Brian and Jenny also wanted to join Danny . They decided to come back after supper . After the sun went down , they could see the stars . Danny hoped to_________ a new planet.
Answers: through, end, stars, discover/find
4.Let the class read the dialogue again. Try to find and translate the following phrases.
Step 6 Pair work
Let students role play the dialogue. Then select some students to show it in front of the class.
Step 7 Group work
Let students talk about the following questions in their group. (Let’s Do It! No.4)
What interests you about the solar system
If you had a chance to go to space, would you go
Step 8 Homework
1. Review the words and expressions of Lesson 27.
2. Preview Lesson 28.
当堂达标
Ⅰ.单项选择
1.—We can’t be successful _____ we keep working hard.
—I agree with you.
A. if B. unless
C. because D. when
2. It’s too late. I think you will still miss the flight ________ you take a taxi.
A. even if B. as if
C. until D. before
3. You are not worth ___________.
A. to helping B. to help
C. helping D. help
Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
telescope, mystery, come out, unless, worth, double, planet
1. Do you want a ________ room or a single room
2. I sleep with the window open __________ it’s really cold.
3. The nice watch is __________ 5,000 yuan.
4. The moon isn’t a _________ but the earth is.
5. With a ________, you can see the mountains on the moon.
6. The stars ___________ as soon as it is dark.
7. How it was done was a ________________.
答案: Ⅰ. 1—3 BAC
Ⅱ.1. double 2. unless 3. worth 4. planet 5. telescope 6. come out
7. mystery
板书设计
UNIT 5 Look into Science Lesson 27: Planet Danny
certainly, unless, double telescope, mystery solar system, at night, even if When they arrive, Danny is outside in the yard. I don’t think you can find one unless you have a bigger telescope. Well, it’s worth a try, even if I don’t find a planet.