冀教版九年级英语Unit5 Look into Science课题:Lesson 30 Science Affects Us
Teaching aims Knowledge: master the following words and phrases: affect, development, mobile phone, discovery, everyday, cover .... with...., turn...over, push...up, push …down, in place, that
Ability: 1. listening: students can get the main idea of a passage while listening2.Speaking: students are able to describe the process of the experiment clearly and express their own ideas about science.3.Reading: students can understand the passage quickly and well.4.Writing: students will be able to write down the influence of science on our daily life in English.
Emotion: Arouse the students’ interests in scientific experiments and science.
Teaching important points 1.Master the words and structures in this lesson.2.Learn to talk about science
Teaching difficult points To express their opinion on how science affects us in English.
Teaching methods Task-based teaching method, work in groups
Teaching procedures content Aims
Step 1. Lead -in Start the class by introducing a robot calledJibo, one of the amazing inventions in 2017,and the first family robot in the world. Arouse students’ interests in this lesson
Step 2.Warming-upActivities(Free talk) Before showing the video which introduces the robot, advice students to listen carefully and catch the key words about the usage of the robot. After finishing watching the video, instruct students to talk about what they heard. Through warming-up activities, lead the students to come to the main topic---science affects us. T: Do you like science Why S: ...................(show their ideas on science) Add the English atmosphere into the class by using a lively video , and offer students a chance to practice listening skills, what’s more, let students realize that science has a big influence on our life. That is our today’s topic--Science affects us. Get ready for the next step.
Step3Learning Part I of the text Fast-reading. At first, instruct students to look through Jenny’s e-mail quickly to solve the following questions:①what tools does Jenny prepare for the experiment ②What can we discover from the experiment Careful reading Let students read the e-mail loudly , and then discuss in groups to work out the two questions:①What happens in the experiment ②How does Jenny do the experiment (steps)At last, put forward a new question: what will happen if we use a ping-pang ball instead of the cardboard Let students predict the result. To help Students be familiar with the experiment , To draw students’ more attention and open their mind, make a little change by using a ping-pang ball instead of the cardboard.
Choose one student to do the experiment in front of the class to prove their own points of view. Review the process of the experiment, at the same time help students understand the theory deeply and clearly. Besides, enrich their knowledge
Step 4. Learning Part II of the text Listen to Wang Mei’s e-mail and complete the information about science. Science affects people’s _________ lives. Without the scientific ________ of recent years, our lives would be very different. Can you imagine life without computers or _____________ Scientific ___________ are making our lives better and better. DNA is really one of the most amazing things on the earth. Many people think it will ________ the world.Instruct students to read the passage to check their answers.Have one group show their answers on the blackboard. And the teacher explains some important language points by asking questions and giving examples. Remind students to pay more attention to the differences between words. Improve students’ ability in listening for specific information. Motivate students and learn about new words and expressions.
Step5 Exercises in class Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words discover affect that in place develop1. What parents do will ___________ their children.2. The experiment led to a wonderful _________.3. With the ____________ of science, our country is becoming stronger and stronger.4. Have you got all the knives and forks __________ yet Dinner is ready.5. The weather today is hotter than_____ yesterday To review the important words and phrases
Step 6 Work in groups Present a list of inventions to students. Encourage students to write a few sentences by following the example: ①with TV: I watch TV to get information. ②without TV: I would spend more time talking with my family. Have the groups share their discussion with the class. Emotion promotion.Encourage students to practice expressing skills. It is helpful to understand thetopic--science affects us. On top of that, get ready for writing.
Step 7Writing(homework) 1.Write a short passage “My Favorite Invention”At least 40- 60 wordsIntroduce your favorite invention Including:What is the invention What is it used for How does it affect our life Choose one or two passages from students and check short passages together with students . Practicing writing skills and strengthen the words and phrases that students have learned in class. To avoid the same mistakes what they will make when students write their passages.
Step8 BlackboardDesign(main points) Lesson 30 Science Affects Us have a big effect on= affect development← develop everyday ----every daydiscoveries ←discovery ← discoverMobile phone→ smart phones change