《Unit 1 Wise men in history》
Period 1 Getting ready & Reading
----------Archimedes and the golden crown
教学设计
【Textbook version】
Shanghai Oxford edition of junior middle school English, Grade 9, Module 1----Geniuses,
Unit 1 《Wise men in history》, Period 1 Reading “Archimedes and the golden crown”.
【Analysis of the teaching material】
The reading material is taken from Shanghai Oxford edition, Module 1 Unit 1.This unit focuses on wise men in history and a story about a wise man----Archimedes. In Warming up, the wise men in history are discussed. In the reading part, it mainly tells Archimedes how to identify the fake golden crown. The teacher should arouse the curiosity of the students to explore and study the teaching material.
【Teaching demands】
1.Vocabulary:
golden, crown,displace,pot,doubt,real,truth,seem,solve,fill,bowl,less,metal,certain,prison,etc.
2.Phrases and expressions:(be) happy with, fill…with…, run over, send…to prison,etc
3.Functions:
1)Asking for agreement:
-----It’s raining, isn’t it ↘
-----It sure is! I’ve never seen it rain this hard before!
2)Asking for confirmation:
----It’s raining, isn’t it ↗
----No, it isn’t..
4.Grammar:Question tags
【Design the way of thinking】
According to the National English Curriculum (NEC), the ultimate goal of language teaching is to achieve learners’ comprehensive language competence. It advocates quality-oriented education which regards students as whole-persons. So activities in my class are designed on the principle of students-centeredness to fully involve students’ participation.
【Analysis of the students’ situation】
As for the learners, they are junior 3 students in Lan Tian Junior Middle School. Most of the students are from the county, who have good foundation in English, but a few students’ English levels are very poor. So the English level of the students is quite different. Facing the pressure of the senior high school entrance examination, teachers should teach students through lively activities and motivate students’ interest in English learning. It is necessary and important to tell the students some effective English learning skills and methods. If teachers take all things above into consideration when preparing lessons, and explain basically and simply, most Ss will develop the interest in English gradually and ease stress. Then they can become active. They may not be so familiar with the Archimedes. Since they are visual learners, the scaffolding teaching method of introducing Archimedes with a video is used in pre-reading.
【Teaching content】
Getting ready and Reading “Archimedes and the golden crown”
【Teaching objectives】
Language knowledge aims:
1. Get the students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this passage.
2. Get the students to know the content of the reading passage.
3. Get the students to retell the story about Archimedes and the golden crown.
Language skill aims:
1. Develop the students reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.
2. Help the students learn how to talk about wise men in history to improve their speaking ability.
3. Guess the meanings of the new words according to the title and pictures.
Emotional attitude aims:
1. Get the students to appreciate the wisdom of Archimedes.
2. Get the students to love science.
【Teaching important points】
1. To develop the students’ reading ability and use some reading strategies such as guessing, scanning, skimming and so on.
2. To get the students to grasp the main idea of the passage.
【Teaching difficult points】
1. To grasp some useful words and expressions in this passage.
2. To learn the writing style of this passage.
【Teaching method】
1. Task-based teaching and learning
2. Cooperative learning
3. Group competition
4. Discussion
5. Role-Playing
【Teaching aids】
The multi-media, PPT document, mobile phone and other normal teaching tools.
【Teaching time arrangement】
A lesson (40 minutes)
【Teaching procedures】
Step1. Revision
T: Let’s review the new words which we have learnt in the last lesson.
Step2. Lead in
Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.
1) T: What can you see in this picture
Ss: globe, robot, broom, box, computer, bookshelf…
2) T: What is robot doing
Ss: He is using a broom to lift a globe.
3) T: Whom do the boy’s words make you think of
Ss: Archimedes.
4) T: Archimedes once said, “Give me a place to stand on, I will move the earth.”----- The principle of the lever.
Design purpose: Use the picture to attract students’ interests to lead to Archimedes.
Teaching feedback: All of the students can observe this picture carefully and try to answer the questions to lead in the reading passage.
Step3. Warming up
1. Guessing game
Try to guess the name of the person according to the description.
T: Can you guess who he is What do they do
Ss: The first one is Archimedes. He is a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer. The second one is Aristotle. He is an educator, scientist and philosopher. The third one is Aesop. He is the creator of Aesop’s Fables.
Design purpose: To stimulate Ss’ learning enthusiasm and learn more about the great man. Review some words, such as physicist, scientist and so on.
Teaching feedback: Everyone can show curiosity and take part in this game positively. Students can search for the information of some great men on the Internet before the class.
2. Discussion.
Q1: Which of these ancient countries is in Europe
Q2: Which of these people lived in ancient Greece
Q3: What was Archimedes
Design purpose: To learn more about Archimedes.
Teaching feedback: Ss can work together to discuss. Most of the students can answer the questions correctly.
Step4. Pre-reading
1.Ask and answer.
T: What’s the title in the reading passage
Ss: Archimedes and the golden crown.
Design purpose: Learn to predict the content of the reading passage by reading the title.
Teaching feedback: Most of the students can predict the content of the reading passage.
2 Free talk. (Look at the following two pictures.)
1) T: Who was the crown probably made for
Ss: It was probably made for the king.
2) T: What is Archimedes doing in the first picture
Ss: He is having /taking a bath /bathing.
3) T: Why is Archimedes so excited
Ss: Because he probably has a good idea.
4) T: What is in the right pot in the second picture
Ss: The crown.
Design purpose: To talk about the main idea to practice their speaking according to the pictures.
Teaching feedback: Students express their different ideas. Their answers show that they are imaginative.
3.Watch a video
Let students enjoy a video about Archimedes and golden crown in Chinese.
T: What information have you got Check your answer if you are right.
Design purpose: Lead the students come to know more about the story.
Teaching feedback: Students are interested in watching the video.
Step5. Fast reading
Please read the text quickly and divide the text into three parts according to the main ideas.
Part1:Paragraph(1—2)The King Hiero doubted that the crown was a real golden crown and wanted Archimedes to find out the truth.
Part2:Paragraph(3—5)Archimedes knew how to solve the king’s problem when he got into the bath.
Part3:Paragraph(6—8)Archimedes found out the truth using water. And the crown maker was sent to prison.
Design purpose: Individual work, students can get the outline of the passage by reading the material quickly.
Teaching feedback: The students are not familiar with this story and cannot divide the parts correctly. In some way, they should practice more and observe carefully to discover the main idea. Meanwhile, students are not confident.
Step6. Intensive Reading
1. Read paragraphs 1 and 2. Then complete the flow chart about the beginning of the story.
King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown..
↓
He was very happy with it.
↓
He began to doubt that it was a real golden crown.
↓
He sent the crown to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.
Design purpose: To improve Ss’ reading skills using the flow chart.
Teaching feedback: Ss can find the correct answer quickly and get important information.
2. Read paragraphs 3 to 5 and answer the questions
Q1: What did Archimedes think when he received the crown from King Hiero
Ss: He thought it was difficult to solve the problem.
Q2:What happened when Archimedes got into he bath
Ss: Some water ran out of the bath/ ran over.
Q3: Why was Archimedes so excited
Ss: Because he thought that he could solve the king’s problem.
Design purpose: Try to help Ss grasp details from these paragraphs easily according to these questions.
Teaching feedback: Most of Ss can give correct answers.
3. Read paragraphs 6 to 8 and complete the flow chart.
Design purpose: To let Ss further understand that Archimedes how to find out the truth using water.
Teaching feedback: Even though the questions are about deep understanding, most of students can figure them out using key points and then have a better understanding of the text.
Step7.Post-reading
1. Activity
Four students a group to discuss the following questions.
T: Why did King Hiero send the crown to Archimedes
Ss: Because he doubted that the crown was a real golden crown and he wanted Archimedes to find out the truth.
T: What happened when Archimedes got into the bath
Ss: Some water ran over/was displaced.
T: What did the crown maker do to the crown
Ss: He put another metal into the crown.
T: What was the crown maker’s final fate
Ss: He was sent to prison.
Design purpose: Try to let Ss express their ideas in English.
Teaching feedback: Most of the students would like to voice their own opinions, but they just know one or two points. Few Ss feel it is difficult to open their mouth and feel shy because of less practice and fewer basic words.
2. Show time.
Order the following pictures according to the content. And retell the story and do role playing games according to the cartoon from D1 on page4-5. Divide Ss into 2 groups and let them make a performance for us. We can choose the winner.
Design purpose: To practice speaking and cultivate students’ comprehensive ability.
Teaching feedback: By speaking, students can understand the whole text better. On the one hand, they can improve their oral English. On the other hand, they are more interested in learning English. Meanwhile, Role-playing makes the students still active and the class lively.
【Blackboard design】
Unit 1 Wise men in history
Archimedes and the golden crown
King Hiero doubted that his crown was a real golden crown.
Archimedes found out the truth when he got into the bath.
The crown maker was sent to the prison.
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