Unit1 Learning About Language(1)名师教学
课时内容
Build up your vocabulary
主题语境:人与社会
主题群:科学与技术
子主题:科学家与科学研究
语篇类型:文本、词汇练习
文本分析:
[What]本课时共四部分:第一部分为给出几个前缀和后缀,要求学生根据自己已有的知识写出具有这些前缀和后缀的单词。第二部分是先将给出的动词和介词进行搭配,组成词块,然后用恰当的词块将句子补充完整。第三部分为用所给的词汇替换文本中画线的词汇。第四部分是阅读一段关于科学家研制新感冒药的短文,用所给单词的适当形式填空。
[Why]学生可以从不同的角度,不同的途径与方法学习和理解词汇,符合学生的学习认知规律,有利于培养学生的词汇运用能力。通过语篇阅读,在巩固和运用词汇的基础上,进一步拓展主题内容。
[How]理解课文中重点单词的意义、在语境中填写前缀和后缀的正确形式、在语篇中用所给单词的适当形式填空和使用所学词汇描述科学研究。
课时目标
1.了解英语中常见的前缀和后缀,并用其表达与科学研究主题相关的信息。
2.使用本单元所学词汇描述与科学研究相关的话题,深化对主题意义的理解。
重点难点
重点:学习理解英语中常见的前缀和后缀,如re、dis、micro-、trans-、ory、10n、-1al、ology。
难点:使用有前缀和后缀的单词表达与科学研究相关的信息。
教学准备
教师准备
提前准备一些有关英语单词前缀和后缀的练习题。
学生准备:
1.预习本课词汇和课文内容。
2.预习基本的英语前缀和后缀。
教学过程
Step I 学习理解
活动一:感知与注意
1.前缀re常表示以下四方面的意义:
(1)表示“回”或“向后”的意思。例如:
return回来,返回 recall回忆,召回
retract缩回;撤回,收回
(2)表示“再”“重新”“重复”的意思。例如:
review复习 reunion团圆,重聚
restart重新开始 reconstruction重建
(3)表示“相反”“反对”的意思。例如:
rebel反叛,谋反 reverse反转,颠倒
resist反抗,抵抗
(4)表示“更加”的意思,用作加强语气,该用法较少例如:
commend“推荐”,与 commend意思相同,但语气更强一些。
2.前缀dis-常表示以下两个方面的意义
(1)表示“分开,分离”。例如:
distract分discuss 讨论discard抛弃
dispense分配
(2)表示“不,无”。例如:
dislike不喜欢 disorder无秩序
disagree不同意 dishonest不诚实的
disappear消失
3.前缀micro-的意义:
前缀 micro-来源于希腊语,意为“sml”,一般用于科技术语
microbe细菌,微生物 microcosm微观世界
microampere微安 microorganism微生物
microsecond微秒 microscope显微镜
4.前缀trans-常表示以下两方面的意义:
(1)表示“转变”“变换”。例如:
transport运输(从一地转到另一地)
transplant移植
translation翻译(从一种语言转为另一种语言)
transform使变形,改造
(2)表示“超过”“横跨”“超”。例如:
transnational跨国的
transcontinental横跨大陆的
transatlantic横跨大西洋的
5.后缀-ory常表示以下几方面的意义
(1)构成名词,表示地点。例如
dormitory宿舍(睡觉的地方)
factory工厂(做工的地方)
laboratory实验室(做实验的地方)
observatory天文台(观测的地方)
territory领土(由土地构成的地方)
此外,还可指“作……用的东西”,即“……类之物”。例如:
history历史(历史类)
story故事(叙述类)
memory记忆(记忆类)
(2)构成形容词,表示“……性质的、与……有关的”
即“……类的”。例如:
elusory幻觉的(幻觉类的)
gustatory味觉的(味觉类的)
此外,构成形容词还可表示“起……作用的、产生的”。例如:
contributory促成的,促进的(促成类的)
justificatory起辩护作用的、用以辩解的(正义类的)
6.后缀-ion的意义:
后缀ion:常表示“性质,状态,程度,动作的过程、结果”等。这个后缀常有-tion、-sion、-ssion等不同变化形式。它们的读音大致相似,因而极易引起拼写错误。英语中常见的这类词归类如下:
Act—action conduct—conduction
Connect—connection construct—construction
correct—correction direct—direction
discuss—discussion exhibit—exhibition
express—expression Interrupt—interruption
Invent—invention object—objection
oppress—oppression prevent—prevention
select—selection suggest—-suggestion
7.后缀-ial的意义:后缀-al经常构成形容词表示“具有……的;有……性质的”。例如:
commercial商业的 confidential自信的
essential必要的 facial面部的,表面的
influential有影响的
8.后缀-ology的意义此后缀表示学科、学问等抽象名词。例如:
sociology社会学
ecology生态学
cosmology宇宙学
psychology心理学
活动二:获取与梳理
Get to know the suffix
Introduce some of the common suffixes to students to study.
(1)-ment表示物品或物质的名称,如 Instrument、equipment、attachment。
(2)-able、-ible带有“属性、倾向、相关”的含义,如movable、comfortable、applicable,visible、responsible。
(3)-ize、ise表示“做成、变成、……化”,如 modernize、mechanize、democratize。【设计意图】在使用前缀和后缀进行练习之前,让学生学习前缀和后缀方面的知识,有助于学生正确应用单词的形式表达意义。
Step Ⅱ 应用实践
活动三:内化与运用
1.Guess and fill
Ask students to find the words from the previous pages with the following prefixes or suffixes.Then add two words for each prefix or suffix,and explain their meanings.
Prefix Words Suffix Words
re- -ory
dis- -ion
micro- -ial
trans- -ology
Suggested answers:
Prefix
re-: remove; replace; reuse
dis-: discover; disable; disappear
micro-: microscope; microwave; microphone
trans-; transform; transport; transplant
Suffix
-ory: contradictory advisory compulsory
-ion: Infection; action; relation
-ial: substantial; partial; financial
-ology: epidemiology; biology sociology
2. Read and fill
Ask students to read the sentences and make phrases by combining the words in the left box with those on the right. Then complete the sentences using these phrases.
subscribe suspect blame link to of for ① Many scientists ________the view that it is human activity that has caused global warming ② He was to ________ the accident because he drove on the wrong side of the road ③ The man ________ being behind the robbery was seen crossing the street. ④ Since heart disease is often ________ our lifestyle choices, we need to make healthy living an important part of our lives.
Suggested answers:
① subscribe to② blame for③suspected of④ linked to
3.Read and replace.
Ask students to read the following sentences and replace the underlined parts with suitable words from the box.
raw a household name substantial statistics handle ①It is not unusual for an athlete to be well-known while he is active, and quickly forgotten when his athletic career is over. ②I’m sure she'll deal with the changes very well because she’s very adaptable. ③He was ready to serve dinner to his friends when he realised that he had forgotten to turn on the oven and the meat was not cooked yet. ④He used his great influence to change the thinking of the scientific community on this issue. ⑤Scientists have collected more data than expected to prove the theory.
Suggested answers:
① a household name② handle③ raw④ substantial⑤ statistics
Infection multiple decrease severe Transform proof blame substantial British scientists believe they may have found a way to fight the common cold. It blocks a key protein in the body's cells that is to________ for the spread of cold-causing virus. Targeting the host rather than the ________ was a bit non-traditional but made sense because it was tricky to target the virus. Cold-causing viruses are not only of ________ kinds, they also ________ rapidly, meaning they can quickly develop resistance to medicine. Researchers are working on making a form of medicine that can be taken directly into one's lungs, to ________ the chance of side effects. Though these scientists have made ________ advances in their research, further ________ is neede to make sure such drugs are not so ________ that they harm the body.
Suggested answers:
blame; infection; multiple; transform; decrease substantial; proof; severe
【设计意图】在英语学习中,学习单词一直是令学生头疼的问题,不断出现的单词大大打击了学习英语的积极性和成就感。其实,语言是相通的,如果我们能够采用不同方式灵活巧妙地使用已掌握的常用词汇,常常会收到意想不到的效果。所以,灵活使用单词是英语学习中十分重要的环节
Step Ⅲ 迁移创新
活动四:语法填空
Ask students to read the passage below,and then fill in the blanks according to the words given.
The 55th BeiDou Satellite Ⅲ has been sent up meaning the①________ (complete) of China's selfdeveloped BeiDou Navigation(导航)Satellite System (BDS).Although BDS appears later than Russia's GLONASS and EUs Galileo, yet it can equal them.As one of the four global ②________(navigate)satellite systems, BDS involves combined efforts of over 400 agencies and 300, 000 research personnel and③________(technical). Originally drafted in the 1980s, the project represents a milestone in China's space effort. BDS is accurate in of positioning, which has been applied to shared Hellobikes in Daqing. It also offers short message ④________(communicate), thus providing emergency communications in areas that fail to pick up clear⑤________ (convention) communication signals occasionally. In an effort to improve the quality of their positioning services, Apple and Samsung phones, among others, are already using BDSs signals, and so is every Chinese brand. The ⑥________(construct) of complete Bds is a huge⑦________(technology) achievement for China and can truly pay off in the near future. Meanwhile BDSs remarkable contribution to promoting the world’s economic and ⑧________ (society) development as well as peaceful use of space has attracted the worlds ________(attend).
Suggested answers:
① completion② navigation③ technicians④ communication⑤ conventional⑥ construction⑦ technological⑧ social⑨ attention
【设计意图】学生在本单元的主题语境中,使用单词正确的后缀形式完成填空,旨在培养学生在语境中理解英语词缀的能力。
板书设计
Unit 1 Science and Scientists Period Ⅱ Learning About Language(1) Ⅰ.学习理解 活动一:感知与注意 活动二:获取与梳理 Get to know the suffix Ⅱ.应用实践 活动三:内化与运用 1.Guess and fill 2.Read and fill 3.Read and replace. 4.Read and complete Ⅲ.迁移创新 活动四:语法填空