Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world
Integrated skills (I)（教学设计）
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
learn about the Science Festival;
learn how to take notes using abbreviations, contractions and symbols;
understand a school news report about the Science Festival.
II. Key competence focus
1. Get the correct information while listening.
2. Find the theme and events of a Science Festival.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
1. Learn how to take notes using abbreviations, contractions and symbols.
2. Know what to include in a plan for the school Science Festival.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Free talk
T asks Ss to talk about the following three questions:
·Does your school hold the Science Festival
·What events do you have
·What’s the theme of your Science Festival
【设计意图：询问学生对学校举办过的科技节的理解，为听力部分的话题知识做准备。】
Step 2 Listen and circle the incorrect information
T asks Ss to listen to the talk, circle the incorrect information in each statement and correct it in the blanks.
(1) The Science Festival is coming up in two months.
S: …
(2) The Science Festival was started five years ago.
S: …
(5) The plan should be handed in next week.
S: …
T: Attention please! Statement 1, 2 and 5 have wrong information about “time”.
(3) The Science Festival aims to encourage students to take an interest in science and develop skills that may help them in their studies.
S: …
(4) Students who take part in the workshop can design different experiments.
S: …
T: Honestly, it’s reasonable to focus on the main information while listening. However, please don’t ignore the details.
【设计意图：指导学生先仔细阅读题干，然后通过听录音找出错误。由于听力中常考查学生对时间、地点、人物信息的准确把握，故对题干的错误类型进行分类：时间错误和细节错误。】
2. T asks Ss to listen for key information.
T: What is the aim of the Science Festival
S: It aims to encourage students to take an interest in science and develop skills that may help them in their future lives.
【设计意图：培养学生抓住听力材料的关键话题信息的能力。】
Step 3 Listen again and complete the notes
Tips for taking notes.
T: If you need to write down information quickly, it is important for you to make your notes as brief as possible. You’d better adopt the following methods:
·use abbreviations and contractions;
·write down only the keywords;
·use symbols.
T: Read these examples and try to keep them in mind. The next time you come across these words, using these methods can improve your efficiency in note-taking.
(1) use abbreviations
ad = advertisement
bio- = biology
cf. = compare
Co. = company
edu = education
esp. = especially
etc. = and so on
e.g. = for example
i.e. = that is
info = information
intro = introduction
wk = week
ICU= Intensive Care Unit
max = maximum
min = minimum
para. = paragraph
Dr = doctor
St = street
Rd = road
vs = versus/against
hr = hour
IT = information technology
(2) Use contractions
it’s = it is
aren’t = are not
there’s = there is; there has
can’t = can not
they’d = they had; they would
they’re = they are
we’ll = we will
haven’t = have not
doesn’t = does not
(3) Keyword
T: Keyword is a word that tells you about the main idea or subject of something, like the word that you type into a search engine so that it will search for information related to the word on the Internet. It's very important to identify the keywords while listening, because the keywords may be the breakthrough for you to answer, or they may represent the point of view of the whole article.
(4) Use symbols
& = and
@ = at
+ = plus
＞ = greater than
＜ = smaller than
↗ = increase
↘ = decrease
→ = lead to/result in
← = result from
( ) = between, among
$ = dollar
￡= pound
♂= male
♀= female
× = multiply, multiplied (by)
÷ = divide, divided (by)
O = oxygen
2. T asks Ss to discuss what should be included in a plan for the Science Festival.
T: As you have mentioned, some key elements should be included such as aim, theme, events, time & place …
3. Listen to the talk again and complete the notes using the tips above.
【设计意图：指导学生如何在做听力时记笔记并举例介绍四种方法，鼓励学生将这些技能运用到听力练习中去。】
Step 4 Read a news report about a Science Festival
1. Pre-reading.
T: What’s the usual structure of a news report
S: …
T: Inverted pyramid.
2. Read and analyze the structure.
T: Please read the school news report on page 51 and finish the following chart.
Part Ⅰ (Para.____) ______________________________________
Part Ⅱ (Paras.____) _____________________________________
Part Ⅲ (Para.____) ______________________________________
3. Read and answer the question.
T: This school news report is mainly developed in order of _______.
4. Read and fill in the table.
T: Please read the report and try to find the theme and events.
Theme
Events
【设计意图：从文体和语篇结构上指导学生阅读关于科技节的报道；从内容上指导学生关注科技节的主题和活动。】
V. Homework
Write a news report about your school’s Science Festival.(共17张PPT)
Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world
Integrated skills (I)
Free talk
1. Does your school hold the Science Festival
2. What events do you have
3. What’s the theme of your Science Festival
Listen and circle the incorrect information
1. The Science Festival is coming up in two months.
_______________________________________________________
2. The Science Festival was started five years ago.
_______________________________________________________
3. The Science Festival aims to encourage students to take an interest in science and develop skills that may help them in their studies.
_______________________________________________________
4. Students who take part in the workshop can design different experiments.
_______________________________________________________
5. The plan should be handed in next week.
_______________________________________________________
next month
future lives
try
three
by this Friday
What is the aim of the Science Festival
It aims to encourage students to take an interest in science and develop skills that may help them in their future lives.
Listen for key information
Tips for taking notes
If you need to write down information quickly, it is important for you to make your notes as brief as possible. You can:
use abbreviations and contractions;
write down only the keywords;
use symbols.
Use abbreviations
ad = advertisement
bio = biology
cf. = compare
Co. = company
edu = education
esp. = especially
etc. = and so on
e.g. = for example
i.e. = that is
info = information
intro = introduction
wk = week
ICU= Intensive Care Unit
max = maximum
min = minimum
para. = paragraph
Dr = doctor
St = street
Rd = road
vs = versus/against
hr = hour
IT = information technology
it’s = it is
aren’t = are not
there’s = there is; there has
can’t = can not
they’d = they had; they would
they’re = they are
we’ll = we will
haven’t = have not
doesn’t = does not
Use contractions
Keyword is a word that tells you about the main idea or subject of something, like the word that you type into a search engine so that it will search for information related to the word on the Internet.
Keyword
& =and
@ = at
+ = plus
＞ = greater than
＜ = smaller than
↗ = increase
↘ = decrease
→ = lead to/result in
← = result from
( ) = between, among
$ = dollar
￡= pound
♂= male
♀= female
× = multiply, multiplied (by)
÷ = divide, divided (by)
O = oxygen
Use symbols
aim
theme
events
time & place
…
What should be included in a plan for the Science Festival
Discussion
Listen and complete the notes
_______ of the Science Festival
Events of the Science Festival
(2) _________ by a well-known scientist
Science Workshop
(5) ___________
Suggestions on how each class can design activities and (6)______________________
Experiments to be done
Equipment and (4)_________ needed
The person to be invited
The time and place for the event
(3)_________ that students might be interested in
Theme
A lecture
The topic
materials
Science Fair
decorate their classroom
What’s the usual structure of a news report
Lead
Body
Tail
Inverted pyramid
The most important info
(W5H)
Important details
Extra information
Pre-reading
Science Festival goes off with a bang!
Part Ⅰ (Para.____) ______________________________________
Part Ⅱ (Paras.____) ______________________________________
Part Ⅲ (Para.___) _______________________________________
Read and analyse the structure
Events of the Science Festival.
Conclusion.
1
2–4
5
General information about the Science Festival.
Lead
Body
Tail
This school news report is mainly developed in order of __________.
events B. logic B. time D. place
Read and answer the question
√
Theme
Events
Space
Dr Li gave a lecture about whether life can exist on other planets.
Students tried different experiments in the Science Workshop. The most popular experiment was “Planets in a bottle”.
At the Science Fair, every class decorated their classroom and designed activities according to the theme of space. One class decorated their classroom as a space station and another class designed a “Big Bang” activity.
Science Festival goes off with a bang!
Read and fill in the table
Write a news report about your school’s Science Festival.
Homework
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