Unit 5 Education Lesson 3 Understanding 教学设计-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 5 Education
Lesson 3 Understanding
Teaching Objectives:
At the end of this class, Ss will be able to...
learn some new words and expressions;
have a further understanding of acquiring knowledge;
think individually and learn cooperatively;
get the spirits of Chinese scientists.
Teaching Key and Difficult Points:
Think individually and learn cooperatively.
Learn to understand spirits of scientists.
Preparations
multimedia, chalk,textbook, blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Teaching Activities Purposes
Lead in Watch a short video about the story of Galileo Galilei. Answer the question in activity 1 on P36. What may help you acquire knowledge more effectively To arouse Ss’ interest and lead them to the topic.
Pre- reading Skim and divide the passage into three parts. Then match the main idea with each part. To make the Ss have a general understanding of the text.
While -reading Step 1 Read para 1 and complete the chart in activity 2 on P36. To start with,we need _________. Then, to find answers, we _______. After that,we _________________. To make Ss grasp the skill of key words in reading a text.
Step 2 Read para 2-3 and complete sentences in activity 3 on P38. 1. Francis Bacon believed that the way to gain knowledge is ________. But most people in his days believed ____________ 2.Galileo Galilei proved that __________________. But many people in his days ____________________ 3. Aristotle’s understanding of the universe was that_____because_______. 4. lt is still often true today that ______. To make Ss practice the skill of key words and have a better understanding of the examples in the text.
Step 3 Find out what each pronoun refers to in the context. Write them down in activity 5 on P38. 1. he was going against the views of the day. (Para. 2) he= 2. This was certainly not the interest ..(Para. 2)This = 3. ... what they had always comfortably believed.(Para.2)they= 4. ... they grew angry and put him in prison.(Para. 3) they= 5. .. then it must be so. (Para. 3)it = 6. He is now known as . (Para. 3) He= To make Ss understand the skill of referring to pronouns in a text.
Step 4 Read para.2-4 and then correct sentences in activity 8 on P39. 1. In Bacon's days, the working style of the government was very efficient. 2. People were strongly against Galilei's studies at first and then they urged him to give up. 3. Our understanding of the world is stable 4. People in the past were willing to give up what they had always thought as true. To help Ss tell the difference between questions and text.
Post- reading Thinking: Read para 5 and find what we learn from these men . To make Ss have a good understanding of scientists spirits and education.
Discussion: Will you completely believe in what authorities said What is your opinion about the way to acquire knowledge To encourage Ss to be more confident to explore new things in the future.
Homework Compulsory work: Write a short passage about someone you admire and share the quality you learn form him/her. Optional work: Watch a short video about a famous person or someone who has done a lot for China. To make Ss practice what they have learned in the class and get to know the values of scientists.
Blackboard Design