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Unit 20 New Frontiers ( http: / / www. / admin / beike_res.asp q=left(Res_Expand_9,8)=03040702&subject=03&edition=0304&Note=030407&chapter=03040702&ckey=03040702&n=1 )
Warm-up---教案
Teaching Aims:
Draw students attention to the unit objection.
Practice students expressing ability.
Resources used: computer
Teaching procedures:
Warm up:
Step 1.
Exercise 1:
T: Today we study unit 20 New Frontiers, what’s the meaning of the title
S:
T: Scientists are working hard to develop advanced scientific technology to make our life more convenient. Can name some branches of scientific
S:
T: Now let’s read these words together.
Biology, physics, Information technology, astronomy
After reading these words, the teacher ask students to match the branches of science with the following objects ( show some slides)
Step2
Exercise2
T: In fact many things in life are connected with the four branches of science. Can you think of some words connecting with them
Give students some time to think over the question. Students will say out some words. In the way will the student be interested in class.
Then ask the students to do the exercise 2
Step3
Exercise3
1.Listen to four extracts twice and identify these different programmes.
2. Listen to four extracts again and do the exercise
1. Why didn’t the shuttle take off
A. Because of the bad weather.
B. There was something wrong with solar panels .
C. The shuttle suffered slight damage last week.
2.Rosalind is a______
A. a writer who writes science fiction
B. A person searching human’s mood.
C. An expert developing Emotional Computer.
3. The conversation will talk about _____.
A. human genome
B. medicine
C. ethical issues in biotechnology
4.Marie Curie achieved the following achievement except________.
A. won two Nobel Prizes
B. discovered radium and polonium
C. correct the process of producing radioactivity for the first time
Answers: A C C D
Step4
Exercise 4
Think about the answers to these questions.
Now let’s discuss the questions together (give students time to discuss the question freely then give some slides to help them )
1.How has science affected our lives in the last two hundred yeas Think about: communication, entertainment, housing, medicine, transport, war, work
2. Which of the changes in our lives have not been beneficial Why
3. In what areas do you think we need to do more research
Step5
Discuss the following topic (The purpose is to practice spoken English and arouse students’ interest to prepare for lesson 1).
Imagine what our life will be like in the next two hundred years
(give students time to express their ideas).
The teacher can draw a conclusion to praise students imagination and their spoken English. Then lead to lesson 1
In lesson 1 Futurology you will find many new and exciting ideas
Read it quickly, please
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