Module 5 Museums
Unit 2 If you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum.
教材分析
This is the second lesson in this module. The reading material is information about heroes. It’s a good text to help the students improve their reading strategies, such as getting information from the reading material.
教学目标
【知识目标】
I. Key words:
communications, physics, chemistry, dig, coal, energy, X-ray, experiment, sand, control, truck, wheel, whole
II. Key phrases: compare...with..., of all ages, as well, find out, have a wonderful time
III. Key sentences:
( I ) In most museums, there is no shouting and no running.
( II ) If you want answers to all your questions about science, this is the right place for you.
( III ) So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum.
【能力目标】
To understand a passage about museums.
To describe Ss’ own favorite museums.
【情感目标】
To increase the sense of exploring science in Ss’ daily life.
教学重难点
【教学重点】
To grasp the key words, expressions, structures and grammar in Unit 2.
【教学难点】
To improve reading analysis abilities and problem-sloving abilities.
课前准备
Multimedia
教学过程
Step I Warming up and leading in
1. T introduces different museums in the world: Louvre Museum, Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,British Museum, London and Winter Palace, St.Petersburg.
2. Talk about rules in the museum.
If you are in the museum, listen carefully.
If you are in the museum, keep quiet.
If you are in the museum, ...
【设计意图】
通过讨论世界各地有名的博物馆,使学生明确单元主题,铺垫基础词汇,并让学生了解在博物馆要遵守的规则,为下一步语篇学习做好准备。
Step II Before reading
T presents pictures of the Science Museum in London.
T: The museum is a little different. What do you think of the museum?
S1:...
S2:...
...
Step III While -reading
1. Fast-reading
Read and answer the question: Who is the passage written by?
2. Careful reading
Read Para. 1 and complete the table.
Differences between the Science Museum and the most museums
(B) Read Para. 2, 3＆4 and finish the mind-map.
(C) Read Para. 5 and answer questions.
I. How much does it cost to go to the Science Museum?
II. What kind of people are interested in the Science Museum?
【设计意图】
通过阅读和层层练习,要求学生根据文章内容辨认捕捉细节信息。
Step IV Post-reading
1. Read again and complete the table.
2. Post-reading
The Science Museum in London is Tony’s favourite museum. He thinks it is________(最友好的).
The Launchpad is Tony’s favourite room because you can _____________(做物理实验). For example, if you want to _______ a bag ________(用填满) sand, you have to ______(移动) a kind of truck on _________(轮子) into the ____________ (正确的位置).
On the fourth and fifth floors, you can ________(比较) the medicine of the past _____ the medicine of today.
【设计意图】
学生根据文章内容辨认捕捉细节信息,并完成表格。学生输出，复述全文。
Step V. Language points
1. ... if you want to fill a bag with sand, you have to control a kind of truck on wheels and move it into the correct place. ……如果你想装一袋沙土，你要控制一种带轮子的运输车，并把车移动到合适的位置。
fill... with... 表示“把……用……装满”。例如：
The teacher filled a bottle with water. 老师把水注满一个瓶子。
2. If you compare the medicine of past with the medicine of today…
(1) compare… with 表示“和……比较”。例如：
The teachers are always comparing me with my elder sister. 老师们总是拿我和姐姐作比较。
拓展：
Compare…to…意为“把…比作…”
This?song?compares?our?country?to?a?big?family. 这首歌把我们的国家比作一个大家庭。
3. You can learn about communications and the environment as well as maths. 你可以学习通讯环境和数学。
★ as well as 也，又，并且、还, 通常强调所连接的两个成分的前一项。as well as 连接的两个成分作主语时，谓语动词与前面的成分保持一致。
eg: Helen as well as I is eager to see the performance. 海伦和我一样急着要看演出。
4. You can also find out how people travel into space and back again. 你也可以发现人们怎么穿梭于太空并返回陆地。
find out（经研究或询问）查明白，弄清楚后面常和有疑问词（what/when/how/who）引导的从句连用。
How do we find out about it? 我们怎么去发现这一点？
同义词辨析：look for, find, find out
1) look for意为“寻找”，是有目的地找，强调“寻找”这一动作。如： —What are you looking for？你在找什么？ —I’m looking for my bike．我在找我的自行车。 2) find意为“找到”“发现”，强调“找”的结果，其宾语往往是某个丢失的东西或人。如： --- Did you find Li Ming yesterday？你昨天找到李明了吗？
--- No, we looked for him everywhere, but didn’t find him．没有, 我们到处找了，但没有找到他。
3) find out着重表示通过理解、分析、思考、询问等“弄清楚”“查明”一件事情，其后的宾语常常是某个情况、事实。
如： Please find out when the train leaves．请查一下火车什么时候离站。
【设计意图】
理解对话中的重难点。
Step VI Homework
1. Read the passage in Unit 2 twice.
2. Find out information about your favorite museum and write a passage about it.
【设计意图】
作业是课堂学习的延伸，是对课堂所学的技能很好的综合检测。
课件29张PPT。Louvre Museum, Paris
法国·巴黎卢浮宫博物馆Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
美国·纽约大都会博物馆 British Museum, London
英国·伦敦大英博物馆 Winter Palace, St.Petersburg
俄罗斯·圣彼得堡国立埃米塔什博物馆 (冬宫)If you are in the museum, listen carefully.If you are in the museum, keep quiet.Talk about rules in the museum.If you are in the museum, ...The Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonThe Science Museum in LondonWhat do you think of the museum?Who is the passage written by? Read and answer the question.The passage is by Tony Smith. Differences between the Science Museum and the most museumsshoutingrunningtouch anythingnoisycan see and do herenoisy machineswhat they Read Para. 1 and complete the table.the second and third floorthe Science Museumthe fourth and fifth floorcommunications, the environment,
maths, physics and chemistrywhat medicine was
like in the past Read Para. 2, 3 ＆4 and finish the mind-map.What can you learn about?I. How much does it cost to go to the Science Museum?
II. What kind of people are interested in the Science Museum?
It is free.People of all ages. Read Para. 5 and answer questions.the Science MuseumLondonphysics experimentsdaily from 10am to 6pmfreethe LaunchpadRead again and complete the table. Post-reading The Science Museum in London is Tony’s favourite museum. He thinks it is _________________(最友好的).
The Launchpad is Tony’s favourite room because you can _________________________(做物理实验). For example, if you want to _______ a bag ________(用填满) sand, you have to ______(移动) a kind of truck on _________(轮子) into the ________________ (正确的位置).
On the fourth and fifth floors, you can __________(比较) the medicine of the past ______ the medicine of today.
the most friendly do physics experiments fill with move wheels correct place compare withRetell the passage. ... if you want to fill a bag with sand, you have to control a kind of truck on wheels and move it into the correct place. ……如果你想装一袋沙土，你要控制一种带轮子的运输车，并把车移动到合适的位置。
fill... with... 表示“把……用……装满”。例如：
The teacher filled a bottle with water.
老师把水注满一个瓶子。Language points2. If you compare the medicine of past with the medicine of today…
(1) compare… with 表示“和……比较”。例如：
The teachers are always comparing me with my elder sister. 老师们总是拿我和姐姐作比较。
拓展：
Compare…to…意为“把…比作…”
This?song?compares?our?country?to?a?big?family.
这首歌把我们的国家比作一个大家庭3. You can learn about communications and the environment as well as maths. 你可以学习通讯环境和数学。★ as well as 也，又，并且、还, 通常强调所连接的两个成分的前一项。as well as 连接的两个成分作主语时，谓语动词与前面的成分保持一致。
eg:
Helen as well as I is eager to see the performance.
海伦和我一样急着要看演出。
4. You can also find out how people travel into space and back again. 你也可以发现人们怎么穿梭于太空并返回陆地。find out（经研究或询问）查明白，弄清楚后面常和有疑问词（what/when/how/who）引导的从句连用。
How do we find out about it?
我们怎么去发现这一点？同义词辨析：look for ,find, find out1) Look for意为“寻找”，是有目的地找，强调“寻找”这一动作。如： --- What are you looking for？你在找什么？ --- I’m looking for my bike．我在找我的自行车。
2) find意为“找到”“发现”，强调“找”的结果，其宾语往往是某个丢失的东西或人。如： ---Did you find Li Ming yesterday？你昨天找到李明了吗？
---No，we looked for him everywhere，but didn’t find him．
没有, 我们到处找了，但没有找到他。
3) find out 着重表示通过理解、分析、思考、询问等“弄清楚”、“查明”一件事情，其后的宾语常常是某个情况、事实。
如： Please find out when the train leaves． 请查一下火车什么时候离站。HomeworkI. Read the passage in Unit 2 twice.
II. Find out information about your favorite museum and write a passage about it.
