Unit 3 Faster, Higher, Stronger
Lesson 9 Never Give Up!
教材分析
The topic is recreational sports. The article is an adventure story, which also involves weather and emotion. This lesson is the third class, this unit is a reading lesson, focuses on because of the difficulty of accidental loss of part of the body, the hero of customer service to the story of the arctic and Antarctic expedition, for the ultimate basis for language comprehensive language output of this unit.
教学目标
【知识目标】
pole, give up, explorer, accident, artificial, expedition
【能力目标】
1. By observing, grouping, summarizing, and so on, we can summarize the change rules of adjective adverbs and superlatives and apply them to understand the expression of adjectives.
2. Use the comparative and superlative level to describe the situation of the five clubs in the class and answer the questions.
3. Use the comparison level and the highest level to describe the activity of the students in the group.
【情感目标】
Through the experience of the protagonist's strong character quality, improve oneself not speaking out of turn give up, efforts to overcome the difficulty of awareness and courage.
教学重难点
【教学重点】
Using the text information and combining life experience, I will give a speech activity with the experience.
【教学难点】
How to train their ability.
课前准备
Multimedia.
教学过程
Step 1. Warm up
The North Pole
The South Pole
Look at the photos and the title. Then answer the questions.
Where are they?
What’s the weather like?
What are they doing?
Is it difficult to go to the Poles? Why or why not?
Step 2. Pre-reading
Janek Mela
Together to the Poles
The Second Expedition
A Day of Hope
The First Expedition
Getting Ready
A Dark Day
Setting a Record
Step 3. Reading
Match the headings with the paragraphs.
Match the headings with the paragraphs.
The Second Expedition
A Day of Hope
The First Expedition
Getting Ready
A Dark Day
Setting a Record
What does the writer think of him?
What difficulties did he meet?
What was the result?
Step 4. Post-reading
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. How did Janek lose part of his arm and leg?
2. Where did he meet Marek Kaminski?
3. What did Janek do before the expedition?
4. Why was the first expedition difficult?
5. When did they get to the North Pole?
6. What was Janek’s best answer of his life? Why?
Step 5. Project
What do you think of him? I think he … because he…
1. Work in pairs.
2. Make an interview. （You’ll have 5 mins to prepare.）
3. Present in class.
R: Hello, Janek. Nice to meet you. I am very excited to see you. I heard of your story and I think you are … Should I ask you a few questions?
J : Sure. It’s my pleasure.
R: So how would you feel after the accident?
J : I felt very … because …
R: I’m sorry to hear that. And why did you accept the invitation?
J : …
R: … And what did you do to train for the expeditions?
J : …
R: … Thank you for sharing your story and feelings.
J : You’re welcome.
Step 6. Homework
学校为了号召我们学习Janek的坚毅品质，现举办以“I won’t give up”为主题的演讲比赛，请你参赛。到目前为止你遇到了哪些困难？读了这个故事之后，你将如何去面对困难呢？……请你谈谈你的想法吧。
The second period
Step 1. Review
Was it easier for them to explore the South Pole than they explored the North Pole?
What does the writer think of him?
When a famous polish explorer asked him to go to the North and South Poles with him, he gave the best answer, he had his most important journey.
Step 2. Group the words
1. Ask the Ss to observe these adjectives and adverbs and find out the differences among them.
2. Group these adjectives with the help of the examples.
Step 3. Practice
1. Ask the Ss to observe the different patterns.
2. Try to work out the patterns
3. Sum up the rules.
4. Ask the Ss to try some new words. (These four words are common used words, but they are not followed the regular patterns.)
5. Ask the Ss to fill in the blanks with the help of the rules they have just summed up.
课件32张PPT。Warm upTogether to the PolesThe South PoleThe North PoleThe first periodWarm up Look at the photos and the title. Then answer the questions.Where are they?
What’s the weather like?
What are they doing?Warm up dangerous animalsstormscold weatherIs it difficult to go to the Poles? Why or why not?Pre-readingTogether to the PolesJanek Mela…What do you want to know about the trip?The Second Expedition
A Day of Hope
The First Expedition
Getting Ready
A Dark Day
Setting a RecordPre-reading Match the headings with the paragraphs.Reading The Second Expedition
A Day of Hope
The First Expedition
Getting Ready
A Dark Day
Setting a RecordMatch the headings with the paragraphs. 2 5 4 3 1 6Reading Reading ThenJuly, 2002ThenApril, 2004Dece, 2004had an accident
lost his arm and leg
spent a long timeMK visited him and asked him
gave the best answerprepared for
learned to use his artificial leg
trained hardgot to the Polestarted
arrived at the PoleWhenHow he felthard
Painful
…sad
…hopeful
…difficult
excited
…What happened to himWhat does the writer think of him?Reading The writer thinks he is brave and never gave up.What difficulties did he meet?What was the result?What he didResultDifficultiesHow?Post-reading Read the text again and answer the questions.1. How did Janek lose part of his arm and leg?
2. Where did he meet Marek Kaminski?
3. What did Janek do before the expedition?
In an accident.In the hospital.He prepared for a few months(First, he learned to use his artificial leg, and then he trained hard for the expeditions.)Post-reading Why was the first expedition difficult?
When did they get to the North Pole?
6. What was Janek’s best answer of his life? Why?There were animals, dangerous ice and bad weather.On April 24th, 2004.Yes to the expedition. Because he agreed to go to the North and South Poles with Marek, he became the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles and changed his life.Project I think he…because he…Project Interview:
假设你是二十一世纪报的小记者，现在你有机会采访Janek，你想不想问他一些问题呢？1. Work in pairs.
2. Make an interview. （You’ll have 5 mins to prepare.）
3. Present in class.Project R: Hello, Janek. Nice to meet you. I am very excited to see you. I heard of your story and I think you are … Should I ask you a few questions?
J : Sure. It’s my pleasure.
R: So how would you feel after the accident?
J : I felt very … because …
R: I’m sorry to hear that. And why did you accept the invitation?
J : …
R: … And what did you do to train for the expeditions?
J : …
R: … Thank you for sharing your story and feelings.
J : You’re welcome.You can start and finish your interviews like this:Homework学校为了号召我们学习Janek的坚毅品质，现举办以 “I won’t give up”为主题的演讲比赛，请你参赛。
到目前为止你遇到了哪些困难？读了这个故事之后，你将如何去面对困难呢？……请你谈谈你的想法吧。ReviewDo you remember who is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles?Do you think very highly (敬佩)of him? Why?The second periodWarm up Underline the adjectives in the text.Warm upWarm upList the words:the worst
long
sad
most important
famous
the best
careful
dangerous
bad
difficult
better
worse
more difficult
the youngest
brave
Group the words:sadfamouscarefuldangerousbaddifficultbrave the most famoussadderworsethe most careful形容词原形比较级最高级worstmore famousmore careful most dangerous the most dangerousmore difficultthe most difficultbraverbravestsaddestlongerlongestGrammar 双音节和大部分多音节形容词、副词的比较级和最高级的构成：在原形前加more或most。例：
原级 比较级 最高级
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
useful more useful the most usefulGrammar 比较级和最高级构成的不规则变化：betterbestworseworstmoremostlessleastfarther/furtherfarthest/furthestolder/elderoldest/eldestPractice Look at the examples and complete the table with the correct comparatives and superlatives.more difficultthe most difficultmore quicklythe most quicklythe worstbetterthe bestbetterthe bestPractice Read about three Sports Club activities and complete the writing with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
Black Mountain Trip
100 students joined
cost: $100
no training
Green Forest Camp
70 students joined
cost: $300
training for three days
Blue Lake Expedition
40 students joined
cost: $200
training for six days
must be over 16The mountain trip was 1_____________(popular) than the forest camp and the lake expedition. Both the camp and the expedition were 2______________ (expensive) than the mountain trip. The lake expedition was 3_______________(difficult) of the three. It was also 4___________________ (dangerous).more popularPractice more expensivethe most difficultthe most dangerousTest your memory 1.Which club is more expensive, the lake expedition or
the forest camp?2.Which club need to train longer, the lake expedition
or the forest camp?3.Which club is the cheapest of the three?5.In which club must members be over 16, the
Mountain trip or the forest camp?4.Which club is more popular, the mountain trip or
the forest camp?6.Which club is the most dangerous of the three?Project Red and answer the following questions.What are your favourite books?
Which do you think is more difficult, English or maths?
Which is more interesting to you, sports or computer games?Project Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from Exercise 6.:Pronunciation Listen and repeat.Who’s your favourite player?
Where can we play?
When do you play tennis?
Why are you so good at swimming?
How can we get to the park?谢 谢
