Unit 6 Role models
Lesson 18 Steve Jobs
教材分析
本课Lesson18的主题是成功人士如何获得成功。本文是一篇关于Steve Jobs的人物传记类文章。文章首先介绍了Steve Jobs是何许人-----他是当今世界最具价值的苹果公司的合作创始人，他创造了当今世界无数人日常生活都离不开的众多电子产品。紧接着作者分三个段落围绕他的早年生活和教育经历、早期工作和之后的成就、他的性格及与人相处的方式等三个方面讲述了他的生平，最后是作者对他的评价。
教学目标
【知识目标】
通过阅读获取有关Steve Jobs性格两面性的事例信息。
【能力目标】
通过阅读获取有关Steve Jobs生平信息，完成有关其早期经历、性格和成就的表格。
【情感目标】
通过辩论“Steve Jobs是否是青少年的模范”，体会并逐步形成坚持、不放弃的品质。
教学重难点
【教学重点】
通过阅读获取信息，完成有关Steve Jobs早期经历、性格和成就的表格。
【教学难点】
根据获取的信息和语言，归纳总结出Steve Jobs坚持、不放弃的性格是促成他成功的根本原因。
课前准备
1. 课前准备：调试光盘与课件、给学生分组、为学生布置预习作业等；
2. 教具学具：光盘、大卡片等。
教学过程
Step1. Warm-up
1. Look at Steve Jobs’ photos and let students talk about their knowledge of Jobs.
2. Introduce Steve Jobs’ inventions and achievements.
Step2. Reading
1. Skim the text. Match the headings with the correct paragraphs.
2. Scan the whole passage and fill in the blanks to complete his information.
3. After reading, get students to discuss the following questions in the slide.
4. Highlight the verbs describing events.
Step3. Consolidation
Ask students give their opinions on these issues.
Would you like to work with people like Steve Jobs?
Why or why not?
Was Steve Jobs a perfect man?
2. Find out the examples and reasons to support the points.
3. Fill in the blanks in the table of evaluation.
Step4. Language points
Match the phrasal verbs with their corresponding collocated words.
1.give up 放弃
2.grow up 长大
3.set up 设立
4.put up with 提出
Step5. Listening
Listen and match the persons with appropriate personality adjectives.
Step6. Speaking
1. Discuss whether Steve Jobs is a role model for the youth or not.
2. Let students from opposite point of view have a debate.
Step7. Homework
1. Copy and remember the new phrases.
2. Read the passage about Steve Jobs aloud and understand it.
3. Finish Ex A and Ex B on workbooks.
课件24张PPT。Unit 6 Lesson 18Steve JobsDo you know anything about him? Steve JobsWarm-upSteve Jobsthe digital productsa co-founder Apple Computer Inc. (1955—2011)Skim the text. Match the headings with the correct paragraphs.Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5a his early life and education
b his influence
c his early work life
d his character
e who Steve Jobs wasReadingSteve JobsHis early life and educationHis early work life1. He was ____ by his birth mother soon after he was born.
2. As a child, formal school didn’t ____ him.
3. He stopped his studies in college because his parents couldn’t ____ it.
4. He found a way to ____ his education for another 18 months.1. In 1976, he ____ Apple Computer Inc. with two friends.
2. In 1985, he was ____ from Apple. Later, he went on to ____ two successful companies.
3. In 1996, he ____ to Apple and made Apple become an international success story. He got angry easily and was often ____.
He usually ____ his opinions bluntly, and would not ____ anything that he didn’t think was perfect.
He ____ many digital products.
He is ____ by many as the father of the digital revolution.His early life and education1. He was ___________ by his birth mother soon after he was born.
2. As a child, formal school didn’t ____ him.
3. He stopped his studies in college because his parents couldn’t ________ it.
4. He found a way to _________ his education for another 18 months.given upsuitaffordcontinueWhy formal schooling didn’t suit him?His early work life1. In 1976, he ________ Apple Computer Inc. with two friends.
2. In 1985, he was ____ from Apple. Later, he went on to ________ two successful companies.
3. In 1996, he ________ to Apple and made Apple become an international success story. foundedfiredset upreturnedWhy was Steve fired from Apple in 1985?His early life and educationHis early work lifeHe got angry easily and was often _____________.
He usually ________ his opinions bluntly, and would not ___________ anything that he didn’t think was perfect.
He __________ many digital products.
He is __________ by many as the father of the digital revolution. impatientstatedput up withinventedrecognisedWhy formal schooling didn’t suit him?
Why was Steve fired from Apple in 1985?
What made Steve so successful?He was creative and smart.
He never gave up.
He knew how to make teams achieve great results. ……DiscussionHe became angry easily and was often impatient.He was difficult to get along with.Read aloudHis early life and educationHis early work life…angry easily …impatient...
…stated …bluntly, … would not put up … didn’t think...
…invented…
…is recognised as …Steve Jobs1. …was given up…
2. …didn’t suit…...
3. …stopped his studies ..
…couldn’t afford...
4. …found…, …continue his education…1. In 1976, …founded…
2. In 1985, …was fired...
…set up…
3. In 1996,
…returned to...
…made...become…Your OpinionWould you like to work with people like Steve Jobs?
Why or why not?ConsolidationHe was creative.He was successful. He never gave up. Was Steve Jobs a perfect man? Find out the examples and reasons to support the points. continue his
education a computer
company a film
companyset up inventedchangedmany Oscars an
international success storystated his opinions bluntly put up with anything that wasn’t perfect put up I’ll have to put up with the noise till I move next week.
我下周就要搬了,在此之前,我还是得忍受这种噪音。
Match the phrasal verbs below.give up
grow up
set up
put upa new business
with their mistake
one’s job
in a villageVocabularyLanguage points1.give up 放弃
2.grow up 长大
3.set up 设立
4.put up with 提出
What do the children think about Steve Jobs?Belinda
Chris
Fiona
Henry
Lisa
Tomclever
creative
impatient
serious
strong
wiseListeningListeningSpeakingIs Steve Jobs a good role model for young people? Why or why not?He was a strong leader. He knew how to make teams achieve great results.He never gave up.
……He usually stated his opinions bluntly.
……He got angry easily and was often impatient.SpeakingHave a debateA: We support the position that Steve
Jobs is a good role model for young
people because he was a strong
leader. …...
B: We disagree. We don’t think Steve
Jobs is a good role model for young
people because...
Copy and remember the new phrases.
Read the passage about Steve Jobs aloud and understand it.
Finish Ex A and Ex B on workbooks.Homework
