M5U1Great scientists warming up&reading

Unit 1 Great ScientistsWarming Up, Pre-reading and Reading1．Teaching Aims①Get Ss to improve their reading abilities.②Let Ss know the topic “Great scientists”③Know some important phrases occurring in this reading2．Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Lead inCh eck Ss’ knowledge about some scientists and their discoveries.①Who discovered that objects in water are lifted up by a force that helps them float?Archimedes②Who wrote a book explaining how animals and plants developed as the environment changed?Charles Darwin③Who invented the first steam engine?Thomas Newcomen④Who used peas to show how physical characteristics are passed form parents to their children?Gregor Mendel⑤Who discovered radium?Maries Curie⑥Who invented the way of giving electric ity to everybody in large cities?Thomas Edison⑦Who was the painter that studied dead bodies to improve his painting of people?Leonardo da Vinci⑧Who invented a lamp to keep miner safe underground?Sir Humphrey Davy⑨Who invented the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened?Zhang Heng⑩Who put forward a theory about black holes?Stephen HawkingAfter all the questions, then lead in the passage with a picture. Ask ss if they know the map and what it is used for. Give them the answer later “It is a map to find out the cause of Cholera. ”Step 2 Skim and ScanMore questions are given to get the general ideas of this passage and some obvious facts.Who defeats “King Cholera“? John SnowWhat happened in 1854? Cholera outbreak hit London.How many people died in 10 days? 500Why is there no death at No. 20 and 21 Broad Street as well as at No. 8 and 9 Cambridge Street?These families had not drunk the water from the Broad Street pump.Step 3 Reading for details1 Why couldn’t the ch olera be under control at first?Neither its cause, not its cure was understood.2 Which theory did John Snow believe in?People absorbed cholera into their bodies with their meals.3 John Snow finally proved the theory he believed by ________.gathering information with the help of a maplooking into the source of the water for Broad Street and Cambridge Street Separating those who suffered cholera from those who didn’tBoth A and B (right choice)4 To prevent the cholera from spreading again, what did John Snow do? Suggested that the source of all water supplies be examine. Suggested that new methods of dealing with polluted water be found. Instructed the water companie s not to expose people to the polluted water anymore.Step 4 Mind map of the passageParagraph 1: Introduction of John Snow and Ch oleraParagraph 2: Two theoryParagraph 3-5: Study of the breakout in 1854Paragraph 3: Think of a method: Test two theoryCollect the result: Mark the deathAnalyze the result: Reason for death and no deathParagraph 4: Analyze the result: Find the resource of the waterParagraph 5: Repeat if necessary: Find more evidence.Draw a conclusion: Cholera was spread by germPolluted water carried choleraParagraph 6: Prevention of CholeraStep 5 Retell the passageProvide ss with a summary with some blanks. Let them retell the passage as well as pay attention to some important words.Read the passage again and fill in the blanks:John Snow was a well-known ____ in London in the ___ century. He wanted to find the ______ of cholera in order to ______ it. In 1854 when a cholera ____ out, he b egan to gather information. He _____ on a map where all the dead people had lived and he found that many people who had drunk the dirty water from the ______ died. So he decided that the polluted water carried cholera. He suggested that the _____ of all water supply be _______ and new methods of ________ with polluted water be found. Finally, “King Cholera” was defeated.Step 6 HomeworkRead the whole passage and retell.Go to the net to get more information about UK.。

Book 5 Unit 1 Great ScientistsA general review of Unit 1Period 1 Word study, Warming up, pre-readingPeriod 2 Reading (P2)Period 3 Language points, learning about languagePeriod 4 Using language( listening), GrammarPeriod 5 Listening & Reading (p44-45)Period 6 Reading & writing (p6)Period 7 Exercises & SummaryPeriod 1Pre-class task:1. Preview new vocabulary of Unit 1, and especially pay attention to the pronunciation of the new word2. Finish the quiz in Warming up( p1) in groups of four by referring to books or surfing the net.Step 1 Learning GoalsGet Ss to go through the summing up form on p 8 in order to have a general idea of the learning goals of Unit 1Step 2 Word Study1. (Pair work) Get Ss to learn the new words and phrases on p91 within 3 mins, by reading them aloud to each other to make sure that they can pronounce the words correctly---- Get Ss to read aloud the words in pairs by turns, e.g. 1 pairs read 4 words then go to next pair2. PracticeUse the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.infectionexamination=examscience /scientistconcludeanalysisdefeatvalueinstructor/instructioncontribution /contributor contributivecreatecalculatemovecompletionenthusiasm3. Fill in the blanks using the new words in this unit1) Mrs. White bought a pan with a long ________. (handle)2) The pollution is so ________ that we have to take some measures to stop it. (severe)3) He has a big nose that is a ________ of his family. (characteristic)4) Water and salt are ________ into our blood stream every day. (absorbed)5) If a doctor or a medical treatment ________ someone’s illness, they make the person well again. (cure)Step 3. Warming up(Group competition) Check the answers to the quiz to find out which group knowthe most . Show pictures to introduce some scientists while Ss giving the correct answers-- congratulations to the winning groupStep 4 Pre-reading1. (Pair work) What five most important qualities do you think a scientist should have? Give reasons.clever/talented strict patient creative determined/strong-willed positive honest energetic intelligent/hard-working ambitious careful co-operative confident brave2. (Group work) Ex2, p1Do you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research? Discuss in groups the stages in examining a new scientific idea. What order would you put them in?Draw a conclusion Think of a method Collect results Make up a question Find a problem Analyse the resultsStep 5. Summary1. Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are three pillars (支柱，要素)of learning.2. learning without thought is a labour lost; thought without learning is perilous(危险的)3. To know the disease is half the cure. 找出病根等于医治了一半。

人教版高中英语必修5Unit1 Great scientistsWarming up译文1.which scientists discover help objects floating in the water？译文.哪一位科学家发现了帮助物体在水中漂浮的力？2.Who wrote a book explaining how animals and plants developed as the environment changed?译文.谁写了一本书来解释当环境改变时动物和植物是如何变化的？3. who invented the first steam engine？译文.谁发明了第一台蒸汽机？4. Who used peas to show how physical characteristics are passed from parents to their children?译文.谁用豌豆做实验来研究人的身体特征是这样从父母遗传给孩子的？5. who discovered Radium？译文.谁发现了镭？6.Who invented the way of giving electricity to everybody in large cities?译文.谁发明了将电力输送到大城市千家万户的方法？7. Who was the painter that studied dead bodies to improve his painting of people?译文.哪一位画家通过研究尸体来改进他的人体绘画?8.Who invented a lamp to keep miners safe underground?？译文.谁发明了矿灯来使井下的矿工得到安全？9. Who invented the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened?译文.谁最早的发明了告诉人们哪里发生地震的仪器？10.Who put forward a theory about black hole?译文.谁提出了关于黑洞的理论？。