教案U3M4project

1、PAGE PAGE 4Teaching Plan for Project (Unit 3, Module 4)Teacher : Qian XiaoyanTeaching aims:To help students understand the two summaries and get them to know how to write a short science fiction storyTo improve the students reading ability and the ability to use English.To encourage students to make

2、 efforts to co-operate with each other.Teaching important and difficult points:To help understand the two summaries of science fiction stories.To instruct students to write a short science fiction storyTeaching methods:Interactive teaching methodTask-based teaching methodTeaching aids:A computer Tea

3、ching procedures:Step 1 GreetingsStep 2 Lead-in(Today, well take up Project Writing a science fiction story. That is to say, in this class, youre expected to write a short science fiction story after reading two summaries of science fiction stories. Do you like reading stories? Have you ever read an

4、y science fiction stories?) (让学生明确学习任务，激发学习兴趣，从而导入新课).Have students read the guidelines above Part A and answer the question:What is science fiction?Answer:Science fiction is a type of writing based on fantasy. Science fiction writers often write about what will happen in tomorrows world.Introduce t

5、he two writers to the students.(As we know, today were going to read two summaries of science fiction stories written by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.)Jules Verne (1828-1946)a French writerthe father of science fictionscience fiction stories:Journey to the Center of the Earth Twenty Thousand Leagues U

6、nder the Sea Around the World in Eighty Days Five Weeks in the Balloon From the Earth to the Moon (提供信息，以对话形式展示作者的简介，给学生运用英语交流的机会)H.G. Wells (1866-1946) an English novelist science fiction stories:The Time MachineThe Invisible ManThe War in the Air The War of the Worlds (提供信息，让学生口述作者简介，给学生运用英语表达的机会)

7、Step 2 Reading comprehension Ask students to read the two summaries and finish the following exercises:Journey to the Centre of the EarthWith how many people did Professor Lindenbrock make his journey to the centre of the earth?A. One B. Two C. Three D. Not mentionedThey saw many things except_.A. a

8、 large ocean in a vast roomB. a forest and huge mushroomsC. three dinosaurs fightingD. huge insects and many strange creaturesAnswers： B CThe Time MachineWhat did the writer decide to see using the time machine?What did he find when he travelled to year AD 802,701?What was the world thirty million y

9、ears into the future like on his trip?Answers:The future.He found two kinds of creaturesthe Eloi and the Morlocks.There was no life or movement at all.(训练学生的阅读理解能力)Step 3 DiscussionAsk students to discuss: What elements(要素) make up a story?Answers:Time, place/setting, characters, plot/storyline(讨论小说

10、的要素，为下面的写作埋下伏笔)Step 4 Further understanding Read the summary and fill in the blanks:Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Group A)Time19th century /1863Placethe centre of the EarthCharactersA German professor , his nephew and a guide, HansPlotThey travelled to the centre of the earth through a dead vo

11、lcano and experienced a lot of unusual things there.The Time Machine (Group B)TimeAD 802, 701 thirty million years into the futurePlaceon the earthCharacterthe writerPlotThe writer invented a time machine that can take him into the future. On his trip, he saw a lot of surprising and even frightening

12、 things.(使学生更深入地理解课文，为下面的写作作铺垫)Step 5 Writing a science fiction story (Use your imagination and try to make up your own science fiction story. Be as creative as you can! Below are some steps for you to follow.) Planning 1）Discuss the question first. What do you imagine the future will be like? 2）In

13、the groups of four, choose a topic for a science fiction story. (e.g. future farming) PreparingTime and place (setting):(e.g. in 3000, on a farm land of the moon)Characters: human beings, the aliens and the robotsPlot: human beings, the aliens and the robots plan to explore the MoonProducing1) Write

14、 the story, please. Each group member should write one paragraph. 2) After finishing the story, you should proofread it together and make any necessary changes.PresentingReport your story to the whole class . （指导学生自主学习、合作学习，提高学生的写作能力）Step 6 PresentationAsk several groups to present their story .（给学生展示自己的机会，让学生有成就感）Step 7 ConclusionAll of you do good jobs. I believe all of you have known how to write a science fiction story. Im sure you