高中英语人教大纲第二册下：Unit12Factandfantasy(第二课时)

1、The Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the useful words and phrases.2.Train the students reading ability.3.Let the students learn about the French writer Jules Verne and his two famous science fictions.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students reading ability.2.Master the useful ph

2、rases.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to make the students understand the passage better.2.How to help the students finish all the exercises in Post-reading.Teaching Methods:1.Discussion before reading to make students learn more about some scientific facts.2.Fast-reading method to get the general i

3、dea of the passage.3.Careful-reading method to get the detailed information in the text.4.Discussion after reading to help the students finish the tasks in Post-reading.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step Greetings and RevisionGreet the whole class as usual.T:In th

4、e last period,we learnt some useful expressions used to express beliefs and doubts.Now,Ill check your homework to see whether you can use them freely.Whod like to act out your dialogue?(Two students stand up and act out their dialogue.)Step Lead-in and Pre-readingT:Thank you for your good performanc

5、e.Yesterday we talked about science fiction and also had a scientific test.By doing the exercises,we learnt some scientific facts.Today,lets continue to learn more about scientific facts.Look at the pictures on the screen.(Show the following pictures on the multimedia.)T:Here are three great inventi

6、ons.Who can say when the inventions in the pictures were made?S1:Electric railway was invented in the early years of the 20th century.S2:Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879.S3:Steam-powered boat was made in 1807.T:Youre quite right.Now,look at the screen,please.(Teacher shows the following

7、 on the screen.)1.When was electricity discovered?2.How was it used in the following two hundred years?3.In the early 19th century,people had no idea what the inside of the earth might look like.Can you explain what we know about it today?T:Work in groups of four to discuss the questions.Choose one

8、of you to act as the leader of your group.Record the results of your discussion.A few minutes later,Ill ask your leader to report your result.Are you clear about that?Ss:Yes.T:OK.You can begin.(During the discussion,teacher goes among the students and joins them in the discussion.)T:(A few minutes l

9、ater)Are you ready?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Lets look at the first question.Whod like to answer it?S4:Electricity was discovered in 1600 by Gilbert.T:Very good!The second question,who can try?S5:After electricity was discovered,people began to use it to serve people in many fields.Take industry for example,peopl

10、e use it to control machines and produce a great number of products,such as cars,planes,weapons,etc.S6:Electricity is also used in agriculture.With electricity people can control the temperature and humidity to make vegetables grow better.S7:In our daily life,electricity is very useful.For example,w

11、atching TV needs electricity, playing computers needs electricity,heaters need electricity,and even our watches need electricity. So,without electricity,our life would be a mess.T:What you said is quite right.Indeed,electricity is very important to us.It is used widely in every field.The last questi

12、on.Who can explain it?S8:The earth on which we live is a big ball of very hot rock,which consists of three parts:the earths crust,the earths mantle and the earths core.The temperature inside is very high.Its hot inside but cold outside.It has a shell just like an egg.There are some cracks in the she

13、ll of the earth in some places.Hot water shoots into the air through those cracks and steam comes up from pools of hot water.T:Well done!You do well in geography,indeed.Step ReadingT:Yesterday,we talked about a famous writer,who is known for science fiction.Who is he?Ss:Jules Verne.T:Good.Do you rem

14、ember the books written by him and talked about by us in the last period?Ss:Yes.(Students say out the titles of the books together.)T:Very good.Open your books and turn to Page 12.Lets look at the reading passage.Before you read it,write down eight key words that you expect to find in the reading pa

15、ssage.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.(Students begin to write eight key words.After they finish,teacher says the following.)T:Now,read the passage quickly to check whether the words youve written are all in the passage.(Students begin to read the passage and then check their words.As answers are various,teach

16、er may just check two or three students individually.)T:Well,re-read the passage carefully to further understand it.Then answer the questions on the screen.(Show the following on the multimedia.)1.To make a living,what did Jules Verne have to do?2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remi

17、nd the readers of?3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction?4.In his novel “20 000 Leagues Under the Sea”,what kind of person is Captain Nemo?5.How does the story “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” begin and end up?(A few minutes later,teacher asks some of them to answer the que

18、stions one by one.)Suggested answers:1.To make a living,Jules Verne had to write and sell stories.2.They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklins experiment with electricity.3.By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further.4.He is someone you will neither like nor dislike.

19、He is very cruel because he keeps Aronnax and others as prisoners and destroys ships.But at other moments,he is gentle and weak because he cries about the lost lives of people drowned in ships that have sunk.5.The story begins with the discovery of an ancient document and ends up with them being sho

20、t out of a volcano in southern Italy with ever increasing speed and temperature.Step Language PointsT:Now,youre familiar with the passage.But I think the following on the screen should also be paid attention to.(Show the following on the multimedia.)1.make a living(=earn ones living)e.g.She made a l

21、iving by singing in a nightclub.2.lay the foundation of e.g.Four-year college life laid solid foundations of his e truee.g.The boys wish to become a PLA man has come true.4.set oute.g.They set out to look for the lost child.5.turn out(to be)+adj./n.e.g.The weather man said it was going to rain this

22、afternoon but it turned out to be very lovely.To everyones surprise,the fashionable girl turned out to be a thief.6.defendagainst/frome.g.We should defend our country against attacks.7.be dressed ine.g.The girl was always dressed in red.Dressed in uniform,he looks handsome.(Bb:make a living,lay the

23、foundation of,come true,set out,turn out(to be)+adj./n.,defendfrom/against,be dressed in)Step Post-readingT:Now,read the passage again.Then finish Exercise 2 in Post-reading on Page 13.(After a while,teacher checks their answers with the whole class.)Suggested answers:2.During the time they do all t

24、hey can to continue to live3.They realize that they come to the surface of the monster4.his long-term guestsT:Well.Now,please look at Exercise 4.In Jules Vernes times,the knowledge about the earth was very limited,and many scientific facts couldnt be explained by people.But Jules Verne contained a l

25、ot of knowledge about the earth in his novel.Where do you think he might have got his ideas from?You can use all the knowledge you have learnt to explain the questions.Work in groups of four to have a discussion.(After a while,teacher checks their answers.Students may have various answers.)T:OK.Lets

26、 go on with the exercises in Post-reading.Under water travel and space travel have many things in common.Do you know the differences and similarities between them?Work in groups of four to finish the chart of Exercise 3.Suggested answers:DifferencesSUBMARINESPACESHIPSpeedslowfastLandscapeunder water

27、 landscapespace landscapeNumber for peoplea lot of peoplea few peopleFoodcommon foodspecial space foodClothesdiving suitsspace suitsSimilaritiesDemand for skills is high.Theyre both exciting.Tourists must be trained by experts.Theyre expensive.T:Well done!If you were going to climb down into a very deep cave,which tools and things would you bring?What would be the most important dangers and things that could happen?Work in groups of five to discuss the questions and then finish the chart in Exercise 5.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.T:OK.You can begin.(Teacher gives them a few minutes.Teacher joins t