1、高中英语高中英语人教版新教材人教版新教材 B3U4B3U4 ReadingReading andand ThinkingThinking 教学教学设计设计教学目标教学目标By the end of the class, students will be able to1. be familiar with the development of the worlds space exploration.2. know how to choose suitable answers to the missing one in a passage3. train their ability of su
2、mmarizing the main ideas of each para.4. understand the importance and benefits of space exploration, formingcorrect views on it.教学重难点教学重难点How to make students work out the skills to choose suitable answers to themissing one in a passage .How to guide students to summarize the main idea efficiently.
3、教学过程教学过程Step 1: Lead-inFree talkStudents will be asked to discuss the following two questions atthe beginning:Q1: What achievements has the world made in space explorationso far?Q2: What benefits has the exploration brought to us?(此环节目的一方面在于帮助学生激活有关人类在宇宙探索方面取得的成就的相关背景知识， 另一方面在于帮助学生通过讨论了解宇宙探索给人类带来的好处
4、，如促进科技发展等，明白宇宙探索的重要性）Step 2: PredictionStudents will be asked to read the title and the first paragraph toknow the type of the passage:1. Where can we find the passage?A. magazineB. travel journalC. news reportD. science book2. Whats the feature of a popular science article?(此环节目的在于训练学生通过标题、 手段阅读、 图
5、片等推测本文题材的能力，并由此了解科普文的一些行文特征。）Step 3: ReadingActivity1：Read for skills of Gap-filling1. Students will be asked read the missing sentences altogetherand revise the steps to this exercise.Step1: 读选项找关键词，并进行大致分类T: What do “key words” refer to here?(主语、宾语；代词（this，they，them 等）；逻辑连接词（although，also，because
6、等）；逻辑顺序词（first，then，besides 等）；复现词（近义词，反义词，同义词等：）Step2：细读首段掌握话题Step3：上下文联系（逻辑，复现词）关注挖空位置；遇难则跳Step4：带入文本检查2. Students will be asked to underline the key words in thesentences, and categorize the sentences.3. Students will be asked to choose the answer to the first gapaltogether. And tell the reason w
7、hy.4. Students will be asked to read the first para again and try tosummarize the main idea with their own words.Main idea= topic sentence+supporting detailsPeople are _the space and make _ to _ theuniverse, like making _.Activity2：Read for main ideas1. Students will be asked to read the following p
8、aras to finish thegap-filling and try their best to summarize the main idea.Tip: When there is no topic sentence, you should pay attention tothe key words and logical development of the writer to get the mainidea.2. Check the answersPara2:1. adding question to understand the para.rearrange() many go
9、als were achieved.( a ) Sputnik 1 satellite was launched and successfully orbitedaround Earth.() American astronaut Neil stepped onto the moon in 1969.() Americas NASA space agency launched Voyager 1, whichstill transmits data today.() USSR focused on sending people into space, like YuriGagarin.2. A
10、dding question to admire the astronautsTo the achievements, are you desired to say something to thescientists in your nation?Para3: Adding questions to admire the astronauts andappreciate their spiritsWhat do you want to say to those astronauts in the space at thismoment?Why were people so determine
11、d to explore the universe?Para4:Adding questions to infer the writers attitude to ChinasachievementWhat was writers comment on Chinas achievements of spaceexploration?A. surprisedB. admiredC. passiveD. both A and BStep 4: Further Thinking1. Where was the title “Space:The Final Frontier” adapted from?2. What does the title mean to you?Step 5: RevisionWhats the main idea of each para? How to get the main idea?What is the main idea of the whole passage?Can you divide the passage into several parts according to themain ideas?How to choose proper answers of the missing sentences in apassage?
