1、第 1 页 共 3 页Unit 1 Science and Scientists(Reading)-John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”Teaching ObjectivesBy the end of the class, students will be able:1.to know about John Snow and cholera.2.to master some reading skills, such as skimming and scanning .3.to summarize the main idea and retell the stages
2、 for John Snows research.4.to learn from the great scientists and develop the noble spirits .Lead in： look at some picturesDo you know how to prove a new idea in scientific research? Discuss in small groupsthe stages in setting out a new scientific idea. What order would you put them in?1.Draw a con
3、clusion2.Think of a method3.Collectdata4.Make a question5.Find a problem6.Analyse the results7.Find supporting evidence.Text: What will be talked about from the title?John SnowDefeats“King Cholera”Who?How?What?.Thread: scientific research stagesTask1. Read paragraph 1 and complete the following ques
4、tion .Stage1 Find a problem: What is the problem?The cholera was the _ disease of its day. Neither its cause, nor its curewas understood. What caused cholera?Task2. Read paragraph 2 and complete the following question .Stage2Ask a question: How did cholera kill people?The two theories:_ caused the d
5、isease.Cholera was caused by an _from _ in _ .Which one does John Snow believe more?_Find out the information about 1854; 2; 500; 10.1854: _.2; 500; 10: _.What did John Snow do?He was determined to _.Task3. Read paragraphs 3 and complete the following questions .Stage3&4 Think of a method & Collect
6、dataJohn Snow _ information on a _ to find out where people died ordid not die.第 2 页 共 3 页Stage5 Analyse the resultsStage6 Find supporting evidenceTwo deathsPlacePersonEventStage7 Draw a conclusion:_.Task4. Read paragraphs 4 and 5 and answer the following questions.1. What caused the out break of ch
7、olera in London in 1854?_2. Was cholera destroyed completely？_IV. Group-workingRead the whole passage again and talk about the question in groups.To set out a new scientific idea through a scientific research, what qualities do youthink are the three most important ones that the researcher should be
8、 equipped with?And give your reasons in brief.hard-workinglazypatientedgy(急躁的)sympatheticwisedevotedselfishhonestreliablecalmstubborngenerousresponsiblemeticulous(缜密的)handsomecarefuldeterminedV. Thought expressingIn order not to get infected with disease, what should we pay attention to in ourdaily life?_VI.AssignmentAccording to seven steps of scientific research, work in group to make apresentation about how did our country fight against the COVID-19.第 3 页 共 3 页
