Module 4 Great ScientistsBrief Statements Based on This ModuleThe Analysis of Teaching Contents in This ModuleIntroductionIn this part,we will lead in the topic by talking about some scientists.The teacher can show the students some pictures of scientists on the screen,such as Albert Einstein,Archimedes,Marie Curie,Qian Xuesen.Make sure the students know them and encourage them to say as many things about them as they can.That’s the lead-in and also Activity 1 in the introduction.In Activity 2,we’ll learn some words related to science.In this part,let the students match the subjects with their definitions.Pair work can be involved in Activity 3.Ask the students to work in pairs and write some facts about a famous scientist.(The teacher had better ask the students to collect some information by surfing the Internet or reading some magazine ahead of time.)Vocabulary and ReadingThe passage mainly tells us the story of Yuan Longping—the father of hybrid rice.The teacher may ask the students to read the text fast to get the main idea of each paragraph.Then do some careful reading to make sure the students understand the passage better.At the same time,we’ll deal with some exercises including some word study.The teacher may show them on the screen,such as staple,yield,sterile,hybrid,etc.By guessing from the whole context they will have a good sense of enlarging their vocabulary and this is very important in learning a language.While reading this passage,some reading strategies are necessary:skimming—fast reading to find out the general idea of the passage as well as the answers to one or two questions;scanning—careful reading to look for important facts;guessing—try to guess new words from the context,unde...
