英语必修5人教版新课标Unit1第5课时教案Period5Readingandwriting(UsingLanguage)TeachingGoals:1.TodevelopSs’readingability.2.TodevelopSs’writingability.3.TogetSstolearnsomethingaboutNicolausCopernicus.TeachingProcedures:Step1.WarmingUpPurpose:ToleadSstothetopicandarousetheirinterestinCopernicus.AskSstodiscussthequestionsbelow:1.Whoisthemanintheleftpicture?2.Whatabouttherightpicture?3.Doyouknowtherelationshipbetweenthem?AskSstopresenttheirviews.Step2ReadingPurpose:Tofindsomedetailsinthetext.1.AskSstodiscussthefollowingquestionsinpairsandanswerthem.Q1.WhatmadeCopernicusconfused?Q2.Whycouldn’thetellabouthistheory?Q3.What’sChristian’sviewofuniverse?Q4.Whendidhefirstshowhistheory?Towhom?Q5.What’shisfriends’reactiontothetheory?Q6.Whenwasthetheorypublished?Why?Q7.What’stheevaluationofthetheory?Suggestedanswers:A1.Hismathematicalcalculationsledtothesameconclusion:thattheearthwasnotthecenterofsolarsystem.A2.HecouldnottellanyoneabouthistheoryasthepowerfulChristianChurchwouldhavepunishedhimforevensuggestingsuchanidea.A3.TheybelievedGodhadmadetheworldandforthatreasontheearthwasspecialandmustbethecenterofthesolarsystem.A4.In1515heshoweditprivatelytohisfriends.A5.Hisfriendswereenthusiasticandencouragedhimtopublishhisideas.A6.HedidnotwanttobeattackedbytheChristianChurch,soheonlypublisheditashelaydyingin1543.A7.NowpeoplecanseethatthereisadirectlinkbetweenhisideasandtheworkofIsaacNewton,AlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.2.GroupworkDivideSsintothreegroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestion.Askeverygrouptopresenttheirideas.IfyouwereNicolausCopernicus,wouldyouhavehiddenyourtheoryforsomanyyears?Why?Step3.WritingPurpose:Tolearntowriteapersuasiveessay.WriteashortletteraskingCopernicustopublishhisideassothateveryonecanreadthem.Firstyouneedtocollectyourideas.Forexample:Hebelieveshisnewtheoryistrue.Thereareproblemswiththepresenttheory.Hehasdonemanyyearsofobservationstoprovehisnewtheoryistrue.Sciencecannotdevelopunlesspeoplepublishtheirideas.Timewillshowifhistheoryistrueofnow.Hereisaplan:Beginning:TellCopernicuswhoyouareandwhyyouwanthimtopublishhisideas.Paragraph1:Reason1andevidence.Paragraph2:Reason2andevidence.Summingup:Askhimtothinkagainaboutpublishinghisideas.OnePossibleversion:DearNicolausCopernicus,IamastudentstudyingastronomyandIwouldverymuchliketoreadyournewtheoryaboutthesolarsystem.Ihopeyouwillpublishitforseveralreasons.Iunderstandtheproblemswiththepresenttheory.Thewaytheplanetsmoveisnotwhatyouwouldexpectiftheearthwasthecenteroftheuniverse.Itisalsooddthatthebrightnessofsomestarsseemstochange.SoIagreewithyouthatweneedanewtheory.Iknowyourobservationshavebeenverycarefullycarriedoutovermanyyears.Nowyoumusthavethecouragetopublishthem.Sciencecanneveradvanceunlesspeoplehavethecourageoftheirbeliefs.Iknowyouworryaboutwhatwillhappenifyoupublishyournewtheory.Nomatterhowpeopleopposeit,timewillshowifyourideasarerightorwrong.SoIhopeyouwillfeelyoucanpublishyournewtheory.Yourssincerely,***Step4.ExtensionPurpose:TodeepenwhatwehavelearnedintheWritingpart.Letuscompareapersuasiveessaywithareport,adescriptionandacreativepieceandthenfindsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthesekindsofwriting.ReportDescriptionCreativewriting/storyFormallanguagewithfewadjectiveVividuseofwordswithsimilesandmetaphorsVividuseoflanguageandmoreinformalstyle.NospeechexceptquotationsNospeechexcepttohelpthedescriptionSpeechtoshowfeelings,reactionsetc.NotemotionalEmotionaltodescribeatmosphereEmotionaltodescribefeelingsOnlyonemaincharacterNocharactersMayhaveseveralcharactersFactualNotfactualbutimaginativeImaginativebutcanbebasedonfactStructuredaccordingtoexperimentalmethodNotstructuredBeginning,middle,endPasttenseandpassivevoicePasttensePasttenseStep5.HomeworkWriteashortcompositionaboutascientist,his/herlife,achievementsandthekeytohis/hersuccess.
