Unit15Lesson4Understanding(PeriodOne)教学目标：Bytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:•understandkeyinformationofthisarticleandlearnhowtoacquireknowledge.•uselinkingwordsandreferencewordstohelpunderstandthetexts;教学重点：进一步培养学生的阅读能力，能够通过理解重点连词和指示词从而掌握文章中语句及文章整体的意思。教学难点：面对篇幅较长的文章，部分学生会抱有将每字每句看懂而达到理解整篇文章的心理，故此课的教学难点在于如何培养、训练学生阅读并正确理解重点连词和指示词，从而提高学生的阅读能力和阅读技巧。预教词汇:acquire,ignore,urge,inspire,vital,assume,assumption词汇重点词汇:(n.)religion,civilization,rank，defence(v.)acquire,ignore,urge,inspire,assume(adj.)unwilling,conventional,vital,beneficial教学过程教学步骤教学活动设计意图活动形式LeadinUsingaproverb“Knowledgeispower.”fromFrancisBacontoleadintheclass.激活学生已有知识，引入话题。ClassworkWarm-upTeacher(T)presentsaquestion“Canyouthinkupthewaystogetandunderstandknowledge?”tohaveabrainstormingactivity.鼓励学生积极思考，开拓思维，同时引入预教生词的环节。Classwork&IndividualworkPre-readingTpre-teacheskeyvocabulary:acquire,ignore,urge,inspire,vital,assume,assumptionbyusingEnglishexplanationsorcontext.预教部分重点词汇，为学生第一篇阅读扫清障碍。ClassworkFast-reading1.Students(ss)readthefirstparagraphforthefirsttimeandfindoutthefirstthing培养学生搜索作者主要观点的能力。Individualwork&Classwork专心爱心用心1whichthewritersuggestsweusetounderstandthings.2.Step2：Ssreadthewholetextforthesecondtimeandmatchthemainideawiththefourpartsofthetext.通读全文获知各部分的主要内容。Careful-readingStep1:Ssreadthetextfordetailedinformationbyfillingatable.Thelpssshaveabetterunderstandingofthetextbyanalyzingthereferencewords.Step2：Answeringquestions.Tasksssthreequestionsmeanwhileteachesnewvocabularyandcultivatess’readingstrategyonpurpose.细读全文寻找细节信息并通过理解重点指示词从而达到进一步培养学生阅读策略的目的。学生通过进一步阅读获知新词汇并准确理解词义。进一步训练理解重点连词和指示词的阅读策略。Individualwork&ClassworkPost-reading1.Ssworkinpairstoanalyzetwolongsentencespickedoutfromthetext.2.Ssworkingroupstohaveadiscussion：①DoyouthinkpeoplelikeBaconandGalileiwouldhavethoughtitwasagoodideatoopenlibrariesandsetupuniversities?Why?②Afterlearningthisarticle,doyouthinkyouneedtoadjustyourownwayofunderstandingthingsandacquiringknowledge?Ifso,howtoadjustit?进一步准确理解课文，并培养长难句的分析能力启发学生站在更高的角度思考学习，调整自己的学习方法PairWork&GroupWorkHomework1.ReadthetextandfinishExx3and4onpage42&43.2.FinishExx1&2onpage84.巩固并运用本节课的阅读策略,通过练习熟记所学词汇，为下一节课的学习做准备。Individualwork专心爱心用心2
