Module5Unit1GreatScientistsPeriod1Warmingup,Pre-reading&ReadingTeachinggoals:1.Thestudentswillbeabletolearnsthaboutgreatscientistsandtheirachievements.2.ThestudentswillbeabletodescribeJohn,esp.hiswork,discoveriesandachievements.3.Thestudentswillbeabletogetthemainideaandcomprehendsomelongsentencesbetterundertheguidanceoftheteacher.Teachingprocedures:SteponeWarmingupIntroducesomefamousscientistsandtheirachievements,andthendothequiz.Therearesomegreatscientificachievementsthathavechangedtheworld.Canyounamesomeofthem?Whatkindofroledotheyplayinthefieldofscience?Dotheseachievementshaveanythingincommon?Matchtheinventionswiththeirinventorsbelowbeforeyouanswerallthesequestions.AlexanderBellelectricityThomasEdisontheFirsttelephoneLaiteBrotherstheelectricLampMadameCurieblackholesinUniverseFranklinTheoryofGravityStevenHawkingtheFirstPlaneElbertEinsteinRadiumIsaacNewtontheTheoryofRelativitySteptwoReading1.Pre-reading:1).Pairwork:Whatdoyouknowaboutinfectiousdiseases?2).Groupwork:Doyouknowhowtoproveanewideainscientificresearch?Discussinsmallgroupsthestagesinexamininganewscientificidea.Whatorderwouldyouputthemin?drawaconclusionthinkofamethodcollectresultsmakeupaquestionfindaproblemanalysetheresultsfindsupportingevidencerepeatifnecessary2.While-reading:1).Predicting:Introducethetitleofthepassage—JohnSnowDefeatsKingCholera.Whatdoesthetitleimply?Predictwhatthetextisaboutafterreadingthetitleandthefirstparagraph.GuesswhatkindofpersonJohnSnowwasbyanalyzingthekeywordsinthefirstparagraph.2).Skimming:Getthestudentstoreadthepassagefast.Askthemtopayattentiontothefirstsentenceineachparagraphandtrytofindseveralkeywordstosumupthemainideaofthewholepassage.Comparewhatthestudentshavepredictedwiththecontentgivenbytheauthor.Readthepassageagaintogetthegeneralideaofeachparagraph.Para.1:Thecausesofcholera.Para.2:Thecorrectorpossibletheory.Para.3:Collectdataonthosewherepeoplewereillanddiedandwheretheygottheirwater.Para.4:Plotinformationonamaptofindoutwherepeoplediedordidnotdie.Para.5:Analysethewatertoseeifthatisthecauseoftheillness.Para.6:Findotherevidencestoconfirmhisconclusion.Para.7:ThepolluteddirtysourceofdrinkingwaterwastoblameforthecauseoftheLondoncholera.3).Scanning:Readthepassageandtrytoputthecorrectstagesintothereadingaboutresearchintoadisease.A.drawaconclusionB.thinkofamethodC.collectresultsD.makeupaquestionE.findaproblemF.analysetheresultsG.findsupportingevidenceH.repeatifnecessaryKeys:E→D→B→C→F→G→AAnswersomedetailedquestionsaboutthepassageandlearnsomelanguagepoints:1.WhatdoyouknowaboutDr.JohnSnow’sbeingwell-knowninLondon?(HeattendedQueenVictoriatoeasethebirthofherbabies.).e.g.Imaybelate–Ihavegotoneortwothingstoattendto.Motherhadtoattendtohersickson.2.FromwhatdiseasedidLondonerssufferinhisage?(Theyexposedthemselvestocholera.).e.g.Thewolfopeneditsmouthtoexposearowofsharpteeth.Don’texposeyourskintothesun;yourskinwillbehurt.PeopleinmanyprovincesofChinaexposedthemselvestotheSARSin2003.3.Didpeopleknowhowtocurethedisease?e.gAspirinissaidtobeawonderfulcureforthepain.Althoughtheboywasbeyondcure,hisparentstriedtocurehimofbadhabits.4.WhendidDr.Snowthinkthediseasewouldbecontrolled?(Heknewhewouldneverbecontrolleduntilitscausewasfound.)e.g.TheMinistryofHealthhassetupaprogramtocontrolthespreadofAIDSThebuttonscontrolthetemperatureinthebuilding5.Whatwasthesecondtheoryexplaininghowthedisea...