云南省陇川县第一中学高中英语《Unit3Inventorsandinventions》说教案新人教版选修8Teachinggoals教学目标1.Targetlanguage目标语言重点词汇和短语discovery,application,evaluate,presentation,alternative,messenger,gettogether,makeacasefor,addup2.Abilitygoals能力目标Enablethestudentstotalkaboutinventionsanddiscoveries.3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标Helpthestudentslearnhowtotalkaboutinventionsanddiscoveries.Teachingimportant&difficultpoints教学重难点Howtotalkaboutinventionsanddiscoveries.Teachingmethods教学方法Discussion.Teachingaids教具准备Acomputerandaprojector.Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式StepⅠWarmingupTalkaboutinventionsanddiscoveries.T:Theimportanceofinventionstosocialprogresscanneverbechanged.Eachinventioncarriestheworldastepforwardandprovidesstimulationforlaterones.Withinventionsturningupallthetime,ourworldisalwaystakingonanewlook.Butdoyouknowwhataninventionis?S1:Thecreationofsomethingnew.S2:Acreation(anewdeviceorprocess)resultingfromstudyandexperimentation.S3:Thecreationofnewthings.…Askthestudentstotalkaboutthepictureswiththeteacher’shelp,andthendiscussthefirsttwoquestions.T:Andwhatisadiscovery?What’sthedifferencebetweenadiscoveryandaninvention?Nowlookatthepicturesonpage1.Workinpairsandtalkaboutthethreedifferentthings,tellingthemapartandgivingreasons.Showthefollowing.1.Whichofthesepicturesshowinventions?Doesanyofthemshowdiscoveries?2.Workouttworulesthatwillhelpyoudecidewhatisadiscoveryandwhatisaninvention?S1:Ithinkthefirsttwoareinventions,i.e.theamphibiouscarandStevenson’s“Rocket”whilethelastpictureabouttheDNAisakindofdiscovery.Becausethefirsttwoproductswerequitenewtopeopleatthattimeandnoonehadeverseenordesignedsuchkindofvehiclesbeforethoughsomeothershadmadesimilarcarsormachineswhichhadlessfunctionsandadvantagesasthesetwo.IthinkthepictureabouttheDNAisakindofscientificdiscoveryinbiologybecausesuchcellsandtheirstructuredoexistinlivingcreaturesandtheyhavebeenfoundoutbyacertainscientistandaremadeknowntothepublicnowadays.SoIthinkadiscoveryissomethingexistingbeforebutunknownwhileaninventionissomethingunknownandnotexistingbefore.S2:Ithinkthefirsttwopicturesshowusgreathumaninventionsaboutthetransportationbecausetheywereinventedbypeopleforcertainpurposesandtheyhadspecialadvantagesandcouldsatisfypeople’sneedsinsomeways.OntheotherhandthethirdpictureshowingtheformationofDNAisakindofdiscoverybecausethesespecialcellsexistandfunctioninthebodyoflifeallthetimenomatterwhodiscoversitorwhenandwhereitisdiscovered.Inmyopinionadiscoveryissomethingfoundoutorbroughttoviewnowbutitwasunknownbeforewhileaninventionissomethingcreatedordesignedbypeople,whichiscompletelynewnotonlynowbutinthepast.…T:Well,fromthesepictureswecanseethatthereliesdifferencesbetweenadiscoveryandaninvention.Therearecertainrulesorquestionsyoushouldpayattentiontowhiledistinguishingthem.Diditexistinthepast?Isitcreatedordevelopedbypeople?Aninventionissomethingthatiscreatedbyahumanbeing,suchasthelightningrod.Tothecontrary,adiscoverymerelymakesknownsomethingthatalreadyexistedinnature,suchasthediscoveryontheNewContinentbyColumbia.OK.Let’sgoonwithsomeotherquestionsofthispart.Youmaytalkwithyourpartnerfirstbeforewehaveacheckfiveminuteslater.Showthefollowing.Whatmoderninventionsdoyouknow?Describethemtoyourpartnerandhowusefultheyareinlifetoday.S1:Adidas1isthethinkingshoeswithabuilt-inmicroprocessorthatdecideshowsoftorfirmthew...
