高中英语-Unit-2-Fit-for-life-Period-2-reading1教案-牛津译林版

M7-U2 Fit For Life
Period 2 Reading1
I. Teaching aims:
1. Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the article.
2. Arouse the Ss’ interest in le arning English by talking about their own opinions. II. Teaching important point:
Develop the student s’ reading ability---how to guess the meanings of new words.
III. Teaching difficult point:
1. Find the main points and express them.
2. Understand the text.
IV. Procedures:
Step1. Greeting and revision
Ask some Ss to name the treatments learnt in the last period.
What other treatments do you know? Can you name them?
Step2. Lead-in
People may take medicines when they are ill. However, if they don’t t ake the right medicine in the right way, they may not get better and even get worse.
Have you ever got a fever? And what medicine do you often take when you get a high fever? T: Yes, they are two important medicines which can reduce fever. What else do you know about these two medicines? Eg: How were they invented?
Step3.Fast reading
Ask Ss to scan the passa ge to answer the following questions:
When was one of the medicines first sold as a tablet?
What did Fleming, Florey and Chain share?
Step4.Careful r eading
1. Read the passage again and try to answer the questions in partC1.
2. Ask the Ss to find out the development of the two medicines.
Development of Aspirin:
In 1900: sold in shops as a tablet
In 1950: as the best-selling painkiller recorded in the Guinness Book
In 1971: proved to be a blood-thinning medicine
In 1977: used to prevent a stroke
In 2003: used to reduce blood sugar levels
Development of Penicillin:
In 1928: discovered by Alexander Fleming
World War II: found new chemical techniques to purify it
In 1945: all the scientists shared the Nobel Pr ize
3. Look for the effects of the two medicines.
Effects of aspirin:
Reduce fever Help stop body pains
Reduce the risk of heart attacks Prevent a stroke
Reduce the risk of colon cancer Help with diabetes
Increase the length of people’s lives
Effects of penicillin:
Help in treating wounds and infections
Treat other illnesses including pneumonia
Step5. Reading strategy
How can we understand medic al terms?
Words coming form the sa me stem:
Words that are compound words:
Words with irregular plural forms:
Step 6 discussion
1. What do you think the world would be like if there were no medicines?
2. Do you believe that ‘wonder drugs’ will be invented to treat diseases like AIDS in the future?
3. Do you believe that someday people will invent some pills to keep us ener getic all day? Step7. Homework
Ask Ss to find out some difficult sentences and important words in the passage.
V. Design of writing on blackboard:
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VI. Record after teaching:。