牛津译林版英语必修二Unit1Wordpower教案

牛津高中英语教学设计

单元：Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained

板块：Word power

Teaching aims:

1. Learn to read a passage of something about outer space exploration；

2. Enlarge the vocabulary by learning about some words about outer space and space exploration. Teaching important points:

1. Understand the meaning of the speech made by the scientist.

2. Learn some new words about outer space and space exploration.

Teaching methods:

1. Competition to stimulate them to act quickly and actively.

2. Associate to increase their interest and enlarge vocabulary.

Teaching aids:

1. the multi-media.

2. the blackboard.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1Lead- in

Think about the following questions：

1.Whether UFOs really exist has puzzled US for a long time. Have you ever thought about exploring space one day?

2. Are you interested in making discoveries in space?

3. What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?

4. Who was the first man to travel in space?

5. When did the first man land on the moon? And how?

6. What do you know about him?

While focusing on the questions above, please pay attention to some other new words related to space, such as astronaut, spaceship／space shuttle, orbit, etc. Give students more information about the history of space exploration and the history of the space shuttle.

Step 2 Vocabulary learning

1. Read the speech given by a scientist in Part A and tell the main ideas of the passage.

In 1957 launch of the first artificial satellite

Since 1959 unmanned spaceships have been launched

By 1961 orbit the earth, travel in space

Today examine important planets, take photos, and collect samples

2. Ask students to guess the words from some pictures.

(launch pad, launch tower, launch shuttle, rocket, astronaut, spacesuit, spacewalk, space station, tracking ship)

These words are new to students, so ask them to have a discussion by answering the following questions:

(1) Space exploration began with the launch of the first artificial satellite. What does “launch’”mean?

What word can be used to replace “artificial”? What about the word “man-made”?

(2) How can a space shuttle be sent into space? Can it fly into space by itsel f?

3. Read the second part of the scientist’s speech and complete Part C individually according to the instructions. We’ll then check the answers.

Answers: 1 astronaut 2 space 3 space exploration 4 space shuttle 5 rockets

6 launched

7 space station

8 spacewalk

9 spacesuits

To check students’ reading comprehension by raising the following questions：

1) What will happen to the rockets after the shuttle has been sent to space?

2) Where will the astronauts do their research?

3) Why can’t they remove their spacesuits?

Step 3 Vocabulary extension

Ask students to focus on Part D and complete it individually.

Answers: 1 Jupiter 2 Mercury 3 Mars 4 Neptune

5 Pluto

6 Venus

7 Saturn

8 Uranus