甘肃省永昌县第一中学高中英语必修三教案：Unit4Astronomy：thescienceofthestars.doc

DESIGNERSTOPICTEACHING PERIODS six TEACHING AIMS AND REQUIREMENTS1. Enable students to improve their listening skills and reading ability. 2. Enable students to understand the development of gravity and how gravity affects us in different times and places. 3. Arouse students’ interest to search for the mystery of space.THE IMPORTANT POINTS1.Words and expressions: gravity, float, cheer up, now that, break out, etc 2. Astronomic knowledge like gravity and black hole. 3. Grammar: noun clauses used as subjectTHE DIFFICULT POINTS1. Help the students to understand the development of gravity. 2. Help the students to know how gravity influences us. 3. Grammar: noun clauses used as subject TEACHING METHODS1.Reading method 2.Self-study 3.Cooperation 4.Interaction TEACHING PROCEDURES  THE FIRST PERIOD TOPICwarming-up and speakingDESIGNERSLuo Yong hua Lv ChunhuaTEACHING PROCEDURESStep I[来源:学§科§网Z§X§X§K]核查作业 预习检测 (学生活动)[来源:学科网][来源:学§科§网Z§X§X§K]二次备课Check the homework. Read the new words of this unit. Step II 导入新课 目标展示（教师活动）目 标1. To arouse Ss’ interest in the knowledge of astronomy and science.2. To develop Ss’ ability in listening and speaking. Lead in Step 1. Leading- inGive Ss a few minutes to say something about science by asking the following questions.（1.）Who is the first man in space，do you know？?? （2.）Which spaceship did Yang Liwei take to space？（3.）Do you want to go to space if you are given a chance?? Step  = 3 \* ROMAN III师导生学 合作探究（师生互动） Warming Up 1. Students discuss with their partners with the following questions. (1) Do you know how many planets circle around the sun? (2) What are the eight planets? Match the names with the planets in P25. (3) Human beings lives on the earth. Do you know who is the ancestor of human beings? (4) Each religion and culture has its own idea how life began on earth. What do you know? Fairy tales in western: God creates the world.