《Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking》教案（附导学案）

Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingandThinking【教学目标】1.Readquicklytogetdetailedinformationaccordingthetimeline;readcarefullytosummarizethemainidea.2.Learnthereadingskills—findingthetimelineandsummarizingthemainideabyfindingthewordsorideas.3.Haveapassionforourcountryandbeproudofthespaceexploration.4.Learntothinkcriticallyaboutthespaceexploration.【教学重难点】1.Readquicklytogetdetailedinformationaccordingthetimeline;readcarefullytosummarizethemainidea.2.Learnthereadingskills—findingthetimelineandsummarizingthemainideabyfindingthewordsorideas.【教学过程】Step1Leadin—SmalltalkWatchavideoaboutSpaceexperimentanddiscusswhatyouhavelearntfromit.Step2Beforereading—PredictthecontentSpace:thefinalfrontierChinesemeaning:太空：最后的边境Frontier:theborder,whichmightmeanthehuman’srecognitionedgeorexplorationedge.Fromthetitleandthepicturesandthetitle,wecanknowthatthearticlemightbeaboutthedevelopmentofspaceexploration.Itbroadensushuman’srecognitionedgeorexplorationedge.Soitisanexposition.Step3Whilereading—Task11.Readthetext.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.ChoosethecorrectsentencesA—Dtofilleachgapinthetext.SummarizethemainideaWhenthemainideaisnotclearlystatedinatopicsentence,youshouldreadthefullparagraphorpassagecarefullyandfindthewordsorideasthatrepeatthemselves.Theyarelikelyevidenceoftheauthor’smainidea.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.Answers:BDAC2.Scanthetextandmatchthemainidea.Para1 A．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinexploringspace.Para2 B．Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Para3 C．TheachievementsthattheUSSRandAmericamade.Para4 D．Peoplehavealwayswantedtoexplorespace.Para5 E．Thedesireofpeopletoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Answers:DCEAB3.Themainideaofthepassageisthespaceexplorationofhumankind.Step4Whilereading—Task2Readthetextandfillinthetable time events On4October1957 TheSputnik1satellitewas1.launchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfully2.orbitedaroundEarth. On12April1961 YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworld3.togo(go)intospace. On20July4.1969 Armstrongsteppedontothemoon，saying，“That'sonesmallstepforaman，onegiant5.leapformankind.” On5September1977 AmericalaunchedVoyager1tostudy6.deepspace，anditstill7.transmitsdatatoday. In8.2003 Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldto9.independentlysendhumansintospaceandYangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.Step5Whilereading—Task3Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.ThenhaveSssharetheiranswers.Q1:Whowasthefirstpersonintheworldtogointothespace?Q2:WhowasthefirstmantoorbitEarthinShenzhou5spacecraft?Q3:Inwhichsatellitesalltheastronautsdiedduringtheirmissions?Q4:WhatisthefunctionoftheInternationalexploration?Q5:WhatcanyoulearnfromPara4?Q6:Whatistheattitudetothespaceexploration?Step6Postreading1.RetellHavesomeSstrytoretellthetext.2.CriticalthinkingQ1:Whatdoyouthinkofthespaceexploration?Ithinkitisbeneficialtous.Throughfurtherstudyofspace,peoplewillmakefulluseofitinthefuture,suchasthespaceexperimentsbyWangYapinginTianGong1.Q2:Ifyouaredeterminedtobeanastronaut,whatshouldyouprepareatpresent?Firstofall,Ishouldstudyhardtogetarelatedcollegedegree.Besides,Imustkeepmentalandphysicalhealthy.Step7.HomeworkTrytosummarizethestructureofthearticlebyamindmap.Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingandThinking导学案LearningAims1.Readquicklytogetdetailedinformationaccordingthetimeline;readcarefullytosummarizethemainidea.2.Learnthereadingskills—findingthetimelineandsummarizingthemainideabyfindingthewordsorideas.3.Haveapassionforourcountryandbeproudofthespaceexploration.4.Learntothinkcriticallyaboutthespaceexploration.ImportantandDifficultPoints1.Fastreadingtogetdetailedinformationaccordingthetimeline;carefulreadingtosummarizethemainidea.2.Learnthereadingskills—findingthetimelineandsummarizingthemainideabyfindingthewordsorideas.LearningProceduresStep1Leadin—SmalltalkWatchavideoaboutSpaceexperimentanddiscusswhatyouhavelearntfromit.Step2Beforereading—PredictthecontentSpace:thefinalfrontierChinesemeaning:______________________________.Frontier:__________,whichmightmeanhuman’s_______________________.Fromthetitleandthepicturesandthetitle,wecanknowthatthearticlemightbeabout________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,soitmaybea(n)______________.Step3Whilereading—Task11.Readthetext.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.ChoosethecorrectsentencesA--Dtofilleachgapinthetext.SummarizethemainideaWhenthemainideaisnotclearlystatedinatopicsentence,youshouldreadthefullparagraphorpassagecarefullyandfindthewordsorideasthatrepeatthemselves.Theyarelikelyevidenceoftheauthor’smainidea.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.2.Scanthetextandmatchthemainidea.Para1 A．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinexploringspace.Para2 B．Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Para3 C．TheachievementsthattheUSSRandAmericamade.Para4 D．Peoplehavealwayswantedtoexplorespace.Para5 E．Thedesireofpeopletoexploretheuniverseneverdied.3.Themainideaofthepassageis_______________________________.Step4Whilereading—Task2Readthetextandfillinthetable Time Events On4October1957 TheSputnik1satellitewas1.launchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfully2.________aroundEarth. On12April1961 YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworld3.________(go)intospace. On20July4.______ Armstrongsteppedontothemoon，saying，“That'sonesmallstepforaman，onegiant5.________formankind.” On5September1977 AmericalaunchedVoyager1tostudy6.________space，anditstill7.________datatoday. In8.________ Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldto9.__________sendhumansintospaceandYangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.Step5Whilereading—Task3Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1:Whowasthefirstpersonintheworldtogointothespace?Q2:WhowasthefirstmantoorbitEarthinShenzhou5spacecraft?Q3:Inwhichsatellitealltheastronautsdiedduringtheirmission?Q4:WhatisthefunctionoftheInternationalexploration?Q5:WhatcanyoulearnfromPara4?Q6:Whatistheattitudetothespaceexploration?Step6Postreading—RetellPeoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace.Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelt(1)______(travel)intospacewasanimpossibledream.However,(2)______thehelpofscientists,peoplesucceededinrealizingtheirdream(3)______(explore)space.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellite(4)______(launch)bytheUSSR.(5)______scientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Thesedisastersmadeeveryone(6)______(disappoint),butpeoplestillbelieveintheimportanceof(7)______(carry)onspaceexploration.In2003,Chinabecamethethirdcountryto(8)______(independent)sendhumansintospace.ThenShenzhou6and7completed(9)______secondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.Inspiteofthedifficulties,scientistshopefuture(10)______(discovery)willnotonlyenableustounderstandtheuniversebutalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.Step7Postreading—CriticalthinkingQ1:Whatdoyouthinkofthespaceexploration?Q2:Ifyouaredeterminedtobeanastronaut,whatshouldyouprepareatpresent?Step8.HomeworkTrytosummarizethestructureofthearticlebyamindmap.1/7