Follow one's dream.(新版

Follow our dreams Teaching objectives: 1. Language and skill 1)Enable students to enlarge vocabulary by extensive reading . 2)Enable students to guess the meaning of the key words from context and use appropriate words and expressions to describe their dreams. 3) Enable students to develop reading skills such as skimming and scanning . 4) Enable students to have a better understanding of the fact that success is covered with roses and laughs and inspire students to have a dream and follow their dreams. Teaching procedure: Stages Teachers ’activities Students’ activities purpose Example teaching 1.A brief introduction of Qianxuesheng 2.Check students’ further reading 1.Do vocabulary exercise 2.Fill in the worksheet 3. Understand difficult sentence 4. Describe his dream To guess meaning from the context To develop skim and scanning skills To explore Qian’s dream and quality Independent learning 1. Involve students in reading Lavigne’s story 2. Check student’s reading by designing some questions 1. Match synonym 2. Match phrase 3. Explore Lavigne’s dream, interest , and quality 1. To enlarge students’ vocabulary 2. To help students learn how to explore Lavigne’s dream and quality output organize a group discussion Form a group of four students to discuss what their dream is and how to realize their dream 1.To consolidate all the information about dreams 2.To help the students to realize the importance of dreams and personality Assignment 1 Read the remaining success stories and write a comment on it. 2.Further reading : Appreciate a section of Martine Luther King’s speech :I HAVE A DREAM 3.Describe a person who you admire most         Follow one’s dream Teaching time : Oct 17 ,2011 Class observer: 基地人员和奉贤中学全体教师 Teaching process Ⅰ.Greeting : T: Class begins! Good morning , boys and girls! Let’s give our guests of honour a big hand! Ⅱ: Presentation: T: What is this in the picture? S: Rocket / missile T: Who made a great contribution to Space of China? S: Qianxuesheng T: Q, regarded as the father of our space industry, did achieve great success. success is the result of a combination of a lot of different factors Success involves a lot of factors such as diligence, wisdom and cooperation , What do you think can lead to success ? T: yes, success involves dream as well as personality. As we all know successful people must have a dream - a definite goal which guides people to success. So let’s step into the world of Qianxuesheng to see what his dream is . 1. Skim the passage within five minutes and find the main idea of the passage. 2. scan the passage and then finish the following exercises. 1. Make a correct choice according to the context. 1) (para2) These achievements would have been unthinkable without the contribution of Qian Xuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry (火箭技术) of the People’s Republic of China. A. hard-working    B. clever        C. the most important 2)(para2) This pioneering scientist passed away in Beijing on October 31 in 2009 at the age of 98. A. go by          B. die          C. end 3)(para 3)When asked by General Chen Geng whether the Chinese could develop their own missiles, Qian said Chinese could do anything that foreigners could. A. grow            B. change            C. improve 4). (para 4)But in 1950, Qian went through anti-communist (反共的) investigations (调查) in the US. A. search for          B. experience          C. check 5). (para4)During World War II, Qian’s research contributed to the development of rocket technology that the US military (军方) A. lead to              B. donate          C. participate 2.List the historic events that Qian was personally involved with. (para3-4) Time Contribution 1940s The development of rocket technology 1964 The explosion of China’s first atomic bomb 1970 China’s first man-made satellite 2003 China’s first manned spacecraft     3.Difficult sentence How do you understand the following sentence ? “This man is the equal of five divisions (师，军队用语) in any country. I would have him shot rather than release him to China.” T: What does :release mean? Would you please translate it into Chinese? T:  Suppose you were Premier zhouenlai, What would you say? S:  I will try every means possible to get Qianxuesheng back. S:  He meant qian was a genius as well as a threat to the USA. 4. Qian’s  dream What was Qian’s  dream? I plan to do my best to help the Chinese build a nation where they can live with dignity (尊严) and happiness, His dream was to dedicate himself to the dignity of China. T: From this sentence, we can infer that he is a patriotic person. From this sentence , we can infer that he is a person who loves his country T: Having read the success story of Qian xuesheng , we have got a clear idea of his dream ,quality and his contribution. Now would you like to read another success story of Avil Lavigne to discover her secret of success. Skim and scan and then you can finish the following exercises. 1.Synonym match Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other students’? (Paragraphs 2 ,3,4,6 7) 1. object to a. separation / break up 2 transform b. succeed 3. divorce c. weakness 4. disability d. dislike/ disapprove 5. make it e. change         2.Phrase match Match the following phrases from the article:(para1,2 ,7) 1. burst onto a. her new album 2 set up b. her divorce 3. become c. her foundation 4. a sad reflection on d. the music scene 5. promote e an international success         2. Fill in the following table with the hints given. What interests does Lavigne have ? Can you infer what  dream and personality  she has according to her interests? interest dream quality Music To devote herself to her music career Warmhearted Kind-hearted Loving Fashion sense To be herself Foundation To help young people living with serious illness and disabilities       3.Difficult sentence Having made it through a difficult upbringing to become an international success, Lavigne has some wisdom (智慧) to pass onto her fans: 在艰难地成长为一个国际巨星后，拉维尼想传达一些至理名言给粉丝们。 Practice : make it It is tough to succeed in one’s life , but if you work hard I know you will make it. T: On her way to achieving success, Lavigne did go through a lot of tough times, now she has some remarks on the secret of her success. 4.What is the secret of Lavigne’s success? I think the key in life is that you need to be happy and be who you are. Follow your dreams . Be yourself . Believe in yourself and don’t let anybody push you around.  使唤某人，对某人差来差去 T:Can you guess what”push you around mean ?” S:  NO. T:  Believe in yourself , T:  order sb in insulting way T: Is it easy for Lavigne to become an international success? S: No T:  How can you prove that? Can you find the sentences to support your statement? Divorce-A painful separation It’s a breakup record It was a struggle at the beginning Her parents objected to what they thought of as their daughter’s outlandish style T: From Lavigne’s story, we all know having a dream is important in life ,which means one cannot succeed without a dream. Both Lavigne and qian have a dream,however, can we succeed if we just have a dream? S: impossible. T: so what must we have besides dream to achieve success ? S: personality S” action T: From Qianxuesheng and lavigne’s success stories , We know they cannot succeed without dream or personality. , that is to say , Both play an important part in realizing their dream. Next would you please share your dream ? Ⅵ.Group discussion and share their dreams Students’ activities My dream is that I dream of … The reason why I choose to become … To realize my dream , I should be …. To fulfill my dream , what I should do is …. T: Dreams vary from person to person .No dream is too small; no dream is too big, so hold on to your dream. Poet Langston Hughes (1902 ~ 1967) tells why, " T: Let’s appreciate his poem for dream. Hold fast to dreams   For if dreams die   Life is a broken-winged bird   That cannot fly   Hold fast to dreams   For when dreams go   Life is a barren field   Frozen with snow   I do hope that youwill  keep this poem in your mind, I do hope that you will have a dream, follow your dream and fulfill your dream. Don’t quit your dream. Quitting your dream means quitting your life , quitting your country! Assignment : 1.Read Obama’s success stories and then write a comment on it. 2.Enjoy a section of the famous speech : I have a dream. 3.Describe a person who you admire most T: To sum up, No road is covered with roses and laughs. Only when you overcome the difficult thing that you can gain the thing that you have. What we should do is to dream big,  follow your dream !