人教版高二Unit 1 make a difference (Reading).docVIP

人教版高二Unit 1 make a difference (Reading) Period 2 Reading Teaching aims: 1. To activate the Ss in classroom activities. 2. To help the Ss get into a good reading habit, knowing how to skim or scan the to find the general idea or special information quickly. 3. To develop the Ss ? ability and skills of guessing words and reading comprehension. 4. To help the Ss know more about science and scientists, especially Professor Stephen Hawking. Moral Focus: Creative thinking, communication and cooperation Teaching Aids: A tape recorder, the listening cassette, some pictures Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Warming up 1. Greetings. 2. Comment on The Ss? report about their favorite branch of science. 3. Go over ways of expressing, asking for and making remarks towards one?s opinions. 4. Lead in through pictures of Professor Stephen Hawking Task 1: Brainstorming Ss are told to look at pictures of Professor Stephen Hawking. Ask them to answer questions as follows: 1. What are the pictures about? 2. What have you seen? 3. What do you know about Professor Stephen Hawking? Step 2 Pre-reading Task 2: Skimming Ss are asked to read the passage quickly and work in pairs to find the answers to the following questions: 1. Why did Stephe n Hawking need a PHD? 2. When did Hawking become famous? 3. When did Hawking visit Beijing? Step 3 While-reading Task 3: Vocabulary and Discussion Ss are asked to read the text quickly to find the words or expressions in the passage according to the given meanings. Meanwhile Ss are encouraged to underline the unknown words, phrases or sentences in the text that are hard for them to understand, discussing in pairs or in groups. Similar meaning to vocabulary Words or expressions from the passage 1. person who has taken a university degree, esp. the first or Bachelor?s degree 2. everything that exists in it; all the stars, planets, their satellites, etc. 3. make unable to do sth. 4. way of doing sth