Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars Warming Up & Pre reading&Reading学案
【要达成的目标】
1. The students will be able to have a preliminary understanding of Astronomy.
2.The students will be able to develop the four macro-skills.
3.The students will be able to develop their reading skills.
【“教”与“学”过程】
本堂课使用的电教手段
Task 1 Group Work Before Class (15 minutes)
Activity (1) Work together and try to answer.
① What does the solar system include?
② What are the eight planets circling around the sun? Can you match the English names with the planets?
Uranus Venus Earth Mars
Mercury Jupiter Neptune Saturn
③ Can you locate (定位)the eight planets in the picture? (see TB P25 Picture 1 )
Activity (2) Describe the solar system in your own words.
The solar system _________________________________________________
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Task 2 Group Work In Class (10 minutes)
Activity (1) Brainstorm and list questions astronomers are interested in.
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②.
③.
④.
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Activity (2) Answer any of the questions above.
Task 3 Individual Work In Class (20 minutes)
Activity (1) Scan the passage and answer.
How did the universe begin? It began with ___________________.
Activity (2) Scan and predict.
What is the passage about?
It is about how ____________________ on the earth.
Activity (3) Skim and fill in the chart.
part
paragraph
main idea
Part 1
From to
Part 2
From to
Part 3
From to
Part 4
From to
Part 5
From to
Homework
Activity (1) Learn the new words in Unit Four by yourself.
Activity (2) Finish the task before class in the next learning guide.
【课后反思】
(教师写成败得失和改进措施,学生写学习体会和存在的问题)
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