人教版英語選擇性必修一Unit 1 People of Achievement（Reading and Thinking）教案（2課時）

1、Unit 1 People of Achievement（Reading and Thinking：Tu Youyou Awarded Nobel Prize）教案文本簡析本單元閱讀文本的話題是“取得卓越成就的人物”，旨在讓學生走近中國諾貝爾生理學或醫(yī)學獎獲得者屠呦呦，了解她和團隊發(fā)現(xiàn)青蒿素的研究過程，學習科學家的偉大品質，樹立正確的人生觀和價值觀。與此同時，能通過語篇深刻感受中國傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)藥和中國科學研究對世界作出的突出貢獻，樹立民族文化自信。文本采用了新聞故事語篇類型，新聞報道部分，客觀描述了屠呦呦獲諾貝爾獎事件，故事敘述部分，生動講述了屠呦呦及其團隊的研究之路。該文本體現(xiàn)了新聞的“倒金字塔”

2、結構。第一段簡明扼要地報道了屠呦呦獲諾貝爾獎的重要事件，包括時間、人物、事件和原因，第二、三段介紹了屠呦呦的生平經歷，主要描述了屠呦呦及其團隊如何發(fā)現(xiàn)和提煉青蒿素的主要過程，讓讀者體會研究的艱辛以及屠呦呦的優(yōu)秀品質。第四段通過屠呦呦的獲獎感言，突出發(fā)現(xiàn)青蒿素的偉大意義。在進行本文教學設計時，應以培養(yǎng)學生的英語核心素養(yǎng)為目標，以英語閱讀教學綜合視野為指導，兼顧內容、語言和思維，綜合而有側重（葛炳芳，2015）。在文本內容的學習過程中，引導學生積累描述“取得卓越成就的人物”的話題語言，如discovery, crucial, vital, committed, apparently, standa

3、rd, team effort, honor等等。引導學生利用內容結構圖、思維導圖等方式梳理結構，提升思維能力；引導學生樹立正確的價值觀和人生觀，即：平凡之人，如果堅守最樸實的初心，勇于擔當、敢于奉獻，也能創(chuàng)造偉大的人生價值。第1課時一、教學內容了解屠呦呦獲諾貝爾新聞事件，梳理青蒿素研究過程，分析和提煉屠呦呦的優(yōu)秀品質。二、課時目標1. 能利用主題圖預測文本內容，梳理文章的宏觀結構，明確文章的主要內容。2. 能歸納和提煉屠呦呦以及團隊的偉大之處，體會用故事刻畫人物的寫作手法。3. 能結合課文內容和自身感受，以推薦信的形式描述人物屠呦呦。三、教學過程Activity 1: Talking abo

4、ut people of achievement.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標1作鋪墊。1.Talk about great inventions in the classroom.Ask students to talk about great inventions and share what they know about the inventors. Teacher writes down descriptive words mentioned on the blackboard.Q1: What do you think is a great invention/discovery in o

5、ur classroom?Q2: Who invented/discovered that?Q3: What do you think of these people of achievement?2.Read the theme page.Ask students to look at the theme page and think about the questions below.Q1: Who is the woman in the photo?Q2: What is happening?Q3: If you are asked to describe Tu Youyou, what

6、 do you want to know about her?(Possible answers: the Nobel Prize, research, qualities, age, education, life experiences, .)【設計意圖】步驟1讓學生觀察教室里的偉大發(fā)明，討論和分享卓越人物之所以偉大的原因，旨在激活學生的已有的話題知識儲備。教師板書學生提及的描述性語言，為學生進入屠呦呦新聞故事閱讀，做好語言上的鋪墊。步驟2通過觀察主題圖，體會新聞故事發(fā)生的現(xiàn)場感，思考人物以及事件。在此基礎上，聚焦描述可能存在的問題，激發(fā)學生的問題意識，也為語篇學習提供了明確方向。Acti

7、vity 2: Figuring out the main idea and the structure.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標1。1.Read to find out the main idea.Ask students to go through the whole passage and think about the questions below.Q1: Which information you want is mentioned?Q2: In which paragraphs can you find them?Q3: What is the main idea of the pa

8、ssage?2.Think and draw out the structure.Ask students to draw out the structure by themselves.Q1: Can you draw out the structure of the passage by yourself?(Possible answer: Paragraphs1 & 4 are mainly about the award and Paragraphs 2 & 3 are mainly about the research.)【設計意圖】步驟1 學生帶著自己所需要的信息展開整體閱讀，有助

9、于提高學生的閱讀積極性和有效性。步驟2 學生基于閱讀畫出文章的結構，有助于提高學生的語篇意識。Activity 3: Analyzing the research process.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標2作鋪墊。1.Figure out how artemisinin was discovered.Ask students to read paragraphs 2-3 carefully by focusing on verbs or verb phrases to know about the process of artemisinin discovery.Q1: How was artem

10、isinin discovered by Tu Youyou and her team? You may choose to finish the flow chart on page 3 or draw your own flow chart based on your reading.【設計意圖】學生細讀第二、三段，聚焦動詞或動詞詞組，利用課文已有的流程圖或自己畫流程圖的方式梳理青蒿素的研究過程，以減少閱讀過程的干擾，鍛煉語言轉換能力和邏輯思維能力。Activity 4: Summarizing Tu Youyous great qualities.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標2。1.Read p

11、aragraphs 2-3 and talk about Tu Youyous greatness.Ask the students to think about whether Tu Youyou is a great person and then work in pairs tofind supporting details from paragraphs 2-3.Q1: Do you think Tu Youyou is a great person?Q2: What made her great? Please find your supporting evidence in pai

12、rs.Possible answers:(1)Her greatness lies in her commitment and patience.“She and her team examined over 2000 old medical texts and evaluated 280,000 plants.”“After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971.”(2)Her greatness lies in her outstanding professional competence.“Tu y

13、ouyou was among the first researchers chosen.”(3)Her greatness lies in her strong belief.“However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.”(4)Her greatness lies in her bravery and dedication.“Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where malaria was more common, to study malaria patients.”“Tu Youyou and her team

14、members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.”)2.Read paragraphs 1 & 4 and further appreciate Tu Youyous greatness.Ask students to read paragraphs 1 & 4 and further summarize her greatness.Q: In terms of her greatness, what else can you find in Paragraphs

15、 1 & 4?Possible answers:(1)Her greatness lies in saving millions of peoples lives throughout the world.“Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people.”(2)Her greatness lies in her team spirit.“The honor is not just mine. There is a team b

16、ehind me, and all the people of my country.”【設計意圖】步驟1學生以同伴互助形式再讀文章，并基于文章內容，在教師的引導下分析、推斷和提煉屠呦呦的偉大之處，旨在提升歸納和概括能力。步驟2：學生自行閱讀語篇剩余部分，并進一步分析和提煉屠呦呦的偉大之處。在此過程中，綜合發(fā)展學生對語言（would, first, chosen, more common, insist, committed）的理解能力以及思維能力，同時加深了對青蒿素研究的了解。Activity 5: Thinking about how the greatness was shown.本活動

17、為實現(xiàn)課時目標3。Ask students to make a summary on how the greatness was shown and try to write a recommendation about Tu Youyou.Q1: How do we know about her greatness? How was the greatness shown?(Possible answer: The greatness was mostly shown in an indirect way telling stories.)Q2: If BBC were going to n

18、ominate the Greatest Scientist in the 20th Century, how would you recommend Tu Youyou? Work in groups of four and share your ideas.【設計意圖】步驟1學生進一步體會刻畫人物屠呦呦的方式，通過描述真實故事，讓讀者感受到研究的艱辛和人物的偉大。步驟2學生借助BBC 20世紀最偉大人物的評選活動，以為屠呦呦寫推薦信的方式，致敬屠呦呦，提升自身的語言能力。AssignmentBased on your discussion, write a passage entitled

19、 “Tu Youyou: Our Science Icon”.【設計意圖】學生基于討論，以“屠呦呦：我們的科學偶像”為題，寫一篇文章，在內容、語言和思維上，綜合鍛煉學生的能力，檢測學生對卓越人物屠呦呦的理解。第2課時一、教學內容歸納新聞故事語篇類型特征，學習仿寫新聞故事，刻畫一位取得卓越成就的人物。二、課時目標1. 能通過分享和評價作業(yè)，正確復述青蒿素研究之路，致敬屠呦呦及其團隊。2. 能從標題、導語、數(shù)據(jù)和引語四個方面，歸納新聞故事的語篇特征。3. 能結合第一課時故事刻畫人物寫作手法和本課時的新聞語篇特征，寫一則關于卓有成就人物的新聞故事。三、教學過程Activity 1: Checking

20、 the assignment and reading the title.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標1。1.Share your writings entitled “Tu Youyou: Our Science Icon”.Ask students to share their writings and give comments within groups of four and then share one of them in front of class. Teacher writes down key expressions on the blackboard.Q1: Are you

21、ready to share “Tu Youyou: Our Science Icon”? Please appreciate your works in groups of four and then choose one to share with all of us.So Tu Youyou is such a great science icon. No wonder she was awarded the Nobel on October 5th , 2015.2.Read the title and make a guess.Ask students to guess the ge

22、nre of the passage based on the title.Q1: What is the title?Q2: Can you guess where you would possibly find this passage?(Possible answer: The passage can be found in a newspaper for the ellipsis in the title and the date it presents. So the passage is a news story. )【設計意圖】步驟1學生在小組和班級中分享和點評習作， 有助于提高

23、學生的語言表達和溝通能力。教師借助學生習作進行課文主要內容回顧，為第二課時的閱讀做好內容和語言的準備。步驟2學生基于標題猜測文本語篇類型，切入整節(jié)課的重點內容，即新聞語篇特征的學習和體驗。Activity 2: Reading to find more features about a news story.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標2作鋪墊。1.Read the passage again and figure out more features .Ask students to read the whole passage again to find more features related

24、to a news story.Q: What other features does a news story usually have? Work in pairs and find your supporting sentences.【設計意圖】學生聚焦語篇特征，在小組討論中分析和提煉新聞故事語篇特征，提升學生的語篇意識。Activity 3: Reading to focus on the first sentence in the passage.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標2作鋪墊。1.Read and analyse the first sentence in the passage.A

25、sk students to analyse the information that is included in the first sentence.Q1: What information about the Nobel Prize is included in the very first sentence?(Possible answer: what, when, who, why.)Q2: Whats the function?(Possible answer: It is a direct lead that often contains the most important

26、information in the news, including who, when, where, what and why, usually leaving how in the detailed part.)【設計意圖】學生再讀文章，分析首句所包含的信息，思考段落首句的作用，即導語往往包括了新聞故事最重要的信息（時間、地點、人物、事件和原因），明確新聞故事導語部分的重要性。Activity 4: Reading to focus on the numbers in the passage.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標2作鋪墊。1.Read and talk about the numbers

27、 in the passage.Ask students to share numbers that impress them and then think about the meanings behind.Q1: What number impresses you most?Q2: What does the number suggest?(Possible answer: The number 100,000 impresses me most, which refers to the lives that artemisinin saved annually in Africa alo

28、ne. I think it is truly convincing to prove the importance of artemisinin. )【設計意圖】通過讓學生分享印象深刻的數(shù)據(jù)，探討數(shù)據(jù)背后的涵義，從而體會數(shù)據(jù)有助于提高新聞故事的客觀性、真實性和說服力。通過數(shù)據(jù)，學生同樣更深刻地感受到研究過程的艱辛、研究者的努力和研究成果的價值。Activity 5: Reading to focus on the quote in the passage.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標2作鋪墊。1.Read and think about Tu Youyous words.Q1: Whats Tu Y

29、ouyous attitude towards the honour?Q2: Do you think Tu Youyous words are necessary here? Why?(Possible answer: Undoubtedly, Tus words are necessary. Firstly, they can make the news authentic and vivid, making readers feel as if they were present. Secondly, they can highlight Tus personalities. Final

30、ly, they actually show the writers stand and opinion through her words.)【設計意圖】通過讓學生再次關注屠呦呦的引語，思考屠呦呦對榮譽的態(tài)度，反思引語使用的必要性和意義。在此過程中，學生體會新聞故事中引語的作用，例如：增強新聞的真實性和生動性，增強讀者閱讀時的現(xiàn)場感。事實上，新聞作者借助人物的引語表達了自己的立場和觀點，即中國傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)藥學和中國科學研究對世界作出的突出貢獻。Activity 6: Making a summary.本活動為實現(xiàn)課時目標2，并為課時目標3作鋪墊。1.Summarize the features o

31、f a news story.Ask students to make a summary about the features.Q1: Can you summarize the features of a news story?(Possible answers: A news story usually has the following features: 1) the ellipsis in the title; 2) a direct lead which contains the most important information including who, when, where, what and why, leaving how in the detailed part; 3) numbers to make it objective and convincing; 4) a quote to make it authentic and vivid, to highlight a persons p