Unit 1《Great Scientists》 第2课时 教案2 （人教版必修5）.docVIP

Unit 1 Great Scientists The 2nd Period Teaching aims: 1. Learn some new words and expressions . 2. Improve the students’ reading skills. 3. Know how to prove a new idea in scientific research. Difficult and Important Points: 1）Reading comprehension 2）What did John Snow do to prove a new idea in scientific research? Teaching Methods: Group work Competition Illustration Deductive Method Teaching Procedures: Step I Warming up Do you know these famous scientists? ( Show the Ss some pictures of great scientists and have them say what achievements they have made.) Step II. Pre-reading 1.Background introduction to John Snow John Snow (1813-1858) was born and worked as a doctor in Great Britain. He was originally an anesthetist(麻醉师).He was so famous that he became the doctor for Queen Victoria at the births of her many children. Four outbreaks of cholera in the 1830s and 1840s killed many people in England. In 1854, “the most terrible outbreak of cholera which ever occurred in the kingdom” began. It was so violent and sudden that 127people died in the first three days. 2.Make up a question Name of illness cholera (霍乱) Symptom(症状) severe vomit (呕吐) and diarrhea (腹泻) Aftereffect Die quickly from a loss of liquid What was the cause of this illness ? How did John Snow find it out? (Deductive thinking) Step III. New words study Show the Ss a picture of “Water pump”, teach the new words pump handle and have a brief introduction to it.(e.g. There were some water pumps in different districts in England in the 1850s.. People could use them to pump the water for daily life, but if someone removed the handle from the water pump, it could not be used. Step IV. Reading Fast—reading: Read the passage quickly and find the number below and the relevant happenings in the passage.(Competition among groups) Two theories The first suggested that…multiplied in the air;. The second suggested…absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. In 1854 Another out