Unit2FitforlifePeriod2reading教案牛津译林版选修7.doc

第  PAGE 2 页 共  NUMPAGES 2 页 Unit 2 Fit for life Period 2 reading教案 牛津译林版选修7 I. Teaching aims: 1. Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the article. 2. Arouse the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions. II. Teaching important point: Develop the students’ reading abilityhow to guess the meanings of new words. III. Teaching difficult point: 1. Find the main points and express them. 2. Understand the text. IV. Procedures: Step1. Greeting and revision Ask some Ss to name the treatments learnt in the last period. What other treatments do you know? Can you name them? Step2. Lead-in People may take medicines when they are ill. However, if they don’t take the right medicine in the right way, they may not get better and even get worse. Have you ever got a fever? And what medicine do you often take when you get a high fever? T: Yes, they are two important medicines which can reduce fever. What else do you know about these two medicines? Eg: How were they invented? Step3.Fast reading Ask Ss to scan the passage to answer the following questions: When was one of the medicines first sold as a tablet? What did Fleming, Florey and Chain share? Step4.Careful reading 1. Read the passage again and try to answer the questions in partC1. 2. Ask the Ss to find out the development of the two medicines. Development of Aspirin: In 1900: sold in shops as a tablet In 1950: as the best-selling painkiller recorded in the Guinness Book In 1971: proved to be a blood-thinning medicine In 1977: used to prevent a stroke In 2003: used to reduce blood sugar levels Development of Penicillin: In 1928: discovered by Alexander Fleming World War II: found new chemical techniques to purify it In 1945: all the scientists shared the Nobel Prize 3. Look for the effects of the two medicines. Effects of aspirin: Reduce fever Help stop body pains Reduce the risk of heart attacks Prevent a stroke Reduce the ris