Unit 21 Lesson 3 Epidemics throughout history 教学设计2.docVIP

Unit 21 Lesson 3 教学设计 Reading Strategies: how to read a science article 1. Read the title carefully (1) To present question 1 What’s the main idea of the text? A. New health threats is on the rise. B. A lot of epidemics happened in history. C. SARS used to be out of control, now people are trying to stop it on the track. D. We should pay more attention to our health. (2) We can predict what will happen in the text from the title In this text, some epidemics in the history will be talked. (3) Give more titles and ask the Ss what will be talked A. Epidemics B. Epidemics and economy C. SARS D. The history of the Black Death 2. Read the text fast and get the general idea and basic information (1) To present question 2 Read the following graphic and try to tell which epidemics are described? (To see the PPT.) (2) We will try to know some basic information about epidemics in history. Name of the epidemics Time Place Justininian’s Plague (bubonic plague ) 500-550AD North Africa, the Middle East, Europe The Black Death 1330 Europe, Asia, Africa, the middle East The Great Flu Epidemic (The Spanish Flu) 1918 Similar as the Black Death SARS 2002/2003 China , Canada, Hong Kong,--- 3. Read the text carefully and understand related science terms In this text, a lot of medicine words are involved. (1)To present question 3 What does the word “affect” mean in the 5th paragraph? A 影响 B效果C感染D死亡 (2)Now read the text carefully and complete the sentences using medicine words in the text: 1. Bacteria and __________(病毒)have been around since the beginning of life on Earth. 2. It’s important to look at the __________(传播)of diseases throughout history to discover the __________(原因)and __________(影响) of epidemics. 3. Another epidemic __________(开始) and __________(传播)in similar conditions was the Great Flu. It __________(侵袭)near the end of the first World War and __________(持续)after the war. 4. Doctors weren’t sure how to __________(治疗)or __________(预防)it and since most people had