同课异构-课堂创新教学设计（高中英语人教必修五）课件-B5U1 语言运用课2.pptVIP

-*- * Period 3 Reading and writing Learning aims 1. Students learn a passage about Copernicus in the textbook and get their reading ability improved. 2. Students accumulate common knowledge about astronomy through the Copernicus’ experience. 3. Students get better at writing letters and expressing themselves in English Sun earth Before Copernicus’ theory Showing Copernicus’ theory Sun earth earth Sun Reading 1. Skim the text and draw the two theories of the universe with the following pictures. The earth was the center of the solar system. The sun is the center of the solar system. 2. Observe the following two sentences. Analyze their common usage. (1) So between 1510 and 1514 he worked on it, gradually improving his theory until he felt it was complete. (2) The Christian Church rejected his theory, saying it was against God’s idea. 总结：这两个句子都使用了 作句子的 成分。 用同样的句式改写句子：His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged him to publish his ideas. 现在分词 状语 His friends were enthusiastic, encouraging him to publish his ideas. 3. Brainstorm the reasons why Copernicus couldn’t publish his theory? The Christian Church rejected his theory. Anyone who supported him would be punished. Copernicus was careful. Copernicus thought his theory was not complete and needed more evidence. … 4. If you were Copernicus, would you publish your theory? List your reasons. Yes. Because there are problems with the present theory. / Because science cannot develop unless people publish their new ideas. / Because science is worth dying for… No. Because life is valuable. We should protect ourselves. / Because I am afraid something bad might happen to me. /Because I need more time to make my theory perfect… Exercises of reading: 1. How did Copernicus develop his theory? 2. Combine the two sentences into one. “Copernicus went to the University of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and as