1Module 4 Great Scientists Period One: Introduction, Reading and Vocabulary Teaching Goals 1. Language goals a. Make students know some words, phrase and related expressions about scientists.b. Make students learn to write an essay on great scientists life. c. Make students proficiently master how to say the numbers.d. Improve students abilities of listening, speaking, reading 2. Ability goals a. Improve students speaking ability through group discussion.b. Improve students analyzing and resolving abilities through group cooperation. 3. Emotional abilitiesMake students know something about the current development of science and technology, as well as make them learn from those great scientists, such as the spirit of devoting to science, seeking truth and persistent dedication for humans happiness and development. Teaching importance and difficulties： 1. Teaching Importance a. Master some science-related vocabularies.b. Learn how to use passive voice.c. Learn how to say numbers. e.Improve the students reading ability.f.Enable the students to understand the text better. 3. Cultivated the students cultural awareness. 2. Teaching Difficulties a. Make students understand some common expressions used in quiz show while listening.b. Working together to find out the main idea of each paragraph.c. Enable students to write essays on great scientists life according to the structure of the passage.d. The ability to guess the new words in a passage. Teaching Methods 1. Fast reading to get the general idea of the text. 2. Careful reading to answer some detailed questions. 3. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class. Teaching Aids 1. Powerpoint 2. Blackboard Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Lead in- Introduction 2Brainstorm: Question: What great scientists do you know? ( free speaking ) Make students say something about those four great scientists- Qian Xuesen, Marie Curie, Archimedes, Albert Einstein.Name Nationality Major Invention/Discovery Time of the discoveryQian XuesenChina Physics, MathematicsChinese atom bombIn 1964Marie Curie Poland PhysicsRadioactivityIn 1898ArchimedesSicily in Italy Physics, mathematicsbuoyancyAbout 240 BCAlbert EinsteinGermany / AmericaMathematical PhysicsrelativityIn 1905Make students learn some words of different fields in science. Introduction-2. Vocabulary Find out the words with their definitions.1. the study of animals zoology2. the study of plants botany3. the study of all living things biology4. the study of physical objects and natural forces physics5. the study of chemical processes in living things biochemistry6. the study of the structure of substance and how they react with each other chemistry7. the study of inherited characteristics in living things genetics Introduction-2. Vocabulary How do we call the persons who study these subjects?SubjectsChinese meaning The person who research the subjectsBiology生化学Biologistchemistry化学 Chemistbiochemistry生物学化学Biochemistbotany植物学Botanistzoology动物学Zoologist genetics遗传学Geneticsphysics物理学Physicistmathematics数学mathematicianStep 2: Reading and Vocabulary New words:3Match the words in the box with the definitions. agriculture breakthrough breed crop feed producer publish species support 1. plants people grow for food crop 2. a very important discovery breakthrough 3. to produce new plants or animals breed 4. to give up support 5. to give food to feed 6. to make information known, for example, in a report or a book publish 7. someone who makes things or grows food producer 8. a type of plant or animal species 9. the science of farming agriculture Reading One is professor Yuan and the other one is a reporter. Please talk about the influence of the new hybrid rice. Tips: Figures In the past NowadaysIn the future The farmer Prof. Yuan Homework:Try to find some information about the influence of the hybrid rice. Then share it with the classmates tomorrow.