2020年新人教版必修三《Unit 4 Space Exploration》单元教案全套(附导学案)2

Unit 4 Space ExplorationListening and Speaking & Listening and TalkingTeaching Aims1. Students can get detailed information about how Yang Liwei became an astronaut and Max’s space life.2. Students learn to proper listening strategy to get detailed information—listening for numbers and taking notes.3. Students can learn related sentences or phrases to express their curiosity like “I wish to know...” “I’d love to know...”4. Students can learn more about the space and astronauts, even be interested in working hard to be an astronaut.Important Points and Difficult Points1. Students can get detailed information about how Yang Liwei became an astronaut and Max’s space life.2. Students learn to proper listening strategy to get detailed information—listening for numbers and taking notes.3. Students can learn related sentences or phrases to express their curiosity like “I wish to know...” “I’d love to know...”Teaching ProceduresPart A Listening and Speaking—Talk about how to become an astronautStep 1 Lead in—Small talkLook at the picture on Page 38 and tell your classmates what you can see. Get some students to talk about it.Step 2 Before-listening1. As for the space exploration, what do you think about?Answers: space, shuttle, astronaut, spaceship, rocket, space suit, solar system...2. Can you name any famous astronauts from China or abroad? Have Ss name some.3. Do you know anything about the selection procedure for astronauts? Make a list of the possible requirements.Step 3 While-listening—Task 1Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements in Activity 2.Then check the answers in class.Step 4 While-listening—Task 2Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers in Activity 3.Before listening, go through “Listen for numbers”. Then get some Ss to check their answers.Step 5 While-listening—Task 3Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut.●Education background: college degree●Experience: rich experience of fighter●Health condition: perfect physical and mental health and body shape; properheight and weight●Courses: English, science and astronomy●Special training: using space equipment; physical and mental trainingStep 6 Post-listening—SpeakingWork in pairs. Discuss whether you would like to be an astronaut in the future and give your reasons. Use what you have learnt from the interview to help you.Go through the example first then practice with your partners.Then Get some pairs to share the dialogues.Step 7 Pronunciation1. Read the poem. Mark the stressed syllables with O and unstressed syllables with o.2. Then try reading the poem to each other with rhythm. Then get some Ss to read the poem.3. Listen and repeat after the recording. Check whether Ss’ mark-ups are correct.Part B Listening and Talking—Talk about life in spaceStep 1 Before-listeningBefore you listen, look at the pictures in Activity 1 and guess whether they would be useful for astronauts in space. Have Ss discuss and share.Step 2 While-listeningMax is interviewing Captain Brown about his life in space. Listen to the interview and answer the questions.1. What did Captain Brown usually wear inside the station?2. How did he prepare his food in space?3. How did he keep himself clean in space?4. How did he spend most of his time in space?5. What did he do during his free time?6. What did he look forward to most during his stay in space?Then check the answers with the class.Step 3 TalkingWork in groups. Imagine you are going to a space camp and Captain Brown has been invited to give a talk. Discus the questions you would like to ask him and then make a list. Go through the example dialogue first.Expressing curiosity●I’d love to know...●I wonder how/what/why/...●Well, I’d really like to find out...●I’d particularly like to know...●I’m most curious about...●I’m most interested to discover...●I’m very keen to know... ●I wish to know...●I hope you won’t mind me asking about...Step 4 HomeworkFinish the exercises in Workbook.Unit 4 Space ExplorationReading and Thinking【教学目标】1. Read quickly to get detailed information according the timeline; read carefully to summarize the main idea.2. Learn the reading skills—finding the timeline and summarizing the main idea by finding the words or ideas.3. Have a passion for our country and be proud of the space exploration.4. Learn to think critically about the space exploration.【教学重难点】1. Read quickly to get detailed information according the timeline; read carefully to summarize the main idea.2. Learn the reading skills—finding the timeline and summarizing the main idea by finding the words or ideas.【教学过程】Step 1 Lead in —Small talkWatch a video about Space experiment and discuss what you have learnt from it. Step 2 Before reading —Predict the contentSpace: the final frontierChinese meaning: 太空：最后的边境Frontier: the border, which might mean the human’s recognition edge or exploration edge.From the title and the pictures and the title, we can know that the article might be about the development of space exploration. It broadens us human’s recognition edge or exploration edge. So it is an exposition.Step 3 While reading —Task 11. Read the text. Several sentences have been removed from it. Choose the correct sentences A —D to fill each gap in the text.A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.B. They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C. The future of space exploration remains bright.D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.Answers: BDAC2. Scan the text and match the main idea.Para 1 A．China has made great progress in exploring space.Para 2 B．The future of space exploration remains bright.Para 3 C．The achievements that the USSR and America made.Para 4 D．People have always wanted to explore space.Para 5 E．The desire of people to explore the universe never died.Answers: DCEAB3. The main idea of the passage is the space exploration of humankind.Step 4 While reading—Task 2Read the text and fill in the tableStep 5 While reading—Task 3Read the text again and answer the following questions. Then have Ss share their answers.Q1: Who was the first person in the world to go into the space?Q2: Who was the first man to orbit Earth in Shenzhou 5 spacecraft?Q3: In which satellites all the astronauts died during their missions?Q4: What is the function of the International exploration?Q5: What can you learn from Para 4?Q6: What is the attitude to the space exploration?Step 6 Post reading1. RetellHave some Ss try to retell the text.2. Critical thinkingQ1: What do you think of the space exploration?I think it is beneficial to us. Through further study of space, people will make full use of it in the future, such as the space experiments by Wang Yaping in Tian Gong 1.Q2: If you are determined to be an astronaut, what should you prepare at present?First of all, I should study hard to get a related college degree. Besides, I must keep mental and physical healthy.Step 7. HomeworkTry to summarize the structure of the article by a mind map.Unit 4 Space ExplorationDiscovering Useful Structures【教学目标】1. Learn the structure, functions and features of infinitives.2. Learn to summarize some rules about infinitives to show purpose and modify.3. Learn to use infinitives in oral and writing English.【教学重难点】1. Learn to summarize some rules about infinitives to show purpose and modify.2. Learn to use infinitives in oral and writing English.【教学过程】Step 1 Lead in—Pair workLook at the following sentences and focus on the italicized infinitives. In pairs, discuss their functions.1. I trained for a long time to fly airplanes as a fighter pilot.（作目的状语）2. As we all know, an astronaut needs to be healthy and calm in order to work in space.（作目的状语）3. First of all, you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree.（作目的状语）4. Some scientist were determined to help humans realize their dream to explore space.（作定语）5. On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space.（作定语）Summary:1.不定式的结构：to+do原形。