2019-2020学年度人教版必修五Unit 1 Great scientistPeriod5Using language教案

Introduction

Language is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period after the warming up by looking and listening students will be listening and answering, discussing future jobs, reading a passage about Copernicus and copying its expressions, summing up theories and finally writing a letter to Copernicus.

Objectives

■ To help students read the passage "Copernicus' revolutionary theory on page 6

■ To help students use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing

Procedures

1. Warming up by looking and listening

Have you ever heard of a man named Qian Xuesen?

　　Qian Xuesen (1911- ), a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, went to the United States to study in 1935. In 1955 he returned to China, and in 1958 he joined the Communist Party.

　　He served successively as Director of the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vice-Minister of the No. 7 Ministry of the Machine-building Industry, Vice-Minister of the State Commission on Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence and Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology. He was also elected alternate member of the Ninth through Twelfth CPC Central Committees.

　　Qian played a leading role in the research, manufacture and testing of carrier rockets, guided missiles and satellites, thus making outstanding contributions to the development of China's aerospace industry.

2. Listening and answering

Turn to page 5. Listen to the tape in which Qian Xuesen is being talked about. Listen for information to answer the questions on listed on page 6.

3. Reading and copying