1、Unit 2 If you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum.Teaching modelReading and writing. Teaching methodBottom-up approach Teaching aims1. To understand the passage;2. To get the main idea of each paragraph;3. To learn to use pronouns correctly in writing. Teaching Objectives Key v
2、ocabulary: communications, physics, chemistry, dig-dug-dug, coal, energy, X-ray, experiment, sand, control, truck, wheel, compare with / to, of all ages, whole Teaching aidsOHP, multi-media Teaching StepsStep 1 Warming up1. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity 12. Talk about the pict
3、ures. 3. Look at the pictures and talk about the differences between the two museumsStep 2 Reading and vocabulary1. Introduce the Science Museum in London and show some picture and videos.2. Ask the students to read through the passage and answer the question.How is the Science Museum different from
4、 other museums?3. Learn some new words.Step 3 Complete the table.1. Read the passage again.2. Complete the Tonys favourite museum column in the table.Tonys favourite museum Your favourite museumNamePlaceFavourite roomOpening hoursPrice3. Check the answers.Step 4 Answer the questions.1. Ask the stude
5、nts to read the words in the box in Activity 4.chemistry communications control environment experiment physics X-ray2. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 4.1) What can you learn about in the rooms on the second and third floors?2) What allows you to see inside your body?3) Wh
6、at can you do in the Launchpad?4) What can you learn about on the fourth and fifth floors?3. Finish the task.4. Check the answers.Step 5 Language points1. if you want to fill a bag with sand, you have to control a kind of track on wheels and move it into the correct place. 如果你想将袋子装满沙子,你得操控一种带轮子的运输车,
7、并把车移动到正确的位置。fill with表示 “用装满” 。例如:The teacher filled a bottle with water. 老师在瓶子里注满了水。control v. 操作; 操纵e.g. You can control the machine. 你可以操纵那台机器。2. If you compare the medicine of the past with the medicine of today如果你比较一下过去的药物与现在的药物compare with表示“拿和作比较”。例如:Mr. Wu likes to compare Class Three with C
8、lass Five吴老师喜欢拿三班和五班作比较。3. The Science Museum is interesting for people of all ages.科学博物馆非常有趣, 可以说老少皆宜。of all ages 所有年龄段的e.g. People of all ages visit the museum. 男女老少都来参观这个博物馆。4. It is my favourite museum in the whole world!这是我在整个世界上最喜欢的博物馆!all 和 whole 都可用作形容词,意为“整个的;全部的”,但在句中的位置不同。all 通常位于定冠词、指示代词
9、及物主代词之前;whole 通常位于定冠词、指示代词及物主代词之后 。 e.g. All the family / The whole family enjoy taking vacations.所有的家庭都喜欢度假。 Im very busy all this week / this whole week. 我整周都很忙。Step 6 Writing1. Read the passage again.2. Decide what the underlined words in the sentences refer to.1) But the Science Museum is differ
10、entIt is noisy!2) People talk about what they can see and do here.3) You can always find something new and have a wonderful time there.3. Check the answers.4. Learning to learn.When you write, you can use pronouns such as it, he, her, this, there to avoid repetition. But remember to check whether th
11、e reference is clear or not.5. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 6.There are a lot of museums in London, and one of the most popular is the British can see lots of interesting things from different times and places. The British Museum is very traditional. Visitors must not mak
12、e a noise, and (3)_ must not touch anything or take photos. Entry to the museum is free, so people can visit (4)_ as often as they like.6. Complete the passage with it, they and there.7. Check the answers.Step 7 ExercisesStep 8 Written taskWrite a passage about your favourite museum. Pay attention t
13、o the words it, they and there.Complete the Your favourite museum column in the table in Activity 3.Write a passage. Use the table and Activities 2 and 6 to help you. Say:1. Are there many museums in your town?2. Which one is your favourite?3. What is special about the museum?4. What can you see or do there?