九年级英语上册 Unit 2 Great People Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought教案 （新版）冀教版.doc

Unit 2 Great PeopleLesson 8 A Universe of Thought 教材分析1. Analysis of the Students The students of Grade 9 have mastered certain vocabularies，expressions and structures. They also have the abilities of self-teaching and working in groups. Most of them are willing to express their opinions in English.2. Analysis of Teaching ContentLesson 8 is the second lesson in Unit 2, Book 5.This unit focus on the subject great people. Students cares about the subject because it is close to everyone. Lesson 8 mainly talks about Albert Einsteins lifetime, meanwhile taught the students to love life, work hard and never give up! 教学目标 【知识目标】1. To master the words: universe, thought, mind, century, lifetime, solve, relativity, false, Switzerland, anyone, death2. To master the phrases: Theory of Relativity be famous for=be well-known for do with go on to do give up doing sth pass away 3. To master the sentence patterns:be famous for; be famous as stop doing sth, stop to do sth in the field of 【能力目标】Improve their ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing. 【情感目标】To be happy to have a successful life.【教学重点】To use the new words and phrases to talk about the great people.【教学难点】How to use the phrases and structures of sentences. 课前准备 Tape recorder, Multimedia 教学过程Step 1. Warm-upEnjoy a video about Albert Einstein.Step 2. Presentation1. Introduce Albert Einstein and enjoy the Princeton University.2. Listen and circle the thing about Einstein that is NOT mentioned in the lesson. (1)Einsteins hobbies(2)Einsteins sayings(3)Einsteins early years(4)Einsteins family(5)Einstein, the teacher3. Read the lesson and fill in the blanks.(1)Einstein was born in _.(2)Einstein became a pioneer(先锋)in the field of (在领域里) _.(3)Einstein received _.(4)Einstein went to _ at Princeton University.(5)Einstein _ in 1955.4. Read the lesson again and answer the questions as well as underline the key words.(1) What problems did Einstein solve (解决) during his lifetime？(2) What is Einstein most famous for?(3) In what countries did Einstein teach?(4) What did he ask people to do in his last letter?(5)Has anyone tried anything new if he has never made a mistake?Step 3. Practice Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box.solve, pioneer, be famous for, go on, in the field of(1)Our country is outstanding_ modern science. (2)Hainan_ its fresh air and beautiful beaches. (3)The boy was very excited when he_ the crossword puzzle. (4)He was a_ of the May Fourth Movement. (5)He_ to study for his masters degree after he finished university. Step 4. Consolidation Talk about your favourite Nobel Prize winner.Task tips:(1)When and where was he/she born?(2)What did he/she do?(3)What was he/she mo