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M7-U2 Fit For Life
Period 2 Reading1
I. Teaching aims:
1. Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the article.
2. Arouse the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions. II. Teaching important point:
Develop the students’ reading ability---how to guess the meanings of new words. III. Teaching difficult point:
1. Find the main points and express them. 2. Understand the text. IV. Procedures:
Step1. Greeting and revision
Ask some Ss to name the treatments learnt in the last period. What other treatments do you know? Can you name them? Step2. Lead-in
People may take medicines when they are ill. However, if they don’t take the right medicine in the right way, they may not get better and even get worse.
Have you ever got a fever? And what medicine do you often take when you get a high fever? T: Yes, they are two important medicines which can reduce fever. What else do you know about these two medicines? Eg: How were they invented? Step3.Fast reading
Ask Ss to scan the passage to answer the following questions: When was one of the medicines first sold as a tablet? What did Fleming, Florey and Chain share? Step4.Careful reading
1. Read the passage again and try to answer the questions in partC1. 2. Ask the Ss to find out the development of the two medicines. Development of Aspirin:
In 1900: sold in shops as a tablet
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In 1950: as the best-selling painkiller recorded in the Guinness Book In 1971: proved to be a blood-thinning medicine In 1977: used to prevent a stroke
In 2003: used to reduce blood sugar levels Development of Penicillin:
In 1928: discovered by Alexander Fleming
World War II: found new chemical techniques to purify it In 1945: all the scientists shared the Nobel Prize 3. Look for the effects of the two medicines. Effects of aspirin:
Reduce fever Help stop body pains Reduce the risk of heart attacks Prevent a stroke Reduce the risk of colon cancer Help with diabetes Increase the length of people’s lives Effects of penicillin:
Help in treating wounds and infections Treat other illnesses including pneumonia Step5. Reading strategy
How can we understand medical terms? Words coming form the same stem: Words that are compound words: Words with irregular plural forms: Step 6 discussion
1. What do you think the world would be like if there were no medicines?
2. Do you believe that ‘wonder drugs’ will be invented to treat diseases like AIDS in the future?
3. Do you believe that someday people will invent some pills to keep us energetic all day? Step7. Homework
Ask Ss to find out some difficult sentences and important words in the passage. V. Design of writing on blackboard:
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高中英语Unit2FitforlifePeriod2reading1教案牛津译林版选修
