【教案】Unit 4 SPACE EXPLORATION 大单元整体教学设计.docx

教学基本信息教材书名：普通高中教科书·英语必修第三册 出版社：人民教育出版社 单元名称 Book 3 Unit 4 Space Exploration学科英语学段高中年级高一第二学期大单元主题与单元主要语篇分析主题语境:人与自然 主题群:宇宙探索子话题:地球与宇宙奥秘探索本单元围绕“太空探索”这一主题展开，内容涉及人类探索太空的历史与成就（包括我国航天事业的发展和成就)、宇航员的选拔、太空中的生活、火星探索计划、天文百科知识，以及关于“人类耗费时间和金钱去探索太空是否值得”这一话题的讨论。让学生关注人类太空探索的进程，不仅是为了开阔学生视野，增长见识，积累相关的语言，更重要的是让学生感受和体会科学家以及宇航员们为航空航天事业的发展不断努力、勇于开拓的精神。宣扬这种精神，也是为了激励青少年勤奋学习、刻苦钻研、不畏挫折，努力探索自己的发展道路，立下远大志向，为国家科技事业的发展奉献自己的智慧和力量。本单元由对话、访谈、科普说明文、视频、议论文等多模态语篇（见表1）构成。表1 单元语篇梳理教学板块语篇语篇类型(技能)语篇内容语篇主题Listening and Speaking talk about how to become an astronaut访谈 (听说)介绍中国人杨利伟成长为著名航天员的过程国内著名人物的太空探索 Reading and ThinkingSpace：The final frontier 科普文（阅读）人类太空探索的伟大成就国内外太空探索的伟大成就介绍 Listening and TalkingTalk about life in space 访谈（听说）介绍Captain Brown在太空站的生活。太空生活 Reading for Writing Is exploring space a waste of time and money? 议论文（读写） 关于太空探索的不同看法太空探索的意义 Video TimeExploring Mars 视频（看） 火星探索介绍火星探索进程 Reading and WritingHomes on Mars 说明文（阅读） 关于在火星建立人类居住地的看法和科学实验人类生活在火星上的可行性探讨 Expanding your world 说明文（阅读）四种与单元主题太空探索有关的知识介绍关于宇宙的科普知识 ProjectGive a presentation on Chinas space exploration 项目 展示中国的太空探索成就中国的太空探索成就本单元主题探究方向：学生通过了解人类太空探索的历史发展、成就及其重要意义，和中国太空探索的历史成就及最新发展，学习从事太空探索的科学家和航天英雄们不畏艰难、勇于奋斗、甘于奉献的精神，从而增强民族自豪感，努力探索自己的发展道路，为国家科技事业的发展奉献自己的智慧和力量。大单元整体教学框架及课时分配Space Exploration(太空探索)太空探索的挑战和努力太空探索的发展和成就太空探索的价值和意义Listening and Speaking : How to become an astronaut (Yang Liwei)Listening and Talking :Life in space (Captain Brown)Reading and Thinking: Space：The final frontier Video time : Exploring Mars& Reading and Writing : Homes on MarsProject : Give a presentation on Chinas space explorationReading for Writing : Is exploring space a waste of time and money? 单元大观念:太空探索困难重重，要以科学、发展的眼光看待太空探索，推动合作，不惧挫折、不断进取。 课时分配：小单元小单元主题教学板块及课时分配小单元1 太空探索的挑战和努力Listening and Speaking (课时 1) Listening and Talking (课时 2) 小单元2 太空探索的发展和成就Reading and Thinking (课时3) Video Time & Reading and Writing (课时 4)Project (课时 5)小单元3 太空探索的价值和意义Reading for Writing (课时6)单元整体教学目标及课时目标1.能够在听的过程中准确获取与数字相关的信息。2.能够根据文章的组织结构和上下文逻辑关系判断并还原文本中缺失的信息。3.能够准确而简练地归纳段落大意。4.能够通过理解和记忆词块提高语言学习的效率和语言运用能力。1.了解人类太空探索的历史成就，积累天文百科知识，提高科学素养。2.了解我国太空探索的历史成就以及最新发展，增强文化自信和民族自豪感。3.学习太空科学家和宇航员们不畏艰险、勇于探索的精神。1. 能够梳理人类太空探索的历史发展、成就及其重要意义。2. 能够分析和评判关于太空探索的不同立场和态度。3. 学会质疑、分析和甄别论据的可靠性。4. 能够以全面的、发展的观点来评判科技发展所带来的利与弊。主题:太空探索语音:能够遵循英语的重读规则，分辨连贯的英语句子中哪些词需要重读，哪些不需要重读,能够有节奏地朗读或口头表达。词汇:能正确使用下列单词和词块。astronaut, procedure, mental, centimetre, intelligent,rocket, gravity, frontier，vehicle,universe, determine, satellite, launch, orbit,mankind, agency, data,disappointed, desire.independent, signal, recycle, muscle,lack, otherwise, beyond, current, sufficient,towel,tissue, facility, globe, argue, shallow, pattern, monitor, regular resource, limited, attach,oxygen carry on, on board, in the hope of doing sth, so as to (do sth), solar system, figure out.result in, as a result, provide for sb, in closing, run out语法: 能够分辨用作定语和状语的动词不定式，理解其功能和意义，并正确运用到口头和笔头表达中。语篇:1.阅读关于太空探索历史的科普文，观察和分析文章的组织结构，把握段落和句子之间的衔接和连贯关系。2.阅读探讨太空探索的意义和价值的议论文，区分作者的论点与相关论据。表达:1.能够围绕“太空生活”这一话题积极交流,表达自己的好奇心并提出感兴趣的问题。2.能够针对是否支持太空探索这一话题写一篇议论文。单元素养目标学习能力文化意识思维品质语言能力一、 基于核心素养的大单元目标二、 基于主题意义的大单元整体目标学习本单元时，学生能够：1.获取、梳理、描述宇航员的选拔标准、太空生活的挑战，谈论人类探索太空面临的困难；2.获取、梳理、描述人类探索太空发展历程，谈论人类探索太空的坚定决心及探索太空对人类未来生存的意义；3.获取、梳理、汇报中国太空探索取得的成就，谈论中国为人类探索太空事业做出的贡献，增强文化自信和民族自豪感；4.通过学习议论文写作，多角度分析太空探索的利弊，以发展的眼光辩证地评判关于太空探索的争议。三、 基于大单元整体目标的课时目标小单元课时分配板块课时目标小单元I太空探索的挑战和努力第1课时Listening and Speaking 通过听力文本访谈了解宇航员探索太空需要那些准备，结合自身思考是否有意向当宇航员。第2课时Listening and Talking 通过访谈了解宇航员在太空的生活，激发学生的好奇心，练习表达如何好奇心的句型。小单元II太空探索的发展和成就 第3课时Reading and Thinking 通过阅读太空探索的历史，了解人类在太空探索方面的成就，探究太空探索的意义，赏析科普语言的特点，理解作者的态度和意图。第4课时Video Time &Reading and Writing 通过观看视频了解人类对于火星的探测，关注中国在探索火星方面的进展，激发探索太空的欲望。第5课时Project通过小组合作完成关于中国太空探索伟大成就的项目汇报，增强民族自豪感和文化自信，从而达成立德树人的根本目标。小单元III太空探索的价值和意义 第6课时Reading for Writing 通过阅读有关是否要花时间和金钱探索太空的文章，学习议论文的特点，书面表达自己对于太空探索的观点。单元教学评一体化一览表课时教学目标教学活动评价内容 第1课时 通过听力文本访谈了解宇航员探索太空需要那些准备，结合自身思考是否有意向当宇航员。 Activity 1 lead-inShow the picture: The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their first spacewalk,and ask the questions: 1. Do you know the Shenzhou-15 taikonauts ？2.Can you name any other famous astronauts from China or abroad？3.What do you think of their job? Do you know how to be an astronaut？Activity 2 Listening 1.Listen to the interview and tick the correct statements.(P38)2.Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct numbers. (P38)3.Listen to the interview again and make a list of the requirements for becoming an astronaut. (P39)Activity 3 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. 1.学生能够获取如何成为一名宇航员、宇航员在太空的生活等相关信息，学习科学家及宇航员们为航空航天事业发展不断努力、勇于开拓的精神；2.学生能够运用一些关于太空探索、太空生活的表达进行对话；第2课时 通过访谈了解宇航员在太空的生活，激发学生的好奇心，练习表达如何好奇心的句型。Activity 1 Lead inShow some pictures and a short video to introduce the topic : Talk about life in space. Activity 2 Pre-listeningAsk students to look at the pictures and items in Activity 1 on page 43 and discuss which of them are necessary for astronauts' life in space. Collect answers from the class and ask students to give reasons.Activity 3 While-listeninga.Play the recording. Ask students to take down important details related to the questions in Activity 2 in the form of key words and check their predictions. b.Play the recording again for students to add more information to their answers to the questions in Activity 2.·Ask students to answer the questions in complete sentences and check their answers with the class. Activity 4 Post-listening Divide the students into groups of six. Ask students to work in groups to list more questions they would like to ask an astronaut about space life. Encourage them to cover as many aspects as they can. Ask students to make conversations with the questions they come up with. Remind them to use the sentence patterns expressing curiosity.1.学生能够使用听力材料中的重要细节谈论太空生活;2.学生能够使用表达式表达对他人所说内容的好奇心和兴趣;3.学生能够列出他们想向宇航员提出的问题，并使用他们学到的表达式就太空生活进行对。第3课时 通过阅读太空探索的历史，了解人类在太空探索方面的成就，探究太空探索的意义，赏析科普语言的特点，理解作者的态度和意图。Activity 1 Warming - upShow some pictures of Space and Space exploration,and ask Ss “What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration?”Activity 2 PredictBefore you read the passage, look at the title and the photos and then discuss these questions.Space: THE FINAL FRONTIERChinese meaning: _.Frontier: _, which might mean humans _From the title and the pictures , we can know that the article might be about_ .Activity 3 Read to fill gapsRead the text, then choose the correct sentence A-D to fill each gap.(P40)Activity 4 Read for main ideaUse key words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph.Activity 5 Read for details1. Read and find out the answers to the following two questions. Q1: Why does man always long to explore space?Q2: What did man do to realize our dream at home and abroad?2. Find out the great achievements in the world. 3.Figure out the great progress in Chinas space exploration. Activity 6 Critical thinking1.What is the authors attitude of space exploration?2. What does the title mean to you?3.What makes it possible for humans to realize the dream?1. 学生能够通过阅读和分析，了解文本文体，辨识段落的主题句，分析关键句和关键信息，提炼段落的主题大意；2.学生能够观察和分析文章，把握段落和句子之间的衔接和连贯关系，还原文本中缺失的信息;3.学生能够通过深入阅读了解人类探索太空梦想的原因及国内外在该领域的主要成就；4.学生能够通过深入挖掘和探讨，思考人类面临的挑战和太空探索的意义，学习太空科学家和宇航员们不畏艰险、勇于探索的精神。第4课时 通过观看视频了解人类对于火星的探测，关注中国在探索火星方面的进展，激发探索太空的欲望。通过小组合作完成关于中国太空探索伟大成就的项目汇报，增强民族自豪感和文化自信，从而达成立德树人的根本目标。Activity 1 Before you watch1. What do you know about Mars?2. How do people explore Mars?Activity 2 While you watch1.Check your answers in Before You Watch.2.Put the events in the correct order. 3.Watch the video and think about the following questions.1. How big is Mars compared to Earth?2. How long are the seasons on Mars?3. What is the ice on Mars made of?4. Why do so many scientists want to study Mars?5. What percent of missions to Mars have failed?6. What are the three parts of the Chinese Mars probe?7. How long will it take the probe to reach Mars?Activity 3 AFTER YOU WATCHWork in pairs. One student acts as a space expert and the other acts as a reporter. Use what you have learnt from the video to make up an interview.Activity 4 Project“Imagine your group are invited to join an International Youth Camp in New Delhi,India next month and you are asked to give a presentation on the development of China's space exploration. What will you talk about?”1.1.学生能够通过观看视频，增加对火星的了解，以及中国在火星探索方面的进展。2.学生能够通过调查与合作，展示中国太空探索的伟大成就。第5课时 通过阅读有关是否要花时间和金钱探索太空的文章，学习议论文的特点，书面表达自己对于太空探索的观点。Activity 1 Lead inShow one picture of the NASA's FY 2023 Budget and the statement：Some people argue that space exploration is definitely a waste of time and money, while others hold different attitudes.Activity 2 Read for structure1.Read the first paragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration.2.Find the three topic sentences that summarise the writers arguments about space exploration.3. Underline the sentence that repeats the writers opinion in the last paragraph.Activity 3 Read for language features1.Using linking words can make an essay more logical 2.Taking examples can make your arguments more convincing. 3.Utilizing rhetorical devices such as simile(明喻), personification(拟人), metaphor(暗喻) can make language more vivid. Activity 4 Writing Are these arguments for or against exploring space? Put them in the table below. Then add your own ideas and write your essay.A There are a lot of unsolved mysteries on Earth. So why are we going into space to explore?B It is necessary to find a new home for people in space, as the resources on Earth will run out.C I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people need food.D Exploring space encourages scientists to improve technology that can help people in other ways, too.Activity 5 EvaluationUse the checklist to give feedback on your draft.1.学生能够在阅读关于太空探索的论证文章时，能够区分论点和相关论据。2.学生能够就探索太空是否值得花费金钱和精力的问题发表自己的观点。3.学生能够分析论证文章的结构和语言特征。4.学生能够撰写关于太空探索的论证文章。