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at new scientific achievement is being announced or made. If you are lucky enough to be the first person…., what would you say? Task: Choose one situation and then share with your partners. A the first person on Mars B the first cloned human being C the first person to travel in time 五、Homework 1 Listen to the tape, finish the listening part on WB (p81). 2 Preview the reading passage.   Period Two Speaking Goals:1.Learn and master the useful expressions      2.Train the students’ listening and speaking abilities.      3.Talk about scientists and scientific achievement, urging the students to further understand the significant of science and scientific achievement and encouraging them to work hard at their lessons. 一、Pre-task Another new year began. Have you got any wishes/ plans? What are they? With your plan made, what intentions have you got? In this way the following expressions are aroused.   Useful expressionsIf I got the money, I would… My plan is to….. I hope that… I would rather…. How I wish… I want / wish/ hope / intend/ plan to… I’d like to… I’m thinking of… I’m going to…. I have decided to…   二、Speaking (group work) Situation:  Four scientists ,each of whom is working on an important project, want to get money to complete their project. Each scientist will introduce his or her project and explain why it is the most important. The organizer will listen to all the scientists and ask questions. At the end of the discussion, he or she must decide who will get the money and why. Dr Wilson You and your team are working on a cure for AIDS. Your research is extremely important because                            . Dr Jones Your research project is about cloning and how to use the new technology to cure diseases. Your project is important because           .Dr Smith You want to development new technology that will make it possible to grow food in areas where there is very little water. This is important because                     . Dr Winfrey You are working on sending a manned spaceship to Mars. This is a very important project because                      . 三、Post task 1.Just now you did a very good job in acting as a scientist. Do you want to be a scientist? If so, which field are you interested in? If not, what do you want to be? Use the expressions of wishes and intentions to talk about your dream. 2. Imagine you are a reporter who is going to report the space hero about his wishes and intentions. Take turns acting as interviewer and interviewee. 四、Homework 1.      Interview your parents about their wishes and intentions using the expressions we learent. 2.      Preview the reading passage.     Period 3&4 Reading Goals: 1.Learn and master the following words and phrases. likely, private, master, perfect, arrange, set foot (in), rely on, failure, locate, valley.       2.Train the Ss’ reading ability.(Read for general information and detailed information.)       3.Get the Ss to learn about Zhongguancun——China’s Silicon Valley. 一、Pre-reading 1.Are scientific achievements important? How do they improve our daily life? How do they improve society? 2.Why do scientists spend so much time trying to achieve something? 3.As is known to us, scientific achievements can not only make our life better, but also promote the development of mankind and society. So I want to run a hi-tech company, what should I arrange for? What kind of support and environment would I need? 4.What if I set up my company in Zhongguancun ? How much do you know about Zhongguancun?                    5.Do you know the sign “Lenovo”? Where is it located?     二、While-reading 1.      Fast reading Task: Read the text quickly and try to find information about Zhongguancun to finish the chart below.     Item ZhongguancunLocating  Brief history  Spirit/culture  Educational institutions  Hi-tech companies   2、Careful reading Task 1 : Get to know the outline of the text 1.Does this article have a topic sentence? What is it? 2.What are the supporting ideas?                          be home to                                 Zhongguancun: Center      be home to                                   be home to                

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