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;           affixation: international, telephone, extremely, manned             Compounding: mankind, broadband             clipping: hi-tech, e-mail             abbreviation: IT, CSA 四、Practice Task 1. Finish the Exx2-4 to understand how the words are formed.(P6) Task 2. Get to know the meaning of stems and affixes. (pair work)  . Look at the stems and affixes on the screen. Match each of them with the right meaning on the right. Trans-     carry -graph     see tele-       below super-      life co-        together/with vis-       more than usual bio-       far sub-       across -port       writing Task 3. Word formation makes it easy for the Ss to guess the meaning of words using context clues. Use context clues and what you know about word parts to guess the meaning of the underlined words. a.Many countries import most of the oil they use. b.He studied biophysics at college. c.It is very important to learn how to cooperate with others. d.All you luggage will be transported to the destination by train. e.My cousin has an excellent voice. Her dream is to become a superstar.  五、Consolidation Read the news article and tell how the words in bold are formed (pair work) Homework: 1.      Finish off the exercises on the workbook.(p83-84. 2.      Preview integrating skills     Period 6 Integrating Skills Goals: 1.Learn and master the new words and phrases       2.Train the Ss’ integrating skills, especially reading and writing skills. 一、Revision 1.      Ask the Ss to find some examples for each way of forming a word? 2.      Guess some new words with the help of word formation. a.      The average output of the factory is 20 cars a day. b.      She has written good essays before, but this one is substandard. c.       He is a kind of intellectual superman. d.      The lack of a common language made it very difficult to intercommunicate . e.       Transplant the seedlings into peaty soil. 3.Lead in: Human beings are creative, and many scientific achievements have been made in our history. What great inventions do you know in China’s history? What red hot achievements do you know? 二、Fast reading 1.      What plan has helped Chinese scientists make many breakthroughs? 2.      Which scientific fields are mentioned in the text? 三、Careful reading (group work) Work in groups of four . Use what you have learnt from the text to complete the chart below.   Field Achievements ImportanceExploring space    Genetic research    Computer engineering    Medical science     四、Writing 1.      Which words in the text can we use to describe scientific achievement? 2.      Situation:  Do you know Modern Science? They are thinking of writing an essay about the greatest scientific achievement but they find it difficult to decide . Write a short essay in about 150 words, telling them which achievement you have chosen and explaining why you think so. The following outline may be helpful to you.            Introduction: state your view Outline   body : give your reasons (at least 2)          Conclusion: summary 五、Self-Assessment Using the assessing part on P.87, Ss are helped to review what they have learned or done in this unit learning. In this way they can learn to reflect and pay attention to their weak points in the later learning (the evaluation items can be adapted if appropriate).         教学反思 本单元的教学设计从学生实际出发，以科技成就为主线设计了若干情景与活动，旨在让学生积极参与学习活动，开口说英语，并使学生在轻松愉快的氛围中掌握语言知识，锻炼阅读理解能力。在教学实践中笔者体会到，教学应注意以下几点：： 1． 学生在合作中学习更有助于提高学生学习的积极性，以及课堂参与的积极性。所以应当发挥小组功能，在合作中操练。小组活动是课堂活动的主要形式，如何落实小组中各个学生的角色是组织好小组活动的关键。这需要教师长期的训练。 2．设计活动时要充分考虑学生的情感态度，要设法让学生在快乐中学习。但教师不能片面地追求所谓的“快乐”，一味强调课堂气氛的活跃，而忽视学生对知识的掌握和对学生能力的培养。 3．信息技术的运用要为教学服务，不可喧宾夺主。在教学过程与信息技术的整合过程中，教师应注意信息技术只是一种辅助手段，不能由它控制全部流程。同时也应有效地利用这种手段，加快课堂节奏，增加课堂容量，提高课堂教学效率，使课堂气氛更加活跃，让学生在轻松愉快的环境中得到感情上的升华。 4．要处理好实践与反思的关系。反思是实践的一面镜子，能折射出实践中的成功和不足之处，以期在以后的教学中借鉴成功，改进不足。

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