TheFifthPeriod●从容说课Thisisthefifthperiodofthisunit.Inthisperiod，studentsaredesignedtodiscusswhatkindofpersonBillGatesis.ThepurposeistogivestudentsachancetopracticetheiroralEnglish，atthesametime，theycanhaveathoroughideaofqualitiesgreatpeoplehaveincommon.Inthisperiod，thereisareadingpassagetopracticereading.ThisistheendofElias’story.Inordertoarousethestudents’interestsinreadinganddeveloptheabilityofprediction，itisimportanttohaveadiscussionaboutthepossiblefinalresultbeforereading.What’smore，therearesomenewwordsandexpressionsinthepassage，soitisnecessarytodealwiththenewwordsandexpressionsofthispart，soastomakeiteasyforstudentstounderstandthecontents.●三维目标1.Knowledge：Learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsinthisperiod.Words：blanket，degree，guard，educated，terror，fear，cruelty，reward，right，criminal，leaderPhrases：cometopowerSentences：IfeltbadthefirsttimeItalkedtoagroup.Wereadbooksunderourblanketsandusedanythingwecouldfindtomakecandlestoseethewords.Astheywerenotclevererthanme，butdidpasstheirexams.2.Ability：（1）Talkaboutthefinequalityofgreatpeopletoimprovethestudents’speakingability.（2）Doreadingpracticetoimprovethestudents’readingabilities.（3）Learntothinkaboutapersonorasituationindifferentrespects.3.Emotion：（1）Learnaboutsomegreatpeopleandqualitiestheyhaveincommon.（2）Developthestudents’moralquality.●教学重点（1）Haveadiscussionaboutthefinequalityofgreatpeopletoimprovethestudents’speakingability.（2）Enablethestudentstograspthemainideaofthepassage.（3）Improvethestudents’readingability.●教学难点（1）Howtoexpresstheirownopinionsandideas.（2）Howtograspthemainideaofatextorapassage.●教具准备Themultimediaandtheblackboard.●教学过程Step1GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.Step2Newwords6,T：Todaywewilllearnanotherpassage“TherestofElias’story”.Beforethat，let’sfirstlearnnewwordsinthispassage.Pleasehavealookatthekeywordsontheblackboard.Doyouknowthemeaningsofthem？Ifnot，youcancheckthemonPage97.（Givethemseveralminutesforthemtogettoknowthemeaningsofthesewords.）T：Let’sreadthesenewwordstogether.Step3Lead-inT：Well.Fromthefirstpassage，weknowsomeinformationaboutElias.Inthelastparagraphofthefirstpassage，Eliastoldusthatalthoughhedidnotlikeviolence，butin1963hehelpedNelsonMandelablowupsomegovernmentbuildingsbecausehethoughtitwastorealizetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.Butasweallknow，itbrokethelaw.Whatwouldhappentohim？Youcanhaveadiscussionaboutthisquestionwithyourpartner.（Twominuteslater.）S1：Inmyopinion，hewascaughtandputinprisonforyears.S2：Ithinkhewasveryluckytoescapebeingpunished.S3：Ibelievethathewascaughtandbesentencedtodeath.T：Yes.MaybedifferentstudentshavedifferentopinionsaboutElias.Todaywe’llfinishreadingthestory.Afterthisperiod，youwillknowwhatactuallyhappenedtohim.Step4ListeningT：Nowpleaselistentothepassagecarefullyandfindtheanswertothisquestion：WhathappenedtoElias？（Showthequestiononthescreenandplaythetapeforthestudentstolisten.）T：Whowouldliketoanswerthequestion？S4：EliaswassenttoRobbenIsland.T：CanyoutellmesomethingaboutRobbenIsland？S4：Yes.Itwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescaped.Thesoundofitsnamemadepeopleafraid.Step5ReadingT：Good.PleaseopenyourbooksandturntoPage38.Readthepassagecarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.（Showthefollowingsentencesonthescreen.）Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.1.Eliaswasunhappyintheprisonbecause____________.A.hewaskeptwiththecriminalsB.theprisonguardsstudiedwithhimC.hehadtostudyD.hecouldnotstudyforadegree2.NelsonMandelashowedhowgoodaleaderhewasbecause____________.A.hefoughttheguardsinprisonB.herefusedtolettheguardsstudyinhisschoolC.helettheguardsstudyinhisschoolbutnottaketheexamsD.helettheguardsstudyeventhoughtheprisonerscouldnottaketheexams3.LifeforEliaswasnottoobadinprisonbecause____________.A.hehadtostudyB.hecouldstudywiththeguardsC.hewantedtostudyD.hecouldstudyandgetadegree6,4.AsleaderofSouthAfrica，NelsonMandelahelpedprisonersofRobbenIslandby________.A.givingthemaneducationB.givingthemmoneyC.puttingtheguardsinprisonD.givingthemajobT：OK.Everyone，areyouready？Ss：Yes.（Thestudentsbegintoread.Afewminuteslater，teacherbeginstochecktheirunderstandingofthetext.）T：Nowpleasecheckyouranswerswithyourpartner.Atlast，I’llchecktheanswers.（Suggestedanswers：DDBA）T：Youalldidagoodjob.Now，you’veunderstoodthepassagebetter.Nowpleasereadthepassageafterthetape.Step6RetellingT：Well，IthinkuptonowyouhaveknownalotofinformationaboutElias.NowsupposeyouareElias’friend，pleaseintroducehim.I’llgiveyousomeminutestoprepare.Maybeyoucanbeginwithyourintroductionlikethat：Eliasismygoodfriend.He....（Someminuteslater.）T：OK.Timeisup.Who’dliketohaveatry？S6：I’dliketo.Eliasismygoodfriend.HewasapoorblackworkerinSouthAfrica.Hebeganschoolatsix.Buttwoyearslater，hehadtoleavebecausehisfamilycouldnotcontinuetopaytheschoolfeesandthebusfare.Sohecouldnotreadorwrite.Afterthathegotajobinagoldmine.ButbecausehewasnotborninJohannesburg，hedidnothavethepassbook.Atthattime，hefirstmetNelsonMandela.NelsonMandelatoldhimwhattodoandhowtogetthecorrectpaperssohecouldstayinJohannesburg.WhenNelsonMandelaorganizedtheANCYouthLeague，hehelpedNelsonMandelablowupsomegovernmentbuildingsbecauseheknewitwastorealizetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.Unluckily，hewassenttoRobbenIsland，whichwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescaped.ButwhenhegotthereNelsonMandelawasalsothere.NelsonMandelabeganaschoolforprisonerswhohadstudiedverylittle.Eliasbecameagoodstudentbutcouldnotstudyforadegree.Whenhefinishedthefouryearsinprison，hehadfoundajobbutbecausethepolicetoldtheimportantmeninhisbusinessthathehadbeentoprisonforblowingupgovernmentbuildingshelosthisjob.WhenMrMandelaandtheANCcametopowerin1993，hegaveEliasajobtakingtouristsroundhisoldprisononRobbenIsland.That’sall.T：Agoodjob.Nowlet’sdealwiththelanguagepointsinthispart.（1）IfeltbadthefirsttimeItalkedtoagroup.thefirsttime起连词的作用，引导时间状语从句。ThefirsttimeImethim，Ithoughthimnice.（2）Wereadbooksunderourblanketsandusedanythingwecouldfindtomakecandlestoseethewords.wecouldfind是定语从句，修饰anything。tomakecandles及toseethewords是目的状语。（3）Astheywerenotclevererthanme，butdidpasstheirexams.didpass是强调结构，强调谓语动词时，在动词原形前加do/does/did。Idohopeyouhaveanicetrip.HedoesspeakEnglishwell.6,Step7ReadingtaskT：Verygood.Nowyouaregoingtolookatafamousman，BillGates.Usetheskillsyouhavelearnedaboutexpressingpointsofviewanddecidewhetheryouthinkheisagreatman.Ifyouhaveanopinionaboutthatalready，pleasefinishthissentence.（Showthissentenceonthescreen.）IthinkBillGatesis/isnotagreatmanbecause____________.Possibleversion：1.IthinkBillGatesisnotagreatmanbecausehedidn’tchangetheworldandmaketheworldfairer.2.IthinkBillGatesisagreatmanbecausehewillchangetheworldbyhelpingtheeducationandhealthofmanychildrenaroundtheworld.T：Justnow，youjustexpressedyourpointofview.NowpleasereadthroughtheevidenceandfillintheresearchnoteonPage74.Don’taddanythingorleaveanythingout.T：Now，pleasereadthepassagequicklyandmakenotesaccordingtothesheet.（Givethestudentssomeminutestoprepare.）T：Nowtimeisup.Let’scheckyouranswerstogether.Step8ReadingaloudT：Nowpleasereadthepassageafterthetape.Paymoreattentiontotheunderlinedsentencesandtheirpause.Step9DiscussionT：NowyouhavetodecidewhatyouthinkofBillGates.Heisasuccessfulandrichmanbutisheagreatman？Hashegivenupanything（notmoney）inhislifetohelpotherpeopleandmakethingsfairerintheworld？Nowpleasediscusswithyourpartner.（Givestudentsthreeminutestodiscuss.）T：OK.Stophere，please.What’syouropinion，Mary？S1：IthinkBillGatesissuccessfulandrichbutheisnotagreatman.Ofcourse，heisverycleverandhasalotofmoney.Hehasgivenmillionsofdollarstohelptheeducationandhealthofmanychildrenaroundtheworld.Buthedidn’tchangetheworldandmaketheworldfairer.Inaword，heisnotagreatmanbutagoodman.T：Doyouagreewithher？S2：No.Inmyopinion，itisnoteasytogivemillionsofmoneytohelpotherpeople，butBillGatesdidso.Heisverygenerous.Bymeansofhelpingtheeducationandhealthofmanychildrenaroundtheworld，hewillchangetheworldbecausechildrenarethefutureowneroftheworld.T：You’rebothverygood.ButperhapsdifferentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutBillGates.Itisnatural.Youcanhaveadeepdiscussionafterclass.Step10SummaryT：Inthisclass，wehavereadtwopassages.OneistherestofElias’story.TheotherisapassageaboutBillGates.Inthefirstpart，welearnedsomenewwordsandexpressions.Afterthat，wehadadiscussionaboutBillGates，whichhelpstounderstandwhatqualitiesagreatpersonshouldhave.Step11HomeworkLookupsomeotherinformationaboutBillGatesandhiscareerafterclass.●板书设计Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernhero6,TheFifthPeriodblanketdegreeeducatedterrorfearcrueltyreward1.IfeltbadthefirsttimeItalkedtoagroup.2.Wereadbooksunderourblanketsandusedanythingwecouldfindtomakecandlestoseethewords.3.Astheywerenotclevererthanme，butdidpasstheirterrorexams.●活动与探究Nowyourateyourpartner’slisteningskills：Howoftendotheydothefollowing？Onascalefrom1to5，givethemascoreasfollows：1=never，2=rarely，3=sometimes，4=often，5=veryoften.behaviorscoreMypartneravoidsstayingonasubjectuntilitissolved.Mypartnermakeassumptionsaboutmyfeelingsorthoughts.Mypartnercommentswith，“Yes，but...”tomysuggestionsoropinions.Mypartnerbringsuppastissuesduringcurrentdisagreements.Mypartnerinterruptsmyconversation.MypartnerusesarcasmorjokestorespondwhenItalk.Mypartnerrespondstomycomplaintswithacomplaint.Mypartnerinsultsandcriticizesme.Mypartnerrespondstomewithphraseslike，“That’sridiculous.”Mypartnerseesonlyhispointofview.TOTAL（Addupthescoresforyourpartner.）●备课资料BillGatesWilliam（Bill）H.GatesischairmanandchiefsoftwarearchitectofMicrosoftCorporation，theworldwideleaderinsoftware，servicesandsolutionsthathelppeopleandbusinessesrealizetheirfullpotential.MicrosofthadrevenuesofUS$36.84billionforthefiscalyearendingJune2004，andemploysmorethan55000peoplein85countriesandregions.BornonOct.28，1955，GatesgrewupinSeattlewithhistwosisters.Theirfather，WilliamH.GatesⅡ，isaSeattleattorney.Theirlatemother，MaryGates，wasaschoolteacher，UniversityofWashingtonregent，andchairwomanofUnitedWayInternational.GatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolandtheprivateLakesideSchool.There，hediscoveredhisinterestinsoftwareandbeganprogrammingcomputersatage13.In1973，GatesenteredHarvardUniversityasafreshman，whereheliveddownthehallfromSteveBallmer，nowMicrosoft’schiefexecutiveofficer.WhileatHarvard，GatesdevelopedaversionoftheprogramminglanguageBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer—theMITSAltair.Inhisjunioryear，GatesleftHarvardtodevotehisenergiestoMicrosoft，acompanyhehad6,begunin1975withhischildhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyabeliefthatthecomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome，theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.Gates’foresightandhisvisionforpersonalcomputinghavebeencentraltothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.Toprow：SteveWood（left），BobWallace，JimLane.Middlerow：BobO’Rear，BobGreenberg，MarcMcDonald，GordonLetwin.Bottomrow：BillGates，AndreaLewis，MarlaWood，PaulAllen.December7，1978.UnderGates’leadership，Microsoft’smissionhasbeentocontinuallyadvanceandimprovesoftwaretechnology，andtomakeiteasier，morecost-effectiveandmoreenjoyableforpeopletousecomputers.Thecompanyiscommittedtoalong-termview，reflectedinitsinvestmentofapproximately$6.2billiononresearchanddevelopmentinthe2005fiscalyear.Gateshasdonatedtheproceedsofbothbookstonon-profitorganizationsthatsupporttheuseoftechnologyineducationandskillsdevelopment.Inadditiontohisloveofcomputersandsoftware，GatesfoundedCorbis，whichisdevelopingoneoftheworld’slargestresourcesofvisualinformation—acomprehensivedigitalarchiveofartandphotographyfrompublicandprivatecollectionsaroundtheglobe.HeisalsoamemberoftheboardofdirectorsofBerkshireHathawayInc.，whichinvestsincompaniesengagedindiversebusinessactivities.PhilanthropyisalsoimportanttoGates.Heandhiswife，Melinda，haveendowedafoundationwithmorethan$27billion（asofMarch2004）tosupportphilanthropicinitiativesintheareasofglobalhealthandlearning，withthehopethatinthe21stcentury，advancesinthesecriticalareaswillbeavailableforallpeople.TheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationhascommittedmorethan$3.2billiontoorganizationsworkinginglobalhealth；morethan$2billiontoimprovelearningopportunities，includingtheGatesLibraryInitiativetobringcomputers，InternetAccessandtrainingtopubliclibrariesinlow-incomecommunitiesintheUnitedStatesandCanada；morethan$477milliontocommunityprojectsinthePacificNorthwest；andmorethan$488milliontospecialprojectsandannualgivingcampaigns.GateswasmarriedonJan.1，1994，toMelindaFrenchGates.Theyhavethreechildren.Gatesisanavidreader，andenjoysplayinggolfandbridge.6
