unit 1 great scientists
period 1 warming up & pre-reading
teaching aim:
to learn something about some famous scientists
teaching procedures:
step 1 lead-in
1. can you name some famous scientists?
2. in your opinion, what qualities should a scientist have?
(common characteristics: bright/ brightness; creative; cautious; persuasive; strict; positive; co-operative; enthusiastic; etc.)
3. what kind of scientists do you know?
(geologist; geographer; mathematician; physicist; chemist; agriculturist; astronomer; botanist; biologist; inventor …)
step 2 warming up
1. page 1, sb. ask ss to finish the quiz and find out who knows most.
2. show some pictures of these great scientists and have a brief introduction to them.
step 3 pre-reading (discussion)
1. what do you know about infectious di