新人教版高中英语选修2Unit 1 Science and Scientists-Reading and thinking教学设计（最终版）

Pre-reading:Look at the picture, the title and the map, guess what the content of the text is. Then skim it quickly to see if you are right.key: The text is mainly about John Snow and how he defeated king cholera.Step 1: Read the text quickly and find out what order would you put the seven stages in?_____analyze the results_____ask a question_____ draw a conclusion _____ collect data _____ find a problem _____ think of a method_____ find supporting evidence Key: 1. find a problem 2. ask a question 3. think of a method 4. collect data 5. analyze the results 6. find supporting evidence 7. draw a conclusionStep 2: Read the text quickly and find out the answers to the following questions.1. What’s the purpose of the text?2. What inspired John Snow according to the first paragraph?3. What’s the use of John Snow’s map in his research?4. How did John Snow feel about the cause of cholera after he finished the map?5. Why was cholera called “King Cholera” in the text?keys:1. To tell us how John Snow found the cause of cholera and the cure for it.2. To destroy Cholera once and for all.3. To help him find the reason of the cholera outbreak by marking the residences of all the patients.4. Unsure; he suspected that the water pump was to blame. Thus, he needed more supporting proof.5. Because cholera was the most deadly disease of its day.