By the end of the class, Ss will be able to
1. Identify the key information of the text
2. Tell how to write a biography, using the correct structure and appropriate connectors.
3. Write a biography about Agatha Christie using the given information.
教学重点和难点
1．人物传记的结构、顺序；
2．恰当使用连接词，使上下文连贯；
3．尽量使用本节课所学句型。
教学资源
Multi-media , Blackboard, handouts
教学过程与设计意图
Staging
Stage
Stage Outcome
Procedure
Interaction Pattern
Timing
Lead-in
Ss get interested in the topic
T shows Ss pictures of Robots, text 1, introduce them the author Isaac Asimov
Class work
2’
Reading
Ss learn what is a good biography
T asks Ss to read A Biography of Isaac Asimov, identify the structure, order (timeline), and tense.
Individual Work
5’
Ss find out what good points could be used later.
T Asks Ss to read the text again and find out the good languages that we could use (sentence patterns and conjunctions) .
Pair Work
5’
Writing
Ss know what they are going to write
T gives Ss writing task, and analyze it together
Class Work
5’
Ss write the biography
T asks Ss to write the biography in groups, and one group on the board.
T walk around to provide Ss help
Group Work
13’
Evaluation
Ss evaluate the writing tasks
T evaluate the writing task with Ss
Class Work
10’
Homework
Ss get their homework
T assigns homework: polish the writing, and hand in a biography each.
Class Work
1’
板书设计
Writing: Biology
PPT
学案
I. 1st Reading (skim):
II. 2nd Reading (scan)
Scan: Timeline of Asimov
Time
Event
1920
Born in Russia
1942
Finished working in the candy store, and________.
1950
Published his first novel and short story __________, in which he developed three laws for robots.
1951-1953
Published “___________________” and won an award for it.
1958
Gave up ________ to become a ______________.
1973
________ his first wife, and ________again.
1992
_________________
III. 3nd Reading
Underline useful sentence patterns
Getting to write
Task: Write a biography of Agatha Christie.
■ 阿加莎·克里斯蒂（Agatha Christie 1890～1976 ），英国著名女侦探小说家(detective novelist )、剧作家(playwright )。
■著有包括长篇推理小说detective novels、剧本、自传(autobiography )等在内的近200部作品。但最有名的是其侦探小说：心理描写精彩、情节曲折、语言优美自然。
■代表作品有《东方快车谋杀案》和《尼罗河上的惨案（Death on the Nile ）》等。其中， 1975年由《 东方快车谋杀案（Murder on the Orient Express ）》改编的影片获得了奥斯卡奖。
■作品被译成一百零三种文字，受到世界各地读者的喜爱。
■Agatha 一生有过2 次婚姻，同第一任丈夫有过1个 女儿。
Write down the biography
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