Great scientists（Period 3 Listening and Speaking）
task 1 pre-listeningt: first let’s enjoy the picture. what can you see? s: president jiang zemin and an old man. t: president jiang zemin visited qian xuesen. t: what have you already known about qian xuesen? s: he is a chinese scientist, whose research mainly centers on physics. s: he is honored as“chinese rocket father”. s: he has made great contributions to space travel in china. t: good. you seem to have a good knowledge of him. qian xuesen is a famous scientist who has contributed much to the country’s cause of science and technology. task 2 first listeningt: we are to listen to the material, which is about qian xuesen. yu ping is telling her friend steve smith about qian xuesen’s life. if you were yu ping, what topics would you like to cover when introducing him? s: the date when he was born and he died;the place where he was born, lived, studied and died;his family;his experience;his achievements;his contributions t: excellent. when we talk about and introduce a scientist, we usually describe these aspects. now, listen carefully and tick out which topics are mentioned in the tape. (after listening, let them check the answers. ) task 3 second listeningt: this time. you’ll write down the answers to the five questions. boys and girls, how can we write the answers fast and correctly? s: we should go through the questions first and keep them in mind. when we are listening, we just need to pay much attention to the sentences related to the answers. s: we needn’t write down each word of the answers. we just write down some key words. later we can write down the complete answers with the help of these key words. t: you are clever. now please get ready. first, look through the introduction to the listening material. then, scan the questions. (two minutes later, the teacher plays the tape. then give ss time to organize their sentences. ) t: let’s check the answers one by one. (if the students make some common mistakes or they seem to have difficulty in finding out answers, teachers can give them some hints and let them listen to it again. after that, check the answers. if the students feel it difficult to make sense about the key words and understand the speakers’ intention and attitude, the teacher should give them some help. ) task 4 post-listeningt: after listening, would you please answer some questions? 1 what did you hear on the tape? 2 what can you learn from qian xuesen? (at this part the teacher may have the students present what they have heard on the tape and show their own opinion about what they have learned from him. if possible, the teacher may have some of the students do the presentation work in class. by doing this, the students can get full understanding of what the tape is talking about. ) step 4 listening (page 41)