1、 To read and learn what activities can be arranged in a Science Festival; To learn to write a plan for a school Science Festival. B Read the school news report about last years Science Festival. title writer and time news report introduction of the festival three events evaluation of the festival Sc
2、ience Festival goes off with a bang! Para.Keywords 1 2 3 4 5 Theme Dr Li Science Workshop Science Fair Hard work Write down the key words after reading. Finish the following chart. Introduction (Para.1) _ _ Main body (Paras.2-4) _ Conclusion (Para.5)_ _ Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 This years school Scie
3、nce Festival, whose theme was “Space”, finished on Friday. There are 3 events. Dr Lis lecture Science Workshop Science Fair This years school Science Festival was successful due to the team effort. Fill in the table below. Theme Events Space Dr Li gave a lecture about whether life can exit on other
4、planets. Students tried different experiments in the Science Workshop. The most popular experiment was “Planets in a bottle.” At the Science Fair, every class decorated their classroom and designed activities according to the theme of space. One class decorated their classroom as a space station and
5、 another class designed a “Big Bang” activity. Read “Continuing a discussion” and answer questions. Continuing a discussion To ensure a discussion moves smoothly, everyone should be active. When answering questions, you should follow your answer with explanations or personal experiences. If you have
6、 any doubts, ask questions to check your understanding and to get further information. 1. How can you be active in a discussion? When we are listening, we should be attentive and give non- verbal responses, such as nodding, facial expressions and gestures to show we are listening carefully. After ot
7、her people present their opinions on a topic, we can get further information by asking questions or expressing our own views. 2. How to answer a question clearly? Follow the answer with explanations. We can make our opinions clearer by explaining them with simple words or using “noun phrases” that d
8、efine difficult terms. Support our opinions with personal experiences to make them more persuasive and convincing. C In pairs, discuss a plan for holding the Science Festival at your school. Use the following questions to help you. What is your chosen theme? Who will you invite to give a lecture on
9、your theme and what is the topic? What kind of experiments would you recommend? What kind of Science Fair activities and decorations do you suggest? A: Do you think materials physics would be a great theme for the school Science Festival? B: Im not sure. Do you mean the study of how new materials ar
10、e made for modern use like in technology? A: Exactly! Smartphone touchscreens and fibre optics are some common new materials. B: Yes, I learnt about chemically strengthened glass from a documentary too. Do you think Professor Wang will agree to give a lecture about it? I know his knowledge about mat
11、erials physics is excellent. A: If we invite him soon, Im sure he will! We should book the school hall. B: OK. Ill make an appointment with Professor Wang and find out the availability of our school hall for Monday morning. A: Great! For the Science Workshop on Tuesday, students can make their own m
12、aterials. Well provide what theyll need with the necessary equipment. B: It will be fun. Theyll find out what new material they can make, the features it has and how it can be used. What activities do you suggest for the Science Fair on Wednesday? A: The students could demonstrate how their material
13、s can be used to change peoples daily lives. They can also display their new materials as decorations! B: I like that idea. Lets get started! D Write a plan for the school Science Festival. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you. Planning your writing Learning ab
14、out the text type A plan is a detailed proposal for doing something. It can offer the reader a better understanding of a certain project or activity. Learning about the structure A plan involves both the theme and events. Organize the Science Festival events clearly, usually in order of time. Descri
15、be one event in one paragraph. Plan for the school Science Festival Theme Theme: _ Reasons for choosing it: _ Events 1. A lecture by _ 2. _ 3. _ Learning about the language Keep in mind who you are writing to, what the purpose of your writing is and what you are writing about. Use formal language an
16、d be polite when writing a plan for the school Science Festival. Plan for the school Science Festival Theme: Materials Physics Does this sound a little bit removed from our daily lives? Wrong. Think about smartphone touchscreens and the fibre optics used in telecommunications. In fact, we use these
17、every day, and they were made real thanks to breakthroughs in materials physics. n. 突破，重大进展突破，重大进展 Events: 1. A lecture by Professor Wang On Monday morning, Professor Wang will give a lecture about chemically strengthened glass, which is used as a cover for many portable devices. The lecture will be
18、 held in the school hall. 2. Science Workshop There will be a Science Workshop on Tuesday. Students can try to make their own materials in our laboratories. We will provide many raw materials and lots of different equipment. Students will be able to find out what new materials they can make and what
19、 features their materials will have. 3. Science Fair The Science Fair will be on Wednesday. Every class will prepare a display on the new materials students have created. Students should think of how their new materials can be used and how they can change peoples lives. This event will encourage the
20、m to be bold and creative. Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects: Punctuation Spelling Grammar Choice of words Style (formal/informal) Structure Checking your writing Self-review What theme do you give
21、 in your plan? Are all the events focused on the theme? Is your writing formal or informal? Peer review What does your partner think of the theme and events you suggest? Which sentences does your partner appreciate most? 1. Science Festival goes off with a bang! with a bang (informal) very successfu
22、lly 极为成功，大受欢迎极为成功，大受欢迎 e.g. The party went with a bang. Stock markets started the year with a bang. 股市股市开年大吉。开年大吉。 2. The most popular experiment was “Planets in a bottle”, in which students tried to create the conditions of different planets inside glass bottles. 介词介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰引导的非限制性定语从句
23、，修饰experiment (即即 “Planets in a bottle”) 。非限制性定语从句对所修饰的名。非限制性定语从句对所修饰的名 词没有限制意义，只是补充说明情况，与主句关系不紧密。词没有限制意义，只是补充说明情况，与主句关系不紧密。 将其拿掉后，主句照样成立。将其拿掉后，主句照样成立。 3. Possibly the standout activity of the fair was standout adj. much better than all the rest 突出的突出的, ,引起引起注意注意的的 n. sb. or sth. who is much better than others 突出的人或物突出的人或物 e.g. The song is the standout track on the album. He was the standout in last Saturdays game. 【链接链接】 stand out (phrasal v.) 引人注目，显眼引人注目，显眼 outstanding adj. 杰出的；优秀的；出色的杰出的；优秀的；出色的 Finish writing your plan of the Science Festival.
