Unit3Lifeinthefuture
BriefStatementsBasedonThisUnitThetopicofthisunitisaboutlifeinthefuture,whichisfullofimagination.Theunitgivesusvividpicturesaboutthefirstimpressionin3005AD.Thefourskillsofreading,listening,speakingandwritingallcenteronthetopic,lifeinthefuture.Thisunitcanbedividedintosixparts—warmingup,reading,learningaboutlanguage,usinglanguage,listeningandspeaking,summingupandlearningtip.InWarming-up,studentsareexpectedtofillinachart.Letthestudentscomparedifferencesinlifebetweenin1005ADandin2005AD,andencouragethemtoimaginewhatwillhappenin3005AD.Thepurposeofdesigningthispartistopreparethestudentsfortheknowledgeoflifeinthefuture.InPre-reading,twoquestionsarepresented.Thefirstquestionistoaskthestudentstolistalltheproblemswearefacing.Theotheroneistogetthestudentstodiscusswhethertheproblemswillstillexistinthefutureandwillgetmuchmoreseriousinthefuture.?InReading,thestudentsaretoreadaletternamedFirstImpressions.Intheletter,LiQiangtoldhisparentsabouthowhetraveledtothelivingspacein3005ADandwhathesawthere.Inreading,itisnecessaryfortheteachertogetthestudentsawareofthestrategiesforreadingdescriptivearticles.Thepurposeofdesigningthispartistodevelopthestudents’readingability,togetthestudentstoknowmoreaboutthefutureandtoencouragethemtoexplorethefuture.?InPost-reading,threeexercisesarefollowed.Thestudentsareaskedtodiscusswhichchangesaregood,whileothersbelongtodisadvantages.Thenextoneistoaskthestudentstoinfertheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefuture.Atthesametime,thestudentsareexpectedtoshowtheirownopinionstothewholeclassandreasonthem,tryingtopersuadeothers?toacceptthem.Thethirdexerciseistoaskthestudentstoimaginewhattheywouldliketovisitifhe/shewereLiQiang.?InLearningaboutlanguage,therearetwoparts.Thefirstisaboutvocabulary,whichistoaskthestudentstoapplythewordsandphrasesfreely.Theotherexercisesareaboutthegrammar,thatistosay,thepastparticipleusedastheadverbialandattribute.?InUsinglanguagereading,speakingandwriting,thereisapassagetitledIhaveseenamazingthings.Teachingandlearningactivitiescanbefocusedonreading,speakingandwritingwiththepurposeofdevelopingthestudents’skills.?Inlistening,thelisteningmaterialisalsoaboutlifeinthefuture,whichisaboutlivinginWonderworld.Bylisteningtoit,arousethestudentstoimaginewhethersuchaworldisfitforlivingin.InSpeaking,theteachermainlyoffersthestudentsthechancetotalkaboutthefutureandlearntohowtoexpressprediction.?InWriting,thestudentsareexpectedtolearntodescribeapersonintheirimaginationtogetthestudentsnotonlytobefamiliarwithdescriptionbutalsotoformthegoodhabitofimagining.InSummingupandLearningtips,letthestudentslearntosumupwhattheyhavemasteredinthisunit,includingwords,expressions,grammarandwhattoknowaboutthefuture.Thepurposeofthisistogetthestudentstoknowwhattheyhavelearnedandwhatneedtobelearnedinthefuture.Besidesthat,someadviceisalsogiventothestudentsonhowtowritedownnotes.?Thenewwordsandexpressionstobelearnedinthisunitare:vehicle,carriage,private,settlement,impression,constant,constantly,previous,tablet,capsule,opening,surrounding,lack,ache,mask,bend,press,swift,master,sight,flash,optimistic,length,extraordinary,helmet,assist,agency,skip,require.takeup,remind...of,losesightof,catchsightof,speedup,assistin,spaceagency,asaresult,sufferfrom,besimilarto,bewell-knownfor,asthough,innotime,provide...with,fallfastasleep,searchfor,gosoft,speakinwhispers,mixwith,waveabout,shakefromsidetoside,dependon,puton,getlost,asifbymagic,plentyof,inalldirections.?Thefollowingsentencestobelearnedinthisunitare:?1.IttookmeonlyafewminutestomastertheideaandsoonIcouldflyasfastasWangPing.2.Igotlostwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseofthepeopleflyingbyinalldirections.3.ThereweresomanycarriagesthatIlostsightofWangPing.?4.WangPing’smotherappeared,flashedaswitchonacomputerscreen,andatableandchairsrosefromunderthefloorasifbymagic.?5.Worriedaboutthejourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.?6.Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetwhenflying,butinsteaditmeansyoukeepgetting?flashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.?7.Confusedbythenewsurroundings,Iwashitbythelackoffreshair.?Exhausted,Islidintobedandfellfastasleep.?Thisunitcanbedividedintosevenperiods,whichareasfollows:?Period1WelcometotheUnit?Period2Reading?Period3ListeningandSpeaking?Period4ReadingandWriting?Period5GrammarPeriod6LanguageFocusingPeriod7Assessment
Period1WelcometotheUnit
TheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisisthefirstperiodofthisunit.Atthebeginningofthisperiod,theteachercanspendsometimetrainingthestudentstoreadnewwordsandexpressions.Thepurposeofthisistooffersomenewexpressionstothestudents,whicharehelpfulforthestudentstotalkaboutthetopic“lifeinthefuture”andtohelpthestudentspronouncethemcorrectly.Thisunitisaboutlifeinthefuture,sotheteachercanletthestudentsbrainstormthewordsorphrasesaboutfuture.Intheirminds,whatwilllifeinthefuturebelike?Thestudentsarefreetosayanythingthattheycanimagine.Theyshouldbeencouragedtobebraveenoughtospeakoutwhattheydream.ThisactivitygivesSsachancetoexpresstheirimagination.Atthesametime,thisactivitycanstirthestudents’imagination.?LaterSsarerequiredtotalkingroupsoffouraboutthefollowingtopic:Thinkabouthowmanychangestherehavebeeninthelastonethousandyears.Nowthinkaboutwhatchangesyoumightexpecttofindinthenextonethousandyearsinthefollowingaspects:transport,houses,villages,towns,locationsandsettlement.?Thenaskstudentstodrawapictureaboutthetopic“myfuturefamily”.Afterthat,letsomeofthemshowwhattheyhavedesignedinthepicture.What’smore,theteachercanaskthemwhytheydesignitinthiswayandwhetheritispossibletorealizetheirdreaminthefuture.Iftheywantsuchdreamstocometrue,whatshouldtheydonow??Apartfromtheabove,theteachercandesignacompetition.Dividetheclassintofourgroups.Eachgroupshouldworktogethertolisttheproblemshumanbeingsarefacingtoday?.Thenletthemdiscusswhetherwhattheyhavelistedisreasonableornot.Thegroup,whichhaslistedthemostproblems,willbethebest.Followingthatcompetition,theteacherwillaskthestudentstoconsiderwhatproblemspeopleinthefuturewillhavetoovercomeandwhichoneswillstillexistthereormightbeevenworseinAD3005soastoleadinthetextmorecoherently.TheSsaresupposedtoanalyzethepossibilities,andalsoshowtheirreasonsforsuchimagination.Finally,theteacherhadbetterletthestudentsconsiderthisquestion“DoyouwanttoliveinAD3005ortoday?WhydoyouprefertoliveinAD3005ornowadays?”?TeachingImportantPointsHavethestudentsdiscussthechangesthathavetakenplaceforalmostonethousandyearsandwhatwillhappeninthecomingonethousandyears.?Encouragethestudentstopredictwhatproblemspeoplewillhavetoovercome.?Understandandlearnthefollowingwordsandexpressions:vehicle,carriage,private,settlement,impression,takeup,constant,remind,previous,tablet,capsule,surrounding,lack,mask,bend,press,swift,master,losesightof,catchsightof,sweep,switch,optimistic,length,speedup,extraordinary,helmet,assistin,agency,slip,require.?TeachingDifficultiesPredictwhatchangesmaytakeplace/befoundinthenextonethousandyears.?TeachingAidsCAIequipmentwithamulti-mediaclassroomandothernormalteachingtools?
ThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsLearnaboutthechangesthathavehappenedforalmostonethousandyearsandwhatwillhappeninthecomingonethousandyears.?Listwhatproblemspeoplewillhavetoovercome.?Trytounderstandandlearnthefollowingwordsandexpressions:vehicle,carriage,private?,settlement,impression,takeup,constant,remind,previous,tablet,capsule,surrounding?,lack,mask,bend,press,swift,master,losesightof,catchsightof,sweep,switch,optimistic,length,speedup,extraordinary,helmet,assistin,agency,slip,require.?AbilityAimsDevelopthestudents’abilityofspeaking.?Encouragethestudentstoimaginewhatwillhappeninthefuturetocultivatethestudentsforcreativeness.?EmotionalAimsEncouragethestudentstobebraveenoughtoimaginewhatseemsimpossibletoday.Letthemrealizenothingisimpossibleandwecanmaketheimpossiblepossible.Havingcouragetoimaginesometimesleadstonewsuccessandnewbreakthroughsinthefuture.?
TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingT:Hello,myfriends.?S:Hello,MissWang.?Step2WordPuzzlesT:OpenyourbookstoPage94.Let’sreadthewordsandexpressionstogether.(Thestudentsreadthosewordsandexpressionstogether.Helpthempronouncethenewwordsandexpressionscorrectly.Latergivethemsometimetoremembersome.Ifsomestudentsarepoorinpronunciation,theteachershouldgivethemsomemorehelp.)T:Now,listentomecarefully.Iwillgiveyousomeexplanationsorsituationsforsomewordsandphrases.WhenItellyousomemeaningsorsituations,you’dbetterguesswhichwordsorphrasesIreferto.Getreadyforit.Let’sseewhowillbethefirsttofindoutthecorrectanswers.T:Whenwegotosomeplace,especiallytoaplacefarawayfromyou,whatdoyouneedthemost?S:VehicleT:Right.Youareclever.?T:Somethingbelongstooneparticularpersonorgrouponly,whichispersonal.Whatisit??S:Private.?T:Excellent.Canyouuseittomakeasentence??S:Thisismyfather’sownprivatechair,whichnooneelseisallowedtositon.?T:Whatabeautifulsentence.Nextoneiscomingbeforeintimeororder.Canyouguesswhatitis??S:Ithinkitisprevious.?T:Yes.Wouldyoupleasemakeasentenceusingit??S:Wehadmetonapreviousoccasionbefore...?T:Good.Ilikethebookverymuch,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneyonme.WhatdifficultydoIhavenow??S:Youarelackingmoney.?T:Youareclever.Ican’tbuythebookbecauseoflackofmoney.?T:Evenifheisinlackofmoneytobuyfoodtoeatandtobuyahousetolivein,heisstillconfidentandleadsanactivelife.Sowecansayheis...?S:Heisoptimistic,Ithink.?T:Quitegood.Hehasanoptimisticviewofevents.?Step3BrainstormingT:Asweallknow,noonecanstopthewheelofhistory.Oursocietykeepsadvancing,sowhatwillhappeninthefuture?Sureyouoftendreamofyourbeautifullifetomorrow.Now,I’dliketosharewithyouwhatyouhaveimaginedaboutthefuture.Youarefreetoshowyourdifferentimaginations.S:Peoplewillnothavetowork,becauseallofworkwillbedonebymachine.S:Peoplewillgotospaceveryeasily.Wecangotootherstarsjustaswevisitothercities?nowadays.S:Peoplewillliveforeverandnoonewilldie.?Ss:...?T:Nowlet’sfillinthefollowingchartaccordingtoyourimagination.?
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(Fiveminuteslater,askthreeorfourSstoreport.)?S:Inthefuturepeoplewillliveindifferentplaces.Asthepopulationisexploding,morepeoplewillprefertoliveinfarawayplaces,undertheseaorevenonthemoon.?S:InthefuturepeoplewillspeakonlyEnglishandChinese.?S:Inthefuture,peoplecaneatanything.Peoplewon’tneedtoworryaboutthefoodproblemintheworld.S:Inthefuturepeoplecanfindmanywaystodealwithpollution,wecanliveinabetterenvironment.Peopleinthefuturewillexploreanewkindofenergy,whichwillneverbeusedup.Step4DiscussionT:Justnowyouofferedmeagoodchancetovividlyviewafutureworld.Itisfullofimaginationandwonders.Let’swaittogetherforitcomingasap(assoonaspossible).Nowlet’strytothinkaboutthemanychangestherehavebeeninthelastonethousandyears.Thenthinkaboutwhatchangesyoumightexpecttofindinthenextonethousandyears,especiallyconsiderthefollowingfields:transport,houses,villages,towns,locationandsettlement.Iwillbreakyouupintoseveralgroups.Eachgroupismadeupoffourstudents.Discussitingroups.Infiveminutes,onestudentinonegroupwillreportwhatyouhavediscussed.?(Theteacherhadbetterjoininthediscussionandgivethemsomeguidancewhen/whenevernecessary.Afterthediscussion,somestudentswillcometosummarizewhatthegrouphasdiscussed.)Someanswershereforreference:?AD1005:ChinaAD2005:ModernWorld
AD3005:YourideasTransportByhorseorbysimplevehiclesuchasacarriage.Bycar,bybus,bytrain,byair,bymotorbike,bybike,bymaglev,byship.
Byspaceship,orcapsule,byadvancedvehicletobeinvented.HousesMadeofwoodandmud:nobathrooms.Apartment,villa,SiheyuanSpecialhouseswithadvancedequipment,whichcanbemovedtoanyplace.VillagesManysmallhouseroundatempleandapond.Therearemanybuildingswithgardens,wideroadsandlargefields.Farmersneedn’tgotowork,andtheywillliveinafoldedhousewitheverythingpeopleneed.Computerwilldoanythingtohelpvillagers.
TownsStreetswithmarkets,smallshopsandprivatehouses.Therearecrowdedskyscrapersonbothsidesofmainstreetswithmallsandshoppingcenters.Streetswillnotascrowdedasnow,becausetheentirevehiclecanflyinthesky.People?willtakewhatevertheyneedforfree.
LocationofsettlementOntheearth;onlandOntheearth,onlandOnthemoon,ontheotherplanets;underthesea.
(Infact,therearenofixedanswerstothequestionwhatthefuturewillbelike.Variousanswersarepossible.)Step5DreamingtheFutureFamily(competition)?T:Now,letushaveacompetitionaboutdesigningourfuturefamily.Fourstudentsmakeupagrouptodesignit.Makeasketchtogether.Afterthat,someofyouwillshowwhatyouhavedesignedinthepicture.Discussitfirstandthendrawit.Youareallowedtofinishitinsixminutes.(Theteachercanjoinintheirdesigningorjustgivethemsomehelpifnecessary.)?T:Haveyoufinishedit?It’stimeforyoutoshowyourpictures.Let’sseewhichgroupcanofferusthemostbeautifulpicturewiththemostwonderfulimagination.What’smore,youwillhavetodescribewhatyouhavedrawnandwhyyoudesignitinthisway.Intheend,youwillpredictwhetheritispossibletorealizeourdreaminthefuture,andanalyzewhyyouhavesuchview.Theruleisthatyourgroupwillbegivenonestarwhenyoufinishonestep.Ifyourdesignisextremelyexcellent,youwillbepraisedtogettwostars.Whenyougiveusavividandimaginativedescription,whichisalsoreasonable,youwillalsogaintwostarsforonestep.Let’sseewhichgroupwilldoitthebest.?(Theteachercanarrangeeveryonetotakepartinthisactivity.Onewillshowthepicture?,onewilldescribeit,onewilltellusthepurposeofdesigningit.Thelastonewilltelluswhetheritispossibletorealizethedreams.)?T:Youdidanexcellentjob.Ifyouwantsuchdreamstocometrue,whatshouldwedonow?S:Weshouldworkhardtobeknowledgeable.?S:Wehadbettermakeeffortstospeedupdevelopment.?S:Wewillhavetogetintouchwithaliens,whomaygiveushelp.?S:Weshouldhaveenoughcouragetoimaginewhatseemspossiblenow,whichmayleadtonewdiscoveriesandnewinventions.?Ss:...Step6Discussion(Competition)?T:Justnowyoudesignedabeautifuldream.Butasweknow,eachcoinhastwosides.Wemaymeetwithsomeproblemsinourdailylife.Discusswhatproblemswearefacing,andmakealistoftheproblemshumanbeingsarefacingtoday.Discussitingroups.?(Theteacherhadbetterjoinindiscussion.Thenasksomestudentstocometowriteproblemsontheblackboard.)?T:Lookattheblackboard,andpredictwhichproblemswillbeovercomeinthefutureandfindoutthewaystosolvetheproblems.?(Theteachershouldencouragethestudentstousetheirheadstofindoutasmanywaysaspossible.)?S:Ithinkscientistswillinventnewmedicinetodealwithsomeincurablediseases.People?willnotsufferfromcancer,AIDSandsoon.?S:Therewillbenowarandpeoplewillnotexperiencesocialandeconomicsunrest.Inmyopinion,peopleallovertheworldwillleadarichandhappylife,becauseourworldisbeinghighlydevelopedandallthepeoplewillbeeducatedtobefriendlyandkindtoothers.Ss:...T:Iamproudofyouroutstandingimagination.CanyoutellmewhichproblemswillstillbethereorevenworseinAD3005?Whydoyouthinkso?Youareexpectedtodiscussingroups.Ifwhatyouwillpresentisreasonableandexcellent,youwillbeofferedthreestars.?(Thestudentsshouldbegivenfiveminutestodiscussthem.Laterexchangethemwiththewholeclass.)?S:Ithinkpollutionwillstillbeaprobleminthefuture,whichwillbeevenworse.Because?populationwillbelargerandlarger,inturn,morepollutionwillbecaused.?S:Thebalanceofnaturewillbedestroyedworseandworse,becausealargenumberofanimalsandplantsaredyingoutdaybyday.Asaconsequence,humanbeingswillbeendangered.Ss:...T:Good,youknow.Everythinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Whatshouldwedotomakesurewewillhaveabrightfuture?S:Weshouldstudyhardandbealifelonglearners.?T:Good.Weshouldbelifelonglearnersandacceptthechange,appreciatewhatisnewanddifferent,makinggreateffortstomakeourdreamscometrue.?Step7SumupT:Inthisperiod,wehavetalkedalotaboutfuture.Youarefullofimaginationandclever.Inclass,youarealsoactive.Soallofusbringmevividpicturesandletmepreviewwhatthefutureislike.Afterclass,writeapassageaboutthefuture.Youarefreetowritewhatyouareinterestedin.Thetitleis“Futureinmyeyes”.?TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard
Unit3Lifeinthefuture
Period1WelcometotheUnitBrainstorming
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ResearchandActivitiesImagination?Oneday,youarewalkingthroughaforestalone.Suddenly,youhappentomeetastrangemanwholivesinAD3005.Atfirstsight,youfindhimkindandfriendly,soyoucometohaveatalkwithhim.Youaretalkingaboutthewayoflife,transport,houses,villages,towns,locationsofsettlement,education,cultureandcustoms.Now,imagineandwritedownthedialogue.?
ReferenceforTeaching
Thefastestelectricvehicle
LastweekanelectricandspeedvehicledesignedbyaOhioStateUniversity’sundergraduate,setnewUSandInternationallandspeedrecordsforelectricvehicles—!--?xml:namespaceprefix=st1ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/--308mphand271mphrespectively.
HousingInruralareasthefloorsofdwellingsconsistofpoundedearthorconcrete,orelseofraisedwoodfloors,whilewoodenframingsupportswallsofwovenbamboomatting,andtheroofsareofdriedpalmfiberortiles.Inurbanareasfloorsareofcementortile,theframingofthedwellingsisofteak,thewallsareofbrickandplaster,andtheroofsoftileorshingle.Althoughmostofthepopulationisnonurban,themajorhousingproblemsareinthecities,wherenewarrivalscrowdintosqualidslums.Intheirdesiretoescapetherestraintsofthetraditionalrurallifeandseektheopportunitiesofthecities,mostimmigrantsfindlivingconditionsthatarelessattractivethanthoseofthecountry.?JakartaisthemostmoderncityinIndonesiaandalsotheonewiththegreatestproblems.Itlacksadependablesupplyofelectricity,gas,andwater,anadequatetelephonesystem,awaste-disposalsystem,andadequateschoolandhealthfacilities.Thereisaseverehousingshortage,withthegapbeingfilledbysubstandard,temporaryhousingthatdoesnotrequirebuildingpermits.Subsidizedhousingisprovidedlargelybyemployers,includinggovernmentministries,foralimitednumberofkeyemployees,althougheffortsbythegovernmentarebeingmadetoprovidemorelow-costhousingtoawidergroupofpeople.?
Lifein2060LetussupposeitisnowaboutA.D.2060.Let’smakebelieveitisaboutsixtyyearsfromnow①.Ofcourse,thingshavechangedandlifeisverydifferent.?Voyagestothemoonarebeingmadeeveryday.Itisaseasytotakeaholidayonthemoontodayasitwasforthepeoplein1960totakeaholidayinEurope.Atanumberofscenicspotsonthemoon,manyhotelshavebeenbuilt.Thehotelsareairconditioned,naturally.Inorderthateveryonecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryonthemoon,everyroomhasatleastonepicturewindow.Everythingimaginableisprovidedforentertainment(娱乐)ofyoungandold.?Whatarepeopleeatingnow?Peoplearestilleatingfood.Theyhaven’tyetstartedtotakeonheir(继承)supplyofenergydirectlyaselectricalcurrentorasnuclearpower.Theymaysomeday.Butmanyfoodsnowcomeinpillform,andthefoodthatgoesintothepillcontinuestocomemainlyfromgreenplants.?Sincethereareseveraltimesasmanypeopleintheworldtodayastherewereahundredyearsago,mostofourplanet’ssurfacehastobefilled.Thedesertsareirrigatedwithwaterandcropsarenolongerdestroyedbypests.Theharvestisalwaysgood.?Farming,ofcourse,isveryhighlydeveloped.Veryfewpeoplehavetoworkonthefarm.Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen②.?Peoplearenowlargelyvegetarians(素食者).Yousee,asthenumberofpeopleincreases,thenumberofanimalsdecreases.Therefore,thepeoplehavetobevegetariansandwearehealthierbothinourbodiesandinourminds,andweknowthecausesandcureofdiseaseandpain,anditispossibletogetridofdiseases.Noonehastobeillanymore.?Suchwouldbeourlifein2060.?注释..................①Let’smakebelieveitisaboutsixtyyearsfromnow.让我们假设现在是大约60年以后。词组makebelieve的意思是“假装;虚构”。?②Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen.只是通过不时按几个按钮来管理整个农场已成为可能。?
MachineDreams!Adesklessfuture?Inan,interview,RayKurzweil,whohelpedinventtheITpresent,explainshowhumans?fitintotheITfuture:theimpactofautomationonjobs,biotechnology,slowingtheagingprocess,brainenhancement,etc.?Therewon’tbecomputersondesks.We’lleliminatemostofthatclutter,certainlybytheendofthisdecade.Futuretechnologywillbeverymobile;it’llbesosmallthatit’llbevirtuallyinvisible.Everybodywillbeonline.Imageswillbewrittenrighttoourretinas.Andeventually,we’regoingtohavesoftwareprocessesrunningclosetoourbodiesand,ultimately,insideourbodies,inourbrains.
ItremindedmeofanarticleIreadtwoweeksagointheFinancialTimes(“TheOfficeisFuture-Proof”,)explainingwhatourfutureofficewouldbelike.?AccordingtojournalistFionaHarvey,50yearsago,computerswerekeptinhugeback-rooms,butin50years’time,thingswillbemuchthesame.Computerswillbefarawayfromtheofficetheyserve,insilosontheoutskirtsofcities,likepowerplants.?Thesiloswillrunverypowerfulversionsofthedatabasesandprocessingsoftware.Fromtheirdesks,peoplewouldplugintotheseapplicationsonunobtrusivescreens,andcommunicatewithcolleaguesbylivevideos.?
SystemtomindyourpupilsizewhileyoudriveThefutureofdriversdoesn’tlookveryrock&roll.SwedenVolvowantstointroduceanewsafetysystemabletodetectandsignsofdrowsinessintruckdrivers.ThesystemwasfittedtoVolvo’sexperimentalSafetyTruck.
DevelopedbySeeingMachines,Facelabsystemreliesonacamerafittedinsidethetruck’scabthatscansthedriver’sretinaandmonitorsheadmovement.Bycountingthenumberofblinksperminuteaswellasthedistancebetweeneyeslids,itcanautomaticallydetectsignsoffatigueinthetruckdriver.Whenthedriverstartstonodoff,awarningmessageappearsonthedriver’sconsole,theseatvibratesandsmallwhitestrobelightsflashaway.?Thedeviceisalsoabletodetectlapsesinconcentration.Soifthedriverstaredstraightaheadfortoolong,itwouldtriggeranalarm.?Thesystemwilleventuallybeabletodetectifthetruckisapproachinganothervehicletoofastorwanderingacrosstheroadratherthanstayinginlane.?
一名优秀的教师就要对每一课堂负责,作为教师就要早早地准备好适合的教案课件。教案可以让学生能够听懂教师所讲的内容,帮助教师提前熟悉所教学的内容。那么怎么才能写出优秀的教案呢?下面是小编为大家整理的“Unit 3 Life in the future Period 3 Listening and Speaking”,相信您能找到对自己有用的内容。
Period3ListeningandSpeaking
TheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisisthethirdperiodofthisunit.Atthebeginningofthisperiod,theteachershoulddesignsomeexercisestoreviewwhatthestudentslearnedinthelastperiod.ThesecondperiodcentersontheunderstandingofthepassageFirstImpression.Theteachercanbeginwithaskingsomequestionsorhavingacompetitiontomakesomesentenceswith“firstimpressions”accordingtothepassage.Thisperiodmainlydealswithlisteningandspeaking.Atthebeginning,teachersfocusontrainingtheSs’listening.Thislisteningcontentisaboutlivingin“Wonderworld”andanewkindofquilt,whichXiaoFenghasinvented.Itcan“think”foritselfandbecomewarmerorcooleraccordingtotheweather.?WhentrainingtheSs’listeningability,teachersshouldstartwithpre-listening,thatislead-in.Ifitisnecessary,teachershadbetterintroducesomebackgroundknowledgeaboutthelisteningmaterial.Afterthat,askthestudentstopredictwhatthefollowinglisteningmaterialmaybeaboutaccordingtothegiveninformation.Teachingstudentstolisteninaproperwayistheaimofthisactivity.Agoodlistenershouldbeabletopredictaccordingtosomehintssuchasthetopic,thequestionslisted,etc.,tolistenwiththepurposeoffindingusefulinformationandtosummarize.Later,lettheSslistentoit.Atthesametime,teachersshoulddesignsomesimplequestions.Afterthat,theSshaveknownsomeaboutthelisteningmaterial,andthenteacherscanaskthemtolistentoitagaintobereadyformoredifficultquestions.Ifnecessary,theSscanbegivenanothertimetolisten.Whilepracticing,teachershadbettergivestudentssomeadviceonhowtodoitwell.Certainly,supposetherearemanynewwordsandexpressions,teachersdealwiththemfirstly.Afterpracticinglistening,theSsareexpectedtolearnsomeexpressionsaboutimagination.Thetopicisaboutwhatlifewillbelikewhatlifewillbelikeinyourhometownin1000years’time.Laterletthestudentsworkinpairs.Imagineyouaretwoinventorsandyouhavedesignedanewproduct,whichyouwanttosell.First,youneedtodecideonyourproduct.Itcanbeanythingthatpeoplemightfindusefulinthefuture.Itmightsavethemtime,makeworkeasierorhelpincommunication.Second,youwillhavetoexplaintotheclassexactlyhowyourproductworks.Itcanuseanybranchofscience.Third,youneedtoshowthatpeoplewillbewillingtouseit.?Duringthecourse,teachersshouldrankclassactivitiesfromtheeasytothedifficult.First,askthemtolearntheexpressions.Then,askthemtoimitateittohaveadialogue.Finally,thestudentsareexpectedtocreateadialogueordiscussthegiventopic,usingtheexpressionsaboutimagination.Thisperiodlaysemphasisonspeakingandlistening.Theteachershouldtryhisorherbesttoencouragethestudentstosaysomething.Don’talwayscorrectthemistakesthatthestudentswouldmakewhilespeaking.Otherwise,thestudentswouldfeelreluctanttospeakouttheiropinions.?TeachingImportantPointsTrainthestudents’speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussion.?Helpthestudentsimprovetheirlisteningability.?TeachingDifficultiesTrainthestudents’listeningability.Especiallylistenandunderstandthekeywordsandunderstandthespeakers’intentionandattitude.?TeachingAidsataperecorder,aprojector,theblackboard?
ThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsLettheSsknowaboutsomewonderfulimagination.?GettheSstolearnhowtoexpressimagination.?AbilityAimsTrainthestudents’speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussion.?Trainthestudents’listeningability.?Developthestudents’imaginationability.?EmotionalAimsTrainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.?Developthestudents’imaginationability.?
TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingT:Hello,boysandgirls.?Ss:Hello,MissWang.?Step2RevisionT:Todaywewillbeginourlessonwithacompetitionbetweengroups.Inthelastperiod,welearntaboutane-mailwrittenbyLiQiang.Now,pleasesaysomethingthatyouknowaboutit.Ifyouofferacompletesentence,youwillbegiventenmarks.Yourgroupwillbegiventwentymarkswhenyourexpressionisespeciallybeautiful.S:LiQiangpaidavisittothefutureinAD3005.?S:Hefeltverynervousatfirst,buthefeltmuchbetteraftereatinggreentablets.?S:Hearrivedontheearthinonethousandyearsbycapsule.?Ss:...(Theteachershouldencouragemorestudentstojoininthecompetition.Attheendofthecompetition,theteachershouldannouncetheresultofthiscompetition.Praisethewinnerandencouragethelosers.)?Step3Listening(onPage23)?Task1Pre-listening?T:Let’sreadthefollowingphrasestogether.?spacecreatures,livingonanotherplanet,newdiscoveriesinspace,whyaspacestationspins,howtogetwateronMars,comets,housesinatownonMars,Martiancreatures,atmosphereandgravity?T:Canyouunderstandthosephrases?Pleasepredictwhatyouaregoingtolistenmaybeaboutaccordingtothephrases.Ss:Itmaybeaboutlifeontheotherplanet.?Task2FirstListening?T:Nowlet’slistentothetapetoseewhetherwhatyoupredictisrightornot.Atthesametime,youareaskedtotickthethingsthatyouhearonthetape?DoExerciseOneonPage23.?(Afterlistening,letthemchecktheanswers.)?Task3SecondListening?T:Thistime.You’dwritedowntheanswerstothefourquestions.Boysandgirls,howcanwewritetheanswersfastandcorrectly??S:Weshouldgothroughthequestionsfirstandkeeptheminmind.Whenwearelistening,wejustneedtopaymuchattentiontothesentencesrelatedtotheanswers.?S:Weneedn’twritedowneachwordoftheanswers.Wejustwritedownsomekeywords.Laterwecanwritedownthecompleteanswerswiththehelpofthesekeywords.?T:Youareclever.Nowpleasegetready.First,lookthroughtheintroductiontothelistening?material.Then,scanthequestions.?(Twominuteslater,theteacherplaysthetape.ThengiveSstimetoorganizetheirsentences.)T:Let’schecktheanswersonebyone.?(Ifstudentsmakesomecommonmistakesortheyseemtohavedifficultyinfindingoutanswers,teacherscangivethemsomehintsandletthemlistentoitagain.Afterthat,checktheanswers.Ifthestudentsfeelitdifficulttomakesenseaboutthekeywordsandunderstandthespeakers’intentionandattitude,theteachershouldgivethemsomehelp.)?Task4Post-listeningT:Afterlistening,wouldyoupleaseanswersomequestions??1.Whatdidyouhearonthetape??2.Doyouthinkpeopleinthefuturewillbeabletolivein“Wonderworld”?Whydoyouthinkso?(Atthisparttheteachermayhavethestudentspresentwhattheyhaveheardonthetapeandshowtheirownopiniononlivingin“Wonderworld”.Ifpossible,theteachermayhavesomeofthestudentsdothepresentationworkinclass.Bydoingthis,thestudentscangetfullunderstandingofwhatthetapeistalkingabout.)?Step4Post-listening(onPage55)?Task1Pre-reading?T:Nowlet’slearnaboutamagicquilt.XiaoFenghasinventedthisnewkindofquilt.Itcan“think”foritselfandbecomewarmerorcooleraccordingtotheweather.Let’sreadthefollowingwordsandphrasesonPage55.Trytopronouncethemcorrectly.?Task2FirstListening?T:Now,let’slistentothetapeandtickthethingsyouhearonthetape.?(Lateraskthestudentstochecktheanswers.)?Task3SecondListening?T:Justnowwehavelistenedtoitandknowsomeadvantagesofthisspecialquilt.Suppose?youaremarketingmanagerinthecompanythatmakesthequilts.Soyouhavebeenaskedtofindareasintheworldtosellthequilt.Listentothetapeagainandthinkoftheplaceswherethequiltwillworkbest.YouwillbeaskedtofinishExerciseTwo.Itwillworkbestin__________wintersand__________summers.(Afterlistening,letthestudentschecktheanswers.)?Task4Post-listening?T:Youdidaverygoodjobjustnow.Let’sgoontofillintheform.Useyouratlasifyouneedmoreinformation.Addtwootherplacesyouthinkwillbetherightplacestosellthequilt.?CountrySuitableclimate
Possibleareatosellquilts?Why?
!--?xml:namespaceprefix=st1ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/--London,UKHumidallyearroundToronto,CanadaVerycold,drywintersCapeTown,SouthAfricaHot,drysummersMombasa,KenyaHot,humidsummersYakutat,NorthUSAVerycold,humidwinters(Ifthestudentshavesomedifficulty,letthemlistentothetapeathirdtime.Thengivethemaboutthreeminutestoconsideranddiscusswiththeirpartners.Finallychecktheanswersandexchangetheiropinion.)?Step5Speaking?Task1Lead-inT:Boysandgirls,areyousurewhatwillhappentoyoutomorrow??S:No.Nooneknowswhatwillhappentomorrow.?T:Iagreewithyou.Whenweexpresswhatwillhappen,whatexpressionsdoweoftenuse??S:Isitpossiblethat...??S:Supposethat...?T:Good.Weoftenusethemtoexpressourimagination.Besidesthose,wealsousethefollowing:?Iwonderif...Doyouimaginethat...?Iwonderif...Isitlikely/unlikelythat...??Doyousupposethat...?Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly...Mostlylikely...Probably...?Task2PracticeT:Nowpleaseusetheseexpressionstolistsomequestionsaboutwhatlifewillbelikeinyourhometownin1000years’time.Thenexchangeyourquestionswithyourpartner.Afterthat,gettogetherwithanotherpairandanswertheirquestionsandaskthemyourquestions.Fourstudentsmakeupagroup.Byaskingandanswering,youfourchoosethebestquestionsandanswers.Finallyeachgroupwillchoosearepresentativetogiveatalktotheclass.?Task3TalkingT:Nowlet’sworkinpairs.Imagineyouaretwoinventorsandyouhavedesignedanewproduct,whichyouwanttosell.First,youneedtodecideonyourproduct.Itcanbeanythingthatpeoplemightfindusefulinthefuture.Itmightsavethemtime,makepeople’sworkeasierorhelpincommunication.Second,youwillhavetoexplaintotheclassexactlyhowyourproductworks.Itcanuseanybranchofscience.Third,youneedtoshowthatpeoplewillbewillingtouseit.Thesedescriptionsofsomeimaginaryproductsmayhelpyou.?1.These“flyingboots”areoperatedbyasmallcomputerchip.Theywillrisestraightupfromthegroundandhoverormovequicklyforwardsorbackwards.Presstheswitchinyourhandoncetostartandtwicetostop.?2.Anothertime-savinginvention.Thisisashirtthatcleansitselfasyouwearit.Heatfromyourbodywarmstheshirtanditattractswatervaporfromtheair.Whenthereisenoughwatertheshirtreleaseschemical,whichcleansitselfasyouwearit.?3.Neverpayforelectricityagain!Thislightbulbabsorbslightfromthesunandstoresit.Whenyouturnitonatnight,thelightisreleasedsothebulbgivesoff“free”light.?(Asusual,theteacherwon’tforgettogivecommentsonwhatthestudentsdo,includingtheteacher’swordspraisingwhattheyaredoinginthefirstfewstages.Onlyinthiswayarethestudentsencouragedtotalkfreelyaboutwhattheywanttosayandwhytheythinkso.)?Step6SummaryT:Inthisperiod,wemainlyfocusonthespeakingandlisteningabilities.Ifyoufeellistening?orspeakingpoor,youhadbetterpracticemore.Practicemakesperfect.Afterclass,wouldyoupleasedoso?Today’shomeworkistoinventwhatyouwanttoowninthefuture.Thenpreparefordescriptionofhowitwillworkandwhatadvantagesofusingit.?TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard
Unit3Lifeinthefuture
Period3ListeningandSpeaking
Usefulexpressionsondiscussingimagination
Isitpossiblethat...?Supposethat...Iwonderif...?Doyouimaginethat...?Iwonderif...Isitlikely/unlikelythat...?Doyousupposethat...??Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly...Mostlylikely...Probably...ResearchandActivitiesReadthefollowingmaterialaboutMars,andthenwriteapassageaboutwhetherpeopleinthefuturewillbeabletoliveontheMars.Inthepassage,youwillbeaskedtopresentyouropinionandtrytopersuadeotherstobelieveinyourimagination.BasicatmosphericdataTheMartianatmosphereiscomposedmainlyofcarbondioxide(CO2).Itisverythin(lessthan1percentoftheEarth’satmosphericpressure).Evidencesuggeststhattheatmospherewasmuchdenserintheremotepastandthatwaterwasoncemuchmoreabundantatthesurface.Onlysmallamountsofwaterarefoundintheloweratmospheretoday,occasionallyformingthinicecloudsathighaltitudesand,inseverallocalities,morningicefogs.Nitrogen,oxygen,carbonmonoxide,andtheraregases(neon,argon,krypton,andxenon)alsoarepresentinsmallquantities.Thecharacteristictemperatureintheloweratmosphereisabout200K,whichisgenerallycolderthantheaveragedaytimesurfacetemperature(250K).Itdecreasesupwardfromthesurfaceatabout1.5Kperverticalkilometer.UnlikethatoftheEarth,thetotalmass(andpressure)oftheatmosphereexperienceslargeseasonalvariations,ascarbondioxide“snowsout”atthewinterpole.Theannualvariationofsurfacepressurewasmeasuredtobeabout26percentofthemeanatmosphericpressure(7-8millibars)atthelandersites,equivalenttosome7.9×1012metrictonsofcarbondioxide?.AlthoughtheMartianatmosphereisthin,itsupportsavarietyofclouds.Whitecloudsarewaterice,whilethe“yellow”onesareduststormsthatthrowdustintotheatmospheretoheightsof10km(6miles)ormore.Evenintheabsenceofstorms,theatmosphereisneverclearofdust,whichgreatlyaffectsatmosphericstructure.
ReferenceforTeaching
ExploringtheplanetMarsPeopleonEarthhavealwaysbeeninterestedintheplanetMars.Recently,thatinteresthasincreasedbecauseseveralsuccessfulspacecrafthavebeenplacedinorbitaroundMars.TheseincludetheAmericanspaceagency’sMarsGlobalSurveyorandMarsOdysseyandtheEuropeanSpaceAgency’sMarsExpress.
!--?xml:namespaceprefix=vns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"/--PerhapsthemostexcitingeventtookplaceonJanuarythird.ThatiswhenthefirstoftwoMarsexplorationvehiclessuccessfullylandedontheRedPlanet.Thefirstlanderisnamed“Spirit”.ItcametorestinanareaofMarsnamedGusevCrater.MillionsofpeopleusedtheircomputerstolinkwithNASA’sInternetWebsitetoseephotographssentbackbySpirit.OnJanuaryfifteenth,NASAscientiststoldSpirittouseitssixwheelstomoveoffthelandingdevice.ItdidthissuccessfullyandrolledontothesurfaceofMars.ExcitedNASAofficialssaidSpiritwasnowreadytobeginitstaskofexploringthesurfaceoftheRedPlanet.
OnJanuarytwentieth,scientiststoldtheexplorationrovertouseoneofitstoolstostudythesoilneartherock.Thenextday,Spiritbeganhavingproblems.Itansweredradiosignals,butitwouldnotsendbackscientificinformation.?NASAofficialsbegantoworktocorrecttheproblemwithSpirit’scomputer.Thepartofthecomputerthatstoresinformationwasnotworkingcorrectly.OnFebruary1st,NASAannouncedthatSpirit’scomputermemoryhadbeensuccessfullyrepaired.Itwillbeginscientificexaminationsofrockslaterthisweek.Thesecondvehicleisnamed“Opportunity”.ItlandedinanareaofMarscalledMeridianiPlanum.NASAscientistssayOpportunitylandedinsidealargeholeinthesurfaceoftheplanet.PhotographsfromOpportunityshowseverallargeformationsofrock.Thephotographsclearlyshowthisrockisbelowthesurface.NASAscientistssaytherocktheyseeinthephotographsisnotlikeanythingtheyhaveeverseenbefore.?NASAofficialssaytheyhavediscoveredandconfirmedthatOpportunitylandedonanareaofMarsthatisrichinthemineralcrystallinehematite.OnEarthsuchhematiteusuallyformsinthepresenceofwater.ScientistswanttoknowifthehematiteonMarswasformedunderwatertoo.?SomeevidencesuggeststhatlongagotheMeridianiPlanumareaofMarswaswetandheldwater.Opportunitywillsearchformoreevidenceofwaterandanyevidencethatsomekindoflifecouldhaveexistedinthearea.Whentheygettoaninterestingareatheyreachoutwithamechanicalarmthatcarries?severaltools.Thearmcarriesthemicroscope,twoinstrumentsforidentifyingwhattherockismadeofandatoolforcuttingintotherock.ScientistssaythatSpiritandOpportunitywillexplorethesurfaceofMarsforaslongasninetydays.TheroverswillbeexploringthesurfaceinanefforttofindevidenceofwateronMars.WaterisextremelyimportanttoanyfuturehumanexplorationofMars.Thetwodevicesaretryingtodiscoverifwehavenotbeenaloneintheuniverse.Theyaretryingtoanswerthequestion:IsthereanyevidencethatlifeonceexistedontheRedPlanet??
UNcallsforgreatereffortstoprotectenvironment?U.N.SecretaryGeneralKofiAnnansaidthatthethemeofthisyear’sWorldEnvironmentDayisConnectwiththeWorldWideWebofLife,“achoicethatreflectstheneedforeveryoneofustorecognizeourroleinpreservingourfragileplanetandtheecosystems,resourcesandnaturalprocessthatbindusalltogether.”“Morethanever,lifeonEarthrequiresofusasenseofuniversalresponsibility—nationtonation,persontoperson,humantoallotherformsoflife,”hesaid.?KlausToepfer,executivedirectoroftheU.N.EnvironmentProgram,saidthattherichesoftheinformationagearebeingfeltbyeveryoneonearth,however,theworld’soldproblemsareenduringandurgent,citingtheloomingthreatsofinequalitiesbroughtaboutbytheforcesofglobalization,poverty,reducedfoodsecurity,theintricatebalancebetweenpopulation,resourcesandtheenvironment,thechallengeofsustainabledevelopmentandtherelationshipofallthesetothefutureofhumanityandtheenvironment.?“Thethemeofthisyear’sWorldEnvironmentDayisareminderthattheearthwithallitscomplex,interlockingecosystems,isthefoundationofourlives.Itisourcommonheritage.Thebountyofnatureisoneandindivisible.Itknowsnofrontiers,noterritorialborders,”hesaid.Henotedthathumanbeingsareapartofavastwebofinterconnectedspeciesandsystemsthatfittogetherinintricateways,enablingthewholesystemtocontinue.“Therearelimitstohowmuchourpopulationcangrow,andhowmuchwecanalteroursurroundingenvironment,withoutcausingchangesthatwillreverberatethroughoutthatwebandjeopardizeourownfuture,”hesaid.Hecalledongovernmentsandpeopleworldwidetojoinhandsandtakecommonstepstoprotectenvironmentsoastopassasafe,cleanworldtohuman’soffspring.
一名优秀负责的教师就要对每一位学生尽职尽责,作为教师就要精心准备好合适的教案。教案可以保证学生们在上课时能够更好的听课,有效的提高课堂的教学效率。怎么才能让教案写的更加全面呢?下面是由小编为大家整理的“Unit 3 Life in the future The Second Period教案”,欢迎您参考,希望对您有所助益!
TheSecondPeriod
TeachingAims:
1.Learnandmasterthefollowingexpressions:
ingeneral,catchaglimpseof,keepintouchwith,payattentionto,leadto,instore
2.Improvethestudentsreadingability.
3.Letthestudentsknowsomethingaboutthelifeinthefuture.
TeachingImportantPoints:
1.Improvethestudentsreadingability.
2.Masterthefollowingphrases:
ingeneral,catchaglimpseof,keepintouchwith,payattentionto,1eadto,instore
3.Enablethestudentstounderstandthetextbetter.
TeachingDifficultPoint:
Howtomakethestudentsunderstandthereadingpassagebetter.
TeachingMethods:
1.Discussionbeforereadingtomakestudentsbecomeinterestedinwhattheywilllearn.
2.Scaningthetexttogetageneralideaofthetext.
3.Carefulreadingtogetthedetailedinformationinthetext.
4.Individual,pairorgroupworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.
TeachingAids:
1.amultimedia
2.ataperecorder
3.theblackboard
TeachingProcedures:
StepIGreetingsandLead-in
Greetthewholeclassasusual.
T:Doyoulikewatchingplays?
Ss:Yes.
T:NowIllshowyouthreeplays.Watchcarefully.AfterthatIllaskyoua
question.
(Teachershowstheplays.Afterthat,teachersaysthefollowing.)
T:Whatdifferenceshaveyoufoundintheseplays?Who’dliketoanswerthisquestion?Anyvolunteers?
S:Ithinkthewaysthatpeopleworkaredifferent.Inthefirstplay,somepeopleareworkingbyhand.Inthesecondplay.somepeopleareworkingwithmachineswhilesomepeoplearegivingorderstorobotstoworkfortheminthelastone.
T:Yes.Oursocietyisdevelopingveryfast,soourlifehasalsochangedalot.
Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,ourlifenowisquitedif-ferentfromthatinthepast.Doyouwanttoknowwhatlifewi11belikeinthefuture?
Ss:Yes.
T:Todaywearegoingtoreadapassageaboutlifeinthefuture.
StepⅡPre—reading
T:NowfirstletslearnsomenewwordsonPage110.
(Teachthewordsandexplainthemtothestudents.Thenaskthestudentstoreadafterthetape.Atlastteachersaysthefollowing.)
T:OK.NowIwantyoutodiscussfourquestions.Lookatthescreen.
(Teacherusesthemultimediatoshowthequestionsonthescreen.)
1.Howwillpeopleshopinthefuture?
2.Howwillpeopletravelinthefuture?
3.Whatwillschoolsbelikeinthefu-ture?
4.Whatwillthefuturebelikeingener-a1?
(Teachergivesthestudentsfourminutestodiscussandthencollectstheiran-swers.Finallyaskthemtoreadthetexttofindouttheanswerstothequestions.)
StepⅢReading
T:OK.PleaseopenyourbooksatPage43.Readthepassagequicklytofindoutinwhichparagraphyoucanfindtheanswerstothequestionsdiscussedjustnow.
(Teachergivesthestudentsenoughtimetoreadthetextandthencollectstheiranswers.)
Suggestedanswers:
1.Howwillpeopleshopinthefuture?
Paragraph3
Peoplecandoonlineshopping(ontheInternet)andtheycangotoapleasantmallusingsmartcards.
2.Howwillpeopletravel/inthefuture?
Paragraph2
Welltravelbycar/taxi/bus/trainthatburnsnewfuelsandusesnewenginesthatwillletustravelwithoutworryingaboutwhetherwearepollutingtheen-vironment.
3.Whatwillschoolsbelikeinthefuture?
Paragraph5
Inthefuture,theremaybemore“schoolsontheair”and“e-schools”.Wecanstudyathomebywatchinged-ucatorsonTVoronacomputerscreen.
4.Whatwillthefuturebelikeingeneral?
Paragraph1
Ingeneral,thefuturewillbebrighterandourlifewillbemoreconvenient.
T:Nowreadthepassageagainandthenanswerthequestionsonthescreen.Thistime,youshouldreadslowlyandcarefully.
(Showthefollowingquestionsonthescreen.)
1.Whatwillhappeninthefieldofhealthandmedicineinthefuture?
2.Canyouexplainthemeaningofe-learning?
3.Whyisitimportanttobelifelonglearners?
4.Whatshouldwedotomakesurewewillhaveabrightfuture?
(Teachergivesthestudentsfiveminutestoreadthetextcarefully.Finallyasksomestudentstoanswerthequestionsonthescreen.Theycanhaveadiscussioninpairsifnecessary.)
T:Now,whocananswerthefirstques-tion?GuoLi,wouldyouliketohaveatry?
S:Peopleinthefuturewillbeabletoen-joyalongerandhealthierlifeandre-mainactiveeveninoldage。Peoplewi1lpaymoreattentiontotheimportanceofahealthydietandanactivelife.SomenewdiseasessuchasSARS,smallpoxhavealreadybeendefeatedbynewmedicines.
T:Good.Pleasesitdown.Now,let’san-swerthesecondquestion.Whowantstohaveatry?
S:Letmetry.“E-learning”meanstolearnontheInternet.Thatistosay,wecanstudybywatchingeducatorsonTVoronacomputerscreen,wheneverwehavetimeandwhereverweare.
T:Doyouagreewithhis/heranswer?
Ss:Yes.
T:OK.Now,whohasgottheanswertothethirdquestion?
S:Ihave.Becauseknowledgeischangingallthetime,itisimportantandneces-sarytobelifelonglearners.
T:Thatsright.Anybodyvolunteerstoanswerthe1astquestion?
S:Weshouldtrytolearntoacceptchangeandappreciatewhatisnewanddiffer-net.Andweshouldlearnmoreknowl-edgetofitinwiththeneedsoftheso-ciety.
StepⅣExplanation
T:Nowyouhaveknownthegeneralideaofthepassage.Butyoushouldalsopayattentiontosomeusefulphrases.Letslookattheirusages.
(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)
1.Ingeneral,boyslikeplayingfootballmorethangirls.
2.Icaughtaglimpseofahighbuildingfromthewindowofatrain.
3.Mr..Wangkeptintouchwithhisoldfriendsbymobilephone.
4.Youshouldpaymoreattentiontoyourpronunciation.
5.Hardworkleadstosuccess.
6.Ihavesomegoodnewsinstoreforyou.
(Bb:ingeneral,catchaglimpseof,keepintouchwith,payattentionto,leadto,instore)
(Teacherexplainstheunderlinedphrases.ThenasksomestudentstotranslatethesesentencesintoChinese.Onestudent,onesentence.)
S:1.一般来说.男孩比女孩更喜欢踢足球。
S:2.透过火车车窗,我瞥见一座高楼。
S:3.王先生用手机同他的老朋友保持联系。
S:4.你应多注意你的发音。
S:5.努力就会成功。
S:6.我有一些好消息要告诉你。
StepVListeningandDiscussion
T:Nowlistentothetapeandfollowitinalowvoice.Payattentiontoyourpro-nunciationandintonation.
(Teacherplaysthetape.Afterthat,teachergivesthestudentsafewmi-nutestoreadthetextaloud.Atlastaskthestudentstohaveadiscussion.)
T:OK.Nowlookatthescreen.Igiveyouseveralminutestodiscusstheadvanta-gesanddisadvantagesofthefollowingthings:futuretransportation,smartcards,onlineshoppingande-schools.
Thenfillinthetableonthescreen.
(Showthescreen.)
advantagesdisadvantages
future
transportation
smartcards
onlineshopping
e-schools
(Studentsbegintohaveadiscussionandafterawhileteacheraskssomestudentstofillinthetable.)
Suggestedanswers:
StepⅥSummaryandHomework
T:Todaywevereadapassageaboutlifeinthefuture.We’velearnedwhatwill
happeninthefieldsoftransportation,business,healthandmedicineandedu-cationandknowledgeinthefuture.Atthesametime.wevealsolearnedsomeusefulphrases.Afterclass,readthepassageagainandagainuntilyoucanreciteit.Besides,dontforgettopre-view“WordstudyandGrammar”inthenextperiod.
Well,that’sallforto-day.Classisover.
StepⅦTheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard
Unit6Lifeinthefuture
TheSecondPeriod
Usefulphrases:
ingeneralcatchaglimpseof
leadtokeepintouchwith
StepⅧRecordafterTeaching
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TheThirdPeriod
TeachingAims:
1.Reviewthewordsandexpressionslearnedinthelasttwoperiods.
2.LearnandmastertheNounClauseusedastheSubject.ObjectandPredicative.
TeachingImportantPoints:
1.Howtoguessthemissingwordaccordingtothegivensentence.
2.HowtomastertheusagesoftheNounClauseusedastheSubject,ObjectandPredicative.
TeachingDifficultPoints:
1.Thechoiceoftheconnectives.
2.ThewordorderintheNounClausesusedastheSubject。ObjectandPredicative.
TeachingMethods:
1.Reviewmethodtoconsolidatethewordsandexpressionslearnedinthelasttwope-riods.
2.ExplanationandinductivemethodstomakethestudentsmastertheusagesoftheNounClausesusedastheSubject,ObjectandPredicative.
3.Individualorpairworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.
TeachingAids:
l.aprojector
2.theblackboard
TeachingProcedures:
StepIGreetingsandRevision
Greetthewholeclassasusual.
T:Yesterdaywelearntapassageaboutlifeinthefuture.Whocantellmewhatthefuturewillbe1ike?
S:Letmetry.Inthefuture,wewilltravelbycar,taxi,busortrainthatwontpollutetheairanymore.We’llbuythingsontheInternetinsteadofintheshop.
Andwe’llbeabletoenjoyalon-gerandhealthierlife…
StepⅡWordStudy
T:Verygood.Inthetext.wealsolearntsomeimportantwordsandexpres-sions.Nowlet’shaveadictation.Takeoutapieceofpaperandwritethemdownonit.
(Teacherdictatesthewordsandex-pressionslearntinthelasttwoperi-ods.
includingforcast,trend.urbanconsumer,tiny,customer,cash,regu-larly.effort,andphysician.Afterthat,letthestudentshandthemin.)
T:OK.NowlookatLanguageStudyonPage45.FirstlookatEx.IinWordstudy.Readthesentencesandfindawordfromwhatwedicatatedjustnowtocompleteeach.Youaregivenfiveminutestodoit.Readfirstandthencompletethesentencesaccordingtothemeaningofthem.Isthatclear?
Ss:Yes.
T:OK.Firstdoitbyyourselves.Thendiscusstheminpairs.Afterawhile,I’llasksomeofyoutosayyou’rean-swersandgivetheChinesemeaningofeachsentence.
(Afterawhile,teachercheckstheiranswersandcorrectsthemistakeifany.Teachercangivesomeexplana-tions.)
Suggestedanswers:
1.forecast你听天气预报了吗?明天天气会怎么样?
2.trend在中国许多地方使用信用卡已成为一种趋势。
3.urban许多人想在都市工作而在农村生活。
4.consumers根据中国法律,被厂家欺骗的顾客可以得到两倍赔偿。
5.customers因特网有助于厂家和顾客保持联系。
6.tiny计算机越来越小,有一天我们会在脖子或手腕上带上计算机。
7.cash旅游时带许多现金是不好的,你最好用银行卡。
8.regularly这两位女孩以前定期见面,但自从其中一个搬到另一个省后.她们就不能见面了。
9.physician内科医师就是给病人看病开药方的医生。
lO.efforts学习外语需要付出很大努力。
T:Welldone.NowlookatEx2.Choosethecorrectphrasetofillineachblank.Firstlookatthephrasesinthebox.Let’srevisethemeaningsofthemto-gether.(StudentssaytheChinesemeaningsofthephrasestogether.)Nowyouregiventhreeminutestofin-ishit.
(Afterawhile,teachercheckstheiranswers.)
Suggestedanswers:
Ingeneral,instore,keepintouchwith,leadto,payingnoattentionto
T:Nowreadthispassageagainandtrytocontinuethestory.Writeanendingtothestory.Afterawhile,Illasksomeofyoutoreadoutyourstory.
(Afterawhile,asksomestudentstoreadouttheirownendingtothesto-ry.)
StepⅢGrammar
T:Thankyouforyourstories.Nowpleaselookatthesentencesontheblackboard.
(Whilethestudentsarepreparingtheirstories,theteacherwritesthefollowingsentencesontheblack-boardandunderlinestheclauseswithcolouredchalk.)
(Bb:1.Whoboughtthebookisun-known?
2.Theyknowthatthehabitmaykillthem.
3.AllIcansayisthathehasalwaysbeengoodtome.)
T:Whocantellmethefunctionoftheclauseineachsentence?Anyvolun-teers?OK.WangLi,please.
S:Inthefirstsentence,“who-clause”isusedastheSubject.“That—clause”inthesecondsentenceisanobjectclausewhileinthelastsentence“that-clause”isapredicativeclause.
T:Iswhatshesaidright?
Ss:Yes.
T:Verygood.IntheObjectClause“that”isoptionalandcanbeomitted.ButinthePredicativeandSubjectClauses,“that”isnecessaryandcannotbeomitted.Youmustrememberthat.Areyouclear?
Ss:Yes.
T:OK.LookatthesentencesonthescreenandtellwhichparttheNounClauseactas.
(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)
1.Whatlifewillbelikeinthefutureisdifficultotpredict.
2.Theyarecarefulaboutwhattheyeatandexerciseregularly.
3.Theschoolsofthefuturewillproba-blybequitedifferentfromwhattheyaretoday.
4.Wecannotbesurewhetherourdreamswillcometrue,butwecanatleastbehopefulthat…
5.Ifwelearntoacceptchangeandap-preciatewhatisnewanddifferent,wewillbewell-preparedforwhateverthefuturemayhaveinstore.
(Teacherasksthestudentstodoitonebyone.)
S1:“Whatlifewillbelikeinthefuture”isusedasthesubject.
S2:“Whattheyeatandexerciseregular-ly”istheobjectofpreposition“about”.
S3:“Whattheyaretoday”istheobjectofpreposition“from”.
S4:“Whetherourdreamswillcometrue”isusedasthepredicative.
S5:“Whatisnewanddifferent”isusedastheobjectofverb“appreciate”and
“whateverthefuturemayhaveinstore”servesastheobjectofpreposi-tion“for”
StepⅣPractice
T:OK.LookatPart2onPage46.Usetheexpressionsintherightboxtochangeyourquestionsaboutthefu-tureintheleftboxintoNounClauses.Youmaydolikethis.
e.g.Howweshouldusemoderntech-nologyisabigissue.ButyoushouldpayattentiontothewordorderintheNotmClause.Normalwordorderisusedinit.Doyouunderstand?
Ss:Yes.
(Givethestudentsthreeminutestopractiseandthenasksomeofthestudentstoreadouttheirsentences.
Onestudent,onesentence.)
Suggestedanswers:
1.Ican’timaginewhattheadvantagesofe-schoolsare.
2.Scientistshave(not)foundanswerstothequestionwhythereisnolifeonthemoon.
3.Theproblemishowweshouldusemoderntechnology.
4.Wecannotbesurewhenwe’llbeabletotravelinspace.
5.Theyareworriedaboutwhetherrobotswillbesmarterthanpeople.
6.Wecannotbesurewhetherthefuturewillbebetter.
T:Nowlet’sdotheexerciseinPart3.Themainpurposeofthisexerciseisto
helpyouunderstandthedifferencesbetweenaNounClauseandanAttrib-utiveC1ause.Who’dliketotellmethedifferencesbetweenthem?
S:I’dIiketotry.ANounClauseisusedasasubject,object,predicativeorop-
positiveinthemainclause.AnAttrib-utiveClauseservesasanattributeto
somenounorpronouninthemainclause,anditisoftenplacedafterthisnounorpronoun.TheAttributiveClauseisintroducedbytherelativepronounsandtherelativeadverbs.
T:Verygood.Sitdownplease.NowpleasereadthesentencesinPart3first.Thenidentifythetypeofclauseinthesentences.IfitisaNounC1ause,write“NC”;ifitisanAttributiveC1ause,write“AC”.Areyouclear?
Ss:Yes.
T:Nowyouaregiventhreeminutestoprepareit.
(Threeminutes1ater,askfivestudentstosaytheiranswersonebyone.)
Suggestedanswers!
1.NC2.NC3.AC4.AC5.NC
T:Welldone.NowlookatPart4.Re-writethesentencessothattheybe-comethetypeofnounclausesinbrackets.Ifyouhaveanyproblem,youcanlookattheexample.
(Teachergivesthemfourminutestofinishit.Afterthat,askthestudentstoreadouttheirsentences.)
Suggestedanswers:
1.Wemustmakesurewhatisneededtoopenanonlinestore.
2.Howwecandeveloptransportationwithoutpollutingtheenvironmentisstillaproblem.
3.Wedon’tknowwhenwe’llhavethemedicinethatcancureanydisease.
4.AllIwanttoknowiswhosebookyouarereading.
5.Whyitisimportantforustobecomelifelonglearnersisbeingdiscussed.
Thatiswhyitisimportantforustobe-comelifelonglearners.Hehastoldmewhyitisimportantforustobecomelifelonglearners.
StepVSummaryandHomework
T:OK.Todaywe’vereviewedthewordsandphraseswelearnedinthelasttwoperiods.We’vealsolearnedtheNounClausesastheSubject,ObjectandPredicative.YoushouldpayattentiontothewordorderintheNounClauseandthedifferencesbetweenaNounClauseandanAttributiveClause.Af-terclass,reviewthecontentwelearnt,especiallytheAttributiveClauseandtheNounClauseastheSubject,ObjectandPredicative.Timeisup.That’sallfortoday.
StepⅥTheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard
Unit6Lifeinthefuture
TheThirdPeriod
Grammar:theNounClause
1.Whoboughtthebookisunknown.
theSubjectClause
2.Theyknowthatthehabitmaykillthem.
theObjectClause
3.AllIcansayis
thathehasalwaysbeengoodtome.
thePredicativeClause
StepⅦRecordafterTeaching
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