Unit 3 Life in the future 教案
Using language
一, 教学目标(teaching aim ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s)
Students’ Book: Using Language
Work Book: Listening
1. 能力目标(ability aim)
a. Enable students to understand the story about Li Qiang’s trip in the space station and tell the differences between two kinds of aliens.
b. Enable Ss to understand the facilities in the Wonderworld.
c. Get Ss to learn how to promote a new invention by analyzing different situations.
2. 语言目标(language aim)
Important words and phrases: extraordinarily; atmosphere; gravity; assist in
二, 教学重难点(Teaching important points)
1. Listen to the material about Li Qiang’s trip in AD3005, finish the chart and find out some details about the Wonderworld.
2. Listen to the material about the new invention. Find out its special qualities.
三, 教学方法(teaching method)
a. Discussion
b. Listening
c. Cooperative learning
四, 教具准备(teaching aids)
A computer, a projector, a recorder
五, 教学步骤(teaching procedures)
Step I Warming up
1. Lead in the topic by discussing the possibilities of living under the sea. Encourage Ss to use their imaginations.
Step II Reading
1. Get the Ss to read the text quickly and get the general idea. Give Ss a few minutes and then ask them to pick out the four advantages of living under the sea.
2. Give Ss a few minutes to go through the second, third and forth paragraphs and get some details. Discuss the problem might come across and how to solve the problems.
3. Get Ss to go through the whole passage again and finish the chart on the advantages of living under the sea.
4. Get Ss to listen to the interview of the designer of the city. Find out the two problems they had solved.
Step III: Listening (P23)
Task1: Discussion (1)
Ss work in pa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )irs to have a discussion according to the following questions.
Q1. Which planet is said to be the most similar to the earth
Q2. Suppose people can live on it. What should people consider
Task2: Listening 1
Deal with the new words and the difficult ones.
Read the words and phrases on P23 Ex1
Ss listen and tick what they hear:
Ss listen to tape again and fill in the blank:
The new town calle ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d: ”Wonderworld” will provide a covered area for people to live in with a special air supply. The town will make sure there is enough water by collecting some from under the planet’s surface. After use, this water will be cleaned and recycled so that it can be used as rain to water crops and provide clean drinking water. Everyone will put their dirty water in special tanks and animals will have to go to the toilet in special places. Bacteria will clean this dirty water so it can be used again. If people live on Mars, they may become rich or famous.
Step IV Listening (P59)
Task3: Discussion (2)
Ss work in pairs to discussion:
1. Sup ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pose you live undersea and you happen to come across a disaster (灾难). What should you do
2. How will you dea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l wilt the problems that you meet, if you are the designer of the undersea city
Task4: Listening (2)
Listen to the tape and tell true or false:
( )1. The problem happened about two months ago.
( )2.The air machines were making a very loud noise.
( )3. The solid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )steel doors to the city was open and the backup system worked well.
( )4. A screen b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )roke during an undersea storm and stopped the machine.
( )5. At last the designer solved the problems.
( )6.The families had ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) plenty of stored oxygen, so they didn’t notice that there was something wrong with their city.
Step V Follo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w up activity
Set a scene for the Ss: the company is going to held press conference and an exhibition. Encourage Ss to design a special postcard which will draw visitors attention and provide some useful information.
Step VI: Wri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ting style
Help Ss to find out the writing style of report by analyzing the text: rising to a challenge. Summarize the basic points on the screen.
Fully use your imag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ination to think about what life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years’ time (about 200 words).
These expressions and phrases may be useful:
Suppose that…/I won ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )der if…/Do you imagine that… /Do you suppose that…
Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly/Probably/Most likely/I’m sure…
Homework
Write a passage whose title is “Life will be like …”
Get ready for the quiz.