Unit 4 Living with technology：Integrated skills (I) 教学设计 -2024-2025学年高中《英语》 选择性必修 第二册（译林版）

Unit 4 Living with technology
Integrated skills (I)（教学设计）
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. listen to a talk about time capsules;
2. read an introduction to the time capsule at the 1939 World’s Fair;
3. learn some core words.
II. Key competence focus
1. Learn to predict before listening.
2. Read for theme, details and inference.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
Apply the listening strategies.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Listening
1. T asks Ss to make a prediction before listening.
T: It’s wise for you to guess what will be listened to. You can read through the questions and other given materials to guess the topic of talk and other useful information. Now go through the materials at page 50 and find out the topic.
T: Right. From the repeated keywords “time capsule”, we know that the topic is “time capsule”. There must be a “letter to the future” and other important things put in the capsule. Some important people like Steven Jobs must be involved in the listening materials.
2. T asks Ss to finish A1.
T: Please go through the statements and listen carefully before finishing A1.
3. T asks Ss to finish A2.
T: Listen to the talk again and finish A2.
【设计意图：先让学生用预测听力的策略热身，完成正误判断练习，然后完善笔记，难度逐级提升。】
Step 2 Reading
1. T asks Ss to read for the theme of the text.
T: What is the text mainly about
2. T asks Ss to read for the detailed information.
1) Which object is not mentioned to be put into the capsule
A. A pen. B. A toothpaste. C. A baseball. D. A variety of seeds.
2) What was Einstein’s message to future generations about
3. T asks Ss to read for inference.
1) What were the purpose and contents of the 1939 time capsule
2) Why do you think Einstein wrote the message with mixed feelings
4. Core vocabulary.
1) bury
Definitiona. to place a dead body in a grave b. to lose sb by deathc. to cover with soil, rocks, leaves, etc.d. to hide sth in the grounde. to ignore a feeling Vocabulary web bury the hatchetbury your differencesbury yourself in sth
T: Match the underlined words with their right definitions.
(1) The dog had buried its bone in the garden.
(2) He buried his wife in a grave.
(3) She had learnt to bury her feelings.
(4) The house was buried under ten feet of snow. You’ll find it easily.
(5) She’s eighty-five and has buried three husbands.
2) conclude
Definition a. to come or bring (sth) to an endb. to decide or believe sth as a result of what you have heard or seenc. to arrange and settle an agreement with sb formally and finally Vocabulary webconclude→conclusioninclude→including; included
T: Match the underlined words with their right definitions.
(1) Larry concluded that he had no choice but to accept Paul’s words as the truth.
(2) She concluded her talk with a funny story.
(3) They concluded a treaty with us.
3) justify
Definition a. to show that sb/sth is right or reasonable b. to give an explanation or excuse for sth or for doing sthc. to arrange lines of printed text so that one or both edges are straight Vocabulary web just→justlyjust→justifyjustify→justice
T: Match the underlined words with their right definitions.
(1) To justify printed text means to adjust the spaces between the words.
(2) Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her.
(3) You don’t need to justify yourself to me.
【设计意图：本文是为写作和会话做铺垫，难度设计不大，但要求学生读出主旨、细节和推断同样是有必要的。同时讲解一些重点词汇，有助学生理解。】
V. Homework
Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms.
1. Click the left mouse button twice ________ (highlight) the program.
2. Like most female athletes, she was lean and ________ (muscle).
3. The old man has been dead and ________ (bury) for years.
4. Six people were killed in the fighting, ________ (include) a policeman.
5. He ________ (conclude) from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.
6. Such action can ________ (justify) on the grounds of greater efficiency.