U3L3 Owning a Car
[学习目标] 了解课文内容，能变幻情景和角色就课文内容对话。
[重点难点] 掌握文中的重点句型，能简单谈论拥有小汽车的利弊。
[课前导学]
I. 听写
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II. 课前预习：
听录音并熟读课文
[课堂讲解]
With us are Miss Wang, a teacher of English; Mr Zhang, an engineer; Mr Zhao, a government official; Ms Li, a bank clerk; and Mr Fang, a senior engineer.
with us are …是在公共场合介绍嘉宾时的套话。此句为倒装句，主语在are后面。
Our topic for today is “To own or not to own a car”.
类似的结构有：_________________________________________________________
I’d like to know whether any of you is planning to buy a car.
any of you 你们任何一个人，谓语动词用___________________
扩充： each of you 意为“你们每一个人”，故后面动词用第三人称单数形式。
Each of the students has a computer.
Each of the children gives a different answer.
4. If I drive to work, my commuting time will be shortened.如果我开车去上班，______________________
commute vi. （市郊）乘车上下班
She commutes from her home in the suburbs to her office downtown every day.
He commutes from Shanghai to Suzhou by train every week.
Since the prices are coming down, I’ll wait and see.
Since 解释为________ price 是可数名词。
6. a wise decision
* wise与clever的辨析
wise和clever都有“聪明”之意。wise指很有学问，很有判断力而表现出的聪明或明智；clever 指头脑灵活，也可指心灵手巧。
It was not very wise of you to sell the property.
I would prefer public transport.我宁愿选择公共交通工具。
would prefer =_____________________________________
8. I couldn’t agree with you more. 中文____________________________________
9. First, they’re a major source of pollution. 中文_________________________________
* the cause of原因，根源 the reason of 理由
What’s the cause of an earthquake?
What’s your reason for being so late?
10. It seems owning a car has both advantages and disadvantages.
A). It seems that… 句型中的it是无人称或虚设it，充当句子的主语。Seem在这里是连系动词。
It seems that he has been ill for a long time.
B). seem 通常跟动词不定式
My mother seems to like you.
[课堂检测]
选择
( ) 1. ______ of the girls has her own skirt.
A. Each B. Every C. Both D. All
( ) 2. There are some trees on ______ sides of the street.
A. each B. either C. both D. all
( ) 3. The prices of household appliances are likely to ___ next year.
A. come off B. come down C. come about D. come back
( ) 4. He is too old to _______ the name of that book.
A. pick up B. think about C. come up D. fill in
II．改写句子
1. Many people liked taking public transportation better than owning a private car.（保持原意）
Many people _____________ taking public transportation ___________ owning a private car.
2. He seemed to be clever. （保持原意）
___________ ______________ that he was very clever.
3. He didn’t invite anyone to his birthday party. （保持原意）
____________ ___________ invited to his birthday party.
4. Tom had to take part in a TV talk show on OTV, ____________ __________?
[课后练习]
I． 选择
( ) 1. We find the musical very ___________.
A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
( ) 2. We are sitting in a soft sofa ________. The room is ______ and looks beautiful.
A. comfortably; tidy B. comfortable; clean
C. uncomfortably; full D. uncomfortable; empty
( ) 4. The _______ number of the private car _______ necessary for people to pay attention to the environment.
A. increased; make B. increasing; make
C. increasing; makes it D. increased; makes it
( ) 5. Would you be _______ own a private car?
A. enough wise to B. enough wise not to
C. wise enough to D. so wise enough as to
( ) 6. He seems ______ a great deal of money.
A. has B. to have C. having D. to having
( ) 7. He asked me ______.
if I find out the sender of the money or not
whether did I find out the sender of the money
if the sender of the money found out
D．whether I found out the sender of the money
( ) 8. – What do you mean by saying that? – I mean no harm. I only _____.
A. mean helping B. mean to helping C. mean to help D. want helping
III、Choose the best words or expressions to complete the passage
One day in 1893 the people of Detroit were _1__ to see the first motor car in the world coming __2__ the street. The driver’s name was Henry Ford.
Henry had been interested in __3___ when he was young. His mother died in 1875 when he was only twelve. His father __4__ him to become a farmer, but Henry’s wish was to make cars.
In 1903 he formed the Ford Motor Company. Ford sold fifteen million cars __5__ 1908 and 1925. Ford’s cars were cheap __6__ he could make almost every part of a car in his own factories. Today more and more Ford cars can be seen everywhere.
( ) 1. A. started B. surprised C. worried D. interested
( ) 2. A. on B. in C. down D. across
( ) 3. A. machines B. guns C. flowers D. horses
( ) 4. A. made B. let C. allowed D. wanted
( ) 5. A. in B. between C. from D. by
( ) 6. A. so that B. until C. because D. if
学生自我评价
我很棒（ ） 2.我有进步 ( ) 3.我还要继续努力（ ）
[反思] ______________________________________________________________
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Lesson 3 Owning a Car The second period教案
I. Teaching Objectives:
Language objectives:
1. To get the general opinions of the text, and to learn how to use the right structure
to build up opinions: In my opinion… first, second, what’s more, finally.
2. Learn the structure of passive voice in the future tense.
Ability objectives:
1. To develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
2. To improve ability of expressing opinions clearly and logically.
Emotion objectives:
1. To help students to express opinions in a positive, confident way.
2. To help students establish the consciousness of environmental protection and energy saving.
Teaching Aid: Multi-media facilities
II. Teaching Procedures:
Stages Purposes
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Purposes
Pre-
reading
Review the
expressions of means of transport and ask some questions
Review the expressions and express their opinions according to the questions
To lead in the topic: Owning a car.
Play a short video: A Dubai Auto Show.
Enjoy a car exhibition
While- reading (I)
Guide students to get some information from the picture
Guide students to listen to the text, and find out the general
opinions of different speakers.
Look at the picture and get some information of the text.
Listen to grasp the general opinions of different speakers
To help the students develop their listening skills.
To help the students compare different
opinions and encourage them to express
To check if they have a good comprehension of the text
Ask the students to
pinpoint speakers’ general opinions, reasons and give their own ideas to support or argue against speakers’ reasons
Pinpoint speakers’ general opinions, reasons, and express their ideas to support or argue against them.
While-
reading (II)
Explain the structure of passive voice in the future tense
Ask the students to read the text.
Do some exercises
Get to know the details of the text.
To help students consolidate the structure of passive voice
Post-
reading
Guide students to do a group discussion “Should we own or not own a car?”
Discuss in groups. Express different opinions on owning a car or not.
To encourage students to express and exchange opinions.
To consolidate new
vocabulary and structures.
Summary
What should we do? (Green Commuting;
Less Driving)
Express their own opinions freely and clearly
To sum up the lesson.
Assignment
Collect the opinions and write a report entitled “Is it a wise decision to own a private car?”
课件19张PPT。Unit 3 Lesson 3Owning a CarWhich means of transport is
the most expensive 2. the safest
3. the fastest 4. the most comfortable
5. the cheapest 6. the most convenientplane trainmaglevlight rail bus car bike/bicycle motorcycle shipunderground['m?glev] Dubai Auto Show
Let's talk:
To own or Not to own a carLook at the picture :To own or Not to own a car.listen
F T FFMr. Zhang’s opinion:
Mr. Zhang is ________ ( for/ against ) owning a car because__________________________________________. for( ) 1. Mr. Zhang’s commuting time will be shortened
if he goes to work by bus.( ) 2. Mr. Zhang thinks driving a car means saving time.( ) 3. Mr. Zhang will certainly buy a car this year.( ) 4. Mr. Zhang will wait and see because the prices
are going up.coming downcar.won’tQuick responses:invite
plan
improve
widen
buy
buildwill be invitedwill be shortenedwill be widenedwill be boughtwill be builtwill be improvedshortenwill be plannedLet's have more practice!1. Peter will design a new type of toy car.
A new type of toy car _____ _____ ______
by Peter.
2. We will hold an art festival in our school next
week.
An art festival ______ ______ ______ in our
school next week.
will be designedwill be heldJack will take his mother to hospital this
afternoon.
Mr. Smith will check our test papers tomorrow.
Jack’s mother will be taken to hospital by him this afternoon.Our test papers will be checked by Mr. Smith tomorrow.Have a try:Miss Wang is _______owning a car. She would prefer _______________. Because in the future, more underground and railway lines __________, and the__________will be ___________ improved. Travelling by underground and light rail will become cheaper, faster and _______________. punctual, build, against, greatly, public transport, service, forTask 1: Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:againstpublic transportwill be builtservicegreatlymore punctualTask 2: Listen and Check Listen and TalkQ: Does Ms. Li agree with Miss Wang?
Q: Why is she for/against owning a car?Listen and TalkQ: Does Ms. Li agree with Miss Wang?
A：Yes, she does.
Q: Why is she against owning a car?A: First, they’re a major … of …
Second, owning a car is …Read the text
DiscussionWork in Groups and Talk more about
Advantages and Disadvantages
of owning a carAGAINSTTalk and Report: Should we own or not own a car?
FOR In a word, each of us in our lives should be accomplish green commuting and less driving.Homework:
learn the text by heart.
writing:
“Is it a wise decision to own a private car?”I believe/ In my opinion/ From my point of view, ______________________________________________.
(First, Second, … What’s more, … Finally, )______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All in all/ In general/ In conclusion/…, Owning a private car _______________. It can ___________________________
