2011-2012译林牛津英语高二下模块七Unit 1：全单元教案

2011-2012译林牛津英语高二下模块七Unit 1：全单元教案
Unit1 Living with technology
Welcome to the unit
Teaching aims:
students will be able to list the electrical appliances and electronic devices they have at home;
students will be able to talk about how modern technology affects their lives;
students will be able to take an overall attitude and discuss its advantages and disadvantages;
students will be able to use their imagination to create the ideas of their own invention.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Warming up
Can you make a list of the electrical appliances and electronic devices you have at home
electrical appliances: a machine, usually one that is electrical, that is used for doing jobs in the home, such as washing clothes or cooking.
Most homes now have numerous electrical appliances, from dishwashers to microwave ovens.
electronic devices: a usually small piece of equipment, especially advanced electronic equipment
Some cars are fitted with a safety device which won’t let the car start unless passengers are wearing seat belts.
Microwave ovens
Refrigerators
TV sets
Digital camera
…
Step 2 Talking about your experience
How have they changed our life
“Personally, I think the invention that has greatly changed our life is __________ because __________.”
What contributed to these great inventions
A. The development of science and technology.
B. …
C. …
Step 3 Sharing your opinions
1. Do you agree with the following statements (Please specify.)
(1) Technological developments in the last few decades have been breathtaking.
(2) Technological inventions have greatly improved people’s lives.
advantages and disadvantages
positive effects and negative effects
pros and cons
2. If you were an inventor, what would you like to invent
For study For entertainment For the household

Step 4 Homework
1. Write a short passage about what you’d like to invent and why.
2. Workbook Page106-107 Reading A, B.
3. Preview Reading (Page2-4).
Reading
Teaching aims:
1. students will be able to read some exhibition boards about the history of television and audio devices;
2. students will be able to know the reading strategy --- understanding subtitles;
3. students will be able to talk about the development of other electronic devices.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Where did the writer find this piece of writing
What is it about
On the display boards at a media and technology exhibition.
The development of TV and radio devices.
Step 2 Reading the development of TV
What do you think is the best way to get the most important information in such a long passage
Follow the chronological order (in order of time).
1925 Wireless TV transmissions, USA
1923-1927 ______________________
1928 ___________________________
1928-1929 ______________________
1929 ___________________________
1948 ___________________________
1951 ___________________________
1962 ___________________________
1989 ___________________________
1996 ___________________________
1925 Wireless TV transmissions
1923-1927 Early forms of TV invented
1928 first long-distance TV broadcast
1928-1929 Regular public broadcasting
1929 Color TV shown
1948 Cable TV
1951 Color broadcasts
1962 Satellite TV
1989 International standards for digital TV
1996 WebTV set-up boxes
Step 3 Reading the history of audio devices
1877 The first recording of a human voice
1931 _____________________________
1948 _____________________________
1954 _____________________________
1958 _____________________________
1979 _____________________________
1982 _____________________________
1986 _____________________________
1987 _____________________________
1992 _____________________________
1877 The first recording of a human voice
1931 The first tape recorders
1948 Transistor invented
1954 Cassette recorders developed
1958 The first LPs (long-play records)
1979 The Walkman introduced
1982 The first CDs produced
1986 Walkman was added to the Oxford English dictionary
1987 Development of MP3 technology started in Germany
1992 The MD player was developed
Step 4 How is so much information organized
1. What is the structure of the passage
2. Why are subtitles used
3. Reading strategy
TV Early history of TV
The modern age: cable TV, satellite TV, digital TV
Audio devices Early history of audio devices
Tape recorders and players
Sound goes digital
Step 5 Detailed questions
1. Why is it still uncertain who invented TV
2. Why are digital TV superior to satellite TV
3. What advantage has the new concept of WebTV brought to people since it was introduced in 1996
4. What were the major disadvantages of the first record player
5. What did the popularity of MP3 result in
Step 6 Further discussion
Can you briefly introduce the development of the computer
Step 7 Homework
Reading
Teaching aims:
Students will be able to understand some difficult sentence patterns and learn to use some key words.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Understanding difficult sentences
1. (Line 3) Regular public broadcasting followed shortly after, first beginning on 11 May 1928 in New York.
Regular public broadcasting followed shortly after. It first ____ on 11 May 1928 in New York.
2. (Line 17) Satellites were used to broadcast TV beginning in 1962.
Satellites were used to broadcast TV and this ____ in 1962.
3. (Line 36) …record and play sounds on a tape wound around a round object.
… record and play sounds on a tape ____ ____ ____ around a round object.
Step 2 Important phrases
Early history of TV
shortly after
contribute to the development
It is still uncertain that …
The modern age
A is superior to B
allow the same services to be delivered
establish international standards for
had access to 200 channels
introduce new concepts
come onto the market
combine …with…
respond to questionnaires
Early history of audio devices
develop the first record player
wind up the record player by hand
Tape recorders and players
a small electronic device
control the electric current
develop it for military use
apply the technology to create the transistor radio
lead to the development of
be added to
Sounds go digital
be made available
launch a portable CD player
for the first time ever
take over the portable music player market
spring up all over the Internet
Step 3 Key words
review, demand, introduce, apply, take (over)
review
Tell the different meanings of “review”
TV and audio devices: a review
(1) The committee is reviewing its decision.
(2) The play was very well reviewed.
(3) We now spend most time reviewing history for the coming tests.
to study or examine sth. again to decide whether it is suitable or satisfactory
to write an article giving your opinion of a play, book, film, etc.
to go over what has been learnt before an exam.
survey or report of past events
introduce
(1) They want to introduce a new system of identity cards.
(2) Potatoes were introduced into Europe from South Africa.
to bring sth into existence or use for the first time
(3) I’ll introduce you to all my friends.
(4) She’s introducing the children to literature.
to show sb. sth. for the first time
apply
1. The new technology has been applied to almost every industrial process.
use
这些想法很难付诸于实践。
2. These ideas are often difficult to apply in practice.
3. You have to apply to the U.S. embassy for a visa.
4. Why don’t you apply to join the club
to make a formal request for (job, permission to do sth , a place in a university)
我已经向那所大学申请了奖学金。
5. I have applied to that university for a scholarship.
to have effect on
6. The restriction no longer applies to him because he is over 18.
7. 这个规定对每个学生都适用。
This regulation applies to every student.
demand
to ask for sth very firmly
1. The demonstrators demand the release of all the political prisoners.
2. She demanded to know what was happening.
3. They committee demanded that the report (should) be made public.
demand sth
to do sth
that sb (should) do sth
require
demand (n.)
meet / satisfy one’s demand for
supply and demand
take over
(1) Jane took over as manager when Mike retired.
(2) Can you take over cooking while I walk the dog
to take control / charge of sth
to begin to do sth that sb else is doing
After dinner, she took the trays ____ from the table.
If the shirt doesn’t fit, take it ____. You can change it for another one.
The teacher said we should take ____ all the important points in his class.
You’re wet all e in and take ____ your raincoat.
Dad said he would take us ____ for dinner tonight.
He took painting ____ for a while, but soon lost interest.
Step 4 Homework
Word power
Teaching aims:
1. students will be able to recognize words related to electrical and electronic goods;
2. students will be able to use these words to complete a short passage and write their own;
3. students will be able to be more creative to discuss their dream goods;
4. students will be able to know some effective ways to learn vocabulary.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision of Reading
A. Fill in the blanks with proper words
1. MP4 is s____ to MP3 in many aspects.
2. The clock has stopped! Did you remember to w____ it
3. New technology is being a____ to almost every industrial process.
4. I read a r____ of the year’s sport events in the last issue of this magazine
5. The workers on strike are d____ better pay.
6. A c____ is someone who buys and uses products and services.
7. He shows a high d____ of skill in his work.
8. Fast-food restaurants are s____ up all over town.
9. The company hopes to l____ the new drug by next October.
10. Best Buy sells various kinds of e____ appliances, such as washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
11. S____ are a series of light waves, sound waves etc that carry an image, sound, or message, for example in radio or television.
12. I got an e____ shock from that faulty light switch.
Keys:
superior, wind, applied, review, demanding, customer, degree, springing, launch, electrical, signals, electric
B. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of verb
1. Regular public broadcasting followed shortly after, first ____ (begin) on 11 May 1928 in New York.
2. They could record and play sounds on a tape ____(wind) around a round object.
3. A mini CD player can record music and is very easy to carry, ____ (be) very small, as the name “mini” indicates.
4. A lot of his time was spent ____ (review) his lessons for the coming tests.
5. The new technology ____ (apply) to almost every industrial process.
6. I ____ (introduce) to the American literature in Mr. Kolinsky’s class at college.
7. The workers on strike demanded their working conditions ____ (improve).
keys:
beginning, wound, being, reviewing, is applied, was introduced, (should) be improved
C. Translate the following sentences into English
⒈ 有些人认为数字电视比卫星电视好，因为传输同样的图像时数字电视的画面比以前更清 晰。
⒉ 他们买下了这项专利，并把这项技术用于发明晶体管收音机。
⒊ 在随后几年里，更多的CD唱片面市，人们对CD唱片的需求量逐渐超过了LP唱片。
⒋ 如此受欢迎，各大公司便开始用播放器来占领便携式音乐播放器市场。
Keys:
Some people consider digital TV to be superior to satellite TV because it allows the same services to be delivered with clearer pictures than before.
They bought the patent and applied the technology to create the transistor radio.
In the following years, more CD recordings became available, and gradually people were demanding more CDs than LPs.
The popularity of MP3 increased to such a degree that major corporations are taking over the portable music player market with MP3 players.
Step 2 Match the words with their pictures
MP3 player, video camera, digital camera, electronic dictionary, mobile phone, refrigerator, microwave oven, electric rice cooker, electric wok, vacuum cleaner
Step 3 Meet the new words
Read about Su Mei’s first day in a big department store on Page 6 and answer some questions.
1. How many sections do they have there
2. What are goods in electronic section for
3. Why does Su Mei has to study different manuals
4. What are audio devices
5. What are household appliances for
Step 4 Use the words
Su Mei is at home talking with her family about her first day in the department store.
1. Complete Part C.
2. Complete Part D.
Step 5 Write with the new words
If you were allowed only three electrical and electronic goods in your daily life, what would you choose Why
Discuss with your partner first, then write an essay.
Step 6 Homework
1. Preview Page 8-9.
2. Complete C1, C2 on Page 104.
Project 1
Teaching aims:
1. students will be able to use what they’ve learned in this unit to complete a project;
2. students will be able to learn how to make a list of advantages and disadvantages of some modern electronic devices.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Translation
1 一款全能的电子字典。
2 同义词和反义词。
3 托福和雅思考试的提示。
4 它仅重96克，长104毫米，宽72毫米，厚度15毫米。
5 它外形优雅。
6 特别适合有阅读障碍的人使用。
7. This e-dictionary keeps the last 80 words scanned for easy review.
8. It comes in an elegant leather case, and has a clip so that you can wear it like a pen, for instant access.
9. It has a one-year guarantee.
Step 2 Reading
Lead-in
Read Are mobile phones safe on P14
What information have you got from this newspaper article
Opinions are divided
Some people think _________________.
Some people think _________________.
Other people think _________________.
Quotations from
1. Sir William Stewart
2. Dr Alan Harris
3. Professor Tony Basten
Conclusions and findings
conclusion findings from experiments
the British Association for the Advancement of Science
the Walter and Eliza Institute in Melbourne
What puzzles us is …
1. When some people say humans and mice are very different, and the evidence from the experiment is not valid, how some scientists fight back
2. Why is there no definite scientific evidence available now about the effects of mobile phones on people’s health
3. What can be inferred from the comparison between mobile phone industry and cigarettes industry
The writer’s attitude
positive / negative / neutral
Further discussion
Do you believe the mobile phone has some potential dangers
What other problems are you concerned about, such as “Does it matter how long you use them”
Read more about the safety of mobile phones.
No cancer from Mobile phone use Reader’s Digest March 2007
Summarize the passage within 120 words
(1) Topic sentences
(2) findings
(3) Conclusions
（4） Divided opinions
Project 2
Teaching aims:
1. students will be able to understand difficult sentences and learn some key words;
2. students will be able to take up responsibilities in teamwork and learn to work corporately with others.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Language points
Difficult sentences
1． (Line 15) People who used mobile phones were two and a half times more likely to have a brain tumor on the side of the head where they held their phones than people who did not use them.
2． (Line 44) It was found that after eighteen months, the first half had more than twice the cancer rate of the second half.
3． (Line 9) The report is based on the findings of research that was carried out in Sweden, comparing 1,617 patients found to have brain cancer with the same number of healthy people.
4． (Line 29) Another study conducted in Australia has suggested that digital mobile phones are an actual danger.
5． (Line 70) The telecommunications industry is huge, and the amount of profit involved is enormous.
6． (Line 57) It has been argued that as human and mice are very different, the evidence from this experiment is not valid.
7． (Line 107) It is worrying as there are effects we will not know about for some time.
8． (Line 61) However, as one scientist has pointed out, DNA has the same qualities in all animals.
Important phrases
1. pros and cons
2. the possible negative effects of mobile phone use on people’s health
3. think about the potential problems
Para 1
provide us with some worrying findings
Para 2
1. double the risk of developing brain cancer
2. a terminal disease
3. be based on the findings of research
4. carry out research
Para 3
1. concentrate on older types of mobile phones
2. produce less radiation
3. That does not necessarily mean …
4. without caution
Para 4
1. conduct / make a study (of)
2. be exposed to radiation
3. The amount of radiation was equal to using a mobile phone…
Para 5
1. previous to this
2. It says conclusively that…
3. a definite and direct link between…
Para 6
1. It has been argued that…
2. valid evidence from the experiment
3. point out
4. affect human genes
Para 7
1. There is no definite scientific evidence available about…
2. huge industry and enormous profit
3. be unwilling to do…
4. The findings have not been made public.
5. There is not enough evidence to do so.
6. draw a parallel between A and B
7. the dangers of the latter
8. be associated with…
Para 8
1. prove the safety of their product
2. have faith in
Para 9
1. at a conference on the subject
2. for the time being
3. I see no scientific reason to …
Para 10
1. Children’s skulls are not fully developed.
2. over their lifetimes
3. It is worrying that…
4. support higher pricing
5. reduce use of mobiles by children
Key words
expose…to (v.)
(1) It’s harmful to expose the skin to ______ too long.
（2）His carelessness will expose him to ______.
the sun, many dangers
The press exposed the terrible living conditions of coal miners.
make sth covered or hidden publicly known
be equal to (adj.)
An egg is equal ____ half a pound of steak in protein value.
Men and women should receive equal ____for equal work. to, pay
acknowledge (v.)
(1) He never acknowledges his mistakes.
1. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a great fortune must be in want of a wife.
admit
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of everyone who helped us.
thank
double (vi. / vt.)
1. Within two years the company had doubled in size.
2. A promise was given to double the number of police on duty.
3 这几年来房价涨了一倍。
4 如果把这个菜谱上的所有原料都增加一倍， 就够八个人吃了。
Step 2 Get ready for the project
1. Planning
Our group want to focus on ______ (a type of electronic device).
We want to find information in / on / from ______.
We are going to present its advantages and disadvantages by ______.
2. Preparing
In our discussion, we listed its
advantages disadvantages
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
… …
4. Producing
_____(Two members) are going to writing up the list.
_____(Two members) are going to present our findings to the class.