21世纪 大学英语读写教程第二册Unit

1、Unit 10 The Next 30 YearsI. Teaching Objectives1. Understand the audio materials of this unit.2. Grasp the key words , phrases and structure.3. Master the skills of writing and reading in this unit.1) Developing prediction+illustrations passages 2) Scanning for organization in reading materials.II.

2、Teaching Content1. Lead-in Activities2. Text Organization3. Skill Learning in Writing and Reading4 .Language Points (key words, phrases and difficult sentences)5. Grammar Focus (“As” used as a conjunction to mean “and so too”)6 .Guided Practice ( exercises, oral practice and group work )III. Teachin

3、g Process1. Warm-up Questions/Activity1) Group Writinglooking for one aspect about the future development or problems and focusing on it and working together with the group members to write up a whole paragraph:What will happen and what will the future be like in the next 30 years?2) General introdu

4、ction : This article looks to the future in the next 30 years. It predicts about living standards,life expectancy, lifestyle and risks and problems. The author describes a beautiful blue print passionately and imaginatively. We are lucky and happpy to enter another hitech era and enjoy the advance o

5、f technology but we also must hold a caucious attitude toward the future dangers and problems.2. Text Organization The text can be divided into four parts: Part I (para1-2) General introduction: Influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future, the author offers his predictions in

6、the next 30 years. Part II (para4-14) There will be great new achievements in the next 30 years: rising living standards, increased life expectancy and better lifestyle. Part III (para16-18) Humans will also face some dangers and problems in the next 30 years: violence and environmental devastation.

7、 Part IV(para19) A conclusionDespite the above-mentioned problems, human civilization is still making genuine progress.3. Skill Learning in Writing and Reading 1) Writing Skill: Developing prediction+illustrations passages This kind of passage begins with general prediction, and then is supported by

8、 illustrations. Example: The trends indicate that next semester, teachers will be better off than ever before. All of them will receive salaries much higher than their parents and grandparents ever dreamed of. At the same time, treated with greater respect by their students, teachers around the glob

9、e will enjoy their work much more. As a result, their mental and physical health will improve. Happy and satisfied teachers will become commonplaces.2) Reading Skill: Scanning for organization in reading materials. When youre reading a text in order to find specific information, scanning it first to

10、 get an idea of the way the text is organized can be a big help. Visual cluesthings like numbers and dates; lists, sections and subtitles(小标题); dialogs, quotations and recurring phrasesare easy to see in a text, and can often give us a good picture of its organization and content before we start rea

11、ding. When we read in our own language, we usually notice the visual clues automatically, without thinking about them. When youre reading in English, paying conscious attention to visual clues before you read can improve your comprehension and make your reading more efficient.4. Language Points 1) I

12、n less than 3 years the world will reach the outstanding year 2000, and in less than four-on January 1, 2001, to be precise- a new millennium will begin. (para1) outstanding: adj. striking, greatprecise: adj.a) exact in form, detail, measurements, time, etc.精确的 b) particular; exact; very恰好的 c) sharp

13、ly clear极清楚的Example: Now the time is about four oclock, or to be precise, it is one minute past four. 2) I am encouraged to offer my personal view of what is likely to happen in the next 30 yearsa view that is heavily influenced by years of reading articles and books about the future. (para1) a view

14、: an idea/a notion/an attitude3) The problems and dangers now facing the world are, in my judgement, for outweighed by solutions and opportunities. (para2) Paraphrase-In my opinion, though the world is faced with problems and dangers , what is much more important is that there are solutions to these

15、 problems and dangers as well as opportunities for solving them. In ones judgement: in ones opinion Examples: In my judgement, we should do it. In the parents judgement, children should be more independent. outweigh: vt be more important than4) It is true enough that humans have an extraordinary gen

16、ius for making mistakes, but it is balanced by our strong tendency to notice and correct them. (para2) Paraphrase-It is true , indeed, that humans are especially capable of making mistakes, but it is also true that they always tend to see the mistakes and correct them. Genius: n. special qualityExam

17、ples:Its simplicity is the genius of the plan.Competition is the genius of market-oriented economy.balance: vt cause to be equal in importance, amount, weight, etc.; offsettendency:n inclination; way a person or thing tends to be or behaveExamples:He has a tendency to talk too much.Prices are showin

18、g an upward tendency. 5) The trends indicate that humans will be better off economically 30 years from now than they are today. (para4) be better off: be in comfortable economic ciecumstance; have more money than before Examples: She was much better off after she got a second job. Most people believ

19、e that people will be off in the future. 6) Expertise will flow easily and cheaply to places where it is needed. Paraphrase-Special skill and knowledge will be available conveniently and at low cost to people in different places who need it. (para4) 7) New materials will permit improvements in produ

20、cts ranging from refrigerators to automobiles;(para5) Paraphrase-New materials will make it possible to affect improvements in a large variety of products including refrigerators and automobiles. range fromto: vary fromto 8) stocking and underwear may not wear out during the owners lifetime. (para5)

21、 Paraphrase-stocking and underwear may last as long as the wearers life. 9) Life expectancy will rise around the world,(para7) life expectancy: the length of time a person, animal, or plant is expected to liveExamples:Women usually have a longer life expectancy than men.Bats have a life expectancy o

22、f around twenty years. 10) Happily, increasingly sophisticated medicines and devices to assist the ill and disabled will become available in the coming decades.(para8) Paraphrase-Luckily, more and more advanced medicines and devices which provide help for the ill and disabled people will be invented

23、 in the next few decades. 11) beyond the typical retirement age of 65.( para8) Paraphrase-after they retire normally at the age of 65. the typical retirement age: the age at which most people retire something that is typical is the most usually, or the most characteristic. Examples: typical tropical

24、 weather a typical mistake of Chinese students of English 12) A global culture will develop rapidly and take its pick of clothing styles, foods, drinks, games, sports and customs from countries everywhere.(para10) take ones pick (of): choose as one wants Examples: Take your pick. Choose whichever on

25、e of three styles you like. With so many houses for sale, a buyer with money can take his/her pick. 13) Space-planes should be in service within the next 20 years,.(para11) be in service: be in use; be in operation Examples: We need to replace the airplanes now in service with new ones. The ferryboa

26、t has been in service here for about ten years. 14) We will push the frontiers of human settlement in all directions. (para13) Paraphrase-We will expand the areas for human existence wherever possible. 15) The Moon will acquire its first permanent base,(para13) Paraphrase-The first permanent base (

27、for human settlement) will be set up on the Moon. 16) The pace of ocean development will speed up as the seaside nations increasingly assert their ownership of the resources off their shores.(para14) Paraphrase-Ocean development will be quickened as the coastal nations more and more claim their righ

28、ts to the resources in waters off their coasts. speed up: (cause to ) move or happen at a faster rate. Examples: Warmth speeds up chemical reactions. Bad housing and poverty sped up the breakdown of their marriage. 17) The biggest single cloud hanging over the next 30 years(para16) Paraphrase-The on

29、e biggest serious problen facing us over the next 30 years. 18) thousands upon thousands of others will almost certainly perish during the next 50 years as their habitats shrink. (para18) Paraphrase-lots and lots of other species of animals will inevitably become extinct during the next 50 years whe

30、n their natural homes become smaller and smaller. shrink: vi.vt. (cause to 0)become smaller Examples: The worlds forests are shrinking at an alarming rate. The hot water shrink my woolen sweater. 5. Grammar Focus “As” used as a conjunction to mean “and so too” Procedures:1) Explains to Ss that the c

31、onjunction as ,which means “ and so too”, can be used to refer back to what has just been said in order to say that it also applies to someone or something else that follows. Examples: The 21st century will be a century of fantastic achievements, but it may be accompanied by horrors on an unheard-of

32、 scale, as was the 20th century with its world wars and atomic bombs. David works hard , as do my brothers. 2) Put the following sentences on board; 3) Have Ss translate the Chinese into English in pairs Peter is a high school teacher,_（他父亲退休前也是中学老师）.(as was his father before he retired) John likes

33、classical music,_（他女朋友也喜欢古典音乐）.(as does his girl friend) He believed ,_（和全家一样），that the King was their supreme lord.( as didi the family) She traveled a great deal, _（她的大多数朋友也是这样）.(as did most of her friends) 6. Guided Practice( exercises, oral practice and group work) 1) Summary A) Ask several stud

34、ents to retell the text by using their own words. B) Talk about the main idea or theme of the text. 2) ExercisesEX. II , p282 (Comprehension of the Text)EX. III, IV, p283-284 (Vocabulary Revision)EX.V,VI, p284-285 ( Word Building: the prefix en, out-)EX.XII, p285-286 (Structure: “It is true that”.)E

35、X.VIII, p286 (Structure : “as be/will”)7. After-class Assignments 1) EX.IX, p286-287 ( Cloze) 2) EX.X, P287-288 ( Translation)3) EX.XIII, Writing ( Write paragraphs beginning with general predictions and supported with illustrations P290)4) Preview text B ,(Do exercise XIV. before reading text B) Te

36、xt B Our Forecasts 30 Years LaterLanguage points:1. It was packed with ideas about (para1) Paraphrase-It contained a lot of ideas about2. when it comes to foreseeing what lies ahead? (para1) Paraphrase-speaking of predicting what will hjappen in the years to come. when it comes to (sth.): on the sub

37、ject of ; concerning Example: Joe is not good at sports, but when it comes to arithmetic he is the best in the class.3. , I decided to evaluate the forecasts made in the February 1967 issue of The Futurist (para2) Paraphrase-I decided to find out whether the forecasts made in the February 1967 issue

38、 of The Futurist had turned out right or wrong.4. Transplants are now a standard part of medical practice and would be even more common except for the shortage of usable organs. (para10) a standard part of medical practice: a very usual part of the business of a doctor practice : n. business of a do

39、ctor; medical profession5. are used as temporary substitutes for failing natural hearts (para10) Paraphrase-are used to replace human hearts that do not function properly on a short-time basis failing: a. weak; not effective; likely to become useless6. The notion that cities would push higher and hi

40、gher into the sky as people crowded ever more tightly together proved quite wrong. (para14) Paraphrase-The forecast that cities would build higher and higher buildings as more and more people poured into cities and made them more densely populated than ever before turned out to be quite wrong.7. Laws rarely barred cars from city cores, but traffic jam and high parking charges made the centers so unattractive to drivers that legal restrictions were unnecessary. (para14) Paraphrase- Laws usually do not prohibit cars from entering city centers, but because of the slow-moving traffic