高中英语 unit 3 period 3 a sample lesson plan for using language教学设计 新人教版选修8

Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language(ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL)IntroductionLanguage is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students read, listen, write and speak in English, making use of the focused words, collocations, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit. The following steps are offered to the teacher for reference: Warming up by learning about Bells Telephone, reading for forms, copying and making sentences, transforming information, making a telephone call, writing a letter and closing down by reading a poem. ObjectivesTo help students read the passage ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELLTo help students to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writingProcedures1. Warming up by learning about Bells TelephoneBells TelephoneA pioneer in the field of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States, settling in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his life, Bell had been interested in the education of deaf people. This interest leads him to invent the microphone and, in 1876, his electrical speech machine, which we now call a telephone. News of his invention quickly spread throughout the country, even throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. By 1884, long distance connections were made between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City. Bell imagined great uses for his telephone, like this model from the 1920s, but would he ever have imagined telephone lines being used to transmit video images? Since his death in 1922, the telecommunication industry has undergone an amazing revolution. Today, non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate. Fiber optics are improving the quality and speed of data transmission. Actually, your ability to access this information relies upon telecommunications technology. Bells electrical speech machine paved the way for the Information Superhighway. 2. Reading for forms Read the text ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL on page 25 to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful collocations.3. Copying and making sentencesCollocations are useful for you to learn to express in English. So you shall go over the text again to copy down all the useful collocations.Collocations from ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELLalmost entirely deaf几乎全聋, become interested in对感兴趣, help deaf people do帮助聋人做, in deaf education从事聋人教育, in such a way that以一定的方式, leaveoccasionally偶尔离开, dive into深入到, follow up跟踪, explore all around不断探索, think about思考, occupy ones mind占据某人的头脑, the result of thought思考的结果, explore around problems探索问题,a multiple telegraph多路电报, send a message over distances跨距离传递信息, use Morse code用莫尔斯电码, a series of一系列, tap out击打出,in a particular order以特定的次序, go at a time一次, send several messages at the same time同时发出几个信息, design a machine设计一种机器, separate different sound waves分离不同的声波, allowto be done允许被, at the same time同时, solve problems解决问题, experiment with做实验, be joined to连接到,speak into the ear对着耳朵说话, draw sound waves on a piece of smoked glass把声波画在被烟熏过的玻璃上, have a flash of inspiration灵机一动, be reproduced in a moving electrical current以连续运动的电流形式复制, be sent along a wire沿着导线传送, improve the telegraph改进电报, be fully aware of完全意识到, be laid on to houses铺到各家, send the telephone message to传送电话信息给, interest oneself in many other areas of对其它许多领域感兴趣, search for.寻找, carryinto the air把带上天空, puttogether拼装, prove invaluable证明是无价的, in the design of bridges在桥梁设计中, all ones life一生, make ones first invention第一项发明, at the advanced age of seventy-five yeas old在75岁高龄时, be known for因而闻名, in truth的确, a continuing searcher after practical solutions to do一名永不停息的探索家, improve the quality of everybodys life改善人们生活质量4. Transforming informationNow you are to read the text and transform information by filling in the blanks.When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Scotland.What was his most famous saying?Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. All really big discoveries are the result of thought.”What led him to his most famous invention?It was this exploring around problems that led to his most famous invention-the telephone in 1876What was the inspiration that he had suddenly?If sound waves could be reproduced in a moving electrical current, they could be sent along a wire.What did he write to his father?The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid on to houses just like water or gas-and friends will talk to each other without leaving home.”5. Making a telephone callLets go to page 26. Listen to the tape about James Dyson first and then make a telephone call to apply for a job in James Dysons company.You may make use for the following useful collocations while making the telephone call.Make a telephone callUseful sentences May I speak to Mr. Johnson, please? Im calling from New York, America. Ill just put you through. Who is calling, please? Please connect me with Mr. Lee. Im sorry, but he has a visitor right now. Im sorry; he is not in the office now. He will be here in 30 minutes. He is attending a conference now. Would you mind waiting a few minutes? Why dont you try again in an hour? Why dont you call back later this afternoon? His extension number is 285. Hold the line, please. Ill fetch him. When is he expected to be back? Ill try another call in half an hour. You must have the wrong number. Will you check the number again, please? Im afraid you have the wrong number. I suggest you look in the phone book. Someone else is talking over the wire. Dialogue 1 A: Hello, this is Tom. Im returning a phone call from Mary. B: Im sorry. Shes gone home for the day. A: Oh, no. B: Shell be back at 9:00a.m.tomorrow. A: Thats too late. Could you tell me where I can reach her? B: Im not supposed to give out her home phone number unless its really important. A: Yes, it is. B: Okay. Its 998877. A: Thank you. Dialogue 2 A: Hello, is Tom here? B: Tom? There is no one here by that name. A: Isnt this 67895? B: Yes, but theres no one named Tom who lives here. A: Im sorry. I must have written down the wrong number. B: No problem.6. Writing a letter Turn to page 27 and get ready to write a letter to James Dyson applying for a job for you in his company.工业设计师:James Dyson, 詹姆斯戴森James Dyson, 詹姆斯戴森 工业设计师, 发明家 真空吸尘器的发明者。戴森工业的创始人。戴森(James Dyson,1947-)戴森出生于教师家庭，在中学时就成绩优秀，1965-1966年就读Byam Shaw School of drawing and painting （即中央圣马丁艺术与设计学院的前身）。1966-1970年就读皇家艺术学院，学习家具设计和室内设计。学习期间他就从事许多设计活动，由他设计的名为海上卡车（The Sea Truck）的汽艇，获得设计协会奖和1975年的爱丁堡公爵特别奖。1974年，戴森开始自行设计球轮小推车，该小推车获得了1977年的建筑创新奖。1979年，戴森卖掉自己球轮小推车股份，自行研制一种新型气旋式吸尘器。1983年，戴森制造出自己的第一台吸尘器样机，这台非常具有后现代特色的粉红色产品被命名为G-Force，刊登于1983年的设计杂志封面。戴森在英国和欧洲并未找到合作伙伴，1985年，戴森带着他的产品来到日本，开始了事业的转机。1986年，日本开始销售 G-Force，1987年，G-Force在维也纳的英国设计展中亮相，1991年，G-Force日本获国际设计博览会奖。1993年，戴森在英国开设自己的研发中心和工厂。到目前，戴森的公司已经成为国际性的家电设计制造公司，在德国，日本等国都设立了分公司，主要生产吸尘器。1997年，戴森公司成为第一家获得欧洲设计奖的英国公司。戴森曾担任巴斯戴森高等教育学院院长、设计博物馆馆长等要职，拥有飞利浦王子奖、皇家艺术学院委员会委员等多项荣誉，并获布拉福特大学和西英格兰大学博士学位。戴森现任英国设计协会主席。WRITE YOUR COVER LETTERGenerally speaking a cover letter should be concise and to the point and certainly no longer than one page. Points you should consider when writing a cover letter First Paragra