Unit 1 Living with technology Project 导学案 2.doc

Unit 1 Living with technology Project 导学案 2Learning aims: 1. to memorize the new words and phrases in the text.2. to get a general idea about the text.3. to become familiar with the detailed information about the text.Important points & difficult points:Learn to use some language points， and improve their overall ability.Teaching Procedures:I. Fast-reading Read the text fast and get some information to answer the following: 1. Who are the Amish？ 2. Why do the Amish reject most modern technology？ 3. What are the disadvantages of using telephone？II. Careful reading Read the text again carefully and complete the form:To phone or not to phone？Parts & Main ideasDetailsParagraph _1_:A brief (1)introduction about the AmishlThe Amish are Christian group in the USA.lThey are famous because they are (3)_against_ cars， refrigerators and so on.lThey make full (4)_discussion_ on its advantages and disadvantages whenever a new technology is introduced.Paragraphs _2-5_:The (2)disadvantages_ of the phoneThe Amish value (5)_face-to-face_ conversation and meanwhile they think the phone has disadvantages as follows:lTrue friendship and (6)_immediately/timely_ help cannot be found over the phone.lMost mobile phone calls have no important (7)_matters_ and only waste our precious time.lFriendships built through text messages are quite (8)_shallow_.Paragraphs _6-7_:The conclusion(9)_Generally_ speaking， the Amish are mentally (10) _healthier_ than most people， so maybe we should get rid of modern technology and return to simpler times.III. Language points:1. Read through the text and try to make clear the following phrases:(1)因为宗教原因 have religious reasons for (2)浪费你的宝贵时间 waste your precious time(3)投票决定 vote on (4)不喜欢与陌生人打交道dislikedealing with strangers(5)重视彼此面对面地交往value seeing each other face- to- face(6)反对在住宅里装电话oppose having telephones in their houses(7)有个合理的观点have a valid point (8)专注地看一本书 be absorbed in a book(9)由于某种原因 for some reason(10)使我们自己摆脱现代技术rid ourselves of modern technology2. Learn the use of the following phrases:(1) They then vote on whether they will accept it.此句是复合句。从属连词whether引导宾语从句，做介词on的宾语，此处不能用if替换。Vote vi. & vt. 投票，选举，表决 n. 选票，选举，表决e.g. I didnt vote in the last election.【搭配】vote against 投票反对 vote for 投票赞成 vote on/upon 对进行表决 I didnt vote _ her because she always seems to be in a fog. The only way the tax payer can hit back at an unjust government is to vote _ them at the next election. As we are not in agreement with this matter， lets vote _ it.(2) The Amish reject cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together. 此句是复合句。because引导原因状语从句。where引导定语从句，修饰先行词communities， where在从句中做状语，故不能用关系代词that或which。reject vt. 拒绝，拒收；不予考虑，不予录用 rejection n. 拒绝，抛弃e.g. He was afraid she would reject him because he was a foreigner. He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection他担心她会因为他不是本国人而拒绝他。他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。【辨析】reject， refuse 与declinereject常用于正式场合，如外交或商业条款，指坚决地拒绝提议、建议、计划等。还有“抛弃、剔除”之意，后接名词；refuse 是普通名词，后接双宾语、名词或不定代词；decline表示“谢绝”，用于婉言拒绝，后接名词、动名词、不定式。-Are you still mad at her？-Not really， but I cant _ that her remarks hurt me.A. deny B. refuse C. reject D. declinetight adj. 亲密的，紧密的；紧的；紧身的；严密的 adv. 紧紧地；牢固地tightly adv. 紧紧地；坚固地；牢固地【辨析】在动词后，尤其在非正式用语和复合词中，常用tight； 过去分词前常用tightly。My schedule is very _ right now， but Ill try to fit you in.A. tight B. short C. regular D. tightly(3) Maybe we should rid ourselves of modern technology and return to simpler times.rid vt. 摆脱；去除；丢弃 过去式过去分词都是rid【搭配】rid of.使免除，使摆脱 be rid of 摆脱 get rid of 摆脱，丢弃，抛弃将采取进一步措施来防止街头犯罪。Further measures will be ta