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如皋市薛窑中学高一英语活动单 (M4 U3 Reading)M4 U3 Tomorrows worldPeriod I-Reading comprehensionWelcome to the unit & readingLearning aims : l In this period, youll learn the different usage of RealCine through reading in detail. l Learn how to read a business presentation.l Improve your ability in skimming and scanning.【Activity procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案ReadingNot just watching a filmActivity 1 Fast reading 1Activity Aim：make Ss have a brief understanding of the passage2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Step 1.Warming up. Answer the following questions: 1. Can you imagine what our life will be like in the future? 2. Talk with your classmates, and think about the changes in your life in recent years. Step 2. Fast reading: Go through the passage as quickly as they can and try to find answers to the following questions: 1. What is the name of the product?2. How many of the users senses does this product connect with?3. What are the advantages of using RealCine for urban planning?Activity 2 Detailed reading 1Activity Aim : make Ss get some details of the text2Teaching Method: students-centered practice Choose the best answer according to the text. 1. Once you get across the presentation, you will _. A know a lot about RealCine B be able to make a film by yourself C experience a trip to Mount Qomolangma D believe everyone would be affected by RealCine 2. What are the special gloves used fro? A. They are used for keeping warm. B. They are used for protecting your hands. C. They are used for making the film alive. D. They are used for making viewers look like a character in the film. 3. Whats the authors attitude to VR according to the text? A. Supportive B. Opposed C. Doubtful D. Negative 4. The text mainly_. A teaches people how to operate a machine. B persuades people to buy a product online. C introduces a new technology to people. D tells people about some amazing stories.Activity 3 Consolidation1Activity Aim：make Ss master the text structures2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Task- based readingNot just watching a filmPresentationRealCine is an extraordinary technology that 1._ to be developed further.How RealCine worksThe technology behind RealCine is virtual 2._, which puts you into the action and connects with your five 3._in an active way.Special VR headsets allow users to see in 3-D and hear the sound all around them.Special 4._ help “touch” the people and objects that the users see.Smells are given out to 5._ the environment.Both the headsets and the gloves are connected to a computer network in the VR studio.6._of VR in various fieldsIt can help treat people with 7._ problems to make them confident.It can help achieve some things that can never be done in real life.It can train firefighters without the 8._ of getting injured in a burning building.It can help teach in class, enabling the students to 9._ the world in another way.It can be used for urban planning before 10._ is carried out.Activity4 Summary1. Activity Aim : practice the students writing 2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice This 1._will give you some information about RealCine. The technology behind RealCine is 2._ reality (VR). Unlike ordinary film, RealCine puts you into the action and connects with your senses of sight, 3._, smell, and touch. RealCine works by making the 4._ feel that they are really a new world. To achieve this, special VR headsets are designed to 5._ the users to see in 3-D and hear the sound all 6._ them. Special gloves are also worn so that people and objects in the film can be touched. An 7._ has been put forward that some users will be 8._ by RealCine because VR is not real. However, with VR we are able to do some things that could never be 9._ in real life. Besides films, VR might also have some other uses. I am sure you will agree that RealCine provides a 10._ technology for urban planning.Activity5 Discussion1. Activity Aim : practice oral English and writing 2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice Please list several future scientific developments.Homework : Write a short passage to introduce RealCine.M4 U3 Tomorrows worldPeriod Language Points【Learning Aims】1. Learn some useful words and expressions.2. Master some important language points.3. Make use of the important words, phrases and sentences flexibly【Learning Procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案【Activity procedures】1. Activity Aim：Enable students to master important words, phrases and sentences 2. Teaching Method：Explanation by teachers Step1 Key words 1 amaze vt. 使惊奇，使惊讶 _ adj. 令人惊奇的 _ adj. 感到惊奇的 _ n. 惊奇，惊讶【常见搭配】 be amazed_. 对.感到惊奇 be amazed to do. 对做某事感到惊奇 _ ones amazement 令人惊讶的是. E.g. The car was driving at an _ speed (以惊人的速度). David _(令朋友们非常吃惊) his friends by suddenly getting married. _(让我惊奇不已的是) she never gets tired. Visitors _(会惊讶地发现) how little the town has changed. _(令我大吃一惊的是), she came up and shook my hand.2 confident adj. 自信的；肯定的；有把握的 _ n. 自信心；自信【常见搭配】 be confident of be confident that. have confidence in E.g. 他们对成功有信心。 _ 他确信他会通过考试。_ 他既能干又高效；我们都很信任他。 _3 disappointed adj. 失望的，沮丧的 _ adj. 令人失望的 _ vt. 使失望 _ n. 失望【常见搭配】 be disappointed _ sb. 对某人感到失望 be disappointed _ sth. 对某事感到失望 be disappointed that. 失望的是.E.g. Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to _(使.失望) her fans. 令我们失望的是，她对我们买给她的礼物失望了。 _ 他没有通过考试，这令人扫兴的消息让我们感到非常失望。 _4 convenience n. 方便；便利的事物或设施 _ adj. 便利的，方便的 _ adj. 不方便的【常见搭配】 _ ones convenience 在某人方便时 for convenience 为了方便 be convenient_ sb. 对于某人来说方便 It is convenient (for sb.) to do sth. E.g. The hotel has a restaurant _(为方便旅客). Can you call me_(在你方便时) to arrange a meeting? Come to see me when_. 方便时来看我。 _(今天如果你方便的话), please post the letter for me on your way home.5 secure adj. 安全的；有把握的；稳固的；坚固的 vt. 获得；使安全【常见搭配】 be secure against / from 没有遭受.的危险 be secure of 对.有把握, 确信 feel secure about 对.(觉得)放心 secure sth. against / from 使某物免遭. E.g. 这个可怜的孤儿对他的未来感到很不安。 _ 能保护这座城镇免受攻击吗？ _6 injure vt. 损害，伤害 _ n. the injured E.g. 他在这次事故中受了重伤。 _He_(他的自尊受到了如此的伤害以致于) he stayed at home all day without meeting anyone.受伤的人被火速送到医院。_7 besides prep. 除.之外(还有) adv. 而且，还有 （进一步补充说明前面所说内容） E.g. 除了擅长于英语，她俄语也很好。 _ 我太忙不去散步了，而且天色已晚。 _Step2 Important phrases Translate the following phrases 1 事实上，实际上 2 值得做.3 周围的环境 4 成就感5 一.就. 6 为.设计7 增添 8 发出9 和.相连接 10对.有信心11提出 12在.帮助下13不用冒着.的风险 14受伤15让历史再现 16实施, 执行17长远来说 18与.比起来Step3 Important sentences I Try to analyze the sentences:1. Not only will he or she feel every step of climbing Mount Qomolangma, but the user will also experience the cold, smells, sights and sounds of the surrounding environment.2. He or she will enjoy a feeling of happiness and a sense of achievement upon reaching the top.3. To achieve this, special VR headsets are designed to allow the users to see in 3-D and hear the sound all around them. To add to the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings that give out smells to match the environment.4. The movements of the headset indicate the direction in which the user wants to go.5. In scientific studies it has been shown that VR can be a good treatment for people who have social problems.6. An argument has been put forward that some users will be disappointed by RealCine because VR is not real.7. This kind of urban planning is in the long term cheaper and more practical, compared with the way most urban planning is done today.II Learn the important and difficult points:1. Not only will he or she feel every step of climbing Mount Qomolangma, but the user will also experience the cold, smells, sights and sounds of the surrounding environment. not onlybut also 不但而且 ( but also中的also可省去 ; but also 也可换成butas well) not only A but also B = B as well as A not only 放在句首, 所在分句用_倒装 not only but also 连接并列主语时,谓语动词的数 “_原则”. E.g. 他不但喜欢英语,也喜欢汉语。 _ 你不但没认识到自己的错误，而且还一犯再犯。 _【知识拓展】注: 否定词放在句首, 主句用部分倒装. 常见的否定词有: never, hardly, seldom, rarely(很少，难得）, little, nowhere, in no way(决不), at no time(决不), not only, in no case(决不), not until etc. E.g. Little did he know who the woman was. Never shall I do this again. In no way can they leave freely. Nowhere could they find the lost child.2. He or she will enjoy a feeling of happiness and a sense of achievement upon reaching the top. upon/on +n./doing as soon as sb. does sth. 一就【知识拓展】 表示“一就”的连词还有： the momentminute ; immediately; no soonerthan; hardlywhenE.g. 我一到达, 就去看我以前的老师. 一听到尖叫声, 所有人都冲出去看发生了什么事. 著名影星一到达巴黎, 他就被他的一大群影迷认出了。 一听到他的父母亲去世的消息, 他就晕倒了(faint)。 3. To add to the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings that give out smells to match the environment. give out The flowers in the garden give out pleasant smell. ( ) When my boy made the same mistake again, my patience gave out.( ) After climbing up the mountain, I gave out.( ) In order to go to school, the 7-year-old boy made money by giving out leaflets in the street.（ ）【知识拓展】give 常用短语：give away (vt.) (1)赠送；(2) 泄露(秘密), 出卖give in (vi.) 屈服于 give in to sb./sth. 向某人/某事屈服 give off (vt.) 放出(光、烟、气味等)， 散发give up 放弃 give up +n./doing 【考题链接】1. In those days，he used to give _ a part of his income to help his friend.2. Both sides argued with reason，and neither would give _.3. If they are burned，they give _ poisonous gases.4. When they made ready to climb the next ridge（山脊），they found that their oxygen had given _.5. Both the man and horse gave _ after the long ride.6. All hope of finding the missing aircraft was given _ and the search stopped.4. An argument has been put forward that some users will be disappointed by RealCine because VR is not real. 1) that 引导的同位语从句 Your suggestion_ we _(talk) to each other is a good one. We all know the fact_(Mark Twain 是一位著名的作家). 2) put forward Its reported that Nanjing has put forward the general plan for city-building.( ) The clock has stopped. Please put forward the hands of it.( ) She has decided to put her name / put herself forward as a candidate.( )【知识拓展】 put常用短语： put away (vt.) 收拾起来, 放好; 储蓄 =put aside put down (vt.) 放下; 写下 put off (vt.) 推迟 put out (vt.) 伸出; 扑灭 put up (vt.) 挂起, 张贴; 举起, 抬起; 留宿 put up with 忍受 put on 穿上，上演 puttogether 把组装起来5. This kind of urban planning is in the long term cheaper and more practical, compared with the way most urban planning is done today.Fill in the blanks: 1)_(compare) yourself to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. 2)_(compare) with western countries, China is still under-developed. 3)_(compare) these two products, and youll find this one is better.【课堂检测】Multiple choices 1. Mr. Smith, there is a man at _ front door who says he has _ news of g