Unit3Lifeinthefuture

Unit 3 Life in the futureThe First Period Reading Teaching goals 教学目标 1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语constantly, remind, vehicle, carriage, bathroom, temple, private, settlement, impression, constant, jet, previous, tablet, capsule, opening, surrounding, lack, ache, mask, bend, press, swift, swiftly, master, sight, flash, switch, optimistic, length, take up, lack of, lose sight of, sweep up, catch sight ofb. 重点句式This is similar to ., but it means . P17Well-known for ., his parents company，called “Future Tour”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule. P18He handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest. P182. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the Ss to talk about the life in the past, at present and in the future.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the Ss learn how to describe the life in the past, at present and in the future.Teaching important difficult points 教学重难点Compare life in the past, at present and in the future.What is life in the future like? What changes will take place?Teaching methods 教学方法Fast and careful reading; asking and answering activity; individual, pair or group work.Teaching aids 教具准备A computer and a projector.Teaching procedures ways 教学过程与方式Step 1 Greetings and Lead-inTask 1 Please think of the following questions. (Free talk)What did people use as vehicle now?( plane ,train ,car ,ship )What about in the past? ( carriage , sailboat ,sedan chair )What about in the future? ( solar energy )What kind of houses will the people live in the future?( modern flats )Task 2 Get the Ss to discuss the problems that human beings are facing today (such as pollution,housing ,population ,global warming,traffic,hunger,literacy ). Make a prediction about the future: which problems may be solved, and which will still be there. This part will prepare the Ss for the text. The teacher can begin like the following .T: We all know that as our society develops, we have got much benefit. But at the same time, we have to face lots of problems. Can you find out what kind of problems human beings are facing?S: Pollution.S: Population is becoming larger and larger.S: The shortage of resources.T: Yes! Then can you predict which problems can be solved in the future? And which ones will still be there?S: I think the problem of population will be solved in the future, because now more and more countries have begun to control the birth rate.S: I think the problems of pollution and shortage of resources will still be there, and will even get worse. S: I dont think so. Now scientists all over the world are trying their best to develop new resources that human beings can make use of, such as solar energy. In my opinion, the problems can be solved one by one.Step II Fast readingListen to the tape and try to choose the main idea of the text.(Read the text quickly and silently in two minutes.)Whats the text about?( )A. An e-mail written by a man who has taken a trip to the futureB. The man has his first try to master a hovering carriage(汽垫车).C. The man is surprised at Wang Pings home.D. The preparation of the trip.Suggested answer .AStep III Careful reading Task 1: Please read the first paragraph to get the information below. (Read it by yourselves and discuss with your group members.)Information about the journey who: when: how: why:Suggesded answer: Li Qiang and Wang Ping AD3008 in a time capsule prizeTask 2: Please look through paragraph 2-3, then try to answer the following questions. (Read it by yourselves and then share your answers in your groups.)1. How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the future? 2. How did Wang Ping solve this problem?3. Can you find out another problem ?Suggested answer :The air seemed thin and little oxygen was leftWang Ping asked me to put on a mask.Too many carriages!Task 3 ：Read the fourth paragraph and try to get the main idea. (Read aloud and get the answer after your group work.)Suggested answer：the future house Then ask them to answer the following questions.1. What did Wang Pings house look like?2. What was the green wall made of? Whats the purpose of building this kind of green wall?3. How can you produce a TV set in Wang Pings house?Suggested answers:1. His house is a large bright, clean room. It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. 2. The green wall was made of trees. The leaves of the trees will provide much-needed oxygen to the house.3. You can just flash a switch on the computer screen and a TV set will rise from the floor.T: So we can see life in the future is much more convenient and much easier than our present life. Step IV Discussion In pairs ,discuss which changes are good or bad and give reason for your choices .Then write down your ideas in the chart . There is no right or wrong answer.Good changesBad changesTime travelTransportHousesTownsAir qualitySuggested answers ： Good changes Bad changes can travel to different times as you