高中英语外研版2019选择性必修第二册课件：Unit 3 Times change!(4)-writing about a change

选择性必修二Unit3TimesChange!(4)

高二年级英语WritingaboutachangeAttheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto:1.getthemainideaandanswerstothequestions;2.drawupthestructureofwritingaboutachange;3.summarizeusefulexpressionsandlanguagefeaturesusedinwritingaboutachange;4.writeaboutachange;5.reviseyourownandothers’writings.LearningobjectivesActivity1ReadandPredict.Activity2Readthepassage.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?ThispassagemainlytellsusthatphoneboxeswhereSupermanusedtogetchangedinthefilmsarehardtofindnowandgivesusthereasons.Readforinformation.Q1.WhydoestheauthorstartthepassagebywritingaboutSuperman?Q2.Whatwilldisappearinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?Whatisthemajorreasonforthisphenomenon?Q3.Whatsupportingargumentsdoestheauthorgivetomakethepointconvincing?Q1.WhydoestheauthorstartthepassagebywritingaboutSuperman?Iwaswatchingasuperherofilmtheotherdayandathoughtoccurredtome:WheredoesSupermangetchangedthesedays?Inthecomicsandearlierfilms,ClarkKentwouldpopintoaphoneboxtochangeintohisSupermancostume.Readforinformation.Answer:TheauthorstartsbywritingaboutSupermaninordertoformaninstantconnectionwithreaders,aseveryoneisfamiliarwithSuperman.Italsosetsthetoneofthepassagebyintroducingsomelight-heartedhumour.Readforinformation.Readforinformation.Q2.Whatwilldisappearinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?Whatisthemajorreasonforthisphenomenon?Butthesedays,phoneboxesarehardtofind.Themainreasonforthisissimplythat

wedon’tneedthemanymore.Almost

everyonethesedayscarriesamobilephonewiththem.Answer:Phoneboxeswilldisappearinthefuture.Themajorreasonisthatalmosteveryonehasamobilephoneandtheydon’tneedphoneboxesanymore.Readforinformation.Q3.Whatsupportingargumentsdoestheauthorgivetomakethepointconvincing?Butthesedays,phoneboxesarehardtofind....Almosteveryonethesedayscarriesamobilephonewiththem.Itiscertainlymoreconvenienttotakeoutamobileandmakeacallatthetouchofabuttonthantopressaseriesoflongnumbersonatelephone.Readforinformation.…theyareunlikelytorememberthenumbertheywanttocall—that’ssomethingthatourmobilephonesdoforusthesedays.Andevenifwecouldrememberanumberandneededtocalliturgently,itwouldstillbemoreconvenienttoborrowamobilephonefromsomeoneelsethanwalkaroundlookingforaphonebox.Readforinformation.Answer:Thesupportingargumentsareasfollows:1)Phoneboxesaredifficulttofind.2)Itisconvenienttotakeoutamobileandmakeacallatthetouchofabuttonthantopressaseriesoflongnumbers.Readforinformation.Answer:3)Rememberingothers’telephonenumbersisnoteasy.4)Itismoreconvenienttoborrowamobilephonefromsomeoneelsethanwalkaroundlookingforaphonebox.Readforinformation.Canyousummarizethestructureofthepassage?Readforthestructure.Lead-inIntroducingsomethingthatwillnotbearoundinthefuture

andgivingthereasonSupportingarguments

ConclusionReadforthestructure.1.Thesedays,…arehardtofind.2.Themainreasonforthisisthat…3.Itiscertainlymoreconvenienttodo…than(to)do…4.Theyareunlikelytodo…5.So,…isbecomingathingofthepast.Canyouunderlinesomeusefulexpressionsthatcanbeusedinwritingaboutachange?Readforlanguage.Accordingtowhatyouhavelearnedinthisunit,canyourecommendmoreusefulexpressionsusedinintroducingthechange,givingthereasonorsupportingargumentstomakethepointconvincing?Readforlanguage.1.…maynotbearoundinthefuture.2.Manyofustodaywouldrather...than...3.Mostpeopleprefer…4.…can’tcompetewith…5.Comparedwith...,...ismoreconvenient.6.Manyareinfavourof...7....hasclearadvantagesover...Readforlanguage.1.Whatarethepossiblefunctionsofthetitle?Predictingthemainideaandcatchingreaders’interest.Readforlanguage.Canyousummarizethelanguagefeatureofthepassage?2.Whattensesareusedinwritingaboutachange?Simplepresenttenseandfuturetense.Butthesedays,phoneboxesarehardtofind.Themainreasonforthisissimplythatwedon’tneedthemanymore.…Andanyonewhohappenstoleavetheirmobilephoneathomewillstillhavenouseforaphonebox.Readforlanguage.3.Whatisthelanguagefeatureofwritingaboutachange,especiallygivingreasonsandsupportingarguments?

Objectiveandsimplelanguageisused.Thewritercangivesomefacts,tomakethepointconvincing.Sometimes,thewritercanuseahumorouslead-intocatchreaders’interest.E.g.Almosteveryonethesedayscarriesamobilephonewiththem.Readforlanguage.Whathaveyouknownaboutwritingaboutachange?SummaryBeforewriting,thinkaboutthestructure.Brainstormsomethingthatwillnotbearoundinthefuture.Payattentiontothelanguage:1.usingsimplepresenttenseorfuturetense.2.usingobjectiveandsimplelanguage.

3.usingfactstomakethepointconvincing.Youhadbetterchooseagoodtitleandahumorouslead-in.SummaryWritingaboutachangeActivity3WritingThinkaboutsomethingthatmightdisappearinthefutureandcompletethetableonPage35.BeforewritingSomethingthatwillnotbearoundinthefuturekey,match,newsstall,USBcable,plasticbag,wallet,remotecontrol,electricfan,TVset,...ReasonsThemainreasonforthisissimplythatwedon’tneedthemanymore.SupportingargumentsFirstly,manyofustodaywouldratherfingerprintthedoorthanusethekey.Secondly,itismoreconvenienttoopenthedoorwithapasswordthanwithakey._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________…

Writeaboutachange.WritingContentClearstructure?LogicWellorganized?Convincingsupportingarguments?LanguageSuitabletitle?Suitabletense?Objectiveandsimplesentences?Activity4Shareandrevise.Shareyourwork.Canyougivesomecomments?ThekeysarealwayslostHaveyoueverlostyourkeys?Haveyoueverhadtheexperiencethatyoucouldn’topenthedoorbecauseyoudidn’tfindthekeyinyourbag?Don’tworry!Scienceandtechnologywillhelpyousolvethisproblem.Keysmaynotbearoundinthefuture.Themainreasonforthisissimplythatwedon’tneedthemanymore.Student’sWorkFirstly,manyofustodaywouldratherfingerprintthedoorthanusethekey.Secondly,itismoreconvenienttoopenthedoorwithapasswordthanwithakey.Therefore,thekeyisbecomingathingofthepast.Student’sWorkContentClearstructure?LogicWellorganized?Convincingsupportingarguments?LanguageSuitabletitle?Suitabletense?Objectiveandsimplesentences?AssessmentCriteriaThekeysarealwayslostHaveyoueverlostyourkeys?Haveyoueverhadtheexperiencethatyoucouldn’topenthedoorbecauseyoudidn’tfindthekeyinyourbag?Don’tworry!Scienceandtechnologywillhelpyousolvethisproblem.Keysmaynotbearoundinthefuture.Themainreasonforthisissimplythatwedon’tneedthemanymore.Student’sWorkFirstly,manyofustodaywouldratherfingerprintthedoorthanusethekey.Secondly,itismoreconvenienttoopenthedoorwithapasswordthanwithakey.Therefore,thekeyisbecomingathingofthepast.Student’sWorkSampleTheElectricFan:aThingofthePastThedaysofkeepingcoolwithelectricfansarenumbered.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenasignificantdecreaseintheiruse,andtheirobviousshortcomingscomparedtoairconditionersmaketheircompletedisappearanceinthenearfuturepossible.Firstly,electricfansarefarlesseffectiveincoolingaroom.Whilethebreezetheyproducecanfeelpleasant,itdoesnotlowertheoveralltemperature.Notonlydoaircond