本單元教學內(nèi)容為人教版新課標Module 5 Unit 3 Life in the future。本單元的中心話題是“未來生活”，教材內(nèi)容為學生提供了想象的空間，旨在培養(yǎng)學生預測未來的能力，通過對現(xiàn)實生活與未來生活的對比，喚醒學生把握現(xiàn)在，珍惜現(xiàn)在，愛護環(huán)境，保護自然的意識。
通過網(wǎng)絡或圖書館等途徑查找搜集有關科學家對未來生活預測的資料，培養(yǎng)學生利用學習資源的策略;并且筆者結合教學實際對教材內(nèi)容、編排順序等進行了調整、刪減和補充，將整個單元設計成四個課時。第一課時為Warming-up and Reading, 第二課時為Learning about language, 第三課時為Using language, 第四課時為Listening and speaking。著重培養(yǎng)學生學習運用詞匯學習中的猜詞策略，激發(fā)學生想象力，預測未來生活。
3. Know the more advanced forms of transport in AD 3005 and the advantages and problems of life in the future.
Teaching Methods:
1. Inductive method
2. Pair work & group work
3. Competition
4. Illustration
5. Deductive Method
Step 1 Greetings and Lead-in
1.The teacher can start with daily greetings and try to lead in some words in this unit.
Q1: Where do you come from? Do you live in the downtown or in the countryside?
Do you live in a comfortable surrounding?
Is it a suitable location for people to live in?
What is it made of? (brick, stone, steel, glass, wood, plastic, bamboo, mud…).
2.Q2: No matter where you live, I am wondering how do you usually go to school? (by bike, by car, by bus…)
Bikes, cars, buses and so on can be used to carry people or things from one place to another place, and they are called vehicles. What other vehicles do you know?
carriage, ambulance, jeep, airbus, train, truck, motorcycle, fire engine, …
3.Now let’s take a look at the screen to learn about the development of all the means of transportation.
sedan chair ? carriage ? bicycle ? motorcycle ? car ? train ? aeroplane ? space craft
4.Q3: What will the future means of transportation be like? (Time travel)
Well, today we are going to learn a text about time travel.
【設計說明】
由日常問候開啟話題，通過提問學生家鄉(xiāng)情況導入城鎮(zhèn)生活，引出不同的建筑材料及交通工具中的生詞;然后總結交通工具的發(fā)展歷史，預測未來的交通方式，引出跨時空旅行，從而進入閱讀文章的處理與學習。(由于考慮到Warming-up中的Transport與Houses, Villages,Towns, 以及Location of settlement的聯(lián)系不大，可單獨提出，因此將Transport的發(fā)展變化應用于課文的導入中，這樣比較科學自然。)
Step 2 Skimming
1.The teacher will ask the students to predict the future life in various aspects as to inspire their imagination and predicting ability.
Q1：What will the future life be like?
2.The students are given several minutes to read through the text and try to find out the changes mentioned in the text.
Q2: Which changes are mentioned in the text?
time travel ? transport ? air quality ? religion ? clothing ? eating ? houses ? towns
3.The teacher can ask the students to carry out a discussion about the changes.
Climb through the round opening -- comfortable seats -- calming drink -- lay relaxed -- we rose slowly from the ground -- complete the journey -- 1000 years later -- ?
2) Out of the capsule
Confused by the new surrounding, I was hit by the lack of fresh air
Q1: How did Li Qiang overcome the lack of fresh air?
1. Hovering carriage: .
Q2: How did the hovering carriage float?
Q3: How can a person move swiftly?
2. “A large market”
Q4: What were people doing there?
Q5: What happened to Li Qiang?
3. A large building
Q6: What is a “time lag” flashback?
【設計說明】
按事件發(fā)生的先后順序及地點轉換順序，處理文章細節(jié)，培養(yǎng)學生抓住文章線索來處理課文的能力。然后根據(jù)地點轉移，自然地將“太空倉內(nèi)”轉向“太空倉外”，按照作者在太空倉外所處的三個不同地點Hovering carriage, a large market, a large building來處理文章第三段。
3.After the journey
(Arriving home, he showed me into a large bright, clean room.
Description of the house: brown floor, soft lighting, trees, leaves, computer screen, tables, chairs, green wall…
Q1: How did the author feel after visiting the special house?
1.Put the statements into correct order. ( C --- A --- D --- B )
A. We are transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.
B. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised.
C. I won a travel to the year AD 3005.
D. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage.
2.Discussion: Compare the houses, towns, location of settlement of different period of time and predict about the changes in the future
AD 1005: China ---- AD 2007: Modern World ---- AD______ : Your idea
3.A telephone interview with Li Qiang
Ask the students to discuss in group of six and raise as many questions to Li Qiang as possible. Some questions about the problems in future life are recommended.
1.Show some pictures of various kinds of pollution to the students to arouse their awareness of environmental protection and then ask the students what have caused those environmental problems in groups.
Q1: What problems are we facing now?
Q2: What have caused those problems?
2.Show some advanced and imaginative inventions to the students, and try to arouse their imagination to design specific objects for a better future life
3.Assignment: Object-designing
Design an object which can help you change the world for a better future
2. Master some important words: swiftly, unsettle, constant, remind, previous, bent, press, link.
Teaching methods:
1. Teach grammar in real situations.
2. Learn grammar through practice.
Step 1 Revision and Preparation
1.Ask the students to talk about the writer’s attitude towards the future life, was he optimistic or pessimistic about the future? How do you know? Can you find some sentences to support your opinion?
2.Ask the students to find out some sentences which can support the opinion that the author is pessimistic about the future life.
1 .Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.
2. Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.
3. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.
And then ask the students to finish the exercises in their textbook.
Ex.1. Combine these two sentences using the past participate as the adverbial.
1. I was frightened by the loud noise. I went to see what was happening.
Frightened by the loud noise, I went to see what was happening.
2. He was hit by the lack of fresh air. He got a bad headache.
Hit by the lack of fresh air, he got a bad headache.
3.I felt very tired after the long journey. I still enjoyed meeting the aliens on the space station.
Tired after the long journey, I still enjoyed meeting the aliens on the space station.
4. The museum was built in 1910. The museum is almost 100 years old.
Built in 1910, the museum is almost 100 years old.
5. The little girl was frightened by the noise outside. The little girl dared not sleep in her bedroom.
Frightened by the noise outside, the little girl dared not sleep in her bedroom.
6. The student was given some advice by the famous scientist. The student was not worried about his scientific experiment any more.
Given some advice by the famous scientist, the student was not worried about his scientific experiment any more.
3.Ask the students to find out some sentences which can support the opinion that the author is optimistic about the future life.
1. His parents company named “Future Tours” transported me safely into the future.
2. A table and chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.
3. Tomorrow you will be ready for some visits organized by the company.
And then ask the students to finish the exercises in their textbook.
Ex.2. Combine these two sentences using the past participate as the attribute.
1. Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer. He is called Li Qiang.
Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer called Li Qiang.
2. I am going to buy a painting. It is copied from Vincent van Gogh.
I am going to buy a painting copied from Vincent van Gogh.
3. The castle is under repair. It was built in 1432
The castle built in 1432 is under repair.
4. I like that old private house. It is built of wood and mud.
I like that old private house built of wood and mud.
5. The vehicle is mentioned in the book. The vehicle is unknown to me.
The vehicle mentioned in the book is unknown to me.
6. The room is completely empty. The room is connected to the rest of the house by a long passage.
The room connected to the rest of the house by a long passage is completely empty.
7. The queen was sitting in a royal carriage. The carriage was drawn b four horses.
The queen was sitting in a royal carriage drawn by four horses.
B 1. ___ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize. (2006全國)
A. Surprising B. Surprised C. Being surprised D. To be surprising
A 2.No matter how frequently _______, the works of Beethoven still attract people all over the world. (2006廣東)
A. performed B. performing C. to be performed D. being performed
C 3._________ and I’ll get the work finished. (2007 重慶)
A. Have one more hour B. One more hour
C. Give one more hour D. If I have one more hour
B. 4. The repairs cost a lot, but its money well _____. (2006 湖北)
A. to spend B. spent C. being spent D. spending
C. 5. _____ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.(2006江蘇)
A. To face B. Having faced C. Faced D. Facing
B 6.When her father, the girl burst into crying. (2005湖北)
A. asking of B. asked about C. being asked D. asked
D 7. The man kept silent in the room unless . (2006浙江)
A. spoken B. speaking C. to speak D. spoken to
D 8. ________, the old man is living a happy life. (2006天津)
A. taking good care B. taken good care
C. having taken good care D. taken good care of
D 9.The Olympic Games, in 776B.C., did not include women players until 1912. (NMET2004)
A. first playing B. to be first played
C. to be first playing D. first played
B 10. from his clothes, he is not so poor. (2006上海)
A. Judged B. Judging C. To judge D. Having judged
A 11.European football is played in 80 countries, it the most popular sport in the world. (NMET2003)
A. making B. makes C. made D. to make
B 12.The secretary worked late into the night, a long speech for the president. (MET2004)
A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. was preparing
C 13. a reply, he decided to write again. (2005北京)
A. Not receiving B. Receiving not
C. Not having received D. Having not received
B 14.The houses are for the old people and the construction work will start soon. (2006江蘇)
A. built B. to be built C. to build D. being built
C 15.If ill, I’ll stay home a good rest. (2006遼寧)
A. to fall, taking B. fall; to taking
C. falling; taking D. falling; take
Step 3 Discussion: Life at present V.S. Life in the future
1. Ask the students to carry out a discussion to compare the present life and life in the future.
Do you want to work for space? What worker should be needed for the space?
2. Ask the students whether they would like to work for space if possible, and then ask them to complete this advertisement choosing these words in their proper forms.
(constant remind unsettle previous bend press swiftly link)
Many people need to be________of the job opportunities on space stations, which _________ need space cooks, cleaners, teachers, and computer engineers. You can be _____ trained with one-year space course and then be ready to enjoy the benefits of working in space. People are _______ at first but soon feel better as families are encouraged to come. For health reasons, only one stay of three years is allowed. So any ______ experience working in space for this length of time means you cannot apply. Many people ______ to stay longer but the _____ between illness and length of stay on a space station is too strong. It is sad but the rules cannot be ___ for anyone. 【設計說明】
The teacher asks the students to talk about their own understanding of the title, and try to predict what kinds of amazing creatures will Li Qiang come across in AD 3005.
The teacher displays a picture of the solar system to the students, and asks the following questions:
Q1: Which planet would be the best residence for humans?
Q2: What will life on Mars be like?
【設計說明】
因聽力材料描繪了想象中一個在火星上充滿奇跡的wonderworld，在那個世界很多高新科技被應用于日常生活與工作中，故筆者從一張有關太陽系的圖片導入，引出聽力材料中的planet, oxygen, gravity, space creatures等生詞，然后向學生提出問題，太陽系中哪個星球比較適合人類生存，讓學生對火星生活作出預測，從而引出聽力材料。
Step3 Listening for main ideas
□living on another planet □new discoveries in space □space creatures
□why a space station spins □how to get water on Mars □comets
□houses in a town on Mars □Martian creatures □atmosphere and gravity
Keys: living on another planet, atmosphere and gravity, how to get water on Mars, houses in a town on Mars
Ask the students to work in pairs and list some questions about what life will be like in their hometown in 1000 years’ time by referring to the following sentence patterns:
Suppose that… Do you imagine that…?
I wonder if … Is it possible that…?
Is it likely/ unlikely that…? Do you suppose that…?
2 Ask the Ss a few random questions to revise future time and introduce the topic of the unit. For example: What lessons do you have this afternoon / tomorrow? Are you going to do anything special this evening? What do you think the weather will be like tomorrow? What are you going to do on Saturday evening? Are you planning to do anything on Sunday?
Step 2 Presentation
SB Page 25, Part 1. Ask questions about the picture, and get Ss to tell you what they think is happening. Teach the new words majority, goods, industry. Read the introduction aloud.
Step 3 Reading
Say Now read the dialogue silently and find out this information: What is being planned at this company? Allow the Ss a few moments to carry out the task. Check the answer. (A new factory may be built.) See if the Ss can guess the meaning of out of work.
Step 4 Dialogue
Speech Cassette Lesson 65. Play the tape of the dialogue for the Ss to listen and follow. Go through the dialogue briefly and make sure the Ss understand it. Ask questions like these: What are people at the company talking about? Who is going to make the decision? Why does the company need to build a new factory? What is the difficulty? Why do some people want the new factory to be built? Why are some people against the new factory? Explain that may have plans expresses uncertainty about the future. Play the tape again. This time the Ss listen and repeat. Then let the Ss practise the dialogue in pairs. You may wish to ask one pair to act the scene in front of the class.
Notes:
a People have been talking of it a lot recently.:
Note the Present Perfect Continuous Tense to express an activity which started in the past and is still continuing.
b I simply don‘t know. =I honestly don’t know.
c Right now =At this moment
d The problem is … it. =Finding land for building the new factory is a problem ( i.e. difficult).
e The majority of people =Most people
f a number of people =quite a lot of people
g out of work =do not have jobs
h But some people … built on. =Some people do not want them to build a factory on good farm land. Note the structure not want something to be done.
i I can see the problem. =I understand the problem.
j is likely to happen =will probably happen
k It‘s quite likely: Quite emphasizes likely and increases the possibility.
Step 5 Practice
SB Page 25, Part 2. Demonstrate how to make sentences from the table, then get a few Ss to make example sentences. Then let the Ss do this exercise in pairs. At the end get Ss to write down 5 sentences from this table in their exercise books.
Step 6 Workbook
Wb Lesson 65, Exx. 1 - 4.
After Ex. 1 is done orally, get the Ss to write the answers in their exercise books.
Both Exx. 2 and 3 should be done in pairs first. Then check the answers with the class. Get Ss to translate the sentences into Chinese and ask them to think if they will be able to put them back into English. Pay attention to the sentence structures.
When doing Ex. 4, warn the Ss not to do word for word translation. Special attention should be paid to the sentence patterns and word order.
Step 7 Consolidation
With a good class you can give the Ss the following phrases and get them to make up a dialogue. Write these phrases on the Bb.
I believe you’re right.
What are the problems then?
What do you think is likely to happen?
Write them up on the Bb and demonstrate with a good S how it is possible to make up a dialogue.
A: I think the company will buy more land.
B: I believe you‘re right.
A: But it isn’t likely that the manager will make a decision soon.
B: What are the problems then?
With an ordinary class, just practise the dialogue in Part 1 again.
