1、Unit 3 Life in the future Using language : Extensive Reading I have seen amazing thingsTeaching goals 教學目標知識目標1. Learning some useful words and expressions in this part: (18 words)citizen, typist, typewriter, postage, postcode, button, instant , receiver, dustbin, ecology, greedy, swallow, material,

2、 recycle, goods, representative, settlement, motivation.2. Understanding the 2 sentences: (1) Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to- date inventions of the 31st century. (2) There is a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.3.Finishing the reading tasks in each pa

3、ragraph.能力目標 Tell about life in the future and learn to use some reading skills according to the title and the picture.情感目標1.Stimulate studentsinterest in life in the future and living on a space station.2.Develop students sense of group cooperation and teamwork.教學重點Teaching important points 1.Devel

4、op students reading skills by extensive reading.2. Using the reading skills to fininish the reading tasks. 教學難點Teaching difficult points Understanding the 2 sentences: (1)Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century.(2)There is a system where the waste is disposed o

5、f using the principles of ecology.教學方法Teaching methods Skimming and scanning; asking and answering activity; discussion.教具準備Teaching aidsA computer and a projector.教學過程與方式Teaching proceduresways Step1. Leading-in1. Last class we have learned Li Qiangs travel to the futureThe first impression. Who ca

6、n tell his first impression ? Ask two students talk about it.2. Are you interested in Li Qiang travel ? Do you want to know more about the space station? In this class, well get to know more about Li Qiangs travel.(1) I have seen amazing things( Bb writing)(2).Read the teaching aims.(3).Play the tap

7、e.Step2 Reading Skimming Read the whole text with the tape ,get the main diea and write down.The main idea about the passage is _Task1.1.Find the answer to each question.(1). How many inventions did the guide introduce in the text? (How many stops did they visit?) Three.(2). what amazing things did

8、Li Qiang see in the space station? What are they ?Modern inventions of the 31st Century, ( Three inventions.) They are thoughtpad, a waste machine manufacturing robots. Scanning Task 2 Scannng for detailed information .Divide the text into four Parts. 1. Read the first part1). What is the space stat

9、ion like?It is an enormous round plate.2). Why did the space station spin slowly in space?To imitate the pull of the earths gravity.2. Read the second partTrue or false 1). Messages can be sent using a thoughtpad. 2). The space citizens could send message clearly at any time. 3).We can blame the too

10、ls for the faults of the user.How are the messages sent in the31st century?Place the metal band over ones head, clear ones mind, press the sending button, think ones message and the next instant its sent.3. Read the third part A. True or false1). The rubbish used to be buried or burned.2). The rubbi

11、sh is turned into the same grades of material.3). Nothing is wasted and everything is recycled.B. How does the waste machine work?The giant machine swallows all the waste available and the rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as “fertilizer” for the fields and “soil” for de

12、serts.4. Read the fourth part1) .What can be produced in space? Who manufactures them? a. drugs, clothes, furniture, hovering carriages, etc. b. Robots manufacture them.2) . How are the goods transported to the earth? By industrial spaceship.5.Explaining the two sentences:(1)Inside was an exhibition

13、 of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century.(2)There is a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.Step4. Discussing.Task 3 1. Analyze and compare. Modern Inventions of the 31st Century Only to be seen on the Space Station. on page 23 . 2. What are the advanta

14、ges and the disadvantages ? 3. Find the key words from the text. Fill in the table on page 23 of the textbook. communicationWaste DisposalManufacturingInventionhoughtpadwaste machinemanufacturing robotsAdvantages1._2._1.no_2.no_ 3.no_Disadvantages1._none1. people must live on _._2._To monitor the 2.

15、_Step5. Summary 1.What is the passage about ?The passage that I have seen amazing things is about Li Qiangs visit to to a space station. 2.Finish Task 4.Fill in the blanksIt was my first visit to a space station. Described as an e _1 round plate, it spins slowly in space to _2 (模仿) the pull of the earths gravity. The g_3 showed us three stops. In the first stop, I saw the thoughtpad used for s _4 messages. (picture 1)Next stop, we are in the environment area. There is a_ 5 machine which can s _6 all the waste available. The t_ 7 stop showed us how the g