1、Unit 3 Life in the futureLanguage Focusing The General Idea of This PeriodThis is the sixth Period. The teaching and studying activities will center on language studying in this period. Language studying will contain all that has been learned in this unit.As usual, the teacher should check the stude
2、nts homework and offer chances for the students to go over what they learnt in the last periods at the beginning of the class.In this period, the emphasis will be put on the learning the words, phrases and sentence structures. In order to let the students understands these expressions thoroughly, th
3、e teacher first gets the students to understand their meaning in the context, then the teacher gives some explanations about them, later offers some practice to make the students know how to use them. At last let the students do some exercises for feedback.In order to enable students to use these la
4、nguage points both orally and in written form, the teacher is expected to carefully design it to encourage the students to be active in class. Make sure that the students are willing to take part in activities in class and get ready to cooperate with each other.Teaching Important PointsTo learn the
5、following words and phrases: lag, constantly, vehicle, take up, remind, be optimistic about, as a result, suffer from, be similar to, well known for, lie, get lost, lose sight of, catch sight of, sweep up, provide something with something, fall fast asleep, search for, assist in, go soft, depend on,
6、 require, speed up, switch, impression, sweep up.To study the following sentence structures: (1)These hovering carriages float above the ground and by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly one can move swiftly.(2)I got lost when we reached what looked like a large market because of
7、 the people flying in all directions.(3)Wang Pings mother appeared, flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.(4)Neither of these creatures is easy to talk to.(5)Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.Teaching
8、 DifficultiesHow to let the students learn to use these phrases and sentences structures in written and oral English.Teaching AidsMulti-media classroom and other normal teaching tools.Three Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge AimsTo learn the useful expressions and sentence structures in the unit.Abi
9、lity AimsTo enable the students to use these language points both orally and in written form.Emotional AimsTo further understand the importance of exploring the future and to realize the value of scientific imagination.来源:Zxxk.ComTeaching ProcedureStep 1 GreetingT: Hello, my friends.Ss: Hello, Miss
10、Wang.Step 2 Reviewing the Grammar: the Past Participle T: Complete each sentence by choosing the right verb and putting it in the correct form.intendconnectmentioncarrylosefoldfrightengive1. The room, _ to the rest of the house by a long passage, was completely empty.2. He was walking around with th
11、e letter _ in his pocket.3. Scientific experiments_ out by students without the teachers instructions can be dangerous.4. The mane _ in the letter was unknown to me.5. The book, _ as a surprise for his sister, was lost in the mail.6. His nephew, _ at sea when he was fifteen, had been his only relati
12、ve.7._ by the noise in the night, the girl did not dare sleep in her room.8._ advice by the famous detective, the young lady was no longer afraid.(The teacher should give enough time for the students to consider, and then ask to show their answers to the whole class. If they still have difficulty un
13、derstanding, the teacher should offer some explanation.)Suggested answers: 1.connected2.folded3.carried4.mentioned5.intended6.lost7.Frightened8.Given来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_KT: Now lets have a competition. Use these sentences to make up a story. If necessary, you can change the expressions of the sentences. Y
14、ou had better make your story interesting and complete.If you can properly use the past participles in the story, there will be more chances for you to win the competition. First discuss making up a story with your partners, then tell your story to another pair near you. Later combine your story wit
15、h another pairs to make up a new story, which must be better than the first edition of your story. In the end, tell the whole class the story which has been made up by your group. Lets see which group will do the best.(The teacher will give them five minutes to make up a story. After that, let volun
16、teers show their story. The group will be the winner if they can tell the most interesting story and expressions are very fluent without mistakes. After the competition, the teacher had better praise the winner, and encourage the others to try to succeed next time.)Step 3 Learning about Words and Ex
17、pressionsT: What did Li Qiang not believe?S: He cant believe that he is taking up his prize that was won last year.T: Right. What does “taking up” mean in the sentence?S: Start or begin something.T: Yes. Taking up means starting or beginning something, especially a job. For example, “She takes up he
18、r duties next week. In fact, it has many meanings.”take up 开始做（工作）; 占用; 选修; 从事; 打断了某人的话（以反驳和批评）; 提交议论等。 例如: When does the incoming manager take up his job?新来的经理什么时候开始工作？The copying of these documents took up the whole morning.复印这些文件用了一个早上的时间。He has taken up art in college.他在大学里学习艺术。The table takes u
19、p too much room.这桌子占了很大空间。She took me up sharply when I suggested that the job was only suitable for a man.我提出这工作只适宜男人做, 她不容我说完就把我斥责一番。T: Now lets learn some usage about “remind” .What phrases do we often use?S: remind.of/remind.to doT: Good. remind somebody of something是指“使某人回忆起过去的事情”。而remind someb
20、ody to do something是指“提醒某人去做某事”。例如: 1. It reminds me of what a woman once said of him.2. Remind me to take my medicine tomorrow.3. Mrs.White reminded her son to go to the store after school.T: Can you use it to make some sentences?S: 1.Her appearance reminded me of a childhood friend of mine.S: 2.I
21、forgot to remind him of the meeting.S: 3.His mother often reminds him to pay attention to traffic lights while crossing the road.T: Beautiful sentences. Would you please use another phrase to explain the phrase “as a result”?S: as a consequenceT: Yes. “As a result” is almost the same as “as a conseq
22、uence” .For example: He worked hard, and as a result, he got promoted quickly. He used to be lazy to read English, as a result, he failed to pass the examinations again and again, which led to his failure to go to college.T: Do you still remember some other phrases related to “result”?S: as a result
23、 of.作为的结果; result from由造成, 因而产生; result in引起导致; in result结果, 引起; without result毫无结果。T: Lets try to know the difference between “put on” and “wear” .Please find the sentences containing them.S: Put on this mask.S: If you to there, you must wear red nightlights on your helmets so that you can see.T: F
24、rom these two sentences, we can know the difference between them.Put on指穿的动作, 可用于穿鞋、穿衣服、戴帽子等, 其反义词是 take off; wear 穿着, 指穿着的状态。可以用进行时。 宾语除鞋衣物还可以指首饰、眼镜、发型等。例如: Put on more clothes, for it is extremely cold.She is always wearing gloves wherever she goes.She just wore a flower to attend the party.T: Pay
25、 attention to other phrases; wear out使破损或使人筋疲力尽; wear somebody/something down削弱; wear off变弱; wear on 指时间慢慢消逝Childrens shoes are worn out.She wore herself out walking home with the heavy bags.T: There are some other expressions which have the similar meanings to “wear” .Have on, be in, dress, be dres
26、sed in.T: Can you use them to make some sentences?S: He is old enough to dress himself now.S: She used to be in white when she was young, while she likes to be dressed in red now.S: A little boy suddenly cried out, “He is having nothing on.”S: Doing the same thing day after day makes her worn out.S:
27、 This morning, he got up late and hurried to put on his clothes, and as a result, he is wearing his clothes in disorder.T: Excellent. Now, lets look at the screen together to learn more expressions.(referring to the following material)Step 4 Learning Some Sentence StructuresT: Now lets learn some se
28、ntence structures. Can you find the following sentence in the passage? Can you translate it into Chinese?“ Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.”S: 新的环境把我弄得心烦意乱的, 由于缺新鲜的空气, 我感到受不了。T: Good.过去分词confused在句中作状语, 表示与主句中动作伴随发生的状况。For example, Exhausted, I slid into bed and
29、fell fast asleep soon. Can you make some sentences imitating it?S: Worried about the journey, I was not comfortable for first few days.S: He worked day and night, tired but excited.S: The girl likes sitting in her study, lost in thought.T: Good. Would you please find the sentence and understand it.“
30、These hovering carriages float above the ground and by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly one can move swiftly.”S: 这些气垫车在地面上漂浮, 只要用力把操纵杆打弯或压下, 你就可以迅速地移动。T: by+doing 表示方式或手段等。For example, They put out the fire by pouring water on it. Can you make some sentences?S: They try to mak
31、e up for their lack of attention by giving their children money.S: They make a living by begging all day and night.S: They move forward by slowly shaking from side to side on a shell-covered “leg”.T: Excellent. The next is this sentence: “Wang Pings mother appeared, flashed a switch on a computer sc
32、reen, and a table and chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.” Please transform it into Chinese.S: 王平的母亲出现了, 电脑荧屏上的开关闪了一下, 于是一张桌子和几把椅子就像魔术般地从地板下面升了起来。T: as if/as though: 似乎, 好像, 常用来引导方式状语。一般从句用虚拟语气。有时从句用陈述语气（如果表示真实情况）。For example, He talks as if/though he knew everything. It looks like as i
33、f it is going to rain. Now please give some sentences containing “as if/though”.S: Sometimes he acted as if he didnt have a brain in his head.S: Whats the matter? You look as if you had seen a ghost.S: The air seemed thin as though/if its combination of gases had little oxygen left.S: It will be a p
34、ity if we have to ask her to leave, but it looks as though/if we may have to.T: How to understand the following: I got lost when we reached what looked like a large market because of the people flying in all directions.S: 当我们到了看起来像一个大集市的地方, 我迷路了, 因为人们从四面八方飞来飞去。What looked like a large market在句中作reac
35、h宾语。T: I agree with you. Here “what looked like a large market” is used as an object. For example,Work hard and you will be able to obtain what you are expecting one day. Lets make some sentences belonging to object clauses with “what” .S: Do what I asked you to.S: They reached what they thought the
36、y had been dreaming of.S: What we havent got seems much better than what we have got.T: Wonderful sentences. “in all directions” is“从四面八方”in Chinese. For example, Hearing the noise, all birds on the trees flew in all directions. Then how to understand “because of the people flying in all directions?
37、S: Because of + something/doing something.T: Right. There is some difference between “because” and “because of”. As a result, because of the people flying in all directions = because the people were flying in all directions.T: Please pay attention to the next sentence: Neither of these creatures is
38、easy to talk to. What does that sentence mean?S: 跟他们俩交谈都不容易。T: Right.在英语里有些形容词如: easy, hard, difficult, impossible 当它们用作表语时, 其后的动词不定式, 如与主语存在语意上的动宾关系, 通常用主动形式, 而不用被动形式。For example, The horse is impossible to control.The problem is not easy to deal with.Have you understood it? Now lets finish the fol
39、lowing sentences.This room is.English is.S: The room is hard to clean, because it is too dirty.S: The room is comfortable to live in.S: English is difficult to learn well.S: In fact, English is not as hard to learn well as you thought.T: Excellent.Step 5 Consolidation (competition)T: We have just le
40、arned some words, phrases and some sentence structures. Do you have any other difficulties? Now look through the passages to understand more and find out your own puzzles.(The students should be allowed to read it, while the teacher had better give them individual help if they have some. If there ar
41、e some common problems, the teacher should explain them in the whole class.)T: Since you have no problem, lets have a competition. Four students make up a group. Each group make up a story, in which there are the words, phrases, and sentence structures we have just learned. The more, the better. Wha
42、ts more, you had better make your story more interesting and attractive. will give you five minutes to prepare for it.(Five minutes later.)来源:Zxxk.ComT: One student represents your group to tell your story. The content of a story covers 50 percent; the phrases, words and sentence structures cover an
43、other 50 percent. Each group chooses one student to mark other groups stories. In the end, we can find the best one according to the average score.(Finally the teacher should sing highly of the winner, and encourage others to work hard to succeed next time.)Step 6 HomeworkT: After class, please go o
44、ver what we have learned today and write a diary, in which you had better try to use them. Besides that, finish Exercise 3, 4, 5.The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 3Life in the futurePeriod 7 Language FocusingSentence structuresPhrases1. Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by th
45、e lack of fresh air.2. These hovering carriages float above the ground and by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly one can move swiftly.3. Wang Pings mother appeared, flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.4. I got lo
46、st when we reached what looked like a large market because of the people flying in all directions.5. Neither of these creatures is easy to talk to.1.take up2.3.4.Research and Activities1. Throughout the world, computers will be used more and more in the future. They are already being used in many fi
47、elds. Now consider how a computer works now in the following fields and how a computer will work in the future. Fill in the chart.The use of computerFieldsHow a computer works nowHow a computer will work in the futureAgriculture and industryPersonal livesTransportSpace travelCommerceMediaEducation a
48、nd health2. Talking about seeing through the futureA scientist invented a machine that helps people see through their future. Some people fought for the invention in the hope of getting a fortune out of it. Do you want to own the machine? Why or why not?Sample: Talking about this future thing, I thi
49、nk I will never trade the uncertainty of future with anything in the world. What can be worse than losing the right to hope, the right to guess, and most importantly, the right to fight for your future, to fight for the things you have yet owned? Reference for Teaching1.speed up: cause something to
50、increase speed加快速度。For example, They have speeded up production of the new car.The train soon speeded up the moment it left from the railway station.习惯用语 at speed飞快地, at a speed of.以的速度; at full top speed以全速, with all speed开足马力2. sweep up: remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom or brus
51、h. For example, There are full of dead leaves on the ground. Please sweep them up.The leaves were swept up into the air by the wind.3. Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.lack: be short of something. It can be used as a verb or a noun. For example, He did not enter u
52、niversity because of a lack of money in his family.He is good at his job but sometimes he seems to lack confidence.The female bird lacks the males bright colors. 4. sight of something/somebody: action of seeing somebody/something. For example, Their first sight of land came after ten days at sea. 习惯
53、用语 catch sight of; at first sight; be sick of sight of; keep.in sight; lose sight of; out of sight. For example, Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见, 心不烦。Follow that man and keep him in sight all time.要跟着他, 一直盯着他。You must keep sight of one fact: your life is in danger.有一件事你必须明白: 你有生命危险。We happened to cat
54、ch sight of a plane but it crushed later, which is the reason why we lost sight of it.5. switchv.（动词）To shift, transfer, or divert: 改变: 转变、转移或改换; 2 To exchange: 交换; 3 To cause (an electric current or appliance) to begin or cease operation: 开启; 使（电流或电器）开始或停止运作A cat switching its tail.一只猛挥尾巴的猫。They sw
55、itched the conversation to a lighter subject.把谈话转移到一个更轻松的话题。She asked her brother to switch seats with her.请她的兄弟与她交换座位。Switch the lights on and off.开、关电灯switched on the charm 展现魅力switch off: To stop paying attention; lose interest.不再注意; 失去兴趣n.开关There is a switch on the wall for turning on the lights
56、.墙上有一开电灯的开关。6. master7. requireThe floor requires washing./to be washed.地板该洗了。I require two children to help me.我需要两个孩子来帮我的忙。All passengers are required to show their tickets.所有乘客都必须出示车票。8. extraordinary adj.(1)异常的; 非凡的Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal
57、 Palace.也许19世纪最不寻常的建筑物要算“水晶宫”了。What an extraordinary idea!多么离奇的想法!(2)特别的临时的; 额外的an extraordinary session临时会议9. assist v.To give help or support to, especially as a subordinate or supplement; aid: For example: Ill assist you in any way that I can.The clerk assisted the judge by looking up related pre
58、cedents.这位书记官协助那位法官查阅有关案例。Her breathing was assisted by a respirator.她要靠呼吸器帮助呼吸。We all assisted in mending the roof.我们都帮助修理屋顶。10.impression n. an effect, a feeling, or an image retained as a consequence of experience.印象, 感想; 作为经历的结果留下来的效果、感觉或者形象What impression do you make upon others?She spoke very
59、eloquently because she wanted to make a great impression on her employer.I have the impression that we have met once before.我隐约记得我们以前曾经见过面。11.optimistic adj.乐观的; 有信心的 （反义词pessimistic）She isnt optimistic about the outcome.optimism 乐观主义He was full of optimism for the future despite his many problems.o
60、ptimist乐观主义者He is such an optimist that he is sure he will soon find a job.12. provide vt.（及物动词）(1)to furnish; supply 供应, 提供She provides for her family by working in a hospital.她靠在医院工作来养家。Provide food and shelter for a family.为家庭提供食物和住宿。They provide us with food.他们供给我们食物。We provided food for the hun
61、gry children.我们为饥饿的孩子们提供食物。Its wise to save some money and provide for the future.积蓄点钱, 为将来使用作些准备是明智的。He has a wife and seven children to provide for. 他需要赡养妻子和七个孩子。(2)to make available; afford 使能被得到; 提供It is a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows.一个有充足阳光通过落地窗的房间。习惯用语to provide fo
62、od and clothes for ones family养家糊口13. depend on(1)To rely, especially for support or maintenance 依赖: 依赖, 尤指依靠支持或维持Children must depend on their parents.孩子们必须依赖他们的父母。(2)To place trust or confidence 信任, 相信; 对信任或相信You can depend on his honesty.你可以相信他的诚实。(3)To be determined, conditioned, or contingent 决
63、定于; 被决定、以为条件或视而定A grade depends on the results of the final exam.分级由期终考试的结果而定。(4)（常与on, upon连用）视情况而定That depends.视情形而定。It all depends on how you tackle the problem.那要看你如何应付这问题而定。14.constantn.Something that is unchanging or invariable.不变的事物; 持久不变或始终如一的事物。For example: Breathing and eating are unallowa
64、ble and undeniable constant in our life.15. previous adj.16. swift adj.17lag v./n.走得慢, 落后, 滞后He is lagging behind a bitI think wed better wait for him to catch us up.他有点落后了我想我们最好等他赶上来吧。As far as prison reform is concerned, we lagged behind a lot of other countries for years.就监狱改革而言, 我们落后于许多其他国家很多年。T
65、here is often a lag between becoming affected by this illness and its first signs.受这种疾病的感染和出现症状之间经常会间隔一段时间。The project is suffering from (a) severe time lag.这个项目耽误了很长时间。Background InformationLife in the FutureThroughout the world, computers will be used more and more in the future.They are already b
66、eing used in agriculture and industry. For example, many farms now use computers to control the growing conditions of vegetables and other plants. In glasshouses, computers control the watering of the plants as well as the light and the temperature. It is possible to work out whether you will save o
67、r lose money by increasing the temperature by 1.In their personal lives people will also use computers more and more. Instead of going to the bank, they will use a computer and a telephone to change money and to pay their electricity bills and so on.Houses will be controlled by a central computer. L
68、ights will go off if no one is in the room. The idea that computers can recognize human voices surprises many people. You will be able to telephone home half an hour before returning and, by speaking into the telephone, you will be able to tell the computer to turn on the heating and the hot water.
69、The computer will recognize your voice and carry out the instructions.The possibility that the majority of the labor force will work at home is often discussed.It will be much more convenient than spending a lot of time traveling to work every day. People will be able to use the videophone for confe
70、rences. They will be able to do drawings and send them by mail or by fax.Computers will be used more and more in transport.Railways in Japan already use them to work out the best distance between trains. Trains will be operated by computer and many of them will have no drivers.来源:学科网ZXXKSpace travel
71、 will become much cheaper.In 1993 a new space rocket with no wings was developed in the USA.This type of rocket is able to return to the earth and land on its legs.As a result, costs will be reduced by as much as 90%.In the fields of education, health and research, computers will continue to play an
72、 important part.It will be part of everyones education to learn computer skills.Information records, for example, of patients with the same illness, are now kept on computer.It is possible to have a group of these records collected and printed.Computer programs for storing while texts are already we
73、ll developed.You can type the name of a subject, e.g.“Printing in China, ”and the computer will give you a worldwide list of magazine and book titles.The next step is to search the title for more information.Finally you can choose certain texts and read them on your computer screen.If you want a copy of the article or page, it can be printed out and sent to you.