1、 M7-U1 Living with technology Period 2 Reading 1I. Teaching aims:1. Develop students ability in reading.2. Make students know the history of TV and audio devices.II. Teaching important point:Get Ss to grasp the main idea of the textIII. Teaching difficult point:How to get the a brief understanding o
2、f the text.Help students to finish the exercises on page4-5.IV. Procedures:Step1. GreetingStep 2: Lead-in Begin the class with a questionnaire.Do you know “High tech”?Questions:What are the differences between tape recorders, CD players, MD players and MP3 players?What functions do you need in an au
3、dio device other than palying music?If you were an audio device designer, what would your audio device look like?Step 3:Learning reading strategy: understanding subtitlesSubtitles appear after titles and give you more information about the text than the titles.TV (In order of time)Audio devices( By
4、types of equipment)l This reading passage is mainly organized in chronological order.l Make a timeline. Use Part C2 as a referencesStep 4: Reading 1. Fast readingRead the text quickly and answer questions2. Careful readingRead the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2.3. TasksAsk students to fi
5、nish Part D and E.Step 5: DiscussionStep 4:Careful reading (finish Part C1 and C2 on P4)Step 5: Doing exercises (Finish Part D and E on P4-5)Step 6: Discussion:1.More and more people are using computers for information and entertainment. Do you think we will still need books and TVs in the future? Why or why not?2.What are the possible disadvantages of having a lot of technology in our lives?Step 6: HomeworkStep 7:Homework1. Finish A1, A2 on P 102.2. Preview word power.V. Design of writing on blackboard:VI. Record after teaching: