1、M7U1 Project -To phone or not to phoneM7U1 Project Learning aims:1.improve students reading skills.2.understand difficult sentences and have a good understanding of some phrases.Learning procedures:Step 1. Building up your vocabularyGuess the meaning of the following words from the context.1.convent
2、ional way of life 2. reject cars3. oppose having telephones 4. have a valid point 5. More problems arise 6. these relationships are always shallow 7. rid ourselves of modern technology Step 2 Reading for detailsAbout the Amish1. How are the Amish different from regular people?2. What does the author
3、 think of them?About the use of the telephone1. What are the drawbacks of the telephone according to the author?2. Why does the author think using the mobile phone for text message is the worst?3. What is the tone of the last sentence?A. Hopeful. B. Humorous. C. Depressed.Step 3 Getting to know the
4、authors craftWrite the outline of the passage.Part 1(Para1-2) _ to the Amish way of lifePart 2(Para3-6) _of the telephonePart 3(Para7-8) Possible _Language pointsStep 1. Preview the new phrases1.事实上 2.在某方面投票 3.关系紧密的社区 4 重视彼此面对面见面 5.讨厌和陌生人打交道 6. 电话非常便于沟通7.大多数人生活离不开它 8. 更像是朋友9.打错电话 10 专注地看一本书 11.关注与他人
5、建立关系 12 如此重要以至于浪费你宝贵的时间13.总体上 14.使自己摆脱现代技术Step 2: Analysis.1. There is something important about being together and sharing life that cannot be found over a telephone wire. 分析：此句中的that引导的是_从句，修饰先行词_2. For example, no matter what the circumstances, 分析：句中的no matter what 引导_从句，其完整形式为：_另：句中circumstances
6、的意思是_，常用作复数形式。3why was it so important as to interrupt your conversation and waste your precious time.分析：soas to do如此以至于 so as to do为了（不可放句首）exe:他努力奔跑为了赶上前面的人，然而，最终，他太累了，以至于不能走路了。_4., and whatever personal peace one has is destroyed whenever the phone rings. 分析：该句子的主语是_，whenever the phone rings引导的是_
7、从句。（回忆whatever/whoever的用法）exe：I will give the present to_ comes first A. who B. Whomever C. whoever D. no matter whoStep 3. ConsolidationMultiple choices.1. The shop owner will get all these goods ordered _ to the customers today. A. to deliver B. delivering C. deliver D. delivered2. On AIDS Day, th
8、e minister of Health Department demanded that the problems _ paid special attention to. A. refer to be B. referred to be C should be referred to D should refer to3. He seems to _Jane. He knows her well. A. introduce to B. have introduced to C. be introduced to D. have been introduced to4. At last th
9、e man had no choice but _ the computer from the office.A. acknowledge to have stolen B. acknowledge having stolenC. to acknowledge to have stolenD. to acknowledge having stolen5. Believe it or not, it is _ on the way that caused me to be late.A because my car broke down B. my car broke down C becaus
10、e of my car breaking downD. my cars breaking down6. He said he would come; He didnt ,_.A. even if B. even though C. although D. though7. I dont want _ like I m speaking ill of anybody, but the managers plan is unfair.A. to sound B. to be sounded C. sounding D. to have sounded8 Some women _ a good sa
11、lary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.A. could have done B. should have done C. would make D. must make9. You cant imagine what great trouble they have _ the problem _.A to solve; being talked about B solving; discussing C to solve; to talk ab
12、out D solving; being discussed10. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _ the next year.A. carry out B. carrying out C. carried out D. to carry out11.Shewouldtellhim_newsshegot.A. no matter whatB.no matter whichC. whatever D.whichever12.Wisdomtoooftennevercomes.Andsooneoughtnot
13、to_itmerelybecauseitcomes late.A.regretB.reflectC.rejectD.reform13.AnAssociatedPresspollthisweekshowsthat54percentofAmericans_moretroops,upfrom50percentinOctober.A.areopposedsendingB.areopposedtosendC.opposesendingD.opposetosend14.Shelaughedandchattedbutwas,_,nothavingmuchfun.A.ingeneralB.intruthC.i
14、nthatD. invainTranslation.1.把所有的考虑在内，我们最终还是拒绝了他几天前在会上提到的建议。（reject）_2.他投票赞成这个决定在于因为他别无选择而只能牺牲他的另外一个偏爱。（vote）_3. 面对激烈的竞争，一大部分人都通过努力工作来实现他们的目标，然而，牺牲你的健康不值得。(sacrifice. means)_4.住在主干道旁边的主要缺点是不断的噪音，这使得我专心看书变得不可能可能。(drawback, absorb)_5.一些人反对吃肉因在于他们认为猎杀动物是非法的的。（oppose）_6.暴风雨袭击海门后，花了我好多本来用在做研究上的宝贵时间去清除房子里的积水。(rid)_Step 4. Homework Finish the exercise book on page 16-17
