1、Unit3 Life in the FutureTeaching Goals:1. Predicting the good and bad changes in the future. 2. imagine the alien creatures.Functions：1. 做出预测（Making predictions）Do you suppose that? Suppose that I wonder ifDo you imagine that? I imagine that2. 猜测未来（Making conjectures about future）Is it likely/ unlik
2、ely that Possibly It is possible that Most likely Im sure ProbablySuppose that Perhaps Maybe Grammar:1.过去分词作定语（The past participle as the attribute）I followed him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.Tomorrow you will be ready for some visits organized by computer.2.过去分词作状语（The past par
3、ticiple as the adverbial）Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.本单元以 life in the future 为中心话题，旨在通过本单元的学习， 让学生大胆发挥想象， 对人类今后的生活环境，生活方式进行猜测， 提倡环保生活意识，同时让学生学会过去分词作定语和作状语的不同用法， 最后让学生将本单元所讨论的话题和推测手法结合， 学习怎么样写 r
4、eport本单元所涉及的要点有：1. 学习并了解未来生活的各个方面用与现在生活的不同之处， 学习外星人的生活方式。2）学习表示预测，建议的的句型。（3）学习过去分词作定语和状语的结构。（4）学习写好“report”,以训练学生的逻辑思维及写作能力.Period 1Teaching Aims: 1. Learn some new words and expressions.2. Help the students to talk about life in the past, at present and in the future. 3. Enable the students to desc
5、ribe the life in the past, at present and in the future.Difficult and Important Points:Compare life in the past, at present and in the futureWhat is life in the future like? What changes will take place?Teaching Methods:1. First and careful reading,2. Asking and answering question activity3. Individ
6、ual, Pair work & group workTeaching Procedures:Step 1 warming upTalk about how many changes there have been in the last one thousand years. And what changes we might expect to find in the next one thousand yearsStep 2: pre-reading 1.Can you tell what problems people are facing today?2.what problems
7、do you think people in the future will have overcome? Which ones will still be there or even worse in AD3008?Key: 1The problem of population will be solved, have begun to Control the birth rate. 2The problems will be still there, and will even worse.3I dont think so. Now scientists are trying their
8、best to develop new resources that human beings can make use of ,such as solar energy. In my opinionstep 3： fast reading Read the text for the first time and tell what the text is about?Its an e-mail written by a man Who has taken up a trip to the future.2. Look at the following sentence, there are
9、in wrong order, tell me the correct order for these sentenceA. We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.B. I arrived a t Wang Pings home and everything in his house made me surprised.C.I won a travel to the year AD3008D. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage.Step
10、 4 careful reading 1.why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD3008?2. What is a “ time lag”?3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule?4who guides my trip?5.why did my guide give me some tables?6.who transported us to the future?Key 1. I took up the prize I won the year before.2. “Time lag
11、” means a person gets flashbacks from his previous time period.3. The seats in the capsule are very comfortable.4. My friend Wang Ping is my guide to the future.5. The tablets could help me feel less nervous and uncertain6. Wang Pings parents company transported us to the future.1How did I feel as s
12、oon as I was transported to the future?After the writer was transported to the future, he was hit by the lack of fresh air.2.how did Wang Ping solve this problem?Wang Ping gave a mask to the writer and hurried him through to a small room nearby to have a rest.3.what do you think has caused this kind
13、 of problem?Now we are causing more and more pollution to the nature, this will cause serious problems to life in the nature. This may be the cause of the lack of fresh air in the future.1 What did Wang Pangs house look like?His house is a large bright ,clean room. It had a green Wall, a brown floor
14、 and soft lighting .2 What was the green wall made of? Whats the purpose of building this kind of green wall?The green wall was made of trees. The leaves of the trees will provide much-needed oxygen to the house.3 How can you produce a TV set in Wang Pangs house?You can just flash a switch on the co
15、mputer screen and a TV set will rise from the floor.Good changes Bad changesTime travel Can travel to Different times as you wishAfter-effects of traveltransport .can move swiftly Disorganized, difficult to find wayhouses save living space Short of space Towns Busy, look likemarkets Easy to get lost
16、Air quality Own family oxygen supply Poor quality in public placesSample answers Ex.2I think the writer has an optimistic view of the future. He was very excited when he traveled to the year AD 3008 an d couldnt believe if was true. From this, we can see he is eager to go to the future. Though he wa
17、s hit by the lack of fresh air,The 2nd periodTeaching aims: Learn expressions & phrasesLearn. language points Difficult and Important Points:1）Language points2）The usage of “take up and sweep”Teaching Methods:Presentation & PracticeTeaching Procedures:Step I RevisionHave a dictationStep II. Check th
18、e answerscheck the answers of yesterdays homework (.Using Words and Expressions)Step three language point1. I still cant believe that I am taking up my prize that I won last yearTake up 开始做，占用， 选修a. When does the manager take up his job?b. he has take up art in collegec. He decided to take p photogr
19、aphy as his career.开放思维：Take off 脱下， 起飞 Take over 接管Take to 喜欢上， 对产生好感a. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school_ most of her dayA. Takes up B. makes up C .saves up D. puts up2.I have to constantly rub my eyes to remind myself that I have traveled to the year AD3008我得不断擦拭自己的眼睛来提醒自己
20、， 我已到了公元 3008 年Remind: to make someone remember something that they must doRemind sb about sth 提醒某人某事Remind sb to do sthRemind sb that/ where/how3. As a result, I suffered from time lag”As a result: because of something that has happened 结果，由于的结果e. g He worked hard, and as a result, he got promoted
21、quickly.Suffer from: to experience 患有为所苦。he suffer from headache.发散思维： suffering n. 痛苦，劳苦 sufferance n.容忍， 忍耐4. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get when flying. but instead it means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.这种病有些像乘喷气式飞机高速飞行时所引起的时差反应那样， 所不同是是， 它意味着你的脑海里不停地从以前的时间
22、断地直往回闪去Similar /Be similar to: 与相似A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.similarity n.类似，相似 similarly: adv 相似地， 同样地b. Keep doing something: 继续做某事It kept raining for a weekc. Flashback:闪回， 倒叙The event in his happy family life are shown in flashback.5.he was swept up into the center of them Swee
23、p up:本意是打扫， 清扫，经常引申为“ 横扫， 掠过”等意思The leaves were swept up into the air by the wind6.Wang Pings flashed a switch on a computer screenSwitch :n 开关 where is the light switch?vi. 转换， 改变：he got tired of teaching and switched to writing stories开放思维： switch off 把 关掉， 不听， 不理睬switch on: 接通， 把开关打开Switch out: 关
24、上As if by magic= like magicHe jumped so high as if by magic发散思维： magical: adj 魔力的， 不可思议的Magically adv 迷人地， 不可思议地 magician n:魔术师Sentence patternsWorried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few daysWell known for their expertise, his parents company named “future tours” transported me saf
25、ely into the future in a time capsule.Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh airArriving home, he showed me into a large bright, clean room.Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleepHomeworkDo ex 1 in page 19 in the bookDo ex 2 in your exercise bookThe 3rd periodTeachi
26、ng Aims: Teach grammar (The Past Participle as the adverbial and attribute) Improve the students listening skills.Difficult and Important Points:1)Learn the grammar(The Past Participle as the Predicative & Attribute) 2)Have the Ss sum up the function of the past participle using inductive method.Tea
27、ching Methods:1. Inductive Method2. Group workTeaching Procedures:Step I DictationStep II. GrammarGrammarpast participle used as adverbial and attributeComplete the following sentences with the words given, using their proper forms.1, I like reading the novels_ (write) by him2. The girl _(write) a l
28、etter is my cousin3. There is something wrong with my bike and I have to get it _(repair).4.He spoke loudly in order to make himself _ (hear)Sentence patternsWorried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few daysAs I was worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few daysWel
29、l known for their expertise, his parents company named “future tours” transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.His parents company was well known for their expertise 3. Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh airWhen I was confused by the new surrounding, I wa
30、sArriving home, he showed me into a large bright, clean room.When he is arriving home, he showed me intoExhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleepAs I was exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.过去分词作状语，意义上相当于状语从句， 表示时间， 条件，原因， 伴随状况等Whenever praised, he blushed United, we stand, divided
31、, we fall Written in a hurry, the book is full of errorsAlthough born in Germany, John lives and works in U.S.APAGE 20, EX 2Ex3Page Ex1 1.Well-known for his books about South, JM Coetzee won the Booker Prize2.A princess once owned a magical chair made of gold and silver3.On his birthday he received
32、a mysterious present wrapped in gold silver4. Interrupted by the bell, he was unable to finish his speech5. Awakened by a noise at midnight, she saw a thief in her room6.Supposed to be locked, this door is now wide open and the room is empty.Ex 2.CalledEndangered pointed Known FallenSupported Terrif
33、iedThe 4th PeriodTeaching Aims: Improve the students reading skills.Learn something about I have seem amazing thingsDifficult and Important Points:1)Reading Comprehension 2) write a report Teaching Methods:Comparative methodTeaching Procedures:Step1 extensive reading Name of creature Mu-mu DimpodsSi
34、ze Tall and thin Smallappearance Black and white face, a pointed head, shell-covered legLike a little catcolor Black and white face Blue or purplepersonality Very friendly Interesting and livelyNumbers of arms Six Too many to tellNumbers of legs One long legcovered by shellTo many to tellHow it move
35、s Slowly and from side to sideSkip around fastvoice Whisper shoutFood Mixture of carrot juice and cocoaLemonade with herbsStep2 group workCreate a new alien and fill in the blanks then draw it out Name of creature ModdockSize Small child when grownAppearance Very large nose and hairy bodyColor greyP
36、ersonality Slow and shy but friendly once approachedNumber of arms SixNumber of legs sixHow it moves Rolls over and over like a ballVoice Uses sign languagefood oilWith your partner, draw a picture of your alien. Then write a description based on your drawing and the notes in the chart.Step 3 extens
37、ive reading 2 Rising to a challengeParagraph 1Silver adventure:Advantages:Paragraph 2:Problem existed in the past:_Now solved by_What can Saturation City provide?Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Paragraph 5:_Teaching proceduresStep 1 Revision1 Check the homework exercises.2 Ask the Ss a few random question
38、s 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 a
39、nything on Sunday?Step 2 PresentationS. Ask questions about the picture (in PPT.), and get Ss to tell you what they think is happening. Teach the new words majority, goods, industry. Read the introduction aloud.Step 3 ReadingSay Now read the dialogue silently and find out this information: What is b
40、eing 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 DialoguePlay the tape of the dialogue for the Ss to listen and follow. Go through the dialogue briefly and make su
41、re 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 facto
42、ry? 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 practice 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.:
43、Note the Present Perfect Continuous Tense to express an activity which started in the past and is still continuing.b I simply dont know. = I honestly dont know.c Right now = At this momentd The problem is it. = Finding land for building the new factory is a problem ( i.e. difficult).e The majority o
44、f people = Most peoplef a number of people = quite a lot of peopleg out of work = do not have jobsh 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
45、 likely to happen = will probably happenk Its quite likely: Quite emphasizes likely and increases the possibility.Step 5 PracticeDemonstrate how to make sentences from the table, and 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 do
46、wn 5 sentences from this table in their exercise books.Step 6 WorkbookAfter 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 the
47、m 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 ConsolidationWith a good class you can give the S
48、s the following phrases and get them to make up a dialogue. Write these phrases on the Bb.I believe youre 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 youre right.A: But it isnt likely that