1、Unit 3 Life in the future 第一部分About the topic and the structures单元话题和结构本单元的话题是“未来生活” ，回顾过去、展望未来，为创造性使用语言创造了条件。单元句法项目是“过去分词作状语和定语” 。教学设计在单元课时划分上与课本保持一致，即“阅读课、知识课、运用课三课时/三课型划分” 。但在实际教学过程中，我们建议教师依据学生基础、教学条件、学校安排的因素，对课本、对教学设计重新划分课时、裁剪、拼接使用我们提供的材料，以便“物尽所用” ，达到最佳教学效果。教师也可以参照我们提出的“实际教学过程课时划分建议”进行教学。Period
2、1Reading 阅读课Warming Up 部分教师可以选择 Warming up by filling the chart, Warming up by looking into the future, 或者 Warming up by watching a future film 形式激发背景知识、为其后的阅读作好词语、结构和心理的准备。补充：美国著名文学评论家伊哈布哈桑曾说：“科幻小说可能在哲学上是天真的，在道德上是简单的，在美学上是有些主观的，或粗糙的，但是就它最好的方面而言，它似乎触及了人类集体梦想的神经中枢，解放出我们人类这具机器中深藏的某些幻想。 ”Pre-reading 以
3、brainstorming 展开，为其后的阅读做心理的铺垫和准备。补充“未来的问题是能源问题和环境问题”：全球石油将在 50 年后用完，煤在 200300 年后用完。气温正在上升，污染加剧，森林减少，沙漠化日趋严重。这些都是亟待解决的问题。Reading“第一印象”是篇记叙文，记叙人类对未来生活的幻想。学生要从形式和内容两方面阅读本文，跟踪结构，理解意思。补充宇宙科学幻想片名：接触未来 星河战队 独立日 TITAN 星人银河战将 第五元素 火星幽灵 红色星球 迷失太空 迷走星球 未来杀手 黑洞表面 阿波罗 13 号 世界末日 冲出宁静号 火星任务 银河系漫游指南 天地大冲撞 飞碟导航员 。Pe
4、riod 2Learning about Learning about language 第一部分是词法训练，强化学生对本单元重点词汇、短语的掌握和实用；第二部分是句法训练，进一步强化对language 知识课“过去分词作副词短语和定语”的理解和运用。Period 3Using language运用课Using language 重点是阅读“我经历了奇异的事” ，学语言、用语言，让学生的思维飞扬在未来；听、说、写部分依然围绕“未来”展开，引导学生在动笔之前“头脑风暴”一番，以集思广益、获得素材、有话可说。实际教学过程课时划分建议Period 1 将 Warming Up、 Pre-readin
5、g、Reading 和 Comprehending 整合在一起上一节“阅读课” 。Period 2 将 Learning about language 和 Workbook 中的 USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS、USING STRUCTURES 整合在一起上一节“语言知识课” 。Period 3 将 Using language 设计为一节包括听说读写单项技能或组合技能训练的“综合技能课（一） ”。Period 4 将 Workbook 的 READING AND LISTENING 和 TALKING 整合在一起上一节“听说课” 。Period 5 将 Workboo
6、k 的 LISTENING TASK、READING AND WRITING TASK和 SPEAKING TASK 整合为一节“综合技能课（二） ”。第二部分教学资源说明Section 1Background 背景围绕单元话题“未来生活”我们提供了若干实用性背景材料。这些材料既可以作为教师教学参考材料为教师所用，也可以直接或改写、重组后作为课堂内外的拓展性阅读材料呈现给学生。Section 2Explanation解析重点针对“阅读课型”中的课文难句，我们提供了详尽的，就句论句的解析和翻译，并且以解析的焦点话题为线索，进行了一定的归纳、辨析和总结，以帮助教师更好地实施“语言形式”的教学。Se
7、ction 3Vocabulary词汇按照课本单元词汇表顺序，我们重点提供动词、短语搭配的讲解。所提供的例句，经典、地道、实用、易懂，完全可以直接用于教学。第三部分教学测评说明围绕单元词法、句法项目，我们提供了长短不一的“单元教学测评” ，并备有参考答案供教师使用。有些测评题目直接源于历年高考试卷，更具有说服力和实用性。Part 1 Teaching Design第一部分 教学设计Period 1 A Sample lesson plan for reading(FIRST IMPRESSIONS)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up
8、, students will be guided to read a narration about life in the future. They shall be reading the text by means of reading for structures, reading and copying, reading the text to decide on the type of writing and summary of the idea, making a chain of events from the text First Impressions and rete
9、lling the text in their own words with the help of the diagram. The period will be closed down by students taking a quiz.Objectives To help students learn to male predictions and conjectures To help students learn to read a narration about future To help students better understand “future life” To h
10、elp students learn to use some important words and expressions To help students identify examples of “The past participle as the adverbial & attribute” in the textFocusWords remind, lack, ache, hover, bend, press, master, flash, switch, imitate, assist, skip, requireExpressions take up, remindof, lo
11、se sight of, catch sight of, sweep up, speed up, assist in Patterns Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. Wang Ping was very understanding. The capsule shook as we lay relaxed by our dreams. Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.Hehurried m
12、e through to a small room nearby for me to restI saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2005. AidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedures1. Warming up Warming up by filling the chart Hello, everyone! How did you come to school today? By bus, by bike, by motorbicyc
13、le, by car or on foot? Have you ever thought about the changes in transport that have taken place since the First Emperor, Qin Shihuang traveled in his carriage? Turn to page 17. Read the chart and discuss in pairs to fill it.Now what changes would you might expect to see in the next two thousand ye
14、ars? Warming up by looking into the futureHello, everyone. Today we take Unit 3, Life in the future. As it is known that the world is changing fast. Then what will the future life be like?I think the dead can live again in the future. About 50 years from now, it will be possible to use virtual reali
15、ty to bring the dead back to life. People will drag out their old and boring home movies and choose a relative to bring back to life. The visual will be combined with records about that person to create a virtual relative. Then the family can have a chat with that relative, keep it running, and live
16、 with it. The experience will be like living with a ghost.Warming up by watching a future filmToday we are going to take Unit 3 Life in the future. But first lets watch a future film called Back into the future.2. Pre-reading by brainstormingBefore we read the text First Impressions, we shall spend
17、some time brainstorming for problems facing human beings today and in the future in AD 3005.The Seven Serious Problems Facing Mankind人类面临的七大问题3. Reading for structuresNow we have come to the text FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Lets read it for the structures, of the sentences, of the paragraph, and of the text
18、as a whole, first. Attention, please. What problems do you have with the structures of the sentences, of the paragraph, and of the text as a whole?If you cannot solve the problems put them to me.4. Reading and copyingNext you are to jot down all the expressions useful to you. After class write a sho
19、rt passage, making use of the expressions. Expressions from the text FIRST IMPRESSIONStake up ones prize, rub ones eyes, remind oneself that, be unsettled for some time, suffer from, time lag, get flashbacks from, feel nervous and uncertain, transport into, in a time capsule, climb in through, lie r
20、elaxed, be one thousand years in the future, be confused by, solve the problems, hurrythrough, in no time, on ones feet, float above, press down on, move swiftly, master the idea, get lost, fly by, in all directions, lose sight of, be swept up into, providewith, flash a switch on a computer screen,
21、rise from under the floor, by magic, ones first time travel trip, plenty of, spreadon, produce a bed from the floor, slide into, fall fast asleep5. Reading the text to decide on the type of writing and summary of the ideaType of writing This is a piece of narrative writing.Main idea of the passage I
22、t tells about Li Qiang traveling to the year AD 3005 and his experiences there.Topic sentence of 1st paragraph I have traveled to the year AD 3005.Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future.Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph I was hit by the lack of fr
23、esh air.Topic sentence of 4th paragraph Tomorrow I will be ready for other visits organized by “ Future Tours”.6. Making a chain of events from the text First Impressions 7. Retelling the text in your own words with the help of the diagram aboveA retold passage of the textI am Li Qiang. I was taking
24、 up my prize of traveling to the year AD 3005 by a time capsule. I was worried about the trip feeling unsettled for some time. As a result, I suffered from “time lag” which is similar to “time lag”. I got flashbacks from my previous time period, that is, from the years before 2005. I felt nervous an
25、d uncertain. The some green tablets helped me a lot. I was finally transported into the future, arriving the year AD 3005, by a time capsule.8. Closing down by taking a quizFill in the blank with one word to complete the summary of the text.As todays world quickly 1 _ , we need to make reasonable 2
26、_ about what kind of life we want to live. Keep 3 _ mind that if we dont decide, then it will be 4 _ for us. We will find ourselves doing 5 _ we dont really enjoy, things that harm 6 _ health, things with unexpected future consequences, 7 _ things that fill our lives with fear 8 _ tension (violence
27、can be made to 9 _ attractive and exciting). In the future, as 10 _ gain knowledge and insight, we will want real 11 _, the freedom to make smart choices 12 _ what is best for ourselves.（Keys: 1 changes 2 choices 3 in 4 decided 5 things 6 our 7 or 8 and 9 look 10 we 11 freedom 12 about）Work out the
28、word and structure questions.1. Rubbing her eyes _ her that she has been caught by a UFO.A: noticed B: told C: reminded D: worried Suffering from “time lag” Going by a time capsule On earth but 1000 years in the futureAt home in the year AD 30052. Famous for her _ , his school, named Future Workers
29、has turned out thousands of graduates. A: experts B: skills C: experiences D: expertise 3. I was still in the classroom but five hundred year _ the future.A: into B: in C: past D: beyond4. He came back in _ time.A: short B: some C: no D: much 5._ some books on the desk, he produced a computer from the wall.A: Showing B: Having C: Spreading D: Writing (Keys: CDBCC)
