人教版高中英语Book 5 Unit3 life in the future reading导学案

Unit 3 Life in the future 导学案技能目标Skill Goals▲Talk about things at present and in the future▲Talk about changes at present▲Predict good and bad changes in the future1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语constantly, remind, vehicle, carriage, bathroom, temple, private, settlement, impression, constant, jet, previous, tablet, capsule, opening, surrounding, lack, ache, mask, bend, press, swift, swiftly, master, sight, flash, switch, optimistic, length, take up, lack of, lose sight of, sweep up, catch sight ofb. 重点句式This is similar to ..., but it means ... P17Well-known for ..., his parents’ company，called “Future Tour”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.. P18He handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest. P18 2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the Ss to talk about the life in the past, at present and in the future.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the Ss learn how to describe the life at present and in the future.Teaching important ＆difficult points 教学重难点Compare life at present and in the future.What is life in the future like? What changes will take place?Learning proceduresStep I DiscussionLook through the pictures,discuss with your partners what changes you expect to see in our life at present and in one thousand years′ life, prepare to tell your ideas to the class.1 Transport at present:Transport in one thousand years′ life :____________________________________________ 2 Finance and currency at present: ________________________________________Finance and currency in one thousand years′ life : _______________________3Environment at present:___________________________________Environment in one thousand years′ life :_____________________________________cation at present:_______________________________________________Education in one thousand years′ life :____________________________________5.Houses at present:______________________________________________Houses in one thousand years′ life :_______________________________________________ munication at present: _______________________________________ Communication in one thousand years′ life :_______________________________________ Step Ⅱ Pre-readingGet the Ss to discuss the problems that human beings are facing today (such as pollution, all kinds of shortages). Make a prediction about the future: which problems may be solved, and which will still be there. This part will prepare the Ss for the text.T: We all know that as our society develops, we have got much benefit. But at the same time, we have to face lots of problems. Can you find out what kind of problems human beings are facing? S: Pollution.S: Population is becoming larger and larger.S: The shortage of resources.T: Yes! Then can you predict which problems can be solved in the future? And which ones will still be there?S: I think the problem of population will be solved in the future, because now more and more countries have begun to control the birth rate.S: I think the problems of pollution and shortage of resources will still be there, and will even get worse.S: I don’t think so. Now scientists all over the world are trying their best to develop new resources that human beings can make use of, such as solar energy. In my opinion, the problems can be solved one by one.Step Ⅲ SkimmingT: Now please open your books and turn to page 17. Let’s read the passage First Impressions. Read it quickly and then tell me what it is about.Several minutes later.T: Well, have you finished reading the passage?Ss: Yes.T: OK. Who would like to tell me what the text is about?S: It’s an e-mail written by a man who has taken up a trip to the future.T: Good. Then look at the following sentences. They are in wrong order. Anyone can tell me the correct order of these sentences?A. We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.B. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised.C. I won a travel to the year AD 3008.D. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage.S: _________________________Listen to the tape of the passage carefully, please find out the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph 1- main idea:______________________________________________________ details:_________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2- main idea:______________________________________________________ details:_________________________________________________________ Paragraph 3- main idea:______________________________________________________ details:_________________________________________________________ Step Ⅳ ScanningT: Very good! Let’s go through the first two paragraphs together and get the general idea of Li Qiang’s tr ip to the future. Then answer the questions on the screen.Show these checking questions on the screen.1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?2. What is a “time lag”?3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule?4. Who guides my trip?5. Why did my guide give me some tablets?6. Who transported us to the future?A few minutes later, check the answers.Answers:1. ______________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________3. ______________________________________________________4. ______________________________________________________5. ______________________________________________________6. ______________________________________________________Show these three questions on the screen.1. How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the future?2. How did Wang Ping solve this problem?3. What do you think has caused this kind of problem?Give the Ss 1 or 2 minutes to think and they can discuss with their partners. Then check the answers.Sample answers:1. ______________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________3. ______________________________________________________Step VI Careful readingA . Read the text careful ly and then fill in the blanks about the details of Li Qiang’s future tour.1. In ___________________:◆ The seats were ___________ and we slept after a calming drink.◆ The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.2.In the hovering carriage:◆It is driven by computer.◆By bending or ________down in our seats, you can move swiftly.◆I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by _______________At home:◆It is a large, bright clean room.◆It had a _______ wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.◆The wall moved —it was made of _______! Their leaves provided the room with much-needed _________.◆A table and some chairs rose from _____________ as if by magic when Wang Ping ________ a switch on a computer screen.B. Read the passage carefully and guess the meaning of the underlined words according to the context.1) Well-known for their expertise, his parents company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.A. PossibilityB. ExperienceC. EfficiencyD. special skills and knowledge2) I Still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.A. OccupyingB. AcceptingC. picking upD. going on3) Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.A. occurred toB. PuzzledC. StruckD. stuckStep VII DiscussionHave a class discussion and decide whether you think the rate has an optimistic or, pessimistic view of the future.Take a few minutes to read through the passage again.Take notes to help you remember the reasons.Be prepared, to join in a class discussion.Try to persuade others to agree with you.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the future, positive or negative?How do you know? Pessimistic (negative)We know that from the following sentences:1. Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.2. At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.3. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.optimistic (positive)I think the writer has an optimistic view of the future. He was very excited when he traveled to the year AD 3008 and couldn’t believe it was true. From this, we can see he is eager to go to the future. Though he was hit by the lack of fresh air, the problem was immediately solved by putting on a mask. And he tells us the transport in the future is convenient. When he arrived Wang Ping’s home, he found there were many trees after the wall moved, and these trees provided the house with much-neede d oxygen. Finally he described the automatic equipment in Wang Ping’s house. All the above has shown his view of the future.Step Ⅴ HomeworkReview the key sentences in the text and read the passage one more time.。