Unit 4 Living with technology Extended reading（教学设计） I. Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. grasp the general information of the dialogue; 2. deeply understand the dialogue; 3. learn and use the core vocabulary; 4. analyse some complex sentences. II. Key competence focus 1. Get Ss to review some strategies learnt before. 2. Learn how to find the references. III. Predicted area of difficulty 1. Find the references. 2. Analyse the complex sentences. IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Reading 1. Reading for the structure of the text. T revises the techniques learnt in Lesson 2 to conclude a paragraph. T: There are two ways to boil a paragraph down. One is “brief”, using as few words as possible; another is “descriptive”, offering important information. T: Now try the “brief” to conclude the text. Title Virtual reality Definition Function Application Barriers Future T: Now turn to page 54. Let’s come to part A and try the “descriptive” way to conclude the text. What VR is How it works Applications Barriers Future 2. Reading for extended information. T: What other applications of VR do you know about 【设计意图：本单元的一个阅读策略是“理解文章结构”，复习这一策略并运用这一策略来理解本文结构。】 Step 2 Building core vocabulary 1. practical Definitionsa. connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theoriesb. useful or suitable Vocabulary webpractise→practice→practical→practicallypracticable T: Match the underlined words with their right definitions. 1) Your invention is interesting, but not very practical. 2) It’s an interesting idea in theory but there are many practical difficulties in reality. 3) Can you give some examples of the practical applications VR has 2. engage Definitionsa. to employ sb to do a particular jobb. to begin fighting with sbc. to succeed in attracting and keeping sb’s attention and interestd. when a part of a machine engages , or when you engage it, it fits together with another part of the machine and the machine begins to work e. to become involved with and try to understand sth/sb Vocabulary webengage→engaged→engagementbe engaged in T: Match the underlined words with their right definitions. 1) The two cogwheels (齿轮) engaged and the machine started. 2) Nothing engages his attention longer than reading novels. 3) She has the ability to engage with young minds. 4) Our school has engaged a foreign teacher as a spoken English teacher. 5) The two armies were fiercely engaged for several hours. 6) By delivering the content in a meaningful way, this new approach to learning manages to engage students’ interest and enhance learning efficiency. (Line16-18 P53) 3. twin Definitionsa. n. one of two children born at the same time to the same mother b. n. one of two similar things that make a pairc. adj. used to describe two things that are connected, or present or happening at the same time d. v. to make a close relationship between two towns or areas T: Match the un ... ...
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