Unit 2     TECHNOLOGY

 

Teaching objectives: after learning this unit, students will：

1.Get some knowledge of technology.

2.Use reading skills (recognizing text organization/structure, paying attention to statistics, understanding paraphrasing) to improve reading comprehension.

3.Use listening skills (handling unfamiliar words, understanding vocabulary from context) to improve listening comprehension.

4.Write a body paragraph and an appropriate topic sentence for an academic essay.

5.Keep a discussion going and discuss the pros and cons in an academic discussion.

Key teaching points:

1.Help students get the knowledge of technology.

2.Help students use the reading skills focused in this unit.

3.Help students use the listening skills to improve listening comprehension.

4.Help students use the writing skills to improve academic writing.

Difficult teaching points:

1. How to help students write a body paragraph and an appropriate topic sentence in an academic essay.

2. How to help students read and think critically.

Reading 1              What do you think the Internet will be like in 2050?

Teaching contents：

Session 1

1. Discuss the questions in Before Reading.

Imagine you are living in 2050 with various new technical devices around you as presented in the pictures. Answer the following questions and discuss how people travel and communicate in the future.

(1) Are there auto-driving buses for public transport?

(2) Can people drive flying cars to get around?

(3) Are people only communicating through digital devices?

(4) Can people feel the “touch” of others via long-distance communication?

2. Skim the text and try to recognizing the structure of it.

Task: Scan the text and complete the following notes to rebuild the text.

Para. 1: Background information: The Internet in history.

Para. 2: The author’s central point: The Internet will develop to be pervasive.

Paras. 3-6: How the central point is supported and developed:

       Para. 3: Wireless networks will be the primary access point for most devices.

Paras. 4-5: We will view the digital world in various ways. 

Para. 6: As the Internet develops, privacy will disappear.

       Para. 7: With the pervasive Internet, some questions are raised for further thinking.

3. Study the reading skill with micro-class and finish the chart of the text.

 

4. Think the questions critically.

 

5. Text study mainly focused on vocabulary and difficult sentences.

Assignments:

1.  Finish Language Enhancement.

2.  Search for more information related to the future of the Internet.

Preparation for Students Before Class

1. 学习下面的词汇课件，学习本课的生词、短语的用法。 

2. 观看下面的视频，学习Reading1 的文章结构。

3. 完成课本 P33. Global Reading，Close Reading，P35Language Enhancement 部分的练习。

 4. 学习 p36构词法：Word Building Skill — Prefixes (III)（IV）: “Pre-” and “Per-”;        "trans-" and "sus-"。

5. 找出并记下关于Reading1 的课文和练习中所有你不清楚和有疑问的内容，在课堂上分享和解      决。

6. 观看视频，学习P37 ,P47 Translating Skill-Omission(I)(II), 并完成相应练习。