LIFE IN THE FUTURE
What life will be like in the future is difficult to predict.It
is, however, poible to use models to make forecasts about future
developments.One way to catch a glimpse of the future is to
examine some of the major trends in contemporary society.
TRANSPORTATION
Current trends indicate that transportation is becoming
cleaner,faster and safer.Public transportation is already well
developed in most urban areas of China.New technology is being
used to make sure that the cars taxis,buses and trains we use do
not pollute the air.A good example of how transportation is
changing is the new maglev train,which is environmentally
friendly,energy-saving and travels at an amazing 430 km/h.To
ensure safety,the train is controlled by an advanced computer
system.Scientists are also developing new fuels and engines that
will let us travel without worrying about whether we are
polluting the environment.
BUSINESS
It will not be busine as usual in the future.Many companies
and consumers have already begun reforming the way they do
busine.E-commerce,or busine done on the Internet is becoming
more and more popular aspeople discover the advantages of online
shopping.The Internet also makes it easier for companies to keep
in touch with customers and companies in other countries.For
people who do go out to shops,shopping is no longer just a
neceity.It has become a form of entertainment.Instead of
searching a crowded store for basic goods ,such as food and
clothes,people want to go to a pleasant mall and combine shopping
with fun.The malls of the future will be like small cities
where you can shop,eat,see a film and even dance.To pay for their
purchases,people will use smart cards ,which contain a tiny
chip,instead of cash.
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
People in the future will be able to enjoy a longer and
healthier life and remain active even in old age.People now are
paying more attention to the importance of a healthy diet and an
active life.They are careful about what they eat and exercise
regularly.Advances in medical science also allow us to deal with
new diseases,such as SARS.Some diseases,for example
smallpox,have already been succefully defeated.With a better
understanding of the human body,scientists and physicians will be
able to cure more diseases.Perhaps more importantly,nes
discoveries in genetics and biochemistry may lead to changes in
the way diseases are cured and medicines are made.
EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE
Homework will always be homework,but the schools of the future
will probably be quite different from what they are today.We can
study at home by watching educators on TV or on a computer
screen.In the future,there may be more \"schools on the air\"and \"e-
schools\".Real clarooms will always be popular,but distance
education will help people studfy whenever the have time and
wherever they may be.The way we view learning and knowledge is
also changing.Instead of being students only when we are young,we
will become lifelong learners.
It is certain that things will change.We cannot be sure whether
our dreams will come true,but we can at least be hopeful that our
eforts to improve the world will be succeful.If we learn to
accept change and appreciate what is new and different,we will be
well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.
Teaching Plan for Book 5 Unit3 Life in the Future Teaching Goals:
1.Predicting the good and bad changes in the future. 2.imagine the alien creatures. Teaching procedures Step 1 Revision
1 Check the homework exercises.
2 Ask the Ss a few random questions to revise future time and introduce the topic of the unit.For example: What leons 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 anything on Sunday? Step 2 Presentation
S.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 Reading
Say Now read the dialogue silently and find out this information: What is being 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 gue the meaning of out of work. Step 4 Dialogue
Play the tape of the dialogue for the Ss to listen and follow.Go through the dialogue briefly and make sure 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 factory? Explain that may have plans exprees 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 cla. Notes:
a People have been talking of it a lot recently.:
Note the Present Perfect Continuous Tense to expre an activity which started in the past and is still continuing.
b I simply don‘t know.= I honestly don’t know. c Right now = At this moment
d The problem is … it.= Finding land for building the new factory is a problem ( i.e.difficult). e The majority of people = Most people f a number of people = quite a lot of people g out of work = do not have jobs
h 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 likely to happen = will probably happen
k It‘s quite likely: Quite emphasizes likely and increases the poibility. Step 5 Practice
Demonstrate 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 down 5 sentences from this table in their exercise books. Step 6 Workbook
After 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 cla.Get Ss to translate the sentences into Chinese and ask them 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 Consolidation
With a good cla you can give the Ss the following phrases and get them to make up a dialogue.Write these phrases on the Bb. I believe you’re 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 poible to make up a dialogue. A: I think the company will buy more land. B: I believe you‘re right.
A: But it isn’t likely that the manager will make a decision soon. B: What are the problems then?
With an ordinary cla, just practice the dialogue in Part 1 again. Homework
Finish off the Workbook exercises.
Teaching Plan for Book 5 Unit 4 Making the news Teaching Goals:
1.Enable the Ss to get some knowledge about basic procedures of making the news. 2.how to make newspapers of TV programmes. 3.Talk about news and the media. 4..Practise expreing opinions.
Teaching methods
1).Skimming & scanning methods to make the Ss get a good understanding of the text. 1.Discuion methods to make the Ss understand what they’ve learned in cla.
2.Pair work of group to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities.
Teaching procedures The First Period Teaching Aims:
1.Learn and master the following words and phrases: media, reliable, fire, face, difficulty, elect, go up, burn down, injure.
2.Practice expreing opinion using the following: What do you think of…? What\'s your opinion? Why do you choose…?
Perhaps…is more important. I would rather choose.…
I don\'t think we should choose… Maybe it would be better to choose… Our readers want to know about… 3.Talk about news and the media.
4.Train the students\' listening and speaking abilities.
Teaching Important Points:
1.Master the useful words and expreions appearing in this period.
2.Train the students\' listening and speaking abilities by talking about news and the media. Teaching Difficult Points:
1.How to help the students understand the listening material exactly. 2.How to help the students finish the task of speaking. Teaching Methods:
1.Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through the listening material. 2.Individual, pair or group work to make the students finish each task. Step I Greetings and Lead-in
T: Good morning/afternoon, cla.
Ss: Good morning/afternoon, Mi/ Mr.X.
T: Sit down, please.Being the members of the society, we all cares for/about what happens around us or even what happens at home and abroad.How can you do so? Ss: By reading newspapers and magazines, watching TV programmes, listening to the radio.
T: Are there any other ways? Think it over. Ss: By a website.
T: Yes.It’s also a way to learn about the world.What do you call these things which help us know about to the world? Ss:新闻媒体
T: In English, we call it news media.First, let\'s learn the new words in this period.Look at the screen.
(Teacher first asks some students to read the words on the screen.Correct the Ss\' mistakes in pronunciation.Then teacher gives brief explanations.At last, let the Ss read and remember them for a while.)
Step Ⅱ Warming up
T: Well, now please open your books at Page 9.Warming up first.Look at each of the pictures and tell me which kind of news media it shows?
Ss: The first picture shows a website; the second one shows radio; the third one shows TV programmes; the fourth one shows magazines; the fifth one shows newspapers.
T: Quite right! Now, please work in groups of four and discu the five questions below the pictures.A few minutes later, I’ll check your answers.OK? Ss: OK.
T: You can begin now. (A few minutes later.) T: Are you ready now? Ss: Yes.
T: Which group would like to talk about the first question? Choose one member of your group to answer the question.
S1: I think TV is the most reliable among the news media.TV consists of a series of lively
consecutive pictures.For the people
who want to know what is exactly happening, a picture responds better to offer the truth of a fact than the mere words upon a page.It can offer an unique function of seemingly on-the-spot feeling, which is not available to the other media. T: The second question?
S2.I think TV programmes are easy for most people to understand.Radio, can only be heard and sometimes can’t be picked up clearly.Newspapers and magazines are only useful for people who can read.Websites have many different pages, but you should be careful
to read some of the pages.who can read.Website have many different pages, but you should be careful to read some of the pages. T: The third question?
S3 : I will check other sources. T: The fourth question?
S4: Every morning, the newspaper chief editor and the journalists discu the main events of the day.Reporters are then sent to cover the events.They usually do some interviews and then check the information.They must work very fast.Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk.Then the editors read the stories and make any neceary changes and choose a good title for eachstory.At last, they print them quickly and deliver them.Making a magazine is more or le the same as making a newspaper.But the articles in a magazine are more like stories, which are writtenby all kinds of writers.Magazines are not published as quickly as newspapers. T: The last question?
Ss: News broadcast, newspaper, magazine, radio programme, website, report, reporter, editor, interview, write articles…
Step Ⅲ Listening
T: Next, let\'s come to the Listening.We are going to listen to two parts of conversations.The first part is an interview; the second part is a dialogue.Now, look at Exercise 1:
Listen carefully towhat is said and tick the information you hear in each part.If neceary, I\'ll play it twice.(Teacher begins to play the tape, and checks the answers after listening.Then ask the students to finish the rest of the tasks.)
T: OK.Now, please listen to each part once again and then work inpairs to talk about the questions in Exercises 2,3,4 and 5.Are youclear? Ss: Yes.
(Teacher allows them enough time to talk about the questions.Thenask some students to say their answers.)
Step IV Speaking
T: Well, now it\'s time for us to be the editors of a newspaper.Here is a list of ten things that happened today.Look at the screen.(Teacher shows the screen and read through the list to the whole cla.)
200 people died in an earthquake in Turkey. China beat Brazil 5-1 in football. France elected a new President.
Three children from your city were killed. Someone robbed a bank in Shanghai.
Food prices are going up.
A house in your town burned down.Nobody was injured.2 000 people in your city were happy today and moved into new buildings.A Chinese scientist has invented a new car engine that does not pollute the air.There is a rumor that a large company wants to build a factory in your town: (Bb :go up, burn down)
T: Now, you\'ve known the ten things, but you only need to report
five of them.So, first decide which events you are going to put in your newspaper.Then give reasons for your choices and compare with your clamates.Work in groups of four or five.And the following expreions on the screen can help you with your dialogue.After a while, I\'ll ask some of you to act out your dialogue. (Teacher shows the screen.) What do you think of\'…? I would rather choose.… What\'s your opinion?
I don\'t think we should choose… Why do you choose…
Maybe it would be better to choose… Perhaps… is more important.
Our readers want to know about….
(Teacher goes around the Ss and checks their work.If neceary, teacher may join in them.)
THE BRITISH ISLES
The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, Speakers\' Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.Though many people around the world study its language, their view of British culture is sometimes narrow.The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.Within Great Britain for many years now, there has been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity -- to see it as it really is: a nation of different countries held together by a common language and culture.
The British Isles are a group of islands that lies off the west coast of Europe.The largest island is called Britain, which is separated from France by the English Channel, which at one point is only 20 miles wide.It forms the mainland of Great Britain and consists of three countries: Scotland in the north, Wales in the west and England in the south and east.The island just west of Britain is called Ireland.Between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea, lies the small Isle of Man.The British Isles are surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east.
The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain.In general, Scotland is colder throughout the year, and receives more rain.It rains a lot in
England and Wales too, but the temperatures are more pleasant.In the summer months the difference in temperature between London and the north can be as much as nine degrees! The coldest months are January and February, while the warmest months are July and August.
The culture of the people of the British Isles was influenced by the culture of the people on the European mainland.In the fifth century, people from different parts of northern Europe settled in England, bringing their own culture and language with them.Their languages formed the basis for English.Some of the native population moved to the inland, mountainous parts of the islands, to Ireland.Scotland and Wales, where they continued speaking their own languages.
In 1066 England was conquered by the French.For the next few hundred years the upper claes spoke French while the common people spoke English.The result of this French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.
The United Kingdom has a long history.England and Scotland are kingdoms.The first two countries forming the Union were England and Wales in 1536.Wales had already been conquered by England in 1283, but it was not until 250 years later that they formed a single state.Scotland joined later in 1707, while the southern part of Ireland was only part of the UK for some time, and is now an independent republic.Only the northern counties, making up Northern Ireland, are still part of the United Kingdom.The smaller islands, such as the Isle of Man, are neither part of the United Kingdom nor independent.They are ruled by the King of England.
In modern times, people throughout the British Isles speak English.However, there are still people who also speak the older European languages, Welsh and Irish.There are six spoken languages that are considered to be native to the British Isles as well as two local accents.That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.They realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.Unit2 The United Kingdom. Teaching Goals:
1.Get the students to know the information about the United Kingdom.
2.Encourage the students to talk out what they know about the UK and Ireland. 3.Help the students learn to get information by listening.
Teaching methods
1).Skimming & scanning methods to make the Ss get a good understanding of the text. 5.Discuion methods to make the Ss understand what they’ve learned in cla.
6.Pair work of group to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities. 7.Competition and role-play method to arouse the Ss’ interest
Teaching procedures Step 1 Warming up 1.Lead-in
(1) What do you think of Dongguan? Which place imprees you most?
(2) A.There are not many visiting places in Dongguan as it is a newly-developed city.But what about our country? Think what words you¡¯ll need to describe a country and then give a brief description of China.
B.There are many famous places in China.Think out one and describe it, letting others gue which place it is.
2.Show pictures of some famous places of China.Ask: Where are they taken?
3.Show pictures of some places of the British Isles and ask the students where they are taken.Then tell the students to say something they know about these places.
4.(1) Ask the following question: Do you know how many parts the UK is made up of? (Scotland/ England/ Wales-----Britain + Northern Ireland-----the UK + the Republic of Ireland---- the British Isles)
(2) Show the map of the British Isles to help the students to get a clear idea of some important cities in the UK and the names and the locations of different parts and counties and rivers. (3) Then ask the students to look at some cities in the UK and to name them.
5.Group work:
(1) What is the UK famous for? Think about sport, art, architecture, literature, film, food and life.(Show some famous examples.)
(2) Talk about the geography, history, languages, culture, famous people, buildings and other things in the UK and Ireland. Step 2 Listening
1.The teacher talks more about the languages in the UK and Ireland.Then ask the students to talk more about the education in the UK.
2.Ask: How are claes arranged in schools in the UK?
3.(1) Listen to the tape and tick the sentences which are true. (2) Listen to the tape and fill in the timetable below.
(3) Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. Step 3 Extension
1.Talk about our own timetable.
2.Have a discuion about the similarities of the timetables in our country and the UK and also tell the differences between them. Step 4 Homework
Find more information in relation to the UK and Ireland on the Internet.
The second period Speaking Teaching Goals Train the students¡¯ spoken English
Improve the students¡¯ ability of imagination and debate Practice expreing agreement and disagreement Increase participation and learn from each other. Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Talking about hot topics
1.The students are asked to listen to the 28th Olympic theme song and talk about the host city of Athens
2.Talk about the 28th Olympic Games 3.Talk about their favorite athletes Step2 Group theme debates
Of the talks about the country and Olympics above, lots of things are talked about like the opening ceremony, island, weather, language, geographic position, medals and so on..The following three topics will be talked about .The students are divided into three groups and each will choose one of the topic boxes
1.Box 1 Xiangsheng performance by the Chinese and the westerners.Is Chinese easy to learn for the westerners?
2.Box 2 Learning different positions of England by moving different parts.Is it easier to learn geography by going there ?
3.Box 3 Enjoying pictures of island or small countries like Iceland and Japan.Do island nations have advantages over other countries?
Step3 Tips on how to expre agreement and disagreement Step5 Homework
Preview the reading paage The third period Reading Teaching goals
Get the students to know more about the British Isles and learn more new words and their usages. Teaching procedures Step 1 Presentation
Show the students four pictures and ask them to gue a country name which is related to all of them.( The answer is the United Kingdom.)
Ask the students: How much do you know about the united kingdom? Tell the students: Today we are going to read a paage about the British Isles. Step 2 Fast reading
Get the students to skim the paage and match the paragraphs and the topics.
Then let the students take a look at the map of the British Isles and tell me the place names of the different numbers on the map. Step 3 Careful reading
Ask the students to read the paage carefully and decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
( ) 1.Many people around the world study English, and they know a lot about British culture. ( ) 2.Great Britain is made up of four countries.
( ) 3.The island of Britain is separated from France by the English Channel. ( ) 4.Scotland is colder throughout the year, but receives le rain.
( ) 5.People from different parts of northern Europe settled in England, so the culture of the
people of the British Isles was influenced by them.
( ) 6.The southern part of Ireland is now an independent republic.
( ) 7.In modern time, people throughout the British Isles only speak English. Step 4 Discuion
Show the students some pictures of the three countries of the British Isles and then ask: If you have got the chance to visit one of the three countries of the British Isles, which country will you choose and why?
Imagine that you are going on a four-week trip through the UK.Make a travel plan in which you describe where you go, how long you will stay and why, and what clothes and things you will take.
Step 5 Homework
Write a short paage about the Dachen Isles.
The fourth period Grammar and Language study Teaching goals
1.Learn about the appositive clause. 2.Identify noun clauses.
3.Enable students to use new words. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Review the vocabulary and complete the sentences. a.Students work in pairs first. b.The teacher check the answers. Step 2 Brainstorming
a.Review the text and present the appositive clause by asking questions: 1.What imprees you most in the paage ? The fact that ¡ imprees me most.
2.What have you already known before reading the paage ? I have known the fact that ¡
3.Did you hear any news about Britain recently ? I heard the news that ¡
b.Collect answers as many as poible ,reminding students of sentence structure if find errors.
Step 3 Grammar Explanation
a.Get students to identify the clauses .
c.Try to make students tell the differences between appositive clause and attributive clause by comparing the sentences.
1.The news that the plane would take off on time made everybody happy.
2.The news that is spreading around the airport is that a heavy storm is coming.
3.The suggestion that students should learn something practical is worth considering.
4.The suggestion that they are considering is that students should learn something practical. c.The teacher offers explanation if neceary.
Step 4 Tell the function of the following sentences.
1.The idea that Great Britain is made up of three countries¡¯ Corner ,Big Ben and the Tower of
London is past.
2.The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.
3.The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.
4.Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.
5.That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.
6.They realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation. Step 5 Consolidation
Consolidate what have been learned by doing further exercises.
The Fifth Period Integrative Skills Teaching Goals:
1.Learn to describe the countryside, the cities, the people and their life by reading the paage. 2.Learn things about the city Salisbury. 3.Know more about Britain.
4.Cultivate the students’ abilities of concluding and reasoning.
Teaching procedures: Step 1: Lead in
Teacher plays the video clip from Robinson Crusoe and asks the students Have you ever seen this film?
Who wrote the story?
Do you know something about Daniel Defoe?
Step 3 Extension
1.More to know about life in Britain: When talking about life in England, we just can’t mi one thing---pub.Pubs play an important part in people’s lives.It is a good place to meet friends and talk and drink beers.English villages are small and cozy.Lots of pubs can be found
with names like: the Red Lion, the Black Horse, the Rose and Crown, the King and Queen, and the George and Dragon.Lots of gorgeous food like pies, steaks, chips, big sandwiches, sausages and mash (potatoes!) and lots of different types of beer: bitter, lager (a light-colored beer), ale (a type of beer made from malt), etc!!! (A video clip is presented about a pub.)
About football: Football is Britain’s national game.It was invented in Britain as far back as the 12th century, became an organized spectator sport in 19th century, and is now played in vast stadiums watched by tens of thousands of fervent supporters.Football is one of the few things that obseed the British.And David Beckham is one of the most famous football stars.In the video we can see many college students playing football very early in the morning. 2.Let the students say something about the British Isles as far as they know.
Step 4 Homework:
Now you know how to describe a city’s landscape, the people and their lives after reading this paage.And today’s homework:
1.Choose any place you know or you like and write a short paage about it.
2.With the help of the Internet, try to collect as much information as poible and make a PowerPoint presentation in the next period.
