湖南省蓝山二中高中英语《unit3 Reading》教案 牛津版必修4.doc

湖南省蓝山二中高一英语必修四unit3 reading教案 牛津版 resourcesvirtual reality cinemaa virtual reality cinema is one where computer graphics, sound effects, chemically produced odours and electrical sensors are used to create a complete environment, giving people the opportunity to have an enhanced interactive experience by exciting all five of their senses. sensors that are triggered by movement are used to make the participant feel as if they are moving through this artificial environment. if you need more information, you can visit the following website:/virtual_reality.htmlstep 1: leading-in1. are you familiar with the two pictures? do you like the boy? whod like to say something about him?you see, harry potter is not just a regular, common name, but the name of an amazing person, full of bravery, courage, fear, love, confusion, knowledge, and understanding. despite being a fictional character, he is the kind of person you can just fall in love with by just reading about his courage, bravery, humour and everything about him that makes him special and unique.ok, now some questions for you:do you like reading novels?what kind of novel do you like best? what about science fiction novels?why do you like them or not? the reading material is a business proposal about realcine, a virtual reality cinema which is supported by extraordinary technology. you are required to learn some information about how this product works, why it is better than ordinary cinema, and how it can be used in many other ways.2. science fiction is often about the things that may be possible in the far future. it can help us develop our minds and imagination. lets watch the extracts from the film alien.what kind of feelings do you have after watching it?maybe you can strongly feel the rapid development of science and technology after watching the film. we will sense more advanced technology in the film industry.step 2: fast reading for general ideasthe article in this section is a business proposal which introduces a new business idea. skim and scan the proposal and try to find answers to the three questions in part a. focus on the most important information needed to answer the questions. pay attention to the structure of the passage.answers1. a virtually reality cinema called realcine.2. all five of our senses.3. my ninety-year-old grandfather.2. read the proposal carefully and complete part c1. questions in part c1 are to check your ability of locating specific information. answers1.the proposal is about a virtual reality cinema: realcine.2.the technology behind this product is virtual reality.3.they wear special vr headsets and gloves.4.a straw sensor delivers the special food and drink chemicals into the viewers mouth.5.he attended a world cup final as the captain of the brazilian football team and scored the winning goal. he was asked to sign his name for his fans.6.because vr is not real.7.they could be trained using realcine without the risk of being sent into a burning building.discuss the article and analyse the structure. conclude the main idea of each part of this article.structuremain ideaintroduction(para1)the abstract of the proposalmain body(paras2-7)how realcine works;why realcine is better than ordinary cinema;how it can be used in other ways.conclusion(para 8)conclusion of the proposalstep 3: detailed reading for important information1. do part c2. you can refer to the chart you analyzed before. c2 1. paragraphs 3and 4.2. paragraphs 2, 5 and 6.3. paragraph 7.answer the following question and fill in the chart according to the proposal.how can realcine excite the viewers five senses?sensethings neededeffect in realcinesightspecial vr headsetsviewers can see a world of 3d animation all around them.soundspecial vr headsetsviewers can hear the sounds clearly all around them.smellsmall openings in the headsetsmells are given out.touchspecial glovesviewers can touch people and objects in the film.tastea straw sensorspecial food and drink chemicals are placed into the viewers mouth.read the following sentences and think about the characteristics of the language used in this article.i believe you will be amazed by the realcine experience, and will agree that this is an extraordinary technology that must be developed further.viewers will be surprised at how real it feels.realcine works by making the viewers feel that they are actually in the film.i am sure you will agree that realcine provides a fantastic opportunity for the film-maker industry.what do you think of the language used in these sentences? dont you think that the language used here is quite attractive and persuasive and clear as well?as a decision maker, do you think you would finally be persuaded to invest or develop realcine? why or why not?the purpose of a business proposal is to plan or suggest a new idea. the goal is to help the customers or the investors make their decisions. therefore, clear and persuasive language is often used.read the reading strategy. see if you will learn something from it. a is often the case, a successful business proposal needs to be objective and that detailed information and convincing facts or examples together with the passive voice are frequently used to achieve this purpose. therefore, when reading a business proposal, you can focus on these features.read the article again and underline the sentences using the passive voice in the passage. give some explanations why the passive voice is used.complete part d, referring to the text.answersd 1g 2f 3d 4c 5h 6a 7b 8epart e is a reply to the proposal, which serves as a summary of the article about realcine. please complete it individually.answerse (1) virtual reality (2) viewers (3) character (4) low (5) via (6) football (7) thrilled (8) adventures (9) fantastic (10) riskstep 4: post-reading activitiesnow id like you to hold a group discussion. imagine what special effect you hope to have if you can see a popular film like “harry potter” in realcine. do you think watching a harry potter film in realcine is more exciting and interesting than in an ordinary cinema? why or why not? please make an advertisement poster for this imaginary virtual reality film. then make an oral presentation of your advertisements in class. you can vote and choose the best one from all the ads. state your reasons for your choice.write an introduction to realcine. in the introduction, you may state your own opinions on realcine. heres two opinions, what do you think of them? lets hold a debate activity in two groups. please state your reasons freely.1) those who support virtual reality believe that, with this technology, people c