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1、Reading 禹城一中 邢凡喜 Learning aims 1. master some useful words and understand the passage completely. 2. learn the reasons for all the world how to live in a village peacefully and happily. 3. improve our awareness of keeping a positive attitude towards life. In this class, we will . Fast ReadingFast re

2、ading A. read the passage as fast as you can. B. Find out whats the main ideas for each paragraph. 1:What does the term global village mean? The global village means that all the world live in a village that is connected by electronic communication systems. 2.Match each paragraph with its main ideaP

3、ara. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4Para. 5A. introduction: possibility of the global villageB. technological changes have made the global village possible.C. the world faces the challengesD. political climate made the global village more politically possible.E. The Cold War. Careful Reading global hostil

4、ity dispute tension engage collapse microchip transmit technological adj. 全球的全球的 n. 敌意敌意; 敌对敌对 n. 事端事端;纠纷纠纷 n. 紧张气氛紧张气氛 vi. 从事于；忙于从事于；忙于 vi. 瓦解；倒塌瓦解；倒塌 n. 微型集成电路微型集成电路 v. 传输；传送传输；传送 adj. 科技的科技的,技术上的技术上的Brain stormNew wordsMatch the phrases 1. be divided into 2. be engaged in 3. in a state of 4. in d

5、ramatic new ways 5. be exposed to 6. carry on 7.electronic circuit 8.the evolution of 9.continue into the future 10.allow sb to do A.用引人注目的新方法用引人注目的新方法B.继续 C.被被分成 D.处于的状态E.的演变的演变F.从事于从事于G.电子线路电子线路H.知道知道; 意识到意识到I.持续到未来持续到未来J.允许某人做某事允许某人做某事 Task 1: A. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions:

6、 What made it possible for the globe to be a village? Political and technological changes in the past century have made the global village possible. B. Read the second paragraph , using information in the article to answer the following questions in your own words.1. What is the United Nations? The

7、United Nations is an organization that most countries belong to , whose role is to help countries resolve disputes peacefully. 2. What was the Cold War? The Cold War was the distrust and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. 3. Who were the superpowers? The United States and the So

8、viet Union 4. What was the arms race？ The superpowers were spending huge amounts of money on weapons. The arms race is a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments 5. What is a microchip? A microchip is an electronic circuit on a tiny chip and can hold large quantities of inform

9、ation. C. Read the fourth paragraph and answer the question: The term global village implies that people around _are connected and face _ The global village became possible because of _and _changes in the past half century. Politically, the end of _ made the globalvillage possible by _ between natio

10、ns. Task2: Read the article fill in the blanks with information from the article.all the world the same kinds of problems.politicaltechnologicalthe Cold Waropening new channels of communication Technologically, the evolution of the _ has made _ and_ possible. These new forms of communication have ma

11、de people more aware of _ _microchipmodern satellitessupercomputerstheir neighborsaround the world in dramatic new ways. 1.These forms of high tech communications allow news and ideas to travel quickly across the globe, making people more aware of their neighbors around the world in dramatic new ways. 2.So how can the world be a village when it is home to more than six billion people?Difficult Sentences. Discussion Group Work: What other challenges will the world face in the twenty-first century? 1. how to de