Unit2 Listening and Speaking（教案）-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

1、Teaching Plan forListening and Speaking： Make predictions about futurechanges（Unit 2 Looking into the Future ）Learning objectives To learn to get speakers opinions in a dialogue. To learn to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of new technology.Teaching ProceduresStep L Lead-inActivity 1:l.W

2、hat do these pictures show? Match the words with pictures._3 automation_2 nanobots_5_ global warming_1 artificial intelligence_4_ cloning.Watch the several videos to learn more about them.What are they?automation: the technique of making an apparatus（装置），a process, or a systemoperate automatically.n

3、anobots: a machine or robot built on the nanoscale（纳米级），still in the research-and- development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry.global warming: the increase in temperature of the earths atmosphere, that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxi

4、de.artificial intelligence: the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.cloning: the process of generating a genetically identical（相同的）copy of a cell or an organism（有 机体）.Step 2 DiscussionActivity 2: Discuss these questi

5、ons in groups.How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future?What challenges might they bring?What opportunities might they bring?Step 3 ListeningActivity 3: Listen to the radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future, and then

6、Oil in the table below.(Listen for predictions When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense, in particular the future tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction and forecast, are also used quite often when making predictions.)NameOccupati

7、onPredictionDr HanComputer scientist1. Computer will be clever than us in the future. 2. People will also be programming computers to think like humans. 3. Well be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans. 4. WeH also be creating machines to help people internally.Vincent BlackArch

8、itectThere will be cities floating on water and people could move into housing in cities that float.Step 4 Pair workActivity 4: Listen again and discuss whether you think Dr Han and Vincent Black s predictions are possible. Why or why not?Step 5. Group workActivity 5: In groups, brainstorm about the

9、 future. Discuss these points.future events or problems the world might facefuture technologieshow these things will change the way we livethe challenges and opportunities these things might bringWe can talk about these points in four ways that are essential to our life. I clothing food living trans

10、portproblems might facefuturetechnologyhow they change our lifechallenges and opportunitiesStep 6 Pair workActivity 6: Imagine that you have a job that makes you an expert in the future. In pairs, interview each other about your jobs and predictions. Use the expressions in the box to help you.Tips:T

11、hink of the job you may do in the future;What do people do with the job now?What do you think people will do with the job in the future?Why do you have the prediction?Useful expressions to make predictions:I think/believe/predict that in the future .My prediction is that.By 2030, we will .In the (distant) future there will.I can imagine/forecast.I doubt/don!t think that.One challenge will be