Unit4Aglimpseofthefuture全单元教学设计-高中英语选择性

Book6Unit4AglimpseofthefutureLessonPlanDesignUnitthemeThethemecontextofthisunitis“Peopleandsociety”,andthecontentofthethemecontextisthefutureandthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,understandingandexploringthefuture.Thisunit了showstheconvenienceandpossibleproblemsbroughtaboutbythedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyinthefuturefromdifferentangles.Itpresentssciencefictionmovieposters,thedevelopmentofartificialintelligence,timetravel,futuremedicalcareandtransportation,sciencefictionandothercontentinturn.Itaimstoguidestudentstothinkaboutthechangesbroughttolifebythedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyinthefutureandthedevelopmenttrendoftheworld,aswellasHowtodealwiththisdevelopmenttrend,howtodealwiththechallengesbroughttomankindintheeraofartificialintelligence,etc.,andthenbetterpredictthefutureandcreatethefuture.Unitgoal1.Thelanguageproficiencygoalcanfocusonthecontextualcontentofthethemeofthisunit,basedontheposters,论坛forumdiscussions,diagrams,dialogues,novelsandothermultimodaldiscourseprovidedbytheunit,prehensivelyusevariouslanguageskills,read与人工智能相关的forumcontentandsciencefictionrelatedtoartificialintelligence,understandandtalk与abouttopicsrelatedtotimetravel的,andusealllanguageskillsappropriately.Learnvocabularyandexpressiontotalkaboutthefuturedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,beabletosummarizeandcontinuetowritestories,andusethelanguageknowledgeyouhavelearnedtoelaborateonrelatedtopics.2.Thegoalofculturalawarenessistobeabletounderstandtheimpactofmodernscientificandtechnologicalprogressonmankindandthedevelopmenttrendsofthefutureworld,expandscientificthinking,anddeepentheunderstandingofthemeaningoftheunittheme.3.Thegoalofthinkingqualitycanpare,analyzeandcontactone'sownactualsituation,dialecticallyviewtheprogressofscienceandtechnologyandthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence,realizetheexpansionandmigrationofknowledgeandthinkingskills,andactivelywelethenewerabroughtaboutbythedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Atthesametime,reflectonpossibleproblemsandseeksolutions.4.Learningabilitygoalscanuseavarietyoflearningstrategies,intheprocessofindependentlearning,cooperativelearningandinquiry的basedlearning,binedwiththereflectiveandevaluativequestionsprovidedinthisunittocontinuouslymonitor,evaluate,reflectonandadjustone'sownlearningcontentandprocess,stimulateinterestinEnglishlearning,improve高analysisandproblemsolvingToimproveone'sownunderstandingandexpressionskills,andultimatelypromotetheprehensiveimprovementofone'sownlanguageskills,culturalawareness,thinkingqualityandlearningability.StartingoutTheteachingdesignoftheStartingoutsection(theremendeddurationis1015minutes,andteacherscanadjustitattheirdiscretionaccordingtotheactualteaching.)CourseTypeViewing+SpeakingThemeContextPeopleandSocietyFutureandscientificandtechnologicaldevelopment,understandingandexploringthefutureContentanalysisactivity1presentsavideorelatedtothethemeoftheunit,byintroducing历史上人们对未来的thecorrectandwrongpredictionsofpeopleinhistoryaboutthefuture预测,guidestudentstorealizethatthefutureisfullofinfinitepossibilities.Activity2presentsfourpostersofsciencefictionmoviestoguidestudentstoreviewthecontentofthesesciencefictionmoviesandinitiallythinkaboutwhatthefutureworldmightlooklike.Thissectionaimstoactivatestudents'existingbackgroundknowledgeandlanguageknowledge,stimulatestudents'interestintopics,andpavethewayforthenextlearningactivitiesoftheentireunit.Teachinggoal1.Bywatchingthevideo,studentscanunderstandthethrustofthevideoandbeabletoquicklyextractkeyinformationfromthevideo;2.Bywatchingmoviepostersandfindingrelevantmaterials,studentscanunderstandandtalkaboutthecontentofthesefoursciencefictionmovies,andexpresstheirownviewsonthethemeandcontentofsciencefictionmovies;3.Bytalkingabouttopicsrelatedtothefuture,studentsstimulatetheirinterestinexploringtechnologyandthefuture..Teachingfocus1.Guidestudentstoquicklyextractkeyinformationfromthevideoandunderstandthethrustofthevideo;2.Throughlisteningandspeakingactivities,students'existingbackgroundknowledgeandlanguageknowledgeareactivatedtotriggerthinking.Teachingdifficulty1.Guidestudentstorecordkeyinformationduringwatchingthevideo;2.Guidestudentstothinkdeeply的aboutwhatthefutureoftheworldweliveinwillbe.TeachingstrategyAudiovisuallisteningandspeakingmethodTeachingcontentsProceduresPurposesTeacher’sactivityStudents’activityActivity11.TshowsSssomepicturesabouttheinventionsmentionedinthevideotextandasksthemtoguesswhichofpredictionshavebeenachieved.2.TplaysthevideoandasksSsthefirstquestioninActivity1.3.TplaysthevideoagainandasksSstoanswerthesecondquestioninActivity1.4.TasksSsabouttheirunderstandingofthequotedsentenceinthesecondquestion.1.Sslookatthepicturesandguess.2.Sswatchthevideoaboutthefutureorfantasyandtakenotes.Answerthequestion.3.Sslistenandchecktheanswers.4.Ssthinkandexpressideas.Introducetheunittopicbyguessing,watchingthevideoandexpressingopinions.Activity21.TshowspostersofthefourscifimoviesandinvitesSstointroducethestoriesbasedontheirpreviewbeforeclass.2.TasksSstosummarisewhatthefutureworldlookslikeinthemovies.3.TguidesSstoanswerthesecondq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etheirideasandmakesuggestions.ThelpsSstobetterunderstandthetheme,improvetheabilityofthinkingandselfawarenessandbringaboutperiodicselfreflection.UsingLanguageTeachingdesignoftheUsingLanguagesection(theremendeddurationis8090minutes,andteacherscanadjustitattheirdiscretionaccordingtotheactualteaching.)CourseTypeReading+Listening+SpeakingThemeContextPeopleandSocietyFutureandtechnologicaldevelopment,understandingandexploringfuturecontentanalysisThissectionincludesSubjectverbagreement(2)inthegrammarpartandTheworldoftomorrowinthevocabularylisteningandspeakingpart.Themaincontentofthegrammarpartisconsistentwiththesubjectandpredicate.Whileguidingstudentstosummarizetheconsistentusageofthesubjectandpredicateinthetext,theteacherfurtherconsolidatesstudents'understandingandmasteryofthesubjectandpredicatethroughtwolanguagematerialsongenetictestingandfuturePlanets.语言运用部分Thetopicoftheprehensivelanguageusepartis“TheWorldofTomorrow”,whichinvolvescontentsuchastimetravel,futuremedicine,andtransportation内容.Ithelpsstudentstofocusonthemeaningandfunctionoflanguageindepth,enablesstudentstothinkandmunicateintherealcontext,andimprovestheirprehensivelanguageuseabilityinalldirections.Teachinggoal1.Undertheguidanceoftheteacher,studentscanfurtherpayattentiontotheformandusageofsubjectpredicateconsistency,learn根据tounderstandsubjectpredicateconsistencyaccordingtothecontext,andtrytomakejudgments;2.Leadstudentstosummarize（百分数）、不定代词theconsistentusageofthesubjectandpredicateofnounsmodifiedbyfractions(percentages),infinitivepronouns,andnegatives的主谓一致的,andcorrectlyusethesubjectandpredicatetopletethediscourseactivities;3.GuidestudentstopayattentiontothepragmaticfunctionsofEnglishgrammar,understandthattheformandmeaningoflanguageareunified,andcanbeusedinreallife运用.Teachingfocus1.Guidestudentstousethesubjectandpredicatecorrectlyaccordingtothecontextandcontext;2.Guidestudentstocorrectlyunderstandandusefunctionalsentencesthatexpressexcitementandrequestconfirmation.Teachingdifficultiesguidestudentstounderstandandusefunctionalsentencepatternsthatareconsistentwithsubjectandpredicate,expressexcitement,andrequestconfirmation.Teachingstrategy,municativeteachingmethod,taskbasedteachingmethodTeachingcontentsProceduresPurposesTeacher’sactivityStudents’activityActivity11.TasksSstoreadexamplesentences,focusontheboldparts,andanswerthetwoquestions.2.TguidesSstodiscoveranddiscusstheformandusageofsubjectiveverbagreementingroups.3.Tinvitesgrouprepresentativestoreporttheirfindingsandsummarisetheuseofsubjectverbagreementmodifiedbyfractions,indefinitepronounsornegativewords.4.TasksSstoreadthepassageagaintofindmoresentenceswithsubjectverbagreement.1.Ssreadtheexamplesentencesandanswerthequestions.2.Ssread,findoutanddiscussingroups.3.Ssreport,listenandtakenotes.4.Ssreadthepassageandpickoutthesentences.TguidesSstosummarisetheformandusageofsubjectverbagreement.Activity21.TasksSstoreadthepassageandpleteitbychoosingthesingularorpluralform.2.TinvitessomeSstoreadthepassageandchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.3.TinvitesSstoexpresstheiropinionsbasedontheirknowledgeongenetictesting.1.Ssreadthepassage,understandthemainideaandchoosethecorrectforms.2.Sslistenandcheck.3.Sslistentodifferentviewsandexpresstheirownopinions.ImproveSs’grammar.Activity31.TasksSstodiscussandinterpretthemeaningofthechartsinpairsandtodescribetheidealplanetusingsubjectverbagreement.2.TasksseveralSstodescribetheidealplanettotheclass.1.Ssdiscussanddescribeinpairs.2.Ssreportandlisten.ImproveSs’useofsubjectverbagreement,stimulateSs’imaginationandcultivateSs’creativethinking.Activity41.TleadsSstobrainstormthefeaturesofanidealplanet.2.TasksSstothinkabouttheiridealplanetindependently,thenwritedownspecificdescriptionsusingsubjectverbagreement.3.TasksSstoexchangedesignswiththeirpartnerandmakeevaluationsintermsofcontentandgrammar.4.TinvitessomeSstorepresenttheirdesigns.1.Ssexpandimaginationandexpressviews.2.Ssworkindependentlyandrecordthedetails.3.Ssexchangeopinionsandevaluatetheirworkinpairs.4.Ssreportandlisten.Applythetargetgrammarintopracticaluse.Activity51.TleadsSstolookatthepictureandreadtheintroductionbelowtounderstandtheparadoxoftimetravel.2.Tplaystherecording,asksSstograspthemainideaandpleteActivity5.3.TleadsSstochecktheanswers.1.Ssreadtheintroductionin“DidYouKnow”andfocusontheword“paradox”.2.Sslisten,understandthemainideaandpletethetask.3.Sschecktheanswersandcorrectpossiblemistakes.binetheskillsofreadingandlisteningtograspthemainideaofthelisteningtext.Activity61.TasksSstoreadthecontentofActivity6andunderstandthelisteningtask.2.Tplaystherecording.3.TplaystherecordingagainandasksSstopletethetable.4.TasksSstoreporttheiranswersandcheckwiththeclass.5.TasksSstoroleplaytheguideaccordingtotheforminActivity6.1.Ssbrowsethecontentandunderstandthelisteningtask.2.Sslistenandtrytotakedownkeywords.3.Sslistenandpletethetableusingthekeywords.4.Sschecktheanswers.5.Ssworkinpairstoroleplaytheguide.Understandthemainideaanddetailsbycapturingkeymessagesandtakingshorthand.Whileacquiringinformation,cultivateSs’awarenessofrules.Activity71.TleadsSstostudythesentencesforexpressingexcitementandaskingforconfirmation.Ifnecessary,TcanaskSstotranslatethegivensentences.2.TasksSstopletetheboxesandmakesentenceswithrelevantexpressions.3.(Suitableforbetterclassesorstudents)TasksSstofigureoutmoresentencepatternsof“expressingexcitement”and“askingforconfirmation”.1.Sslisten,takenotesandmemorisetheexpressions.2.Sslearnthegivenexpressions,pletetheboxesandmakesentencesusingthem.3.Sstakenotesoftheusefulexpressions.Learnhowtoexpressexcitementandaskforconfirmation,whichpavethewayforthefollowinglistening&speakingactivities.Activity81.TasksSstoreadthepassage.2.TasksSstoguessthemeaningofboldphrasesbasedonthecontext.3.TasksSstofindoutthemeaningofthechunksandlookthemupinthedictionaryifnecessary.AfterthatTasksSstopletetheboxesofActivity8.4.TinvitessomeSstoreportandchecktheanswers.1.Ssreadthepassageandfigureoutitsgeneralidea.2.Ssreadandguess.3.Ssconfirmthemeaningoftheexpressions,sortthemoutandputthemintotheboxes.4.Sslistenandchecktheanswers.Expandvocabulary,developSs’imaginationandcreativityaswellasinterestinhightech.Activity91.TasksSstoreadthepassageandpleteitwiththeexpressionsinActivity8.2.TasksSstoreporttheiranswersandcheck.3.(Suitableforbetterclassesorstudents)TinvitesSstosharetheirviewsonfuturemedicalcareandtransportation.1.Ssreadandthendotheexercise.2.Sslistenandcheck.3.Ssdiscussandsharetheiropinions.FurtherpractiseexpressionslearnedinActivity8.Activity101.TasksSstogatherinformationaboutotheraspectsofthefuturelifeinadvance.2.TasksSstodiscussingroupsbasedontheinformationobtainedandtheexpressionslearntinthispart.3.TinvitessomeSstoperformtotheclass.1.SsgatherrelevantinformationfromtheInternet.2.Ssmakegroupdiscussionusingthetargetexpressions.3.Sswatch,listenandment.Applywhathavebeenlearnttopractice.DevelopingideasTheteachingdesignoftheDevelopingideassection(theremendeddurationis8090minutes,andteacherscanadjustitattheirdiscretionaccordingtotheactualteaching.)CoursetypeReading+WritingThemeContextPeopleandSocietyFutureandtechnologicaldevelopment,understandingandexploringfuturecontentanalysisThisarticleisanexcerptfromanovel,selectedfromIsaacAsimov'sshortsciencefictionnovel"Boy'sBestFriend",reflectingthethemeoftheunitfromanotherperspective.ThearticletellsthestoryofJimmy'sparentswhospentalotofmoneytotransportarealdogfromtheearthforhim,butJimmypreferstherobotdogthathasbeenwithhimallthetime.Throughthelearningofthissection,studentscanexperiencethepossibleimpactofartificialintelligencefromanemotionalperspective.Thereadingandwritingpartprovidesthebeginningofasciencefictionarticle.Studentscancontinuetowritesciencefictionbasedonthenovelstructureand“foreshadowing”writingtechniquestheyhavepreviouslylearned.Thissectionaimstoinspirestudents辩证地看待tolookatthedevelopmentofartificialintelligencedialecticallyandhelpstudentsfurtherimprovetheirlanguageskillsandthinkingquality.Teachinggoal1.Studentscanunderstandthecontentofthetextandtellthesynopsisofthestory,andatthesametimecanunderstandthe“foreshadowing”writingtechniquesinthetextandappreciateliteraryworks;2.Studentscanprehendthesubjectofthearticle,deepentheirunderstandingofthemeaningofthesubjectoftheunit,andformanemotionalattitudethatactivelyacceptsbutdialecticallyviewstechnologicalinnovation;3.Studentscanbinethewritingtechniquesandcharacteristicsofshortstories,usetheirimaginationandcreativity,andcontinuetowriteasciencefictionnovel.Teachingfocus1.Guidestudentstosortoutthemainstructureofthearticleandreadthesynopsisaccordingtothewritingelementsofthenovel;2.Guidestudentstoanalyzetheemotionalchangesoftheprotagonistthroughkeywordsandpredictthedirectionofthestory.Teachingdifficultiesguidestudentstothinkaboutthefriendship,confusion,andsubjectivechoicesbetweenhumansandputersthatmayariseintheprocessofartificial、困惑、intelligencedevelopment,andlearntolookatthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologydialectically.Teachingstrategy,municativeteachingmethod,taskbasedteachingmethodTeachingcontentsProceduresPurposesTeacher’sactivityStudents’activityActivity11.TasksSstolookforinformationbeforeclasstounderstandtheauthor’slifeandworks.Atclass,TasksSstointroducetheauthorusingtheexpressionslearntinthisunit.2.Tplaysthevideo,asksSstotakenotes,summariseandanswerthequestions.3.TinvitessomeSstosharetheiranswers.4.TasksSstodiscussQuestion2ingroups.5.Tasksgrouprepresentativestoexpresstheirviews.1.Ssgatherinformationinadvanceandreportatclass.2.Sstakenoteswhilewatchingandanswerthequestions.3.Sssharetheiranswers.4.Sshaveagroupdiscussion.5.Grouprepresentativesexpressopinionsandothersmakesuggestions.Providebackgroundknowledgeandbringupthetopic.Activity21.TleadsSstobrainstormdifferencesbetweenlifeontheMoonandlifeonEarthandpletethetable.2.TasksSstobrowsethetextquickly,findoutsentencesdescribinglunarlife,andparewiththeirownanswers.3.TasksSstoreadthetextagain,underlinethekeypointsanddiscussingroups.4.(Suitableforbetterclassesorstudents)TaskssomeSstosharetheirviewsonthisSciFistory.1.Ssbrainstorm,listdifferencesandpletethetable.2.Ssreadthepassage,underlinesentencesdescribinglunarlifeandpare.3.Ssreadthetext,findoutdifficultlanguagepointsandsolvetheproblemsingroups.4.Ssorganiselanguageandexpressopinions.Makepreparationsforreading.CultivateSs’abilityofindependentandcooperativelearning.Activity31.TleadsSstopointoutthewritingelementsofthepassage.2.TasksSstoreadthepassageagain,pletethesummaryofthestoryindependentlyandcheckinpairs.3.TaskssomeSstosharetheiranswers.4.TinvitessomeSstotalkabouttheirviewsonRobutt.5.(Suitableforbetterclassesorstudents)TasksSstoconsiderwhatmighthappennextandsharetheirviewswiththeclass.1.Ssreadthetextandnamethecorrespondingwritingelements.2.Sspletethesummaryfirstandworkinpairstosharetheiranswers.3.Sssharetheiranswers.4.Sslistenandexpressviews.5.Ssexpressideas.Appreciatetheideologicalandliterarynatureofthenovelwhileanalysingthestructureofthepassage.Think&Share1.TasksSstodiscussthefourquestionsin“Think&Share”.2.TinvitessomeSstosharetheiropinions.Ssdiscussthefourquestionsingroupsandthensharetheiropinionswiththeclass.Focusontheapplicationofforeshadowingandtheconnectionbetweenthetwotexts.Activity4Method1:(Suitableforaveragelevelclassesorstudents)1.TguidesSstoreviewJimmyandhisparents’differentattitudestowardsrobotdogsummarisedinActivity3andanalysethereasons.2.TasksSstomakethechoiceiftheywereJimmyandstatethereasons.3.TasksSstopletethetableindependentlyandsharetheanswersinpairs.4.TinvitessomeSstosharetheiranswerswiththeclass.Method2:(Suitableforbetterclassesorstudents)1.TasksSstodiscussthefirsttwoquestionsinStep1inpairsandsharewiththeclass.2.TasksSstobrainstorm,listtheprosandconsofrobotfriends.TasksSstolistatleastthreesupportingoropposingreasonstotalkaboutwhetherrobotsandhumanscanhaveatruefriendship.3.TasksSstoworkinpairs,choosetheopinionandhaveadebate.4.TinvitessomeSstoperformtotheclass.1.Studentsreviewthetext,analysereasonsandreportopinions.2.Ssmakechoicesandstatereasons.3.Ssorganisethemainpoints,pletethetableandsharewithpartners.4.Ssshareanswers.1.Studentsdopairworkandreporttheiranswers.2.Ssbrainstormandlisttheiropinions.3.Sschoosetheopinion,organisethereasonsanddebatewiththepartners.4.Ssperformthedebatetotheclass.SummarisethethemeoftheunitandcultivateSs’thinkingability.Activity51.TleadsSstoreviewtheuseofforeshadowinginthetext.2.TasksSstoreadthestory,talkaboutthreequestionsinActivity5anddiscussinpairs.3.TinvitessomeSstosharetheiranswers.1.Ssreadthepassageandexperiencetheuseofforeshadowing.2.Ssreadthestoryanddiscussinpairs.3.Sssharetheiranswers.Learnthewritingtechniquesandpavethewayforwritingtask.Activity671.TasksSstobrainstormandpredictthefollowingstory.2.TasksSstopletethenotesforActivity6basedontheinformationgiveninActivity5.3.TasksSstocontinuethestoryindependentlywiththenotesinActivity6.4.TasksSstoexchan