Unit12

Teaching Plan of Unit 12Fact and FantasyTasks which should be achieved in this unit:a. Achieve language skills and related knowledge about science fictionb. Learn to express beliefs and doubts:1. I believe/ suppose …….2. I doubt/ am not certain…..3. It could be… but…..4. It would take…5. It is likely that…6. I can’t imagine…7. I can’t believe my eyes.c. Vocabulary in this unit:fantasy, distance, balloon, permanent, voyage, aboard, matter, attention, hesitated. Useful expressions:in the far future, in the following two hundred years, make a living, remind … of…., set out to do, not …but…, give a view of, dressed in, begin with, dream of, attract one’s attention, prepare … for…, slow down, burn out, throw light on/upon.e. Grammar:word formation (2)Prefixation: disagree, unimportant, non-smoker, minibus, overuse, antibiotics, underdeveloped, post-war, pre-school, renew, bimonthly, multi-racial;Teaching procedure:Period 1.Contents: Warming up & reading comprehensionStep 1.Warming upAim: Make students familiar with some words and expressions on the topic.Discussing the questions on P9 and then answer the questions:Are they facts or fantasy?Can you imagine how future science will change our life in 3000?Step 2. Pre-reading 1. Show some pictures of Jules Verne’s work.2. group work: Why is Jules Verne called “the father of science fiction”?(He laid the foundation of modern science fiction.)Step 3. While-reading 1. Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer the following question: How many of Verne’s works are mentioned in the passage?2. Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph. if you are asked to divide the passage into 3 parts, how will you do your work?Part 1(para1): a brief introduction of Ju...