Unit4TheVirtualWorldI.TeachingObjectivesStudentswillbeableto:1.understandthemainidea(despitethemanynegativeeffectsofvirtuallife,theauthorprefersittoreallife)andstructureofthetext(contrastbetweenvirtuallifeandreallife);2.learnsomerulesofinterpretingnewvocabularyandusagerelatedtocomputersandtheInternetinEnglish;3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.II.KeyPoints:Thestructure,thewritingskill,andthemainideaofthetextwillbethefocus.Onlyafewwordsandsentences,whichwillbetheobstaclesforstudents’understandingofthetext,willbeexplainedinclass.III.DifficultPoints:Somesentenceswhosemeaningsaredifficulttounderstandandwhosestructuresarehardtoanalyze:1.Line26-28（Para.6）:Ifindmyselfshyer,morecautious.Or,conversely,whensuddenlyconfrontedwithreallifehumans,Igetoverexcited,speaktoomuch,interrupt.2.Line45-47:WhenIaminthisstate,Ifightmyboyfriendaswell,misinterpretinghisintentionsbecauseofthelackofemotionalcuesgivenbyourtypeddialogue.IV.TeachingMaterials:PowerpointandmaterialsV.TeachingMethods:Lecturing,practicinganddiscussing.VI.TeachingTiming:8sessionsofclassVII.TeachingProcess:1st-2ndperiods:Pre-reading;Teacher’sIntroductoryRemarksandStudents’Discussionrelatedtothetopic.3rd-4thperiods:While-Reading(UnderstandingthetitleoftextA;Analyzingtheorganizationofthetext;ExplainingDifficultsentencesandlanguagepointsinthetext;Summingupthemainideaofthetext)5th-6thperiods:DealingwiththeexercisesafterTextA.CheckonSs’homereading(TextB);Post-ReadingTask:Theme-RelatedLanguageLearningTasks7th-8thperiods:Listeningandspeakingtasks.A.Pre-readingtasks1.TasksSsthefollowingquestionsonthepoemSurfingtheInternet:(5minutes)—Whatwastheherodoingwhenhisbosscamein(surfingtheInternet)—Howdidheactinfrontofhisboss(Hepretendedtobesurprisedatthecomputerwhichhadcrashed“unexpectedly”.)2.Sslookatthethemeofthisunit(theVirtualWorld)andthetitleofTextA(AVirtualLife),thentryto:—findantonymsof“virtualworld”and“virtuallife”;(realworld,reallife)—suggestsynonymsfor“virtualworld”;(cyberspace,cyberia,etherworld,virtualreality,Internetworld,networld,etc.)—saywhatpeoplecandoontheInternet.(communicatingwithpeople,shopping,reading,entertainment,education,working,hacking,publishing,etc.)3.Imaginativewriting(28minutes)1)TdictatestoSsthefollowingparagraph:Forthepasttwoweeks,otherparticipantsoftheNetSurvivalContest(网络生存竞赛)andIhavebeenshutupinbarehotelrooms.OuronlylinktotherealworldhasbeenacomputerthatishookeduptotheInternet(联网电脑).Wehavereliedonit,notonlyforfood,bedsheetsandotherdailynecessities,butalsotosetupane-business(电子商务)ofourown.2)NowSswillcompletetheparagraphbeginningwith:“Nowitistimeformetowalkoutintothelightofdayagain⋯”Theywillgivetheirimaginationfullplay.Theywillwritenomorethan100words.3)Ssformgroupsoffourtofive,andreadaloudtoeachothertheirownwritings.4)Taskssomegroupstorecommendthebestpieceintheirgrouptotheclass.4.TmayleadintoTextAbysaying:Someofusliketolivealifeincontactwithrealthingsandrealpeople,butothersfavoravirtualexistence.WhichlifeisbetterI’msureyouhavedifferentopinions.Nowlet’sreadTextAtofindoutwhatMaiaSzalavitzhastosayaboutthesetwolifestyles.(2minutes)B.While-readingtasks1.Textorganization(15minutes)1)TdrawsSs’attentiontoTextOrganizationExercise1,andletsthemreaditsinstructionaswe...
