Unit3Tomorrow’sworldReadingNotjustwatchingafilm…TeachingAims:1.TolearnsomeinformationabouthowRealCineworks,whyitisbetterthanordinarycinema,andhowitcanbeusedinmanyotherways.2.Toteachstudentsthebasiccharacteristicsofabusinessproposal.3.Toenablestudentstomasterthereadingstrategyandbecomemorecompetentinreadingabusinessproposal.TeachingImportantandDifficultPoints:1.Makethestudentsunderstandthereadingmaterialbetter.2.Masterthevocabularyofvirtualreality.3.Improvethestudents’readingability.4.Knowthestructureandlanguageforaproposal.TeachingApproaches:1.Discussionbeforereadingtomakethestudentsinterestedinwhattheywilllearn.2.Fastreadingtogetageneralideaofthetext.3.Readingindetailtogetthedetailedinformationofthetext.4.Pairdiscussionandgroupdiscussiontogetstudentstoparticipateintheclassroomactivities.InteractionPatterns:Teachers-class,individuals,pairsTeachingAids:Themultimedia,arecordandablackboard.TeachingProcedures:Step1Lead-inShowthevideoofAvatarandaskstudents:Doyoulikethisfilm?Canyouimaginehowyoufeelwhenyouareactuallyinthefilm?Showsomepicturesof3Dfilmsandtellthemvirtualrealitycouldchangethewaywewatchfilms.3Dfilm—Itisafilmpeoplewatchwithaspecialpairofspectacles,whichgivesathree-dimensionaleffectwithimagesinthedimensionsofwidth,heightanddepth.4Dfilm—Itisa3Dfilmwithanaddedenvironmentaleffect,suchaswaterorwindinthecinema.Virtualrealitycouldchangethewaywewatchfilms.Step2SkimmingStudentsareexpectedtoskimthetextandfindouttheanswerstothequestionsinpartA.1.Whatisthenameoftheproduct?2.Howmanyoftheuser’ssensesdoesthisproductconnectwith?3.WhataretheadvantagesofusingRealCineforurbanpalnning?Step3ScanningStudentsareaskedtoscanthetextandanswerthequestions.1)Whattechnologyisbehindthisproduct?2)Whatdouserswearsotheyfeelthattheyarereallyinanewworld?3)WhatdidtheteenagerexperienceinRealCine?4)WhydosomepeoplethinkthatuserswillbedisappointedbyRealCine?5)Howcouldfirefightersbetrainedwiththisnewtechnology?6)WhatmightpeopleuseRealCinefor?Step4Detailed-readingAskstudentstofindmoreinformationaboutRealCinebyaskingthequestion:HowcanRealCineexcitetheviewers’foursenses?TheyareaskedtofillinthechartaccordingtotheproposalSenseThingsneededEffectsinRealCineSightHearingSmellTouchTrue(T)orfalse(F).1.RealCinehelpedtheteenagerbecomemoreconfidentbycreatingabasketballgameforhim.(F)2.RealCinecan’thelpthepeoplewhohavetroubleinwalkingwalkasnormalpeople.(T)3.WiththehelpofRealCine,theseventy-year-oldgrandfathersawandtouchedalioninAmerica.(F)4.RealCinecanallowstudentstoexperiencetheworldasananimalwhilelearningbiology.(T)5.Accordingtothetext,theauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofRealCineisoptimistic.(T)Step5ConsolidationAskstudentstodividethepassageintoseveralpartsandgetthemainideaofeachpart.Step6ReadingstrategyAskstudentstoreadthestrategyandfillintheblank.1.Abusinesspresentationisaplanorasuggestionthat__________________.2.Asapresentationistobegiventothosemakingdecisions,ithastobe________________.3.Agoodpresentationusuallyincludes________________________.4.Inordertomakethepresentationobjective,______________isfrequentlyused.Step7DiscussionPartEonPage45Answers:1)presentation2)users3)disappointed4)urban5)confident6)putforward7)studio
