Unit7section4readingtolearnthissectionincludesthreearticlesontechnologicalachievementsandonproblemsarisingfromtechnologicalachievements.NASAROVERWAKESUPONMARSWithoutthebooksopen,writethetitleofthistextontheboard.HaveSspredictwhatthetextisaboutfromthetitle.Questions:What’sthesubjectinthistitle?WhatdoyouthinkaNASARovercouldbe?Whatistheverb?Giveotherexamplesthatwakeup.Whatistheobject?WhatisMars?HowcanyoutraveltoMars?WouldthisbeapersonorthingthatwouldtraveltoMARS?Whattypeoftechnologywillwereadaboutinthistext?DoesanyoneistheclassknowsomethingaboutMarsthattheycouldsharewiththeclass?Thereisalotofnewvocabularyinthistext.AssignthereadingforhomeworkandhavetheSscategorizethenewvocabularyintothefollowinggroupsFindallthewordsorphrasesrelatedtotheRover
FindallthewordsorphrasesrelatedtotheMarsFindallthewordsorphrasesrelatedtoNASADiscusspost–readingactivitieswiththeclassTECHNOLOGYFORANATIONAgain,withoutthebookopendiscussthetitle.HavetheSsmakepredictionsaboutthetext.QuestionsWhendidchinasendapersontospace?Whowasthatpersonthattraveledintospace?HowdidChinasucceedinsendapersonintospace?Whatisinvolvedinsendingahumanbeingintospace?Whendidchinabegintodevelopspacetechnology?WhathaveChinesescientistsachievedovertheyears?AsktheSstoimagineorpredictwhatwillhappenintwoyearsfromnowinspacetechnology.willoneofthenwilltravelintospaceinthefuture?TeachingtipPredictionsencouragethesStorelayonpriorknowledgeandinterpretationsofthetitlewords.Assignthereadingforhomework.Discusspost–readingactivitiesinthefollowinglessonCheckstudents’predictionswithinformationinthetext.MOTHERSUESNESTLEOVERLACKOFGMMILKLABEL1.SCMPstandforsouthchinamorningpost,amajorEnglishnewspaperbasedinHongkong用心爱心专心2.Nestle:nestlewithheadquatersinVevey,Switerlandwasfoundedin1866byHenryNestle,apharmacist,whodevelopedafoodforbabieswhowereunabletobreastfeed.Hisfirstsuccesswasaprematureinfantwhocouldnottoleratehismother’smilkoranyoftheusualsubstitutes.Peoplequicklyrecognizedthevalueofthenewproduct,afterNestle’snewformulasavedthechild’slife,andsoon,FarineLacteeHenriNestlewasbeingsoldinmuchofEurope.3.Nestleistodaytheworld’sbiggestfoodandbeveragecompany.Thenumberofitsemployeesisabout253000.ithasfactoriesoroperationsinalmosteverycountryintheworld.4.beforeintroducingthetexthaveadiscussaboutlabels.Bringinseveralitemswithlabels,forexample:acanofbambooshoots,driednoodles,driedsoup,tomatosauce,ketchup,etc.dividethesSintogroupsandhandoutanitemtoeachgroup.Introducetheword“ingredient”.havethestudentsidentifytheingredientsineachitem.Thiscanalsobenamed“labeling”theingredients.Explainthatthefirstingredienthasthehighestcontent.Thenextingredientissecondincontentandsoon.5.introducethefollowingvocabulary:productsandconsumers.usetheitemsthatyouhavebroughttoclasstoshowthatintheretailworldthenameforeverythingthatisboughtandsoldisproduct.Thepeoplethatbuytheproductarecalledconsumers.6.again,writethetitleofthetextOntheboard.Discussthemeaningofthewordsinthetitle.AsktheSstoidentifysubject,verbandobject.QuestionsDoyouthinkthismotherlikestodrinkmilkthatismadefromaGMfood?WOULDyoudrinkoreatsomethingwithGMfoods?Doyouthinkshewonorlostthecase?WhatotherNestleproductshaveyoueatenordrank?AsktheSsguesswhatthetextwillbeabout.Rememberduringthediscussionitisimportanttoacceptstudents’allpredictions.Makingnojudgmentsabouthowcorrectthepredictionsaretothetitle.Askthestudentstoreadthetextforhomeworkofingroups.Discusspost-readingactivities.checkthestudents’predictionswiththeinformationinthetext.用心爱心专心