Unit9Technology3rdPeriodSubTopic:LifeinaTechnologicalEraFocusReadingTasks1.StorySharing2.AProjectDesignaNewModelofCellPhoneTeachingAims:1.Tohaveageneralunderstandingofhowtechnologyhaschangedthewaypeoplelive2.TogetaroughideaofthePresentContinuousPassiveVoiceWordsandimagesarebeingsentthroughouttheworld.Theyarebeingusedascamerasandradios,andtosente-mailorsurftheinternet.Newfunctionsarebeingaddedtothephones….MoralFocus:Love&CaringTeachingAids:ataperecorder,areadingcassette,themultimediateachingsystemetc.TeachingProcedures:StepOneWarmingup1.Greetings2.Students’descriptionofsomenewinventionsaccompaniedwithphotosdownloadedfromtheinternetStepTwoStorySharing3.Sharethecaringstorieshailedbytechnology4.CommentonsuchstoriesStepThreePresentation5.Commentsonthegreatimpactbroughtbytechnologyandlifeina用心爱心专心technologicaltime6.DiscussthesequestionswithapartnerbeforereadingHaveyoueverusedacellphone?Doanyofyourclassmateshavecellphones?Howisthewaywelivetodaydifferentfromlifeinthepast?Howhaveinventionsandnewtechnologychangedourwayoflife?Whyarethingslikecellphones,computersandTVsopopular?Whatinventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportantinthehumanhistory?StepFourPre-reading7.PredictingReadtheheadlineandguessthemeaningof“LifeontheGo”.Whatinformationdoyouexpecttofindinthetext?8.ScanningWhichcountrydoesthegirlinthepassagecomefrom?Howdoyouknow?Whatistheotherexamplethatisbeingusedtosupporttheidea?StepFiveReading9.ReadthefirstparagraphandanswerthefollowingquestionsWhatnewinventionisbeingdiscussed?Whatkindofpeoplearebeingtalkedaboutinthispassage?10.ReadthewholetextforthroughunderstandingandfillouttheoutlineofthetextAnOutlineoftheTextWangMeiisanexampleofChineseteenagerswhohavecellphones.用心爱心专心Cellphonescanbeusedformanythings.ForExample:__________________________________________Cellphonesalsocauseproblems.i.Inschool___________________________________ii.Athome____________________________________Thereareseveralreasonswhyteenagerslikecellphones.1)__________________________________________2)__________________________________________3)__________________________________________WangMeiexplainswhyshelikeshercellphoneandwhatsheusesitfor.StepSixPost-reading11.Answerthefollowingquestions.Whydosomeschoolsnotletstudentsusecellphones?Doyouagree?Whydoteenagerslikecellphonessomuch?WangMeisaysthatcellphonesarethemostusefulinventionsever.Doyouagree?Whichinventiondoyouthinkisthemostuseful?Why?Whatdoesthetitle“Lifeonthego”mean?Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardthisproblem?Howdoyouknow?StepSevenAnActivity12.Findouthowmanystudentshavephonesintheclass13.Interviewoneofthemandfindoutwhathisorherphoneislike.Thesequestionsmayhelpyoudotheinterview用心爱心专心Whattypeofphonedoyouhave?Whenandwheredidyoubuyit?Whogaveyouthefinancialsupport?Whydoyouwanttohaveaphone?Whatisyourparents’attitude?…..14.DescribethephoneandexplainthereasonstothewholeclassStepEightAProject15.Designyourowncellphone.Youworkforacompanythatmakescellphones.YourmanagerwantsyoutodesignanewmodeltoincreasethesalesamongChinesehighschoolstudents.Workingroupsanddrawyourmodelintheboxbelow.ANewModel16.AdvertiseyourmodelThesequestionsmayhelpyoudothejobWhatcolourisit?Whatsizeisit?Whatshapeisit?Whatmaterialisitmadefrom?Whatfeaturesdoesithave?Howmuchwillitcost?17.Findoutthemarket’sreactionandrevisethedesign.用心爱心专心18.Letthestudentsmaketheirownchoiceswithreasonsavailable19.Revisethedesignandsubmitittoyourmanager.StepNineAnInvestigation(Homework)20.Investigatetheteachingandlivingfacilitiesprovidedbytheschool21.ListthingsthatarealreadyprovidedandstillneededClassroomFacilitiesItemsProvidedItemsNeededDormitoryFacilitiesItemsProvidedItemsNeeded用心爱心专心22.Dwellonthegreatfunctionofthefacilitiesprovided23Giveacceptablereasonswhymorenewitemsareneeded用心爱心专心