Using LanguageⅠ教案和学案内容

Unit4 Exploring the plants Learning Goals: After this period, you should be able to: 1. Learn about modern inventions of the 31st century only to been seen on the space station. 2. Learn some useful words and expressions of the text: ecology, citizen, typist, typewriter, goods, representative. 3.Use their own imagination to describe the future life with their own words.

自主预习词汇短语：

citizen_____________ typewriter _____________ postcode_____________ dustbin _____________ swallow_____________ typist _____________ postage_____________ instant_____________ greedy______________ material______________

recycle_______________

goods________________ representative___________

settlement______________

Step 1: Warming-up 1）Do you think it’s possible for human being to have a time travel? 2）If you had the chance to take a time travel to the year AD 3008 as Li Qiang did, what places would you go to visit?

Step2:Fast reading Skim the passage and find the three inventions mentioned in the passage.

Step3:Scanning 1.What are the three inventions used for？

How do they work？Can you find more details in the passage to fill in blanks?(ppt)

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three inventions of the 31st century?

Communication Waste Disposal Manufacturing invention Thoughtpad a waste machine

Manufacturing robots advantages 1 2

1 2 3

disadvantages

None

Step 4:Listening for main ideas Read the phrases before listening, and guess the topic. Then listen to the tape and tick those you hear. (

) space creatures

(

) living on another planet

(

) new discoveries in space

(

) why a space station spins (

) how to get water on Mars

(

) comets (

) houses in a town on Mars

(

) Martian creatures (

) atmosphere and gravity

Step5:Listening for detailed questions 1. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough oxygen?

2. How can “Wonderworld” make sure there is enough water?

3. What is the advantage of living in “Wonderworld”?

4. Do you think people will be healthy living in “Wonder world”? Why?

Step6: Speaking In pairs discuss what life will be like in your hometown in 1,000 years’ time. Discuss the future of one of the following areas. 1. Communication

2. The human body 3. Work

4. Business and money 5. The transportation

6. Education

7.Language

8.Houses and buildings These expressions may help you：

Suppose that …

Do you imagine that …?

I wonder if …

Is it possible that …?

Is it likely /unlikely that …?

Do you suppose that …?

Perhaps /Maybe /Possibly/Probably…

Most likely …

I’m sure …