Reading(1)：Not just watching a film…教学活动设计方案

A teaching plan for Module 4 Unit 3 Not just watching a film by Wang Qin Teaching aims:

1.

To know about RealCine 2.

To learn how to read and write a business presentation 3.

To improve students’ reading ability 4.

To excite students’ interest in VR and their imagination Teaching important and difficult points: 1.

To be familiar with VR 2.

To improve students’ reading ability and excite their interest Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead -in 1.Show two pictures to describe the changes in films 2.Watch a short video from the film Avatar to introduce the technology behind it 【设计说明】由于课文中所提到的“RealCine”在现实生活中还不存在，因此，学生较难对这一概念产生直观感受。先从电影的发展谈起，再播放学生熟悉的电影片段，引出3D最终引出“RealCine”这一概念，可以激发学生的学习兴趣。

Step 2 Reading strategy Ask the students to read the passage at the bottom of Page 43 and find out the features of a business presentation 1)A business presentation is an introduction of _____________ or ________. 2)As a presentation is to reach the decision maker, it has to be ________________. 3)A good presentation usually includes ______________________________. 4 )In order to make the proposal objective, ________________ is preferred. 【设计说明】读阅读策略，体会文章特点。

Step 3 Fast reading 1.Ask the students to find out the key sentence serving as a guide in the business presentation 2.Ask the students to analyze the structure of the passage

【设计说明】通过快速阅读，使学生了解文章的大意，有助于培养学生的速读能力和文章的结构意识。

Step 4 Careful reading 1.Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks about the differences between RealCine and ordinary films.

RealCine A film

audience

senses to use

2.Find out the convincing example in Para. 2 and ask students to retell the example in the first person. 3.Choose the things you can experience when climbing the mountain according to Para. 2. 4.Ask the students to read Para. 3 together and describe how RealCine works by filling in the table. Name

RealCine Sense Sight Things needed Special ____________ Effects in RealCine Users can ___ in ___ all around them. Users can ___ the ___ all around them. Hearing Special _____________

Smell Touch

Small_____in the headsets __are given out to___the environment. Special _____________ Users can __the people and the_____. they see. 5.Show a picture of equipment used in RealCine. 6.Ask the students to scan Paras 4-7 and find out how it can be used in other ways.

Para. 4 It can be ________ for people with _______ problems.

Para. 5 Do things that could ______________.

Para. 6 Practice _________ in a secure environment; be used _________.

Para. 7 It provides fantastic technology for ___________. 7.Match the convincing example with the right paragraph. 【设计说明】这一步骤分段落处理了课文的细节，配以不同的理解练习，并时刻引导学生注意产品推介文章的特点。

Step 5. Consolidation

Choose the right answers to the following two questions 1)

What can be inferred from the passage? 2)

Where is the passage more probable to appear? 【设计说明】对这篇文章有一个深度的理解，明白该篇文章作者的观点态度。

Step 6. Brainstorming

Ask students to use an adjective to describe the new product RealCine. 【设计说明】让学生表达自己感受，不仅能检测学生对该产品的认识，而且能激活课堂气氛，为这堂课小组讨论做热身。

Step 7 Group discussion

Ask students to form groups to discuss the question:

If you had the chance to use the RealCine, what would you use it to do? 【设计说明】这个话题便于学生发挥，培养学生的合作精神及学以致用的能力，充分调动学生的想象力。

Step 8. Homework

Write an essay about the disadvantages of VR. 【设计说明】这项练习在训练学生写作能力的同时也培养了学生的批判性思维。