Reading(1)：Not just watching a film…第一课时教学设计

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Reading: Not just watching a film …

Teaching Aims: Students are able to read a business presentation about RealCine; Students are able to discuss views on technology;

Students are able to get to know the scientific and technological developments;

Teaching Important Points:

Students are able to read the presentation to find the information using reading skills;

Students are able to express their own opinions on the advanced technology.

Teaching Difficult Points:

Students are able to improve their reading abilities;

Students are able to improve their oral English with good pronunciation.

Teaching Methods: Task-based teaching method; multi-media teaching method; group- working teaching method;

Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Lead In :

Q: what can you see in this video? or what can people do in this video?

(Enjoy a short video)

设计意图：通过观看4D体验馆视频，可以看到人们可以切身感受动画场景，从而自然引出学生思考是什么科技带来这种体验，从而带出文章主题——

VR.

Step 2: Reading strategy

Q: where can we read such an article? A: In the business magazine

Fill in the blanks: how to read a business presentation 1.

Definition(定义)：an introduction of a new product or business idea. 2.

A good presentation includes specific information and convincing facts & examples. 3.

To make the presentation objective(客观的), the passive voice is preferred. 设计意图：通过这个话题，先了解文章体裁，并在阅读前关注课本中细节。进而自然引出如何阅读这篇产品发布会稿子。阅读技巧的预先感知，能帮助学生更好地阅读文章，进而帮助学生更快速清晰了解文章结构。

Step 3: Fast-reading —— skimming Q1:

What is the name of the product?

Answer: RealCine

Q2: What information about the Realcine does the writer give here? Answer: how it works

Why it is better than a film

How it can be used in other ways Q3:

Let’s match

The structure:

Para 1

The introduction of RealCine

Para 2

How it works Para 3

Why it is better than a film Para 4-7

How it can be used in other ways 设计意图：通过前两个问题的设置，找出总结文章大意出处。通过问题3的设置，快读阅读全文，了解文章结构和大意。

Step 4: Detailed reading —— scanning 1.

Listen and fill in the blanks. (para 2) The technology behind RealCine is virtual reality(VR).

Unlike a film, where a passive audience watches and hears what is happening on a screen, RealCine puts you into the action and connects with your senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch in an active way. Imagine that a VR user ‘goes’ sightseeing in the Himalayas. Not only will he or she feel every step of climbing Mount Qomolangma, but the user will also experience the cold, smells, sights and sounds of the surrounding environment; he or she will enjoy a sense of happiness and a sense of achievement upon reaching the top. 2.

Read and choose T/F.(Para 3) ①

RealCine works by making the users feel that they are really in a new world ——a world that does exist except in a computer program.

F

②

Special sunglasses are designed to allow the users to see in 3-D and hear the sound all around them.

F

③

The user also wears special gloves so he or she can touch the people and objects that he or she sees.

T

3.

A quiz on RealCine. (Para 4-7) Prepare these questions: ①What did the teenager experience in RealCine?

②Why do some people think that users will be disappointed by RealCine?

③How could firefighters be trained with this new technology ? ④What can the engineers use VR to do? 设计意图：这部分是细读，主要通过三种形式开展活动：听写、判断正误和小测验。同时，锻炼学生通过带关键字方法细读文章找答案。

Step 5: Reading comprehension

1.

What is the main idea of the passage?

( A ) A. It is about RealCine ——

virtual reality

B. How RealCine works C. How RealCine can be used in other ways

D. People like the new technology 2.

According to the text, virtual reality could be used in the following aspects EXCEPT that ________.

( D ) A. Firefighters could use it to train safely. B. Teachers could teach biology by allowing students to experience the world as a whale. C. It can be used to treat people who have social problems. D. Students can remember lots of knowledge without trying their best. 3.

What is the writer’s attitude(态度) towards RealCine?

( B ) A. Objective.

B. Supportive. C. Indifferent.

D. Disappointed. 设计意图：泛读和细读结束后，可对文章进行深度考察——阅读理解。通过与高考对接，采用选择题形式考察文章主旨大意，细节考察及作者观点态度，并对应给予学生查找正确答案的方法指导。

Step 6: Post reading

Express your opinion with your partner:

Do you support such an advanced technology —— RealCine?

Why or why not?

Sample:

I am in favor of using RealCine. First of all, RealCine brings us an amazing world where we can enjoy beautiful scenery without going out.

For example,

the disabled person can feel the beauty of Mount Qomolangma without climbing it. What’s more,

……

Useful expressions: 1.

In my opinion,…/ in my point of view,…/ I think we should (not) make use of the RealCine. 2.

It should (not) be a good way/idea to use …

3.

I am in favor of / agree with using the RealCine.

I am against/disagree with using the RealCine. 4. My reasons are as follows:

To begin with,…; what’s more,…;

For one thing,…; for another,…

On the one hand, …/on the other hand,…

Have some students to give a mini-speech and ask their classmates to give comments. 设计意图：最后环节顺接阅读理解题目，让学生谈谈自己对高科技产品的看法。结合本堂课的阅读策略第二点A good presentation includes specific information and convincing facts & examples，将文章中的例子引导出来，并给予一定的示范作用，让学生学以致用，进行一个简单的写作及微型演讲，将本堂课的内容进行最后的深化。

Step 6: Homework 1.

Write down the composition (作文) on your attitude towards the development of RealCine. 2.

Finish page 64 on the exercise book.

宁乡市第四高级中学

陈倩