Reading(1)：Not just watching a film…PPT专用课堂实录内容

M4U3 Tomorrow’s World (Reading) Not just watching a film…

Teaching aims: 1. To understand what RealCine(virtual reality)is; 2. To learn some information about RealCine; 3. To form the idea of the structure of the passage; 4. To develop an interest in science and technology.

Difficult and important teaching points: By the end of the class, students will

1. learn the basic characteristics of a business presentation by reading a business presentation. 2. learn some information about RealCine.

Teaching methods: Task-based reading; Group discussion; Individual presentation.

Teaching procedures: Step 1 ：Lead-in (free talk) Do you like watching films? Have you ever seen this film, Titanic, before? What kind of film it is? (Romance) Let’s watch a video and please tell me what it is about after watching this video. What it is about？

A 3-D film. How much do you know about 3-D film? You have to wear this kind of special glasses…and it will make watching film more interesting and amazing. Do you know what amazing things it will bring to us?

Step 2: Fast reading Read the business presentation on Page 42 quickly and answer these questions. 1.

What is the name of the product?(no more than one word)

2.

How many of the user’s senses does this product connect with?(no more than 6 words)

3. What are the advantages of using RealCine for urban planning? (no more than 4 words)

Step 3 Careful reading

Read the text again and then finish the table below(no more than three words).

A 1.___________ for RealCine

How it works ,why it is better than a film ,and how it can be used in other Introduction

ways to RealCine By using the 3_____ virtual reality, RealCine excites 4__

: sight, hearing, smell and touch.

How RealCine

The movements of the headsets indicate the 5.__

_. 6.___

_

are designed to make people be able to touch the object 2_______ and people in the film. The headsets have 7._____________ that give out smells. Why it is better than a film With VR ,we can do some things that could never be 8.___

__ in real life

Skill training, 9._____

_and 10.___

___ How it can be used in other ways

Step 4 Individual presentation 1. What do users wear so they feel that they are really in a new world? A. special clothes B. special VR headsets and gloves.

C. electronic helmet(头盔) D. strange hat 2. After reading this business presentation, it can be inferred that the writer thinks that RealCine___________. A. is not so good as ordinary cinema B. disappoints many viewers because it is not real C. is an excellent technology which should be widely used D. is useless 3. The passage is more likely to appear in _____. A. a sports magazine

B. a health magazine C. a business magazine

D. a school newspaper

Step 5 Homework: Finish the exercises on P60-P61 in the study book.