Reading(1)：Not just watching a film…教学设计内容推荐

M4 U3 Reading Not just watching a film…

Teaching Aims: 1. To learn some information about how RealCine works, why it is better than ordinary cinema, and how it can be used in many other ways. 2. To teach students the basic characteristics of a business presentation. 3. To enable students to master the reading strategy and become more competent in reading a business presentation. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in Watch a short video 1. Do you know its name? 2. Do you want to experience the life of the characters in the film? Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact（互动）

with a computer-simulated（计算机模拟）

environment, making it a real or imagined one. [设计意图]由此引出本文的话题RealCine. Step 2 Skimming Students are expected to skim the text. Does the passage have a key sentence that serves as a “guide” to tell us how the passage is developed? [设计意图]为分析文章结构做铺垫。

Step 3 Detailed reading Para. 2: Why RealCine is better than a film? 

In a film, a _______ audience watches and hears what is happening on a screen. RealCine ______________ the action and connects with your four senses ________________.

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The example of sightseeing in the Himalayas: Feel…

Experience…

Enjoy…

Para. 3: How does RealCine work? 

Sight/Hearing: 

Touch: 

Smell: Paras. 4-7: How can it be used in other ways? Who

What

Example

[设计意图]通过每一部分的阅读和分析，对RealCine有更深的了解。

Step 4 Features of the business presentation 1. Why is the brief introduction given at the very beginning? 2. Why does the second question come first? 3. Why are so many examples used from paragraphs 4-7? 4. Why are the words such as “I” and “we” usually avoided? Instead, the passive voice is preferred? (line 5) [设计意图]把阅读策略融入到问题思考中，让学生由此对这种类型的文章有更好的理解和把握。

Step 5 Debate Suppose you are one of the city leaders, will you say yes or no to RealCine?

Try to list some reasons for your choice. [设计意图]发散思维，思考这项科技的利与弊。

Step 6 Homework Write a short paragraph about your opinion on RealCine. [设计意图]延续课堂上的讨论，然后用一些关联词将观点串联成文。