Reading(1)：Not just watching a film…主要内容及教案内容

Unit 3

Tomorrow’s world

Reading

Not just watching a film…

Analysis of the teaching material：

The selected teaching material is a business proposal taken from the Reading section of Unit 3, Module 4 of Advance with English. This unit explores the theme of the future and tomorrow’s world. It provides a chance for students to gain a better understanding of the future and to imagine what they think will happen in the future and to imagine what they think will happen in the future with the rapid development of science and technology . As for the reading text, it is a business proposal which introduces a virtual reality cinema called RealCine, a new high—tech form of cinema.

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 proposal. 3. To enable students to master the reading strategy and become more competent in reading a business proposal. Teaching Important and Difficult Points: 1. Make the students understand the reading material better. 2. Master the vocabulary of virtual reality. 3. Improve the students’ reading ability.

4. Know the structure and language for a proposal. Teaching Approaches: 1.

Discussion before reading to make the students interested in what they will learn.

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Fast reading to get a general idea of the text. 3.

Reading in detail to get the detailed information of the text. 4.

Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities. Interaction Patterns:

Teachers -class, individuals, pairs

Teaching Aids: The multimedia, a record and a blackboard. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in Show the video of Avatar and ask students: Do you like this film? Can you imagine how you feel when you are actually in the film? Show some pictures of 3D films and tell them virtual reality could change the way we watch films. 3D film —It is a film people watch with a special pair of spectacles, which gives a three-dimensional effect with images in the dimensions of width, height and depth. 4D film —It is a 3D film with an added environmental effect, such as water or wind in the cinema. Virtual reality could change the way we watch films. 【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。从学生熟悉的电影片段出发，用两个问题层层递进，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 Skimming Students are expected to skim the text and find out the answers to the questions in part A.1.What is the name of the product? 2. How many of the user’s senses does this product connect with? 3. What are the advantages of using RealCine for urban palnning? 【设计说明】通过略读的方式，使学生掌握快速查找简单具体信息的能力。

Step 3 Scanning Students are asked to scan the text and answer the questions. 1) What technology is behind this product? 2) What do users wear so they feel that they are really in a new world? 3) What did the teenager experience in RealCine?

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

5) How could firefighters be trained with this new technology?

6) What might people use RealCine for? 【设计说明】通过快速阅读，使学生了解文章的大意，学会提取一定的信息。有助于培养学生的速读能力。

Step 4 Reading comprehension :( fast-reading) a Realcine, which excites all five of people’s senses, is different from ordinary cinema.

b. VR can provide people with another way to experience the world. c. An argument about Realcine has come up. d. A brief introduction to the new technology– Realcine . e. We should admit that Realcine is a good opportunity for film-making. f. The senses of smell and taste can also be satisfied. g. How does Realcine work? h. VR has many other uses. Para 1______ Para 2______ Para 3______ Para 4_____ Para 5______ Para 6______ Para 7______ Para 8______ 【设计说明】这一步骤用来检查学生对课文内容的进一步的理解。掌握每段的主旨大意，对文章内容更加熟悉和了解。

Step 4 Detailed-reading Ask students to find more information about RealCine by asking the question: How can RealCine excite the viewers’ four senses?

They are asked to fill in the chart according to the proposal Sense Sight Hearing Smell Touch Things needed

Effects in RealCine

【设计说明】这一步骤用来帮助学生对于文章的具体细节的深入理解，对于文章结构有更好的掌握和控制。

Step 6 Reading strategy Ask students to read the strategy and fill in the blank. 1. A business presentation is a plan or a suggestion that__________________. 2. As a presentation is to be given to those making decisions, it has to be ________________. 3. A good presentation usually includes ________________________. 4. In order to make the presentation objective,______________ is frequently used. 【设计说明】读阅读策略，再一次结合阅读策略综合理解全文，帮助学生对于阅读技巧的掌握。

Step 7 Blackboard design Avatar RealCine Business proposal What is the advantage(优点) of VR? What is the disadvantage(缺点) of VR? Debate Group 1 Group 2 Step 8 Homework 1. Review the passage and try to retell the main idea of the passage. 2. Read Part A first and then do Part B in the writing section of this unit on page 113 of your Workbook. 【设计说明】用作业的形式来复习文章，用“Workbook”中的阅读练习，帮助学生复习巩固“Proposal”文体的特点。

教学后记：

本堂课是对于模块四第三单元reading的一堂阅读课。相对而言，这篇阅读的内容有些晦涩难懂，对于基础较弱的同学而言，读懂有一定的困难。所以我采取的方式是，从简单的信息入手，由浅入深。化零为整，让学生逐段去理解和分析。所以我安排的快速阅读查找信息。同时安排了逐段地细节阅读，分析每段的段落

大意。有助于学生更加深入的，准确地理解文章。同时我结合了阅读策略，加强阅读技巧的指导，使学生能提高对于较难的文章的有效阅读。