Reading(1)：Not just watching a film…板书设计

M 4 unit 3 Tomorrow’s world

Reading comprehension (1st period ) Not just watching a film

Teaching aims: 1.Have students learn a business presentation 2.Improve their ability to the reading comprehension

Teaching difficult points: 1.Analyze the structure of the article 2.Understand meanings of some new words and sentences

Teaching procedures: Step 1

Greeting Greet everyone, saying “Good morning everyone!”

Step2

Revision of new words Review some new important words by checking their homework on page 44. passive

sightseeing

network

disabled

convenience

secure

injure

neighbourhood Step 3

Skimming and scanning Have them skim and scan the business presentation and find answers to the three questions in part A on page 42. Remind students only to focus on the most important information needed to answer these questions.

Answers: 1.

Realcine

2.

Four of the user’s senses sight ,hearing,smell and touching

3.

Using Realcine ,engineers can enter the design of a neighbourhood into a computer ,and then ‘walk’ around the neighbourhood ,see how it looks and make changes before construction is carried out .It is in the long term cheaper and more practical. Step 4 Reading carefully

Have students read the article carefully and complete part C1 on page 44 to improve their reading comprehension abilities. Answers: 1.

The technology behind this product is virtual reality. 2.

They wear special VR headsets and gloves. 3.

He attended a World Cup final as the captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the winning goal. 4.

Because VR is not real. 5.

They could train safely without the risk of getting injured in o burning building.

6.

They can use it in making films, treating people with social problems ,travelling ,training and education and also the urban planning and so on.

Step

4

Detailed reading

Have students pay attention to the structure of the article . Analyze the structure

by finding the main idea of each part of the article. Using the following chart to check students’ understanding .

Structure

Main idea

Introduction

(Para. 1)

the abstract of the presentation

Main body

(Paras. 2-7)

1.how RealCine works; 2.why RealCine is better than ordinary cinema; 3.how it can be used in other ways.

Understand further :have students do parts C2.This exercise in the part 2serves as a strengthening activity for students to identify more supporting details Find out in which paragraph (s) the following information can be found Information

1. How Realcine works

2. Why it is better than films

3. How it can be used in other ways

Step 6

Homework

Read the article twice again and underline the sentences using the passive voice in the passage. And translate them into Chinese There are 14 passive voice patterns in total

In which paragraph

M4 Unit 3

Tomorrow’s world

Reading comprehension (1st period) Not just watching a film

Learning aims：

1.Review some new words that will be used in the article 2.Improve our reading comprehension ability Learning steps：

Step 1

revision of new words Review some new words by checking homework the day before .

Step 2

Free talk 1.Enjoy some pictures about what our life will be like . 2.Ask and answer the following questions . Have you ever watched any 3-D films? How do you feel about these kinds of films? Which films do you like more, normal films or 3-D films? Why? What is the virtual reality ?

Step 3

Quick reading Skim and scan the article and find answers to the questions in Part A.

1.

2.

3.

Step 4

Careful reading

Read the article more carefully again and complete Part C

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Step 5

Detailed reading 1. Discuss this article and analyze the structure. Also, students need to conclude what the main idea of each part of the article is.

Structure

Introduction

（para 1）

Main body （paras 2-7）

1.

How Realcine

2.

Why Realcine is

than a film

3.

How it can be used in other

Main

idea

The abstract（抽象的）of the presentation

2.Find out in which paragraph (s) the following information can be found

Information

1. How Realcine works

2. Why it is better than films

3. How it can be used in other ways

Step 6

Homework

1. Read the article twice again and consolidate comprehension

In which paragraph

2. underline the sentences using the passive voice in the passage. and translate them into Chinese