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一、教學內容分析
本單元圍繞㈠life in the future這一主題開展聽、說、讀、寫多種教學活動，讓學生想象未來人們的住房、交通、商業、醫藥與健康、知識與教育等方面，這些話題能激發學生的想象力，培養發散性思維。學生通過本單元學習，能拓展知識曲，不僅了解到日前社會各個領域的發展狀況，并且能學會科學地預測未來，讓學生關注社會、了解社會，并為實現美好的未來而努力學習。
在經過前幾個課時“熱身”(Warming up)，“聽力部分”(Listening)，“口語”(Speaking)，“讀前”(Pre-reading)，“閱讀”(Reading)，“讀后”(Post--reading)和“語言學習”(Language study)后，學生對本單元的話題已形成基本框架，同時也掌握了----些新單詞來描述未來，這些都為學生“綜合技能”(Integrating skills)打下基礎。
“綜合技能”(integrating skills)部分包括：
1．閱讀訓練1：教材上的閱讀是一封書信。Mekanica給人類寫一封信，介紹：3044年的生活方式和具體感受。文章充滿大膽的想象和對美好生活的向往，借此來激發學生的想象力，使其憧憬未來生活，更要珍惜現代生活。
2．閱讀訓練2：練習冊(Workbook)里的閱讀通過對farmers，marketing people，people who work with computers，以及teachers目前和未來工作狀況和工作形式的比較，鼓勵學生為在未來生活中找到立足之地而努力學習。
3。寫作訓練：設想你剛從2108年旅游回來，你看到了一個叫Mogray的新發明，要求學生寫一篇文章，解釋What is a Mogray? What does it look 1ike? How does it work? What is it used for?
二、參考教案
Focus：speaking，reading & writing
Teaching Aims：
1．To encourage the students to use their imagination to talk about life in the future
2．To improve the students speaking ability
3．To enjoy a letter from Mekanika in the year 3044
4．To learn to write a description of an invention
Teaching difficult points：
I．How to write a definition paragraph with the guide
2．How to encourage the students to make full use of their imagination
Teaching Methods：
1．Asking-and-answering activity to go through the whole period
2．Individual，pair or group work to make every student wok in class
Teaching Aids：
Multimedia projector
Teaching Procedures：
Step1 Lead--in
Welcome to our happy future English program. Just as usual, I’ll divide you into 4 groups. After our competition, we’ll choose the winner, and the winner will get a surprise. Our competition will begin.
What’ll happen in 2008 in China?
What will life be like in the year 2108 in China?
Ask 2 or 3 students to answer. Then let the students discuss in groups and design a questionnaire.
Ask questions about the future in different areas of life, for example business, family life, transportation, education, etc.
Make the students ask and answer these questions in the form of competition. Also tell them the rules of competition. If they ask 1 question, they’ll get 1 point. If they answer 1 question, also 1 point. 1 person can ask at most 2 questions. (to make more students to take part in the competition)
Step 2 Reading1
Make a summary of the competition, and tell them to think over where the future is going?
Read the passage on workbook. And then discuss in groups of four. Go on asking and answering questions about future according to this passage. (competition) For example: what’ll farmers do in the future?
Step 3 Listening
Let us enjoy a letter from Mekanika. Listen to the tape. What does Mekanika tell us in the letter? (competition)
Main idea
Paragraph1
Mekanika describes an e-friend. She explains what it is.
What it looks like and how people use it.
Paragraph2
Mekanika describes an idea, namely virtual reality.
What is virtual reality? Could you please use an example to explain?
Step 4 Reading2
Read the first paragraph and Answer these questions:
Makanika’s e-friend
What does it look like?
How does it work?
What can it be used for?
Step 5 Speaking
In the year of 2108, the world will totally change with the development of new technologies. Many new inventions will be made. Imagine one day your travel in the year of 2108 and see a wonderful machine called Mogray. Describe what a Mogray is.
Work in pairs and decide what a Mogray is. We only know it is a thing or a machine. Answer these questions:
What does it look like?
How does it work?
What can it be used for?
Step 6 Writing
Use the chart above to help you write your paragraph. Correct one or two passages together with the students.
Step7 Conclusion
We cannot predict exactly how bright our future will be., but at least we have dreams and we can hope. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is present. That’s why we call it gift. So let’s value today!
Step7 Homework
Assign homework. Write their paragraph in exercise books.