第四册 Unit 2 Man and technology.docx

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ATeachingPlanforUnit2

（InIntegratedEnglishCourseBook4）

Ⅰ.TeachingAims:

TextA:

TechnologyandHappiness

1.Letstudentsacquaintedwithsomenewwordsandexpressions：

advent,isolation,boom,formal,gradual,nasty,phenomenon,productivity,rough,similarly,survey,universal,extreme,genetic,modify,opponent…

2.Teachstudentstolearntousewordsofthesamefamilywiththesameroot

TextB:

WhotoBlame,TechnologyorthePersonWhoUsesit?

1.Teachgrammar:

adverbialclauseofconcession

2.GraspthekeywordandphrasesandcompleteWordDetective

Ⅱ.TeachingContents:

TextA:

TechnologyandHappiness

1.Lead-in

2.Pre-readingActivities

3.StructureoftheText

4.LanguagePoints

TextB:

WhotoBlame,TechnologyorthePersonWhoUsesit?

1.Grammar:

adverbialclauseofconcession

2.Readingcomprehension

3.Languagepoints

Ⅲ.TeachingTime

Sixclasshours

Ⅳ:

TeachingFocalPoints

TextA:

TechnologyandHappiness

1.Analyzethestructureofseveralcompoundsentencesandcomprehendthem.

2.Learntousewordsofthesamefamilywiththesameroot

TextB:

WhotoBlame,TechnologyorthePersonWhoUsesit?

1.Teachgrammar:

adverbialclauseofconcession

2.Enablestudentstograspthemainideaofthetext.

Ⅴ.TeachingDifficultPoints

TextA:

TechnologyandHappiness

1.Thedeepunderstandingofthetext

第13页共13页

2.Learntowritethetheme-relatedcomposition

TextB:

WhotoBlame,TechnologyorthePersonWhoUsesit?

1.Askstudentstoretellthestory

2.GraspsomeCET-4/6words.

ⅥTeachingMethods

1.听说交际法。

2.任务教学法。

3.合作学习法。

ⅦTeachingAids

1.PowerPoint

2.Blackboard

ⅧTeachingProcedureTextA:

TechnologyandHappiness

1.Lead-in:

PartIGetStarted

SectionADiscussion

▇Workinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1）Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?

2）Doyouthinktechnologymakesyourlifeeasier?

Couldyougivesomeexamples?

3）Istheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?

◆Answersforreference:

1）Withtheadvancementoftechnology,ourhealthhasbeenimproved;productionhasbeenincreased;humanlaborhasbeendecreased;people’smentalhorizonshavebeenbroadened,andwhatismostimportantisthatpeoplelivelongerandbetter.

2）Yes.TaketheInternetforexample.WiththeaccesstotheInternetIcanlearnwhatisgoingonallaroundtheworld.Icangetthelatestinformationaboutmypresentstudiesatcollege.AndIcancommunicatewithothersviae-mail,whichsavesmealotoftimeandmoney.Anotherexampleistherapiddevelopmentofvariousmeansoftransportation.Planes,trainsandcarshavemademytraveleasierandmoreconvenient.

3）No.Technologyisadouble-edgedswordwhichcanbeusedequallyforgoodorevil.Forexample,technologyhasfoundwideapplicationinthemedicalfield.However,owingtotechnology,weaponsofmassdestructionhavebeeninventedandusedinwarsinwhichlargenumbersofinnocentpeoplehavebeenkilled.

SectionBWatchingandDiscussion

▇Watchthefollowingvideoclip“Inception”anddothetasksthatfollow:

1.Fillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

—Youcreatetheworldofthedream.You’llbringthesubjectintothatdream,andthentheyfeelitintheirsubconscious.

—Howcouldyoueveracquireenoughdetailtomakehimthinkthat’sreality?

—Ourdreams.Wefeelrealwhilewe’reinthem.It’sonlywhenwewakeupthatwerealizesomethingactuallystrange.MayIaskyouaquestion?

Youneverreallyrememberthebeginningofyourdreams,doyou?

Youalwayswinduprightinthemiddleofwhat’s

goingon.

Discussthetopicwithyourgroupmembers:

Areyousometimestroubledbyyourdreams?

Shareoneofyourunusualdreamswithyourpeers.

Script：

Inception

COBB:

Youcreatetheworldofthedream.You’llbringthesubjectintothatdream,andthentheyfeelitintheirsubconscious.

ARIADNE:

Howcouldyoueveracquireenoughdetailtomakehimthinkthat’sreality?

COBB:

Ourdreams.Wefeelrealwhilewe’reinthem.It’sonlywhenwewakeupthatwerealizesomethingactuallystrange.MayIaskyouaquestion?

Youneverreallyrememberthebeginningofyourdreams,doyou?

Youalwayswinduprightinthemiddleofwhat’sgoingon.

ARIADNE:

Iguess.Yeah.

COBB:

So...howdidweenduphere?

ARIADNE:

Wejustcameherefromthe...

COBB:

Thinkaboutit,Ariadne.Howdidyougethere?

Whereareyourightnow?

ARIADNE:

OhmyGod.We’redreaming.

COBB:

We’reactuallyasleepintheworkshoprightnowT.hisisyourfirstlessoninshareddreaming,remember?

Script:

PartIIListenandRespond

WhatHasTechnologyBroughtUs?

Technologyplaysavitalroleinoursociety.Itmakesourlifemorecomfortableandconvenient.Withoutit,wecouldn’tevolveorcopeupwiththeeverchangingworldwelivein.

Firstly,technologyshortensthedistancebetweenpeopleandmakescommunicationmucheasier.Today,theInternetiswidelyusednotonlyforthecollectionofinformationbutalsoforcorrespondence.

Secondly,modernmeansoftransportation,suchasairplanesandhigh-speedtrainsmakeourjourneysmootherandfaster.Withthehelpofmoderntransportation,wecangoalmostanywherewewantto.Tojourneyintoouterspaceandotherplanetsisnotadreamanymore.Rocketsandspaceshuttleshavemadethedreamcometrue.

Thirdly,modernmedicineprolongsourlifeandrelievespatientsfrompain.Somedeadlydiseases,suchascancerandAIDScanbetreatednow,andwecanlivelongerandbetter.

Lastbutnotleast,technologyexpandsourvisionoftheworld.Itprovidesuswithlargerpossibilitiesbygivingusideasthatneveroccurredtousinthepast.

Itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwouldbelikewithouttechnology.

PartIIIReadandExploreTextATechnologyandHappiness

SectionADiscoveringtheMainIdeas

1.AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.

1）DidmaterialandtechnologicaladvancesmakeAmericanshappieraccordingtothesurvey?

2）WhatistherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessaccordingtoEasterlin?

3）Howdoestechnologyaffecthumanrelationshipsaccordingtotheauthor?

4）Inwhichfielddoestechnologyhavethemostimportantimpactonpeople’ssenseofwell-beingaccordingtotheauthor?

5）Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftherelationshipbetweentechnologyandhappiness?

◆AnswersforReference:

1）No.ThesurveyshowedthatthemajorityofAmericansdidnotbecomehappierwiththeadvancementoftechnology.Infact,thepercentageofpeoplewhosaytheyare“veryhappy”hasfallenslightlysincetheearly1970s,eventhoughtheirincomehasincreasedconsiderably.

2）AccordingtoEasterlin,moneycannotmakepeoplehappierafteracertainpoint,thatis,whenpeopleareabletomeettheneedsforadecentlife.

3）Accordingtotheauthor,withtechnologicalinventionssuchaslinkeddatabases,theInternet

andTV,peoplehavelessprivacyandlesstimeforrealworldcommunication.Asaresult,theytendtobemorelonelyanddepressed.

4）Themostimportantimpactoftechnologyonpeople’slifeisinthefieldofhealthcare.Thedevelopmentofmedicaltechnologyhasgreatlyincreasedpeople’slifeexpectancyandimprovedtheirqualityoflife.Sothevastmajorityofpeoplearehappytobealive,andthemoretimetheygetonearth,thebetterofftheyfeelthey’llbe.

5）Onthewhole,theauthorholdsthattechnologyandhappinessarenotnecessarilycloselyrelated.Throughoutthetext,theauthorcitesexamplestoillustratethattheadvancesintechnologydonotnecessarilymakepeoplehappier.

2.TextAcanbedividedintofivePartswiththeparagraphnumber（s）ofeachpartprovidedas

follows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.

Part

Paragraph（s）

MainIdea

One

1-2

Materialandtechnologicaladvancesdonotreallybringhappinesstopeopleinthedevelopedcountries.ThoughAmericansnowarewealthierthantheywereinthemiddleofthelastcentury,theyarenothappierthantheyusedto

be.

Two

3-5

Technologyandhappinessarenotnecessarilycloselycorrelatedbecausepeopleadapttotechnologicalprogresstooquickly.

Three

6-9

Thecurrentcommentsontechnologyhavemostlycenteredonthebadeffectsoftechnologyonhumanrelationshipsratherthanparticular,harmfultechnologies.

Four

10

Themostimportantimpactoftechnologyonpeople’ssenseofwell-beingisinthefieldofhealthcare.

Five

11

Peopleingeneralclaimthatonadeeperlevel,technologycannotbringhappinesstothem,whichisjustcontradictorytothefactthatithasgreatlyimprovedpeople’shealthandlifeexpectancy.

KeyWordsandExpressionsforText Aboomn.

a（periodof）rapidgrowthorincrease繁荣（时期），迅速增长（期），景气

e.g.Thebigtaxcutsfuelledaconsumerboominthecountry.

Wehavetorealizethattheeconomicboomin90sisovernow.

我们必须要意识到90年代的经济繁荣已经结束了。

productivityn.

[U]therateofproducinggoods,crops,etc.;therelationshipbetweentheamountthatisproducedandthework,money,etc.,thatisneededtoproduceit生产力；生产率，生产效率

e.g.Hehasinventedanewproductionmethod,whichimprovesproductivityby10%.

Productivityinthedigitalindustryimprovedby15%lastyear.

电子工业的生产率去年提高了15%。

atthesametime

together一齐；同时

e.g.Atthegoodnewsshelaughedandcriedatthesametime.

Thecelebrationswereheldatthesametimeinbigcitiesalloverthecountry.

庆祝活动同时在全国各大城市举行。

bebetteroff

beinamoresatisfactoryordesirablesituation较自在；较幸运；较幸福

e.g.Withasubstantialcutinincometax,allwage-earnersarebetteroffnowthanbefore.Ifeelbetterofflivinginafarmhouseinthecountryside.

我觉得住在乡野的农舍里较自在。

formala.

esp.tech（o