period 3 listening and speaking
the general idea of this periodthis is the third period of this unit.at the beginning of this period, the teacher should design some exercises to review what the students learned in the last period.the second period centers on the understanding of the passage first impression.the teacher can begin with asking some questions or having a competition to make some sentences with“first impressions”according to the passage.this period mainly deals with listening and speaking.at the beginning, teachers focus on training the ss’ listening.this listening content is about living in“wonderworld”and a new kind of quilt, which xiao feng has invented.it can “think” for itself and become warmer or cooler according to the weather.when training the ss’ listening ability, teachers should start with pre-listening, that is lead-in.if it is necessary, teachers had better introduce some background knowledge about the listening material.after that, ask the students to predict what the following listening material may be about according to the given information.teaching students to listen in a proper way is the aim of this activity.a good listener should be able to predict according to some hints such as the topic, the questions listed, etc., to listen with the purpose of finding useful information and to summarize.later, let the ss listen to it.at the same time, teachers should design some simple questions.after that, the ss have known some about the listening material, and then teachers can ask them to listen to it again to be ready for more difficult questions.if necessary, the ss can be given another time to listen.while practicing, teachers had better give students some advice on how to do it well.certainly, suppose there are many new words and expressions, teachers deal with them firstly.after practicing listening, the ss are expected to learn some expressions about imagination. the topic is about what life will be like what life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years’ time.later let the students work in pairs.imagine you are two inventors and you have designed a new product, which you want to sell.first, you need to decide on your product.it can be anything that people might find useful in the future.it might save them time, make work easier or help in communication.second, you will have to explain to the class exactly how your product works.it can use any branch of science.third, you need to show that people will be willing to use it.
three dimensional teaching aimsknowledge aimslet the ss know about some wonderful imagination.get the ss to learn how to express imagination.ability aimstrain the students’ speaking ability by describing, talking and discussion.train the students’ listening ability.develop the students’ imagination ability.emotional aimstrain the students’ ability to cooperate with others.develop the students’ imagination ability.
teaching procedurestep 1 greetingt: hello, boys and girls.ss: hello, miss wang.step 2 revisiont: today we will begin our lesson with a competition between groups.in the last period, we learnt about an e-mail written by li qiang.now, please say something that you know about it.if you offer a complete sentence, you will be given ten marks.your group will be given twenty marks when your expression is especially beautiful.s: li qiang paid a visit to the future in ad3005.s: he felt very nervous at first, but he felt much better after eating green tablets.s: he arrived on the earth in one thousand years by capsule.ss: ...(the teacher should encourage more students to join in the competition.at the end of the competition, the teacher should announce the result of this competition.praise the winner and encourage the losers.)step 3 listening(on page 23)task 1 pre-listeningt: let’s read the following phrases together.space creatures, living on another planet, new discoveries in space, why a space station spins, how to get water on mars, comets, houses in a town on mars, martian creatures, atmosphere and gravity
possible area to sell quilts?why?london, ukhumid all year roundtoronto, canadavery cold, dry winterscape town, south africahot, dry summersmombasa, kenyahot, humid summersyakutat, north usavery cold, humid winters(if the students have some difficulty, let them listen to the tape a third time.then give them about three minutes to consider and discuss with their partners.finally check the answers and exchange their opinion.)step 5 speakingtask 1 lead-int: boys and girls, are you sure what will happen to you tomorrow?s: no.no one knows what will happen tomorrow.t: i agree with you.when we express what will happen, what expressions do we often use?s: is it possible that...?s: suppose that...t: good.we often use them to express our imagination.besides those, we also use the following: i wonder if...do you imagine that...?i wonder if...is it likely/unlikely that...? do you suppose that...?perhaps/maybe/possibly...mostly likely...probably...task 2 practicet: now please use these expressions to list some questions about what life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years’ time.then exchange your questions with your partner.after that, get together with another pair and answer their questions and ask them your questions.four students make up a group.by asking and answering, you four choose the best questions and answers.finally each group will choose a representative to give a talk to the class.task 3 talkingt: now let’s work in pairs.imagine you are two inventors and you have designed a new product, which you want to sell.first, you need to decide on your product.it can be anything that people might find useful in the future.it might save them time, make people’s work easier or help in communication.second, you will have to explain to the class exactly how your product works.it can use any branch of science.third, you need to show that people will be willing to use it.these descriptions of some imaginary products may help you.
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unit 3 life in the future
period 3 listening and speaking
useful expressions on discussing imaginationis it possible that...? suppose that... i wonder if...do you imagine that...? i wonder if...is it likely/unlikely that...? do you suppose that...?perhaps/maybe/possibly... mostly likely... probably...
research and activitiesread the following material about mars, and then write a passage about whether people in the future will be able to live on the mars.in the passage, you will be asked to present your opinion and try to persuade others to believe in your imagination.basic atmospheric datathe martian atmosphere is composed mainly of carbon dioxide (co2).it is very thin (less than 1 percent of the earth’s atmospheric pressure).evidence suggests that the atmosphere was much denser in the remote past and that water was once much more abundant at the surface.only small amounts of water are found in the lower atmosphere today, occasionally forming thin ice clouds at high altitudes and, in several localities, morning ice fogs.nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and the rare gases (neon, argon, krypton, and xenon) also are present in small quantities.
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exploring the planet marspeople on earth have always been interested in the planet mars.recently, that interest has increased because several successful spacecraft have been placed in orbit around mars.these include the american space agency’s mars global surveyor and mars odyssey and the european space agency’s mars express.
教学资源,完全免费,无须注册,天天更新!" type="#_x0000_t75">perhaps the most exciting event took place on january third.that is when the first of two mars exploration vehicles successfully landed on the red planet.the first lander is named“spirit”.it came to rest in an area of mars named gusev crater.millions of people used their computers to link with nasa’s internet web site to see photographs sent back by spirit.on january fifteenth, nasa scientists told spirit to use its six wheels to move off the landing device.it did this successfully and rolled on to the surface of mars.excited nasa officials said spirit was now ready to begin its task of exploring the surface of the red planet.
教学资源,完全免费,无须注册,天天更新!" type="#_x0000_t75">on january twentieth, scientists told the exploration rover to use one of its tools to study the soil near the rock.the next day, spirit began having problems.it answered radio signals, but it would not send back scientific information.nasa officials began to work to correct the problem with spirit’s computer.the part of the computer that stores information was not working correctly.on february 1st, nasa announced that spirit’s computer memory had been successfully repaired.it will begin scientific examinations of rocks later this week.
un calls for greater efforts to protect environmentu.n.secretary general kofi annan said that the theme of this year’s world environment day is connect with the world wide web of life, “a choice that reflects the need for every one of us to recognize our role in preserving our fragile planet and the ecosystems, resources and natural process that bind us all together.”“more than ever, life on earth requires of us a sense of universal responsibility—nation to nation, person to person, human to all other forms of life, ”he said.klaus toepfer, executive director of the u.n.environment program, said that the riches of the information age are being felt by everyone on earth, however, the world’s old problems are enduring and urgent, citing the looming threats of inequalities brought about by the forces of globalization, poverty, reduced food security, the intricate balance between population, resources and the environment, the challenge of sustainable development and the relationship of all these to the future of humanity and the environment.