unit 9 techonlogy
3rd period
sub topic: life in a technological era
focus reading
tasks 1. story sharing
2.a project design a new model of cell phone
teaching aims: 1. to have a general understanding of how technology has changed the way people live
2.to get a rough idea of the present continuous passive voice
words and images are being sent throughout the world.
they are being used as cameras and radios, and to sent e-mail or surf the internet.
new functions are being added to the phones….
moral focus: love & caring
teaching aids: a tape recorder, a reading cassette , the multimedia teaching system etc.
teaching procedures:
step one warming up
step two story sharing
share the caring stories hailed by technology comment on such storiesstep three presentation
comments on the great impact brought by technology and life in a technological time discuss these questions with a partner before reading have you ever used a cell phone? do any of your classmates have cell phones? how is the way we live today different from life in the past? how have inventions and new technology changed our way of life? why are things like cell phones, computers and tv so popular? what invention do you think is the most important in the human history?step four pre-reading
7. predicting
8.scanning
which country does the girl in the passage come from? how do you know? what is the other example that is being used to support the idea? step five reading
9. read the first paragraph and answer the following questions
an outline of the text
wang mei is an example of chinese teenagers who have cell phones. cell phones can be used for many things.for example:__________________________________________
cell phones also cause problems. in school___________________________________ at home____________________________________ there are several reasons why teenagers like cell phones.1)__________________________________________
2)__________________________________________
3)__________________________________________
step six post-reading
answer the following questions. why do some schools not let students use cell phones? do you agree? why do teenagers like cell phones so much? wang mei says that cell phones are the most useful inventions ever. do you agree? which invention do you think is the most useful? why? what does the title “life on the go” mean? what is the writer’s attitude toward this problem? how do you know? step seven an activity
12.find out how many students have phones in the class
13.interview one of them and find out what his or her phone is like. these questions may help you do the interview
what type of phone do you have?
when and where did you buy it?
who gave you the financial support?
why do you want to have a phone?
what is your parents’ attitude?…..
14.describe the phone and explain the reasons to the whole class
step eight a project
15.design your own cell phone. you work for a company that makes cell phones. your manager wants you to design a new model to increase the sales among chinese high school students. work in groups and draw your model in the box below.
a new model
16.advertise your model
these questions may help you do the job
17.find out the market’s reaction and revise the design.
18. let the students make their own choices with reasons available
19.revise the design and submit it to your manager.
20. investigate the teaching and living facilities provided by the school
21. list things that are already provided and still needed
classroom facilities
items needed
dormitory facilities
items needed
dwell on the great function of the facilities provided
23 give acceptable reasons why more new items are needed