1、Unit1 Living with technologyProject 1Teaching aims:1. students will be able to use what theyve learned in this unit to complete a project;2. students will be able to learn how to make a list of advantages and disadvantages of some modern electronic devices.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Presentation of
2、homeworkRead your email on P11 to your partner.Step 2 Lead inRead To phone or not to phone?on P14What information have you got from this newspaper article?Step 3 Reading for gist1. Does the author present a balanced view of the use of the phone?2. What is the authors attitude toward it? Find out som
3、e sentences to support your answer.Step 4 Building up your vocabulary Guess the meaning of the following words from the context. 1. conventional way of life 2. reject cars 3. oppose having telephones 4. have a valid point 5. More problems arise 6. these relationships are always shallow 7. rid oursel
4、ves of modern technology Step 5 Reading for details About the Amish 1. How are the Amish different from regular people? 2. What do they value above all else? 3. What does the author think of them?About the use of the telephone1. What are the drawbacks of the telephone according to the author?2. How
5、does the author defend the Amishs point about the use of the telephone?3. Why does the author think using the mobile phone for text message is the worst?4. What does the author suggest at the end of the passage?5. What is the tone of the last sentence?A. Hopeful. B. Humorous. C. Depressed.Step 6 Get
6、ting to know the authors craft1. Write the outline of the passage.Part 1(Para1-2) Introduction to the Amish way of lifePart 2(Para3-6) Disadvantages of the telephonePart 3(Para7-8) Possible solutions2. Do you find the author convincing in presenting his ideas? Why / Why not?Step 7 Difficult sentence
7、s to understand 1. Which is more of a friend: someone you often talk to over the phone, or someone you often talk to face to face? 2. There is something important about being and sharing a life together that cannot be found over a telephone wire. 3. For example, no matter what the circumstances, whe
8、n the phone rings, everything stops so that the call can be answered. 4. the phone always seems to be ringing, destroying whatever peace you might have. 5. Meanwhile, real relationships are often sacrificed, and whatever personal peace one has is destroyed whenever the phone rings. 6. The Amish reje
9、ct cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together. 7. When asked later what the call was about, your friend always answers, “Oh, nothing really.” 8. While these messages always seem important at the time, most people cannot really remember them the next day. Step 7 Summarize the passage within 150 wordsPara1 Introduction to the Amish way of lifePara 2 Disadvantages of the telephonePara3 Possible solutionsStep 8 Homework1. Finish the summary.2. Review the passage and underline important phrases.Preview P15 B.3.
