1、Period 2 Function;Listening and SpeakingThe General Idea of This PeriodIn Function there is not so much to learn for the students in this period.However,as the students have trouble in knowing about some language phenomenon of subtle differences,it is rather difficult.So the role of the teacher in t
2、his period is to help the students to understand the differences between “a certain future” and “a prediction”.And the teacher will also have to help the students make sense of the ways of expressing “a certain future” as well as the subtle differences between them.It is suggested that the teacher s
3、hould deal with part as it is.In Listening and Speaking the speaking is very important,because it can prepare the students for the following listening.And it is equally important for the students to know some listening techniques.Teaching Important PointsEcourage the students to speak actively in cl
4、ass.Train the students listening skills.Explain to the students the differences between “a certain future” and “a prediction”.Teaching Difficult PointsHow to help the students improve their speaking ability.How to make them listen effectively.Make the students know more about the differences between
5、 “a certain future” and “a prediction”.Teaching MethodsExplanation to make the students know more about the differences between “a certain future” and “a prediction”.Discussion to help the students prepare for listening.Play the tape for them to train their listening skills.Teaching AidsA tape recor
6、der.Three Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge and SkillsTrain the students speaking ability.Make the students know more about the differences between “a certain future” and “a prediction”.Train the students listening ability.Process and StrategiesMake the students know more about how to express “a ce
7、rtain future” and “a prediction”.Feelings and ValuesEncourage the students to use their imagination to a full extent.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Greetings and revisionT:(Greet the whole class as usual.)Now lets have a dictation for the new words we learnt last class.concrete crime alternative for sure
8、 prediction risky resource run out rely on solar urban get rid of load arrest limit outdoors online command place order recreation charge free of charge flick switch surgery disability attachStep 2 FunctionT:Last class we read the City of the Future.The following is an extract from the City of the F
9、uture.Read it and then answer the questions.(Show the following on the screen.)What will the city of the future look like?No one knows for sure,and making predictions is a risky business.But one thing is certainthey are going to get bigger before they get smaller.1.Which sentence talks about a certa
10、in future?2.Which sentence talks about a prediction?(The students may discuss with their partners.)Suggested answers:1.The second sentence talks about a certain future(with the going to future).2.The first sentence talks about a prediction (with the will future).T:Now that you have known more about
11、the differences between a certain future and a prediction,lets do more exercises to consolidate it.A.We arrive in Beijing on Tuesday at eight in the evening. 1.an intentionB.We are visiting friends tonight. 2.a future which you can see nowC.Lookits going to rain. 3.a timetable D.Im going to study en
12、gineering at university. 4.an arrangement for the near futureE.I wont be here in twenty years. 5.a future time reference in a conditional sentence.F.These predictions will come true if technology continues to develop 6.a predictionSuggested answers:A-3,B-4,C-2,D-1,E-6,F-5More exercises are as follow
13、s:Underline the most appropriate form of the verb.1.No one knows what the world will be like/is going to be like in the future.2.What are you doing/are you going to do when you leave school?3.What time does the plane arrive/will the plane arrive?4.Look out!Were having/re going to have accident?5.I c
14、ant go out tonight,my cousin comes/is coming for dinner.6.Ill ring/m ringing you if I arrive early.7.My bother has decided.Hell study/s going to study urban planning.8.I think I go/ll go home now.(The teacher may ask the students to work in pairs and discuss their choices and then call back their an
15、swers.)Suggested answers:1.will be like 2.are you going to do 3.does the plane arrive 4.re going to have 5.is coming 6.ll ring 7.s going to study 8.ll goT:Now I think you may have a better understanding of how to make a prediction so next you shall try to write another prediction for the city of the
16、 future.This is your homework for today.Step 3 Listening and speakingT:I know some of you like drawing.Now you may draw a picture of your future home.Pay attention to the following aspects:(Write the following on the blackboard.) size and number of rooms furniture technology(The teacher may give the
17、 students a few minutes for them to draw their pictures.) T:Well done!Now lets go to an architect and listen to him talking about the home of the future.After listening please answer the following questions.(Show the following form on the screen.)1.He describes what houses will look like in _years t
18、ime.A.twenty B.thirty C.forty2.He thinks houses in the future will be different_.A.outside B.inside C.outside and inside3.Houses will have _which move.A.floors B.ceilings C.walls4.The most important room will be the_.A.bathroom B.kitchen C.living room5.The _will be bigger.A.bathroom B.dining room C.
19、toilet 6.The house will be controlled by a_.A.computer B.robot C.telescreen7.If machines are “smart”,they are_.A.clean B.invisible C.clever8.The architect is _optimistic about the effect of the house on the environment.A.not every B.not very C.verySuggested answers:1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.CT:N
20、ow listen again and check your answers to Activity 2.(The teacher play the tape one more time.)T:Now work in pairs and try to remember what the architect says about the following:(Show the following on the screen.)1.What could happen to the dining room and the living room?2.How the switch on the lig
21、hts?3.What the toilet will be able to do?4.What the dishwasher will be able to do?Suggested answers:1.They will disappear.2.The computer will do it.3.It will move higher or lower depending on who uses it.4.It will wash the dishes without water.T:Just now the architect told us something about our fut
22、ure home.Through his description he unfolded for us a beautiful picture of the future home.Now would you like to describe your own future house using your imagination?The following questions may be of great help for you.(Show the following on the screen.)How big will it be?What will it be made of/fr
23、om?Which rooms will be most important?What new technology will it have?How environment-friendly will it be?(Ask the students first to discuss within groups and then ask some representatives to report to the whole class.)Step 4 ConsolidationT:Boys and girls,now that we have learned so many new words,
24、would you please use the words learned to complete the sentences below?(Show the following on the screen.)alternative aluminum concrete rubber arrest disability steel resource solar recreation clinic recycle urban operation1.Nowadays _is used to make windows and doors because it is light and strong.
25、2.We use a lot of _to build roads and bridges.3.Police should have enough proof before they _a criminal.4.It is bad manners to laugh at people with_.5.We all know that China is a country which has rich natural_.6.You should not work all the time.You need some _besides work.7.Many waste materials can
26、 be _to save energy.8.He is badly ill and needs an _immediately.9.It seems that more young people are interested in _life rather than the life in the countryside.10.Using _energy is one of the ways to protect the environment.Suggested answers:1.aluminum 2.concrete 3.arrest 4.disabilities 5.resources
27、 6.recreation 7.recycled 8.operation 9.urban 10.solarStep 5 Summary and homeworkT:This class first we learned about the ways to talk about the future.Through the learning of this part most of us have mastered the differences between “a certain future” and “a prediction”.Besides,we trained our abilit
28、ies of speaking and listening.After class please write a description of your future home.So much for today!Good-bye!The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 2 Life in the FutureThe second periodSize and number of rooms furniture technologyRecord after Teaching_Activities and ResearchMake a sh
29、ow of designs of houses for the future entitled “My dream house”. Steps:1.Collect designs of houses for the future from different groups that were formed for the discussion of designing houses for the future.2.Form a class committee to comment on the designs and choose good designs whose number shou
30、ld be big enough for a show in the class.3.Put up designs on the wall,trying to make the show beautiful.The show can include a few short passages describing their ideal houses for the future.Reference for TeachingLearning Tips听力的解题技巧解题时间紧、任务重、难度大,这就要求学生不仅有扎实的听力基础,较强的听力能力,丰富的语言知识,还要具有敏捷的反应速度和正确的解题方法解
31、题对策,应试技巧,以巧取胜。总的说来,要注意以下技巧的培养：1.关注所给题干,做好听前预测利用听录音前的时间,迅速地捕捉每个小题题干选项所提供的信息,预测短文或对话可能涉及的内容,这样听录音材料时就有的放矢,有所侧重,提高答题的准确率。但也看实际情况,针对不同题型、不同长度的选择题来把握听前的预测方向。听时注意的 wh-项目（who,what,when,where,why,how,how long,how soon,how much,how many,which）等方面的信息。2.抓关键词和主题句例:NMET 2000,12Who are the two speakers?A.A man an
32、d his wife.B.A man and his sister.C.A man and his girlfriend.如果我们在听时能抓住听懂所在材料中的这样一句话:Its quite unlike when we were first married.若能抓住 married 这样的关键词,便能选出 A项。但听的过程中也要顾及全局,不要过于偏重于某一词或某一句,造成一叶障目,不见泰山。3.脑记与笔记相结合。这对于做第二节(较长对话和独白 )的题尤为重要。笔记的技巧可分为以下三种:1）提纲挈领,记主题句。听录音时记下含信息量多的句子或关键词或词组,按照原文信息逐一记录。其特点是条理分明、全
33、面,有利于对全文的记忆和理解。2）利用缩写词和符号。做笔记时充分利用缩写词和符号,可以大大提高笔记的速度。缩写词表示的范围很广,如人名、地名、月份、星期等。代用符号也很多。如:？question;=is like, the same :Not equal, is not like,different;e.g.for example;greater than; less than;because; so;学生应在日常学习中掌握缩写词。3）自造缩写词。对一些词采取自己认可的简略形式,也是行之有效的速记方式。4.没听懂时的对策。听力考试不同于其他的考试类型,考试信息一读而逝,”从不为谁停留”。尤其是第一节,虽然是简短对话,但仅读一遍。所以一定要有充分的心理准备,某些地方听不懂是很正常的,而且没有什么思考的余地,所以要学会放弃,不可紧张。否则会影响做下面试题的情绪。
