1、Unit1 Living with technologyWord powerTeaching aims:1. students will be able to recognize words related to electrical and electronic goods;2. students will be able to use these words to complete a short passage and write their own;3. students will be able to be more creative to discuss their dream g
2、oods;4. students will be able to know some effective ways to learn vocabulary.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Revision of ReadingA. Fill in the blanks with proper words1. MP4 is s_ to MP3 in many aspects.2. The clock has stopped! Did you remember to w_ it?3. New technology is being a_ to almost every ind
3、ustrial process.4. I read a r_ of the years sport events in the last issue of this magazine5. The workers on strike are d_ better pay.6. A c_ is someone who buys and uses products and services.7. He shows a high d_ of skill in his work.8. Fast-food restaurants are s_ up all over town.9. The company
4、hopes to l_ the new drug by next October.10. Best Buy sells various kinds of e_ appliances, such as washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.11. S_ are a series of light waves, sound waves etc that carry an image, sound, or message, for example in radio or television.12. I got an e_ sh
5、ock from that faulty light switch.Keys:superior, wind, applied, review, demanding, customer, degree, springing, launch, electrical, signals, electricB. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of verb1. Regular public broadcasting followed shortly after, first _ (begin) on 11 May 1928 in New York.2. Th
6、ey could record and play sounds on a tape _(wind) around a round object.3. A mini CD player can record music and is very easy to carry, _ (be) very small, as the name “mini” indicates.4. A lot of his time was spent _ (review) his lessons for the coming tests.5. The new technology _ (apply) to almost
7、 every industrial process. 6. I _ (introduce) to the American literature in Mr. Kolinskys class at college.7. The workers on strike demanded their working conditions _ (improve).keys:beginning, wound, being, reviewing, is applied, was introduced, (should) be improvedC. Translate the following senten
8、ces into English 有些人认为数字电视比卫星电视好，因为传输同样的图像时数字电视的画面比以前更清 晰。 他们买下了这项专利，并把这项技术用于发明晶体管收音机。 在随后几年里，更多的 CD唱片面市，人们对 CD唱片的需求量逐渐超过了 LP唱片。 如此受欢迎，各大公司便开始用播放器来占领便携式音乐播放器市场。Keys:Some people consider digital TV to be superior to satellite TV because it allows the same services to be delivered with clearer picture
9、s than before.They bought the patent and applied the technology to create the transistor radio.In the following years, more CD recordings became available, and gradually people were demanding more CDs than LPs.The popularity of MP3 increased to such a degree that major corporations are taking over t
10、he portable music player market with MP3 players.Step 2 Match the words with their picturesMP3 player, video camera, digital camera, electronic dictionary, mobile phone, refrigerator, microwave oven, electric rice cooker, electric wok, vacuum cleanerStep 3 Meet the new wordsRead about Su Meis first
11、day in a big department store on Page 6 and answer some questions.1. How many sections do they have there?2. What are goods in electronic section for?3. Why does Su Mei has to study different manuals?4. What are audio devices?5. What are household appliances for?Step 4 Use the wordsSu Mei is at home
12、 talking with her family about her first day in the department store.1. Complete Part C.2. Complete Part D.Step 5 Write with the new wordsIf you were allowed only three electrical and electronic goods in your daily life, what would you choose? Why?Discuss with your partner first, then write an essay.Step 6 Homework1. Preview Page 8-9.2. Complete C1, C2 on Page 104.
