1、Unit 3 Life in the FutureTeaching Goals:Topic: 1. Predicting the good and bad changes in the future.2. imagine the alien creatures.Useful expressions:take up 拿起;接受;开始;继续 remindof 使回想起或意识到lose sight of 不再看见 catch sight of 瞥见sweep up 打扫；横扫 speed up 加速 assist in 帮助; 援助;协助Sentence structures:I still can
2、not believe that I am taking up my prize that was won last year.Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.Soon I was back on my feet again and followed him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.D
3、escribed as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earths gravity. a table and chair rose from under the floor as if by magic.Grammar:1.过去分词作定语（The past participle as the attribute）I followed him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.Tomorrow you wil
4、l be ready for some visits organized by computer.2.过去分词作状语（The past participle as the adverbial）Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.Period 1Teaching Aims: 1. Learn some new words and expressions.2. Hel
5、p the students to talk about life in the past, at present and in the future. 3. Enable the students to describe the life in the past, at present and in the future.Difficult and Important Points:Compare life in the past, at present and in the futureWhat is life in the future like? What changes will t
6、ake place?Teaching Methods:1. First and careful reading,2. Asking and answering question activity3. Individual, Pair work 表示 “压倒,受不了” 时, 常用被动语态;be overcome with “之极, 极为 ” He overcame the bad habit of smoking.Well overcome the difficulty when we got to it.The child was overcome by weariness and slept
7、.My mother was overcome with grief.Reading 1. I still cant believe that I am taking up my prize that was won last year.Take up 开始从事，选修, 占用, 吸收When does the manager take up his job?he took up art in collegeHe decided to take up photography as his career.This table takes up too much room.Plants take u
8、p water.take 的词组take off 脱下, 起飞 take over 接管 take to 喜欢上， 对产生好感 Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _ most of her dayA. takes up B. makes up C. saves up D. puts up2.I have to constantly rub my eyes to remind myself that I have traveled to the year AD3005我得不断擦拭自己的眼睛来提醒自己， 我已到了公元
9、 3005 年remind: to make someone remember something that they must do这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切。remind sb of sth 提醒某人 , 使某人想起 In case I forget, please remind me of it.The film reminded him of what he had seen in China.remind sb to do sth Please remind me to write to my Mum.remind sb that/ where/how May I remi
10、nd you that we agreed to start at 10:00? constantly adv. 经常地,不断地 The area was constantly hit by drought.3. As a result, I suffered from time lag”As a result: because of something that has happened 结果，由于 的结果e.g He worked hard, and as a result, he got promoted quickly.V.S. as a result of He was late a
11、s a result of snow.result from His failure resulted from not working hard enough.result in The accident resulted in his death. Suffer from: to experience 患有 为所苦。he suffer from headache.发散思维： suffering n. 痛苦，劳苦 sufferance n.容忍， 忍耐4. This is similar to the “Jet lag” you get from flying. Bit instead it
12、 means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.这种病有些像乘喷气式飞机高速飞行时所引起的时差反应那样， 所不同是是， 它意味着你的脑海里不停地从以前的时间断地直往回闪去a. similar / be similar to: 与 相似A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.发散思维： similarity n. 类似，相似 similarly: adv 相似地， 同样地b. Keep doing something: 继续做某事It kept raining f
13、or a weekc. flashback : 闪回， 倒叙The event in his happy family life are shown in flashback.d. previous adj. 先前的, 以前的He was there on the previous day.He has had no previous experience of this kind of job.5. Well-known for their expertise, his parents company, called “ Future Tours”a. 过去分词 known 作原因状语,相当
14、于一个由 as 引导的原因状语从句 As it was well-known forb. be known for 因出名 be known to为所熟知 be known as作为出名6. At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.a. surroundings n.(常用 pl.形式,谓语用复数) 周围事物,环境 This hospital is in beautiful surroundings.The surroundings are very satisfactory.V.S. surrounding adj. 周
15、围的His death made top news in the surrounding countryside.b. tolerate vt. 宽容, 忍受Our teacher wont tolerate any cheat in the exams.7. Hit by a lack of fresh airlack vt.压。出版业；新闻界；例如：Flatten the dough with a press of the hand. 用手把生面团压平。the University Press 大学出版社 The power of the press is very great. 新闻界的
16、力量非常.10. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation , adjustment: The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted.He made adjustment to the machine.11. sight n. 视力；视野；情景，景象。例如： He has good/ poor (eye)sight 他视力好/ 差。 She lost her sight.她眼睛瞎了。Keep out of my sight.不要让我看到你
17、。I watched him until he disappeared from sight in the distance.我望着他直到他消失在远方。The sunset is a beautiful sight. 落日是很美的景象。常见的短语： be in sight 看得见；come in sight 进入视线；out of sight 不被看到；lose sight of看不见.了；catch/ get/ have (a) sight of发现, 看出；at first sight 乍一看。12.he was swept up into the center of them and m
18、y link with him was broken as I was carried up to top of a high building nearby.Sweep up:本意是打扫， 清扫，经常引申为“横扫， 掠过”等意思The leaves were swept up into the air by the wind13. as if /though 好象，仿佛，似乎；一般引导表语从句和状语从句。从句中的动词有时要用虚拟语气。例如：It looks as if it is going to rain. 看起来天要下雨了。You look as if you didnt care. 你
19、看来一点也不介意似的。She walked as though she was/were floating on air. 她走路的样子像是在空中漂浮。Tom stared at h his father as though he had never seen him before. 汤姆盯着他父亲仿佛从来都没见过他似的。as if 常可引导省略的状语从句。例如：He glanced about as if （he was） in search of something. 他扫视着四周，像是在找什么东西似的。The lad started, as if (he was) awakened fr
20、om some dream. 那小伙惊跳了起来，仿佛从梦中惊醒过来。He paused, as if (he was going ) to let the painful memories pass. 他停下来，仿佛要让这痛苦的回忆过去。14. Wang Pings mother appeared, flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic. 王平的妈妈出现了， 电脑荧屏上的开头闪了一下， 于是一个桌子和几把椅子就像变魔术般的从地板
21、下面升了起来switch : n. 开关 where is the light switch?vi. 转换， 改变：he got tired of teaching and switched to writing stories开放思维： switch off 把关掉， 不听， 不理睬switch on: 接通， 把开关打开Switch out: 关上As if by magic= like magicHe jumped so high as if by magicmagical: adj 魔力的， 不可思议的Magically adv 迷人地， 不可思议地 magician n:魔术师15.
22、 You may find it difficult as this is your first time travel trip当你第一次做这样的时间旅行时， 可能会感到有些困难Find it difficult: 结构为 “ find+宾语+宾补”宾补可以是形容词， 不定式， 动名词， 从句I found him to be much younger than I expectedDo you find him very bright?I find it hard to talk with himI find it very easy to learn English well.16. s
23、lide into “不知不觉地陷入”The car slid into the ditch.Using Language 1. consider vt. a. 考虑 后可跟 动名词, 名词, 从句, 也可跟 how, what 等引导的不定式He is considering a suggestion.I am considering going abroad.You have to consider what o do next.b. 认为 结构有: consider as/ to be e.g. I consider it (to be/ as) a great honor.consid
24、er to have done e.g. We all consider him to have acted disgracefully.consider + that 从句 e.g. We considered that the driver is not to blame.2. instant n. /adj. 瞬息, 霎时The telegram asked for an instant reply.We have a Kodak instant camera.There was not an instant that we could afford to lose.3. swallow
25、 vi. 6-11AAAGrammarpast participle used as adverbial and attributeComplete the following sentences with the words given, using their proper forms.1, I like reading the novels_ (write) by him2. The girl _(write) a letter is my cousin3. There is something wrong with my bike and I have to get it _(repa
26、ir).4.He spoke loudly in order to make himself _ (hear)Sentence patternsWorried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few daysAs I was worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few daysWell known for their expertise, his parents company named “future tours” transported me s
27、afely into the future in a time capsule.His parents company was well known for their expertise 3. Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh airWhen I was confused by the new surrounding, I wasArriving home, he showed me into a large bright, clean room.When he is arriving home,
28、 he showed me intoExhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleepAs I was exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.过去分词作状语，意义上相当于状语从句， 表示时间， 条件，原因， 伴随状况等Whenever praised, he blushed United, we stand, divided, we fall Written in a hurry, the book is full of errorsAlthough born in Germany, John
29、 lives and works in U.S.APAGE 20, EX 21. Frightened by the loud noise, I went to see what was happening.2. Hit by the lack of fresh air, he got a bad headache,3. Tired after the long journey, I still enjoyed meeting the aliens on the space station4. Frightened by the noise outside, the little girl d
30、ared not sleep in her bedroom.5. Built in 1910, the museum is almost 100 years old.6. Given some advice by the famous scientist, the student was not worried about his scientific experiment any more.Pick out two more sentences from the reading with pp used as the attribute.1. His parents company name
31、d “future tours” transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.2. Tomorrow you will be ready for some visits organized by the company3. He became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera.Ex 41.Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer called Li Qiang2.I
32、am going to buy a painting copied from Vincent van Gogh3.I like that old private house built of wood and mud4.The room connected to the rest fot he house by a long passage is completely empty5. The queen was sitting in a royal carriage drawn by four horses.6. The vehicle mentioned in the book is unk
33、nown to me 7. The castle built in 1432 is under repairPage Ex1 1.Well-known for his books about South, JM Coetzee won the Booker Prize2.A princess once owned a magical chair made of gold and silver3.On his birthday he received a mysterious present wrapped in gold silver4. Interrupted by the bell, he
34、 was unable to finish his speech5. Awakened by a noise at midnight, she saw a thief in her room6.Supposed to be locked, this door is now wide open and the room is empty.Ex 2.CalledEndangered pointed Known FallenSupported TerrifiedThe 5th PeriodTeaching Aims: Improve the students reading skills.Learn
35、 something about I have seem amazing thingsDifficult and Important Points:1)Reading Comprehension 2) write a report Teaching Methods:Comparative methodTeaching Procedures:Step1 extensive reading Name of creature Mu-mu DimpodsSize Tall and thin Smallappearance Black and white face, a pointed head, sh
36、ell-covered legLike a little catcolour Black and white face Blue or purplepersonality Very friendly Interesting and livelyNumbers of arms Six Too many to tellNumbers of legs One long legcovered by shellTo many to tellHow it moves Slowly and from side to sideSkip around fastvoice Whisper shoutFood Mi
37、xture of carrot juice and cocoaLemonade with herbsStep2 group workCreate a new alien and fill in the blanks then draw it out Name of creature ModdockSize Small child when grownAppearance Very large nose and hairy bodyColor greyPersonality Slow and shy but friendly once approachedNumber of arms SixNu
38、mber of legs sixHow it moves Rolls over and over like a ballVoice Uses sign languagefood oilWith your partner, draw a picture of your alien. Then write a description based on your drawing and the notes in the chart.Step 3 extensive reading 2 Rising to a challengeParagraph 1Silver adventure:Advantage
39、s:Paragraph 2:Problem existed in the past:_Now solved by_What can Saturation City provide?Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Paragraph 5:_Teaching proceduresStep 1 Revision1 Check the homework exercises.2 Ask the Ss a few random questions to revise future time and introduce the topic of the unit. For example
40、: What lessons do you have this afternoon / tomorrow? Are you going to do anything special this evening? What do you think the weather will be like tomorrow? What are you going to do on Saturday evening? Are you planning to do anything on Sunday?Step 2 PresentationS. Ask questions about the picture
41、(in PPT.), and get Ss to tell you what they think is happening. Teach the new words majority, goods, industry. Read the introduction aloud.Step 3 ReadingSay Now read the dialogue silently and find out this information: What is being planned at this company? Allow the Ss a few moments to carry out th
42、e task. Check the answer. (A new factory may be built.) See if the Ss can guess the meaning of out of work.Step 4 DialoguePlay the tape of the dialogue for the Ss to listen and follow. Go through the dialogue briefly and make sure the Ss understand it. Ask questions like these: What are people at th
43、e company talking about? Who is going to make the decision? Why does the company need to build a new factory? What is the difficulty? Why do some people want the new factory to be built? Why are some people against the new factory? Explain that may have plans expresses uncertainty about the future.
44、Play the tape again. This time the Ss listen and repeat. Then let the Ss practice the dialogue in pairs. You may wish to ask one pair to act the scene in front of the class.Notes:a People have been talking of it a lot recently.:Note the Present Perfect Continuous Tense to express an activity which s
45、tarted in the past and is still continuing.b I simply dont know. = I honestly dont know.c Right now = At this momentd The problem is it. = Finding land for building the new factory is a problem ( i.e. difficult).e The majority of people = Most peoplef a number of people = quite a lot of peopleg out
46、of work = do not have jobsh But some people built on. = Some people do not want them to build a factory on good farm land. Note the structure not want something to be done.i I can see the problem. = I understand the problem.j is likely to happen = will probably happenk Its quite likely: Quite emphas
47、izes likely and increases the possibility.Step 5 PracticeDemonstrate how to make sentences from the table, and then get a few Ss to make example sentences. Then let the Ss do this exercise in pairs. At the end get Ss to write down 5 sentences from this table in their exercise books.Step 6 WorkbookAf
48、ter Ex. 1 is done orally, get the Ss to write the answers in their exercise books.Both Exx. 2 and 3 should be done in pairs first. Then check the answers with the class. Get Ss to translate the sentences into Chinese and ask them to think if they will be able to put them back into English. Pay attention to the sentence structures.When doing Ex. 4, warn the Ss not to do word for word translation. Special attention should be paid to the sentence
