新视野大学英语(4)

Unit 4

I. Section A: The Telecommunications Revolution

1. Teaching Objectives: ? To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns ? To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing ? To improve Ss reading skills by studying section B To respond and cooperate with classmates willingly ? To participate actively

To read sentences and texts with proper intonation ? To write smoothly and legibly

2.Time Allotment: Section A (3 periods):

1st---2nd period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)

While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions;

difficult sentences)

rd

3period: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)

Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises) 4th periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);

T checks on Ss‘ home reading by asking questions based on the passage. T explains some difficult sentences

Section B(1period):

3.Teaching Procedures:

3.1 Pre-reading Activities

Step 1 Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual. Step 2. Review

1. Ask students some questions to review the last lesson（show them on the screen）.

2. Check the homework（made a survey about telecommunication, the information revolution and the information superhighway by surfing the Internet or reading relevant materials ）;

Purposes

1. To develop Ss‘ online learning ability

2. To improve Ss‘ ability to retrieve the relevant information 3. To stimulate Ss‘ psychomotor thinking

4. To arouse Ss‘ interest in learning the unit

Method: Talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, and audiolingual method.

Step 3. Lead-in and preparation for reading

1. Why do some ―deaf and dumb‖ places need to build up-to-date telecommunications? 2. What advantages will modern communications bring to China and Vietnam? 3. What is problem with Russia?

4. What is the situation like in China?

5. Why dose Shanghai plan to build telecommunications networks? 6. How about Hungary?

7. How about Latin America? 8. How about Thailand? 9. How about Vietnam? Backgronf information:

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is an umbrella term that covers all advanced technologies in manipulating and communicating information. The term is sometimes used in preference to Information Technology (IT), particularly on these two communities: education and government. The common usage ICT is

synonymous assumed the fact that IT or ICT encompasses all mediums, to record information (magnetic disk/tape, optical disks (CD/DVD), flash memory etc. and arguably also paper records); technology for broadcasting information - radio, television; and technology for communicating through voice and sound or images - microphone, camera, loudspeaker, telephone to cellular phones. It includes the wide varieties of computing hardware (PCs, servers, mainframes, networked storage). Rapidly it develops personal hardware market the comprises mobile phones, personal devices, (MP3, MP4, MP5 and MP6) players, and so much more. The full gamut of this application software, from the smallest home-developed spreadsheet to the largest enterprise packages and online software services; and the hardware and software needed to operate networks for transmission of information, again ranging from a home network to the largest global private networks operated by major commercial enterprises and, of course, the Internet. Thus, \broadcasting and wireless mobile telecommunications are included.

Method: Use the CAI, PPT software and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, audio-visual method and audiolingual method.

Step 4. Fast reading

Ask the Ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and to answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.

Text structure: ( structured writing )

Purpose: Improve the students‘ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.

Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.

Text Structure Analysis

Introduction → question → sample solutions → conclusion

Part I (Paras.1-2 ):Introduction: the advantages of telecommunications technologies.

Part II (Para. 3 ): Question: How fast to develop telecommunications technologies in developing countries?

Part III (Paras.4-10) Sample solutions: Six countries and regions are working hard to realize telecommunications transformation.

Part IV (Para. 11): Conclusion: Developing countries can catch up with Americans and Western Europeans if they persist.

Step 5. Preparation for details of the text on the screen

Ss are required to look at the words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class. Words and Phrases:

Purpose: Train the Ss‘ ability of understanding and using foreign language.

Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.

4) condense

Steam condenses into water into water when it cools. 蒸汽冷却时凝结为水。 The ariticle was condensed into just two pages. 这篇文章被减缩成两页。 2）intensive

make an intensive study of sth. 对某事进行深入的研究

intensive reading 精读

intensive farming 细耕农业, 集约农业 3) be stuck with

I was stuck with him for the whole journey. 整个路上我一直没能摆脱他。 14) A matter of sth

I can‘t say which movie is best ---- it‘s a matter of personal taste. 15) Weigh

You must wiegh up the pros and cons. 你必须权衡利弊。

I weighed the benefits of plan against the risks involved. 我认真地考虑了这个计划的优点和有关的风险。 16) disposal

The safe disposal of nuclear waste is a major problem. at one’s disposal 供任意使用 17) persist

persist in the study of English 坚持学习英语

On the top of very high montains snow persists thronghout the year. 高山顶上, 积雪终年不化。

3.2 While-reading Activities

Step 6. Intensive reading

1. It may take a decade for many countries in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe to improve transportation, power supplies, and other utilities.

It takes+(sb.) + 时间/条件 + to do 需要花费??做

It would take a strong man lift that weight. 身强力壮的人才能举得起那么重的东西。

2. Still, there is little dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers. there is little dispute that… 毋庸争辩的是??

There is little dispute that advanced knowledge can lend wings to their rise in life. 毋庸争辩的是, 先进的知识将给他们的腾飞插上翅膀。

3. That’s partly because Latin American customers talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America.

… times as … as … 是??的??倍

This book is three times as long as the length of that one.

Typical patterns:

Purpose: Further understand the text （Train further reading ability） to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.

Method: Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.

3.3 Post-reading Activities Step7. Consolidation

Retell the passage according to the topic sentences.

Purpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the text structure on the screen, so that they can retell it easily.

Method: Read the text structure together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.

Step 8. Discussion

Show a movie clip about the life living broad and ask the Ss the following questions: Purpose: To present a real situation To grasp the main idea

To consolidate language points

To fossilize the way of structured writing

Method: Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach,

communicative approach, audiolingual method, Audio-visual Method and total physical response method.

Step 9. Assignment

Review the key points of Section A Finish the exercises after class Finish online homework Preview Section B

Step 10. Assessment

Write a composition of comparision.

T checks if Ss have done the after-text exercises in their spare time and discuss some common errors that crop up.

Writing: Topic: travel by air vs. travel by train

Pre-view Section B

II. Section B The Information Superhighway

Teaching Procedures:

1. Reading Skills

Reading for the main Idea in a paragraph

Every paragraph has a main idea which is the most important information the author wants you to know about the concept of that paragraph.

Purpose: Introduce the reading skill to the Ss and improve their reading abilities.

Method: Use multimedia instruction and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading

approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.

T explains the reading skill.

Ss practise the skill by doing the exercise on page 97-100.

2. Passage Reading

2.1 Lead-in and preparation for reading 2.2 Comprehension Questions

Read the passage as quickly as they can. and ask the Ss to find the key idea in sentences and answer the questions show on the screen:

Para.1-3

1. What kind of benefits will the information superhighway bring to us? Para.5-6

2. What does the superhighway refer to ? 3. What is the transmission of data compared to ? Para7-9

4. What advantages does the superhighway have over the internet according to the text ? Para.10-15

5. What is the peoblem of the development of information superhighway in the US? 6. Why do the poor people need to have access to high technology? Para.16

7. What is the conclusion of the writer?

2.3 Difficult Sentences

1. The superhighway refers to the union of today‘s broadcasting, cable, video, telephone, and computer and semiconductor industries into one large all-connected industry.

…refer to… ……指的是……

The term ―arts‖ usually refers to humanities and social sciences. ―文科‖这个词通常指人文和社会科学。 2. …—hence, the information superhighway.

He‘s an extremely private person; hence his reluctance to give interviews. 他是一个很孤僻的人，因此不愿意接受采访。

2.4 Key Words and Expressions Sign up differ on/about transmit specialize in come up with Crucial fall behind insure take steps to do sth

3. Assignment Timed reading

Speed Reading unit 4

Do the exercises about vocabulary and phrases Ss learnt in unit 4. Comprehensive exercise

T checks on Ss‘ exercises on pages 89-96.

T checks on Ss‘ home reading ( Extensive Reading ). T asks Ss to prepare the next unit.

Purpose: To know if students master the vocabulary and phrases in this class. Method: Use task-based method.

Unit 5

I. Section A: Choose to Be Alone on Purpose

1. Teaching Objectives: ? ? ? ?

To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing To improve Ss reading skills by studying section B To respond and cooperate with classmates willingly To participate actively

To read sentences and texts with proper intonation ?

To write smoothly and legibly

2. Time Allotment: Section A (3 periods):

Pre-reading activities——theme-related questions for warming up

While-reading activities——cultural notes; useful words and expressions; difficult sentences

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