LessonPlanof“FirstImpressions”(Module5Unit3LifeintheFuture)FengJingqi(WenzhouHighSchool)Teachingideology Thecurrenttheoryviewsreadingasaninteractiveprocess.Thisprocessdoesnotonlyinvolvetheprintedpagebutalsothereader’sgeneralknowledgeoftheworldandofthelanguage.Duringtheprocessofreading,allthesefactorsinteractwitheachotherandcompensateforeachother. Basedontheunderstandingofreadingasaninteractiveprocess,aninteractivemodelofteachingreadingshouldbeadoptedtohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingstrategiesandincreasetheirreadingefficiency. AccordingtothenewEnglishcurriculum,languageclassroomshouldbestudent-centered.Andtheircomprehensivelanguagecompetenceshouldbedevelopedbylisteningandspeakingactivitiesbeforeandafterreading.AnalysisoftheStudents AllthestudentstodayarefromGradeTwoinWenzhouNo.2HighSchool.TheyhavelearnedEnglishforover8-10yearsanddevelopedproperlanguageaccuracyandfluency.AsfarasIknow,teenagersareusuallymoreopentotheworld,andtheycanmasterthenewtechnologiesinaveryshorttime,soIthinktheywillbeinterestedintoday’stopic–LifeintheFuture.However,theymayhavedifficultyinsummarizingthemainideaoftheeachparagraphbecausethereisnotopicsentenceineachparagraph.Theyhavetosummarizebythemselves.Inaddition,inourtextbook,therearelotsofnewwordsandexpressions,soit’salsohardforstudentstounderstandandparaphrasetheminEnglish.Learningobjectives Afterthelesson,studentsareableto... 1)Understandthemeaningofthenewwordswiththehelpofpictures,suchasjetlag,swing,capsule,stewardess,tabletandsoon. 2)GuessthemeaningsofthenewexpressionsandparaphrasetheminEnglish,suchastakeupmyprize,remindmyselfconstantly,makenecessaryadjustmentto,etc; 3)Analyzethecharacteristicsoftheairquality,transportandhousesofthefuturelife; 4)Decidetheauthor’sattitudetothefuturelifeandstatethereasons; 5)Summarizethemainideaofeachparagraphandretellthestorybriefly; 6)BuilduptheconfidenceinspeakingEnglishinpublic.KeyPoint Studentsshouldbeabletounderstandwhatthelifeinthefuturelookslikeandfocusonthedifferencesbetweenthepresentlifeandthefuturelife.DifficultPoints It’sdifficultforstudents1)tosummarizethemainideaofeachparagraphsincethereisnotopicsentenceand2)toparaphrasethenewwordsandexpressionsinEnglish.TeachingFacility Themultimediasystem,blackboard,wirelessslideremoteTeachingmethod Three-StageReadingModel(Pre-Reading,While-Reading,andPost-Reading) Task-BasedLanguageTeaching(TBLT) CommunicativeApproachTeachingProcedures(40minutes)StagesActivitiesTeacher’sWordsPurposesPre-Reading(5min)VideoAppreciation“LifeintheFuture”Goodmorning,everyone!I’mFengJingqifromWenzhouHighSchool.Nicetomeetyou.Thankyouforbeingheretoday.First,let’senjoyaninterestingvideoaboutthelifeinthefuture.–Toarousestudents’interestintoday’stopicFreeTalkingIfyoucanliveforever,whatchangesdoyouexpecttoseeinyourlifein1000years’time?Exchangeyourideaswithyourdeskmate.Anybodywantstoshareyouridea?(Providepositivefeedbacktostudents’answers,usingcommentlikecreative,imaginative,abrilliantidea,etc.)–Toactivatetheschema–Toprovideachancetospeakthetargetlanguage–Tobuildupstudents’confidenceinspeakingTransition:Itseemsthatyouarequiteinterestedinthefuturelife.Sotodaylet’sreadapassageaboutit–FirstImpressions.While-

Reading(25min)FastReading1.Choosethecorrectanswerforthemainidea2.FindouthowthepassageisorganizedPleasereadthepassagequicklyandanswerthefollowingtwoquestions.Question1:mainidea.Questions2:ifyouthinkitsorderistime,underlinetimewordsinthepassage.Ifyouthinkitsorderisspace,thenunderlinewordsofplaces.Q:What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.LiQiang’sdreamofthelifeinthefutureB.WhatlifelookslikeinthefutureC.ThereasonwhyLiQiangwentintothefutureD.ThechangeoflifebetweennowandthefutureQ:Thispassageiswrittenintheorderof________.(time/space/importance)–Tocheckstudents’overallunderstandingofthepassage–TogetthemfullyunderstandtheorganizationofthepassageandreadyforthefollowingtasksTransition:Welldone.You’vegotthegeneralideasofthepassage.Nextlet’sreadthepassageindetails.DetailedReadingParagraph1:1.ParaphrasethenewphrasesinEnglish,suchastakeupmyprize,remindconstantly,keepgettingflashbacks;2.Understandthenewwordwiththehelpofpictures,suchasjetlag,tablet,capsule;3.AnalyzethefeelingwordsandgeneralizethemainideaPleasereadParagraph1andguesstheunderlinedphraseswithyourdeskmate.takingupthisprize:tomakeuseoftheprizesometimeafteryouwonitremindmyselfconstantly:remindmyselfallthetime,alwayskeepgettingflashbacks:keepthinkingaboutthepastHerearesomenewwords;Icanhelpyouunderstandwiththepictures.jetlag,greentablet,timecapsuleCanyouuseonesentencetosummarizethemainideaofParagraph1?Didyounoticemanywordsaboutfeelinghere?worriedabout,wasunsettled,sufferfrom,nervousanduncertainEmotionalwords–carryoutLQ’sfeelingbeforethejourneyandhowhecametodoatimetravel–Todevelopstudents’abilitytoexplainthewordsandexpressionsinEnglish,gettingthempreparedforthenewGaokao–Todevelopstudents’abilitytogeneralizethemainideabyusingthekeywords,gettingthemreadyforthenewGaokao–TovisualizethenewwordstohelpstudentbetterunderstandthecontentofthereadingpassageTransition:Asyoucanseeinthepicture,theyaregettingintothetimecapsule.Theyarereadyfortheirflight.Let’sreadParagraph2together.Paragraph2:1.Answerquestionsrelatedtothetext;2.SummarizethemainideaofPara2Stewardesswasthefirstpeopletheysawinthecapsule.Usually,whenyoutakeaflight,thestewardesswillsay:“Welcomeaboard!Wishyouapleasantjourney!”Doyouthinktheirjourneyisapleasantoneoraterribleone?Howdoyouknow?Findsomedetailstosupportyouridea.(Theseatswerecomfortable;feltsleepy;layrelaxed,afewminuteslater)CanyousummarizethemainideaofParagraph2?LiQiang’sfeelingaboutthejourney.–Todevelopstudents’abilitytolocateandintegratetheinformation–Toraisestudents’awarenessofstatinganopinionwithsupportingdetailsTransition:Let’stakealookatthelastsentence–WhatwouldIfind?What’sthefunctionofthissentence?Transitionalsentence.Paragraph3:1.DecidewhichaspectswerenotmentionedinPara.3;2.Finddetailstodescribetheairqualityandthetransport;3.StateLQ’sattitudestothedifference.4.SummarizethemainideaofPara35.Answerquestionsrelatedtothetext;Q:WhichaspectswerenotmentionedinPara3?TellmeYESorNO.Q:WhatareLiQiang’sfirstimpressionsoftheairqualityandthetransport?HowdidLiQiangdescribeit?airquality:theairseemedthin;hadlittleoxygenleft;hitbyalackoffreshairTransport:floatabovetheground,moveswiftly,toomanyQ:CanyousummarizethemainideaofParagraph2?LiQiang’sfirstimpressionsofthefuturelife.Q:What’sLiQiang’sattitudetowardsthefuture?A.Pessimistic B.Optimistic–Tohelpstudentreorganizetheirthoughtsandsetstageforthefinaltask.–Todevelopstudents’abilitytolocateandintegratetheinformation–Toraisestudents’awarenessofstatinganopinionwithsupportingdetailsTransition:Besidestheairqualityandthetransport,whatelsedidLiQiangsee?HousesParagraph4:1.Finddetailstodescribethehouses;2.SummarizethemainideaofPara3Canyoufindanydescriptionofthehousesinthefuture?strange-looking,large,brightclean,controlledbycomputer,space-savingCanyousummarizethemainideaofParagraph2?LiQiang’sstayinWangPing’shouseinthefuture.–Todevelopstudents’abilitytolocateandintegratetheinformation–Todevelopstudents’abilitytogeneralizethemainideabyusingthekeywords,gettingthemreadyforthenewGaokaoTransition:Sothisisthebackstructureofthepassage.Next,let’shaveagroupwork.Plea