Unit2Livingwithtechnology

IntegratedskillsII

I.Learningobjectives

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

1.discussideasfortheirtimecapsuletoopenin2050;

2.wrilealeLLertothepeoplein2050.

II.Keycompetencefocus

1.Learnthespeakingski11:Usingpropertoneandstressindialogues.

2.Learnthewaystoplantheirwriting.

III.Predictedareaofdifficulty

1.Learnhowtoexpressthemselvesinpropertoneandstress.

2.Workouttheoutlineofthewriting.

IV.Teachingprocedures

Tgreetstheclass.

T:Classbegins,boysandgirls!Goodmorning/afternoon!

Step1SpeakingCP52

TGetSstoreviewthe“Tip"beforemakingdialogues.

T:Here*sashortdialogue.WhatdoyousupposeBthinksofA?

A:MayItakethescatnexttoyou?B:Mustyou?

T:Bexpresseshis/herattitudeintherhetoricaltonewithaquestion.Youcansee

BdislikeA'ssittingbesidehim/her.SoifAsatnexttoB,Bwou1dbeunheppy.

T:Anotherexampleforyou.WhatdidJanewanttoexpress?

"Haven'twemetbefore?”askedJane.

T:Janeexpressedherselfintheformofanegativequestion.Asamatteroffact,

itwasastrongaffirmation.Janewantstheotherpersontoagreethattheydidmeet

somewhere.Shostressedthatshotheyhadmeteachotherbefore!

T:Fromtheabovetwoexamples,wecanseetheinportanceoftoneandstressin

communication.

T:Supposingthatyou'11makeatimecapsule,whichwouldyouputinandwhy?What

wouldyou1iketotel1thepeop1einthefutuie?Whathopesandwishesdoyouhave

forthefuture?

T:Beforeyoumakedialogueswithyourdesk-mates,pleasereviewthetipatCP52.

T:Soyouknowyourtoneandstressoncertainwordshelpexpressyourideasand

emotionsbetter.Doapplythemproperly.

Sampleanswers:

A:Let'sbeginourletterwithadescriptionoftheworldnowtohelpthepeople

in2050understandhovwelive.Forexample,we*recurrentlylivinginanexciting

timefullofamazingscientificandtechnologicaldiscoveries.

B:Yes!Wecanmentionsomeimportanttechnologiesthataffectourlivesgreatly,

liketheInternetandartificialintelligence.Withoutthem,thesmartphonewe

usetodaywouldn1tbepossible.

A:Goodidea!Wecouldputmyoldsmartphoneinthecapsuleforthemtoseewhat

itlookslikeandtellthemmoreaboutitintheletter.

B:They'11beimpressedforsure!Smartphonesallowustodomanythingsfrom

anywhereandatanytime:videocalling,surfingtheInternet,shoppingonline,

andfindingourwayswithvirtualdirections.

A:Exactly!Ithinkthey*11beinterestedtoknowhowsmartphonesmakeourlives

moreconvenientandalsohowadvancedtheyareinourtime,especiallyasa

relativelynewinvention.Iwonderifpeopleofthefuturewillstillbeusing

smartphones.Whatdoyouthink?

B:Perhaps.Maybethey"11usesometypeofsmartimplanttechnology.Thatwould

beamazing!

A:Itwouldbe.However,Ithinkweshouldalsomentionourcurrentconcernsabout

peoplerelyingtoomuchontechnology.

B:Right.Theywecanconcludeourletterwithourhopesforthefuture.Wehope

thatpeoplewillhavemorebalancedrelationshipwithtechnology.

【設計意圖：這一步是“說”的環(huán)節(jié)，本節(jié)需要提醒學生在會話中注意“語調(diào)和重讀”，教

師在啟動學生對話前，運用兩個例子來說它們的重要性，再提出幾個問題引導學生會話的方

向，這樣讓學生會話時有話可說、中心突出、表達得體。］

Step2WritingDP52

1.Learnaboutwritingtechniques:generalandspecificstatements.

T:SupposeCatharinefoundithardtowriteacomposition.Shewrites“XiaoZhang

foundahandbaginhistaxileftbyaforeigncouple"andcan'tgoon.Wou1dyou

helpherout?

T:Yousee,herwritingissimpleasaresultofhergeneralstatements.Whenyou

describe,itisagoodideatogivespecificstatementsratherthangeneralones.

Inthiscase,itismucheasierforyoutogetyourideasacross.

TshowssomeSs'writingsonthescreen.

Sampleanswer:

Later,ontheroad,XiaoZhanghappenedtofindahandbagonthebackseatofthe

taxi.Tohissurprise,onopeningthebag,hefoundsomeUSdollarsandapassport.

Itmustbethecouplewhohadleftitthere!

【設計意圖：此部分是針對Planningyourwriting中Learningaboutwritingtechnicucs.

目的是讓學生了解具體描述的作用。］

2.Workouttheoutline

T:Sincewehavegotalotofinformationaboutthetimecapsule.Inthis1esson

we'11writealettertothepeoplein2050.

T:Inyourdialogue,youmusthaveincludedideaslikeitemstoputintothecapsule,

reasonsforthem,yourhopesandwishes,andotherremarkstothepeopleinthefLture.

Trytousemoreideasinyourletter.

T:It'snecessaryforyoutoworkouttheoutlineoftheletter.Youcanalsoinclude

someinformationinpartsAandB.

Samp1eanswer:

?Introduceourtime:fullofamazingdiscoveries—importanttechnologies,like

smartphone.

?Peoplecan'ttearthemselvesfromsmartphones.

?Hope:haveamorebalancedlife.Worry:dependonsmartphonetoomuch.

3.Finishofftheletter

T:Wehaveworkedoutthegistoftheletter.Nowfinishofftheletter,usingthe

aboveoutline.

Sampleanswer:

Dearfriendsfromthefuture,

Greetingsfromthepast!Wearecurrentlylivinginanexcitingtimethatisfull

ofamazingdiscoveries,especiallyinscienceandtechnology.Someespecially

importanttechnologiesthatweusetodayaretheInternetandartificial

intelligence,withoutwhichthesmartphonewou1dnotbepossible.Ihaveplaceda

typicalsmartphoneinthetimecapsuleforyoutosee.

Thesmartphoneisarelativelynewinvention,butthesedayspeoplecouldhardly

1ivewithoutit.Itisextremelyimportantformostpeoplebecauseitmakesourlives

moreinterestingconvenient.Weusethesmartphoneformanythingsbesidesmessaging

andcalling,suchassurfingtheInternet,shoppingonline,andusingvirtual

directions.Ialsohavealotofphotosonitaboutmydaily1ife,suchasthefood

Ieat,theclothsIwearandthesportIplay.Iwonderifyoustillusesmartphones

inthefutureorifyouinsteadusesometypeofsmartimplanttechnology!

Inthefuture,Ihopethatyouwillhaveamorebalancedlifewithtechnology.

Isometimesthinkthatwere1ytoomuchonit.WhileIdonotwanttolosethe

advantagessmartphonesandothertechnologiesbring,itwouldbeniceforpeople

tospendabitlesstimeusingthem.Thatisallfornow!Ihopeyouenjoyedseeing

what1ifeis1ikeinmytime!

Yours

JessieChen

3.Checkingthewriting

T:Checkyourwritingandexchangedraftsbetweenyouandyourpartner.Pay