Unit 3 Life in the future

1、Unit 3 Life in the futurePeriod 1 Reading學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)1. 理解FIRST IMPRESSIONS一文的大意及主要信息。2. 通過略讀，猜測(cè)文章大意；通過精讀，把握文章框架結(jié)構(gòu)并理解文章細(xì)節(jié)信息。3. 認(rèn)識(shí)現(xiàn)在，展望未來，激發(fā)自己的想象力。課堂探究Step 1 Warming up1. What did the people use as vehicle in the past? _.2. How do you usually go to school? _.3. How would you like to go to school in the futur

2、e? _.Step 2 Fast readingI. Read the text (P17-18) quickly and complete the main idea of it.The text is mainly about Li Qiangs trip to the 1. _ and his first 2. _ of it.II. Read the text quickly, and then put the following sentences into the correct order.a. We were transported into the future by a c

3、omfortable time capsule.b. I arrived at Wang Pings home and everything in his house made me surprised.c. I won a travel to the year AD 3008.d. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage.Step 3 Careful readingI. True (T) or false (F):1. Li Qiang was sent to experience the life of AD 3008. 2. T

4、he life of the future was comfortable and the flight journey to the future was dangerous. 3. It was difficult for Li Qiang to learn to use the hovering carriage. 4. Li Qiang had been transported into the future of his hometown. 5. In the future, everything is prepared by magic.II. Read the text (P17

5、-18) carefully and choose the best answer.1. According to the text, why did Li Qiang take this future tour?A. Because his friend Wang Ping invited him to take it.B. Because he won a prize last year which offered him this trip.C. Because he was curious about the year 3008.D. Because his parents offer

6、ed him a lot of money.2. What is the purpose of taking the green tablets?A. To provide people with oxygen. B. To make people forget their past experiences. C. To help people fly to the future. D. To help people calm down.3. A table and chairs rose from _ in the clean room. A. under the floor B. unde

7、r the curtain C. under the wall D. under the computer screenIII. Read the text (P17-18) carefully and fill in the blanks.Step 4 SummaryFill in the blanks according to the text.I won a travel to the year AD 3008. Before the 1. _, I was unsettled, and suffered from “time lag”, but my friend Wang Ping

8、helped me a lot.In the capsule, the seats were 2. _ and after a calming 3. _, we felt sleepy and closed our eyes. As we lay 4. _ and dreaming, the capsule began 5. _ gently sideways.At first my new surroundings were difficult to 6. _, so I put on a 7. _ and soon I recovered. I collected a hovering 8

9、. _ driven by computer. With the help of Wang ping, I could fly, but I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large 9. _.I arrived at Wang Pings 10. _ and everything in his house made me surprised.請(qǐng)和你的同學(xué)核對(duì)一下答案，不一致的地方不妨再讀讀課文，看看問題出在何處。Step 5 DiscussionWhats the writers attitude tow

10、ards the future, optimistic or pessimistic?How do you know?_Period 2 Language learning學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)1. 掌握重點(diǎn)單詞和短語的用法，如：guide, lack, impression, constant, previous, optimistic, take up, lose sight of ., sweep up, slide into等。并通過熟讀課文和做練習(xí)，進(jìn)一步鞏固所學(xué)單詞和短語在語境中的運(yùn)用。 2. 通過熟讀課文和做練習(xí)，進(jìn)一步學(xué)習(xí)單詞和短語及其在語境中的運(yùn)用。 3. 理解文章中的長(zhǎng)難句，掌握文章中的

11、重點(diǎn)句型，并能靈活使用它們。課堂探究Step 1 單詞串燒1. guide 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意guide的意思及用法。1. The girl guided us through the busy streets to the church.2. We first were guided around the museums after reaching the city.3. The old woman was always guided by her religious beliefs. 4. We hired a local guide to get us across the

12、mountains.5. This will give you a guide to how much you should weigh.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)guide可作動(dòng)詞，表示“_”，常用于guide sb. around / through.（句1、句2）；“指導(dǎo)，影響（某人的行為）”（句3）。另外，guide還可用作名詞，表示“向?qū)А?dǎo)游”（句4）；也可表示“_”，常與介詞to連用。即學(xué)即練 用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~填空。1. The young man guided us _ the narrow streets to the railway station.2. To ke

13、ep my family healthy, I need to buy a “Guide _ Family Health”. 3. The travellers were guided _ the mountain by local people who had lived there all their lives.4. We were always guided _ the belief that we would be rescued.2. tolerate 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意tolerate的意思及用法。1. I wont tolerate such behaviour in

14、 this way.2. She almost can tolerate any kind of torrid days.3. My brother wont tolerate lying.4. She refused to tolerate being called a liar.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)tolerate作及物動(dòng)詞，意思為“容忍；忍受”。常用于下列結(jié)構(gòu)：tolerate + _(句1、句2)；tolerate + _(句3、句4)。即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成英語。1. 很少有植物能經(jīng)受住氣溫的突然變化。2. 他無法容忍被取笑。3. lack 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句

15、子，注意lack的意思及用法。1. Jack is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.2. Though they lack for nothing, they are unwilling to carry out the plan.3. There has been a lack of rain and the ground is very dry.4. It is a pity that the flower died for lack of water.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)lack既可作及物動(dòng)詞（句1），也可

16、作不及物動(dòng)詞（句2）。作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，常和介詞_搭配。lack作名詞時(shí)，常構(gòu)成以下結(jié)構(gòu)：(a) lack of . （句3），意為“的缺乏”；for lack of . （句4），意為“_”。即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成英語。1. 她對(duì)數(shù)學(xué)一點(diǎn)興趣也沒有。2. 由于時(shí)間不夠，我的畫還沒有完成。3. 他父母沒錢送他上大學(xué)。4. press 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意press的意思及用法。1. He pressed a handkerchief to his nose to stop bleeding. 2. The crowd pressed against the locked doors

17、trying to get into the building.3. Just press this button, and youll start the engine.4. The police pressed her to remember all the details.5. She really couldnt say much when we pressed her for more details.6. Having waited for long, he gave the bell another press.7. The story was reported in the p

18、ress and on television.8. The first press run of the magazine is 300, 000 copies.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)press可作及物動(dòng)詞，也可作不及物動(dòng)詞，表示“按，壓”（句1、句2和句3）；還可表示“逼迫”，常用的結(jié)構(gòu)有：press sb. to do sth.（句4）和press sb. _ sth.（句5）。press還可用作名詞，表示“按；壓”（句6）；“_”（句7）；“印刷”（句8）。即學(xué)即練 根據(jù)漢語提示完成下列句子。(每空一詞)1. 那個(gè)小女孩把鼻子貼在窗戶上。The little girl _

19、 her nose _ the window. 2. 你按這個(gè)電鈕就能使機(jī)器停下來。You can stop the machine _ _ this button. 3. 他們正在敦促我們迅速做出決定。 They are _ us _ _ a quick decision.4. 出版商催促作者交書稿。The publisher _ the author _ his manuscript. 5. 根據(jù)法國(guó)報(bào)刊報(bào)道，三個(gè)人已經(jīng)遇難。According to French _ _, three people have been killed.5. switch 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意swit

20、ch的意思及用法。1. Switch the radio on, please.2. He switched off the television because he wanted to have a rest.3. Im tired of this programme; switch it over to another channel.4. I dont like this radio play lets switch to another programme.5. If you press that switch, the light will come on.6. We had to

21、 make a switch in our plan.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)switch可作動(dòng)詞，常構(gòu)成以下短語：switch on（句1）,表示“_”； switch off （句2）, 表示“_”； switch over （句3），表示“_”；switch to（句4），表示“轉(zhuǎn)換到”。 switch還可作名詞，表示“開關(guān)”（句5）；“改變；變更”（句6）。即學(xué)即練 從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1. Its time to watch news on TV. Please _ the TV set. A. switch on B. switc

22、h off C. switch over D. switch round2. We made a(n) _ to play basketball when it started to rain.A. turn B. switch C. point D. exchange6. optimistic 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意optimistic的意思及用法。1. We are now taking a more optimistic view.2. She said that she was optimistic about the future of the company.3. We ar

23、e still optimistic that the factory can be saved.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)optimistic作形容詞，表示“樂觀（主義）的”。它可修飾名詞（句1），也可與介詞_連用（句2），也可跟從句（句3）。即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成英語。1. 他仍對(duì)于合約的達(dá)成持樂觀態(tài)度。2. 她對(duì)于獲得一枚金牌很樂觀。7. desert 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意desert的詞性及意思。1. He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 2. The price rise caused many

24、readers to desert the magazine.3. The guard was punished for deserting his post.4. They were lost in the Sahara Desert for nine days.5. Many deserts are covered by sand.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)desert可作動(dòng)詞，意為“離棄（某人）；拋棄（某物）”（句1、句2），“擅自離開（某職位）”（句3）。它也可作名詞，意為“_”（句4、句5）。即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成漢語。1. The village had been

25、hurriedly deserted, perhaps because tigers were in the area. 2. He has become so rude that his friends are deserting him. 3. This area of the country is mostly desert.Step 2 短語小聚1. take up 語境展示 閱讀下列句子，注意take up的意思及用法。1. He took up the telephone receiver and asked a number. 2. Do you intend to take u

26、p his offer of a job? 3. The scientist has taken up a new subject.4. I put the telephone down and took up the work again.5. Im sorry to have taken up so much of your valuable time.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子可知，take up的主要意思有“拿起”（句1）；“_”（句2）；“開始；從事”（句3）；“_”（句4）；“占用；占據(jù)”（句5）。即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成漢語。1. He will take up his ne

27、w post on October 1.2. I must get rid of this large table; it takes up too much room.3. She took up her work after the visitor had gone.2. lose sight of 語境展示 閱讀下列句子，注意lose sight of的意思及用法。1. I lost sight of him but could still hear his footsteps.2. We had lost sight of the value of true friendship.3.

28、 We will lose sight of this kind of bird in several years, for theyre in danger of dying out.4. In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products.歸納總結(jié) 通過觀察上面的句子可知，lose sight of的意思是“看不見；對(duì)視而不見”。拓展 含有sight的常見固定搭配有：at the sight of在看到時(shí)catch sight of 看見within sight在視線內(nèi)；可以看見

29、keep sight of看??；監(jiān)視即學(xué)即練 根據(jù)漢語提示完成下列句子。1. 在他六歲時(shí)他就開始失去視力，現(xiàn)在幾乎什么也看不見了。At the age of six, he began to _ and now he hardly sees anything. 2. 當(dāng)他睜開眼睛時(shí)，他看到的是同學(xué)們的一張張笑臉。When he opened his eyes, he _ smiling faces of his classmates. 3. 要跟著那個(gè)人, 一直盯著他。Follow that man and _ all the time.3. speed up 語境展示 閱讀下列句子，注意sp

30、eed up的意思及用法。1. They have speeded up production of the new car.2. The train soon speeded up.3. Wed better speed up if we want to get there in time.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子可知，短語speed up有“_”之意，speed在此作動(dòng)詞。拓展 speed還可作名詞，常用結(jié)構(gòu)有：at a speed of 以的速度at top / full speed全速地the speed of light / sound光速/聲速即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成英語。1

31、. 火車正以每小時(shí)六十英里的速度行駛。2. 新系統(tǒng)將加速工作流程。3. 羅伯特撞上墻的瞬間正在全速行駛。Step 3 “句”體分析1. 原句展示 Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. (P17)分析 a. 本句是一個(gè)_句。b. 句子的結(jié)構(gòu)是：狀語（Worried about the journey） + 主語（I）+ 系動(dòng)詞（was）+ 表語（unsettled） + 狀語（for the first few days）。c. Worried about the journey是形容詞短語作_狀語，

32、相當(dāng)于狀語從句As I was worried about the journey。d. for the first few days意思是“_”，在句中作時(shí)間狀語。又如：Everything went well for the first few days. 仿寫 因?yàn)閾?dān)心約翰的安全，他的父母親前幾天一直沒有睡好覺。_.2. 原句展示 The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left. (P18)分析 a. 本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。b. 句子的結(jié)構(gòu)是：主語（The air）+ 連系動(dòng)詞（se

33、emed）+ 表語（thin）+ _從句（as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left）。c. as though意為“_”。注意：as though / as if多表示一種假設(shè)，因此從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞常用虛擬語氣。如：He behaved as if nothing had happened.仿寫 艾倫一切都記得很清楚，仿佛昨天剛發(fā)生似的。_.3. 原句展示 However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market

34、because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.(P18)分析 a. 本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。b. 句子的結(jié)構(gòu)是：狀語（However）+ 主語（I）+ 謂語（lost sight of）+ 賓語（Wang Ping）+ _狀語從句（when we reached what looked like a large market）+ 原因狀語（because of too many carriages flying by in all directions）。c. what looked like a large market是一個(gè)由

35、what引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，作reached的賓語，what在句中作_。d. flying by in all directions是動(dòng)詞-ing形式作定語，修飾_，相當(dāng)于定語從句that / which were flying by in all directions。e. 短語_表示“看不見”；短語_的意思是“朝四面八方”。仿寫 走出學(xué)校時(shí)，我看不到他了，因?yàn)橛心敲炊嗟暮⒆映拿姘朔脚苋?。_.4. 原句展示 Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from un

36、der the floor as if by magic. (P18)分析 a. 本句是一個(gè)并列句，是由并列連詞_連接的兩個(gè)分句組成的。b. 第一個(gè)分句的結(jié)構(gòu)是：狀語（Then）+ 主語（Wang Ping）+ 謂語（flashed）+ 賓語（a switch）+ _（on a computer screen）。c. 第二個(gè)分句的結(jié)構(gòu)是：主語（_）+ 謂語（rose）+ 地點(diǎn)狀語（from under the floor）+ 方式狀語（as if by magic）。d. as if by magic是讓步狀語從句as if it was done by magic的省略表達(dá)。又如： His

37、face wore an absent expression, as if in deep thought.仿寫 他按下按鈕，一位年輕女郎就像變魔術(shù)那樣從“空”盒子里走了出來。_.Step 4 牽手高考1. I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year. (P17)【考點(diǎn)】take up拿起；接受；開始；繼續(xù)；占據(jù)，占用（位置或時(shí)間）?！究祭縒e tried to find a table for seven, but they were all _.（安徽2009）A. given aw

38、ay B. kept away C. taken up D. used up 【點(diǎn)撥】選C。句意為：我們想要找到一個(gè)七人桌，但是它們都被占用了。give away泄露，分發(fā)；keep away防范，不接近；use up用完。2. Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. (P18)【考點(diǎn)】lack缺乏，可作名詞和動(dòng)詞?！究祭縈ore and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities _ space. （福建2010）A. in search of B. in place of C.

39、 for lack of D. for fear of 【點(diǎn)撥】選C。句意為：由于缺乏空間，在大城市人們建了越來越多的高層建筑。in search of尋找；in place of代替；for fear of以免。3. However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached . (P18)【考點(diǎn)】sight視力；視野；景象，情景；風(fēng)景?！究祭緼t the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _.（天津2008）A. out of

40、 sight B. out of reach C. out of order D. out of place 【點(diǎn)撥】選A。句意為：在火車站那位母親向她的女兒揮手告別，直到火車從視線中消失。out of reach夠不著；out of order順序顛倒，發(fā)生故障；out of place位置不當(dāng)。4. . the writer has an optimistic or pessimistic view of the future. (P19)【考點(diǎn)】optimistic樂觀的。 【考例】_, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to peo

41、ple through her smile. （安徽2010）A. Shy and cautious B. Sensitive and thoughtful C. Honest and confident D. Lighthearted and optimistic 【點(diǎn)撥】選D。根據(jù)“用自己的微笑把陽光傳遞給他人”可知，她是“無憂無慮和樂觀的”，而不是“害羞而小心的”、“敏感而多慮的”或“誠(chéng)實(shí)和自信的”。Period 4 Using Language學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)1. 了解I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS一文的大意及其主要信息。2. 掌握如何寫想象類的描寫性記敘文。3. 掌握表

42、示“預(yù)測(cè)”的表達(dá)方式。課堂探究Step 1. 文脈理解Work in pairs or groups. Fill in the blanks below according to the text (P22).I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGSStep 2新知解讀1. instant 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意instant的意思及用法。1. She caught his eye for an instant.2. When the rain started, the crowd disappeared in an instant.3. The show was an in

43、stant success.4. To be honest, I dont like instant coffee.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)instant可作名詞，意為“瞬間；片刻”（句1，句2），常構(gòu)成以下結(jié)構(gòu)：_ 表示“片刻”；in an instant 表示“立即；立刻”。它還可作形容詞，意為“立即的；立刻的”（句3）；“速溶的；方便的”（句4）。拓展 the instant相當(dāng)于as soon as，可引導(dǎo)狀語從句。如：I recognized her the instant I saw her.即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成英語。1. 我馬上就回來。2. 我腦中有一閃念,

44、以為他要拒絕了。3. 我一到北京就給你寫信。2. greedy 寓詞于境 閱讀下列句子，注意greedy的意思及用法。1. Dont be so greedy leave some cake for everyone else. 2. He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes.3. Hes greedy for power.自我歸納 通過觀察上面的句子，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)greedy作形容詞，可表示“貪吃的”（句1）；“貪婪的”（句2）；“貪心的”（句3）。它可單獨(dú)使用，也可修飾名詞，也可與介詞_連用。即學(xué)即練 把下列句子翻譯成漢語。1. Take your

45、greedy fingers off that cake youve had more than enough already.2. The boss is greedy for profit.3. 原句展示 Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. (P22)分析 這是一個(gè)倒裝句，正常語序是：An exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century was inside. 英語中，當(dāng)表示地點(diǎn)或方位的

46、副詞或介詞短語位于句首，而謂語動(dòng)詞是be, come, go, lie, sit, stand等動(dòng)詞時(shí)，常使用_倒裝。又如： Here comes the bus.At the foot of the hill lies a beautiful lake.仿寫 湖的南邊是兩個(gè)村莊，其中一個(gè)是另外一個(gè)的兩倍大。_.4. 原句展示 You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant its sent.(P

47、22)分析 a. 這是一個(gè)并列句，由_連接的兩個(gè)并列分句組成。前一分句中，主語you后面跟了4個(gè)并列謂語（place .; clear .; press . 和think .）。b. 后一分句中，名詞短語the next instant在句中作_狀語。又如：We are flying to Paris for the holiday this weekend.Work hard and this time next year, youll be studying in a key university. 仿寫 昨天我們?nèi)ベ徫?，買了些書，并在一家不錯(cuò)的餐廳吃了飯，下午5點(diǎn)左右到家的。)_. 聽到

48、這消息姑娘忍不住哭了，但很快她擦去淚水，對(duì)我露出笑容。)_.5. 原句展示 The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent. (P22)分析 這個(gè)句子的結(jié)構(gòu)是“主系表”，系動(dòng)詞is后面接的是一個(gè)省略了連接詞_的表語從句。表語從句本身是一個(gè)復(fù)合句，由主句和if引導(dǎo)的_狀語從句組成。 仿寫 問題是萬一周末下雨，他們就取消足球賽了。_.6. 原句展示 I stared at the moving model of the waste

49、 machine, absorbed by its efficiency. (P22)分析 這是一個(gè)_句，逗號(hào)后面是過去分詞短語作狀語，表示伴隨情況或方式。注意absorb此處意為“_”，相當(dāng)于attract。又如：He was completely absorbed in reading and forgot even to take his meal.Absorbed by the beautiful scenery, we decided to stay there for another two weeks. 仿寫 觀眾們屏住呼吸，睜大眼睛看著魔術(shù)師，完全被他精彩的表演吸引了。_.Step 3習(xí)文練筆如何寫討論報(bào)告【話題剖析】討論報(bào)告屬議論文范疇，要求總結(jié)陳述討論中出現(xiàn)的不同觀點(diǎn)及其理由，最后或提出自己的觀點(diǎn)或總結(jié)討論的結(jié)果，也可提出解決問