2024年3月27日发(作者：单于运乾)
Unit 4 Science and Technology
Teaching Focus
Theme
Text A Text B
Even in Real Life There Were Five Modern Time-Savers That
Screens Between Us
Really Aren’t
Vocabulary screen, chat, type, asleep, modern, memory, novel,
appreciate, safety, touch, avoid, convenience, item, sort, machine,
beg, expect, struggle, stare, electric, regular, wipe, customer,
e-mail, proceed, distance service, greet, request, alive
Phrases and fall asleep; wake up; let go; do somebody good; work on;
Expressions other than; shut somebody out; no more than; run out; lead to;
reach for; pull back; at work;
add… up; in want of; put up with;
in person
take place
Grammar
1) How to use the “adjoint adverbial” (伴随状语) and “other than”
(“Focusing on Sentence Structure”)
2) Sentence completeness (1) (“Basic Writing Skills”)
Writing
Writing notes (2) (“Practical Writing”)
Teaching Plan
单元
主题
Science and Technology
课时
8
安 排
教育
教学
目标
(学生)
To develop a good habit of using the Internet.
To be aware of the disadvantages the digital products might bring to you.
To be familiar with the context meaning and the use of those vocabulary of the
two texts listed in the above table.
To be familiar with the collocation of those phrases and expressions listed in
the above table.
To be able to make sentences with shut out, reach for, at work, and in person.
To be able to rewrite sentences after models, using adjoint adverbial or the
expression of “other than”.
To learn some rules of omissions in sentences.
To be able to write a note leaving a message for someone.
教
学
设
计
Section A
Text A: Even in Real Life There Were Screens Between Us
教 学 Section B
内 容 Text B: Five Modern Time-Savers That Really Aren’t
Section C
Practical Writing: Writing Notes (2)
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Prepare a PPT with the exercise of Exploring the Topic on
P45 of SB.
Ask the Ss to match the pictures with the statements.
Section A Reading Through
Write the following 3 questions on board:
1) Do you often use any chat tools such as QQ, Wechat, and
MSN to make new friends?
2) How useful and important are these high-tech products in
your life?
3) What are the troubles that these high-tech products have
brought to you?
4) What would life be like if these high-tech products had not
been invented or
Allow the Ss 5 minutes to discuss the questions on the board
in groups of four. When time is up, ask some representatives
to share the ideas of their groups with the whole class.
Let the class read aloud Text A, in different group
is the narrator, the second group is “I”, another group is Paul.
教学活动
Give the Ss 5 minutes to review Text A and then finish the
安排建议
exercise of Getting the Message on P58 of SB.
Highlight some difficult sentences and elicit explanations
from students and give helps where necessary.
Basic Writing Skills
Prepare a PPT with sentences of the exercise on P62 of SB.
Ask some students to tell their answers to the class and
explain why.
Check the understanding of the class by explaining the
examples given on P62 of SB.
Section B Reading More
Ask the students to read and be familiar with the content of
Text B.
Pair up the Ss in class and allow them 10 minutes to discuss
the following questions:
1) How frequently do you check on your cell phone?
2) What are the advantages of iPad?
3) Can you imagine what life would be like if these high-tech
products had not been made?
2024年3月27日发(作者：单于运乾)
Unit 4 Science and Technology
Teaching Focus
Theme
Text A Text B
Even in Real Life There Were Five Modern Time-Savers That
Screens Between Us
Really Aren’t
Vocabulary screen, chat, type, asleep, modern, memory, novel,
appreciate, safety, touch, avoid, convenience, item, sort, machine,
beg, expect, struggle, stare, electric, regular, wipe, customer,
e-mail, proceed, distance service, greet, request, alive
Phrases and fall asleep; wake up; let go; do somebody good; work on;
Expressions other than; shut somebody out; no more than; run out; lead to;
reach for; pull back; at work;
add… up; in want of; put up with;
in person
take place
Grammar
1) How to use the “adjoint adverbial” (伴随状语) and “other than”
(“Focusing on Sentence Structure”)
2) Sentence completeness (1) (“Basic Writing Skills”)
Writing
Writing notes (2) (“Practical Writing”)
Teaching Plan
单元
主题
Science and Technology
课时
8
安 排
教育
教学
目标
(学生)
To develop a good habit of using the Internet.
To be aware of the disadvantages the digital products might bring to you.
To be familiar with the context meaning and the use of those vocabulary of the
two texts listed in the above table.
To be familiar with the collocation of those phrases and expressions listed in
the above table.
To be able to make sentences with shut out, reach for, at work, and in person.
To be able to rewrite sentences after models, using adjoint adverbial or the
expression of “other than”.
To learn some rules of omissions in sentences.
To be able to write a note leaving a message for someone.
教
学
设
计
Section A
Text A: Even in Real Life There Were Screens Between Us
教 学 Section B
内 容 Text B: Five Modern Time-Savers That Really Aren’t
Section C
Practical Writing: Writing Notes (2)
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Prepare a PPT with the exercise of Exploring the Topic on
P45 of SB.
Ask the Ss to match the pictures with the statements.
Section A Reading Through
Write the following 3 questions on board:
1) Do you often use any chat tools such as QQ, Wechat, and
MSN to make new friends?
2) How useful and important are these high-tech products in
your life?
3) What are the troubles that these high-tech products have
brought to you?
4) What would life be like if these high-tech products had not
been invented or
Allow the Ss 5 minutes to discuss the questions on the board
in groups of four. When time is up, ask some representatives
to share the ideas of their groups with the whole class.
Let the class read aloud Text A, in different group
is the narrator, the second group is “I”, another group is Paul.
教学活动
Give the Ss 5 minutes to review Text A and then finish the
安排建议
exercise of Getting the Message on P58 of SB.
Highlight some difficult sentences and elicit explanations
from students and give helps where necessary.
Basic Writing Skills
Prepare a PPT with sentences of the exercise on P62 of SB.
Ask some students to tell their answers to the class and
explain why.
Check the understanding of the class by explaining the
examples given on P62 of SB.
Section B Reading More
Ask the students to read and be familiar with the content of
Text B.
Pair up the Ss in class and allow them 10 minutes to discuss
the following questions:
1) How frequently do you check on your cell phone?
2) What are the advantages of iPad?
3) Can you imagine what life would be like if these high-tech
products had not been made?