unit 9 technology

period i listeninggoals:1) to know the expressions used to describe an object;2) to guess the objects described in the listening materials.assistant tools:1) a cassette tape and recorder 2) a ball-pen3) a key4) an eraserprocedures:1) preparation the teacher will show the students an object as an example to the students. ask them to think about the expressions used to describe an object. then write their answers on the blackboard. the teacher tells the students that she/he has had something in her/his pocket and ask them to guess what it is. they may use the expressions listed on the blackboard. find two students and ask them to do the same thing. the rest of them will do the guess.2) play the cassette tape for the students to listen twice. the students will do the exercises in this part.writing on blackboard:expressions used to describe an object:1) what do we call it in english?2) what color/size/shape is it?3) how do people use it? 4) how does it work?5) what does it look like?6) what is it made of/from?7) who usually use it?8) when do they use it?9) where do we usually see it?keys: 1) toothpicks; eating, opening a bottle, teaching babies a lesson and so on. 2) cell phones; making phone calls, sending pictures, playing games and so on.3) refrigerators; keeping food fresh, keeping drinks cool, storing things.

homework:the class is divided into four groups in which each student must prepare more than three riddles. the riddles are about objects in our daily life. thought after class: period ii life on the gogoals:1) try to find the main idea of each paragraph;2) try to guess new words from the context;3) try to express one’s opinion.assistant tools:procedures:i. pre-reading:get the students to discuss the questions listed in pre-reading on p59;questions: 1) have you ever used a cell phone? do any of your classmates have cell phones?2) how is the way we live today different from life in the past? how have inventions and new technology changed our way of life?3) why are things like cell phones, computers and tv so popular?4) how did people keep in touch with each other in the past? how about nowadays? ii. guessing the outline of the passage. questions to guide the students:1) by the title “life on the go”, what does the writer try to talk about?2) what kind of people and things does the writer try to talk about? 3) what is the main idea of paragraph one? ask the students to read paragraph one quickly and look at the picture on the right side. (today many chinese teenagers have a very fast-paced lifestyle and use cell phones.)4) if you are the writer, what words will you use in your article? how many paragraphs are you going to write? and what are you going to talk about in each paragraph? give an outline of your article:iii. reading: ask the students to read each paragraph quickly and find out the main idea of each of them.questions to guide the students in paragraph two:1) how many things can we use cell phones to do?2) can you think of any other things that the writer doesn’t mention in the text?3) what does the writer try to tell us in paragraph two?questions to guide the students in paragraph three:1) how many kinds of people are mentioned in this paragraph?2) why does the writer talk about them in this paragraph?3) do they have the same attitude to cell phones being used in school?4) do they have the same reasons? what are their own reasons if they have different reasons?5) what is the relationship between the fist sentence and the second sentence?6) what is the main idea of this paragraph?questions to guide the students in paragraph four:1) what is the main idea of this paragraph?2) how many reasons are given in this paragraph? what words can be considered as clues to find out the main idea? ( answer, and, also, not only … but also)questions to guide the students in paragraph five:3) who is talked about in this paragraph?4) what is his/her opinion of using cell phones?5) why does he/she have such opinion?6) what is the relationship between paragraph four and paragraph five?7) what is the main idea of this paragraph?iv. post-reading:ask the students to do the exercises in this part on page 60.writing on blackboard:possible words:cell phones, press, words, pictures, send, call…outline:viewpoint: today many chinese teenagers have a very fast-paced lifestyle and use cell phones.paragraph 1: functions;paragraph 2: comparison;…homework: design your own cell phone and provide it with a description in english. in your description you should give the following items in detail:1) color;2) size;3) shape;4) material5) feature6) price…

thought after class: period iii mine is the best one evergoals:1) try to design a new cell phone by oneself with computer. 2) try to describe one’s cell phone to each other.3) try to sell one’s cell phone in a purchase talk.assistant tools:computer, internetprocedures:i. drawing with computer:ask the students to design their own cell phones with computers in pairs. one will draw while the other will write a description of their cell phones. in the end, both of them get to hand in their work by e-mail.  ii. purchase talks:divide the class into two groups, each one will try to sell their own cell phones the other. finally, have the whole class decide which cell phone is the most popular one.

homework:thought after class: period iv writinggoals:1) to understand the new words appear in this unit;2) to make sentences with the new words;3) to write a paragraph which will talk about only one thing with the sentences;4) to write a composition with a given situation.assistant tools:procedures:i. write a paragraph:1) doing exercises on page 61.ask the students to match the words with their meanings in word study.2) making sentences:ask the students to make sentences with these words.3) writing a paragraph:ask the students to write a paragraph with the sentences they have made.ii. provide a situation for the students.ask the students to read the passage on page 62. here are some questions to help them understand it:1) have you thought of anything about the future of the earth?2) what will the man’s future be like?3) what is the most thing that man worries about the developing computers? what is your idea about it?4) who rules the earth in the year 2374?5) what kind of life do human beings have then?6) what has the head of the humans decided to do?7) do you think that humans and machines can live peacefully together in the future?8) do you think the solution found by the students can solve the problem?9) imagine you are one of the students, write a letter to q12.10) in your letter what are you going to persuade to do?11) how will you write your letter? 12) how many paragraphs will you write? 13) what are you going to talk about in each paragraph?writing on blackboard:make sentences with the words:1) press the keys.2) we are teenagers full of power.3) this photo reminds me of old things.4) i don’t dare to do that.5) this is an emergency.6) you must dial the number first before calling someone.7) you must obey your teacher. 8) cell phones are being used throughout the world.9) calendars can remind us about important dates.write a paragraph with the above sentences:possible vision:(i am talking with a man from 270bc.)--today we teenagers are full of power and we have many things you didn’t have in the past.--like…--cell phones which are being used throughout the world.--what can you do with cell phones?--a lot of things. press the talk key and then we can talk to people far away.--anything else?--cell phones can have features like calendars which remind us about important dates.--are you allowed to use cell phones in school?--no. and i don’t dare to do that. we must obey our teacher. but there is an exception, that is to say, if there is an emergency, we can use cell phones to call for help. --sounds great!--want to try to use it? you must dial the number first before calling someone.--thank you.--you’re welcome.outline of your letter:aim: to persuade q12 to live peacefully with human beings.timedear q12,paragraph 1: introduction of you and your purpose of writing the letter;paragraph 2: definition of love and friendship?paragraph 3: what will the world be like with machines and human beings developing love and friendship with each other?signature.homework:work in pairs and try to describe each other’s actions in english. use the present continuous passive voice.thought after class: period v grammarthe present continuous passive voicegoals: to master the grammar points:procedures:i. explanation of the grammar point:to form the present continuous passive voice, use is/are being done, which gives the idea that an action is in progress at the moment.ii. exercises on page 61.ask the students to do the exercises listed in this part.iii. show time: ask a students to do the following things while describe his/her actions in english. use the present continuous passive voice in every possible ways. ask two students to do the same. ask them work in pairs and do the same thing.writing on the blackboard:the present continuous passive voice:is/are being donee.g. 1) they are building a computer centre for the students.--a computer centre for the students is being built.2) they are also using the phones as cameras and radios.--the phones are also being used as cameras and radios.…homework:thoughts after class:

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