Life in the future（Period 3 Listening and Speaking）
t: can you understand those phrases?please predict what you are going to listen may be about according to the phrases.ss: it may be about life on the other planet.task 2 first listeningt: now let’s listen to the tape to see whether what you predict is right or not.at the same time, you are asked to tick the things that you hear on the tape?do exercise one on page 23.(after listening, let them check the answers.)task 3 second listeningt: this time.you’d write down the answers to the four questions.boys and girls, how can we write the answers fast and correctly?s: we should go through the questions first and keep them in mind.when we are listening, we just need to pay much attention to the sentences related to the answers.s: we needn’t write down each word of the answers.we just write down some key words. later we can write down the complete answers with the help of these key words.t: you are clever.now please get ready.first, look through the introduction to the listening material.then, scan the questions.(two minutes later, the teacher plays the tape.then give ss time to organize their sentences.)t: let’s check the answers one by one.(if students make some common mistakes or they seem to have difficulty in finding out answers, teachers can give them some hints and let them listen to it again.after that, check the answers.if the students feel it difficult to make sense about the key words and understand the speakers’ intention and attitude, the teacher should give them some help.)task 4 post-listeningt: after listening, would you please answer some questions?1.what did you hear on the tape?2.do you think people in the future will be able to live in“wonderworld”?why do you think so?(at this part the teacher may have the students present what they have heard on the tape and show their own opinion on living in“wonderworld”.if possible, the teacher may have some of the students do the presentation work in class.by doing this, the students can get full understanding of what the tape is talking about.)step 4 post-listening(on page 55)task 1 pre-readingt: now let’s learn about a magic quilt.xiao feng has invented this new kind of quilt.it can“think”for itself and become warmer or cooler according to the weather.let’s read the following words and phrases on page 55.try to pronounce them correctly.task 2 first listeningt: now, let’s listen to the tape and tick the things you hear on the tape.(later ask the students to check the answers.)