Unit 3 Life in the future教學設計與反思

s: pollution.s: population is becoming larger and larger.s: the shortage of resources.t: yes! then can you predict which problems can be solved in the future? and which ones will still be there?s: i think the problem of population will be solved in the future, because now more and more countries have begun to control the birth rate.s: i think the problems of pollution and shortage of resources will still be there, and will even get worse. s: i don’t think so. now scientists all over the world are trying their best to develop new resources that human beings can make use of, such as solar energy. in my opinion, the problems can be solved one by one.step ⅲ readingt: now please open your books and turn to page 17. let’s read the passage first impressions. read it quickly and then tell me what it is about.several minutes later.t: well, have you finished reading the passage?ss: yes.t: ok. who would like to tell me what the text is about?s: it’s an e-mail written by a man who has taken up a trip to the future.t: good. then look at the following sentences. they are in wrong order. anyone can tell me the correct order of these sentences?a. we were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.b. i arrived at wang ping’s 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.s: c-a-d-b.t: very good! let’s go through the first two paragraphs together and get the general idea of li qiang’s trip to the future. then answer the questions on the screen.show these checking questions on the screen.1. why did i have the chance to travel to the year ad 3008? 2. what is a “time lag”? 3. how did i feel when i was in the capsule? 4. who guides my trip?5. why did my guide give me some tablets?6. who transported us to the future?a few minutes later, check the answers.sample answers:1. he took up the prize he won the year before. 2. “time lag” means a person gets flashbacks from his previous time period.3. the seats in the capsule are very comfortable.4. my friend wang ping is my guide to the future.5. the tablets could help me feel less nervous and uncertain.6. wang ping’s parents’ company transported us to the future.t: wonderful. do you want to know more about his trip? now please go through the third paragraph to get some details on the environment in the future. when you finish, please answer the following questions.show these three questions on the screen.1. how did i feel as soon as i was transported to the future?