Module 4 Unit3 Tomorrow’s world

Reading Not just watching a film (Ⅰ)

2018.5.16 金薇

Learning objectives:

1.      To learn some new words and expressions.

2.      To improve students’ reading ability.

3.      To improve their attitudes towards technology.

Learning important and difficult points:

1.      How to read a business presentation.

2.      How to express your opinion.

Teaching procedures:

Step Ⅰ Lead-in

Watch a short video about virtual reality.

Step Ⅱ Reading strategy

A business presentation is an ______of a new _______ or business ______.As a presentation is to be given to those making decisions, it has to be _____ and _______. A good presentation usually include ________ information and ________ facts or examples. In order to make the presentation objective, the _______ voice is preferred.

Step Ⅲ Fast reading

1.  Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.

(1) What is the name of the product?

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(2) What are the advantages of using RealCine for urban planning?

________________________________________________________

2.      According to the title and the first paragraph, predict what the following paragraphs will tell us.

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Step Ⅳ Detailed reading

1. Read the first two parts carefully and answer the questions

(1)How can people watch an ordinary film?

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(2).How many of the user’s senses does this product connect with?

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2.Read the third part and fill in the chart about “How can RealCine excite the users’ four senses”.

3.Read the fourth part and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

(1) My grandmother can no longer walk, but experienced a real African adventure. (     )

(2) RealCine will not disappoint us. (      )

(3) Besides, VR can also be used in training firefighters.(    )

(4) Teachers could teach biology by allowing students to experience the world as an animal.(      )

Step Ⅴ Consolidation

Step Ⅴ Discussion

Different people hold different opinions towards virtual reality.

Opinion 1:

Those who support virtual reality believe that, with this technology, people can do almost everything, even things that cannot be realized in normal life. We don’t need to travel any more or spend so much time with friends any more. Virtual reality can provide any necessary features that we need in our life.

Opinion 2:

Others insist that real life and interpersonal communication should never be replaced by imaginary scenes. People should take off the headsets and experience the real life themselves.

Which one do you support? Why?

Evaluate the performance⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

As we all know, the development of our society relies on the technology advance. And in our daily life, we cannot live without technology. However, we cannot say that technology benefits human all the time.

Step Ⅶ Post Reading

Telephone, television, radio, telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other. As a result, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours. Help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast.

How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, one battle, or fight, in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now.

There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.