unit3《life in the future》教案（1）
（新人教版必修5）
warming-up and reading
teaching goals:
1.learn some new words and expressions.
2.improve the ss’reading skills.
3.to illustrate ss’ imagination of future life
4.know the more advanced forms of transport in ad 3005 and
the advantages and problems of life in the future.
teaching methods:
1.inductive method
2.pair work and group work
3.illustration
4.deductive method
teaching procedures:
step 1 greetings and lead-in
1．the teacher can start with daily greetings and try to lead in some words in this unit.
q1: where do you come from? do you live in the downtown or in the countryside?
is it a suitable location for people to live in?
what is it made of? (brick, stone, steel, glass, wood, plastic, bamboo, mud…).
q2: no matter where you live, i am wondering how do you usually go to school? (by bike, by car, by bus…)
bikes, cars, buses and so on can be used to carry people or things from one place to another place, and they are called vehicles.
q3:what other vehicles do you know?
carriage, ambulance, jeep, airbus, train, truck, motorcycle, fire engine, …
q4:what means of transport do you know?
car, bicycle, motorcycle, train, plane, space craft
q5:imagine what the future means of transport will be like?
2. conclusion
this unit introduces what life in the future might be like to ss. by discussing and answering the questions above can make ss have a general understanding of the present and future life and can also illustrate ss’ imagination about the future life.
【设计说明】
由日常问候开启话题，通过提问学生家乡情况导入城镇生活，引出不同的建筑材料及交通工具中的生词；然后总结交通工具的种类来预测未来的交通方式，从而导入课文。
step 2 warming up and pre-reading
task1:pair work
in pairs let ss list the changes in transport, environment, education and housing will happen in the next century.
present timein one thousand years’ time
transport
environment
education
houses
【设计说明】
通过对交通，环境，教育和住房四方面的发展和预测让学生发挥自己的想象力进入阅读文章的处理学习中。
step 3 skimming
task2:skimming the text and try to find the answer to the question
q: which changes are mentioned in the text?
time travel – transport – air quality – religion – clothing – eating – houses – towns
task3:prediction
work in pairs and make a prediction.
q: which changes are good and which are bad?
【设计说明】
猜测是培养学生阅读能力的方法之一，因此笔者首先提出问题引发学生思考，对未来生活的各个方面进行预测。其次通过快速阅读的方式，了解文章梗概，把握文章线索，找出文中对未来生活变化的描写，培养学生快速阅读的技巧与能力，并对未来生活变化的好坏进行小组讨论，培养集体协作精神。
