人教版高二Unit17Lifeinthefuture

人教版高二Unit 17 Life in the future

I.Teaching aims and demands

1. Words and expressions: talk of, out of work, voice, toy,

simply, majority, industry, central, convenient, transport,

possession, satisfy, wealth, fairly, practical, telegraph, socialist,

possibility.

2. Daily English:

He may not ….

Do you think it’s possible that ….?

It’s quite likely that …

It is not likely to ….

I don’t think so.

They will not …

What do you think is likely to happen?

It’s not likely that ….

I think …

3. Grammar Revise the Noun Clauses used as Appositive.

II.Main and difficult points:

1. Get the students to understand something about life in the

future.

2. Revise the Noun Clauses used as Appositive

III.Allocation of time: 6

Lesson 65 of Unit 17

I.Aims and demands:

Learning the dialogue and get the students to grasp

prediction, conjecture and belief:

II.Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Revision

1. Show some phrases on the screen for the students to make sentences with.

Do well

Make up one’s mind

On average

A length of

2. Check homework: Reading material

Step 2. Presentation

Get the students to describe the picture and get Ss to tell you

what they think is happening.

Then show some new words on the screen:

Majority

Goods

industry

Step 3. Reading

Read the dialogue carefully and silently and find the answer

to the questions:

What is being planned at this company?

(A new factory may be built,)

Step 4. Dialogue

Play the tape for the students to listen and follow.

What are people at the company talking about?

Who is going to make the decision?

Why does the company need to build a new factory?

What is the difficulty?

Why do some people want the new factory to be built?

Why are some people against the new factory?

Then ask them to practise the dialogue in pairs. One pair may

be asked to act the scene in front of the class.

Make sentences with the following words or phrases:

Have something done Talk of

It’s possible that clause

Produce goods

The majority

Encourage

Out of work

Be likely to

Persuade sb. to do

Organize a dialogue with the phrases above.

Step 5. Discussion

Why does the manager want to have a new factory built?

What’s the main problem if they build a new factory? Why?

What do you think is likely to happen? Why?

Step 6. Oral Practice

Look at the screen and practise in pairs.

A: I think the company will buy more land.

B: I believe you’re right.

A: But it isn’t likely that the manager will make a decision

soon.

B: What are the problems then?

Step 7. Workbook

Complete all the exercises in class.

III.Homework

1. Finish off workbook exercises.

2. Do Ex.4 as written work.

IV.Blackboard design

Have something done

Talk of

It’s possible that clause

Produce goods The majority

Encourage

Out of work

Be likely to

Persuade sb. to do

V . Post-class Notes:

No.031

Lesson 66 of Unit 17

I.Aims and demands:

1.To improve the reading ability of the students and help

them understand the text wholly.

2.To enrich the students' imagination and encourage them

to talk.

3.To improve the students' ability of communication in

English.

II.Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Revision

1. Make sentences with the following phrases.

Have sth. done

Talk of

It is possible that-clause

Out of work

Persuade sb. to do sth.

2. Free talk about the new dialogue.

Step 2. Presentation for reading

Listen to the tape and do the multiple choices on P94.

1. Many farms now use computers to control the growing

conditions of vegetables and other plants. Here ‘the growing

conditions’ refer to _______.

A. the watering B. the light C. the temperature D. A, B and C 2. The computer can _______.

A. do anything all by itself B. carry out people’s instructions

C. think just like human beings D. act exactly like human

beings

3. If people can work at home, they will ______.

A. enjoy an easier life B. have busier days

C. use the videophone for conferences

D. do the drawings and send them by mail or by fax

4. As a result, costs will be reduced by as much as 90%. Here

“reduce” means _____.

A. lower B. increase C. improve D. below

5. The writer tells us that ______.

A. the computer will probably change people’s lives

completely in the future.

B. the computer has played and will play a very important

part in various fields.

C. people should realize the danger of the computer.

D. the use of the computer is necessary.

Step 3. Reading

Work in groups and to read the passage quickly to make a

list of all the ways in which computers can be used.

Area Use

Farms Control the growing conditions of plants

Banks Change money; pay bills

Houses

Central computer to control heating and hot water

Recognize someone’s voice

Transport