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Unit 20 New Frontiers Lesson 1 Futurology一、课标分析根据《高中课程标准》的规定，在高二的学习中，学生要发展自己的英语语言运用能力：用英语进行恰当交流的能力；用英语获取信息、处理信息的能力。
在学习方法上，要逐渐形成有效的学习方法，在参与、实践、讨论和合作中学会用英语表达、交流，发展综合语言运用能力。
二、教材分析1．本课所在单元的主题为New Frontiers，主要介绍了跟我们生活与学习联系紧密的科学领域，并且介绍了20世纪科学领域的一些先驱者。
2．本节课为 Lesson 1 Futurology的第一课时，是一节阅读课。
该课的主要内容是未来学家就科学对未来影响做出的展望。
3．教材内容上的安排（对未来的预测），可以锻炼学生的抽象思维和创造性想象。
三、学生分析1．学生对未来学及未来的世界这一话题既感到陌生，但又显示出浓厚的兴趣和求知欲，从而带着好奇心去了解并探究。
2．学生对本课话题Futurology这一领域缺乏一定的背景知识、经历和经验，但高中学生已具备一定的相象能力和形象抽象思维能力。
3．高二的学生已具备一定的用英语获取信息、处理信息、分析问题和解决问题的能力。
四、教学目标1. 语言知识目标：a.重点词汇和短语seminar, handy, database, meanwhile, source, biochemistry, in terms of, wonder about, hundreds of, carry out, love doing/ to dob.重点句子1) Some like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world will be like… Others foreseefuture opportunities and problems.2) Computers that are millions of times smarter than us will have been developed.3) In the next few years, we will be communicating with our friends around the world…4) We will have discovered other places in our solar system suitable for living and will havediscovered ways to go further into space.2．语言技能目标：1)学生学会在阅读中有目的地猜测、思考和获取信息，并进行分析、推理和判断，从而准确理解作者的意图。
Unit20 Lesson1 Futurology教案Teaching Aims:To introduce future prefect tense and future continuous tense.To talk about the future and the changes.To learn some difficult words and expressions.Teaching difficult points:How to get students to master future perfect tense and future continuous tense. Teaching aid: Multi-mediumTeaching procedures:Step1. Warming upGet students to work in pairs and talk about the following questions. Teacher give some examples first.•Are you interested in thinking about the future?•What do you think the future will be like? Predict it.Step2. ReadingTask1: skimmingRead the text quickly and choose the best title :a) From the Past to the Futureb) The Future Businessc) Tomorrow's Worldd) A Perfect Future?Task2: Read the text again and find out why the writer is interested in futurology?How many predictions did the writer find? Read the text and complete the table. When What are the predictions?When What the predictions are？1 / 2Step3. Language pointsGet students to find out the difficult language points and sentence patterns then learn them together.Step4. GrammarAsk the students to underline the sentences with future tense, any kind of ones. Then read it aloud and analyze their usage and study the future tense.Step5. Assignment2 / 2。
Instructional DesignModule 7 Unit 20 New Frontiers Lesson 1 Futurology (Reading)Chen XiaoqingTeaching aims:a.To share statistics and information of predictions about the futureworld.b.To encourage students to take part in Sci-Fi activities.c.To practise writing an essay using the future tenses.Analysis of the text:Futurology is an easy but severe topic which can arouse learners’ interest immediately. What’s more, the reading and discussion tasks in this lesson pave a good way for students to do the writing exercise focused on using key words and the future tenses.Analysis of students:They have collected many statistics and useful expressions concerned with the topic. However, to write an essay about the future world is also a challenge for them.Teaching difficult & important points:a.How to organize the activities in class scientifically and effectively.b.How to improve students’ Sci-Fi awareness through teamwork in andafter class.Teaching activities: Brainstorm, quiz, individual, pair and group work, etc.Teaching aids: Computer, projector, blackboard, learning sheet, etc. Teaching procedures:Step ⅠGreetingsPlay a short movie to show the theme in this period. Sum up the key points in the movie.A. BrainstormQuestions:What would the future world be like?Can you tell us some Sci-Fi books or films?How can we develop our world in a right way?Students exchange statistics and information collected from lessons in this unit, notes, libraries, the Internet, encyclopaedias, magazine articles,television and radio documentaries, friends, etc. Take notes individually and compare in pairs.B. About the word: future, biology, futurologyStep Ⅱ. Reading (Competition time)Students work in groups. Make sure every student take part in the quiz. Exercises include matching headings with each part, words and meanings and multiple choice.A. Divide the text into four parts and match headings with each part.Part.1 Paragraph A. Some predictions of the future.Part.2 Paragraph B. What is the futurologist.Part.3 Paragraph C. The writer’s plan to the meeting.Part.4 Paragraph D. The introduction about the meeting.B. About futurology and futurologistFuturology -- The study or ___________ of future _____________ ,as in science, technology, and ________ ,according to current conditions and _________ . Futurologist -- __________________________________________________________________. C. About the titleThe best title of the text ( )A. From the Past to the FutureB. The Future Business WorldC. Tomorrow’s WorldD. A Perfect FutureD. Read the text with questionsHow many predictions did the writer find?What are the predictions? When may the predictions come true?1.In the next __________________, computers will become ________ and smarter.2.By the year ___________, clothes that remain___________ will be produced.3.By the year_________, no one will die of ___________ because of enough food.4.By the year_________, it’s possible for us to live for at least ____ years.5.By the___________ of the century, a new type of ________________ might have developed.6.By the___________ of the century, other places in our solar system suitable for _____ will have been discovered.E. Extra questions1.Which of the following predictions is NOT mentioned in the passage? ( )A. ITB. clothingC. transportationD. medical care2. Where did the author find information about the seminar? ( )A. on TVB. in the newspaperC. on the radioD. on the InternetStep Ⅲ. Ⅳ. Post-reading:DiscussionHow can we develop our world in a right way?Step Ⅳ Assignment1. Write an essay about the predictions of the future individually and display them on the class micro-blog.Key Words:convenient; stainless; worn; adequate; peace; equality; assess; handy; robot; handle; danger; suitable; crowded; meanwhile; protect; rescueRequirements: 100-120 words, using “will do, will be doing and will have done”No. 430915 Deadline: April 242. Design a plan for an Sci-Fi films promotion activity, a poster included.3.Read the text again and make notes of predictions.Step Ⅴ Records on the blackboardFuturologyFuture Group 1 Group 2 Group 3Step Ⅵ Records after classWhen human beings are developing the earth, they should enhance the awareness of the importance of environmental protection. In addition, students need to collect and write more to improve their skills.。
Unit 20 New FrontiersLesson 1 Futurology【学习目标】掌握本单元的常用词汇表达。
【学习重难点】熟练记住常用词汇与词组。
【学习方法】速读、细读、归纳、练习【学习内容】一、生词1. latter(1). adj. : near to the end of a periodeg: She spent the latter part of her life alone.他孤独地度过了她的后半生。
(2). The latterpron. : the second of two things or people already mentioned 已提及的两者中的后者eg: Many support the former alternative, but personally I favour the latter.很多人赞成前一种方法，但我个人喜欢后一种Latter 和later很容易混淆。
later 可以作形容词用，意思是“以后的，较晚的时候”或“更新的”eg: The launch was postponed to a later date.发射延迟了。
In his later years of life, he devoted himself to the career of charitiy.晚年，他投身于慈善事业。
later 还可以作副词，意思是“以后，后来”eg：Two years later he became a soldier.两年后他当兵了Later, his theory proved to be right.后来，结果证明他的理论是正确的。
2. assess(1). V. make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking about it carefully评价，评定It is difficult to assess the affects of the new measure.现在很难评价新举措的效果(2). V. decide or fix the value of sth. 估价，估计They assessed the value of the house at over $ 250,000.他们估计这座房子的价值超过25万美元3. dawn(1). n. time of day when light first appears 黎明，破晓We talked almost until dawn.(2). n. (fig. 比喻)beginning ,first signs of sth.People have been falling in love signs of sth.自先民伊始，人们就一直坠入爱河。
Unit 20 New FrontiersLesson 1 Futurology 阅读课教学设计一、课标分析根据《高中课程标准》的规定，在高二的学习中，学生要发展自己的英语语言运用能力：用英语进行恰当交流的能力；用英语获取信息、处理信息的能力。
在学习方法上，要逐渐形成有效的学习方法，在参与、实践、讨论和合作中学会用英语表达、交流，发展综合语言运用能力。
二、教材分析1．本课所在单元的主题为New Frontiers，主要介绍了跟我们生活与学习联系紧密的科学领域，并且介绍了20世纪科学领域的一些先驱者。
2．本节课为 Lesson 1 Futurology的第一课时，是一节阅读课。
该课的主要内容是未来学家就科学对未来影响做出的展望。
3．教材内容上的安排（对未来的预测），可以锻炼学生的抽象思维和创造性想象。
三、学生分析1．学生对未来学及未来的世界这一话题既感到陌生，但又显示出浓厚的兴趣和求知欲，从而带着好奇心去了解并探究。
2．学生对本课话题Futurology这一领域缺乏一定的背景知识、经历和经验，但高中学生已具备一定的相象能力和形象抽象思维能力。
3．高二的学生已具备一定的用英语获取信息、处理信息、分析问题和解决问题的能力。
四、教学目标1. 语言知识目标：a.重点词汇和短语seminar, handy, database, meanwhile, source, biochemistry, in terms of, wonder about, hundreds of, carry out, love doing/ to dob.重点句子1) Some like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world wil l be like… Others foresee future opportunitiesand problems.2) Computers that are millions of times smarter than us will have been developed.3) In the next few years, we will be communicating with our friends around the world…4) We will have discovered other places in our solar system suitable for living and will have discovered ways togo further into space.2．语言技能目标：1)学生学会在阅读中有目的地猜测、思考和获取信息，并进行分析、推理和判断，从而准确理解作者的意图。
2）能在教师的指导下，主动参与组织和实施语言实践活动。
3．知识能力目标：1）初步了解未来学这一领域的知识及专家对未来世界的发展做出的预测。
2）通过阅读文章，学生能进一步丰富自己的知识，拓展思维。
并能就自己的知识和经历进行创造性想象。
4．情感态度目标：关注学生在学习中的情感态度，使学生在英语学习过程中，提高独立思考和判断的能力，发展与他人沟通合作的能力。
5、教学重点与难点1）如何让学生准确理解课文，获取相关信息。
2）帮助学生用英语完成语言任务。
五、教学设计理念1）运用任务型教学的模式。
给学生设计出相关的任务，要求学生用英语讨论交流，让学生学会用英语完成语言任务。
2）采用“以学生为中心”教学模式。
让学生在小组活动中进行有效的语言学习，把学生自主学习、合作学习和探究学习贯穿教学过程中，从而激发主体参与的兴趣。
六、教学策略1．教学方法a.Skimming, close-reading and scanningb.Asking-and-answering to check the Ss’ understanding of the passagec.Individual and group workd.Discussing2．教学工具A recorder, a computer and a projector七、教学过程Step Ⅰ GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Ⅱ Pre-readingT: What is the tomorrow’s world? Could you predict it.(以上述问题为导入，目的是调动学生已有的知识结构和社会生活经历，在新学知识与已有知识之间建座桥梁，为学习新知识futurology铺垫道路，引起学生兴趣，调动学生的学习动机。
)S1: It is possible that we can work at home because of communication industry.S2: Our environment will be clean, people will live longer because of the advanced medicine.S3: The speed of computer is more and more fast, so our work and life become easier and faster, foe example we can buy everything without leaving home,T: Excellent! You have a good imagination. Today we will learn lesson 1 Futurology. Let’s know some respected futurologists’ predictions of future. Before reading, let’s learn the new words and expressions on Page 110 first.(Teacher asks Students to read the words after the tape twice, then teacher gives explanations in English of some words to the students.)Step ⅢWhile-reading1. SkimmingGet the Ss to comprehend the passage quickly and meanwhile help Ss to form a good habit of reading.T: After learning words, we are going to learn lesson 1. Now please look at screen. Give you 3minutes read the passage quickly and choose an appropriate heading for it.Read the article and choose the beast heading for the passage.A. From the Past to the FutureB. The Future BusinessC. Tomorrow’s WorldD. A Perfect Future?（以找出文章标题为略读环节的问题，使学生学会按意群略读，省略大量与寻找信息关系不重要的词、短语和句子。
培养学生的快速阅读技巧和获取文章整体信息的能力。
）T: Time is up. Could you tell me which heading do you think is best, volunteer?S1: I choose A.S2: I don’t agree with him. I select C.T: Can you tell the class your reason.S2: In this passage, it doesn’t mention anything about the past, so I pass A. And Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 8, they are all about the future world. So C is the best.T: Very good, thank you!2．Close-readingIn this part, students read Paragraph 3-Paragraph 8 carefully, and then finish this table.T: Now, give you 4 minutes read Paragraph 3-Paragraph 8, and 2 minutes fill in this form.(Suggested answers are omitted.)（文章的重要段落为第3到第8段，因此在这一环节教师就重要的部段落设计了图表题，引导学生提取与主题---未来学家就科学对未来影响的展望相关的信息。
帮助学生加深对课文的理解。
）3. ScanningIn this part, Ss will read the passage carefully and then judge the statements below True or False. Then teacher shows these statements on the screen. Give Ss 5 minutes to read the whole passage.T: look at screen, please. Here are 5 detailed questions. Give you 8 minutes read the passage carefully, and then exchange your answers with your partners.Show the statements on the screen.1.People who are worried about future are called futurologists.2.The experts attending the seminar will be discussing the influence of future on the technology.3.According to the text, computers will become more intelligent.4.By the year 2030, human-like robots may be sent around our bodies to carry out repairs and keep us healthy.5.According to the text, we may be able to live in other suitable places in our solar system at the end of thecentury.(Suggested answers: F F T F T)（在精读环节教师设计了一些判断题，是将学生已学的知识和已有的生活经验相结合，对课文中的信息进行逻辑推理和分析判断，使其对课文的理解上升到一个新的高度。
