Unit 9 Technology

Teaching Aims and Demands

Words and Phrases

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Spoken English:

Agreement and disagreement:

Absolutely

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

That’s a good point.

That’s just how I see it.

That’s worth thinking about.

I disagree. /Well, yes, but …

I’m afraid I don’t agree.

You can’t be serious.

I would have to disagree with that.

I would have to disagree with that.

Well, I am not so sure about that.

Grammar:

The Present Continuous Passive Voice:

1．用英語描述事物正受到某種影響或某種處理――使用現在進行時被動語態（is/are being +過去分詞）。例如：

New functions are being added to the phones.

Michael is being interviewed for the job.

Modern cellphones are being used as cameras and radios.

2．用英語描述人物正受到某種影響或某種處理――使用現在進行時被動語態（is /am/are being+過去分詞）。例如：

The new student is being introduced to the class.

Look! The children are being led into the garden.

Use of Language:

1. Master the function use of language as defined above.

2. Help the students to finish the tasks of listening, reading, writing, speaking presented in the book and the exercise book through using what the students have learned.

Learn the text about technology and finish the related exercises.

Important points: the use of the Present Continuous Passive Voice.

Difficult points: the use of the Present Continuous Passive Voice.

Teaching aids: tape-recorder and computer.

Way of Teaching: Communication way of teaching, discussion and group work.

Lesson 1

Step 1 Warming-Up

Because the first part is designed to arose the students interest about creativity and practice problem solving skills. So ask the students to finish the exercise in the warming-up part.

Step 2 Listening

Listen to the tape and finish the exercise in the listening part.

Extension: Here we may encourage the students to make a guessing game. Encourage the students to supply more examples for guessing.

Step 3 Speaking

Divide the students into groups and make sure that the students know what they are going to do. If it is necessary put cards in front of each students to remind them which is which.

In the meanwhile, list the key sentences they can use to show others their opinion.

Agreement

Absolutely.

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

That’s a good point.

That’s worth thinking about.

Disagreement

I disagree.

I’m afraid I don’t agree.

Well, it depends.

Well, I’m not sure about that.

Step 4 Homework

Ask the students to prepare some information about the development of new technology for the next class.

Lesson 2

Step 1 Introduction

First get the students to mention some important inventions of the world that they prepared last class. And then list the positive and negative effects on our life.

Step 2 Reading

Fast-reading

Get the students to read the first paragraph of the text quickly to find the main idea of it.

The main idea is: it discusses the increasing popularity of cellphone in Chinese society. Cellphones are everywhere and have positive and negative effects on our life.

Carefully-reading

The students read the text more carefully. Then answer the following questions 1-4 in the Post-reading part.

Step 4 Post-reading

Ask the students to find the outline of the text --- that is how the text is organized, if it is necessary, explain the language points in the text. Finish the exercise 2 as well.

Step 5 Homework

1). Finish exercise 3 on page 60. the students may use the questions below it as a guide.

2). Translate the sentences in exercise 4 on page 135.

Lesson 3

Step 1 Revision

Ask several students to report their design of the new cellphone.

Step 2 Word-study

Finish the exercise in the word study part.

Finish the exercises 1 and 2 on page 134 as well.

Step 3 Grammar

First ask the students to list the sentences containing the use of Present Continuous Passive Voice.

1.Words and images are being sent throughout the world.

2. … They are being used as cameras and radios, …

3.New functions are being added to the phones.

4.They are being used everywhere – sometimes where they shouldn’t.

Then get the students to find the formation of the Present Continuous Passive Voice: be + being + pp.

Step 4 Consolidation

Finish the exercises on page 61.

Step 5 Homework

Finish the exercise about grammar on page 136.

Lesson 4

Step 1 Revision

Check the homework.

Step 2 Reading

Ask the students to read the text to find the main idea of the text: the world is ruled by the machines now and people lost happiness. Love and friendship do not exist any longer. There is only one hope --- that is you. Write a letter to the ruler Q12 to try manage to persuade it give up it inhuman ruling.

Step 3 Writing

Thinking that it is a little difficult for the students to write on such an abstract topic, we can first show them a letter as an example and try to analysis the way to write a good article. Here we may use the tips on page63 as aguide.

Step 4 Homework

Revise the text in this unit.