高中英语Unit9 Technology 6人教版第一册(上)

Unit9 Technology
6th Period
Sub Topic: Attitude towards Technology
Focus Using English
Tasks 1. A Debate To Be a Technology-driven Human or not to Be
2. A Letter Love is the Everlasting Topic of the World
3. A Short Essay
Teaching Aims: 1. To use the following sentences to continue the debate (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. I’m
afraid I don’t agree. Well, it depends. Well, I don’t know. We ll,
I am not sure about that Oh, I do so agree. Absolutely right.
Definitely. I guess so. I can’t agree with you there. Not really.
Not exactly. No way……)To express opinions in real
situations
2.To learn to write an essay
Moral Focus: Global Sense
Teaching Aids: a tape recorder, a set of multi-media teaching system
Teaching Procedures:
Step One Warming up
1.Greetings
2.Chatting
Compare China and the western countries in terms of technology with
the help of the multi-media teaching system.
●Talk about the relationship between the young generation and the
future of China
●Work out the qualities that the new generation should have in order to
make the nation more powerful
Step Two Investigation Report
3. Announce the results of the investigation
4. Personal comments on the results of the investigation
5.Share opinions with other groups
6.Read and refine the language of the report
7.Submit the report to the related department of the local government
Step Three A Design
8.Work in groups of five.
9.Work out some regulations for the communities to keep the teenagers away
from the Cyber Cafe.
10.Contribute the regulations to the communities
Step Four Thinking and judging
11.. Prepare the students for the on-coming debate by asking them the
following questions.
●What helps us a lot in our teaching and learning?
●Did I use the multi-media teaching system in every class?
●Should we use the multi-media teaching system in every class?
Why yes or no?
●How should we make good use of the advanced facilities?
Step Five A Debate
12. A Debate: To be technology-driven human or not to be
13. Divide the whole class into two and debate whether humans should be
controlled by technology or not
●Explain why humans should be technology-driven and why not
●Cite examples to support the idea
●Persuasive Language is strongly suggested
● A final speech from each is expected
Step Six Discussing
14. Discuss about the result of the ill use of technology
15.Impress the students with the sharp contrast between the abusing use
and hailing promotion of technology by showing some of the
pictures like中国移动拯救海难主人翁照片，Heart-transplanting
Operation, Antarctica Expedition, the Iraq War, the atomic
bombing ,the nuclear weapon competition etc.
Step Seven Reflective thinking
16.What would happen if we go on abusing technology?
17. Imagine a world that is controlled by robots?
Step Eight Language Input
18. Read the passage and think what is missing in this future world
Step Nine Imagination
19. Imagine that you are one of the students chosen to solve the problem.
Write a letter to Q 12 in which you explain love and friendship.
Remember that Q12 is a computer that does not understand how
human beings feel and what human life is like. Tell Q12 about how
we think, how we feel about each other, and try to give examples of
love and friendship
20.Tell your classmates about the examples that you are going to use
21.A Letter to Q12 Love is the Everlasting Topic of the World
. The following may help you with the writing
●Tell Q12 who you are and why you are writing this letter
●Tell Q12 about love and friendship and explain how love and
friendship will make the world better
●Tell Q12 what the world will be like with love and friendship
22. Exhibit the writings
Step Ten Tips for Life
23. Give remarks to cultivate some virtues that will be of practical value
to the students at school, for subsequent careers and in their
personal lives. e.g.
●God helps those who help themselves.
●Everything has two sides.
●Love and friendship is the everlasting topic of th is world….
Step Eleven Writing (Homework)
24. Find out how to write an easy on the internet
25. Write an essay in which you explain what the next “Big Thing” will be,
and why you think it will be important
26. Poster the essays on the back wall of the classroom。