高中英语Unit4CyberspaceLesson3VirtualReality教案2北师大版必修2

2 Unit 4 Cyberspace Lesson
3 Virtual Reality Teaching aims:
To practise using first and second conditionals.
To assess whether websites are real.
T eaching difficulties: To practise expressing preferences
Teaching Aids: computer and cassette
Teaching procedures:
Ⅰ. Warming up
T: What is virtual reality？
S:
T: The use of computers make situations feel and look real. What do people use the technology to do?
S:
T: Which of these uses for virtual reality are possible now?
virtual reality holidays
learning to fly using virtual reality technology
playing virtual reality computer games
visiting virtual museums on the Internet
S:
T: Possible uses for virtual reality now:
Playing virtual reality computer games
Learning to fly using virtual reality simulator
Visiting virtual museums on the Internet
Show students some slides to prove these facts
T: Would you like to visit the Science Museum website? Why or why not?
Would you like to go to a virtual university?
S:
T: Virtual reality can bring us lots of convenient. You will find lots of good information at home, and needn’t spend time traveling there.
Study in such a world-famous university without going out of your room.
Ⅱ Reading
The text will talk about virtual reality now let’s read the text and do the exercises True or False
1. This weekend Tom will help Cathy finish a project on the history of the Internet.
2. Cathy is more interested in virtual holiday than Tom.
3. Tom will have a virtual reality holidays this weekend.
4. Virtual university is an interesting game on line instead of a real university.
5. Virtual reality holidays spend less time than real holidays.
6. You needn’t go to the real place in virtual reality holidays but you can get real feeling of traveling there.
7. The Science Museum on line doesn’t exist in fact, just imagine it. Answers: 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F
Read the dialogue and answer the questions below.
1. Why can’t Cathy go out this weekend?
2. Where is Tom planning to go?
3. Does Cathy have a programme for ‘virtual’ holida ys on her computer?
4. Does she really think she will have the chance to go on a world tour?
5. What would Tom like to do with virtual reality?
6. Why is Cathy so excited about the technology?
Answers:
1. She has to finish her project.
2. He’ll go camping if the weather is good.
3. No.
4. No
5. He would like to go to a world famous university.
6. Because she thought she would be able to go anywhere she liked.
Ⅲ Further reading
Read the text again and pay attention to the right expression.
Correct mistakes
1.What are you going to do at this weekend.
2.I have too many things to be done.
3.We won’t go to go camping if it will rain
4.If they invent virtual reality holidays, I’d go on an around-the –world
tour.
5.Do you have anything plan for Saturday and Sunday.
6.Tom imagines himself go to a famous university.
7.Personal I’m interested in virtual university.
Answers: 1. 去掉at 2. 去掉be 3. 去掉will 4. invent改为invented 5. plan 改为 planed 6. go改为going 7. Personal 改为Personally
Ⅳ Talking
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a virtual university?
Would you like to go to such a university? Why?
Advantages of a virtual university
No limit to time and place
It is convenient to attend
take your job as study
save transportation time
needn’t buy text material
Ⅴ Language points
1. what’s …up to 口语中问对方在做什么。

You look worried, what have you been up to?
你看上去很担心的样子，怎么了？
My brother locked himself in his room for a whole morning. What is he up to?
弟弟整个上午把自己关在房间，他在干什么？
2. suggest 建议,后接宾语从句（虚拟语气）或动名词短语。

I suggest that you (should ) check the information before you sign your name. 我建议你在签字之前检查一下所列信息。

Catherine suggests asking her dad for his opinion.
凯瑟琳建议征询她爸爸的建议。

暗示，表明（真实语气）
The look on his face suggested he was angry.
他脸上的表情表明他生气了。

3. But I still find it hard to imagine.
It 是形式宾语， hard 为宾语补足语，to imagine为真正的宾语
Children find it hard to concentrate.
孩子们发觉很难集中精力
I find it a great pleasure to meet you here.
在这里遇见你真令人愉快。

She thought it best to wait for him.
我认为最好等他。

I found it not easy to get on with Jim.
我发现和吉姆相处不容易。

Ⅵ Grammar
Do the exercise 5
Read the sentences in italics in the first seventeen lines of the dialogue, Are the sentences used to talk about:
a)Unlikely situations in the future?
b)Possible situations in the future?
1. If I don’t finish my project on the history of the Internet for next Monday’s lesson, the science teacher will be angry.
2. If it’s good, Dad, Mum and I wi ll probably go camping.
3. We won’t go if it rains.
4. If I stay home, I’ll help you with your project if you like.
5. If you tell me some titles, I’ll look for them in the library.
6. If you go to the Science Museum website, you’ll find lots of good information.
7. If we had virtual reality holiday, we wouldn’t have any problems with the weather.
8. If they invented virtual reality holidays, I’d go on an around-the-world tour. Do the exercise 6.
Write these sentences as First Conditionals. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct
form.
1. What (do) if your computer (not work)?
What will you do if your computer doesn’t work?
2. (You go) out with me on Saturday night if you (finish) the project?
Will you go out with me on Saturday night if you finish he project?
3. If you (go) to that website, you (find) some interesting imformation.
If you go to that website, you’ll find some interesting information.
4. (You go) to that concert if it (rain)?
Will you go to that concert if it rains?
5. She (buy) a computer if she (get) that job.
She’ll buy a computer if she gets that job.
6. I (give) you the information if you (telephone) me tomorrow.
I’ll give you the information if you telephone me tomorro w.
7. What (you do) if the information if you (telephone) me tomorrow.
What will you do if the weather isn’t good tomorrow.
8. My sister (not go) to London if she (not pass) her exam.
My sister won’t go to London is she doesn’t pass her exams.
Do the exercise 7
Read the sentences and decide what the people are expressing.
a)Unrealistic hopes for he future
b) Plans for the future
c)Something that isn’t possible now
If we had virtual reality holidays, we wouldn’t have any problems with the weather. If they invent ed virtual reality holidays, I’d go on an around-the-tour.
Do the exercise 8
Who would say these things, a or b?
1. If I had the money, I would buy a new IBM computer.
a) a student b) a millionaire
2. If I felt ill, I would stop smoking.
a) a smoker b) a non-smoker
3. If I were a teacher, I would be popular with my students.
a) a teacher b) a journalist
answers : 1. a 2. b 3. b
Ⅶ Language in Use
Write about your ideal future. Think about your home, job, partner, family, etc. write conditional sentences to explain why you would like this kind of life.
Ⅷ Homework
Write about your ideal future. Think about your home, job. Partner, family, etc. Write conditional sentences to explain why you would like this kind of life.。