内容正文:
Unit 4 Living with technology
Reading (II)
· 内容分析:
本单元的主题语境是“人与社会”,话题是“科技发展”,涉及视频、科普文、访谈脚本、产品介绍等。本单元的教学旨在帮助学生了解科技发展的最新成果和趋势,感受科技改变世界的深远影响,学会更好地融入当下和未来的高科技生活。
· 教学目标:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. understand the usage of the key words and expressions;
2. use the above words and expressions in new situations;
3. have a better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
· 教学重难点:
1. Understand some new words and expressions;
2. Be able to use the new words and expressions correctly.
· 教学过程:
Step 1 Lead-in
Listen to the passage and underline the following key words and expressions.
Step 2 Building vocabulary
1. Word study: option
Introduce the meaning of “option”
• n. something that you can choose to have or do 可选择的事物;选择的自由
• have no option/choice/alternative but to do sth
• have the option of doing.../to do...
• optional adj.
Practice makes perfect:
1) I had no option but to ask (ask) him to leave.
2) Students have the option to study (study) abroad in their second year.
3) Some courses are compulsory while others are optional (option).
4) Our schools provide a wide variety of optional classes to cater (cater) to students of different levels.
2. Phrase study: build castles in the air
v. to have plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true 建空中楼阁
3. Phrase study: put forward
v. to suggest that it should be considered for a particular purpose or job 提出(计划、建议、名称)
put off 推迟
put aside 把...放在一边,暂不考虑
put away 把...收好,储存
put down 记下,镇压
put up with 忍受
put out 扑灭
put up 张贴,搭起,提高价格
Practice makes perfect:
1) In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _______ signs asking his “guest” not to step on them.
A. put down B. put out C. put up D. put off
2) When they had finished playing, the children were made _______ all the toys they had taken out.
A. put off B. to put up C. put away D. to put away
3) All the medical workers in the