Unit 4 Breaking boundaries Using language 学案-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 4 Period 3 Listening and Speaking 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To catch the main idea of the passage and use the phrases related to global village correctly 2 To listen for the the main idea of the conversation and talk about another phenomenon of the global village 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To catch the main idea of the passage and use the phrases related to global village correctly Activity 1: Read the passage for the first time and get the main idea of it. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Read the passage and answer the questions. Pay attention to the expressions in bold. Nowadays, people all over the world are becoming more and more connected, as if the world were getting smaller -as if we were living in a “global village”. Technology is largely responsible for bringing people together. Channels of communication, such as the mobile phone and the Internet, have made it possible to speak instantly with someone on the other side of the planet, enabling us to form close connections with people of completely different cultures. The television, meanwhile, is a window on the world, giving us quick and easy access to other cultures and lifestyles. Cultural exchange helps us to be more inclusive and to overcome culture shock. But inclusiveness doesn’t mean that our cultures will merge into one another. Rather, it’s about countries and people making a joint effort to come together to create a more harmonious and understanding world, so that we can all enjoy the mutual benefits. 1 What phenomenon does the passage describe? 2 What effect does technology have on cultural exchange? Answers: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 3: Complete the speech with the correct form of the expressions.