Unit 2 Looking Into The Future Using language Listening and Speaking 教学设计-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Teaching and Learning Design 选择性必修Book1 Unit2 Looking Into The Future 教学设计 Period 5 Teaching and learning contents: Using Language—Making predictions about future changes (Listening and talking) Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Learn to listen for predictions and practise listening to an interview about predicting futures; 2) Learn and use the expressions about making predictions to have an interview; 3) Think and talk about the future. Teaching and learning important points: Listening comprehension and talking about the future by making predictions. Teaching and learning difficult points: Listening comprehension and talking about the future by making predictions. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Review and leading in Activity 1 Review and leading in 1. Revise the usage of the future progressive tense and check the answers to the grammar exercises in the reference book and the workbook. 2. Lead in the teaching topic—Making predictions about future changes. Step 2 Listening Activity 2 Pre-listening 1. Explain the terms and then get the students to match the words with their pictures. The terms: automation: the technique of making an apparatus (装置), a process, or a system operate automatically nanobots: a machine or robot built on the nanoscale (纳米级), still in the research-and-development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry global warming: the increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide artificial intelligence: the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings cloning: the process of generating a genetically identical (相同的) copy of a cell or an organism (有机体) Answers: 1) artificial intelligence; 2) nanobots; 3) automation; 4) cloning; 5) global warming 2. Discuss these questions in groups. 1) How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future? No doubt, AI will develop to the point that humans and computers will be able to interface接合，连接effortlessly. 2) What challenges might they bring? With the development of AI, there may come a time when it becomes a real issue as to whether a computer or machine has in fact achieved consciousness, and whether, as a conscious being, it deserves the same rights as a human being. 3) What opportunities might they bring? AI may help us solve problems that are currently too big and overwhelming for us to solve on our own. For example, complex AI models may be able to use given data to develop a workable solution to global warming. 3. Learn about the listening strategy—Listening for predictions When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense, in particular the future tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict, prediction and forecast, are also used quite often when making predictions. Activity 3 While-listening 1. Listen to the radio interview with Dr Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future, and then fill in the table below. Answers: Name Occupation Prediction Dr Han computer scientist Computer will be cleverer than us in the future; people will also be programming computers to think like humans; we’ll be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans; we’ll also be creating machines to help people internally. Vincent Black architect There will be cities floating on water and people could move into housing in cities that float. 2. Listen again to catch more detailed information to complete the table. Listening target Dr Han’s prediction Vincent Black’s prediction Future events/ problems the world might face Computers would be cleverer than humans. The sea level will rise by many metres. Future technologies/ solutions to deal with the events/problems Nanobots will be put inside our bodies. Cities floating on water will be built. How these things will change the way we live Our abilities will be increased. People don’t need to move away from the sea. Step 3 Thinking, discussion and talking Activity 4 Thinking and discussion 1. Work in pairs. Discuss whether you think Dr Han and Vincent Black’s predictions are possible. Why or why not? Possible answer: I agree on Dr Han’s idea that computers will be cleverer than us in the future. Actually there are already computers, like AlphaGo, that are smarter than most people. I don’t agree on Vincent Black’s idea about floating cities, because I doubt that sea levels will rise that much. 2. In groups, brainstorm about the future. Discuss these points and share your ideas. future events or problems the world might face future technologies how these things will change the way we live the challenges and opportunities these things might bring Activity 5 Talking 1. Work in pairs to talk about your future jobs by using the expressions of making predictions. 1) Go through the expressions of making predictions. Making predictions: I think/believe/predict that in the future… My prediction is that… By 2030, we will… In the (distant) future there will… I can imagine/forecast… I doubt/don’t think that… One challenge will be… We will have the opportunity to… We will be doing… We are going to… 2) Talk about your future jobs. You can think about your future jobs by answering the two questions: What challenge or opportunity might influence you to choose your future job? Can you make any predictions about your future job? And then you may organise your ideas by presenting the challenges or opportunities, offering the technologies or solutions, and finally predicting the possible effects. 2. In pairs, interview each other about your jobs and predictions. Use the expressions of making predictions to help you. (Go through the sample dialogue if necessary.) Sample dialogue A: Good afternoon, Ms Zhang. Thank you for agreeing to do this interview. B: I’d love to. A: First, could you please tell our audience what you do? B: Certainly. I'm a doctor. I perform transplant surgery every week. A: That sounds like a very high-tech job. How do you think the surgery will be operated in the future? Do you have any predictions about that? B: Yes, well, I believe that doctors in the future will have much better means to help people. I can imagine that nanobots will be put in patients’ body to detect the illness. And in the future, there will be adequate supply of organs for patients who need transplant. A: Well, that would be really good news for all of us. Could you please explain how this will be possible? B: Well, it will be possible because of special 3D printers. In the future, doctors will be using them in hospitals regularly to create healthy copies of people's organs. Then they will replace the unhealthy organs with the healthy copies. Step 4 Evaluation and summary Activity 5 Self-evaluation Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects. 1. How is your listening comprehension? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 2. How is your talking? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 3. How is your prediction about future changes? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) Activity 6 Summary Summarize the main contents of this period briefly. Homework: 1. Complete the exercises in reference book. 2. Prepare an oral presentation: The meaning of greatness in my mind. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$