内容正文:
Unit 5 Path to a Better World
Reading for Writing
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通过本课的学习,学生能够:
通过对比阅读与情感线追踪,了解科技对生活带来的改变。
运用“问题-科技产品应用-解决” 逻辑结构完成一篇关于“科技让家庭生活更温暖”的短文。
体悟“科技以人为本”的价值取向,形成对科技感恩而非依赖的理性态度。
Learning Objectives
Look at the pictures and match them with different technologies.
Why do you think so?
Cold technology
Warm technology
How has technology made our life not only easier but also warmer?
Reading for writing
How science and technology have changed our lives
Lead-in
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Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about how science and technology have changed your life. Add more examples to the list.
Electric cars
Smart robots
Modern kitchen
Beidou navigation system
Book a time on the internet
Smart phones/video calls
Smart TV
Online AI
What
Save energy
Protect the environment
Make life easier
Save time/trouble
Find directions
Get in touch with…
Enjoy family time
Live a comfortable and relaxing life
How
In our daily life, we often use _____________ that/which can help us __________ .
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— Hi, let’s talk about how science and technology has changed our lives.— OK! Electric cars are clean and good for the environment.— Smart robots help us do housework easily.— And online payment lets us pay without cash. It’s very convenient!
— Right! High-speed trains also make travel much faster.— Technology really makes our life better!
We can begin like this:
①Science and technology are so amazing!
②My mom is a doctor and she says that she can’t imagine life without all the cool things that science and technology give us. Let me tell you about a day in our lives.
③In the morning, my mom prepares breakfast for us quickly in our modern kitchen. She then takes my brother and me to school. Sometimes there’s a lot of traffic, but the BeiDou navigation Satellite system on her phone helps us find the best way to get to school on time. When she gets to the hospital, she
Activity 2 A. Read the text quickly and choose the best answer.
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starts seeing her patients. They don’t have to wait long to see her because people can make an appointment to see the doctor on the internet. Sometimes she even helps patients by phone or through video calls if they can’t come to the hospital. After work, we watch movies at home on our big TV with amazing sound. We don’t even have to go to the theater! We should all be thankful for the benefits that science and technology have brought to our lives.
④I really hope that in the future, science and technology will keep making the world an even better place to live in.
Activity 2 A. Read the text quickly and choose the best answer.
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①②
③
④
B. ①
② ③
④
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Activity 2 A. Read the text quickly and choose the best answer.
2.How does the writer show the amazing science and technology in life?
By listing numbers.
By giving examples.
By explaining reasons.
By comparing different opinions.
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1.What is the structure of the passage?
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Activity 2 B.Choose the main idea of each part.
Part. 1
Part. 2
Part. 3
A doctor mom’s day with science and technology.
Opinion about Science and technology in life.
The hope for future life.
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Read Para.2 carefully and answer the questions.
My mom is a doctor and she says that she can’t imagine life without all the cool things that science and technology give us. Let me tell you about a day in our lives.
1. What does the writer’s mom do?
2. How does the mom like science and technology?
A doctor.
She thinks it brings something cool to life.
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Read Para.3 carefully and complete the table.
Time Problems Technology Solutions
Before work busy to prepare ___________
heavy traffic modern kitchen
___________ cook fast
find ________ way
During work long ________ time for patients online booking
video calls save __________.
help people at home.
After work no time to ______________ a big TV with _______________. watch movies __________
breakfast
BDS
the best
time
amazing sound
at home
waiting
How has technology changed her life?
Technology doesn’t make mom busier. It makes her freer to be with family.”
go to the theater
How is Mom’s daily life?
Does she have time with her children?
Busy.
Tech sets us free to love.
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I really hope that in the future, science and technology will keep making the world an even better place to live in.
Read Para.4 carefully and complete the table.
What does the writer think of the future life?
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Activity 2 C. Read the text again and complete the chart.
Beginning (before work):
__________________________________________________________
Middle (during work):
__________________________________________________________
End (after work):
__________________________________________________________
My mom prepares breakfast for us in our modern kitchen and uses the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to find the best way.
The order of seeing the doctor can be made on the internet and the communication between doctors and patients is more convenient.
We can watch movies on our big TV with amazing sound.
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Brainstorm Tech that warms my family
For example
I can’t imagine life without technology.
My grandma lives alone. We can’t see each other every day. But we have video calls on We-chat every evening. She sees me and I share my daily life with her. We feel happy and loved.
Share one piece of technology that brings your family closer in groups.
Try to talk from:
Time + Who
Problems
Technology
Solutions
Feelings
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Writing task: Choose one task to write about.
A Day with Technology
Write about a day in your family with technology.
How does it make life warmer?
Warm Technology in My Life
Write about one piece of technology that brings your family closer.
✅ Use “problem → solution” logic.
✅ Add one sentence about feelings.
✅ Writing style: not just easier, but warmer.
Think and write
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Activity 3 A. Draw a chart about how science and technology have changed your life, and then draft your essay.
A day with technology
Your opinion about technology
A day with technology
before…/during…/after…
morning/afternoon/evening
at home…/at school…
Feelings and hope for future life
Warm Technology in My Life
What technology is
What problems you have
What can it do
How it makes your family closer
Feelings and hope for future life
Activity 3 A. Draw a chart about how science and technology have changed your life, and then draft your essay.
amazing/interesting…
useful/helpful/magical…
prepare …for…
help…do…
start doing…
keep doing…
I can’t imagine life without...
... is not just... but also...
I’m thankful for... because...
I hope that in the future, ...
When..., ... helps...
With..., ... don‘t have to...
... makes it possible to...
Useful phrases
Useful sentence patterns
Activity 3 B. Draft your essay. The phrases and sentence patterns may help you.
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You can learn from this version.
Task 1:
My mom is a teacher. She is very busy, but technology helps us have fun together. In the morning, our smart cooker makes breakfast. Mom doesn‘t have to get up too early. After work, we use a fitness app to exercise at home. Sometimes Dad and I have a running race in the living room! We laugh a lot. I’m thankful for technology. It doesn‘t make our life faster — it makes our life warmer.
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Task 2:
The smart speaker is the warmest technology in my home. Every evening, my grandpa says, “Play some Peking Opera,” and it plays his favorite songs. He smiles and sometimes even sings along. My parents and I sit with him and listen. It’s not just a machine. It brings three generations together. I hope technology will always keep our family close.
You can learn from this version.
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You can also draft it like this:
Science and technology is amazing! It has changed my life a lot. Online tools that are easy to use help me learn well. The internet lets me talk to friends that live far away. Mom prepares nice food for us with modern tools, and shared bikes help me get around quickly. I’m so thankful for these changes. I really hope science and technology will keep making our life better.
Activity 4 Rate your draft, and then complete your essay.
1-Needs improvement; 2-Satisfactory; 3-Good; 4-Excellent
How well can you ______________? Self rating Partner’s rating
express your view of changes in science and technology
use the thinking skill of making a plot
write about how science and technology have changed your life
organize ideas into a well-balanced structure
use the theme vocabulary of the unit
use attributive clauses
use punctuation
spell the words
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We learn:
how science and technology have changed our life.
how to describe how science and technology make life warmer.
We can:
write about how science and technology have changed our life.
think about how to use science and technology to make life warmer.
Summary
You should
根据课堂评价量表的反馈,修改作文并誊写终稿。
并能根据chart 来复述文章。
You may
采访一位家人(父母/祖父母), 问: “What technology makes your life warmer?” 用英文记录一个故事,下节课做1分钟分享。
Homework
Thank you!
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