Unit12;Fact;and;fantasy.docx

Unitl2;Fact;and;fantasyunitl2factandfantasyteachinggoals1. talkaboutsciencefiction.2. learntoexpressbeliefsanddoubts.3. learnaboutwordformation(2).4. practicecreativewriting.thefirstperiodteachingaims:1. learnaboutsomescientificfactsbydoingasmallsciencequiz.2. trainthestudents'listeningability.3. developthestudents'speakingabilitybytalkingaboutsciencefictionusingtheusenot;fulexpressionsforbeliefsanddoubts.teachingimportantpoints:1. trainthestudents'listeningability.2. mastertheusefulexpressionsforbeliefsanddoubts,teachingdifficultpoints:1. howtoimprovethestudents'listeningability.2. howtofinishthetaskofspeaking.teachingmethods;1. freetalktoarousethestudents'interestinsciencefiction.2. Iistening-and-answeringactivitytohelpthestudentsgothroughthelisteningmatenot;rial.3. discussiontomakethestudentsfinishthetaskofspeaking.teachingaids:1. themultimedia2. theblackboardteachingprocedures:step1greetingsgreetthewholeclassasusual.step2free-talkandlead-ingivethesstenminutestotalkaboutthetopiconsciencefantasy.step3warminguphaveaquiz(teacherusesthemultimediatoshowthefollowing.)1. whatisthehighestmountainonearthandhowhighitis?(2points):2. whatisthedeepestpointintheocean;andwhereisit?(2points):3. whichisthelongestriveronearth:andhowlongisit?(2points);4. whatisthedistancefromtheearthto;themoon?whatisittomars?what;isittotheneareststar?(6points):5. howfarisittothecentreofthe:earth?(2points):6. howhigharethetemperaturesnear:thecentreoftheearth?(2points):7. whatisthelongestdistancearound;theworld?(2points):8. howfastdoesaballoontravel?how:aboutanaeroplane?howaboutaspaceshuttle?(6points)suggestedanswers;1. mountqomolangma;8848.13m2. marianatrench;inthewestofthepacificocean.3. thenileriver;6600kilometers4. 380,000kilometers;morethan56,000,000kilometers5.150,000,000kilometers6.7500k7. 40,000kilometers8. about30-40kilometersperhour;about500kilometersperhour;about7.411.2kilometerspersecnot;ondstep4listeningt:somuchforwarmingup.now,let'sdosomelistening,lookattheIistennotJngpartonpage9.listentothetapeandwritedownwhere,whenandwhatsamandbettysaw.thenaccordingtothedescriptionyouhearonthetape,makeasketchoftheanimal,areyouclearaboutthat?teacherplaysthetapeforthestudentstolisten,thengivethestudentsafewminutestofillinthechartandmakeasketchoftheanimalastheysaw.whentheyfinish,teachercheckstheiranswersandpicksoutonesketchoftheanimaldrawnvividlybythemasanexample.goonwiththelisteningpractice,listentothetapeagainandthenfinishexercise2.beforelisteningtothetape,thessneedtogothroughthequestionsandknowwhattodo.(teacherbeginstoplaythetapeforthesecondtime,duringthislime,teachermaypauseforthestudentstowritedowntheanswerstothequesnot;tions.atlast,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.)step5speakingworkinpairstocreatedialoguesusingtheexpressionswrittenontheblacknot;board.(teacherwritesthefollowingontheblackboard.)ibelieveisupposeidoubti,msurethati,m(not)certainican'timagineitcouldbeit'slikelyitwouldlikesampledialogues;spacetravela: idon'tbelievepeoplecantravelinspace.b: whynot?morethan101yearsagonobodythoughtitwaspossibleforpeopletotravelintheskybyplanefromoneplacetoanother.a:inmyopinion,spacetravelismorethanamasteroftimetous,andalsoamatteroftechnology,b:iagreewithyou.butwe'llbeabletodevelop,ibelievewiththedevelopnot;mentofscienceandtechnology,spacetravelisnotadream,andthedayisontheway.lifein30101a: idoubtwhetherthereisanylifeonearthinthefuture.b: comeon.whatdoyoumean?a;imeanthatastheresultofhumanbeings'roleinnatureandsociety,peonot;pleatpresentarefacingsometerribledisasters,likewars,theenvironmentalpollution,theexcessivelydevelopedresources.b:yes.thesedisasterswillleadtohunot;manbeings'disappearingin30101.whatshouldwedo?a: ithinkweshouldtakesomemeasurestosaveourselvesfromdisasters,suchasplantingmoretrees,savingourresources,maintainingpeaceallovertheworldb: whatyousaidisquiteright.youngforevera: doyouthinktherewillbeatimewhenwecancurealldiseases?b: isupposethatisonlyahappywishforus.becausewhenolddiseasesaregone,newdiseaseswilloccur.everynot;thingintheworldischangingallthetime,a;doctorsmayfindawaytokeepusyoungforever,medicineisalsodevelonot;ping.b:yes.let'sexpectthatdaytocometonot;gether.creaturesfromouterspacea: doyoubelievetherearesomecreanot;turesfromouterspace?b: idon'tonlybelieveinit,butalsothinkwecanseethemsomeday.a: doyoureallythinkso?canyouimagnot;inewhatstartheylivein?whatdotheylooklike?cantheyspeakanylanguagethatwecanunderstand?b: therearesomanystars,i'msuretheremustbeastarwheretheycanlive,iguesstheymaybetallerandstrongerthanhumanbeings,theymayspeakdifferentlanguages,buttheycancomnot;municatewithusfreely,a: yourimaginationisverygood,butithinkitwouldtakeusalongtime.b: maybe,step6practiceandconsolidationaskthestudentstotalkmoreaboutwhattheybenotjievemaycometrueinthefutureforexample,theycanimagineChineseasnot;tronautslandonthemoonsuccessfullyin,andheorsheisoneofthem,sta