Period2　ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisisthesecondperiodofthisunit.Thisperiodcentersonthereadingpassage,whichisaboutfirstimpressionsinthefuture.Atthebeginningoftheperiod,theteachercandesignsomeactivitiestodrawthestudents’attentiontoread.Inordertoattractthestudents’attention,theteacherhadbetterofferthestudentstheopportunitiestohaveacompetitionaboutpreparingknowledgeoffuture.Thentheteachercanmakefulluseofthepicturespresentinthetext.Askthestudentstopredictwhatthepassagemaybemainlyabout.Thisstepisdesignedtomakeforpreparingforunderstandingthepassage.Readingskillsareveryimportantforseniorstudents.Forthefirstreading,weintendtocultivateSs’skimmingabilityandscanningability.Firstaskthestudentstoscanitandfindoutcharactersmentioned.Thenletthestudentsreadfasttofindoutmainideaofeachparagraph.InordertostimulateSstotakepartintheclassactivitymoreactively,theteachercanorganizeagroupcompetitiontoseewhichgroupcanfinishthetaskfastestandbest.Forthesecondreading,thestudentsareexpectedtoknowsomedetailsaboutthepassage.Lateron,theteacherwillpresentfivestatementsforthestudentstojudgeandasksomequestions.Thethirdtimeistoreadforstudyfurtherinformation.ThispartisdesignedtogetSsintothehabitofreadingapassageasawhole,thatis,togetthegeneralidea.AnotherpurposeofthispartistoaskSstopayattentiontothedetails.TodevelopSs’furtherunderstandingability,theteachercandesignsomequestions,whoseanswersarebeyondlines.Sotheteacherwillhelpthemtoreadbetweenthelines,thusSscangraduallygettheabilitytounderstandthewriter’simpliedmeanings.Inthisstep,theteachercanalsodesigntheexerciseofguessingthemeaningofnewwordsorphrases.TheteacherasksSstoreaditagaininordertomakethemthinkabouttheorganizationofthewholepassage,andthismethodcanhelpthemnotonlyintheirunderstandingbutalsoinwritingapassage.Toconsolidatethecontentofthepassage,Ssarerequiredtoretellitaccordingtomainidea.InordertoarousetheSsinterest;theteachercanholdacompetitionbetweengroups.TeachingImportantPointsHaveagoodunderstandingofthetextthroughtheexercises.Getthestudentstolearndifferentreadingskills,especiallygistreadingandunderstandingbeyondlines.TeachingDifficultiesKnowthemeaningsbetweenlinesandbeyondlines.Learndifferentreadingskillsfordifferentreadingpurposes.TeachingAidsMulti-mediaclassroomandothernormalteachingtools.ThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsHaveagoodunderstandingofthetextthroughtheexercises.AbilityAimsGraspsomereadingskills.Developtheabilitytodescribewhattoseeandhear.EmotionalAimsStirthestudents’imaginationforthefuturelifetoencouragethemtoworkhardforthebright8,future.TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingT:Hello,myfriends.Ss:Hello,MissWangStep2WelcomingtothetopicFirstTalkingaboutwhattosee(Theteacherhadbetterpreparesomepicturesormoviesaboutgreatchanges,whichhavehappened,comparedwiththeancienttime.)T:Nowletusenjoysomepicturesfirstandtellmewhatyouthinkofthem.S:Inthepastflyingintotheskywasonlyadream,whilenowithascometrue.Shenzhou6safelytookoffonOct.12thandreturnedtotheearthonOct.17thsuccessfully.S:Whathashappenedtodayisquitedifferentfromtheancienttime.S:Ithinkgreatchangeshavetakenplace,whichismakingourlifeeasierandeasier.S:Ithinkpeopleusedtobreathefreshairanddrinkcleanwaterwhilewearesufferingfrompollutiontoday.Second　BrainstormingT:Iftodaywereadayof3000years,canyouimaginewhatyourlifewillbelikeinthefuture?Useyourheadsandgoodimaginationtodescribeyourfuturelife.Youcanrefertothequestionsifyoulike.Let’shaveadiscussion.(Showingthequestionsonthescreen.)1.Wherewillyouliveinthefuture?2.Howwillyoutravelinthefuture?3.Wherewillyouworkandstudyinthefuture?4.Whatkindofmoneywillyouuse?5.Willyoustillgetsick?(Twominuteslater,askoneortwoofthestudentstosomethingaboutthefuturelife.)S:Inthefuturepeoplewillcommunicatemoreeasilyandconveniently.Theycantalkonthe8,phoneandsende-mailsontheInternet,likeshopping,reading,borrowingbooks,depositingmoney,orderingmealsortickets.S:Humanbeingswilllookhealthierinthefuture.Inspiteofthistheystillgetsick.However,scientistswillhaveabetterunderstandingofhowcancerdevelops.S:Inthefuturepeoplewilltraveltodifferentplaces.Notonlydotheyenjoylocaltravelbutalsotheytravelabroad.Someevencanaffordtotravelinspace.Third　PresentationT:Ienjoyyourimaginationaboutfuture.Somepeoplearelookingforwardtothewonderfulfuture,whilesomearenotoptimisticaboutwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Nooneknowswhatwillreallyhappentomorrow.Timewilltellusall.Seeingisbelieving.Now,let’sreadanewpassage,inwhichthereisaboywhohasgonetothefutureinAD3005inadvance.Hewilltellusthefirstimpressionswhathehasfoundinthefuture.Fourth　TalkingaboutpicturesT:First,let’senjoysomepicturesonPage18.Canyoudescribewhatthepicturessay?Prepareforitintwominutes,andthenexchangeyourideawithyourpartner.Finallyyouwillshowyouropinioninthewholeclass.(Theteacheristojoinintalkingwithstudents.Later,asksometoreportwhatthepicturesareabout.)T:Now,wouldyoupleasepredictwhatthepassagemightbemainlyaboutaccordingtopictures?S:IthinkitmaytellusthetriptothefutureinAD3005dependingonpictureone.S:Accordingtothesecondpicture,theauthorwillshowusaroundthefuture.S:Inthepicturethree,Icanseesomeequipmentinthefuturehome,soIthinkitwillintroducesomeadvancedhomeinthefuture.T:Excellent.Now,let’sreadtoseewhetherwhatyoupredictisright.Step3ReadingFirst　ScanningtofindoutmaincharactersT:Scanthepassageandfindoutwhoarementionedinthepassage.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthem?Iwillgiveyouoneminute.S:LiQiang,WangPing,LiMengxi(WangPing’smother).WangPingisLiQiang’sfriendandguide.T:ThepassageisanE-mailinfact.Whowrotethise-mail?Andwhoisthee-mailfor?Whatishise-mail?S:LiQiangwrotetohisparents.Hise-mailisLiqiang299A@GreatAdventureSpace-Station.com.Second　SkimmingtofindoutmainideaforeachparagraphT:Skimeachparagraphandfindoutmainideaforeachone.Whenyouwanttofindmainideaofeachparagraph,youespeciallypayattentiontothefirstsentenceandthelastone,whichmayhelpyoufindthemainideaquickly.Iwillgiveyouthreeminutestodoit.(Theteacheroffersthreeminutestothestudentstodoit.Laterasksomestudentstoanswer.)Suggestedanswers:Para1Hewasworriedaboutthejourney.Para2Thejourneywascompleted.Para3Hewasconfusedbythenewsurroundings.8,Para4Hearrivedathisfriend’shomeinthefuture.Third　ListeningtothetapetotellthefollowingstatementstrueorfalseT:Listentothetapetocatchsomeimportantinformationaboutthepassage.Thenyouwillbeaskedtotellthefollowingstatementsonthescreentrueorfalse.Ifitiswrong,wouldyoupleasecorrectthem?(Letthestudentslisten.Theteachershouldpresentthestatementsonthescreen.)1.LiQiangwasveryexcitedtogoonthejourneytothefuture.2.Theyarrivedontheotherplanetsonethousandinthefuture.3.Hewasconfusedbythenewsurroundings.4.HelostinsightofWangPingwhileflying.5.WangPing’shomeissimilartoours.T:Sincewehavefinishedlisteningtoit,nowlet’stellthefollowingsentencestrueorfalse.Ifyouthinkitiswrong,pleasecorrectit.S:Itiswrong.LiQiangwasveryworriedaboutthejourneyinsteadofbeingexcited.T:Right.Whataboutthenextone?S:Itisalsowrong.Infacttheyarrivedontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuture.T:Yes.Doyouagreeonit?S:Ithinkthethirdstatementisright.S:Whileflyinghelostinsightofhisfriend.Ithinkitistrue.T:Quitegood.Whataboutthelastone?S:Itiswrong.BecausehevisitedthehomeinthefutureinAD3005,itisquitedifferentfromours.T:Reasonable.Youdidaverygoodjob.Fourth　Careful-readingtoanswerquestionsT:Now,let’sreadthepassagecarefullytolearnaboutmoredetails.LaterIwillletyouanswersomequestions.1.HowdidhefeelaboutthejourneytotheyearAD3005?2.Whatistimelag?3.Howdidhisfriendhelphimtocompletethejourney?4.Saysomethingaboutthetriptoonethousandyearsinthefuture.5.Whatdidhesufferfromthenewsurroundings?HowdidWangPinghelphim?6.Whenandwhydidhegetlost?7.Introducewhathefoundinhisfriend’shomeinthefuture.Suggestedanswers:1.Hewasverynervousaboutthejourneytothefuture.2.Timelagissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetwhenflying,butinsteaditmeansyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.3.WangPingwasveryunderstandingandgavehimsomegreentablets,whichhelpedalot.Later,hisparents’companynamed“FutureTours”transportedhimsafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.4.Theyarrivedtherebytimecapsule.Theyclimbedinthroughtheroundopening.Theseatswerecomfortableandafteracalmingdrink,whichmadethemsleepy,theireyesclosed.Thecapsuleshook,astheylayrelaxed.Soundscamefrombelowtheirfeetastheyroseslowlyfromtheground.Afewminuteslaterthejourneywascomplete.8,5.Hewashitbythelackoffreshair.Hisheadached.Hisfriendaskedhimtoputonthemask,whichmadehimfeelmuchbetter.6.Hegotlostwhentheyreachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseofthepeopleflyingbyinalldirections.TheyweresomanycarriagesthathelostsightofWangPing.7.Hefoundalargebright,cleanroomwithagreenwall,whichcanbemoved.Infactthereweretrees,whoseleavesprovidedthehousewithmuchneededoxygen.Atableandchairsrosefromunderthefloorasifbymagic.Spreadingsomefoodonthetable,WangPing’smotherproducedabedfromthefloor.Fifth　ReadingforfurtherunderstandingT:“IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingupmyprizethatwaswonlastyear.”Whatdoes“takingup”meaninthesentence?S:Itmeans“tostartorbeginsomething”.T:Right.“Takingup”means“gettingdowntodoingsomethingorstartodosomething.”Forexample,“Shewilltakeupherresponsibilitynextweek.”T:Whatdoes“hit”meaninthesentence“Iwashitbythelackoffreshair.”S:Ithinkitmeans“suffer”.T:Yes,“hit”heremeans“haveabadorsuddeneffecton(apersonorsomething),causetosufferorexperience”.T:ThereadingpassagedescribessomegoodandbadchangestolifeinAD3005.Inpairs,discusswhichchangesaregoodorbadandgivereasonsforyourchoices.Thenwritedownyourideasinthechart.Thereisnorightorwronganswer.GoodchangesandreasonsBadchangesandreasonsTimetravelTransportHousesTownsAirquality(Theteachershouldgivethemaboutfiveminutestodiscuss,andjoininthediscussionatthesametime.Afterthat,thestudentswillbeaskedtoshowtheiropiniontothewholeclass.)T:Haveaclassdiscussionanddecidewhetheryouthinkthewriterhasanoptimisticorapessimisticviewofthefuture.Takeafewminutestoreadthroughthepassageagain.Makenotestohelpyourememberyourreasons.Bepreparedtojoininaclassdiscussion.Trytopersuadeotherstoagreewithyou.(Thereisnofixedanswereither.Ifthestudentscansupporttheirideawithstronglyreasonablefacts,theyshouldbepraised.Inordertodrawmanystudentstojoininthediscussion,theteacherhadbetterdesignacompetitionbetweengroups.Iftheyvolunteertoshowtheiropinion,theywillbegivenastar.Iftheirideaiswonderful,twostarsshouldbegivenaspraise.)Sixth　ImaginationT:Nowlet’simagine.WhatwouldyouliketovisitifyouwereLiQiang?(Oneminutelater.)S:IfIwereLiQiang,IwouldvisitsomeschoolsinthefutureinAD3005.S:IfIwereLiQiang,Iwouldvisitsomeotherplanets.S:IfIwereLiQiang,Iwouldgoonvisitstosomelabstofindoutwhatthepeopleinthefuturearestudying.8,S:IfIwereLiQiang,IwouldpayavisittotheHistoryMuseumtofindwhetherwhatweowntodaycouldbefoundthere.Ss:...Step4ConsolidationT:Inthisperiod,wehavevisitedthefutureinAD3005withLiQiang.Whathaveyoulearnedfromthefirstimpressions?Canyousumupitinseveralsentences?Iwillgiveyoutwominutestoprepareforit.(Aftertwominutes.)S:Atthebeginningofthetraveltothefuture,LiQiangfeltverynervous.Withhisfriend,WangPing,helped,theyarrivedsafelyontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuturebytimecapsule.Onarriving,hewasconfusedbythenewsurroundings.Whenhewashitbythelackoffreshair,hisfriendadvisedhimtowearamask,whichmadehimfeelmuchbettersoon.Later,theyvisitedsomeplacesbyhoveringcarriagesdrivenbycomputer,whichfloatabovetheground.Intheend,theyarrivedathisfriend’shome,wherealmosteverythingwascontrolledbycomputer,sothelifethereseemedveryconveniently.　T:Excellent.PleasewriteapassageaboutthefirstimpressionsofthefutureifyouwereLiQiang,whoweretovisitthefuture.Thisisyourhomework.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit3　LifeinthefuturePeriod2　ReadingStructureDifficultsentencesPara.1Hewasworriedaboutthejourney.Para.2Thejourneywascompleted.Para.3Hewasconfusedbythenewsurroundings.Para.4Hearrivedathisfriend’shomeinthefuture.1.IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingupmyprizethatwaswonlastyear.2.Confusedbythenewsurroundings,Iwashitbythelackoffreshair.ResearchandActivitiesUseyourimaginationtowriteashortpassageaboutwhatmaybehappeninthefuture.Imagineifyouweretovisitthefutureinonethousandyears,howwouldyougoonthejourneyandwhatwouldyoupayavisitto?Youwilldescribeyourexperiencesandsurroundings.Youcanimitatethestructureofthereadingpassage,butyoumustmakefulluseofyourimaginationtowritewhatisdifferentfromFirstImpressions.ReferenceforTeachingFirstChinesespaceherosafelyreturntoearthWrappingupahistoricdayinspace,theShenzhou5returncapsuleparachutedtoasofttouchdowntoday,bringingtoanendChina’sfirstmannedvoyageintospaceandopeningthedoorforawidevarietyoffutureplansinthefinalfrontier.Touchdowncameat6:23a.m.localtimeThursday(22:23GMT;6:23p.m.EDTWednesday),accordingtothecentralChinesetelevisionnetworkCCTVandtheXinhuanewsorganization.Videofromthelandingsiteshowedthecraft’ssingleoccupant—Lt.ColonelYangLiwei—wavingtoacrowdassembledaroundthecapsuleasitlayonitssideminutesafterlanding.8,Chinesemediaalsoreportedthelandingpointwasjust4.8kilometersfromthetargetedtouchdownsiteinInnerMongolia.Yangwascarriedawayfromthespacecraftinaseatandlookedabitwobblyanddazedonstatetelevisioncoverageoftheevent.OfficialreportsfromXinhuasayYang“wasconfirmedtoremainingoodhealth”afterhis21-hourstintinorbit.AfteritslaunchearlyWednesdayfromtheJiuquanspacecenteraboardaLongMarch2Frocket,theShenzhou5spacecraftenteredorbitwithpassengerYangLiwei,a38-yearoldChinesefighterpilotthatfoundhimselfthrustintotheinternationalspotlightwithhisselectionfortheinauguralmannedflight.Throughouthishistoric21-hourjourney,the5-foot,6-inchtaikonaut—oryuhangyuan—reportednoilleffectsandnotechnicalproblemswiththespacecraftwerereported.ConversationswiththegroundcontrolcenterinBeijingreportedlywentasexpectedascommunicationswasrelayedthroughtrackingstationsandseavesselsscatteredaroundtheworld.Asexpected,Shenzhou5’sentryandservicemoduleswerejettisonedfromtheorbitalmoduleasthetimenearedforthepivotalde-orbitburntobringthetaikonautbacktoEarth.ThrusterswerethenfiredtonudgethecraftoutoforbitandtoputitonatrajectorytolandinthesteppesofInnerMongolia,about1000kilometersfromthelaunchsiteatJiuquan.TheorbitalmoduleremainedbehindinspacetocompleteitsownmissionoverthenextseveralmonthsInall,themissionlastedapproximately21hours,23minutesfromliftofftotouchdown.Thehistoricflightcompleted14orbitsofEarthandtraveledabout600000kilometers.“Yang’sreturntolandfromouterspacesignifiescompletionofthefirststeptakenbyChinatoimplementitsplansforspaceexploration.Morestepsaretofollow—attemptsforspacewalk,rendezvousanddockingofspaceshipsandsettingupofaspacelab,”XinhuareportedWednesdaynight.“Sometimefromnow,upinthespace,highupovertheEarth,therewillbeaspacestationwhich,likeShenzhou5thathasjustmadehistory,willbedesigned,builtandmannedbytheChinese,”theagencysaid.WearableHalfkeyboardIt’squiteinterestingtouseapocketablekeyboardwithaPalmorPPCtowritesomething.IborrowedaPalmoneTungstenTandaLogitechTypeAwayKeyboardfromaboyyesterday.8,TheKeyboardusestheuniversalporttoconnectthepalm.ItisaPalmVxonthekeyboard:ThewearableHalfkeyboardwasdesignedtoletyouturnyourPDAintoawearablecomputer.DrugsdeliveredbyrobotsinthebloodA3millimetre-longswimmingrobotconstructedbyChinesescientistscouldeventuallybeusedfordrugdeliveryortocleararteriesinhumans.Thecraftispropelledbyanexternalmagneticfieldwhichcontrolsitsfins.Thefinsaremadefromanalloythatcontractsinresponsetoapplicationofthefield.Thenextstageistobuildarobotwithfinsthatrespondtodifferentmagneticfieldresonance.Thiswouldenableanoperatortocontrolthefinseparatelyandsteertherobotaround.Theprojectisatanearlystagebutinthefutureremotecontrolledmachinescouldbeusedtodeliverdrugstoaparticularpartofthebody.Thewatchremindsyou’veforgottenthekeysGaetanoBorriello,aUniversityofWashingtoncomputerscientisthasdevelopedaworkingprototypeofasmartswatchsystem.Likeprettyanythingcalled“smart”thesedays,itworkswithRFIDtags.Thewristwatchactsasaninterface,drivenbyapersonalserverthewearercancarryinapocket,butwhichwilleventuallybeapartofthewristwatchitself.ImportantitemsarelabeledwithRFIDtagsandRFIDreadersareinstalledatvariouslocationstoreadthetags.TheUWsmartwatchsystemworksasfollows:anRFIDreadersensesthetagson,say,yourbooks,relaysthedatatothepersonalserverinyourpocket.Theserverchecksifanythinghasbeenforgotten,andifso,itsendsaprompttothewristwatchtoalertyou.Theserveralsotakesintoaccountthelastknownlocationofitems,yourcalendarandwhereyoumaybegoing.“ThisisreallypartofalargerefforttocreateanRFID-enabledbuilding,asortofmicrocosmofwhatsocietywouldbelikeifthesethingstakeoff,”saidBorriellowhohopestohaveabuilding-widesystemupandrunningwithinayear.8