unit1 living with technology
project 1
teaching aims:
一、students will be able to use what they’ve learned in this unit to complete a project;
二、students will be able to learn how to make a list of advantages and disadvantages of some modern electronic devices.
teaching procedures:
step 1 presentation of homework
read your email on p11 to your partner.
step 2 lead in
read to phone or not to phone?on p14
what information have you got from this newspaper article?
step 3 reading for gist
1. does the author present a balanced view of the use of the phone?
2. what is the author’s attitude toward it? find out some sentences to support your answer.
step 4 building up your vocabulary
•guess the meaning of the following words from the context.
•1. … conventional way of life …
•2. … reject cars…
•3. … oppose having telephones …
•4. … have a valid point …
•5. …more problems arise …
•6. … these relationships are always shallow …
•7. … rid ourselves of modern technology …
step 5 reading for details
•about the amish
•1. how are the amish different from regular people?
•2. what do they value above all else?
•3. what does the author think of them?
