Unit 14: Two kinds of brain/Servants of the future Teaching objectives: Tolearn howto interpret atable of growth, To learn howto express concers for meone who is ill Toacquaint the students with the possibilities brain and, To learn to argue politely: To be able to identify the type of writing of Reading I: To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I,Reading I&II: To be able to retell Dialogue I&Reading I Tobe able your,computersand To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills ed for this unit. on Duty report luty reports Learn to int erpret a table of growth using the following structures: The ys th the tabl increase of 38.7 per cent in 1996over1991 Have you been to the cn? doctor prescribe? rothr Which do you think is superior? Wh amBnhe ew o hat i have said Remind students that it is important to sound polite even if you e arguing with people Instead of saying:I don't agree with you, it sounds with you I'm not sure that I'm convinced Language pointsnr worry is groundless The logic of my argument s equipped with,Let me put it this way.I'mnot bot lose.to,it won't be long before.asamatter of fact,as yet much faster,program,what=the thing that,think creatively, bring about,in this sense,computers can't think the way we think
1 Unit 14: Two kinds of brain/Servants of the future Teaching objectives: To learn how to interpret a table of growth; To learn how to express concerns for someone who is ill; To acquaint the students with the possibilities of electronic brain and its limitations; To learn to argue politely; To be able to identify the type of writing of Reading I; To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I, Reading I & II; To be able to retell Dialogue I & Reading I; To be able to express in fluent English your view on electronic brain, computers and internet. To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: About 4 sessions (8 class hours) are needed for this unit. 1 st session 1. Duty report Ask 3 students to do duty reports 2. Language structures Learn to interpret a table of growth using the following structures: The table says that there was an increase of 38.7 per cent in 1996 over 1991. In terms of percentages, the table says. The table gives the rate of increase as 10.8%. That was rather high. Learn to express concerns for someone who is ill by asking the following questions: What’s wrong with you? Have you been to the clinic? Did the doctor give you an injection? What medicine did the doctor prescribe? Are you better today? 3. Dialogue I Pre-reading questions: What are the two kinds of brain the writer is referring to? Which do you think is superior? While-reading : How did A differ from B in his view on electronic brain? Discuss the best arguments put forward either by A or B. The useful expressions we use in expressing our views: Let me put it this way. Let me elaborate on what I have said. Remind students that it is important to sound polite even if you are arguing with people. Instead of saying: I don’t agree with you, it sounds more polite to say: I’m afraid I don’t agree with you. I’m not sure that I’m convinced. I’m afraid your worry is groundless. The logic of my argument is . Language points in the dialogue. the age of electronic invention, fancy gadget, beyond our imagination, of some kind, be equipped with, Let me put it this way. I'm not bothered lose. to, it won't be long before., as a matter of fact, as yet much faster, program, what = the thing that, think creatively, bring about, in this sense, computers can't think the way we think
I'mnot sure that I'm convinced(cf.I don't think),elaborate on can't compare in omplexity with. whereas,at. rate, match, What I'm concerned about is. out of luck,keep.under one's control,get beaten Computers will never be the equal of a human brain Post-readingAssignments: Review Structure and Dialoguc Retell dialogue I Getting the spelling of new words right Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text. oed sessio 1.Continuation of the study of Dialogue: ocus on Wo Pre-reading question who have a home computer,please rais your hand.What do yousfor explain the organization of the text and the main idea Analyze the grammatical structure of sentence 1 What does "home-help"mean? Why do some experts believe we have a long way to go? What does"it"refer to in line5 from the bottom? Language points How soon will it be before develop machines/sophisticated robots while others disagree on their own sointelligent that/do such things as cook eggs/such as the quivalent of the lastest IBM the director of. By this time.will have begun awide range of artificial intelligence have a long way to go truly intelligent machines suppose one of the eggs has gone bad need programming learn ftom experience Teaching.is far more difficult than teaching. 3.Study of ReadingⅡ What will people want for their homes in the future? What does computing power mean? What new use will home computers have in the future? 4.Post-reading Assignments
2 I'm ···not sure that I'm convinced(cf. I don't think), elaborate on, can't compare in complexity with., whereas, at. rate, match, What I'm concerned about is. out of luck, keep. under one's control, get beaten, Computers will never be the equal of a human brain. Post-reading Assignments: Review Structure and Dialogue. Retell dialogue I. Getting the spelling of new words right. Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text. 2 nd session 1. Continuation of the study of Dialogue: Focus on Word Study. 2. Study of Reading I Pre-reading question Those who have a home computer, please raise your hand. What do you use it for? While-reading Ask students to explain the organization of the text and the main idea. Analyze the grammatical structure of sentence 1 What does "home-help" mean? Why do some experts believe we have a long way to go? What does "it" refer to in line 5 from the bottom? Language points How soon will it be before. develop machines/sophisticated robots while others disagree on their own so intelligent that/do such things as cook eggs/such as the equivalent of the lastest IBM. the director of. By this time. will have begun By then price may have come down to as little as . It is likely./ They are likely. a wide range of artificial intelligence have a long way to go truly intelligent machines suppose one of the eggs has gone bad need programming learn ftom experience Teaching. is far more difficult than teaching. 3. Study of Reading II What will people want for their homes in the future? What does computing power mean? What new use will home computers have in the future? 4. Post-reading Assignments
Review Reading I Il Retell Reading I Getting the spelling of new words right Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text. Prepare the post-reading topics for discussion and writing 3 session 2之ac咖nael: cuon Word Stu igned in the previous session in pairs or groups,then the representatives do a Student book:p.165-Guided writing.Work book:pp.132-14 1.Workbook:Student book:p.165-Guided writing.Work book pp.132-14 2.Quiz 3.Assignments: Complete the supple nentary written exercise suppl mentary r Preview the next unit
3 Review Reading I & II. Retell Reading I. Getting the spelling of new words right. Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text. Prepare the post-reading topics for discussion and writing 3 rd session 1. Duty report Ask 3 students to do duty reports 2. Continuation of the study Reading I : Focus on Word Study 3.Post-reading topic discussion Discuss the topics assigned in the previous session in pairs or groups, then the representatives do a presentation 4. Post-reading assignments Student book: p.165-Guided writing; Work book: pp. 132-141 4 th session 1.Workbook: Student book: p.165-Guided writing, Work book: pp. 132-141 2. Quiz 3.Assignments: Complete the supplementary written exercise Do supplementary reading. Preview the next unit