New horizon college english book 4 Unit 4 Teaching plan (4 periods) Objectives Students will be able to 2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 3. conduct a serious of reading, listening, speaking and writing activ ities related to the theme of the unit Lesson procedure Period 1 Period 2 Period 4 Warm-up Activities Detailed reading After reading Section B Background Information Global read Section a the telecommunications revolution Warm-up Activities 1. What do you know about hi-tech? s shown in the video, nowhere is hi-tech put to better use than in the military field--all-round access to it there is like boosting the fighting capacity of armed forces to the fullest. For example, hi-tech for intelligence collecting signifies highest efficiency whereas hi-tech in the development of weapons stands for super power of destruction. So it is no wonder that hi-tech is often seen as a key factor separating the winners from the losers in the battlefield. But people from different walks of I tend to give diverse interpretations of hi-tech. Hi-tech in the world of enterprisers is defined as a way to open up new industries, turn out new products, and bring in the biggest profits. In the eyes of politicians, hi-tech gives a country the edge it needs to compete with others for the buildup of overall national strength. Hi-tech in the context of IT is a general reference to such landmarks as network, fiber optics, artificial intelligence, information superhighway, etc. And hi-tech in the minds of scientists is always representative of sophistication(尖端), independence(独立性), infiltration(渗 透性), and diffusion(扩散性) 2. What does high-tech mean to college students? C As far as college students like us are concerned, hi-tech is not only a summit that struggle for it. Anyone who wants to attain it in one jump or fails to endure hardships during the long course of striving towards the summit will stand little chance to feel in an intensified form the thrill derived from conquering it. It must be born in mind that there is always something risky and dull in doing scientif ic research but an unyielding effort can lead us to its zenith and to the perfection of our knowledge And furthermore, hi-tech is something relative and changeable. As compared to the trad itional technologies, many of todays technologies belong to hi-tech, but are more than likely to grow out-of-date tomorrow. So, we must be aware that there is anNew Horizon College English Book 4 Unit 4 Teaching Plan (4 periods) Objectives Students will be able to: 1. grasp the main idea； 2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 3. conduct a serious of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Lesson procedure Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Warm-up Activities Background Information Global reading Detailed reading After reading Section B Section A The Telecommunications Revolution Warm-up Activities 1. What do you know about hi-tech? As shown in the video, nowhere is hi-tech put to better use than in the military field—all-round access to it there is like boosting the fighting capacity of armed forces to the fullest. For example, hi-tech for intelligence collecting signifies highest efficiency whereas hi-tech in the development of weapons stands for super power of destruction. So it is no wonder that hi-tech is often seen as a key factor separating the winners from the losers in the battlefield. But people from different walks of life tend to give diverse interpretations of hi-tech. Hi-tech in the world of enterprisers is defined as a way to open up new industries, turn out new products, and bring in the biggest profits. In the eyes of politicians, hi-tech gives a country the edge it needs to compete with others for the buildup of overall national strength. Hi-tech in the context of IT is a general reference to such landmarks as network, fiber optics, artificial intelligence, information superhighway, etc. And hi-tech in the minds of scientists is always representative of sophistication(尖端), independence(独立性), infiltration(渗 透性), and diffusion(扩散性). 2. What does high-tech mean to college students? As far as college students like us are concerned, hi-tech is not only a summit that challenges both our mental and will power but also a motive that prompts us to struggle for it. Anyone who wants to attain it in one jump or fails to endure hardships during the long course of striving towards the summit will stand little chance to feel in an intensified form the thrill derived from conquering it. It must be born in mind that there is always something risky and dull in doing scientific research but an unyielding effort can lead us to its zenith and to the perfection of our knowledge. And furthermore, hi-tech is something relative and changeable. As compared to the traditional technologies, many of today’s technologies belong to hi-tech, but are more than likely to grow out-of-date tomorrow. So, we must be aware that there is an