Unit 8 Text a The Highs of Low Technology 1 Objectives 1. Skills: 1)reading: reading for the main idea and the ways to develop the main idea, making predictions 2)writing: write folloing the format of question /speculation /answer 3)listening: understanding the passages, listening for the main idea and the important details, learning to take notes while listening 4)speaking talking about avantage and disadvantages of technology 2. Vocabulary development words: garage sale, intrigue, innovation, nowhere, gang, glove, lure, pdal, genuine, fuss, gear, hord, representative, accessory, cushion, appliance, etc. 3. Grammar: The noun /pron. of which structure l. Teaching arrangement 1.Total class time for this unit: 6 periods 2. Suggested arrangement 1)Text A 4 periods 2) Text B 2 periods IlL. Teaching procedures 1. Pre-reading activities Spot Dictation Directions: In the famous tale Though the Looking-Glass, Alice finds her way through a mirror to a very strange land. In the scene you're about to hear, Alice has been sitting under a tree and talking with the Red Queen, Listen to the passage twice and fill in the missing words from the text below Passage Suddenly they began to run Alice never could quite understand how they began: All she remembers is that they were running hand in hand, and the Queen went so fast that Alice could hardly manage to keep up with her. The Queen kept crying But Alice couldn't go faster, though she had no breath left to say so. She felt as if she would never be able to talk again, she was getting so out of breath. And still the Queen cried Alice managed to gasp the Queen repeated. " Why ten minutes ago And they ran on, with the wind whistling in Alice's ears and almost blowing her hair off her head she imagined. They went so fast that at last they seemed to hardly touch the ground with their feet And then suddenly, just as Alice was getting quite exhausted, they stopped, and she found herself sitting on the ground Alice looked around in great surprise. "Why, I do believe "Of course we have, said the Queen. What would you expect? Well in my country, said Alice, "youd generall21Century College English Book 3 Teaching Plan Wang Yinquan - 1 - Unit 8 Text A The Highs of Low Technology I. Objectives 1.Skills: 1) reading: reading for the main idea and the ways to develop the main idea, making predictions 2) writing: write folloing the format of question / speculation / answer 3) listening: understanding the passages, listening for the main idea and the important details, learning to take notes while listening 4) speaking: talking about anvantage and disadvantages of technology 2.Vocabulary development: words:garage sale, intrigue, innovation, nowhere, gang, glove, lure, pdal, genuine, fuss, gear, chord, representative, accessory, cushion, appliance, etc. 3.Grammar: The noun / pron. + of which structure II. Teaching arrangement 1.Total class time for this unit: 6 periods 2. Suggested arrangement: 1) Text A 4 periods 2）Text B 2 periods III. Teaching Procedures 1. Pre-reading activities ➢ Spot Dictation Directions: In the famous tale Though the Looking-Glass, Alice finds her way through a mirror to a very strange land. In the scene you’re about to hear, Alice has been sitting under a tree and talking with the Red Queen. Listen to the passage twice and fill in the missing words from the text below. Passage: Suddenly they began to run. Alice never could quite understand how they began: All she remembers is that they were running hand in hand, and the Queen went so fast that Alice could hardly manage to keep up with her. The Queen kept crying “_____________”But Alice couldn’t go faster, though she had no breath left to say so. She felt as if she would never be able to talk again, she was getting so out of breath. And still the Queen cried “______________”and dragged her along. “__________________” Alice managed to gasp. “_____________” the Queen repeated. “Why, ____________ ten minutes ago! _______” And they ran on, with the wind whistling in Alice’s ears and almost blowing her hair off her head, she imagined. They went so fast that at last they seemed to hardly touch the ground with their feet. And then suddenly, just as Alice was getting quite exhausted, they stopped, and she found herself sitting on the ground. Alice looked around in great surprise. “Why, I do believe _________________________.” “Of course we have,” said the Queen. “What would you expect?” “Well in my country,” said Alice, “you’d generally ______________________________