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1、Unit 4 Person to person,Teaching Objectives:to learn such reading skills as predicting,inferring,and understanding writers style through reading the two passages in active readingto learn the usage of some words and expressions through reading and doing the exercises in language in useto learn to wr
2、ite an argumentative passage to be familiar with some cultural information about cellphone,way to communicate with people,etc.by reading,listening and watchingto train listening skills by listening and watching the materials in the listening and speaking bookto practice oral skills through individua
3、l,pair and group work.Teaching Focus:reading skills-predicitng and inferring Teaching Sequence:1.to lead into the topic by brainstorming on words related to food and watching a video(0.5 period)2.to deal with Active Reading Passage 1(1.5 periods)3.to deal with Active Reading Passage 2 and cultural r
4、eading(1.5 periods)4.to deal with exercises and play vocabulary games(0.5 period)5.to listen and watch the materials on the listening and speaking book,and practice oral work conrespondingly(2 periods)Teaching Output Expectation:to read more effectively by using the skilled learnedto grasp language
5、pointsto know how to write an argumentation to be able to understand the listening materials to be able to express oneself orally for given topics,Can we live without our mobile phones?,Active Reading(1),Book 1,Unit 4,Quit,Contents,1,2,3,4,5,Background Information&Cultural Notes,New Words&Expression
6、s,Pre-reading Activities,While-reading Activities,Activereading(1),Quit,Post-reading Activities,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Invention of telephone,Mobile phone development,The film Shouji,Russell Crowe,The underground,Home,Invention of mobile phone,Mobile phone popularity,Born on March 3,1
7、847,in Edinburgh,Scotland,Alexander Graham Bell was the son and grandson of authorities in elocution and the correction of speech.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Educated to pursue a career in the same specialty,his knowledge of the nature of sound led him not only to teach the deaf,but alsot
8、o invent the telephone.,To Be Continued,In the 1870s,two inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell both independently designed devices that could transmit speech electrically(the telephone).Both men rushed their respective designs to the patent office within hours of each other,Alexander Graha
9、m Bell patented(获专利)his telephone first.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Back,Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell entered into a famouslegal battle over the invention of the telephone,which Bell won.,According to British newspaper Daily Mail,Nathan Stubblefield,is finally being recognised as
10、 the father of mobile phone technology exactly 100 years after he patented his design for a“wireless telephone”.The melon farmer(果农)came up with his invention in 1902 after devoting every spare hour and penny he had to establishing a telephone service in his rural home-town of Murray,Kentucky.,Backg
11、round Information&Cultural Notes,To Be Continued,He constructed a 120ft mast in his orchard(果园),which transmitted speech from one telephone to another using magnetic fields.He demonstrated his device in the towns public square on New Years Day in 1902,broadcasting music and speech to five receivers.
12、And in 1908 he patented a new version designed to communicate with moving vehicles such as stagecoaches and boats.Unfortunately,his phones were not commercially successful in his lifetime and he died virtually penniless in 1928.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Back,Some basic facts on mobile p
13、hone development:In 1979,the first commercial mobile phone network was opened for business in Tokyo.On March 6 1983,Motorola introduced the worlds first commercial portable cellular phone,the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X.By the 1980s to have a mobile became a symbol of success.By the 1990s mobiles were co
14、mmonplace and by the 2000s the majority of the population in some countries had one.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Inventor:Dr Martin Cooper,Back,Some basic facts on mobile phone popularity:There are an estimated 2.5 billion mobile phone handsets in use worldwide.13%of
15、 UK households have a mobile phone instead of a landline.There are 95 mobile phones for every 100 people in Europe.Six million mobiles are bought every month in India.90%of under-16s in Britain own a mobile and one in ten spends more than 45 minutes a day using it,according to one survey.,Background
16、 Information&Cultural Notes,Back,Cell Phone is an award-winning Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Ge You,Zhang Guoli,Xu Fan and Fan Bingbing.It was first released on 18 December 2003 in Mainland China,and was subsequently screened at the Cleveland International Film Fe
17、stival on 18 March 2005.With a box office earning of over 50 million,Cell Phone became the best-selling domestic film in 2003.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,To Be Continued,Written by Liu Zhenyun,based on his own novel of the same title,the film revolves around two successful men whose marri
18、ages were wrecked when their wives uncovered their extramarital affairs through traces left in their cellphones.More broadly,the film explores the role of cellphones in interpersonal relationships in modern China,where the rapid development in information technology is having huge impacts on the way
19、 people communicate.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Back,Russell Crowe is an Australian actor.He is famous for films such as Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Back,The Underground refers to the underground train system in London and other British cities.Pre
20、viously,because of the depth of stations and tunnels,the Underground was out of range of mobile phone signals,but not now.,Background Information&Cultural Notes,Do you know what is the equivalent word for it in America and France?,In America,it is the“Subway”;in France,the“Metro”.,Back,New Words&Exp
21、ressions,Home,杂志订阅者 有线电视用户 手机用户 主叫用户 被叫用户,New Words&Expressions,n.C someone who pays money to receive something regularly,such as a newspaper,magazine,or in this case,a phone service 订阅者，订户，用户,subscriber,magazine subscriber cable TV subscriber mobile phone subscriber call subscriber called subscribe
22、r,Back,a.too long,slow,or dull;tiresome or monotonous 冗长乏 味的,New Words&Expressions,tedious,Back,a tedious journeya tedious lecture,沉闷的旅程乏味的讲课,n.C a thing that is absolutely necessary 必需品；不可缺的东西 We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment.我们只有最基本的必需设备。,New Words&Expressions,essential,adj.
23、absolutely necessary;extremely important 必不可少的 Food is essential for life.生命离不开食物。,Back,n.C an inessential,desirable item which is expensive or difficult to obtain 奢侈品，高档物品,New Words&Expressions,luxury,Back,He lived a life of luxury.他过着奢华的生活。What a luxury it is to be alone!单独一人多舒服!,a.1 showing a wil
24、lingness to take risks 大胆的，冒险的 2 having thick strokes 黑体的，粗体的,New Words&Expressions,bold,No journalist was bold enough to take on the Prime Minister.没有一个记者大胆到敢与首相较量。Difficult words and sentences are printed in bold type.难词难句是用粗体字打印的。,Back,a.done or existing alone;isolated 单独的；独自的,New Words&Expressio
25、ns,solitary,a solitary lifea solitary valleya solitary example,Back,独居的生活人迹罕至的山谷独一无二的例子,n.C/U a sequence of actions regularly followed;a fixed programme 例行公事；常规；惯例；固定程序,New Words&Expressions,routine,I settled down into a daily routine of work and sleep.我安定下来，整天就是例行的工作和睡觉。The Ministry insisted that t
26、his was just a routine annual drill.国防部坚持说这只是一次年度常规演习。,Back,Similar sayings:make a strong/great/full impact onhave an impact onhave a strong/great/full impact ongive an impact togive a strong/great/full impact to,New Words&Expressions,have a strong effect 产生影响,make an impact on,Back,Make sure the cu
27、rrent is switched off before you leave.你出去前一定要把电源关上。Switch that fellow off!别让那个家伙再讲下去!,New Words&Expressions,turn off,cut off 关闭，切断,switch off,switch on,turn on,Back,New Words&Expressions,something or someone was intended(expected)to be or to do,especially when they have failed to be or do it 有意（或打算
28、）做某事（有时用于表示该事的结果不是很好）,be meant to,I was meant to be there before 5 pm.我本应该 5 点之前就到那儿。（可是我没有做到）,Back,New Words&Expressions,1 Business slows down in summer.夏季生意清淡。2 If I could find some way of slowing my father down!如果我能找到什么办法使我的父亲轻松一些就好了!,slow down,Back,1 starts to move slowly（使）慢下来；（使）缓行2 someone be
29、comes less active（使）松弛下来；（使）放松,New Words&Expressions,Here,“plus”means an advantage,benefit.the plus factors:有利因素the minus factors:不利因素,on the plus side,Back,on the advantageous side 从有利方面看，说从好的方面说,New Words&Expressions,She bought the dress on impulse.她一时冲动买了这件衣服。(Hence,this dress was an impulse buy.
30、),on(an)impulse,Back,suddenly decide to do something without carefully planning it 凭一时冲动；一时冲动之下,New Words&Expressions,make a fuss,Back,(+about/over)to display unnecessary or excessive excitement,activity,or interest 大惊小怪,Dont make such a fuss about nothing!别大惊小怪，无事生非！,Pre-reading Activities,Home,Que
31、stionnaireWords related to telephonePair work,Pre-reading Activities,Do the questionnaire:How do you communicate?1 When you meet someone for the first time,what do you do?(a)Shake hands.(b)Bow.(c)Smile.,Do you know that people from some other cultures would probably give different answers?,To Be Con
32、tinued,In some Middle Eastern countries?In modern Japan?In Thailand?In Korea?,Pre-reading Activities,To Be Continued,In some Middle Eastern countries:Only members of the same sex shake handsmen and women meeting each other use only words for greetings.In modern Japan:It is common to bow slightly fro
33、m the waist with your hands by your sides.,Pre-reading Activities,To Be Continued,In Thailand:The common form of greeting in Thailand(a“Wai”)is that you bow your head(only)and join your palms together,fingers pointing upwards.In Korea:Smiling means someone is not serious so they wouldnt smile when t
34、hey meet someone formally.There is a Korean proverb,“The man who smiles is not a real man.”,Pre-reading Activities,2 When youre talking to someone you dont know well,how close do you stand?(a)At two arms length.(b)At arms length.(c)Close enough to touch.,Do you know which of the following people sta
35、nd closest when talking to each other?,To Be Continued,Latin AmericansEuropeansArabs,Pre-reading Activities,3 Youre late for class.How late do you have to be to apologize?(a)Ten minutes.(b)Five minutes.(c)One minute.,Fill in each blank with a name of a country in the following sentence.,To Be Contin
36、ued,A person from will probably apologize for being one minute late,someone from _ might not apologize for being five minutes late.,Germany,Mexico,Pre-reading Activities,4 When youre talking to someone,where should you look?(a)In their eyes.(b)At the ground.(c)Briefly in their eyes,then at something
37、 else.,Fill in each blank with a name of a country or district in the following sentence.,To Be Continued,Answer A is normal in North and in Western it shows that you are polite and are interested in them.,America,Europe,Pre-reading Activities,4 When youre talking to someone,where should you look?(a
38、)In their eyes.(b)At the ground.(c)Briefly in their eyes,then at something else.,Fill in each blank with a name of a country or district in the following sentence.,To Be Continued,Answer C shows attention and respect in many cultures in,while people from may interpret this as boredom or lack of inte
39、rest.,Latin America,the Caribbean and Asia,North America or Europe,Pre-reading Activities,5 When you answer your phone,what do you say?(a)Hello!(b)(Your name)speaking.(c)(Your phone number).,How do professional people answer the phone?,To Be Continued,They often state their name(or company name)so t
40、hat you know immediately who you are talking to(in many jobs you are trained to answer in this way).,Pre-reading Activities,6 What gesture do you make to attract someones attention?(a)Shake your head.(b)Wave your hand.(c)Put your hands on your hips.,Under what situation people may shake their heads
41、to attract your attention?,To Be Continued,During a meeting or a church service,when you are not supposed to talk and someone else triesto stop you talking by shaking his head at you.,Pre-reading Activities,7 When youre applying for a job,what do you wear?(a)Smart clothes,suit and tie for men,jacket
42、 and skirt for women.(b)Casual clothes.(c)Jeans and trainers.,What do people in most cultures wear for job interviews?,In general,in most cultures it is good to wear smart clothes for job interviews.,Back,Pre-reading Activities,8 Which of the following is the most common way you use now to communica
43、te with people?(a)writing letters(b)sending emails(c)chatting on-line(d)making phone calls(e)sending text messages,Outside view:text messaging(LS P42),Back,Words related to telephone:,Pre-reading Activities,Back,座机/固话听筒手机/移动电话信号服务区/信号区短信语音信箱,house phone/landlinehandsetmobile/cellular phone signalser
44、vice/signal rangetext messagevoicemail,Pair work:Ask each other the following questions.,1 How many calls a day do you make or receive on your mobile phone?2 How many texts a day do you send or receive?3 At what time do you switch your mobile phone on and off?4 When did you most need your mobile pho
45、ne?What happened?5 Can you live without your mobile phone?,Pre-reading Activities,Back,While-reading Activities,Home,Scanning for answersText Translation,Skim the passage and then find out who can live without their mobile phones:,While-reading Activities,The businessmanThe schoolgirlThe working mot
46、her,To Be Continued,Who can live without their mobile phones?,While-reading Activities,The businessman:He says he can live without a mobile phone,but he doesnt want to(it seems to be essential forhis work).,To Be Continued,Who can live without their mobile phones?,While-reading Activities,The school
47、girl:She says it is essential(but she can give it up withoutserious problems).,To Be Continued,Who can live without their mobile phones?,While-reading Activities,The working mother:She says there is no problem(but she seems veryanxious and worried without the mobile phone at first although most of w
48、hat she says is exaggerated for humorous effect).,Back,No network:Can we live without our mobile phones?Para.1 Russell Crowe was arrested for throwing a hotel phoneat the receptionist of his Manhattan hotel,apparently“becausehe couldnt get a call out to Australia”.Whats the matter withhim?Whats wron
49、g with his mobile phone?,Translation,Whats the purpose by telling Russell Crowes story?,While-reading Activities,Back,The purpose is to introduce the topic of this passage:mobile phone.,Para.2a Mobile phones have been the biggest factor of change ineveryday behaviour in Britain over the past 15 year
50、s.Today it isthought that there are more than 55 million mobile phonesubscribers,a rise from less than 10 million in 1997.The smallerthe handset gets,the more calls we make,and the more quicklywe take decisions that make an impact on our lifestyles.,Translation,While-reading Activities,How has the m
