Unit 4

1. Teaching objectives：

(1)Knowledge objectives: ①students can master some key words and expressions of the text.

②Students can acquire more about the future simple tense & the future-in-the-past tense.

③Students can learn how to develop a paragraph by process.

(2)Ability objective: ①students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities can be

improved.

②cultivate students’ ability to discover, analyze and solve problems.

(3)Emotional objectives:①cultivate students’ awareness to environmental pollution and help them

to realize the importance of protecting our earth.

2. Teaching key points: help the students have a better understanding of the future simple tense

and the future-in-the past tense.

3. Teaching difficult points: enable students to listen for time in conversations and know how to

talk about responsibilities.

4.Teaching Procedure

Part One Listening and Speaking Step 1. Pronunciation and listening skills

The pronunciations of the words in brackets are difficult to distinguish. Listen carefully and check (?) the words you hear. Scripts

W: Please hurry up, it’s already five. Three quarters later my train is leaving. M: Don’t worry, Madam. I’ll get you there in time. Q: When is the train leaving?

W: It’s nine already. Why doesn’t the meeting start? M: Well, the secretary says it is delayed 30 minutes. Q: When will the meeting begin?

M: Could you give me some information about buses for Washington, please? W: They leave every hour. You just missed the nine o’clock bus. Q: When is the next bus leaving?

M: Say, what time is it? Is it really only seven-fifteen? My watch says eight-fifteen. W: You forgot to set your watch back. Q: What time is it now?

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M: What’s the time to leave?

W: Half past five. That only leaves us 15 minutes to get to the airport. Q: When does the conversation take place?

M: It’s 10 o’clock now. I wonder when Jack will come here.

W: Just now, I got a call and his wife said he left home 30 minutes ago. Q: When did Jack leave home? Tips

英语时间通常用以下两种方法表达： 1. 直接表达法

1) 用基数词 + o’clock来表示整点，注意o’clock须用单数，可以省略。如：eight (o'clock) (8:00)。

2) 用基数词按“钟点 + 分钟”的顺序直接写出时间，表示非整点。如：eight five (8:05)，eight forty (8:40)。 2. 间接表达法

1) 如果分钟数少于30，可用“分钟 + past + 钟点”表示，其中past是介词，意思是“过”。如：twenty past four (4:20)。

2) 如果所表示时间的分钟数多于 30，可用“（60分钟 - 分钟数）+ to +（原钟点数 + 1）”表示，其中 to 是介词，意思是“差”。如：twenty-five to nine (8:35)。 注：

1) 当分钟数是 15 时，可用名词 quarter （一刻钟）表示。如：a quarter past eight (8:15)。 2) 当分钟数是 30 时，可用名词 half （一半）表示。如：half past nine (9:30)。 Step 2. Conversations

Conversation 1 - Talking About Responsibilities

1. Listen to a conversation and match the students in Column A with where they come from in Column B. Scripts

Tommy, you are using too many plastic bags! Oh, but I hate to take reusable bags every time. So you take a new bag every time you buy something? What’s wrong about that?

It is such a waste and bad for the environment! Don’t make a fuss, Amy! It’s not that serious!

It is very serious! It’s very harmful to the environment. You know, plastic bags aren’t biodegradable.

I’m supposed to bring my own bag every time I go shopping? You got it! It’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment.

3. Role-play a conversation in pairs according to one of the following situations. You may refer to the Functional Language.

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Functional Language

Conversation 2 - Talking About Responsibilities

1. Listen to a conversation and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Scripts

Hi, John, there’ll be a charity show next weekend. Are you interested in coming? Hi, John, there’ll be a charity show next weekend. Are you interested in coming?

It’s a concert organized by the Students’ Union. Its purpose is to raise funds for the children in remote areas.

It sounds like you’re doing something worthwhile!

Yes, I think we’re all supposed to help those in need. So, would you like to join us?

Of course. I ought to do my bit and contribute to society. But, Mary, have I got to practice very often? I have an optional course every other evening.

I don’t think you have to. You can practice on your own; but I think you must take part in the final rehearsal.

3. Role-play a conversation in groups of three according to one of the following situations. You may refer to the Functional Language. Functional Language Step 3. Passage

1. Listen to a passage and complete the following table with what you hear. 2. Listen again and choose the best way to complete each of the following Scripts

World Car Free Day was first started by over 30 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a Car Free Day.

The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities including Taipei, Shanghai, and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day every month, and to walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5th (the World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, ―If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.‖ So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. They say, ―We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive. We must do more for Car Free Day.‖

3. Talk about the ways you're practicing to protect the environment. The following may be helpful.

Part Two Reading

Passage A Is there life on Earth?

Step 1. Lead-in

1. Video appreciation 2. Extended reading

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火星上有生命吗？有人吗？

3. Pre-reading activity

1. Match the following expressions with the pictures below.

2. Try to imagine what the world would be like in 100 years if the problems above were not solved.

Step 2. Text study

1. Text reading

2. Organization of the text

Structure

Part I (Para. 1-2) The satellite landed on Earth has been sending back signals and photographs. Part II (Para. 3-14) Venusian scientists have come to the conclusion that the Earth is unfit for them to live.

Part III (Para. 14-18 The Venusian scientists are determined to proceed with the exploration of the planet Earth.

3. Language points

1.? it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since. 之后，卫星便不断地发回信号和照片。

has been doing 是现在完成进行时，其构成为：主语+助动词（have/has）+been+动词的现在分词+其他成分。表示动作从某一时间开始，一直持续到现在，或者刚刚终止，或者可能仍然要继续下去。（与since，for连用时，常常表示动作会进行下去） 自从三年前以来我一直在学英语。（动作还将继续下去） I have been learning English since three years ago.

2.The satellite was directed over an area known as Manhattan—named after the great Venusian astronomer Professor Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago. 卫星对准的是一片叫曼哈顿的地区, 这个地区是以金星上伟大的天文学家曼哈顿教授的名字来命名的。两万光年前，曼哈顿教授用望远镜首次发现了这个地区。 direct sth. at / toward sth.: 把某物对准某物 机器将X光射线对准了病人的身体。

The machine directs an X-ray beam at the patient’s body. name sb./sth. after sb./sth.:

以某人/某物的名字给某人/某物命名 他被冠以他爷爷的名字起了名。 He was named after his grandfather.

who first discovered it 20,000 light years ago 是非限制性定语从句，修饰前面的Professor Manhattan。

3.?Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the possibility of landing a manned flying saucer on Earth.

金星科学家们得以获得了有关载人飞碟能否在地球上着陆的宝贵资料。 as to…:concerning:关于

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