Teaching plan for SB1A Unit 9 Technology
Teaching goals: Talk about science and technology
Describe things and how they work
Express agreement and disagreement
Use the present Continuous Passive Voice
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology
Write a letter to Q12 about love and friendship
Time arrangement:
Period 1 Warming up, listening, speaking
Period 2 Pre-reading, reading, post-reading
Period 3 Intensive reading
Period 4 Language study
Period 5 Integrating skills
Period 6 Workbook (Talking and Reading)
Period 7 Test
Period one ( listening and speaking )
Warming up
Step I Brainstorming about Technology
1. Is technology important to us? What will you think of when talking about technology?
2. What qualities shall we have if we want to have advanced technology?
( to be creative , good at solving problems and thinking in new ways )
Step II Activity
( Bring the items of a toothpick, plastic bag and left-handed glove if possible)
(Hold a competition of creativity among groups of students if necessary)
1. Students work in groups to solve the problems
2. Compare different solutions and talk about creativity.
Listening
Step I Introduction
1. Describe an everyday object for Ss to guess. (color/ size/ shape/ use etc.)
Step II listening
1. First-listening: what is being described?
2. Second-listening: what can the things be used for?
3. Discussion in pairs: what are the new uses for the objects in addition to the “normal” uses?
Step III A riddle-guessing competition
1. Read the instruction and the guided questions
2 Do a demonstration with a student.
Teacher: You seem to have something in your pocket. What does it look like?
Student: It looks like … ….
T: What is it made of ?
S: It’s made of …….
T: What is it used for ?
S: … … …
3 Ss practice in pairs
4 Competition--- Who can guess it ?
One student thinks of or hides an object in his pocket, while the rest raise questions to guess what it is.
Speaking
Step I Brainstorming
1. Present the situation
2. Brainstorming about the advantages and disadvantages about cellphones
Step II Expressions of agreement and disagreement
Teach new expressions
1) Absolutely= Definitely= Exactly
2) It depends.
3) That’s a good point.
4) That’s worth thinking about.
Step III Activity
1. Ss works in groups and prepare a role play.
2. Ss present their dialogues.
3. Debate: Players from different groups debate the advantages and disadvantages of a cellphone.
Homework: 1. Listening : Workbook P133 Listening Ex 1&2
2. Speaking: Interview your parents the way of life 30 years ago ( Were there telephones , TVs or computers ? )
3. Thinking : P60 Ex 3 Design your cellphone--- to be creative!
Period Two ( extensive reading )
Revision
Check the listening homework on page 133.
Pre-reading
Step I Discussion (Question 2 of Pre-reading )
1. Check the speaking homework of interview
