江苏省高邮中学2015年高一英语竞赛系列讲座 第四讲 科技点亮生活 课件+教案 （2份打包）
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　　第四讲 科技点亮生活
　　Teaching aim:
　　Make Ss aware of different effects of technological development
　　Arouse their interests in hi-tech product
　　Difficult points:
　　Develop Ss’ oral skills, as well as reading skills for a newspaper article
　　Activity1:
　　List some high-tech products(pictures)
　　Lead-in: (Discussion) some cartoon about scientific development
　　Talt what effects does scientific development have on our life?
　　Show a video about Google glass.
　　Activity 2 : Read a news report
　　1 Scan the news report “Google’s glass project” and answer the following questions.  (P20-21)
　　Which of the following aspects are mentioned about Google glass in the report? 1 appearance 2 developer 3 function 4 price 5 user’s comment
　　Besides Google glass, what other projects is Google company working on?
　　2. Reading strategy---reading a newspaper article
　　In a newspaper article, the first paragraph, or the lead, gives the main idea and most important facts. The second paragraph gives the important facts that are not included in the lead. The rest of the story introduces new but less important bacnd information.
　　3. Multiple Choice(Detailed reading)
　　1) What will Google glass look like?
　　a. It will look very clunky and obstructive.
　　b. It will be of the same shape.
　　c. It will look ugly on you.
　　d. It will look like a prop from a film, graceful and cool.
　　2) Mr. Lee, a Google product manager, asked people for input about their product in order to ________.
　　a. remove people’s doubt about the glass.
　　b. raise debate among people.
　　c. learn what people would like to see from their product.
　　d. promote sales of their products.
　　3)  Which of the following is NOT true about the function of Google glass?
　　a. It can record video and tares with a built-in camera.
　　b. You may not get lost as you can see maps through it.
　　c. It can correct your short-sightedness by ma see clearly.
　　d. You can use your voice to send and receive messages.
　　4)  In what way is Google glass different from computers?
　　a. It is developed by a large company.
　　b. You may video chat with your friend.
　　c. It will go through trial before coming onto the market.
　　d. You can use it conveniently by wearing it above your eyes.
　　5)  What does the word ”potential” in Paragragh 6 probably mean?
　　a. serious.
　　b. possible.
　　c. common.
　　d. obvious.
　　6)  What is the main idea of the passage?
　　a. Google is developing a new type of wearable computing—Google glass
　　b. Google has succeeded in making profits from the glass
　　c. Google is working on robots and space elevators.
　　d. Google glass has been widely used in fantasy movies like Star Trek.
　　4. A short summary of the passage.
　　On Wednesday, Google showed off its secret initiative called Project Glass, which is a type of _______ computing. The  prototype ______ looks a very polished and well-designed pair of glasses. It allows users to send and receive messages through _____ _____. There is a built-in _____ to record video and tares. With the glass, you needn’t _____  ____ your pocket for mobile phone, and everything will be done with the _______ of a button. 
　　Activity 3:  Show time
　　Present negative and positive effects of technological development on our lives.（You can present it in groups or in .pairs）
　　Positive effects
　　从学习，生活，工作等方面阐述