英语精读教案_Book 4 Unit 2 Smart Cars.docVIP

Unit Two Smart Cars Text A Smart cars Reference Book: (New) Integrated Course 4 Student’s and Teaching’s Book Teaching Method: Interchange English Objective 1 understand the main idea and structure of the text 2 learn some techniques in expository writing ( definition , quotes , a mixture of facts and opinions ) 3 grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text Time allocation Teaching Period ( 11 20) 10 Teaching Processes : Pre-reading 1 Revision to read the words and phrases of unit one together to dictate the new words of unit one to check the homework 2 Warming-up Introduction about some smart cars and Quotations 3Culture Note Automobile industry : the automobile industry is one of the most important industries in the world , affecting not only economies but also cultures. It provides jobs for millions of people, generates billions of dollars in worldwide revenues, and provides the basis for a multitude of related service and support industries. Automobiles revolutionizes transportation in the 20th century, changing forever the way people live, travel, and do business. Automobile manufactures are among the largest companies in the world. These corporations are often multinational. 4 Discussion : What hopes do you have for the future of smart cars? If you were asked to help design a smart car, what suggestions would you make ? Would you like to drive a smart car? Why or why not ? While-reading Text Analysis What jumps out first at a browser of this text may be those terms in quotation marks or with capitalized first letters------“blind spot” Global Positioning System “atomic clocks” “telematics” and “automated driver” What do they mean ? how do we find out　？ An effective reader knows. He can make a guess based on knowledge of word-formation or knowledge of word or the context. For example : when the reader comes across “should you make a serious driving mistake (eg: change lanes when the