Unit,1,Project 1,Unit 1,課件描述： 這是Project板塊的第一課時(shí)。側(cè)重閱讀，由淺入深地引導(dǎo)學(xué)生了解中心內(nèi)容、觀點(diǎn)分歧、各種觀點(diǎn)的主要依據(jù)、字面意思之后的深層理解和作者隱含的觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度等，這些能為學(xué)生提供分析問(wèn)題的不同視角和基本的寫(xiě)作方法指導(dǎo)，對(duì)學(xué)生后來(lái)開(kāi)展項(xiàng)目研究和呈現(xiàn)研究成果都有很大的幫助。,Presentation of homework,Read your email on P11 to your partner.,Lead-in,Read To phone or not to phone? on P14 What information have you got from this newspaper article?,Reading for gist,1. Does the author present a balanced view of the use of the phone? 2. What is the authors attitude toward it? Find out some sentences to support your answer.,Building up your vocabulary,Guess the meaning of the following words from the context. 1. conventional way of life 2. reject cars 3. oppose having telephones 4. have a valid point 5. More problems arise 6. these relationships are always shallow 7. rid ourselves of modern technology ,Reading for details,About the Amish 1. How are the Amish different from regular people? 2. What do they value above all else? 3. What does the author think of them?,About the use of the telephone What are the drawbacks of the telephone according to the author? How does the author defend the Amishs point about the use of the telephone? Why does the author think using the mobile phone for text message is the worst? What does the author suggest at the end of the passage? What is the tone of the last sentence? A. Hopeful. B. Humorous. C. Depressed.,Getting to know the authors craft,Write the outline of the passage. Part 1(Para1-2) Introduction to the Amish way of life Part 2(Para3-6) Disadvantages of the telephone Part 3(Para7-8) Possible solutions,2. Do you find the author convincing in presenting his ideas? Why / Why not?,1. Which is more of a friend: someone you often talk to over the phone, or someone you often talk to face to face? 2. There is something important about being and sharing a life together that cannot be found over a telephone wire.,Difficult sentences to understand,3. For example, no matter what the circumstances, when the phone rings, everything stops so that the call can be answered. 4. the phone always seems to be ringing, destroying whatever peace you might have. 5. Meanwhile, real relationships are often sacrificed, and whatever personal peace one has is destroyed whenever the phone rings.,6. The Amish reject cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together. 7. When asked later what the call was about, your friend always answers, Oh, nothing really. 8. While these messages always seem important at the time, most people cannot really remember them the next day.,Summarize the passage within 150 words,Para1 Introduction to the Amish way of life Para 2 Disadvantages of the telephone Para3 Possible solutions,Homework,Finish the summary. Review the passage and underline important phrases. Preview P15 B.,