高中英语 unit5 《virtual reality》-reading教案 上海牛津版S2A

Unit5 Virtual Reality Reading教案

一、章节分析（Reading section ）

（一）综述

本章节讲述虚拟现实(VR)在各个领域的运用并分析其利弊。由于此主题较新,并与学生日常生活的电脑网络的使用有关,学生们对此应该是比较熟悉也颇有兴趣的。因此，教师应充分利用学生的兴趣来教授本课，并进行适当拓展。

本课的任务有两个：

1.学生通过对课文的学习。掌握一些核心词汇，例如：imaginary, realistic, security,

image等。

2.通过学习课文，了解如何运用想象写说明文，为writing部分做一定的铺垫和准备。

（二）阅读目标

1知识目标

学习课文中重点词、词组、句型和语法。

2能力目标

通过阅读了解虚拟现实在各个领域的使用以及其他相关知识。

3情感目标

正确判断电脑、网络以及虚拟现实对日常生活的利弊影响。

（三）教学方法

采用任务型教学法组织教学，通过听说，讨论等具体活动，达到教学效果。

（四）重点和难点

1词汇学习

1)核心词汇

artificial

commit

imaginary

realistic

security

image

amazing

2)拓展词汇

inspect

manufacture

architect

amazing

glide

head-set

inspect

medium

virtual

fantasy

3)词组和短语

look down upon

go back in time

come true

thanks to

introduce … into

reach out

just for entertainment

before long

in the security of

in addition

commit murder

one thing is for sure

4)句型学习

1. Ever since I was a little girl, I have wanted to fly like a bird.

2. On one hand, … On the other hand, …

3. VR is here to stay.

教学设计（Teaching Designs）

7. 链接 hyperlink 8. 字体 font 9. 点击 click 10. 双击double click 11.下载 download 12. 升级upgrade 13. 安装install 14. 卸载 uninstall 15. 刷新 refresh

三、基础/流行网络词汇

1. 网上冲浪 surf the Internet

2. 网络课堂 online class

3. 虚拟社区 virtual community

4. 电子商务 e-business

5. 登陆 log in/on

6. 搜索引擎 search engine

7. 服务器 server 8. 宽带 broad band

9. 防火墙 firewall 10. 浏览器 browser

11. 注册 register 12. 博客 blog

13. 垃圾邮件 spam / junk mail 14. 网民 netizen

15. 管理员 administrator 16. 斑竹 moderator

17. 黑客 hacker 18. 菜鸟 newbie

19. 大虾 knowbie 20. 潜水员 lurker

四、网络聊天常用缩写

1. ASAP: as soon as possible

2. G2G: go to go

3. BRB: be right back

4. IMHO: in my humble opinion

5. OMG: oh my god

6. J/K: just kidding

7. CUL: see you later 8. FT: faint

Teaching procedures

Step One

1．Vocab quiz: group work （见链接1）

2．Small discussion: what do you use the computer and internet for in your daily life? (chatting, games, movies, songs, information, etc.)

3．Discussion: List your favourite computer games and describe them in one or two sentences.

Step Two

1．Picture talk

Ask the students to look at the two pictures on P93 and describe them in one or two sentences.

(此环节建议适当引入本课相关词汇: virtual reality, head set, glove, reach等) 2．Skimming

a)Skim the text and do Ex A

b)Present the definition of virtual reality (《牛津英语教学参考》PT93 Additional

background information)

3．Scanning

a)Scan the text and do Ex B to get a clear idea of the structure of the passage.

b)Do Ex E2 on P 96

4．Further understanding

a)Questions and anwers

---How does the writer hope to be able to fulfill her dreams?

---The author mentioned various dreams she had. Do you have any dreams that you think VR might help you realize?

---What parts are needed for virtual reality?

---What are the differences between ordinary arcade games and VR games?

---The author mentioned the games of driving a car, flying a plane or fighting an enemy. Can you think of a VR game that your peers might like?

--- What examples does the author give to illustrate VR’s being used in education?

--- The author mentioned several VR classes which sounded interesting.

Can you choose a subject and design a virtual class?

--- What examples does the author give to illustrate VR’s be ing used in industry? Can you list more examples?

建议此处的提问与回答环节, 教师不必局限于课文, 可鼓励学生在充分理解课文的基础上发挥想象。在学生回答问题的过程中，教师可适时增加词汇的复现和巩固。

b) Note-taking (P97)

c) Retelling in different roles: Suppose you are …

--- a kid having lots of dreams (Para 1-2)

--- a computer expert explaining what VR is (Para 4-6)

--- a gamer telling about the differences between ordinary arcade games and VR games (Para 7-8)

--- a high school principal introducing how VR is used in his school (Para 9) --- a car designer introducing how VR is used in his work (Para 10)

--- an architect introducing how VR is used in his work (Para 10)

--- a policeman introducing potential dangers of VR (Para 11-12) 建议此环节分组进行，复述时学生尽量只看刚才做的note-taking。在复述的过程中，教师应注意强化文章结构和词汇。

Step 3

1. Discussion

1）Is it morally right that people should be allowed to do violent or illegal things as murder, even if it is only a game?

2）The author listed some advantages of VR. Can you list some advantages of the Internet?

3）The author listed some disadvantages of VR. Can you list some disadvantages of the Internet?

2. Assignment:

1) Finish Ex E (P95)

2) Read the supplementary reading passages to know more about virtual world.

(见[链接4])

[链接3]

Passage A: Virtual Community

Virtual communities give people an opportunity to fulfill their dreams. A timid man in real life turned into a hero for various

brave deeds he performed to help people in Virtual Reality.

Now there're some websites where you can sign up and live in a virtual world. You'll get a small apartment and a little money. You choose a street you want to live on and a profession to make yourself earn some money. Game rules are similar to those of the real world—the more money you have, the more powerful you are. Choose a street to stroll on and you are likely to meet many neighboring citizens who are usually friendly. If you're cheated or hurt, or mistreated by someone, you can go to the city affairs office to sue him or her. And if found guilty, he or she will be sent to a virtual prison, where he or she will be deprived of rights as a citizen: no work, no game, no public speech and required to meditate over his or her mistake. Gambling is no longer a serious sin since it is virtual money you win or lose.

Passage B: Come And Try Blogging

The blog is one form of communication that increased

in popularity. Blog is a short way of saying Web log. Through these personal Web sites, people can share their lives, ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet. Millions of people throughout the world are creating and reading blogs. There are reportedly thirteen million blogs in the United States alone.

People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression. Blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests. For example, teachers use blogs to share ideas, experience and concerns about their work with other teachers.

Many Web sites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. These sites include "MySpace", used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share messages and pictures with an increasing number of friends. About one hundred twenty million people use MySpace. It is the most popular social networking site on the Web.

Passage C: Person of the Year: It’s YOU!

At the end of every year, the US magazine Time chooses the person who has the biggest influence on the world, whether for

better or for worse. Usually famous people are chosen. For example,

you can find late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and German-born scientist Albert Einstein there.

But for 2006, Time chose "You" as "the Person of the Year" because almost everyone in the world is using the Internet now. They are changing the world by using blogs,

YouTube and Wikipedia.

In China, according to a report this July, 28 million people read or write blogs. Many of them are students.

Some also put videos online. The most famous video website is YouTube. People can put whatever they shoot with a video camera or mobile phone on this site. Every day, 100 million people visit YouTube. "Once only journalists had the power to tell you the news. But now a student in Baghdad with a video can let you see a bombing," said Rick Stengel, an editor of Time magazine. He said that the Internet makes ordinary people have the power to report news to the world.

The Web also helps people to work together for greater achievements. Wikipedia, the Web encyclopedia, is the most successful example. Anyone can write and edit stories for it over the Internet. With the efforts of millions of people, Wikipedia is now the biggest encyclopedia in the world.

Passage D: Cutting A Frog On the Net

Many people remember the day in school when they had

to cut up a dead frog. Students often perform this

dissection as a requirement for biology class. Smelly

formaldehyde preserves the body of the frog. The students remove and identify the organs as part of learning about the science of life.

But some schools no longer require students to cut apart frogs. Cost may be an issue. Also, animal rights activists may object.

Today, more and more students learn about frogs by computer, through "virtual dissection." A company called Froguts (https://www.360docs.net/doc/a87668151.html,) sells educational services to schools. But it also offers a free demonstration on its Web site. First, the image of a whole bullfrog appears on the screen. Users of the site direct cutting tools with clicks of their computer mouse. Lines show where to cut. Several steps later, the frog is open. The next steps are to remove and identify the heart, lungs and other organs.

Some educators praise virtual dissection. Others say nothing can replace the real thing.

Other virtual activities are also increasingly popular in schools. Some schools cannot send their students to places like museums and zoos. Distance and money may prevent them. But children can still "visit" zoo animals, museum collections and historic places by computer.

Last year, Maine launched a plan to become the first state to provide laptop computers to each of its middle school students and teachers. Maine is a small Northeastern state which, like many other states, is facing budget troubles. But now seventh and eighth graders and their teachers in more than 240 schools have these wireless computers.

And the idea is spreading. Michigan, for example, has started to spend $22,000,000 for laptop or hand-held computers for sixth graders. Schools can get the computers if they can pay 25 dollars for each student.

Yet such plans have critics, as a story in the magazine U.S. News and World Report noted. They say there is little proof that computers are better than traditional teaching methods. Other teachers say the computer is simply another tool that depends on how it is used.

Passage E: Virtual World

Build the highway and watch the town grow. At

first a few shops appear and maybe a restaurant. Then

a hotel opens. Eventually new houses are built. A

village is born.

This is also how the virtual world has developed. Think of the Internet as the road carrying information between two computers. Think of the World Wide Web as the village. At first it is just a place on the virtual road where travelers meet. More travelers come bringing new kinds of information. New villages are started.

Every village has a founder. Tim Burners-Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. How did he get the idea?

He tells us on his own web site. "One of the things computers were not able to do was store contacts from different sources. The dream behind the Web is of a common space in which we communicate by sharing information.

Tim Berners-Lee could have followed the Microsoft route by forming a company to sell the programs he invented. Or he could have joined an existing company. But in his view the Web is a language, not a product. Charging a fee for using his programs would have slowed the growth of the Web. And other companies would make similar products to compete. Instead of one World Wide Web there would be several smaller Webs. Each would use incompatible software. The Web is valuable because it uses a common computer language to reach people and share information. Competing webs would lose this value. Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English.

In 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web Consortium, or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone, no matter what their equipment or software, can work equally on the Web.

"The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love. It helps us understand the humanity of people." He says.