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1Unit15AFableforTomorrowI.TeachingAims:Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:1.Practicereadingstrategiessuchaspredicting,skimming,guessing,etc.2.Graspsomenewwordsandexpressionstoenrichstudent’svocabulary;3.Dosomeoralworksuchaspre-readingquestions,roleplayandinteractionactivitiestohelptodevelopthestudents’oralcommunicativeabilities;4.Appreciatethetwotextsinthisunitandlearnsomewritingskillsandpracticeitalongwithletterwriting;5.Dosomeotherafter-classexerciseincludinglisteningandtranslationtoimprovestudents’comprehensiveskills.II.TeachingEmphasis:1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;2.Newwordsandexpressions:fableintheheartof(center)harmony(harmonious,harmonize)inthemidstofcheckerboardprosperous/prosper/prosperitycloudsofbloomdrift/float/flowablazeofcolorflame/fire/flickerbackdrop/backgrounddelight/delighted/delightfulfeed/feedonanabundanceof(inabundance/abundant(supplies)blightevilspellmaladyaflockofchickenashadowofdeathatplay/atworkmoribundthrobbrood/hatchlitter(v./n)comeintobloompollinationangler/fishermeneaveandshinglegranularwitchcraftsilence(v./n)grimspectrestarkrealitymigrate,immigrate,emigrate&migrant,immigrant,emigranthatchIII.TeachingProcedures1.lead-in:Whenyouseethetitle“AfableforTomorrow”,whatcomesintoyourmindfirst?Whyisthispassagecalledafable?Whatcanthisfablebeabout?Whataresomeoftheproblemsrelatingtothefuturemostpeopleareveryconcernedabout?Afableisanimaginarystorytoldtoteachamoral.“AFableforTomorrow”isastoryinventedbythewriterwhichismeanttotellusamoral:ifthesizableuseofchemicalinsecticidescannotbebroughtundercontrol,theseeminglyimpossibletragedywillbecomeastarkreality.Worldeconomyhasbeenstridingforwardinthepastcentury.However,thishasbeenachievedatthecostofcontaminatingtheenvironmentwearelivingin,andhumanbeingsarenowpayinghighpricesforwhattheyhavedonetonature.Meanwhile,manyenvironmentalistsaredevotedtomakingmorepeoplerealizetheecologicalconsequencesincurredintheprocessof2modernization.Nowenvironmentalprotectionandsustainabledevelopmenthavebecomethetwogreatestconcernsforthewholeworld.TypesofPollutionThechieftypesofenvironmentalpollutionincludeairpollution,waterpollution,soilpollution,pollutioncausedbysolidwasteandhazardouswaste,andnoisepollution.Besides,pesticideshavebeenregardedbymanyenvironmentalistsasatypeofpollution,too.Itisbelievedthatpesticidesarepoisonswhichshouldbeusedasalastresortandifused,thentheyshouldbeusedwithextremecaution.1)Makeashortspeech,tellingastoryordescribingasceneaboutthefutureworldinoneoftheaspectssuchasmedicine,environment,food,energy,housing,population,transportation,etc.Reference1:BackfromtheDeadOnemorningintheyear2070,amancalledDuaneawakens.Helooksupandseesadoctorinawhitecoatsmilingathim.“WhyamIinhospital?”heasks.“You’vebeensick.”Thedoctorreplies.ThenDuanenoticesabadgeonthedoctor’scoat.Itreads“AlcorResuscitation.”SuddenlyDuanerememberseverything.Hehascomebacktolife,70yearsafterhe“died”.Thereasonthiswaspossibleisbecause,insteadofbeingburiedorcrematedwhenhedied,Duane’sbodywaspreservedina“flask”ofliquidnitrogen(at–196degreesCelsius).Andthereit“waited”untilsciencehaddevelopedthetechnologytoreviveafrozenhumanbeing.Suddenly,awomanappearsbesidethedoctor.ItisDuane’swifeJeannie,lookingmorebeautifulthanever.Forthepast70years,shehasbeentakingdrugsthatpreventherbodyfromaging.Duanelookslovinglyather,andthenathisownbody.That,too,isinperfectcondition.Thecouplelookateachotherapprehensively—afterall,theyhaven’tseeneachotherfor70years.“Iguesswe’vegotsomestufftotalkabout,huh?”Duanesaystoher.Reference2:TheMagicoftheButtonItis7:30inthemorning,Theregoesthebellofthealarmclock.Thecurtainofthebedroomdrawapart,andtheshutterrollupautomatically.Inthekitchen,thecoffeepotstartstogrumble.Thebackdooropenstoletthedogout.OnTV,emergeaseriesofflash,thepresentationofnewsitemstoday,includingthelatestdevelopmentsineconomy,politics,etc.Afterthatthereappearsthemorningmail.Atthismoment,themodernAlatin,lyingcomfortablyinbed,pressesabuttononhisbedside,andonthescreenofthetelevisionappearthememosaboutbusinessaswellasprivatelife.Thenhegetsup,andgetsintothebathroomwheretheshowerisonautomatically.Afterthat,heisremindedbyaspecialsoundandatthesametimeablueflashonthescreenthathisbossisonthewaytowork.Soheisdressed,andatleisurehewalkstowardshiscar,whichisreadytogo.Afterkissinggoodbyetoherhusband,AliceAlatinsitsdowninfrontofthescreen,readingwithconcentrationthepricecatalogsofdepartmentstoresandmarketsinthe3locality.Afterfacetofacenegotiationwiththebutcher,bakerandgroceryowneronthescreen,shepressesabutton,orderingfooditemsforthedinner.Thenshepressesabuttonontheterminalofthekitchencomputer,retrievingherfavoriterecipefromthecomputermemory,andgivingdirectionstothecomputertocalculatethedifferentamountsofingredientsandthetimetocookandtheappropriatetemperature.AfterthatAlicetakespartinaseminaronartsthroughtheinternet.Thenshegoesintothelanguagelab,andpicksuptheearphoneandlearnsthathersonAlatinJuniorgetsan“A”inLatin.2)Brainstormthewordsorexpressionsdescribingnaturalenvironment,forexample,flower,tree,water,soil,sky.Reference:Pleasant:(1)fl