Unit 1 Will people have robots?

Reading: Bowling around the world

一、 主要詞匯：

以下詞匯要求掌握：World Cup, Olympic Games

以下詞匯要求理解：Oscar, Olympic Games, Warner Brothers, Royal Academy of Art, Picasso, Matisse

二、 語言目標

1. You try to knock down a group of ten pins placed in a triangle.

2. It seems that everyone loves to bowl!

3. Bowling has become a very popular in China.

三、教學過程（僅供參考）

I 放完第一個視頻后，請當?shù)乩蠋煱慈缦虏襟E組織教學

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（教師）1. Read the title. Ask the students to predict what they think the article is about, based on the title.

（教師）2. Ask the students to complete Task 1. Students do not look at the reading yet. Instead, they use their background knowledge to try to answer the questions. As students complete this task. Walk around, looking at their progress.

（教師）3. Check the answers.

（問題）

1. Some bowling alleys have ….

a. tennis courts

b. zoos

c. aquariums

d. heated pools

2. How old is the game of bowling?

a. 7200 years old

b. 500 years old

c. 1000 years old

d. 200 years old

3. Is bowling played in the Olympics?

a. Yes.

b. No.

4. How many pins are used in a game?

a. 9.

b. 10.

c. 8.

d. 7.

5. How many bowling lanes are there in Beijing?

a. 800.

b. 100.

c. 80.

d. 10-12.

（答案）1.d 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.c

II放完第二個視頻后，請當?shù)乩蠋煱慈缦虏襟E組織教學:

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（教師）1. Point to the story. Look at the words indicated in bold. Ask different students to guess the meaning. Don’t give them the correct answers.

（教師）2. Ask students to read the article once, noting any words or sentences they don’t understand. Then ask students to raise their hands and say which words and sentences they don’t understand. Encourage students to read in context, guessing the meanings of words and phrases from the other words around them. Ask students to read the article again for comprehension.

（教師）3. Read the instructions with the students and have them look at the example.

（教師）4. Ask the students to complete the next word on the list on the left. Students are matching words with meaning. Check for answers to ensure that students understand the task.

（問題）Match the words and expressions with their meanings. Then make sentences with the words and expressions.

(答案)

f. lane a. has three sides

a. triangle b. the building where you bowl

h. ancient c. against the law

i. betting d. people play for fun instead of money

c. illegal e. before the start of the western calendar

g. triple f. the area where you roll a heavy ball to knock down pins

e. B.C. g. three times

b. bowling alley h. long time ago

d. a gentlemen’s game i. you win money if you guess right

（教師）5. Ask students to make sentences with the words and expressions.

III 放完第三個視頻后，請當?shù)乩蠋煱慈缦虏襟E組織教學：

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（教師）1. Read the instructions with the students. Ask a few students for sample questions. If none of your students have bowled before, encourage them to ask questions about other popular pastimes.

（教師）2. Ask students to form groups.

（教師）3. Ask students to complete the task.

（教師）4. Ask students to share their results with the class.

(問題) Make questions for a bowling survey. Then survey your classmates.