1、Unit 2 Smart carsText ASmart cars2Teaching objectivesu Understand the main idea and structure of text A.u Learn some vehicle terms.uGrasp the key language points and grammatical structures in text A.uConduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities.3Teaching arrangementsuWarm-
2、up activitiesuGlobal readinguDetailed readinguExercisesuAssignments2022-5-29Warm-up activity (1)u car, jeep, truck, lorry, bus, SUV, automobile, vehicleu What do you know about a car?u Do you know the terms for different parts of a car?5Warm-up activity (1) 1. Exterior look: 2. Interior look: 3. Mec
3、hanical terms: 62022-5-29 1. Exterior look保险杠bumper排气管exhaust-pipe挡风玻璃windscreen雨刷器windscreen wiper前灯headlight尾灯rear light (taillight)转向灯indicator (US. turn signal)后视镜rear-view mirror2022-5-292. Interior look仪表盘dashboard安全带seat-belt安全气囊air bag2022-5-293. Mechanical terms 发动机engine方向盘steering wheel离合
4、器clutch换档shift gear手刹handbrake油门accelerator2022-5-29Check your vocabulary汽车保险杠排气管前灯转向灯尾灯后视镜安全带安全气囊仪表盘挡风玻璃雨刷器发动机方向盘离合器换档手刹油门Warm-up activity (2) Warm-up activity (2) uWhat do you have in mind when you think What do you have in mind when you think about future smart cars? about future smart cars? Fant
5、astic outlook Car manufacturing: a lucrative business (Para. 2) Marvelous functions (Para. 4-10) Reliable safety devices (Para. 5-6)Automatic navigating system (Para.7-8)112022-5-29Global reading1. What do you know about the automobile industry in the past and in the 20th century? Ranked as the most
6、 lucrative industries The worlds biggest manufacturing industry (Para. 1-2) 2. What will happen to the cars and the roads in the 21st century? Be revolutionized under the effect of computers (Para. 3)3. According to the author, what are the main causes of traffic accidents? Drunk driving Carelessnes
7、sGlobal reading4. What is the function of the radars hidden in the bumpers?5. In what way, the future cars can help long- distance truck drivers?6. What is GPS? And what are the prospects for the future applications of GPS?7. How “smart” the future highways might be according to the author?132022-5-
8、29Global readingOrganization:Part 1: Introduction: Great changes will be taken on cars and highways in the 21st century.Para. (1-3)Part 2: Smart carsPara. (4-10)Part3: Smart highwaysPara. (11-13)2022-5-29Detailed readingWhat are the features of the smart cars?u Generally speaking, smart cars can see
9、, hear, feel, smell, talk and act. eliminate most traffic accidents (Para. 4) alert the police and provide precise location if stolen (Para. 4) monitor ones driving and the driving conditions nearby (Para. 5) alert the driver who feels sleepy (Para. 6) locate your car precisely and warn of traffic j
10、ams (Para. 7) In May 17, 2011, Chinese musician Gao Xiaosong was sentenced to six-months in prison and was fined for 4,000 RMB because of drunk driving.162022-5-29Important language pointsParaphrasing some difficult sentences:1. The number of people that are killed or badly injured in car accidents
11、is so vast that we dont even bother to mention them in the newspapers anymore. (Para.4)2. Should you make a serious driving mistake (e.g., change lanes when there is a car in your “blind spot”) the computer would sound an immediate warning. (Para. 5)Important words and expressions 1. turn sth into/b
12、ecome a reality 2. eliminate 3. alert 4. correlate 5. in the air 6. convert 7. application 8. be poised to do sth 9. take control of 10. expansion182022-5-291. turn sth into/become a reality His dream of becoming a world-known car race winner has turned into a reality. Working at home and communicat
13、ion with fellow workers via their PCs has become a reality for some. Important words and expressions2022-5-292. eliminate eliminate stheliminate sthfrom A smart car could eliminate most of the car accidents caused by drunk driving and careless driving. Can we ever eliminate accidents from the world?
14、Important words and expressions2022-5-293. alert (1) v. alert sb v. alert sb. to sth The car could alert the police and provide its precise place if it is stolen.The teacher alerted the students to the danger of crossing the street without traffic lights. (2) a. watchful and ready to deal with dange
15、r 警惕的 We should be alert that drunk driving is illegal now.Important words and expressions2022-5-294. correlate with Smoking and lung cancer are closely correlated. Lung cancer is closely correlated with smoking. They are trying to find out if these behavior patterns correlate with particular change
16、s in diet. Important words and expressionsSummary of the language points1. Terms for different parts of cars2. Collocated words in the Text3. Important words in the Text4. Grammar232022-5-29Writing Image what kind of smart car you yourself want to have in the future? What are the features you want your car to possess for your comfortable and exhilarating driving experience? Write a composition of 200 words. Please use the ideas and expressions we learn from this unit when you write your composition.2022-5-29ExercisesP47, P50 Vocabulary and UsageP53 Cloze
