Unit 3 reading Not just watching a film…

Aims of this lesson ： 1. To learn some information about a new product. 2. To practise the ability of reading a business presentation. 3. To encourage the spirit of creation and imagination.

1.Do you like seeing films?

2.Do you want to experience the life of the characters in the films?

3D films

3D film is a film people watch with a special pair of glasses, which gives a three-dimensional effect --- the audience can see the width, height and depth.

What is a 4D film? ---It is a 3D film with an added environmental effect, such as water or wind in the cinema.

1. Have you ever seen these 3D/4D films or known something about them? 2. Do you want to know more about 3D or 4D films?

1.What is the name of the product? 2. Which sentence serves as a “guide” to tell us how this presentation is developed? 3.What are the advantages of using RealCine for urban planning? Read the business presentation and find out the answers:

1.What is the name of the product? RealCine 2. Which sentence serves as a “guide” to tell us how this presentation is developed? (the first sentence) This presentation will give you some information about RealCine: how it works, why it is better than a film, and how it can be used in other ways.

StructureMain idea Introduction (Para ______) Main body (Para ______) the abstract( 概要 ) of the presentation 1. how RealCine works; 2. why RealCine is better than a film; 3. how it can be used in other ways.

3.What are the advantages of using RealCine for urban planning? Using RealCine, engineers can enter the design of a neighbourhood into a computer,and then ‘walk’ around the neighbourhood, see how it looks and make changes before construction is carried out. It is in the long term cheaper and more practical.

urban construction

1.What technology is behind this product? 2. How many of the user’s senses does RealCine connect with? Para 2 The technology behind this product is virtual reality. Four of the user’s senses; sight, hearing, smell and touch.

1.Can RealCine work without being connected to a computer network? 2.What do users wear so they feel that they are really in a new world? Para 3 They wear special VR headsets and gloves. Line16To achieve this, special VR headsets are designed to allow… Line18The user also wears special gloves so he or she… Line19To add to the virtual world…,the headsets even have small openings… No, it can’t.

SensesThings needed Effects in RealCine Sight Hearing Special VR headsets Smell Smells are given out to match the environment. Touch Special gloves Special VR headsets Small openings in the headsets Users can see in 3-D all around them. Users can hear the sound all around them. Users can touch the people and objects they see.

1. What did the teenager experience in RealCine? Para 4 He attended a World Cup final as the captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the winning goal.

1. Why do some people think that users will be disappointed by RealCine? 2.How could firefighters be trained with this new technology? Because VR is not real. They could train safely without the risk of getting injured in a burning building. Para 5,6,7

Information in Para2-7 In which paragraph(s) 1. How RealCine works 2. Why it is better than films 3. How it can be used in other ways 3 2 4,5,6,7

Revise( 复习 ) and the finish the table below. A 1)______________ for RealCine Introduction to RealCine How it works,why it is better than a film,and how it can be used in other ways How RealCine 2) _______ By using the 3)___________ -- virtual reality, RealCine excites all four of our 4)________ : sight, hearing, smell and touch. The movements of the headsets indicate the 5)_________ in which the user wants to go. Special 6)______ are designed to make people be able to touch the object and people in the film. Smells are given out 7)_______ small openings the headsets. Why it is better than a film With VR,we can do some things that could never be achieved in real life How it can be used in Skill training,8)______and9)_______ other ways presentation technology works senses direction gloves through teachingurban planning

1.A business presentation is an introduction of ___________________________. 2.As a presentation will reach the decision makers, it has to be. a new product or business idea clear and appealing

3.A good presentation usually includes____________________ ___________________________. specific information and convincing facts or examples

Extension~ 1.Do you support such advanced technology----virtual reality? 2.What uses of RealCine have we learnt from today’s lesson? 3.What other uses do you want to add? People can use RealCine in making films, treating people with social problems,travelling, training firefighters,teaching students, and urban planning.

1.Read the passage again and try to find out the language points. 2.Do the exercise A1, A2 on page106 in textbook. 3.(Optinal 选做 ) ： What other uses of RealCine do you want to add? Homework

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