3. 1.on the other hand 另一方面 2. on the road 在途中 3. on the rails 乘火车

4. 用以上的短语填空，注意其适当形式。 1. She is very busy every day. She must take care of her family, _________________, she has to go to work. 2. Be careful of the thieves when you are __________ or ____________. on the other hand on the road on the rails

5. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum speaker dome Step 1. Presentation

6. Before reading the passage, discuss the following questions with a partner. 1.Do you like digital electronic products? 2.How many things from the picture do you have at home? 3.Among them, which one do you think is the most useful to you? 4.Which thing from the picture do you want to own most? Why? Step 2. Before reading

7. B1 Before reading the article on the next page, discuss the following questions with a partner. 1 Do you like digital electronic products? Why or why not? 2 How many things from the picture do you have at home?

8. 3 Among them, which one do you think is the most useful to you? 4 Which thing from the picture would you like to own most? Why?

9. Step 3 While reading 1.Read the article for the first time and get the key words of each paragraph and match them. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 MP3 MP4 Dome theatre/ Shanghai Science and Technology Museum home entertainment

10. TechnologyUseFeatures Dome theatre Watching films A screen (1) ______________________ A sound system has (2) ___________________________, Very real sound Home entertain- Ment Watching films A flat-screen TV (3) __________; Stereo speakers (4) ____________________; Digital technology; (5)_______ picture and sound all around the audience 44 speakers behind the screen on the wall around the viewers 2. Read the article and complete the notes below. Clear

11. TechnologyUseFeatures MP3 (6)______ ____ (7)______ than a cigarette lighters; Space for (8) _________________ of music; High-quality music(9) ________________ MP4(10)_____ ______ (11)_________ and high-quality headphones. Let you watch films any time and anywhere; Many (12) _____________ support it. Listening to music Lighter hundreds of hours While you are doing nearly anything Watching films Small screen mobile phones 2. Read the article and complete the notes below.

12. 3. Ask the student to raise some WH- questions according to content of the article. e.g. S1: How many speakers does the sound system has in the dome theatre? S2: There are 44 speakers behind the screen....

13. Retell the passage according to the information in the form on Page 84 Step 4 Retelling

14. Language points for Reading B 1.As the sound system has 44 speakers behind the screen, the sound seems very real. 由于其音效系统在荧屏后面有 44 个扩音器，因 而声音听起来很逼真。 2. It feels like the characters are talking right next to your ear. right “ 恰好，正好 ” ，起强调作用。

15. Language points for Reading B 3. They were introduced in 1997 … be introduced 被引进；此句用了被动语态。 4. With an MP3 player, you can listen to high- quality music while you are doing nearly anything. while: at the same time, 引导时间状语从句

16. 5. On the other hand, if you enjoy watching films, get yourself an MP4 player. on the other hand 另一方面，常常与 on the one hand 一起搭配使用。 e.g. 一方面，他很勤奋；另一方面，他很聪明。 ____________, he studies hard; ________________, he _________. On one hand On the other hand is clever

17. 6. Although we have to travel around a lot in modern cities, it is getting easier to entertain ourselves while on the road or the rails. although 引导的是让步状语从句，不能与 but 一 起使用。 on the road （尤指）长途旅行中 on the rails 乘火车 那乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了. The band ___________________ for almost a month. has been on the road

18. Exercises for Reading A, B 1. 是到玩电脑的时候了 ______ _____ _____ play computer now. 2. 很快他就超越了班里的其他同学。 Soon, he ______ ______ ______ others in his class. 3. 她突然晕倒， 因而退出了比赛。 She quitted the match because ______ ______ ______. It’s time to was ahead of she fainted suddenly

19. 4. 由于时间很晚了，我们很快就回来。 ____ ____ _____ _____, we came back soon. 5. 我顺着马路往前走时, 发现银行门前停着一辆警 车。 _______ I _______ _______ down the street, I noticed a police car in front of the bank. As it was late While was walking