Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet
Class Type Reading and writing
Objectives To learn about some inventions and how these inventions have changed people’s life;To be able to write sentences using the passive voice.
Key structure Books were only produced one at a time by puters and the Internet are used in classrooms now.Will books be replaced by the Internet
Difficulties To write sentences using the passive voice.
Vocabulary printing, development, trade, result, spread, introduction, amount, store, form, connection, single, direction, replace
look through, at a time, by hand, as a result, in a way, compare … to …,
Periods 1
Procedure
Lead-in Review. Translate the phrases in Unit 1 into English.
Step 1 Free talkAsk Ss to talk about whether they like reading printed books or reading on the Internet and why.
Step 2 Pair work Encourage Ss to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of books and the Internet.
Step 3 DiscussCan books be replaced by the Internet
Step 4 Present the main ideas of the paragraphs. Ask Ss to listen to the passage and match.
Step 5 Ask Ss to listen and read the passage. Then complete the table in Activity 3.
Step 6 Ask Ss to read again and answer some questions.
Step 7 Complete Activity 5 together.
Step 8 Ask Ss to make sentences with as a result, because or so.
Step 9 Ask Ss to answer the four questions in Activity 5. Write full sentences with as a result, because or so.
Step 10 Ask Ss to talk about the two questions freely.What do you think about the future of traditional printing Will it be replaced by the Internet
Step 11 writingWhat do you think about the future of traditional printing Write a passage using although, but, and, etc.
Step 12 Knowledge expansionPresent some pictures of the most beautiful bookstores in China.
Step 13 Language points: explain the key words and phrases in Unit 2.