Unit 3 The world online：Reading (II) 教学设计 -2024-2025学年高中《英语》 必修 第三册（译林版）

Unit 3 The world online
Reading (II)
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. understand the usage of the following words and expressions: access, to a certain extent, at one’s fingertips, majority, deliver, establish, get in the way, comment, aware;
2. use the above words and expressions in new situations;
3. think of collocations about online activities and put them in different categories;
4. write a short paragraph about a comparison of life before and after smartphones were invented.
II. Key competence focus
1. Understand some new words and expressions.
2. Use the new words and expressions correctly.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
Use the new words and expressions correctly.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Review the main idea of the article.
T: Hello, everyone, nice to meet you! We’ve learned an article describing the advantages of the Internet. Today we shall review the text, discuss how to use some of the words and expressions, and practise using them in different situations.
T: Would you fill in the form according to what you have learned We divide them into three parts: introduction, main body and conclusion.
Parts Paragraphs Main ideas
Introduction Para. 1 The Internet has become a world without _______ because it connects people across the world to a single shared community.
Main body Para. 2 People have quick and easy _________ to a huge amount of information because of the Internet.
Para. 3 The Internet has made our lives convenient with goods and services provided by _______________.
Para. 4 The Internet helps us _________ and maintain social ties.
Conclusion Para. 5 We must be ________ of problems caused by the Internet.
Keys: frontiers, access, e-commerce, establish, aware
【设计意图：回归课本，回忆文章。通过篇章结构的理解引领学生到词汇上面来。】
Step 2 Language comprehension and extension
1. Word study: access
(1) Understand the meaning of access in the article and its collocations
T: We can achieve almost anything online—with access to the Internet come some truly life-changing advantages. (para. 1, lines 4-6) What’s the meaning of access here
T: It means the opportunity or right to use sth or to see sb/sth. Could you translate the sentence into Chinese
S: 在网上我们几乎什么都能做到。接入互联网带来了一些实实在在改变我们生活的好处。
T: Well done. Let’s make a similar sentence: 使用智能手机带来了一些实实在在的、改变我们生活的好处。
S: With access to the smartphone come some truly life-changing advantages.
T: The word access is used in another sentence. Can you find it
T: One of the greatest advantages of the Internet lies in the quick and easy access to a huge amount of information. (para. 2, line 7-8) From the sentences above we can learn the word access is often followed by the preposition to. We use the phrase have/get/gain access to in sentences.
e.g. Nowadays, with the development of the information industry, everyone can have easy access to the smartphone.
(2) Access as a verb
T: Do remember access is used as an uncountable noun. It can be used as a verb, whose meaning is to reach, enter or use sth.
e.g. More and more people are using smartphones to access the Internet.
2. Expression study: to a certain extent, at one’s fingertips
(1) Understand the meaning of to a certain extent in the article and its similar expressions
T: As is mentioned in the article, we have quick and easy access to a huge amount of information through the Internet. How quick and easy is it Can you find a sentence describing it
S: To a certain extent, the world’s knowledge is all at our fingertips. (para. 2, lines 8-9)
T: Can you guess the meaning of to a certain extent
T: Well done. It means to a degree but not completely. We often use to a certain extent, to some extent, to an extent to show how far sth is true or how great an effect it has. Please translate the following sentences into English.
·不得不承认，在某种程度上我的确同意他的看法。
I have to admit that I do agree with him to some extent.
·在某种程度上，智能手机已经成为信息时代的必需品。
To a certain extent, the smartphone has become a necessity in the age of information.
(2) Learn about the expression at one’s fingertips
T: When people have information and are able to find it easily and use it quickly, we often use the expression have sth at one’s fingertips. Please translate the following sentence into English.
他手头掌握所有最新的统计数据。
He has all the latest statistics at his fingertips.
3. Word study: majority
(1) Understand the meaning of majority in the article
T: Look at the sentence below. What’s the meaning of majority here
No wonder the Internet has now become the first place that the majority of people turn to for information. (para. 2, lines12-14)
T: It means the largest part of a group of people.
e.g. Nowadays the majority of people have access to free medical care in China.
(2) Learn about the antonym of majority
T: The word minority refers to less than half of the people or things in a large group. Could you translate the following sentence 只有少数学生支持学校禁手机。
S: Only a small minority of students is/are in favour of banning smartphones at school.
4. Word study: deliver
(1) Understand the meaning of deliver in the article
T: The Internet has made our lives unbelievably convenient. Would you please give an example in the article
S: You can have food delivered to you using food delivery apps and sites. (para 3, lines 17-18)
T: Exactly. What’s the meaning of the sentence
S: 通过外卖程序和网站，你可以让人送货上门。
T: So the deliver here means to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to.
(2) Learn about some collocations of the word and make sentences
T: We have some phrases related to deliver, such as deliver food/goods, have sth delivered.
·传单已发送到每家每户。
Leaflets have been delivered to every household.
·你的牛奶是让别人送吗？
Do you have your milk delivered
5. Word study: establish
(1) Understand the meaning of establish in the article
T: Above all else, the Internet helps us establish and maintain social ties. (para 4, lines 29-30) Can you paraphrase the sentence
T: Yes. The most important is that the Internet helps us start and keep social connections and the word establish can be replaced by start, create, build, etc.
Learn about some collocations of establish
T: Besides social ties, what else can you establish
S: establish a relationship/a committee/a free trade zone/one’s reputation.
6. Expression study: get in the way
(1) Understand the meaning of get in the way in the article
With all sorts of communication software, physical distance no longer gets in the way. (para 4, lines 30-31)
T: Can you translate this sentence into Chinese
S: 有了各种通信软件，现实距离已不再是阻碍。
T: Get in the way means to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening.
(2) Make a sentence with the expression.
只要意志坚定，就能所向披靡。
When you have a strong will, nothing will get in the/your way.
7. Word study: comment
(1) Understand the meaning of comment in the article and its collocations
T: Please look up comment in a dictionary and learn about its definition and usage. What does the word comment mean in para. 4
S: It means “opinion”.
T: Yes. We have a collocation make a comment/comments on/about sth, which means express an opinion/opinions about sth. We can also say comment on/about sth, because comment can be used as a verb. Now let’s practise using it.
Translate sentences using comment in different situations.
·公众对这位网红评论不一。
The public made different comments about the online celebrity.
·我觉得我无法对他们的决定作出评论。
I don’t feel I can comment on their decision.
8. Word study: aware
Introduce the word aware in the context of the article
T: Every coin has two sides, and the Internet is no different. It brings advantages as well as problems. As with any great invention, we must be aware of these problems and be careful to use the Internet properly and responsibly. (para. 5, lines 38-40) What does the expression be aware of mean
S: Knowing or realizing.
Introduce the collocations of aware and translate sentences.
T: We have some phrases related to aware, such as be (well) aware of sth, be aware that ...
Please translate the following sentences.
·高阶英语学习者都十分清楚搭配的重要性。
Advanced English learners are well aware of the importance of collocation.
·最终男孩意识到我们并没有妨碍他，而是在帮助他。
Finally, the boy was aware that we didn’t get in his way. Instead, we tried to help him.
【设计意图：通过阅读文本梳理重点单词和短语，培养学生的学习探究能力。在语言知识练习环节中，不断创设新的语言情境，鼓励学生理解和运用重点单词和短语，为下一步语言知识在新语境中的运用打下基础。】
Step 3 Consolidation
1. Summary of vocabulary
T: Today we have learned some new words and expressions. If possible, try to review them as often as possible.
2. T asks Ss to finish exercise B1.
T: Please finish exercise B1 on the textbook and check your answers.
【设计意图：通过讲解和与学生的互动，让学生了解这些重要词汇的用法且学会运用到语境里。】
Step 4 Collecting collocations
T asks Ss to finish exercise B2.
T: The article uses some collocations about online activities. Think of more collocations and put them in the categories below. You can also create your own categories.
Information use a search engine turn to websites Communication leave a comment on an update send emails have a group chat
E-commerce order food online do shopping online order a taxi with an app Entertainment watch online films play network games listen to the music on websites
【设计意图：学生扩展与网络活动相关的英语表达，通过词块记忆来扩大并掌握词汇，为写作积累素材。】
Step 5 Writing
T asks Ss to finish exercise B3.
1. Find the sentences describing what life was like before the Internet in the article and make a “before-and-after” comparison.
2. Write a short paragraph about a comparison of the life before and after smartphones were invented, using the words and expressions you have learned in this period.
【设计意图：回顾课文，让学生了解通过对比凸显主题的写作手法。要求学生运用所学词汇写文章，让学生在模仿中创造，在巩固中提高。】
V. Homework
Polish up the writing in pairs after class.
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