Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 1 Avatars
第一课时
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.概括和提炼文本中关于虚拟形象的主要信息; 2.找出并梳理虚拟形象在不同方面的具体影响; 3.反思与评价虚拟形象与人们的关系,并对网络安全问题进行辩证式思考。
教学重难点 通过阅读理解虚拟形象,并对虚拟形象与人们的关系进行评价。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
引入主题。 Step 1: Brainstorm (1) Ss try to guess the word showing different electronic images on the Internet. (2) The teacher shows a screenshot with different images in the class WeChat group and asks Ss to describe their images as well as its meanings. 创设生活情境,引入主题。激活学生脑中关于虚拟形象的已有认知,并在语境中激活相关词汇与短语。引起学生对该主题的兴趣。 学生能够描述自己的虚拟形象内容及意义。
Step 2: Predict Ss raise different questions concerning the topic “avatars”. 引导学生预测语篇的主题和内容,帮助学生主动思考,铺垫语言和结构。 学生能够基于语篇标题提出关于虚拟形象的问题。
1.概括和提炼文本中关于虚拟形象的主要信息。 Step 3: Read for general understanding (1) Ss read the article and check prediction. (2) Ss summarise the key information about avatars. 学生通过阅读检验预测,获取语篇关于虚拟形象的主要内容并尝试提炼概括。 学生能够概括文章中关于虚拟形象的主要信息;学会总结段落关键信息。
2.找出并梳理虚拟形象在不同方面的具体影响。 Step 4: Read for detailed information (1) Ss read the text again, and find detailed information in different aspects about avatars. (2) Ss answer more specific questions related to avatars and reveal the details about avatars. 学生通过细读课文,分类梳理虚拟形象的细节信息,获得结构化知识,并通过回答问题的方式进一步分析和理解文本。 学生能够基于话题的细节信息,完善对于网络头像的理解,并内化语言。
3.反思与评价虚拟形象与人们的关系,并对网络安全问题进行辩证式思考。 Step 5: Discuss and have deep thinking Ss read the text again and have a group discussion on the following four questions: (1) Why do people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life? (2) Do you agree with the writer that “the avatar you choose says a lot about your personality”? Give examples to support your opinion. (3) Are there any risks of using avatars? Any examples? (4) How should we use avatars in a safer and healthier way on the Internet? Any suggestions? 学生运用证据评价语篇中的某些观点,并就如何使用虚拟形象进行安全社交发表自己的看法。 学生能够评价作者观点并表达自己的看法。
Homework Create an avatar for one of the students/teachers in our class. Introduce it next time. (1) Who would you give it to? (2) What does it look like? (3) Why did you decide to create it this way?
第二课时
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.复习和归纳语篇中关于虚拟形象的主要信息; 2.识别既包含过去时又包含过去将来时的主从复合句,并理解其句法功能; 3.根据不同语境运用过去将来时创作不同的句子和语篇。
教学重难点 发现过去将来时的用法,并用过去将来时创作句子和语篇。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
1.复习和归纳语篇中关于虚拟形象的主要信息。 Step 1: Review the text 1. Ss answer the questions about avatars. 2. Ss complete the summary of the text. 回顾主题,复习已学的话题知识,巩固语言。 学生能够回答话题相关的问题,根据文本回顾主题信息。
2.识别既包含过去时又包含过去将来时的主从复合句,并理解其句法功能。 Step 2: Focus on language 1. Ss answer the questions about the changes of avatars and underline the answers with past tense and past future tense. 2. Ss summarise the form of past future tense and understand the grammatical function concerning past future in the context. 3. Ss explain the relationship between the past, present and future by drawing a timeline. 在语篇中识别过去将来时,发现其形式。在语境中体会过去时和过去将来时的关系,从而理解过去将来时的功能。学会在句子语境中使用过去将来时。 学生能够在语篇中识别时态的形式,发现规律,总结出功能意义。
3.根据不同语境运用过去将来时创作不同的句子和语篇。 Step 3: Language in use 1. Ss create sentences concerning the change of technologies by following the sentence pattern of the past future tense. 2. Ss complete the sentences by using past future tense. 3 Ss complete a story using past future tense. 给出主题相关的不同情境,让学生深度感受和运用过去将来时。从句型到句子再到语篇,完成语法知识“形式—意义——使用”的统一体。 学生在不同的语境中使用过去将来时。从模仿句型到创作句子再到创作语篇,完成与主题意义相关的语法应用。
Homework Writing— “_______ in the past, present and future”. You can also use past future tense to show the changes.
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 2 Apps
第一课时
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.提取听力文本中应用程序流行的原因,应用程序的基本功能以及设计应用程序的困难和最新运用的科技等信息; 2.利用思维导图梳理整合听力文本中的信息,并通过角色扮演说出主要信息; 3.通过小组合作设计应用程序,表达自己的创意和想法。
教学重难点 提取听力文本的主要信息,利用思维导图梳理信息。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
1.提取听力文本中应用程序流行的原因,应用程序的基本功能以及设计应用程序的困难和最新运用的科技等信息。 Step 1 The teacher shows pictures of some apps to lead to the topic. Brainstorm: The teacher asks Ss questions: (1) What apps do you often use? (2) What do you use them for? Students work in pairs and then share their answers to the whole class. 引入主题,激活背景知识,激发兴趣,铺垫语言。 学生说出自己使用应用程序所做的事情。
Step 2 The teacher asks Ss the question:Why are apps so popular? Ss listen to the first part of the dialogue and answer the question. Then the teacher asks the question: What are the general functions of apps mentioned by Li Xing? 引导学生借助关键词获取主要信息。 学生能够准确获取信息回答问题。
Step 3 Q: Do you use any educational apps? What do you think of them? Ss listen to the second part of the dialogue and complete the diagram. Educational apps are becoming increasingly __________. Some apps allow students to ________ according to their ________. They also ensure that students can all ________, even when________.
用问题预热,引导并帮助学生获取文本中关于教育应用程序的关键信息。 学生能够表达自己对于教育软件应用的看法,并补全表格信息。
Step 4 The teacher invites Ss to predict the difficulties in developing an app. Q: What do you think might be the difficulties in developing an app? 帮助学生获取相关问题的信息。 学生能够获取听力文本中关于设计应用程序的困难和最新科技的内容。
2.利用思维导图梳理整合听力文本中的信息,并通过角色扮演说出主要信息。 Step5 The teacher asks Ss to listen to the whole interview and draw a mind map. 帮助学生梳理和巩固听力文本信息,为下一步口语输出做准备。 通过再听一遍文本,学生能自主整合信息并画出思维导图。
Step 6 The teacher invites Ss to give a talk about apps according to their mind maps. 帮助学生梳理重组信息并讲述文本内容。 学生能复述听力文本中的内容。
3.通过小组合作设计应用程序,表达自己的创意和想法。 Step 7 Ss work in groups of four and design a new app. Each group introduces the app’s functions, problems they want to solve, difficulties they met, etc. 鼓励学生有创造性地表达所学内容,培养创意思维。 学生小组内合作设计一款应用程序并向其他组介绍该应用程序的基本功能和用途、开发过程中遇到的困难等。
第二课时
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.听懂并获取听力文本中提到的使用应用程序过程中遇到的困难和解决办法等内容; 2.准确获取并判断出正式与非正式场合中寻求和提供帮助的功能用语; 3.在不同情境中运用寻求和提供帮助的功能用语进行得体的表达。
教学重难点 使用恰当的语言,在不同情境中有效地寻求帮助和提供帮助。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
回顾与复习。 Step 1 The teacher asks Ss to answer the following questions about apps. (1) What can students do when they use educational apps? (2) According to Li Xing, what is difficult about developing an app? (3) What are the latest technologies used in apps? 帮助学生回顾和复习第一节课所学内容。 学生能够回忆所学内容并回答问题。
1.听懂并获取听力文本中提到的使用应用程序过程中遇到的困难和解决办法等内容。 Step 2 The teacher asks Ss: Do your parents or grandparents have trouble when using some apps? Do you offer some help? 引入听力主题。 学生依据自己真实情况回答出问题。
Step 3 Ss listen to two conversations and figure out what help Dad asks for in the first conversation and what help the woman asks for in the second conversation, and then find out the key steps to solve each problem. 帮助学生整体理解对话,提取主要信息。 学生能够说出两组对话中父亲和女士在使用应用程序时分别需要怎样的帮助和提供帮助的具体步骤。
2.准确获取并判断出正式与非正式场合中寻求和提供帮助的功能用语。 Step 4 Ss listen to the conversations again and complete the chart with the functional phrases they hear. 帮助学生获取寻求和提供帮助的功能用语。 学生能够填写出表格中所缺的功能用语。
Step 5 Listen again and check the functional phrases Ss have taken down. Ask Ss to identify the formal and informal functional phrases. 帮助学生区分正式与非正式功能用语,为后面的语言输出做准备。 学生能够判断和区分正式与非正式场合下不同的功能用语。
3.在不同情境中运用寻求和提供帮助的功能用语进行得体的表达。 Step 6 Ss work in groups of four. One is responsible for making a poster. Two students are idea providers, and the other one is the speaker to introduce their app. Situation 1: A: a mother who wants to choose an app B: the son or daughter offering help Situation 2: A: a teenager preparing for a party B: a friend offering help to buy things online 创设情境帮助学生进一步内化功能用语,鼓励学生运用所学语言进行得体表达。 学生能够灵活运用所学功能用语完成角色扮演。
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 3 Internet and Friendships
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.理解两篇文章作者的主观点,梳理议论文的文本结构,包括关联词的使用、主题句与支撑论据之间的关联等; 2.辨识支撑论点的五种常见方法:引用权威、常理判断、举例证明、对比比较、使用数据; 3.多角度辩证地看待网络对于友情的影响,积极思考并深刻理解人与科技的关系。
教学重难点 掌握议论文的文本结构和论证方式,理解两篇议论文的主观点。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
引入主题 Introduction to the Final Task By telling a story, the teacher gives the students the final debate task: Do you think the Internet helps or harms friendship? 引入主题语境。
Preparation for the Final Task Step 1 Teacher asks students to give ideas and reasons with only one sentence. Teacher writes down students’ reasons on the blackboard. 通过头脑风暴的形式让学生发表观点激活学生已有的对于网络与友情的知识与观点。为最终的辩论做第一步的铺垫。 学生能够说出自己的观点,并简单解释原因。
Step2 Teacher introduces to the students two well-structured blogs, which have been divided into paper slips for students to sequence. Before the students get down to work, the teacher asks students how they can arrange these parts into the right order. Teacher writes down the outcome on the blackboard. 引导学生思考议论文的结构,并通过思考如何排序,初步生成议论文的架构(关联词、分论点、topic sentence、supporting details等)。 学生能够大概说出一些排序的依据(找关键词、找分论点、分辨主题句与支撑论据等)。
1.理解两篇文章作者的主观点,梳理议论文的文本结构,包括关联词的使用、主题句与支撑论据之间的关联等(第一课时)。 Step 3 Teacher gives the paper slips (enclosed in an envelope) to each group. Students work in groups to put these paper slips into the right order. 让学生以小组为单位将小纸条排序,在排序过程中体会并运用刚才提到的议论文结构知识。 学生能够将一堆小纸条正确排序,形成两篇逻辑清晰的文章。
Step 4 Teacher check the answers with students and write the correct order on the blackboard. Then the teacher asks students how they successfully sequence these slips. 引导学生通过回顾排序过程,深化关于议论文结构的知识。 学生能够说出自己的排序依据(关键词、分论点、主旨句与支撑论据等)。
2.辨识支撑论点的五种常见方法:引用权威、常理判断、举例证明、对比比较、使用数据(第一课时)。 Step 5 Teacher gives students the complete text of the two blogs, asks them to read to find out how the authors support their ideas in each body paragraph. Teacher writes down the nature of each supporting details on the blackboard. 引导学生分析支撑论据的类型,并归纳支撑论点的方法。 学生能够在教师的引导下说出支撑论据的性质。
3.多角度辩证地看待网络对于友情的影响,积极思考并深刻理解人与科技的关系(第二课时) Step 6 To cast doubt on opponents’ ideas, teacher asks the following two questions based on the text: (1) Look at the sentence from paragraph 2 in the first blog post, “It is these skills that enable us to develop lifelong friendships.” What does “these” refer to? Do you agree? Why? (2) In the second blog post, what does Eileen Kennedy-Moore mean when she says that online friends “fill holes real-life friends can’t”? Do you agree? Why? 通过回归文本,深挖文本,引导学生关注文本细节,重视语言知识;同时联系生活实际,对科技与人的关系进行深入思考。 通过引导学生评价作者观点,培养学生的批判性思维。 学生能够说出一些能够发展一生友谊的技巧,并对作者观点作出评价。 学生能够结合自身经历解读文本中的暗喻。
The Final Task: Debate Teacher asks students to debate after 10 minutes’ group preparation. 通过辩论,让学生内化语言知识和结构知识,同时培养学生的逻辑思维和批判性思维。 学生能够进行深入激烈的辩论。
Homework: Composition Teacher asks students to write a passage to express their ideas on the influence of Internet on friendships. 通过写作进一步内化和深化语言知识、议论文结构以及对人与科技关系的认识。 学生能够写出条理较为清晰、语言较为通顺的议论文来表达自己关于网络对友情的影响的看法。
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Topic Talk
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.通过听获取说话人上网和使用多种应用程序的原因; 2.口笔头谈论信息技术的应用和影响; 3.合理、完整、全面地评价信息技术的发展。
教学重难点 谈论信息技术的应用和影响,评价信息技术的发展。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
引入主题。 Step 1 Lead-in Talk about the quote from Klaus Martin Schwab. The First Industrial Revolution used water and ________ power to mechanise production. The Second used ________ power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production. Step 2 Pair work Use the questions to talk about information technology. (1) What do people use it for? (2) Why do people use it? (3) How has it changed people’s daily lives? 充分利用教材内容,用“Quote … Unquote”其中一个引出本单元主题。 听前激活学生关于信息技术的已有知识,为听力活动做准备。 学生积极思考并回答与本单元主题信息技术相关的问题。
1.通过听获取说话人上网和使用多种应用程序的原因。 Step 3 Listening 1 Listen to Dialogue 1. Complete the information in the Text Builder. Listen to it again if students have difficulty with the exercise. 引导学生获取说话人使用应用程序的理由和对信息技术利弊的认识。 学生能够完成Text Builder中有关信息技术的句子,信息基本完整。
2.口笔头谈论信息技术的应用和影响。 Step 4 Pair Work Interview your partner about information technology. Uses: If your partner mentions the point, tick it. □ chat with … □ communicate with/by … □ relax by … □ buy things such as … □ find information about … □ learn about new things like … □ … Reasons: If you partner mentions the point, tick it. □ so convenient □ make life easier □ enable better communication □ provide education □ provide information □ … Effects/Impacts: Interview your partner, and tick the point if he/she agrees. □1. makes communication convenient □2. makes me feel less lonely □3. helps me develop new friendships □4. makes us self-focused □5. enables people to communicate better □6. makes us live in an unreal world □7. takes a lot of time □8. makes us addicted to it □9. doesn’t encourage face-to-face communication 创设机会使学生能够逐步内化所学的语言和内容;引导学生学会整体梳理和归纳文本信息,初步形成有关信息技术的结构化知识;用采访的形式积极促进学生相互学习。 基于Text Builder,学生能够概况谈论信息技术的关键要点,并能在活动中谈论人们使用信息技术的原因和信息技术给我们生活带来的影响。
1.通过听获取说话人上网和使用多种应用程序的原因。 Step 5 Listening 2 Listen to Dialogue 2 and take notes in the table. Listen to it again if students have difficulty with the exercise. Talk about the app you would like to recommend or you would like to develop. 引导学生获取说话人使用应用程序的理由和对信息技术利弊的认识。 学生能够完成有关信息技术的表格,确保信息基本完整并尝试推荐自己觉得好用的应用程序或讨论自己想开发的应用程序。
2.口笔头谈论信息技术的应用和影响。 Step 6 Writing Use the Text Builder to write a short paragraph about information technology. Practise writing with the help of Text Builder. Compare and make comments on writing. 促进学生将所学的语言和内容落实到笔头,引导学生运用本课所学主题的结构化知识写一个小段落,并交流互评。 学生能够写一个小段落,谈论人们使用信息技术的原因、信息技术给我们生活带来的影响,并通过交流互评学习有关信息技术的话题。
3.合理、完整、全面地评价信息技术的发展。 Step 7 Group Work Read the quotes and work in groups to talk about their understanding. Every one completes their own sentence about IT and exchange ideas. 创设机会使学生逐步内化所学的语言,并尝试谈论对信息技术的认识。通过小组合作积极促进学生相互学习。 学生能够说出自己对名人名言的理解,并基于本课学习写出一个有关信息技术的句子,并交流学习。
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Viewing Workshop
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.获取两段视频谈论问题的基本观点; 2.表达关于纸质书是否将被电子书所取代的看法,并给出原因; 3.梳理文本词句结构,发现并欣赏文章巧妙换行的结构和语言特点。
教学重难点 口头表达自己的观点,梳理分析文本结构。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
引入主题。 Step 1 Brainstorm 1. Do you prefer reading this printed book to reading digital books? And why? 2. Do you agree with the saying “This is the end of printed books”? 创设情景,引入主题。 学生能够尝试就纸质书是否将消亡表达观点并说出原因。
1.获取两段视频谈论问题的基本观点。 Step 2 Watch Part 1 1. What is the speaker’s opinion on printed books? 2. Tick the information that are mentioned or implied in the video. 1) Presentation is more important than content. 2) Printed books are expensive and not easy to carry. 3) People’s attention spans are too short for the complex ideas in printed books. 4) People want to know the latest news about pop stars, instead of learning about the past. 5) Printed books cannot meet people's various reading interests. 6) The market for printed books is dying. 获取视频中的基本观点。 学生能够说出视频中讲话人的立场和主要观点;学生能够完成活动2并筛选出正确信息。
2.表达关于纸质书是否将被电子书所取代的看法,并给出原因。 Step 3 Watch Part 1 again 1. With questions, watch Part 1 again. 2. Ss work in groups of four. Then copy the first five lines on the screen and discuss whether the speaker’s opinion changed when reading reversely. 通过小组分工合作交流及反复视听和操练,熟悉文章中出现的语言,从而更加清楚透彻地理解文章内容。 学生能够完成各自任务,并在小组内交流学习。
3.梳理文本词句结构,发现并欣赏文章巧妙换行的结构和语言特点。 Step 4 Watch Part 2 Has the speaker’s opinion changed? 1. Watch Part 2 and complete the table in Activity 4. 2. Compare your notes in groups and report in class based on the table. 通过视听获取细节信息,并记录要点;从整体把握说话人的态度和立场,并通过讨论内化和应用语言。 能够说出两段视听材料中连接正反两方面论述主要观点的语言。
Step 5 Find out the “secret” ingredients 1. Find out how the video presents two different ideas on the issue in a very special way. 2. Watch and read with the whole video to find out more “secrets”. 通过寻找“秘方”,引导学生学会欣赏语言文字的趣味性。 能够说出两段视听材料中连接正反两方面论述主要观点的语言。
Step 6 Write for fun Ss write a poem that can be read reversely. If writing a poem is difficult for your class, set an example for your class or ask students to work in pairs to rewrite a poem that is given in the handout. 使语言学习从欣赏、发现,到学习、模拟,从而增强兴趣,提升英语素养。 学生能够创造性地仿写,体验语言学习的乐趣。
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Writing Workshop
第一课时
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.通过阅读个人档案的文本,了解撰写个人档案时需要包括的基本信息; 2.从现有文本中识别并使用说明个人喜好及观点的表达; 3.根据写作任务和构思,列出写作提纲。
教学重难点 了解个人档案需要包括的信息,并为自己的个人档案撰写列提纲。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
引入主题。 Step 1 The teacher asks Ss when they have to introduce themselves. The teacher asks Ss what should be included if a personal profile is needed. 引入主题,激活学生已有认知,激发学生兴趣。 学生能够说出在什么样的场合需要自我介绍。 学生能够说出个人简介中的必要信息。
Step 2 The teacher asks Ss when telling others personal information, what they have to pay attention to. 引导学生思考公开自己个人信息时的注意事项。 学生能够说出公开自己个人信息时的注意事项。
1.通过阅读个人档案的文本,了解撰写个人档案时需要包括的基本信息。 Step 3 The teacher asks Ss to read the questions and circle the key words. Ss read the online personal profile and answer the questions. (1) What information is included in her personal profile? (2) How does she feel about reading? What topic interests her? (3) What reasons does she give for joining the club? (4) What expressions are used by Happy Hermione to express her opinions about the first book in the Harry Potter series? 帮助学生强化阅读策略。 通过第一遍阅读,获取关于网络个人简介的信息。 学生能够回答出四个问题的答案。
2.从现有文本中识别并使用说明个人喜好及观点的表达。 Step 4 Task: The Reading Club in our school is going online very soon. Invite students to read Happy Hermione’s Personal Profile again. Answer the following questions: (1) How many parts are there? What are they? Ss list the information included in this personal profile. (2) How did Happy Hermione write each part? What words/structures are used to show Happy’s opinions? Ss read the Sentence Builder and write 2–3 sentences they want to include in their personal profile. 引导学生从文本中提取文本结构。 学生能够从所给文本中提取表达个人观点的短语或者句型。
3.根据写作任务和构思,列出写作提纲。 Step 5 Ss come up with their own outlines of the personal profile. (1) What do you want to include? (2) What information is needed for each part? 鼓励学生思考所申请社团对于个人简介可能有哪些需求。 学生能够根据不同社团需要填写个人信息。
第二课时
教学目标 在本课结束时,学生能够: 1.通过自评和小组互评进一步明确、践行书写个人档案的要求; 2.通过分享、评价作品,进一步理解如何写好个人档案; 3.运用所学的表达,借助互评获得的建议,完善自己的在线个人档案。
教学重难点 撰写个人档案。
教学过程
教学目标 教学活动与步骤 设计意图 评价要点
1.通过自评和小组互评进一步明确、践行书写个人档案的要求。 Step 1 The teacher shows Ss the evaluation sheet of online personal profile and help them understand the criteria by answering the following questions: (1) Is it a personal profile for a particular club? (2) Does the writer express his/her interest in joining the club? (3) Does the writer explain why he/she wants to join the club? (4) Does the writer express his/her opinions clearly? (5) Does the writer avoid posting information too private? (6) Does the writer avoid heavy use of buzzwords? 帮助学生了解并理解评价标准,通过自评初步尝试评价,为小组内互评打好基础。 学生能够通过回答相关问题,尝试评价自己的作品。
2.通过分享、评价作品,进一步理解如何写好个人档案。 Step 2 The teacher asks students to evaluate each other’s works in groups of four. (Each student should read at least three personal profiles; note down information worth sharing; write down comments on the works.) 通过读作品,学习好的表达方式;通过互评,进一步加深对个人档案书写原则的理解。 学生能够根据互评表在小组内评价同伴作品。
3.运用所学的表达,借助互评获得的建议,完善自己的在线个人档案。 Step 3 Each group choose one speaker to share one student’s work. (Ss focus on whether the aspects in the evaluation sheet are covered.) 学生能够评价他人作品。
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