Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 1 Avatars
【第一学时】
【学习目标】
1．能够概括和提炼文本中关于虚拟形象的主要信息；
2．能够找出并梳理虚拟形象在不同方面的具体影响；
3．能够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。
【学习重难点】
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。
【学习过程】
I. Prediction.
What would you like to learn about avatars? Write your questions in the diagram.
II. Reading for general understanding and deep learning. AvatarsKey informationdetailsPara 1Para 2Paras 3–5Para 6
III. Discussion and deep thinking.
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?
【第二学时】
【学习目标】
1．复习和归纳语篇中关于虚拟形象的主要信息；
2．能够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．能够根据不同语境运用过去将来时创作不同的句子和语篇。
【学习重难点】
发现过去将来时的用法，并用过去将来时创作句子和语篇。
【学习过程】
I. Review and practice.
Complete the short text with information from the reading.
Avatars are digital 1__________ that you use to represent yourself online. You can choose an avatar from 2__________ of ready-made images, or 3__________. Although avatars haven’t been around for long, they are widely used.
Avatars let you 4__________ and give you 5__________. But the use of avatars has also caused 6__________. Some users worry that they are spending too much time 7__________ that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. The use of several avatars can also be 8__________, as people can use avatars to 9__________. However, many people see avatars in 10__________.
II. Language learning.
1. Work in pairs and ask the following questions about the change of avatars. Write down the answers from the text:
1) In the past, like the 1980s, what was people’s prediction about future avatars?
2) When people started creating avatars, what was their plan?
3) Since when did people start to have more than one avatar?
Answers:
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2) ___________________________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________________________
2. Observe the three complex sentences, underline the verbs and write down their tenses.
3. Summarise the form and function of past future tense.
Form: _______________________________________________________________
Function: _____________________________________________________________
4. What’s the relationship between past, present and future? Draw a timeline.
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III. Language in use.
Think about what changes has technology brought to our lives. Make a list of four changes in groups and describe the changes by using past future tense.
Example: In the past, I never thought that we would …
2. Complete the following sentences using past future tense.
1) In the 1990s, few people knew that ______________________________________.
2) When computers were invented, it was believed that _________________________.
3) In the past few years, users of smartphones realised that _______________________.
4) The convenience of the Internet made Internet users discover that ______________.
5) When avatars first appeared in the 1980s, few people believed that ______________.
IV. Creative writing.
Suppose you were at the age of ten, how would you fancy your life in the future with the help of technology? Complete the story by using past future tense.
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 2 Apps
【第一学时】
【学习目标】
1．能够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．能够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．能够通过小组合作设计应用程序，表达自己的创意和想法。
【学习重难点】
提取听力文本的主要信息，利用思维导图梳理信息。
【学习过程】
Activity 1: Brainstorm.
What do you use apps for?
Activity 2: Listen and find out why apps are so popular.
Apps are very _____________________. They help us
Activity 3: Listen and complete.
Educational apps are becoming increasingly __________. For example, some apps allow students to_______________ according to their____________________; they also ensure that students can all _____________even when ____________________.
Activity 4: Listen and find out.
Q1: What are the difficulties for developing an app? Q2: What are the latest technologies used in apps?
Activity 5: Listen and draw a mind map.
Share your mind map in pairs and prepare your talk on apps.
Activity 6: Design your own app.
The following points are for your reference: Icon of your app What problem(s) you want to solve Functions of your app Difficulties you met …
【第二学时】
【学习目标】
1．能够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．能够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．能够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。
【学习重难点】
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。
【学习过程】
Activity 1: Listen to the first conversation.
What help does Dad ask for?
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Key steps to solve Dad’s problem
First, ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ The last step is to _________________________________________________
Activity 2: listen to the second conversation.
What problem does Barbara have?
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Key steps Chris takes to help Barbara
First, ask for ____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Enquire about the order ____________________________________________
Activity 3: Listen again and complete the chart.
Asking for and Offering Help
Asking for help 1. ________________with something? 2. ____________set up an account? 3. I haven’t received the goods. ____________ and find out what’s going on? 4. ____________check again? Offering help 1. _________________downloading it? No worries. _____________with that. 2. _______________help you? 3. ___________enquire about the order with the delivery man. 4. ________________anything else today?
Activity 4: Role play.
The password of your account is wrong and you can’t log in to the campus network. Situation 1: A classmate offering help Situation 2: School network administrator offering help
Your mom/dad wants to return the shoes she/he bought online. Situation 3: Son/daughter offering help Situation 4: Customer service offering help
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 3 Internet and Friendships
【学习目标】
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。
【学习重难点】
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。
【学习过程】
1. Do you think the Internet helps or harms friendships? Why do you think so?
Positive aspects Negative aspects
2. Group Work: Sequence the paper slips given by the teacher.
3. Read the blogs and find out how the authors support their ideas.
Blog post 1: The Internet Harms Friendships
Argument 1 Topic sentence:
Supporting details:
Argument 2 Topic sentence:
Supporting details:
Argument 3 Topic sentence:
Supporting details:
Blog post 2: The Internet Helps Friendships
Argument 1 Topic sentence:
Supporting details:
Argument 2 Topic sentence:
Supporting details:
Argument 3 Topic sentence:
Supporting details:
4. Group Work: Think and share.
(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?
【精炼反馈】
I．请从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。
focus on brief in addition shallow content
1. The President read a __________ statement to reporters before boarding his plane.
2. The company provides cheap Internet access. __________, it makes shareware freely available.
3. His eyes slowly began to __________ what looked like a small dark ball.
4. Previous students have had nothing but praise for the course __________ and staff.
5. The lake in the forest was so __________ that we could see the bottom.
Ⅱ．请用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The abuse of your powers does __________ (harmful) to all other officers who do their job properly.
2. I was really shocked because I had never been __________ (hug) before, and I was not sure how to respond.
3. If you don’t eat meat or fish, it can be very __________ (limit) when you go to a restaurant.
4. His job is so boring. I wish I could do something more __________ (create).
Ⅲ．请根据课文内容，填入恰当的单词或短语使文章完整。
The Internet can help develop friendships in many ways. Firstly, the Internet makes communication much more convenient. Using a smartphone, a tablet or a computer, you can be 1. __________ at home and also when you are on the move. Secondly, the Internet has also made communication more fun. There are many online tools you can use to be 2. __________. Thirdly, online communication can actually bring people 3. __________ to each other. The Internet can also harm friendships. Firstly, talking online is no 4. __________ for face-to-face contact. Communicating through a screen makes it more difficult for children to 5. __________ or show kindness to others. Secondly, the Internet can make people self-centred. 6. __________ having proper conversations with their friends, some people are only 7. __________ with their online popularity. Thirdly, online relationships may not be what they 8. __________ to be. Going online can be dangerous for people who are easily influenced or too 9. __________.
Ⅳ．请用下列单词中的至少3个创编一个对话或短文。
harm maintain smartphone limiting replace
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Topic Talk
【学习目标】
1．能够通过听获取说话人上网和使用多种应用程序的原因；
2．能够口笔头谈论信息技术的应用和影响；
3．能够合理、完整、全面地评价信息技术的发展。
【学习重难点】
谈论信息技术的应用和影响，评价信息技术的发展。
【学习过程】
Activity 1: Use the questions to talk about information technology.
1. In what way do you use it?
2. Why do you use it?
3. How has it changed people’s daily lives?
Activity 2: Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
Text Builder Talking about IT
a. I love exploring new technologies, because they _____________________. Reasons
b. I use apps to ___________________. Uses
c. I also like chatting online. It ________________. But too much chatting online__________________. Effects/Impacts
Activity 3: Interview your partner.
Uses: In what way do you use it? 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: Why do you use it? If you partner mentions the point, tick it.
□ so convenient □ make life easier □ enable better communication □ provide education □ provide information □ …
Effects/Impacts: Match 1–9 with a–i, then interview your partner, and tick the point if he/she agrees.
□1. makes communication □2. makes me feel □3. helps me develop □4. makes us self □5. enables people □6. makes us live in an □7. takes a lot of □8. makes us addicted □9. doesn’t encourage face-to-face a. new friendships b. focused c. communication d. convenient e. time f. unreal world g. less lonely h. to it i. to communicate better
Activity 4: Listen to Dialogue 2 and take notes in the table.
Apps Reasons for use
1. Music apps I listen to songs when ___________________________. They really help me ____________________.
2. News apps ___________ with the news all day long.
3. Apps for _________ I use different avatars … because they let me explore__________.
4. _______________ _________________________________________.
Activity 5: Use the Text Builder to write a short paragraph about information technology.
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Activity 6: Talk about the app you would like to recommend or you would like to develop.
apps to recommend: _____________________ because _____________________
apps to develop: _____________________ because _____________________
Activity 7: Read the quotes and work in groups.
Student A 1. Which is the Third Industrial Revolution according to the quote by Klaus Martin Schwab? 2. Which of the four quotes is your favorite? 3. Write your sentence about information technology. ________________________________ ________________________________ Student B 1. With the help of the note below, share your understanding of the quote by Bill Gates. (Note: town square 城镇广场 Example: Some people want to live on the town square, so they don’t miss a thing.) 2. Which of the four quotes is your favorite? 3. Write your sentence about information technology. ________________________________ ________________________________
Student C 1. Do you agree with what Alan Kay says? Give an example. 2. Which of the four quotes is your favorite? 3. Write your sentence about information technology. _______________________________ _______________________________ Student D 1. Does the Internet connect us? 2. Why do we face the screen of computers or cell phones while sitting together, which is called “alone together”? (Note: neuron: a cell that carries information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body; a nerve cell神经元) 3. Write your sentence about information technology. _________________________________ _________________________________
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Viewing Workshop
【学习目标】
1．能够获取两段视频谈论问题的基本观点；
2．能够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．能够梳理文本词句结构，发现并欣赏文章巧妙换行的结构和语言特点。
【学习重难点】
口头表达自己的观点，梳理分析文本结构。
【学习过程】
Activity 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”?
Activity 2: Watch Part 1 and answer.
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.
Activity 3: Watch again and share in groups of four.
Student A How do you understand “Presentation is more important than content”? According to the video，are the bold words related to printed books or digital books？ Student B Do you agree that “People’s attention spans are too short for the complex ideas in printed books”? Note: (1) attention spans: length of time when you can focus your attention on sth (2)complex: complicated, usually not easy to analyse or understand
Student C How do you understand “People want to know the latest news about pop stars instead of learning about the past”? According to the video, are the bold words related to printed books or digital books? Student D Do you agree that “The market for printed books is dying”? Give your reasons. How do you understand: “if we like your brand We’ll endorse you on social media on our mobiles”. Note: endorse means to support.
Activity 4: Watch Part 2 and answer.
Q: Has the speaker’s opinion changed?
Activity 5: Find out the “secret” ingredients.
1. How does the video present two different ideas on the issue in a very special way? 2. Watch and read with the whole video to find out more “secrets”.
Activity 6: Write a poem that can be read reversely.
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Unit 4 Information Technology
Writing Workshop
【第一课时】
【学习目标】
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。
【学习重难点】
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。
【学习过程】
1. What should be included if a personal profile is needed?
2. Read the online profile on page 18 and answer the following 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?
3. Read Happy Hermione’s personal profile again. Answer the following questions.
(1) How many parts are there? What are they?
(2) How did Happy Hermione write each part? What words/structures are used to show Happy’s opinions?
4. Write an outline for your own personal profile.
【第二课时】
【学习目标】
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.
【学习重难点】
撰写个人档案.
【学习过程】
1. Write your personal profile.
2. Understand the evaluation sheet of online personal profile.
(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?
3. Evaluate your classmates’ works in groups of four. (Read at least three personal profiles; note down information worth sharing; write down comments on the works.)
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