Teaching goals 教学目标 1. Target language 目标语言 a. 重点词汇和短语 accessible, academic, army, communication, consist of, create, data, defense, develop, lecturer, military, millionaire, network, organization, percentage, source, system, university, web, web browser, via, document, permission b. 重点句式 P52 1. They created a network of computers called DARPANET. 2. NSFNET became known as the Inter-Network, or “Internet”. 3. At the moment, about 80 percent of web traffic is in English, but this percentage is going down. 4. He came up with the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989 while he was working in Switzerland. 5. Berners-Lee made it possible for everyone to use the Internet, not just universities and the army. 6. Everyone in the world can access the Internet using his World Wide Web system. 2. Ability goals 能力目标 Enable the students to talk about the Internet and the World Wide Web. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标 Enable the students to learn to talk about the Internet and modern communication. Teaching important points 教学重点 Learn the development of the Internet, the World Wide Web and the text messages and emoticons. Teaching difficult points 教学难点 How to help the students talk about the Internet and Telecommunications. Teaching methods 教学方法 Introduction method, pair work and discussion. Teaching aids 教具准备 A tape recorder, a projector and mobile phones with different text messages. Teaching procedures& ways 教学过程与方式 Step Ⅰ Revision T: Good morning, boys and girls! S: Good morning, Miss Liu! T: Let’s check the exercises on Page 98. ... Step Ⅱ Lead-in The purpose of this part is to let the students have a discussion about the use of Internet to see how much they know about the Internet and make preparations for the reading. T: From the listening we learnt last class, we know the Internet is playing a more and more important role in our daily life. It changes our life greatly. What do you use the Internet for in your life? Divide the students into small groups to discuss. Three minutes later, collect their answers. S: I can chat online with my friends and parents by QQ or MSN, no matter how far they are. S: I often surf the Internet for useful information, play games and sing songs. S: I usually send e-mails to get information without spending any money. T: Well done. We use the Internet to get what we need and enjoy ourselves. But do you know anything about the history and development of the Internet? Ss: No. T: OK. Today we will read the passage on Page 52 to learn more information about Internet and the World Wide Web. Step Ⅲ Reading There are three tasks in this part. First, ask the students to answer the questions in Activity 1 and get the general idea of the passage. Second, deal with Activities 1-3. Third, deal with some difficult sentences in the passage. Task 1 T: Let’s take up the reading now. First, I will give you 5 minutes to read the passage quickly to find the answers to the questions in Activity 1 on Page 52. A few minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. T: Who would like to tell me what the Internet is? S: The Internet is the biggest source of information in the world, it’s accessible through a computer. T: Perfectly. How did it start? S: Let me have a try. In 1969, DARPA, a US defense organization created a net of computers called DARPANET, which was only used in the army. Later in 1984, NSF started NSFNET, which made it possible for universities to use the system as well. NSFNET is so-called “Internet”. T: Excellent. How about the next two questions? S: The World Wide Web is also a computer network. It was invented by an English scientist named Berners-Lee. We can get information from millions of websites via Internet. T: Well done. So much for the questions. Later, help the students learn how to get the main idea of the passage easily and quickly. Play the tape and get the key sentences. T: We know sometimes it is not easy to get the main idea of a passage. Maybe it is better to do it in this way. First, we had better find the key sentence of each paragraph. The key sentence usually appears at the beginning or the end of a paragraph. After that we can summarize the main idea in our own words. Now we are going to listen to the passage, when you are listening, please try to get the key sentence of each paragraph. A few minutes later, ask the students to tell the key sentence of each paragraph. T: Now who would like to tell me the key sentence of the first paragraph? S: What is the Internet? T: You are right. What about the second paragraph? S: How did the Internet start? T: Excellent. How about next paragraph? S: What is the World Wide Web? T: Quite good. Next paragraph? S: Who invented the World Wide Web? T: Yes, you are quite right. How about the fifth paragraph? S: The development of the World Wide Web. T: The last paragraph? Who would like to have a try? S: Berners-Lee doesn’t make money by his World Wide Web system. T: Good! Who’d like to tell me the main idea of the passage? S: Internet and the World Wide Web are two important networks. They change our life greatly. The Internet is the biggest source of information. The World Wide Web is a computer network. People can get information from millions of websites via Internet. They provide quick and easy ways for us to explore the information and enjoy ourselves online. As a student, we should use them correctly. Task 2 After reading the passage, let the students finish the Exx. 3 and 4 on Page 53. Check the answers ten minutes later. ... Task 3 T: We have finished the passage. Do you have any difficulties? S: What does the sentence — “A network of computer called DARPANET” mean? T: It means a network that was called DARPANET. For example: A house owned by his father. A company operated by his uncle. S: What is the difference between “became known as” and “became known for”? T: Please compare the following two sentences and try to find out the differences between them. a. He became known as a novelist in the 1990s. b. Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake. S: About 80 percent of the web traffic is English. Can you explain the usage of percentage? T: Yes. Please look at the following sentences and pay attention to the agreement of the Subject and the Predicate. a. 30 percent of the work has been done. b. 90 percent of the students have passed the exam. The noun behind “of” decides the number of the predicate. S: In the sentence — He came up with the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989 while he was working in Switzerland. What does “came up with” mean? T: “Came up with” means “put forward”. S: Everyone in the world can access the Internet using his World Wide Web system. How to understand “using his World Wide Web system”? T: Here the Present Participle is used as Adverbial Clause of Manner. For example, He was sitting on the sofa, watching TV. / The students enter the classroom, talking and laughing. Step Ⅳ Cultural Corner In this part, deal with some information about the text messages and emoticons. T: I will tell you one of my experiences. Yesterday, my friend, another English teacher, sent me a text message in English through mobile phone but I can’t understand what the message means. Write Wy nt me a cll? Iv bn wtng fr alng tme? I’m so sd. on the blackboard. T: Do you understand the messages? Could you explain it for me? S: No. T: If you want to know the meanings of these message. Please turn to Page 59. I will give you 5 minutes to read the passage. While reading, you’d better find the answers to the two questions above. Ss: Yeah! Five minutes later, check the answers. T: Time is up, have you finished? Ss: Yes. T: Who would like to deal with the first question? S: OK. Text massages are cheaper. T: What about the second question? Wang Lin? W: Yes, most of people do so, but not everyone can use it quickly and perfectly. T: Well done. Now I have three text messages, who can tell me what they mean? Show the prepared text messages on the mobile phones to the students. 1. Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll? 2. Do U wnt 2g 2 th cnma tnite? 3. I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes a prty on strd. Do U wnt 2 cm? Sample answers: 1. Where have you been? I have been waiting hours for a call. 2. Do you want to go to the cinema tonight? 3. I got a text message from my friend. She’s having a party on Saturday. Do you want to come? T: OK, you have done an excellent job. Now let’s look at the next part. There are some interesting emoticons at the bottom of Page 59. Can you think of where you could use them? Discuss with your partners. I will give you three minutes. Three minutes later, check the answers. Sample answers: -) laughing when he gets a birthday gift. -( sad when he doesn’t pass the exam. -< really sad when he meets something unhappy. -V shouting when someone makes him angry. |-| asleep when the person feels tired. O shocked when something frightening happens. 8-| surprised when something happens suddenly and unexpectedly. \-O bored when he has nothing interesting to do. Step Ⅴ Summary T: In this class, we have learnt two passages about the Internet and telecommunications. From the text, we can see the fast development of the hi-tech. If they can be used successfully in our daily life, they will be the best and quickest ways to communicate. Step Ⅵ Homework 1. Make a list of compound words by adding prefixes and suffixes: -or, -er, -en, un-, dis-, im-, il-, -ment, -tion, -y, -ful, etc. 2. Prepare Grammar 1 and Grammar 2.

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