Yizheng Middle School

Wen Yuqing

Module 7 Unit 3

The world online

Period 1 Skills practice

The world Online

Welcome to the unit Benefits of the Internet

Reading The effects of the Internet on our lives

Word power Useful terms to surf the Internet

Grammar Linking verbs

Task How to read charts and graphs

Project Doing research on the Internet

Self- assessment

Analysis of the whole unit

Welcome to the unit---speaking

Reading (1) --- reading, speaking

Task: Describing a pie chart --- writing

Period 1 Skills practicePeriod 1 Skills practice

Including:

Knowledge objects:• to encourage students grasp as many useful expressions about the Internet as possible .• to give students an instruction in reading an argument and writing a report according to the pie chart.Ability objects:• to practise and improve students’ speaking, reading and writing abilities in different procedures.• to develop students’ communicative ability by learning useful expressions and basic knowledge about theInternet • to enable students to write a report on facts and figures.Moral objects:• to encourage students to use the Internet properly and learn to tell right from wrong when surfing the Internet.

1. To enable students to grasp some basic knowledge about surfing the Internet.

2. To encourage students to express their opinions about the Internet, using what they will have learned in class.

3. To enable students to understand the pie chart and express the information clearly and accurately on paper.

4. To instruct students to read and understand an argument.

Teaching key points:

Teaching difficulties:1. The structure of an argument.2. Understanding the information and expressing it correctly on the pie chart.

Multi-media computer, overhead projector ( 投影仪 ), blackboard, PowerPoint and so on.

Teaching aids:

Teaching methods:

1. Communicative approach.2. Interactive activities between the teacher and st

udents and between students, including single work, free talk, pair work, debate and group discussion.

Preview activities

1. Preview Word Power to learn some terms about the Internet.

2. Go through Task to get the brief idea about the charts and graphs.

Yizheng Middle School Wen Yuqing

Module 7 Unit 3

The world online

Period 1 Skills practice

Do you know how people used to

keep in touch with each other?

Brainstorming

Which one do you prefer to keep in touch with your friends? Why?

postcards telephones computers letters

Discussion

According to the four pictures, caAccording to the four pictures, can you list some benefits that the Intern you list some benefits that the Internet brings us?net brings us?

Functions of the

Internet

Search for information

Keep in touch with …

Do online shopping

other functions

Apart from its advantages, what disadvantages can you think of?

1. What are the speeches about?

2. The first speaker talks about the positive effects of

the Internet on our lives. How many main points

does she make?

3. The second speaker talks about the negative effects

of the Internet on our lives. What are the two points

he makes?

Fast reading

Task-based ReadingThe effects of the ________ on our life

________ effects

value for people who are looking for information

_______ affairs

Weather forecast

Travel package

________ research

the _____ to build group online and form friendship

Based on _________ interests

Help________ people

Negative effects

___________ information

the ________ in the way people spend their time

Damage people’s abilities to live ________ lives

Positive

Internet

ability

Current

Academic

common

disabled

uncontrolled change

normal

Reading strategyReading strategy Reading an argumentReading an argument

Pros Cons

ConclusionConclusion

TOPICTOPIC

Supporting facts

Supporting facts

Main pointsMain points

Main pointsMain

points

Supporting facts

Supporting facts

ConclusionConclusion

An An argumeargume

ntnt

convince convince hit back hit back

1. How does the network addiction affect our life greatly?

Discussion

2. How to protect ourselves from being addicted to surfing the Internet?

A survey about network addiction网瘾的现状 每天起床后情绪低落，疲劳无力，

食欲不振，一旦上网便精神抖擞

只有不断增加上网的时间才能感到满足，从而使上网时间失控

无法控制去上网的冲动

不能上网时便感到烦躁不安或情绪低落

因迷恋上网而面临失学、失业或失去朋友的危险

控制不了，去参与网络犯罪

建议： 1. 在上网时间上要自我约束，特别是夜间；

2. 每天坚持锻炼，如慢跑 30-40 分钟；

3. 平时要丰富业余生活，……

……

Practice

Recently, you have conducted a survey about the network addiction and put forward a proposal named “Healthy life, away from addiction ”.

According to the chart, give a description about the symptoms of the addiction and give some suggestions on being far away from network addiction.

Attention: Try to use as many useful phrases from the book as possible.

writing a report

Summary and Homework

1.Underline the important and difficult points in these three parts.

2.Look up the following key words in the dictionary, finding their meanings and usage: advance, address, judge, occur, handle, accustomed.3.Consolidation exercise: Finish ExxD & E on Page36 in SB.

We are dying for a green net world full of love and smile!