Unit3WhatwereyoudoingwhentheUFOarrived

1、unit 3 online travellanguage functions and focus:·recognize and identify words about computers.·understand the functions of different parts of a computer.·identify and use the passive voice.·identify and recognize the function of word by to introduce the agent who does something.

2、welcome to this unit and vocabularyobjectives:·to introduce the topic of computer.·to activate existing vocabulary and identify the meanings of new words related to the topic .·to guess meaning from pictures.·to talk about the uses of computers.teaching important points:1. to tal

3、k about the uses of computers.teaching difficult points:1. how to remember these new words related to the computer and their functions as well.2. how to talk about the uses of computers.teaching procedures:step 1 presentationteacher: lets have a free talk:1.do you like computers?2.do you have comput

4、er lessons?how often?3.do you like computer games?if you like ,please put up your hands.4.what did people use to do before they had tvs or computers?5.do you think computers have improved peoples lives over the years?so ,many of you like computers ,this class lets learn sth. about computers.step 2 t

5、eaching new wordsfirst,look at the picture on the blackboard. whats this ?(its a computer.)then, teach some new words:1.screenyou can see words and pictures on it.2.printera machine that puts your words and pictures onto paper.3.floppy diskit can store information4.keyboardits for typing.5.mouseyou

6、move it with your hand to move the cursor on the screen.6.hard diskit can store more information than a floppy gramssets of instructions that control your computer.8.cursora short , movable line on the screen.step 3 comic striplisten to the tape ,read the dialogue between hobo and eddie on

7、 page 38 by yourselves.then answer the questions:1. what does“remote control”mean? (in chinese,it means “遥控器”。it controls channels.if you dont like the progamme you are watching, you may use the remote control.)2. have hobo and eddie seen computers before? (no, they havent.)3. in fact,what is it ? (

8、its a computer.)step 4 reading and actingread after the tape , and then read with your partner.please act it out.step 5 page 39 part anow ,youre going to learn about the uses of computers.first, please think about what do you use computers for? therere many uses,right?look at the pictures in part a.

9、write the correct descriptions under the pictures.check their answers.so, the computer has six functions:drawing and designing;playing games;searching for information;sending and receiving e-mails;word processing;writing computer programs.step 6 page 39 part bnow,lets talk about different uses of co

10、mputers.use daniel and simons conversation as a model.replace the underlined words with your own information.pair work.ask some pairs to act it out.step 7 homeworkreadingobjectives:·to understand the aim of an educational cd-rom and what the character can do.·to infer meaning from keywords

11、,context and existing knowledge.·to identify true or false statements based on the reading passage.·to identify specific details by completing a conversation.step 1 revisionrevise some new words about different parts of computers.step 2 presentationyou all like computers and like having co

12、mputer lessons best.this class well learn a computer game.you are going to read about a new educational cd-rom.the game is set in different countries and involves a tour around the world.step 3 scanninglisten to the tape and read the passage quickly.ask the students how many parts this passage can d

13、ivide .(three)step 4 readingthe first part (the first paragraph) explains the background to the game. answer some questions:1. whats the name of the new educational cd-rom? (around the world in eight hours)2. what can it help you to do? (to learn more about english and geography)3. who is the design

14、er? (nancy jackson)the second part (the second paragraph) introduces the main character of the game.answer the questions:1. who is the main character of the game? (itchy feet)2. how old is he? (thirteen)3. what does he like doing? (travelling)4. what was he doing when he feel asleep? (lying on the g

15、rass and looking at the beautiful blue sky)the third part (the third and fourth paragraphs) explain how the game is played.reading the rest of the reading passage on p41. answer the questions:1. how can you earn a point? (by answering a question correctly)2. what will happen if you have earned enoug

16、h points? (a cloud will come down and carry you to a place you have never visited before.)3. how many levels does the game gave? (eight levels)4. how long does it take you to finish the game? (eight hours if you are smart)5. what do the questions test? (your knowledge of english grammar and vocabula

17、ry)6. what will you see on the screen when you reach a new place? (a lot of useful information about that place)7. what can you learn about when you reach london? (about the museum of london and many other interesting places)8. what will you see when you pass a level? (a world map)9. what happened t

18、o the places you have visited ? (they are marked in bright purple)step 5 readinglisten and repeat.explain some new words and some languages points:1. come out “出版;出来;显露”eg. 1) when does his new book come out? 2) the moon didnt come out last night.2. he is a thirteen-year-old boy who loves traveling.

19、“who loves traveling”用来修饰boy, 是定语从句。who 是关系代词，常用的关系代词还有that,which,whom,whose.如：eg. 1) the man who talked to you just now was a friend of mine. 2) what do you think of the film that you saw yesterday?3. golden 形容词 “金色的，金制的”gold 名词 “金子，黄金” 形容词“金的”eg. 1) golden sunlight a gilden voice the golden age 2)

20、 gold watch gold ring4. play 动词 “玩耍；扮演；弹奏；打球” 名词 “游戏；比赛；演出；剧本”eg. 1) he began to play the piano when he was only 5. 2) shall we play football after school? 3) dont play by the lake.its dangerous. 4) he played the old man in the play.5. earn “赚；挣得；获得”eg. 1) my father doesnt earn much money every mont

21、h. 2) our teacher is kind and works hard.he earns the respect of all the students.step 6 readingread the passage together. check the mistakes theyll make.step 7 exercisesfinish the exercises on p42-43.grammarobjectives:·to identify and use the passive voice·to recognize and understand the

22、context for using the passive voice·to become familiar with the function of the wordby to indicate the agent who does somethingstep 1 presentation we use the passive voice when we are interested in the thing which was donerather than the person who did it.step 2 passive voice1. read the three e

23、xamples of the passive voice and to circle the verb in each one(are taught,was sold and are sold).2. in each of the examples, ask them to identify the doer of the verb,e.g.,word processing skills are taught in our computer lessons.(the teacher,presumably)the printer was sold already. (we do not know

24、 who did it.)educational cd-roms are sold in many countries.(many different people)3. change the example sentences into the active voice,e.g.,the teacher teaches word processing skills in our computer lessons.someone sold the printer yesterday.shops sell educational cd-roms in many countries.4. expl

25、ain the constucture（结构）: “be+v-pp”.人称、数和时态的变化通过be的变化表现出来。用法：1）当不知道或者没有必要说明动作的执行者时，则须用被动语态。a) the stone bridge was built about 100 years ago.b) rice is grown in south china. 2）强调动作的承受者，如想同时指出动作的执行者，可用“by+动作执行者（宾格）”来表示。a) the window was broken by jack.step 3 exercisesfinish the exercises on p46,48 and

26、 p49.language points:1. start with 和begin with “以开始”、“先从做起”eg. lets begin/start our meeting with a story.2. none 是all的反意词，指三个或三个以上的事物中“没有一个人”或“没有一个物”。作主语时，谓语单复数形式均可。none 一般与表示范围的of介词短语连用，表示全部否定。eg. 1) none of us is/are afraid of dogs. 2) none of them like/likes playing football. 3. need 1）实意动词，“需要”，

27、可用于各种句型中，并用于多种时态中。a) we need to practise speaking english more often.b) did they need to do it yesterday?2) 情态动词，用于否定句或疑问句中，后接动词原形。you neednt finish your homework today.你今天不必完成作业。4. double click the auto-run icon. 双击“自行运行”的图标。double 这里是副词，“两倍”。它也可以做动词、名词或形容词用。eg. 1) the number of the classes in our

28、school doubled in the last few years. 2) now the population is more than double that of 1950. 3) ten is the double of five.5. magic 名词，“巫术，魔术，魅力” 形容词，与magical通用，“巫术的，有魔力的”eg. 1) the magic of music 音乐的魅力 2）the music is really magic. 那音乐真是美极了。 3）the result was magical. 结果是不可思议的。6. the questions get mo

29、re difficult as you go to higher levels.as 是连词，引导时间状语从句。“随着；当.时候；像一样”eg. 1) as night came,it got colder and colder.随着夜晚来临，天气越来越冷。 2) the students stood up as she came in.她进来时，学生们站了起来。 3) they kept passing the ball as the teacher told them. 他们按老师说的那样不停地传球。integrated skillsobjectives:·to recogniz

30、e keywords about computer programs·to identify keywords about topics and sub-topics in the context of a conversation about an educational computer program·to use key information given in a description and identify revelant additional details by listening·to develop intensive listening

31、 skills by completing a description and identifying symbolsstep 1 presentationmake a list on the blackboard of computer programs students know well and ask them whether they like these programs and what they like about them.1. what cd-rom programs do you have at home?2. how often do you use them?3.

32、who else in your family uses them?4. why do you like them?5. when do you use them?step 2 discussionbring the class discussion to educational programs.sort the list of programs elicited from students into different types,e.g.,games,educational,etc.write a title above each type of programs elicited.st

33、ep 3 part a1play the recording for part a1.check answers.step 4 parta2play the recording for part a2. first,they have to write the names of icons.then have to match icon with its function.then check answers.step 5 part a3it is a summary of the information in parta1 and parta2 on page50. read the e-m

34、ail for the general understanding before they begin filling in the blanks. complete the e-mail.have students work out the missing words first, then compare their answers with a partner.step 6 speak up1. read the conversation aloud.2. look at the information about daily english on page 50 again. thin

35、k of some questions they might like to ask about it.3. prepare and practise their own conversation using sandy and millies conversation as a model. encourage them to talk about as many features as they can.4. ask a few pairs to present their conversations to the class.homeworklanguage points:1. cove

36、r是动词，意为“涉及”、“包括”，表示一种抽象的意义。如：his reseach covered with a wide field. 他的研究范围很广。 cover还表示“覆盖”、“遮盖”，常与with连用。如：the ground is covered with leaves. cover还可用作名词，表示“封面”。如：the cover of the book is old.2. do you mind telling me how to use this function?你是否介意告诉我如何使用这项功能呢？mind是动词，表示“介意”，常用于否定句和疑问句中，后接名词或动名词。如：i

37、 dont mind the hot weather. do you mind me smoking here?yes, i do.study skills and check outobjectives:·to develop sorting and categorizing skills·to develop an understanding of relationships between a variety of words and ideas·to categorize vocabulary and ideas and information accor

38、ding to different types of informationstep 1 presentationtalk about categorization.explain that putting things in categories helps us keep them organized.ask students if they keep their cds in categories, and if so, ask how they sort them.explain that there are different ways of sorting things.for e

39、xample,a cd collection can be sorted by title,name of singer,type of music,etc.step 2 part a1. look at the words in the word box in part a. explain that the words can be divided into three categories.ask students to put the words from the box under the correct headings in part a.2. write the heading

40、s on the board.ask students to call out the words from the box that belong to each category.ask more able students to add extra words to each category.step 3 part b1. ask students to look at the headings in part b.tell them to re-order the words from part a and put them under the correct headings in

41、 part b.2. write the headings on the board.ask students to call out the words from the box that belong to each category.3. talk about the need to sort and organize ideas,main points and keywords when writing compositions,articles,reports,letters or stories.explain the instructions to part c.students

42、 organize topics for a composition so that ideas flow from beginning to end.step 4 part cask students to complete part c on their own.check answers as a class.step 5 p55 check out part a 1. students have entered a competition to test their knowledge of computers. remind them that they will have to use the passive voice.2. ask four students to read out one sentence each. then check their answers.homeworkmain taskobjectives:·to select,organize and present information·to develop an understanding if the key components of writing ar