湖南省蓝山二中高中英语《unit3 Task》教案 牛津版必修4.doc

湖南省蓝山二中高一英语必修四unit3 task教案 牛津版this section consists of a series of activities which provide us opportunities to learn and practice our language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. it is divided into three steps and each step is preceded by a skills building activity. you are expected to learn how to distinguish between facts and opinions, and how to ask for information and how to write formally. besides, you are expected to complete a note sheet, to find out more about the computer room and write a proposal for a new computer room.skills building 1: distinguish between facts and opinionsin this part you will learn how to distinguish facts from opinions in order to make good judgements and draw safe conclusions. you will first learn to tell what a fact is and what an opinion is. read the guidelines and the two parts in skills building 1 on page 52. you will know what a fact or an opinion is.read the seven sentences in part a on this page and decide whether they are facts or opinions and say why you think so.answersa 1. fact 2. fact 3. opinion 4. fact 5. opinion 6. opinion 7. factlisten to the recording and finish part b. give your reason why you think the speaker is expressing a fact or an opinion.tapescript1.the technology behind realcine is virtual reality. this is a new way of filming that makes people and things appear real and lifelike.2.realcine excites all five of our senses, but especially they senses of hearing and sight. that is a new way to make us feel part of the film.3.it seems that virtual reality can help us achieve our goals. we can be anything we want to be in the film, from a famous footballer to a character from history.4.experiments have shown that virtual reality can make teenagers work harder. they will work harder because they can see and feel their studies and their results get better.5.i would like to see more films made with virtual reality as they would be exciting and full of wonderful sights and sounds.6.it looks like virtual reality could be the most important technology in the world. i imagine that the new computer software for readcine will be really wonderful to use.answersb. 1. fact 2. fact 3. opinion 4. fact 5. opinion 6. opinion step1: completing a note sheet answersname of student: cao yingclass: senior high 1date of visit to computer room: sunday, 2nd march.time: 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.computer number: pc no. 7problems with computer: the keyboard had letters missing, the mouse wouldnt move the cursor around the screen property, would not print.solution tried: tried other pcs, but they were in worse condition.other problems: old and slow, often crash, not connected to the internet, can only run one programme at one time, many keyboards with missing letters, mice not working properly.comments: need to have new computers.skills building 2: asking for informationhere you will learn how to ask for information when carrying out an interview. you can also practice using suitable wh-words to ask proper questions.read the guidelines and the first five points on page 54, so you will know what information is usually needed when you are interviewing someone. make up some questions to ask for information about the five points.read the questions given in this part to check whether you have asked your questions correctly and properly.finish the exercises on page 54. answers 1. when 2. how often 3. why 4. what problem 5. what step 2: finding out about the computer room here you will first listen to an interview, and then you will use this interview as a model and try to find more information about the computer room by interviewing others. 1. listen to the recorded interview in part a and finish the interview form on page 54. you should pay close attention to the questions the editor asks to get prepared for the interview you are to conduct later while you listen to it again.tapescripteditor: good afternoon, i see you have just finished working in the computer room. would you please answer some questions about the computers?student: with pleasure. what would you like to know?editor: how many times do you use the computer room a week, and at what time?student: oh, i usually come here in the afternoon, three times a week, on monday, thursday and friday.editor: why do you use the computer room? is it for personal use or for school work?student; always for school work. i do my homework and i use programmes to make pictures for art class. this week, i made a picture and wrote a speech for next weeks english project. editor: so, youre quite good with computers then?student: yes, i am. my parents would like to see me use computers more so i can get a good job in the future.editor: would you tell me what problems you have had in the computer room?student: wow! there are so many. well, the keyboards need to be replaced and the cpus need to be updated along with the ram, and we should have dvd-rom drives.editor: keyboards, cpus, ram, dvd-rom drives, anything else?student: yes, the hard drives are too small. it would also be good if we had the internet to do some research and send e-mails, and a sound card because some websites have listening programmes. also the pcs are very slow and they look ugly.editor: really? what do you think should be done about the computers so that you would use the computer room more often?student: i think we should buy new machines to replace the present computers. we should buy some new software too.editor: well, thanks for all your comments. goodbye.student: bye.answersa1.in the afternoon2.three times a week: monday, thursday, friday3.for school work4.keyboards, cpus, ram, no dvd-rom drives, too small hard drives, no internet connection, no sound card, slow and ugly pcs, very old software5.buy new computers and new software2. read the instructions of part b on page 55. this part is designed for you to practice your spoken english and improve your interviewing skills. go over the vocabulary listed on page 55, which will help you carry on your interviewing.3. practise the dialogue in pairs.look at the picture. suppose one of you is a student who has just used the computer in the computer room and feels quite disappointed at the present state of the computer room. and the other is a reporter for school newsletter who wants to find out more about the computer room to support his opinion that computers should be changed for new and better ones. now the reporter is interviewing the student.4. fill in the interview form below according to the information you get from your dialogue.sample answerss1：i know you often go to the computer room. how often do you go there? and what type of activities do you do there?s2: i usually go there four times a week. i like to do my homework and some revision work there. sometimes i surf the internet to search for information. im interested in, such as sports news and pop music. i also send and receive e-mails. i have some e-pals in the usa and australia.s1: when do you usually use the computer room?s2: we have computer lessons twice a week, when i can use the computer there. i sometimes go there at lunchtime or after school.s1: since you often go there, what problems have you found with the computer room?s2: the computer room is always busy since there are not enough computers. and it is closed too early. the worst thing is that the computers there are too old and work too slowly. there is something wrong with keyboards, cpus, ram, dvd-rom drives and hard drives. and the printer doesnt work well.s1: you certainly want the computer room to be improved. how do you think it can be improved?s2: i think the school should buy more and better computers, replace keyboards and mice, and buy and install new software. the computer room should be open for longer hours.answers1. in computer lessons, at lunch time or after school2. four times a week3. for homework and revision work, surf the internet, send and receive e-mails4. too busy and there are not enough computers; closed too early; the computer are too old and work too slowly; there are something wrong with keyboards, cpus, ram, dvd-rom drives and hard drives; the printer doesnt work well.5. buy more and better computers; replace keyboards and mice, and buy and install new software; the computer room opening hours should be longerskills building 3: formal writing answersformal: 2, 4, 6informal: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8more example sentences for you to have a better idea of the difference between formal and informal writing. formalinformal1it gave much pleasure to inform you.im pleased to tell you.2every consideration will be given to your request.your request will be carefully considered.3mr brown informed me of your decision.mr brown told me that you had made up your mind.4we are writing with reference towe are writing about5we do not anticipate any increase in prices.we do not expect prices to rise.6we would like to take this opportunity towe are pleased tostep 3: writing a proposal for a new computer roomcomplete the summary of the survey, and then write a proposal by using the information you have got from steps 1 and 2.read the guidelines in part a on page 56 and complete the summary of the survey according to the given information.answersproblems suggested solution1. because of impractical design, it should be redesigned.students do not want to study there.2.the monitors, keyboards and mouse they should be replaced.are too old.3. there are not enough computers. more should be bought.4. there is only one printer. more should be bought.5. software is outdated. it should be updated.6. there is no internet access. computers should be connected to the internet.7. the ram and hard drives are they should be updated. too small.8. it is too hot in summer in the room. air-conditioning should be installed.9. the room closes too early. opening hours should be extended.read the guidelines in part b on page 57, so you can learn what you need to write in the proposal to your principal. pay attention to the writing style you should use in the proposal.possible exampledear sir,recently, a survey about the school computer room was carried out in our school. the students find the design of the computer room impractical. they are not interested in studying there because of this. im writing this proposal to you to voice our opinion that the computer room needs improving.there are not enough computers in our computer room. the computers that we use at the moment are old and slow, and they often crash, which wastes a lot of time. the computers there a