2023学年完整公开课版北师大版U4Lesson2Websites

Lesson2Websites

Objectives

■Topractiseextensiveandintensivelisteningskills.

■Tofindinformationfromawebsite.

■Tofocusonprominentlystressedwordsasanaidtounderstanding?Cthekeycontentwordsineverysentencethatarestressed.

■Topractisemakingplansandsuggestionsoverthetelephone.

Resourcesused

Cassette,informationaboutlocaleventsduringthenext

weekandweekend.fromlocalnewspapers.

Possibleproblems

Studentsmaypanicwhenfacedwiththelisteningtask(Exercise3).Ifitishelpful,playthecassetteseveraltimesandpausethetapeaftereachquestiontogivestudentstimetoanswer.

Background

ThislessongivessomeofthehistoryoftheInternetandshowssomeofthepossibleuses.CommerceontheInternethasgrowndramaticallyinthelastfewyears,buttheUSAiswayaheadofEuropewithimportante-commercebusinesseslike,themostsuccessfulvirtualbookstore.

ThequoteisfromPabloPicasso(1881?C1973),Spanishpainterandsculptor.Hewasthemostinfluentialoftwentiethcenturyartistsandalsooneofthemostprolific.

Routesthroughthematerial

■Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeoftheexercisesforhomework.

■Ifyouhavetime,havesomeofthestudentsgiveashorttalkabout“WhatIknowabouttheInternet”.

■Ifyouhavetwoperiodsforthislesson,asuitablenaturalbreakisafterExercise4.

LanguagePower:pages56?C57.

Listening

Beforeyoustart

Exercise1

■Studentsworkinpairs,askingandansweringthequestions.

■Havesomeofthepairsthenreportbacktotheclass.

Exercise2

■Studentsreadthroughthequestionsandnotedownwhattheythinkaretheanswers.

Listentolearn

Exercise3

Usefulvocabulary:military,nuclearwar,network.

Donotpre-teachthesewords.Studentswillprobablybeabletoguessthemeaningsfromthecontext.Afterstudentshavecheckedtheiranswerstotheexercise,youcanplaythetapeagainformoreintensivecomprehensionandcheckthemeaningofthesewordsatthatstage.

■Playthetapetwoorthreetimesifnecessary,pausingforstudentstomarktheiranswers.

Answers

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Tapescript

Presenter:Welcometo“FutureNow”.TodaywearegoingtodiscusstheInternetwithDrJenniferMayfromManchester

University.DrMay,howdidtheInternetbegin?

DrMay:Well,it’sstrangebuttheInternetwasstartedbythemilitary.Inthe1960sthePentagonwereworriedaboutcommunicationsafteranuclearwar.Andin1969theythoughtoflinkingcomputersintoanetworksothatifonepartofthenetworkwasdestroyed,otherpartscouldcontinueworking.

Presenter:Andthenscientistsstartedtousethenetwork,right?

DrMay:Yes,peopleinuniversitiesallovertheworldbegantousethenetworktoshareideas.Theyuseditforworkandforfun.Inthe1980s,peoplestartedcallingittheInternet.

Presenter:Thenitwasinthemid-1990sthattheInternetreallybegantogrowfast.

DrMay:Yes,nowtheInternetisimportantforentertainment,email,playinggamesandgettinginformation.

■Aftercheckingtheanswers,playthetapeagain,pausingtochecknewvocabularyandtoaskmoredetailedcomprehensionquestions,.WhatworriedthePentagoninthe1960s?Whatdidpeopleinuniversitiesusethenetworkfor?

Exercise4

Thenewwordsonthewebsitepages,e.g.archaeologicalsites,boutique,mindblowing,etc.arenotmeanttobetaught.Whenstudentshavecompletedtheexercise,seeiftheycanguessthemeaningofthesewords.

■Studentsworkinpairs,matchingtheusesinthelistwiththewebsitetexts.

Answers

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Exercise5

■Readtherubricwiththeclass.Elicitwhichtextthepeopleareprobablylookingat(number3,theoneaboutBrighton).

■StudentsthenlookattheInternetpageandlistenfortheoneitemofinformation(whichthingthetwopeopledecidetodo).

Answers

GotothecinemaonFridayeveningtoseeRichardBailey'snewfilm,VirtualPlanet.

Tapescript

Mother:Hello.973273.

Mandy:Hello,MrsTurner.ThisisMandy.

Mother:Ah,helloMandy.Howareyou?

Mandy:Finethanks.CanIspeaktoLucy,please?

Mother:Yes,justhangonasecond,I'llgether.

Mandy:Thanks.

Mother:(shoutsawayfromthetelephone)Luuucy!

Lucy:Hello.

Mandy:Hi,Lucy.ThisisMandy.Whatareyouuptothisweekend?

Lucy:Me,nothing.I'mnotdoinganythingthisweekend.Why?

Mandy:Let'sdosomething.I'veprintedouttheInternetpage.

Lucy:What'son?

Mandy:Justhangonasecond…

Mandy:OnFridaythere'safashionshow…

Lucy:Sorry?

Mandy:There'safashionshowthisweekend.

Lucy:Oh,good.Whydon'twegoonSaturdaymorning?

Mandy:Well,Ican’t…mm…I'vegotamusiclessononSaturdaymorning.DoyoufancydoingsomethingonFridaynight?

Lucy:Mmmm.Maybe.

Mandy:Well,there'sthatnewRichardBaileyfilmonatthe…ertheColosseum.Wouldyouliketogo?

Lucy:Yeah,great.I'dloveto.Richard'smyheroyouknow.

Mandy:Yeah,andmine.

Lucy:Mmm.Well,I'dbettergonow.I'vegothomeworktodo.

Mandy:OK.Let'smeetat6:30,outsidethecinema.

Lucy:Right.Seeyoutomorrow.

Mandy:Seeyou.

Exercise6

■StudentsreadthephrasesandlookatthetelephoneconversationintheFunctionFile.Askthemtoguesssomeofthemissingphrasesinthedialogue.

■Studentsthenlistentothetapeandcompletethedialogue.

Answers

19732732Thisis3please4hangon5areyouupto6Sorry7Whydon'twe8Doyoufancy9Wouldyoulike10Ican't

11I'dloveto12I'dbetter13Let's14Seeyou

■Whenstudentshavecheckedtheiranswers,havethemreadthesentencesaloud.

Pronunciation

Exercise7

■ReadtheStrategiesboxwiththeclass.Askstudentsifthesamestrategiesapplyintheirownlanguage.whenlisteningtoannouncementsatstationsorairports,whenlisteningtoTVorradio,whenlisteningtosomeonetellingthemabouttheirholiday).

■Studentslistentothesevensentencesonthecassette.Pauseaftereachsentenceforstudentstoidentifythestressedwords.

■Thenplaythecassetteforstudentstorepeatthesentences.

Answersandtapescript

Thestressedwordsareunderlined.

1Hello,MrsTurner.ThisisMandy.

2Whatareyouuptothisweekend?

3Ohgood.Whydon’twegoonSaturdaymorning?

4Well,Ican’t…mm…I’vegotamusiclessononSaturdaymorning.

5DoyoufancydoingsomethingonFridaynight?

6Well,I’dbettergonow.

7Let’smeetat6:30,outsidethecinema.

Speaking

Exercise8

■Ifyouhaveinformationaboutwhatishappeninginyourareathefollowingweekorweekend,bringitsothatstudentscanincludeitinthethingstheywouldliketodo.

■Readthroughtheexampleswiththeclassandelicitmorethingstodo.

■Eachstudentmakesnotesofwhathe/shewouldliketodofromFridayafternoontoSundayafternoon.

Exercise9

■Beforestudentsdothepairwork,revisetelephonelanguagebylookingbackattheFunctionFileandhavingstudentssaytheexpressionsaloud.

■Studentsthenworkinpairsphoningeachother,makingsuggestionsofwhattodoattheweekend,acceptingorrejectingthesuggestionsandfinallyagreeingwhattodoandmakingarrangements.

■Thepairstellt