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1、Unit 3,Unit 3 Computers,Using Language,The 21st century will be the century of Information Technology. Before you listen, discuss in pairs what IT consists of.,computers and radios, TV,Listen to the whole text and write down the main idea in one sentence.,Two students are talking about information t

2、echnology.,Listen to Part A and fill in the chart. Then do the same with Part B.,computers, books, radio and TV,books,TV,computers,What are the advantages and disadvantages of each form of IT? In small groups discuss this question and put your ideas onto the chart. Then decide when each kind of IT i

3、s most useful. Use these reasoning expressions in your discussion.,The advantage/ disadvantage is I think /dont think that Give me your reasons. What makes you think so? I thinkbecause of Lets decide As/ Since, I think I agree /dont agree because First Second I believe that Ive decided that Lets mak

4、e a decision,You can both listen and watch.,You cannot write to friends.,You can find information.,It is not always accurate.,You can listen to English.,You cannot watch a film.,You can get information.,Sometimes it is out of date.,Suggested answers:,Android,Name: _ Appearance: _ Size: _ Character:

5、_ Ability: _ Job: _,Andy,as big as a human,competitive, co-operative,can move and think like a human,striker,looks like a human,Read the passage and fill in the file for Andy.,striker,chips,signal,competitions,second place,coach,arises,artificial intelligence,1. Personally, I think the team that won

6、 first place cheated. 我个人认为得冠军的那个队作弊了。,personally adv. 就自己而言; 就我个人来说,Language points,e.g. She didnt like the plan, but personally I see nothing wrong with it. 她不喜欢这项计划, 但我本人觉得没 什么不好的。,person,personally,personal,al,2. They had developed a new type of program just before the competition. type n. 类型 e.

7、g. This is a new type of machine, with lots of meters on it. 这是一种新型的机器, 上面有许多仪 表。,type v. 打字 你帮我打一下这封信好吗? e.g. Will you please type this letter for me?,type: 表示各项事物在本类中都是典型的。 kind: 特指在分类中能放在一起的性质相同 且相似的一类事物。,type 完全地 in this way 用这种方法,用way的相关短语填空。 Perhaps he should have said nothing, but _ it was hi

8、s duty. 2. Im sorry but your leg is _. 3. I got caught in the heavy rain _ home.,in a way,in the way,on the way,4. She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.,1) move (n.) 行动; 步骤 (可数),e.g. Whats our next move?,make a move 动身, 采取行动 be on the move 在活动, 在行进中,2)

9、while watching = while she watches,e.g. While he was doing his English homework, he fell asleep. = While doing his .,5. Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises. arise vt. 发生，产生； 站起来，起身；起床；上升，升起,e.g. Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment. The girl a

10、rises from her chair when he entered the room.,That morning I arose early and waited for Mr. Brown to pick me up. A heavy smoke arose and hung over the town.,【拓展】 arise from / out of 由引起，产生 其含义相当于短语result from。 e.g. Accidents arose from / out of carelessness.,6. After all, with the help of my electr

11、onic brain which never forgets anything with the help of 在的帮助下,e.g. _, I have made rapid progress in my English study. 在老师的帮助下, 我的英语进步很快。,With the help of the teacher,In small groups, discuss how to design your own android. The following questions can help you.,1. What would you like it to look like

12、? 2. What are some of the things you would like it to do? 3. Do you want it to be like a man or a woman, or neither? 4. How much would it cost?,I think that In my opinion I believe that Whats your reason? I had decided that,Create your own android. Fill in the file, and compare with your partner.,My

13、 Own Robot Name: _ Job: _ Size: _ Appearance: _ Character: _ Ability: _ _ _,Yuan,same height as a ten-year-old,small woman with four arms,patient and kind,Can finish reading some books in a few minutes and print out the information when needed,homework helper,Possible answers,A: What kind of robot h

14、ave you decided to make? B: Ive decided that we should have a homework android. It could do all our work after class and leave us more time to play football. A: OK. But what do you think it should look like?,Sample dialogue,B: In my opinion, it should have four arms to carry the books, a large head to remember all the lessons and a printer to write out the answers. What do you think? A: Well, that sounds sensible. Perhaps it could also put all the exercises into specially marked boxes for each subject so we could find them quickly. What about putting that in its stomach ar