致用英语综合教程综合英语2教案综合英语2教案unit

Section One Around the topicStep 1 Topic introduction:The topic of this unit is about cyberspace. This unit provides some information about the history of the internet and discusses some uses of the internet that have grown dramatically in recent years. The main reading text enables students to access and reflect on the future of cyberspace. In the Extension part, students will read about the benefits of a digital library.Step 2 watch the video1.Watch the video “April Fool’s Day in the Internet Age”. What tricks did the websites play?How are they different from the past?2.How has internet changed your life? Discuss in groups.Play the video twice and try to have students think about the questions in the PPT and then ask some volunteers to express their viewpoints.Step 3 Your ideasA.Which of the following famous IT faces do you recognize? Do you know what they arefamous for?Start the unit by encouraging students to think of IT entrepreneurs and their IT business success. The aim here is to get students talking about the benefits they enjoy in the electronic era. Ask students to identify the three IT entrepreneurs and match them to their companies.Conduct a class feedback and familiarize students with the benefits of high-tech products. If there is enough time, the teacher can add some questions such as how do they like the products of the above three companies, etc.B.How often do you use products made by these international IT giants? Has your life becomemore convenient since you started to use them? Share your ideas in pairs.Encourage student to discuss the effects of information technology on our daily life. You may elicit topics and write them on the board to start students thinking, e.g. travel, education, communication, food, interpersonal relationships, work, hobbies, sports, money, health, family, agriculture.C.How often do you do the following things?●check e-mail●chat on the net●buy things through internet●listen to music on the net●learn English on the net●play games●search information●read e-books●read news reports●watch movies onlineInvite some students to talk about their own internet experiences.Step 4 vocabularyA.Many web-related words are newly created or are common words assigned with newmeanings. Match the following words with their definitions.Ask students to do this exercise in pairs. Check answers by asking students to read out the definition of each word.Answers:1.BBS2.browser3.virus4.e-mail5.hacker6.cyberspace7.e-commerce8.blogB.Do you know any other new words in the computer world? Describe and explain them inpairs.Encourage students to brainstorm more words related to the cyberspace or the computer world.Step 5 Listening and speakingThe aim of this section is to help students learn about the drawbacks of searching information on the internet. Ask students to think of their own experiences of using the internet as a tool when doing homework. Is it time-consuming or is it worth the while to do so?Are you easily distracted by looking at other things? Play the recording and ask students to tell whether the statements are true or false.A.Listen to a man and a woman talking about surfing the internet. Decide whetherthe following statements are true (T) or false (F).Play the recording once or twice if necessary. Ask students to take notes while listening to the recording, and tell them the importance of taking note in the listening practice.And then ask for the feedback from several volunteers and check the answer together asa class.B.Listen again and answer the following questions.1.What has the man been doing for the last few hours?2.What information did the man want to find?3.Why does the woman say surfing the internet can be distracting?4.What is the thing the man really doesn’t like about the internet?Play the recording again and encourage students to improve their notes and find answers from the notes. Then check the answer as a class.C.Work in groups and discuss the following questions.1.How convenient is it for you to use the internet on campus?2.Do you regularly chat in a certain online group? What’s it about?3.What topics do you usually talk about when you chat online?Divide students into groups and have them discuss on the above questions and exchange ideas, then ask several representatives from each group to express their ideas.Section two ReadingStep 1 introductionThe topic of this unit is about cyberspace. This unit provides some information about the history of the internet and discusses some uses of the internet that have grown dramatically in recent years. The main reading text enables students to access and reflect on the future of cyberspace.This is an argumentative article, aiming at discussing the future of the internet. In the first。