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Unit3 Computers Teaching aims

1.

Knowledge aims （1）Get the students to learn the useful and expressions in this part. （2）Let students to learn about history and basic knowledge of computers. 2. Ability aims

Develop students' reading abilities and let them learn different reading skills. 3. Emotion aims : Arouse students' great interest in learning computers and let them learn to use the computers in their daily lives. Teaching difficulties and important points 1. Let the students learn more about history and basic knowledge of computers.

2. Get the students to learn different reading skills.

Teaching methods 1. Task-based teaching and learning 2. Cooperative learning 3. Discussion

Teaching procedures and ways Step1.Revision (3minutes)

Let the students read the words and expressions in Unit3 aloud. Step2.Practice（10minutes）

Work in groups to finish Part2 on page20, and ask the students to volunteer to give their answers and spell them. Step3.Practice (7minutes) Work in groups to finish Part3 on page20.First, ask the students to read the passage rapidly and answer the following two questions. And then ask them to complete the passage and volunteer to give their answers. Q1: Who is the character in this passage? (The writer’s brother)

Q2: What is special about the character?

(He was interested in computers.) Step4.Word puzzle (5minutes) Work in groups, read the following phrase and sentences and guess what they describe. Ask the students to volunteer to answer. Word Puzzle 1.

An old calculating machine used in China until now. (An abacus) 2.

It is built to solve some mathematical problems.But it is too big. (A huge computer) 3.

It is a new calculating machine which can solve a large number of

mathematical problems .

(A calculator) 4.

It is a personal computer which can solve all kinds of problems and is used widely now. A PC( personal computer) 5.

It is a kind of computer which can be taken conveniently like a

notebook. (A notebook computer) Step5.Translation(15minutes) Work in groups, translate the following key sentences,then ask some students to translate them in class. The key sentences: 1.

With the help of computer, you may not find it hard to deal with and share information. 在电脑的帮助下，你会发现处理和分享信息是不难的。

2.This will cost a lot of money, but after all, it is worth buying a computer for every teacher. 为每位老师购置一台电脑要花费很多钱，但毕竟这很值得。

3.If a new situation arises, they will make up new programes. 如果出现新的情况，他们会补充新的程序。

4.Personally, I think the team who won first place cheated. 就我个人而言，我认为赢得第一名的那支队作弊。

5.It is generally believed that IT has both advantages and disadvantages.

人们普遍认为信息技术既有优点又有缺点。

6.In a way, her English has improved but there is still a long way to go. 从某种程度上看，她的英语有所进步，但对她来说，学好英语道路还很长。

7.In common with

my teammates, I enjoy staying home reading novels

when I am on holiday. 和我的同伴们一样，放假时，我喜欢呆在家里看小说。

8.

However, people thought I was simple-minded until they discovered I had “artificial intelligence”. 可是人们本来以为我头脑简单，直到发现我有人工智能时，他们才不这么想了。

9.Charles Babbage

is generally considered to have invented the first computer. 人们普遍认为第一台电脑是查尔斯巴比奇发明的。

10.The door won’t

open anyway. 这门无论如何也打不开。

11.As

the years have

gone by, computers have been made smaller and smaller. 一年又一年过去了，电脑被制造得越来越小。

12.They had so much

work to do that

they have to

take turns (in/at) looking after their sick mother.

他们都很忙以致不得不轮流照顾生病的母亲。

13.

In my opinion, you should watch over your child, who often wanders in the streets. 依我看来，你应该看管好你那个孩子，他经常在街上徘徊。

Step6.Homework

Remember the words and expressions in unit3 after class.