Study skills: Finding information on the Internet优质课一等奖

Unit 8 Pets

Study skills

Teaching aims:

1.

know about Internet

2.

be able to use search engine 3.

use key words to find information through the Internet

Teaching contents: 1.

Words: useful , search 2.

Phrases: on the Internet, all over the world, millions of, search engine. 3.

Sentences: there is a lot of useful information on the websites. Teaching important and difficult points How to look for information using the search engine. Teaching preparation 3 topics and multimedia Teaching process Step 1. Lead-in

1.

Great situation for the students:

Many old people live by themselves. They feel lonely sometimes. So they want to keep a pet. They would like to keep a dog. But they know little about dogs. How can they choose their favorite one?

Read books/ watch TV/ go to the pet shop/ ask others for help

2.

Guide the students to answer: Is there an easy and fast way ?

(It’s easy and fast to finding information on the Internet.)

3.

What is the Internet? Tell the students that there is a lot of information on the Internet. We can look for information using the Internet. 4.

What can we use Internet to do?

(learn about the world/buy many things/ find the information) 5. How can we find information on the Internet?

(search engine and keywords)

List some useful search engine: Step 2. Practice

1.

Finish exercises on Page 101 2.

Play a game : search for information online a. Choose one topic and read it out b. Tell the keywords c. Search for information

(Ask 3 students to show how to find information on the internet) Topic 1. Daniel wants to find information about the history of football. Topic 2. Millie wants to know about the ways of learning English well. Topic 3. Exchange students wants to know about Dragon Boat Festival.

Step 3. Further think—Group discussion.

Is it good for us to use the Internet too often? Why or why not? (No. It will take us much time. It is bad for our eyes. Some students may lose themselves in(沉迷于) computer games ) Step 4. Homework 1. Remember the key points we have learnt .

2. Search information about kinds of dogs and write a report on them. Blackboard design: 1. internet 2. search engine 3. keyword 4. click on