1 Unit 5 Sources of Information Objectives: After finishing this unit, students will be able to: ● get useful information from various sources ● learn to use the key words and expressions in this unit ● learn to develop a good sense of subject and predicate agreement in writing ● learn to adopt the reading skill Identifying the topic while reading ● learn to write ads about subscriptions to magazines Section I Listen and Talk (2 periods) Step 1 Lead in (25 Mins) 1. Warm up questions: What is the meaning of the title? How do you understand it? Sources of Information: 信息来源 source: n. place from which sth comes or is obtained e.g. News from a reliable source n. person or thing supplying information e.g. He cited many sources for his book. at source: at the point of origin or beginning 2. Listening (Listen to the passage and fill the missing words in the blanks. Listen three times) Key words: sources of information, talking, written, magazines sources, newspapers, electronic sources, radio, television, internet, favorites 3. Words explanation printing press: 刻板印刷 in a typical day: in a usual day 4. Look at the pictures and try to say something about how to get information from different sources. (Pair-work) Step 2 Dialogues (40 Mins) 1. Listening to the two sample dialogues and try to answer some questions Dialogue 1 Sharing Information Where did they meet before? How could Li learn about Tom’s interest? How did Tom have classes and get other information? Dialogue 2 Revisiting the Net Bar How can one quickly find some information on the internet? 2. Practice Read two dialogues in pairs (pair work) 3. Learn some useful phrases and expressions: English Corner: 英语角 learn ...
