Unit 3 The world onlineAims and requirements◆ Read two debates and an information sheet ◆ Listen to speeches about how people watch and listen to the news ◆ Talk about the Internet and ask questions about facts and figures ◆ Write an e-mail reporting facts and figures ◆ Do research on the Internet and design a poster Procedures● Welcome to the unitStep 1: Brainstorming With the rapid development of Internet, it has been influencing our daily life tremendously. Internet has transformed our lives and the way we communicate, we learn, we work and spend our free time. In fact, it has more or less changed every aspect of human society.Boys and girls，please read the instructions and focus on the four pictures. Then try your best to think of information you know about each picture. Anyway, I’ll give you a brief introduction first. (For example, “We are going to talk about how we use the Internet. Try to find how we can use the Internet and how the Internet can affect our lives.”)Picture 1What can people do on this website? What do we call this kind of website that provides searching services? (We call it search engine.)Do you know how to find information on the internet using a search engine?What search engines do you know or often use? Which is your favorite search engine? Picture 2Have you ever heard of shopping online or bought anything online? What is shopping online like? What do you think would be the advantages of buying things online? (As online shopkeepers do not have to pay for the rental of a real shop, the products sold on line are usually cheaper than those in real shops. It is easy and convenient to compare a product in several online shops. Paying for th...
