Module6TheInternetandTelecommunicationsⅠ.TheGeneralIdeaofThisModuleThismodulemainlydealswiththeInternetandknowledgeofthetelecommunications.Nowadaysinformationisplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinsociety,economiclifeandmanyotherfields.AlotofpeoplemakefriendsandchatwithothersbymeansoftheInternet.Theymakefriendsnotonlywiththelocalpeople,butalsowithpeoplewhocomefromChinaandothercountries.Thetelecommunicationsisnecessaryinourdailylife.Everydaywecommunicatewitheachotherbytelephones,cellphonesandsoon.Besides,inthismodulewearegoingtolearnsomewords,expressionsandsentencepatternsontheInternetandtelecommunications.Asfarasthegrammarisconcerned,wearegoingtolearntheformationofcompoundwordsandtheusageofthedefinitearticleandzeroarticle.Intermsofpronunciation,thestudentswilllearntostressimportantinformationinadialogue.Ofcoursebyfinishinglearningthismoduleandthroughpracticing,thestudentsarerequiredtoimprovetheirabilitiesoflistening,speaking,readingandwriting.Besides,thestudentsshouldalsolearnsomestrategiesoflearning.INTRODUCTIONThreeactivitieshavebeendesignedinthispart.ItintroducessomewordsandexpressionsandtheirmeaningsontheInternet.Studentsarerequiredtobefamiliarwiththesewordsandexpressionssothattheycanhaveafurtherstudyofthismodule.READINGANDVOCABULARYThispartmainlyintroducestheInternet,thesettingupoftheInternettous.ItalsodealswiththeWorldWideWebandtheinventionofit.ThestudentsareaskedtoknowsomethingabouttheInternetandhaveaknowledgeoftheWorldWideWebbyreadingtheparagraph.PostReadingandthedesigningoftheactivitiesaimathelpingstudentstestiftheygettherelevantinformationcorrectlyoriftheyhelpthemunderstandtheinformationfurther.GRAMMAR1Thissectionintroducesknowledgeofwordformation:thebuildingofcompoundnouns.ThestudentsareaskedtoknowtheformationofthethreetypesofcompoundnounsandthenconsolidatetheknowledgebydoingsomeexercisesinActivity1andActivity2.LISTENINGANDVOCABULARYWewillcompletetheexercisesonmultiplechoiceanddiscussionbylisteningtoaTVinterview.Thelisteningmaterialaimsatpracticingthestudents’listeningskillsandcomprehension.PRONUNCIATIONThissectionsuppliesashortdialogue,aimingatmakingthestudentsunderstandthatwordsofimportantinformationshouldproperlybestressedinaspecificsituation.GRAMMAR2Thissectionmainlyreviewstheusageofarticlesbycarryingoutthefouractivitieswhichhavebeendesigned.WRITINGThissectionrequiresthestudentstoreadtheshortessaydealingwiththeadvantagesofInternet.Andthenthestudentsareaskedtowriteashortparagraphgivingtheoppositeviewaccordingtothewordsandexpressionsgiven.Besides,theparagraphshoulddealwiththeimportanceofthehelpoftheteachersandcooperationamongtheclassmates.SPEAKINGANDREADINGLearnseveralcompoundnounsaboutthetelecommunications.Readashortparagraphaboutmobilephones.Investigatethenumberofstudentswhousemobilephonesintheclass.Finallydiscussthequestionsgiven.FUNCTIONReviewtheexpressingmethodsofpercentagesandnumbers.EVERYDAYENGLISHThispartmainlyreviewsthecommonlyusedsentencepatternsofshopping.CULTURALCORNERGettoknowthatpeoplesendtextmessagesbymobilephones,andgettoknowthephenomenonofusingaseriesofsymbolstoshowhowtheyfeelandhowtoexpressemotions.thesestudentsareabletoanswertherelevantquestions.TASKWorkingroupsoftwoormoretodesignaposter,introducingtheuseoftheInternet.MODULEFILESummarizethewordsandexpressions,grammar,pronuncia...
