Unit4CyberspaceLesson2WebsitesTeachingaims:Topractiseextensiveandintensivelisteningskills.Tofindinformationfromawebsite.Tofocusonprominentlystressedasanaidtounderstanding–thekeycontentwordsineverysentencethatarestressed.Topractisemakingplansandsuggestionsoverthetelephone.Teachingdifficulties:TopractiseexpressingpreferencesTeachingAids:computerandcassetteTeachingprocedures:Ⅰ.WarmingupT:DoyouusetheInternet?S:T:Whatdoyouusuallyuseitfor?S:T:Netchangesourlifeandmakeslifemoreconvenient.Doyouwanttoknowitshistory?CanyouansweranyofthesequestionsaboutthehistoryoftheInternet?1.WhydidtheNetbegin?a)formilitaryreasonsb)forscientificreasonsc)forbusiness2.whatyeardiditstartin?a)1959b)1969c)19793.Whendidpeoplestartcallingitthe‘Internet’?a)the1980sb)theearly1990sc)thelate1990s4.WhendidtheInternetstarttogrowveryfast?a)thelate1980sb)themid-1990sc)thelate1990sanswers:1.a2.b3.a4.bⅡListeningandtalkingListentothetapeandanswerthequestions.ListenagainandanswerthequestionsWhydidtheNetbeginbythemilitary?ThePentagonwereworriedaboutcommunicationafteranuclearwar.In1969theythoughtoflinkingcomputersintoanetworksothatifonepartofthenetworkwasdestroyed,otherpartscouldcontinueworking.Whatdopeopleusethenetworktodo?Peopleusethenetworktoshareideas.Theyuseitforentertainment,e-mail,playinggamesandgettinginformation.Which‘website’canyouvisittodothesethings?a)findoutwhat’sgoingoninyourtownb)lookforajobc)findoutthelatestworldnewsd)getinformationforaschoolhistoryprojecte)writetoyourfriendbye-mailf)buyclothesa3b1c6d2e5f4askstudentstotellyouthereasonwhyyouchoosetheanswers.ListentoatelephoneconversationbetweentwopeopleinBrighton.WhichthingfromtheInternetpagedotheydecidetodo?GotothecinemaonFridayeveningtoseeRichardBailey’snewfilm,VirtualPlanetListentotheconversationagain.CompletetheFunctionFilewithwordsandphrasesfromthelist.Seeyou,973273,Wouldyoulike,hangon,areyouupto,Doyoufancy,I’dbetter,Whydon’twe,Ican’t,I’dloveto,Sorry,Let’s,Thisis,pleaseAnswerthequestionHello.(1)______.SaywhoyouareHello,MrsTurner.(2)________Mandy.AsktospeaktosomebodyCanIspeaktoLucy,(3)______?AsksomebodytowaitJust(4)________asecond.AskaboutplansWhat(5)____________thisweekend?Sayyoudidn’thear(6)_______?Makesuggestions(7)_____________goonSaturdaymorning?(8)___________doingsomethingonFridaynight?(9)______________togo?RejectsuggestionsWell,(10)_______.I’vegotamusiclesson.AcceptsuggestionsGreat,(11)__________.FinishthecalWell,(12)_________gonow.Makeanarrangement(13)_____meetat6:30,outsidethecinema.SaygoodbyeRight.(14)_______tomorrow.Answers:1.9732732.Thisis3.please4.hangon5.areyouupto6.Sorry7.Whydon’twe8.Doyoufuncy9.Wouldyoulike10.Ican’tPronunciationListeningStrategies:Importantwords•Listenforwordsthatarestressed.Theyareimportantwords.•Donotworryifyoudonothearalltheotherwords.Dotheexercise7Studentslistentothesevensentencesonthecassette.Pauseaftereachsentenceforstudentstoidentifythestressedwords.Thenplaythecassetteforstudentstorepeatthesentences.ⅢHomework
