U4CyberspaceLesson4VirtualTourismObjectives■Topractiseintensiveandextensivereadingskills(anticipatingmeaning,scanning).■Todevelopstrategiestomatchtopicswithparagraphs.■Toidentifyimportantwordsinatext.■Topractiseusinglinkingwords(addition)?Calso,aswellas,too.■Topractisecollocationswithdoandmake.■Tolistentoatalktofindoutmainfacts.ResourcesusedCassette,wallmapofNewZealand.PossibleproblemsSomestudentsmayknowlessthanothersaboutNewZealandandsofeelatadisadvantage.BackgroundAucklandisthelargestcityinNewZealand.BackgroundinformationonNewZealandisintheCultureCornerofthisunit.AnInternetpagehastextandgraphicsorphotographs.Someofthewordsonthepageareblue,andwhenthecursorpassesoverthem,itchangesshapeandbecomesahand.Thesebluewordsarethelinkstohypertextandifyouclickonthemwiththemouse,theyopenupnewpagesofinformationwhich,inturn,mayhavemorebluewordstotakeyoufurtherawayfromtheinitialinformationintomorespecificareas.Routesthroughthematerial■Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeoftheexercisesforhomeworkandomitExercise9.■Ifyouhavetime,dotheOptionsActivities.■Ifyouhavetwolessonsforaunit,asuitablenaturalbreakisafterExercise5.LanguagePower:pages60?C61.ReadingBeforeyoustartExercise1■AskstudentstocoverthetextandlookjustatthephotographsandguessfourthingsaboutAuckland.Encouragestudentstotalkaboutthephotographsas用心爱心专心muchaspossible,andtocontributeotherinformationtheyknowaboutAuckland.ReadtolearnExercise2■Studentsreadthetextquickly(givethematimelimitoftwominutesifyouwish)tochecktheirguesses.Answers1Aucklandisabigandmoderntown,abusinesscentre.2ThereisaninfluencefromtheMaori/5maUri/culture.3Thereisaharbourbridge.4Aucklandisnexttothesea.■IfyouhaveawallmapofNewZealand,putitupandencouragestudentstosaywhattheyknowaboutNewZealandandlifethere.■ReadtheReadingStrategieswiththeclass.■Askstudentstolookbackatthetext“TheFutureofCyberspace”inLesson1.Askstudentstoreadaloudthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.Discusshowthefirstsentencepredictsthecontentoftherestoftheparagraph.■StudentsthenlookatthetextinLesson4.Inpairs,studentsreadeachparagraphandunderline3?C5importantwordsintheparagraph.Studentsthenreportbacktotheclassandseeiftheyagreeabouttheimportantwords.Therewillbesomedifferencesbutstudentsshouldhavechosenmanyofthesamewords,e.g.inparagraph1?Clargestcity,NorthIsland,seasidebusiness,manycultures.Exercise3■Studentsreadthetextagainandcompletethetablewithinformationfromthetext.PopulationlessthanamillionLocationonNorthIslandHistoryMaorissettled650yearsago;Europeansettlementbeganin1840FamoussightsMtEden;ParnellVillage;AucklandMuseumClimateWarm;plentyofsunshineExercise4■Studentsfollowthelasttwostrategiesandmatchthetopicswiththeparagraphs.■Whencheckinganswers,havestudentsreadoutthefirstsentenceoftheparagraphtoshowhowitrelatestothetopic.Answersa2b5c3d?Ce4f1■Ingroups,studentsdiscusswhatwouldattractthempersonallyiftheywenttoAuckland,usingthestructure:IfIwenttoAuckland,I’dliketo….Exercise5■Studentslocatethewordsinblueinthetext.Askstudentshowthese'hot用心爱心专心word'(or'hypertext')workonarealInternetpage.■Studentsworkinpairs,matchingtheinformationwiththewords.Answers1businessandindustry2Maoris3Wellington4AucklandHarbourBridge5nuclear-freezoneExercise6■Askstudentstofindthewordsintheparagraphsinthetextandtoreadaloudthesentencescontainingthelinkingwords.Askstudentswhattheselinkingwordsdo(addmoreinformation).■S...
