Module6TheInternetandTelecommunicationsCulturalCornerTeachingobjectives:*Helpstudentstodoaclasssurveyabouttheuseofmobilephonesintheformofgroupwork;*Guidethestudentstoknowabouttextmessagesandemoticonsandintroducetherulesofshorteningwordsbyreadingcomprehension;Besides,makesurethestudentscanusewhatthey’velearnttocommunicatewithpersonsbysendingtextmessages;*EncouragethestudentstotalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheuseofthesekindsofwordsandemoticonsbycomparingthechangesofChinesecharacterandEnglishwords.Difficulty:*Howtoguidethestudentstoperformagooddebate.Strategy:Bydoingasurvey,studentsareabletoconcludeonacertaintopic,andinthewayofexploring,studentssharewhattheyhaveobservedorfoundthroughteamwork.Besides,intheformofdebate,theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthechangesoflanguageswillbediscussed.Helpstudentstotakenoteswhilereading.TeachingAid:computerTeachingprocedure:WordstudyandwarmingupActivatethestudentstolistthenamesofsomenewthingsabouttelecommunications.Thenfocusononeitemofthem–mobilephone.Direction:Thewayofactivatingthestudentstolistthenewthingsabouttelecommunicationsistodividethestudentsintotwogroupsandchooseastudentfromeachgroupwritedownthewordshis/hergroupmembersmentionontheblackboardintheformofcompetition.Themore,thebetter.Andthewordsmustbecorrect.Motivatethestudentstodoasurveyabouttheuseofmobilephonesaftersomewarming-upactivities.Thentextmessagesbecomethetopic.用心爱心专心Direction:Encouragethestudentstochoosefiveclassmatestotalkto,andtheycanstandupandtalkaroundaslongastheycanfinishthesurvey.Andthentheyshoulddrawaconclusionaboutthemainuseofmobilephones.CulturalcornerAccordingtotheirsurvey,askthemhowtowritetextmessages,andthenleadinthepassageonpage59.Readingcomprehensionwiththehelpofsomequestionsonthestudents’page.Questionsarelistedasfollows:Groupworktosolvethedifficultyfromthetextbook:1.Wherehaveyoubeen?I’vebeenwaitinghoursforacall2.Doyouwanttogotothecinematonight?3.I‘vegotatextmssgefrommyfriend.She’shavingapartyonSaturday.Doyouwanttocome?Direction:Guidethestudentstoworkingroupstosolvetheproblemstogether.Moreexamplestoshowtothestudentsaboutthespecialwaysoftextmessages.LOL----laughingoutloudIOW---inotherwordsThentellthestudentsthereisanotherwayofcommunication---abbreviationwithmoreexamples.Students’showtime–toshowtheirowntextmessagewiththewaysofshorteningthewordswithemoticons,shorthand,andabbreviationafterreading.ExtensionEncouragethestudentstofindoutwhethertheChinesemobilephoneusersusethissimilarwayoftextmessagesornot,andlistsomeexamplesintheformofdiscussion.Encouragethestudentstodiscussingroupsabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingthiskindofwaytocommunicatewithothers.Direction:Studentsdiscussinagroup,buttheshypersonshouldbethereportertoreportthegroup’sopinioninpublic.用心爱心专心Encouragethestudentstodebate,andguidethestudentstorealizethatthebestwaytokeepusuptodateistostudyandreadbooks.Direction:Explaintherulesofdebatefirst,thenencouragethemtostatetheirownopinions.Homework:Writeanargumentativecompositionwhichshouldbewellorganized:Para1:Putforwardthetopicofthecomposition;Para2:Somethink……Para3:However,othersthink/disagree……Para4:Yourpointofview……用心爱心专心
