Unit18InventionsPeriodFourIntegratingskillsandwritingI.Teachingaims.1.Learnareadingpassagetoimprovethestudents’readingabilityandlearnaboutsciencemetaphors.2.Dowritingpracticetoimprovethestudents’abilityofwritingaprocessessayKeywordsandphrases1.digital;paste;storage;electronics2.inthemind;besimilarto;atahighplace;nowthat…;afterallII.TeachingproceduresActivity1.Checktheassignment.Activity2.Integratingskills1.FastreadingReadthepassagequicklyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1).Whyarescientificmetaphorslike“memory”and“cutandpaste”useful?Howdotheylimitourthinking?2).ThinkofmorewordsweusetotalkaboutcomputersandInternet.Howwelldotheydescribethethingsoractiontheyareusedfor?Arethereotherwordswecouldusethatmightbebetter?Suggestedanswers:1)Theymakeiteasierforustounderstandanduseanewtool.Meanwhiletheymaymakeitmoredifficultforustousethenewinventioninthebestway.2)copy,file,delete,lock,enter,return,storeActivity4.WritingpracticeDiscusshowtowriteaprocessessay:高考链接：请你根据提示用英语写一篇短文（选自05北京卷书面表达）：情景作文美国中学生Jeff将要来你所在的红星中学学习中文，经协商安排住在你家。假设你是李华，请给Jeff写一封信，按照下图顺序介绍他来中国后的生活安排。注意：1．信的开头已为你写好。2．词数不少于60。用心爱心专心DearJeff,I’mLiHuafromBeijingHongxingMiddleSchool.I’mveryhappytolearnthatyou’regoingtostaywithmyfamilywhileyou’reinBeijing.Bestwishes,LiHuaWordsandexpressionsmaybehelpful:1.bathroom;delicious;fun;request2.provide…with…;bequitecloseto…;theschooldininghall;playballgamesOnePossibleVersion:DearJeff,I’mLiHuafromBeijingHongxingMiddleSchool.I’mveryhappytolearnthatyou’regoingtostaywithmyfamilywhileyou’reinBeijing.Whileyouarehere,we’llprovideyouwitharoomofyourownwithabed,adesk,acoupleofchairsandaTV.You’llalsohaveyourownbathroom.Ourschoolisquiteclosetoourhome,sowecouldgotoschooltogetherbybike.Atnoonwe’lleatattheschooldininghall.I’msureyou’lllikethedeliciousChinesefoodthere,andenjoytalkingwithfriendsoverlunch.Classesinourschoolusuallyfinishat4intheafternoon.Youcanthenjoinotherstudentsinplayingballgamesorswimming.It’llbealotoffun.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorrequests,pleaseletmeknow.We’lltryourbesttomakeyourstayhereinBeijingapleasantexperience.用心爱心专心Bestwishes,LiHua用心爱心专心
