Discussion Should high school students be allowed to use cellphons at school?

Discussion

• Should high school students be allowed to use cellphons at school?

Listening

• Listen to the tape and try to guess what is being described. What can the things be used for? Try to fill in the blanks.

Listening : Passage One

• These are very simple. Two ______, about 20___________ long. They are usually made of _____.You hold the two sticks in one hand. You put one stick between two of your ______, and you hold the other one with your ______.These things can be difficult to use at first, but you will soon learn how to _______even small pieces of food.

sticks

centimetreswood

fingers

thumb

pick up

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Passage Two This thing is very ________ and useful. Almost

everyone has one these days. You can see people using this thing on the bus, when they are _______, or at home. It is usually small, about the same_____ as your hand, and it comes in many colours. There are several ________ on it, some for numbers, others for other things. It can be put in your _______or in a small bag. With it, you can talk to people far away.

popular

walkingsize

buttons

pocket

Passage Three This is a large _____ with a big door. If you

open the door, a _____ comes on and you can see what’s inside. You’d better not leave the door open for too ______, because it is not good for the things inside. You might catch a cold, too, if you stand in front of the open door. There are several ________inside, some in the box itself, some in the door. You usually find this large box in the _______.

box

light

long

shelves

kitchen

Listening Object described Possible uses

1.

2.

3.

Try to think of more new uses.

Chopsticks

Cellphone

Refridgerator

Eating, opening a bottle....

Making phone calls, sending pictures /e-mails......

Keeping food fresh,Keeping drinks cool......

Exercise 2

Think about things we use in our everyday life. Describe two or three such things to your partner and see if he or she can guess what you are describing. Don’t make it too easy to guess!

• What does it look like?• Who usually uses it?• When is it used?• What is it used for?• How do people use it?• Where do you usually use it?• What is it made of?• How does it work?

Guessing game

• One student stand in front of the class without seeing the screen. Another student describe the thing shown on the screen and the other guess what it is.

What is white when it's dirty and black when it's clean?

Answer:A blackboard

What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?

Answer:Hot dog

Riddles

• What is the smallest room in the world?

• Mushroom. (蘑菇 )

• What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

• Drink well water. (井水，健康的 )

• How do we know the ocean is friendly?

• It waves. (起波浪，招手致意 )

homework

1.Look for more interesting riddles.

2.Think about the question: Does technology always bring us happiness?

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