Session 1 (90-100 minutes)

Session 1 (90-100 minutes)

Session TasksSession Tasks

Listen and TalkListen and Talk

Read and Explore Passage ARead and Explore Passage A

Lead-inDialogue Samples

Communicative Tasks

Dialogue 1Dialogue 2

Task 1

Task 2

Listen and Talk

Lead-in

What conveniences has the Internet brought to us?

Task 1 Catching the missing informationTask 1 Catching the missing information

Lead-in questionLead-in question

Listen and read

Lead-in

The Internet is really an ocean of information and a ________tool for communication. You can find almost anything you want. Google.com, for example, may _________you just fine. You can also ___________________ with whomever you wish online. If you want to explore cloning technology, find a discussion group; if you want to share opinions on how to improve your English, ________ a query on BBS or enter a _____________. Many colleges and millions of students are now

_____________________________the convenience of online learning programs. Peter Drucker predicted, “Thirty years from now the big university campuses will be relics… It’s as large a change as when we first got the printed book.”

Listen and complete

Listen and check The Internet is really an ocean of information and a __________tool for communication. You can find almost anything you want. Google.com, for example, may _________ you just fine. You can also ___________________ with whomever you wish online. If you want to explore cloning technology, find a discussion group; if you want to share opinions on how to improve your English, ________ a query on BBS or enter a _____________. Many colleges and millions of students are now

_____________________________the convenience of online learning programs. Peter Drucker predicted, “Thirty years from now the big university campuses will be relics… It’s as large a change as when we first got the printed book.”

handyserve

communicate

post

chatroomtaking advantage of

Exploring vocabulary Work in pairs to pick out he words and expressions related to the unit topic. Work in pairs to pick out he words and expressions related to the unit topic.

an ocean of information handy post a query on BBS enter a chatroom take advantage of relics online learning program Google.com

an ocean of information handy post a query on BBS enter a chatroom take advantage of relics online learning program Google.com

Lead-in

Work in groups to talk about the pictures on Page 29. You may use the words and expressions you’ve learned from the listening passage.

Task 2 Talking about pictures

Task 2 Talking about pictures

Dialogue SamplesDialogue 1 First Time in a Chartroom

1. Have you had any experience of chatting with a

foreigner on the Internet?

2. How much do you know about the chatroom and

chatroom English?

Lead-in questionsLead-in questions

Dialogue Sample Study

Read the dialogue in pairs and speak out the chatroom English used in the dialogue.

Which sentences?

Hi, asl?

u like Chinese food?

Too far to reach.

GTG (Got To Go. ）

Do you know more? RUOK (Are you OK) DIY (Do it yourself) IC (I see) CU (See you) THX (Thanks) FTF (face to face) IOW (in other words) POV (point of view) TTUL (Talk to you later)

Listen and read

First Time in a ChartroomDialogue 1

Teng Yuezhi, a freshman in a

university, using a nickname

Snail, is chatting in English with

an American university student

nicknamed Devil angel.

Listen and imitate

First Time in a ChartroomDialogue 1

Teng Yuezhi, a freshman in a

university, using a nickname

Snail, is chatting in English with

an American university student

nicknamed Devil angel.

Dialogue Samples

Lead-in question If you have some difficulty in English learning,

would you like to ask for overseas help on the Internet? If you do so in a chatroom, how will you

Reference I want to improve my reading comprehension, but I

just don’t know what to do, could you give me some advice?

express yourself?express yourself?

Dialogue 2 Seeking Overseas HelpDialogue 2 Seeking Overseas Help

Dialogue Sample Study

Read the second dialogue in pairs and speak out the sentences or expressions used for seeking overseashelp over the Internet.help over the Internet.

Which sentences or expressions ? Can I take all the courses I like? Hi, David. How r u? Say hello to u. Hello Wang. LTNS. Nice to C U. Did u have a happy weekend? We r preparing to … LOL U can come to this chatroom to meet me… G/G. See ya.

Listen and read

Dialogue 2 Seeking Overseas Help

Two girls, Li Jiexin and Wang Kecheng

(L&W), are chatting over the Internet with a

foreign friend, David, in the US. They are

talking about taking part in a scientific

competition.

Listen and imitate

Dialogue 2 Seeking Overseas Help

Two girls, Li Jiexin and Wang Kecheng

(L&W), are chatting over the Internet with a

foreign friend, David, in the US. They are

talking about taking part in a scientific

competition.

Communicative Tasks

Task 1 Chatting online Task 1 Chatting online

Task 2 Chatting in the university website Task 2 Chatting in the university website

RoleRole

AARoleRole

AARoleRole

BBRoleRole

BB

A Chinese student

Situation: A Chinese student is chatting online with an English student. They are talking about their studies and also China and Britain. In the course of their conversation, the Chinese student asks about some Internet slang used by the British.

An English student

Task 1 Chatting online

Work in pairs to role play Task 1 by imitating Dialogue 1. You may use the following tips.

Questions Wanna chat?

Where r u?

What is your major?

What do you know about China?

Do you know anything about …?

Answers

Yeah. I couldn’t agree more.

Accounting, Engineering, Philosophy…

A great country with a long history, largest population

Fastest developing economy

Hope to see China with my own eyes.

London is one of the largest cities, financial center, …

Some Internet slag

IC = I see

IMO = in my opinion

BBL=be back later

AFK=away from keyboard

BTW=by the way

G/G=got to go

CU= See you.

RoleRole

AARoleRole

AARoleRole

BBRoleRole

BB

Snooker, an international student

Situation: Leo is chatting with an international student (Snooker) in the university website. He introduces his online English reading class to his partner and seeks his advice to learn English.

Leo

Task 2 Chatting in the university website

Work in pairs to role play Task 2 after class by imitating Dialogue 2. You may use the following tips.

Questions Anyone wanna talk with me?

Are u an English major?

Any advice on English study?

Any tips to improve my English?

How do u like English online?

Where can I find interesting things to listen to?

Answers Yeah, great u r. Listen to more tapes … Some websites offer audio files … Use … to search for …(Google, MSN…) Some students just cannot control themselves

without a teacher before them. Learn at our own pace, much more

information than a traditional class, learn with more flexibility, more relaxed, better results, easy to download the learning materials…

Read and Explore

Passage A Internet and Education

Lexical Preparation

Work in groups to pick out the sentences containing the following key words and expressions and discuss how they are used in context.

Exploring vocabularyExploring vocabulary

play a role (in) extend horizon of thinking

take over via accessible

issue available connect to

predict in addition spread out

play a role (in) extend horizon of thinking

take over via accessible

issue available connect to

predict in addition spread out

Lexical Preparation

1. Education plays a very important role in everybody’s life. ( Para. 1)

2. We go to school because we want to know more abut the world around us and at the same time

extend our horizons of thinking.(Para.1) 3. Learning via the Internet is a new style that many

people believe is more successful than the conventional form of learning.(Para.2)

ContextContext

4. The Internet allows schools to develop a large amount of learning material that is accessible. (Para. 2)

5. There are so may choices of courses and subjects or time frames that completing a program is not an issue for students anymore. ( Para. 2)

6. Today there is a “library” in our house and it is available 24 hours a day. ( Para. 3)

7. While I am at home with my baby, I am still able to connect to the world and search for any educational materials I need. ( Para.3)

8. People are predicting that education will be much cheaper in the future because of Internet access to information. (Para.4)

9. In addition, regular courses (offline) depend on books and other traditional paper-based materials…

( Para. 4)

10. Education will spread out more and more online and

students will have more choices on how and when to

take their courses and classes. ( Para. 6)

1. extend1. extend v. to make sth longer or larger (in space or time); extend surface area, width or length of sth by unfolding or unrolling it; extend sth in size, area, etc; (cause sth to) become widely known

c.f. spread (out) (on/over sth)spread (out) (on/over sth)

Further studyFurther study

The bird is spreading (out) its wings. Spread a cloth on the table. The forest extends as far as the river.

The bird is spreading (out) its wings. Spread a cloth on the table. The forest extends as far as the river.

Examples

2. take over:2. take over: to take control of sth., especially in place

of sb.


Example

He took over the company from his father when he

was only 20.

He took over the company from his father when he

was only 20.

Her face is taking on a smile. Don’t take on more tasks than you can cope with.

Her face is taking on a smile. Don’t take on more tasks than you can cope with.

c.f. take offc.f. take off

c.f. take offc.f. take off

He took off his hat and greeted me. The plane is taking off soon.

He took off his hat and greeted me. The plane is taking off soon.

Examples

Examples

take ontake on take ontake on

take uptake up

Sorry for taking up so much of your time.

When did you take up teaching?

take totake to

I have taken to dancing.


Examples

Example

3. accessible (to sb) 3. accessible (to sb) adj. that can be reached, used,

obtained, etc.


The resort is easily accessible by road, rail, and air (to

you).

The resort is easily accessible by road, rail, and air (to

you).access (to)access (to) n.access (to)access (to) n.

Example

c.f. availablec.f. available (~ to sb) that can be used or obtained;

(of people) free to be seen, talked to, etc.


Tickets are available at the box office. Professor Li is available this afternoon.

Tickets are available at the box office. Professor Li is available this afternoon.

Examples

4. predict4. predict vt .to say in advance that sth. will happen


It is impossible to predict who will win. He can predict with great accuracy.

It is impossible to predict who will win. He can predict with great accuracy. predictable predictable adj. that can be predicted

predictable predictable adj. that can be predicted

predictable behavior, results, weather predictable behavior, results, weather

Example

Example

play a role (in) extend one’s horizon of

thinking take over

issue connect to

in addition

Using the vocabularyUsing the vocabulary

Make sentences with the following words and expressions: Make sentences with the following words and expressions:

Assignment

1. Pair task1. Pair task Role-play Communicative task 2 according to the topic and

the situation. Some pairs will be invited to do class

2. Individual tasks2. Individual tasks Learn the new words of Passage A by heart. Listen to and read Passage A aloud for at least two times.3. Group tasks3. Group tasks Do the pre-reading exercise of Passage A in groups. Analyzing structure of Passage A in groups.

performance in the next class.performance in the next class.



Session TasksSession Tasks

Role-playing of Communicative Task 2Role-playing of Communicative Task 2



Role-playing

Role-play Communicative Task 2. First in groups and then to the class. Some pairs will be invited to make comments.


Read and Explore

Warm-up Questions

Content Awareness

Language Focus

Consolidation Practice

Related InformationRelated Information

Class DiscussionClass Discussion

How to Learn

Related Information

Online Education

Online-learning enrollments are growing 33 percent a year and are expected to hit 2.2 million by 2004, according to International Data Corp.

Millions of people have rejected traditional education in favor of E-learning. And many universities have set up E-learning centers.

Related InformationRegister for Classes

and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. They may

register through the mail, by phone/fax or in person at the

center. Today, it is widespread at colleges and universities to

register through the Internet, so it is no longer a phenomenon

that students stand in a long line waiting to register for classes at

the registration center.

Students register for their classes with the help of their teachers. They are encouraged to register early, as class sizes are usually limited to a certain number of students

Warm-up Questions

1. What benefit does the Internet bring about to

our study?

2. If we have online classes, what will happen to us?

Content Awareness

Work in groups to exchange your ideas of how many

parts Passage A falls into.

Reading Task 1 Analyzing the passage structureReading Task 1 Analyzing the passage structure

Analyzing

structure Division Main idea

Para. 1

Paras. 2-5

Para. 6

Structure of Passage A Structure of Passage A

Introducing the topic of the passage (Technology is introducing to us an entirely

Introducing the topic of the passage (Technology is introducing to us an entirely

Online education is more successful than

the traditional form

Online education is more successful than

the traditional form

Prediction of online education: education will spread more and more online

Prediction of online education: education will spread more and more online

new approach of learning.)new approach of learning.)

Content AwarenessReading Task 2 Understanding details of each partReading Task 2 Understanding details of each part

Work in groups to discuss the following questions.

1. What are the typical characteristics of the traditional classroom?

2. Why is completing a program no longer a problem for an online student?

3. Why do many people believe learning via the Internet

is more successful than the conventional form of teaching?

4. What physical restrictions does conventional education have? Explain it.

Questions for class discussion

Content Awareness

1. What are the typical characteristics of the traditional

classroom?

1. What are the typical characteristics of the traditional

classroom?

A typical conventional classroom is a place where

teachers and students were working and exploring

the wonderful world of knowledge together, without

technical assistance.

A typical conventional classroom is a place where

teachers and students were working and exploring

the wonderful world of knowledge together, without

technical assistance.

Reference

2. Why is completing a program no longer a problem

for an online student?

2. Why is completing a program no longer a problem

for an online student?

Content Awareness

Because there are many choices of courses and

subjects and time frames available online.

Because there are many choices of courses and

subjects and time frames available online.

Reference

3. Why do many people believe learning via the Internet is

more successful than the conventional form of teaching?

3. Why do many people believe learning via the Internet is

more successful than the conventional form of teaching?

Content Awareness

Because the Internet allows schools to develop a large amount of learning material that is accessible for students online anytime. Or in other words, it is because the Internet is a big information provider, saves time and money and has no physical restrictions

Because the Internet allows schools to develop a large amount of learning material that is accessible for students online anytime. Or in other words, it is because the Internet is a big information provider, saves time and money and has no physical restrictions

Reference

as conventional education.as conventional education.

4. What physical restrictions does conventional

education have? Explain it.

4. What physical restrictions does conventional

education have? Explain it.

Content Awareness

It has space and time limitations. As for the classroom, the number of students is limited; and as for the class hour, students must attend classes or

It has space and time limitations. As for the classroom, the number of students is limited; and as for the class hour, students must attend classes or

Reference

repeat exercises at fixed time.repeat exercises at fixed time.

The Internet education is a new _______ of learning, which is more _____________ than the conventional form of teaching. Via the Internet, we can _______________________________________ with our classmates without leaving home. It not only ____________________________________ but also ____________________, and it has no ______________ limitations. Consequently, education will ___________ ___________________ and online life in the future is

simply inescapable.simply inescapable.

approachapproach

successfulsuccessful

exchange thoughts, opinions and informationexchange thoughts, opinions and information

provides us with considerable informationprovides us with considerable information

saves time and moneysaves time and money space and timespace and time

spread outspread outmore and more onlinemore and more online

Reading Task 3 Summarizing the passage by filling blanksReading Task 3 Summarizing the passage by filling blanks

Content Awareness

Class Discussion of Difficult Language Points

Read the passage again and see if there is any sentence or

word that you still don’t understand.

Do you understand?Do you understand?

Education plays a very important role in everybody’slife.

Education plays a very important role in everybody’slife.

“play a role” means play a part in a play; take part

in and make changes happen

She plays the leading role in a television show.

Does religion have a role to play in society today?

Paraphrase

ExamplesExamples

Learning via the Internet is a new style that many people believe is more successful than the

Learning via the Internet is a new style that many people believe is more successful than the

conventional: adj.—(of way of behaving) in the way which is

accepted by most people in a particular society and often follows a way of thinking or a custom

As an artist I find him very dull and conventional---he’s not prepared to try anything

ExampleExample

conventional form of teaching.conventional form of teaching.

belonging to the past belonging to the past

new.new.

Today there is a “library” in our house and it is available 24 hours a day.

Today there is a “library” in our house and it is available 24 hours a day.

available: adj.

— able to be obtained, used or reached

Is this dress available in a larger size?

I’m afraid that I’m not available to do the

show on the 19th.

ExamplesExamples

I am also able to exchange thoughts, opinions and information with my classmates without leaving my house.

I am also able to exchange thoughts, opinions and information with my classmates without leaving my house.

exchange: v.

— change (sth.) for sth. else

They exchanged heated words, and finally came

to a blow. Where can I exchange dollars for pounds?

ExamplesExamples

In addition, regular courses (offline) depend heavily on books and …

In addition, regular courses (offline) depend heavily on books and …

in addition (to):

— besides; furthermore; used when adding

another fact to what has already mentioned

In addition to the apples you asked for, I bought you some oranges.

ExampleExample

Consolidation in Class

Read and compare in groups the English sentences in Ex. 8, paying attention to their italicized parts, and then translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the

Ex. 8 Simulated TranslationEx. 8 Simulated Translation

structure of the English sentences.structure of the English sentences.

Reference

Ex.8 Simulated Translation1. 我们组织这次活动，是为了让大家都能在轻松的氛围中探讨这项计划，同时也是为了创造机会让大家相互之间更加熟悉，增进友谊。

We organized this activity because we’d like everybody to be able

to discuss the plan in a relaxing atmosphere, and at the same

time get to know and make friends with each other.


Reference

2. 这台机器不仅是复印机，而且是打印机。

This machine is not only a copier but also a

printer.

Ex.8 Simulated Translation


3. 就在不久前，每到傍晚工人下班经过时，这里都是一个热闹的市场，可是现在汽车改线了，集市不再存在。

Reference

Not long ago there used to be a noisy marketplace here

every evening when the workers went home from

work, but now the bus has changed its route and the



marketplace is no longer here.

Reference

4. 你的未来在很大程度上取决于你的能力，而一次考试的好坏并不很重要。

Your future depends heavily on your abilities while

how well you do at one exam is of little importance.



Reference

5. 在我看来，他的道歉太不够了。

In my opinion, his apology is simply inadequate.



Assignment1. Group task1. Group task

Talk about the feelings before, during and after the exam in groups. (Refer to the tips in Ex. 9)

2. Individual tasks2. Individual tasks

Write a paragraph describing your own online learning

experience. (Refer to Ex. 10) Do Exercises 2-7. Study the new words and expressions of Passage B.

Write a paragraph describing your own online learning

experience. (Refer to Ex. 10) Do Exercises 2-7. Study the new words and expressions of Passage B.

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