Lesson 3 Virtual Reality

Teaching aims:

To practise using first and second conditionals.

To assess whether websites are real.

Teaching difficulties: To practise expressing preferences

Teaching Aids: computer and cassette

Teaching procedures:

Ⅰ. Warming up

T: What is virtual reality？

S:

T: The use of computers make situations feel and look real. What do people use the technology to do?

S:

T: Which of these uses for virtual reality are possible now?

* virtual reality holidays

* learning to fly using virtual reality technology

* playing virtual reality computer games

* visiting virtual museums on the Internet

S:

T: Possible uses for virtual reality now:

Playing virtual reality computer games

Learning to fly using virtual reality simulator

Visiting virtual museums on the Internet

Show students some slides to prove these facts

T: Would you like to visit the Science Museum website? Why or why not?

　Would you like to go to a virtual university?

S:

T: Virtual reality can bring us lots of convenience. You will find lots of good information at home, and needn't spend time traveling there.