Unit 3 The world online

Word power

Teaching aims:

After learning this period, the students will be able to:

1. enlarge their vocabulary related to the Internet;

2. arouse their interest in learning more about the Internet.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 lead-in

1. Lead in by reviewing the words about computers, which have been learned in Module 4, Unit 3. Show the picture about a computer; get students to give the names of the different parts. (PPT4-5)

2. Brainstorming. The Internet plays a very important role in our daily lives. To surf the Internet, we need to be familiar with some words and terms. How many words do you know related to the Internet?

　Ask students to give as many words as they can. （PPT6）

Step 2 Vocabulary learning

1. Ask students to read Part A. Make sure that students know what these words in blue mean or refer to in Chinese.

2. Get students to fill in the blanks with their books closed to see whether they have remember all the words listed in Part A. （PPT7-10）

1) When you _________ for something, you are looking for specific information.

2) You can click the button of _____________ to return to the previous page.

3) When you're looking at information without a specific goal, you're__________.

4) When you find something on the Internet that you want to save, you can __________ it onto your computer.

5) When you want to bring a page to full size, click the ___________ icon.

6) If you have something you want to publish on the Internet, you can __________ it from your computer.

7) When you finish viewing a page, you can click the ______ icon at the top right hand corner to exit the page.

8) When the web page has a problem, you can click on the __________ button and the page may appear again without a problem.

9) If you want to stop viewing a page, but you might want to come back to it later, click the ________ icon and the name of the page will stay at the bottom of your screen.

Answers:

1）search 2）back arrow 3）browsing 4）download 5）maximize

6）upload 7）close 8）refresh 9）minimize

3. Ask students to focus on Part B on Page 38 and encourage them to read the sentences individually first. Make sure that students these words mean or refer to in Chinese. (ppt11-12)

Step 3 Vocabulary using