英语Unit 3 Online tours教学设计

Welcome to the unit

Teaching aims:

1. To name the different parts of a computer.

2. To grasp and talk about the basic uses of computers.

3. To know the main topic of this unit.

Teaching steps:

Step 1 Learning targets and New words

Present the learning targets.

Show some pictures of new words.

Get the students to read them follow the teacher.

Step 2 Free talk

What do you usually do when you are free?

Learning about computers

Annie, Simon’s cousin, wants to learn about the different parts of a computer. Look at the picture below and help her write the correct answers in the boxes.

keyboard   main unit   mouse   screen

Lead the students to say something about the computer.

Show the picture of a computer, revise the names of each unit.

Continue to lead: What else can we do with a computer?

Step 3 Presentation

Present some pictures of different uses of computers.

chat with friends

play games

send and receive emails

do word processing

search for information

watch videos

Step 4 Listen and answer

Play the tape recorder and let the students listen and answer the following questions:

What does Simon usually use his computer for? Why?

He usually uses it to search for information. Because it’s fast and easy.

Step 5 Practice

Simon and Daniel are talking about the different uses of computers. Work in pairs and ask each other what you use a computer for. The ideas in the box may help you. Use the conversation below as a model.

chat with friends              do word processing

play games                  search for information

sending and receive emails      watch videos

The teacher act the dialogue with a student and then get the students to practice with their partners.

A: What do you usually use your computer for?

B: I usually use it to...

A: Why?

B: Because ...

A: How often do you use your computer for this?

B: ...

Step 6 Presentation

Get the students to talk about this question:

Do Eddie and Hobo know well about computers?

Step 7 Listen and answer

Listen to the recording and answer the questions:

What do Eddie and Hobo think the computer look like?

They think it looks like a TV.

Do you know what "the remote control" really is?

It is a mouse.

Step 8 Read the dialogue and act it out!

Give the students some time to practice the dialogue with their partners and then ask some groups to come to the blackboard to perform for the rest.

Step 9 Homework

1. Read the text book and learn the new words and phrases by heart.

2. Do the exercises in the workbook.