Unit three The world online Welcome to the

Unit three The world online Welcome to the unit

Brainstorming How many words can you think of related to the computer? keyboard, monitor, hard drive, printer, screen, speaker, program, cursor, mouse mat, hard disk drive

What are they? mouse

mouse mat

Printer

Speaker

Microphone

Keyboard and mouse

Screen

Soft disks

Disk drive

P 38 Part A Read Part A and understand what they mean in Chinese : browse [brauz] 浏览 search 搜查查找 download 下载 upload 上传 click 点击，敲击 refresh 刷新 back arrow 回车键 minimize ['minimaiz]最小化 maximize['mæksimaiz] 最大化 close 关闭

Part B try to understand the words of a web page. search engine 搜索引擎 web address 网址 home page 主页 www 全球宽带网

website webpage link 网站 网页 链接 virus 病毒 hacker 黑客

Part C: Usage of the words browse; search engine; web address; links; website; web page; home page; back arrow; refresh; minimize; download; virus

Competition The group who write out the most words related to the computer and the Internet win.

P 39 : Abbreviations [ə, bri: vi'eiʃən] used in Internet chat rooms. Part D LOL FYI KIT BRB BTW TA YW TIA CU ASAP

Guess PK LZ MPJ PMP SJB VIP IC Me 2 PF PLZ VS 比拼, 单挑 我明白 楼主 我也是 马屁精 佩服 拍马屁 请 神经病 对决 嘉宾, 重量级人物

More interesting Internet words 网罗语言汇集(一)——“炫”词酷语 偶: 我 大虾, 老鸟: 大侠的谐音, 网上高手 菜鸟, 小虾, 初哥: 网上低手, 网上新手 三大不了: 网站 • • • 顶: 支持, 赞同 马甲: 指一个人拥有的多个ID 坛子: 论坛 闪客: 制作flash的人 泡菜: 指在论坛里浏览

网络语言汇集 (二) 落千丈——趣味数 字 1314 一－生一世; 1314920―― 一生一世就爱你； 1372 －一厢情愿; 1414 -――意思意 思; 147―― 一世情; 1573―― 一往情深 ; 1711―― 一心一意; 1798―― 一起走吧 ;

Blah-blah: 反复说 BOT: 机器人 BRB: 马上回来 BS: 鄙视 BT: 变态 (例句: 挂着鼻涕上网也很BT 的哦。)　　 BTW: 顺便说一句

What is the Internet? The Internet, also called the Net, is a collection of computers connected in a worldwide network.

What are the functions of the Internet?

Step 3: Sharing information Now work in pairs and have a discussion about each of the pictures.

Picture 1 Search for information on a variety of topics.

1. What can people do on this website? 2. What do we call this kind of website that provides searching services? 3. How can you find information on the Internet using a search engine? 4. What search engines do you know or often use? Which is your favourite search engine?

Picture 2 Shop for the top brands at the best prices all over the world.

1. What do you think would be the advantages of buying things online? 2. What do you think would be the disadvantages of online shopping?

Picture 3 Keep in touch with family members wherever you are in the world.

1. Have you ever tried talking with your parents or friends online? 2. What devices do you need if you want to talk with people online? 3. What are the good points and bad points of online talking?

4. Which way of communication do you prefer, talking face to face, talking over the phone, talking online or talking online with a web-camera? Why?

Picture 4 What next? The future has no limits.

1. Have you tried other online services that are not mentioned here? Which ones? 2. What role do you think the Internet will play in the future? 3. Do you think it is a good idea to “live” on the Internet completely?

Step 4: Discussion 1. What do you think the most important benefit of the Internet is? 2. Do you think the Internet has any negative aspects to it? 3. In what ways will the Internet improve our lives in the future?

Step 5: Debate Using the Internet Advantages Disadvantages

Step 6: Homework 1. Write a passage about advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet. 2. Preview the reading.