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Module: Relationships
Unit 2 E-age
Look and say
a digital camera
a fax machine
a smartphone
a computer
a tablet
chat online
fax a message
send an e-mail
send a telegram
send a text message
surf the Internet
upload a photo
write a letter
upload
download
telephone
telegraph
e-mail
quill
ink
pigeon
smartphones
send a text message
send a multimedia
message
Think and write
Listen and chant
Coco is using his computer,
To upload a photo. Wow!
Mon Mon, look at this now!
Witchy is using her tablet,
To chat online. Great!
Didi, let’s make a date!
Miss Tickle is using her smartphone,
To send a text message. Cool!
Children, it’s time for school!
Class 5B is doing a project on means of communication in the e-age. The children are reading an article in a children’s magazine about different means of communication. Read it with them.
At first
Later
Long afterwards
to send messages.
to write letters.
to phone each other.
match
Imagine it is long time ago. How did people communicate with each other?
…, people used… to…
Q1: How did people use pigeons to send messages?
Q2: How long would the pigeons use to send the messages?
People tied their messages onto the legs of the pigeons.
Read and underline the answer
tie… onto…把…系在…上
The woman ties the scarf onto her neck.
The girl ties the red scarf onto her neck.
make sentences
September
November
The pigeons would take up a few months to send the messages.
How long would the pigeons use to send the messages?
Later…
a quill
In the west, people wrote letters with quills.
What?
How?
A quill is a pen made from a feather of a bird.
What?
How?
People dipped it in ink to write on paper.
Read and fill in
In the past, Chinese people used brush pens to write and draw.
a brush pen
Long afterwards…
Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
Scientists
Can you put the telephone into your pocket?
Why not?
What is the most popular way of communication?
What is the least popular way of communication?
How often do most people check e-mails every day?
easier
more convenient
faster
Q: What do you think of the communication
between the past and now?
A: I think the communication now is …
better and better
once
twice
three times
a day
a week
a month
a year
once a day / every day
four times a week
twice a week
Let’s learn
How often do you use a …?
six times a week
never
Let’s talk
computer
laptop
pad
A: What do you use to communicate with your friends?
B: I use…
A: How often do you use it?
B: I use it once a day /
twice a day /
three times a week…
Magazine articles
Let’s take a look at the features of a magazine article about e-age.
Subheading
Photo or picture
Heading
Introduction
to the topic
Question for readers
Tables
Infinitives
We use infinitives to talk about activities.
Where do you want to go?
I want to go to the supermarket.
I use an online diary to share my feelings.
I use crayons to draw pictures.
I have a sore throat. I want to see the doctor.
It’s your turn!
I use a duster _______ (clean) the board.
to clean
She wears a mask _________ (protect) herself.
to protect
She needs a jacket ______ (keep) her warm.
to keep
I want _____ (buy) some sandwiches.
to buy
We work hard _________ (prepare) for the Christmas party.
to prepare
Future tense
We use the future tense to talk about the future.
The form of the future tense is ‘will + base form of the verb’.
For example:
will eat
will buy
will play
will go
base form of the verbs
I
You
We
They
He
She
It will eat dim sum tomorrow.
base form of the verb
will = ‘ll
We usually use the future tense with the following adverb phrases:
- tomorrow
- next week/month/...
- the coming Sunday/...
I’ll go to the supermarket tomorrow.
We’ll wash the dishes tonight.
I’ll have an exam next week.
I’ll buy this skirt on Monday.
I
You
We
They
He
She
It will
will not go swimming tomorrow.
next month.
the coming Sunday.
will not = won’t
Quiz time!
(sweep the floor)
I _________________ tomorrow morning.
will sweep the floor
(have English lessons)
We _____________ ________ tomorrow.
will have English
lessons
She __________ pudding the coming Sunday.
will not make
(make)
He ________ ice skating next month.
(go ice skating)
will not go
Question word: how often
We use ‘how often’ to ask about frequency.
How often do you check e-mail?
We use adverb phrases to express frequency.
I go swimming once a day.
twice a week.
three times a month.
How often do they dust the shelves?
They dust the shelves once a week.
How often do they play football?
They play football twice a week.
How often do you visit your uncle?
I visit him three times a month.
Quiz time!
__________ do you water your plants?
How often
_________ do they have badminton lessons?
How often
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
How often does he have swimming lessons?
He has swimming lessons ____________.
twice a week
How often does he play the piano?
He plays the piano ____________.
once a week
Read and write
pigeons
quills
ink
telephone
Read and write
Harry is reading some riddles about different means of communication. Help him guess the answers.
chat online
write a letter
Read and write
Harry is reading some riddles about different means of communication. Help him guess the answers.
I send a text message.
I send a text message.
Read, write and say
Grandpa, we (1) _____ (use) different tools (2) ____________ (communicate) in the e-age. I always (3) ____ (use) my smartphone (4) _______ (phone) my friends. I sometimes (5) ____ (use) a computer (6) ______ (chat) with them online, too. I (7) _______ (not use) pen and paper (8) _______ (write) letters to my friends any more. I (9) _____ (use) a computer (10) ______(send) e-mails to them instead. Mum (11)________ (use) her smartphone (12) ______ (send) text messages to her friends. Dad (13) _______ (use) a fax machine (14) ______ (fax) messages.
use
to communicate
use
to phone
use
to chat
don’t use
to write
use
to send
uses
to send
uses
to fax
Think and write
Harry’s classmate Jenny will study in America soon. The children are having a farewell party for her. They are asking her some questions. Help Jenny answer them.
use pen and paper
chat
online
surf the Internet
use a computer to do
my homework
use a digital camera to
take photos
Think and say
How do you communicate with others? How often do you do it? Discuss them with your partner.
computer… chat on line
smartphone… send a text message
computer… send an e-mail
Phonics time
There is a fire.
What will you do when you see a fire?
I will…
Our life in the e-age is easy!
I will use a smartphone to tell the firemen.
Holly will have a birthday party tomorrow.
What will you do?
I will…
I will use a computer to send an e-mail to her.
I will use a smartphone to send a text message to her.
Peter wants to share photos with his friends.
What will he do?
He will…
Peter
He will use a computer to send an e-mail to his friends.
Mary wants to chat with her friends.
What will she do?
She will…
Mary
She will use a computer to chat online with her friends.
S1: How often do you…?
S2: I … once/twice/three times…
This is international Morse code. It was a common means of communication in the past. Do you know how it works?
HOW ARE YOU
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