Unit4 Information Technology Lesson 2 Apps 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 2 Apps What is the APP? Lead-in APP is short for application. It is a program or a piece of software designed and written to fulfil a particular purpose of the user. Lead-in What apps do you often use? What do you use them for? Lead-in What apps do you often use? What do you use them for? Lead-in What apps do you often use? What do you use them for? Reasons why apps are popular. Apps’ functions. Educational apps’ functions. Procedures to develop an app. Difficulties in developing an app. Technologies used. Listening for General Information What aspects do they mention in the interview? Listen and tick out. Reasons why apps are popular. Apps’ functions. Educational apps’ functions. Procedures to develop an app. Difficulties in developing an app. Technologies used. Listening for General Information What aspects do they mention in the interview? Listen and tick out. Reasons why apps are popular. Apps’ functions. Educational apps’ functions. Procedures to develop an app. Difficulties in developing an app. Technologies used. Listening for General Information What aspects do they mention in the interview? Listen and tick out. √ √ √ √ √ Read questions below. Circle some key words. Why are apps so popular? What are the difficulties in developing an app? What are the latest technologies used in apps? Listening for Detailed Information Skill Builder Why are apps so popular? What are the difficulties in developing an app? What are the latest technologies used in apps? to become powerful to be useful to make life easier to solve real-world problems to enjoy learning activities to find what people need to use the latest technology VR/ AR/ MR Listening for Detailed Information Why are apps so popular? What are the difficulties in developing an app? What are the latest technologies used in apps? Apps are very useful and make life easier. Finding out what people need and solving real-world problems. VR, AR and MR. Listening for Detailed Information Listening for Structure Listen to the interview again and draw a graphic organizer. Give a talk on apps based on the graphic organizer. Listening for Structure Listen to the interview again and draw a graphic organizer. Give a talk on apps based on the graphic organizer. Listening for Structure Give a talk on apps based on your graphic organizer. Listening for Structure Give a talk on apps based on your graphic organizer. Listening for Structure argument supporting details Listening for Functional Expressions What expressions does Li Xing use to describe apps’ functions? Listen again and fill in the blanks. I=Interviewer L=Li Xing I: Welcome to Teen Tech Talk. Nowadays, we use many software applications on our mobile devices. We call them apps for short. Today, my guest is Li Xing, an app developer from New-tech Company. Hi, Li Xing! L: Hello! Thanks for having me. I: So, in your opinion, why are apps so popular? L: Well, apps are very _____. They ____ us ____ popular restaurants, _______ taxis, ___________ to different places, and so on. I: Indeed. They make our life much ______, don’t they? As many of our listeners are students, could you tell us something about educational apps? L: Sure. Educational apps are becoming _________. For example, some apps _____ students ________ their online teachers and subjects ________ their _________________. They also _______ students can all _____ the same learning materials, ________ they’re not sitting in the same classroom together! I: Sounds fantastic! But developing an app must be difficult, right? L: Well, yes. The most difficult thing is _____________ what people need and ________real-world problems. I: Solving real-world problems, that does sound challenging. What apps are you working on right now? L: We’re working on using the latest technologies in our apps, like VR, AR and MR. I: How exciting! Let’s continue this discussion after the break… I: Welcome to Teen Tech Talk. Nowadays, we use many software applications on our mobile devices. We call them apps for short. Today, my guest is Li Xing, an app developer from New-tech Company. Hi, Li Xing! L: Hello! Thanks for having me. I: So, in your opinion, why are apps so popular? L: Well, apps are very ______. They _____us _____popular restaurants, _________ taxis, _____________ to different places, and so on. I: Indeed. They make our life much ________, don’t they? As many of our listeners are students, could you tell us something about educational apps? even when L: Sure. Educational apps are becoming ___________________. For example, some apps ______ students _________ their online teachers and subjects ___________ their _________________________. They also ___________ students can all ________ the same learning materials, _____________ they’re not sitting in the same classroom together! I: Sounds fantastic! But developing an app must be difficult, right? L: Well, yes. The most difficult thing is ___________ what people need and ________ real-world problems. I: Solving real-world problems, that does sound challenging. What apps are you working on right now? L: We’re working on using the latest technologies in our apps, like VR, AR and MR. I: How exciting! Let’s continue this discussion after the break… help find call for find directions allow to choose according to personal interests and needs ensure that enjoy useful easier increasingly powerful even when finding out solving Practice useful help...find... solve enjoy easier call for... find directions allow...to choose... find out... according to ensure that... personal interests and needs increasingly powerful Use expressions below to describe any one of your app’s functions. Example: In my opinion, I find my English-learning app useful because it allows me to enjoy learning and also solve my problems. Speaking Your partner may ask questions below: What’s the problem you want to solve? What’s your app’s functions? What difficulties did you meet? ... You are designing an app to solve the real- world problems. Talk with your partner about your new app. Try to apply what you’ve learnt. Speaking Speaking Speaking Evaluate others’ work according to the given prompts. Critical Thinking What changes have apps brought to your life? Critical Thinking What changes have apps brought to your life? Critical Thinking Enjoy the convenience brought by apps reasonably instead of letting it be the master of your life and time. Homework Write a brief introduction (or draw a graphic organizer) of the app you designed, including its functions, real-world problems to be solved and so on. Then record a video to introduce it orally. 106373.18 null 60054.375 null 35424.0 null 71832.0 null 55056.0 $$