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Lesson 2
APPS
高中英语北师大版2019必修第二册
Unit 4 Information Technology
LLearning Objectives
To read and talk about apps and their uses
To listen for understanding
To recall information previously heard
To ask for and offer help
contents
目录页
01 Activate and share
02 Listen for understanding
03 Focus on function
04 Speak
Do you know WeChat? What do you use it for?
1. Send text messages, voice messages, make voice and video calls.
2. Mobile payments, including paying bills, shopping online and in physical stores.
3. Share moments of their lives with friends through photos, videos and text updates.
4. Group chats, which is convenient for communication among multiple people.
5. Ordering food, booking tickets and hailing taxis without the need to download separate apps.
Lead-in
Taobao
JD
TikTok
Baidu Map
Didi Chuxing
Tencent Video
Bilibili
NetEase Cloud Music
Activate and Share
What apps do you often use?
What do you use them for?
to book tickets
to book accommodation
to order food
to find directions
to learn a language
to check the weather
to look for popular restaurant
to subscribe to newspapers and magazines
Internet and technology bring much convenience to our real life.
Listen for key words
Before listening, read the questions carefully.
While listening, pay attention to the words related to the questions, e.g. popular, difficulties, latest technologies ...
Listen for words that are stressed.
Skill Builder
Before listening: read and answer the questions. Use the key words to help you. Then listen and check.(Ex.2)
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 (Virtual Reality)
AR (Augmented Reality)
MR (Mixed Reality)
Listen for Understanding
Before listening: read and answer the questions.
1. Why are apps so popular?
Apps are popular because they are useful and make life easier.
2. What are the difficulties in developing an app?
The difficulty is in solving real-world problems and finding
what people need.
3. What are the latest technologies used in apps?
The latest technologies used are VR (Virtual Reality), AR
(Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality).
Listen and complete the information(Ex.3)
General functions • help us find popular ___________
• call for _____
• find __________ to different places
Uses of educational apps • allow students to ______ their online
teachers and ________ according to their
personal interests and needs
• ensure students can all enjoy ______
______ learning materials
Difficulties in developing an app • find out what people ______
• solve _________ problems
need
same
the
subjects
choose
directions
taxis
real-world
restaurants
Listen again. Complete the information.(Ex.4)
Apps
General functions
Uses of educational apps
Difficulties in developing an app
find popular restaurants
·call for taxis
·find directions to different places
·allow students to choose their online teachers and subjects according to their personal interests and needs
·ensure that students can all enjoy the same learning materials
·find out what people need
·solve real-world problems
Listen for the last time and imitate
I: Welcome to Teen Tech Talk. Nowadays, we use many software ___________ on our mobile _______. We call them apps _____ _____. Today, my guest is Li Xing, an app developer from New-tech Company.
Hi, Li Xing!
L: Hello! _______ _____ having me.
I: So, in your opinion, why are apps are so popular?
L: Well, apps are very useful. They help us find popular restaurants, ______ _____taxis, find directions to different places, and so on.
applications
devices
for short
Thanks for
call for
Listen for the last time and imitate
I: Indeed. They make our life ______ easier, don’t they? _____ many of our listeners are students, could you tell us something about ___________ apps?
L: Sure. Educational apps are becoming increasingly _________. For example, some apps allow students to choose their online teachers and subjects _________ _____ their personal interests and needs. They also ______ that students can all enjoy the same learning materials, even when they’re not sitting in the same classroom together!
much
As
educational
powerful
according to
ensure
Listen for the last time and imitate
I: Sounds __________! But developing an app must be difficult, right?
L: Well, yes. The most difficult thing is finding out what people need and solving real-world problems.
I: Solving real-world problems, that does sound ___________. What apps are you ________ ____ right now?
L: We’re working on using the ________ technologies in our apps, like VR, AR and MR.
I: How exciting! Let’s continue this discussion after the break …
fantastic
challenging
working on
latest
Listen to two conversations and then choose the best answer.(Ex.5)
1. In Conversation 1, what does Dad need help with?
A. Downloading the shopping app.
B. Setting up an account on the shopping app.
C. Using the shopping app to buy things.
2. In Conversation 2, what's Barbara Smith's problem?
A. She doesn't know how to place an order.
B. She placed an order two weeks ago but hasn't received the goods.
C. She can't find her order number.
3.From Conversation 1, we can infer that ________.
A. Dad is very good at using shopping apps.
B. Chen Yu is patient to help Dad.
C. The shopping app is very difficult to use.
Focus on function
Listen to two conversations and then choose the best answer.(Ex.5)
4. What's Barbara Smith's order number in Conversation 2?
A. 28475 B. 28457 C. 248752.
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the two conversations?
A. In Conversation 1, Dad has successfully set up the account by himself finally.
B. In Conversation 2, the delivery man must have lost Barbara Smith's package.
C. Both conversations are related to shopping apps.
Listen to two conversations. What help does Dad ask for in the first conversation? What help does Barbara Smith ask for in the second conversation?(Ex5)
Suggestion:
Dad asks for help in setting up an account on a shopping app.
Barbara Smith asks for help in finding out why the goods she ordered haven't arrived.
Talk builder: How to ask for and offer help
Asking for help Offering help
1. Can you help me out with …
2. I can’t figure out how to …
3. Can you do me a favour?
4. Would you be able to…
5.
6.
7.
1. Do you need help?
2. How may I help you?
3. Can I assist you with …
4. Let me …
5. I can help you …
6.
7.
8.
Can I give you a hand?
Is there anything I can do?
May I help you?
Could I bother you to …?
Would you mind doing …?
Would it be too much trouble for you to …?
Complete the dialogues using the phrases below
Do you need help can I help you let me check
Let me see what I can do can you help me
Employee: Good morning Sir, 1. _______________?
Man : Yes. I downloaded your app but I can’t seem to find out how to update my payment information.
Employee: 2. _____________________ to help. Can you give me your email address? I will check your account.
can I help you
Let me see what I can do
Complete the dialogues using the phrases below
Woman: Hello there, 3. ________________? You seem a bit lost!
Man: Oh, thank you. It’s my first time in this city and I cannot find my hotel. It’s near the train station. 4. _________________?
Woman: Hmmm, I don’t know it but 5. _____________________ online. Oh, yes, it’s quite close. About ten minutes that way.
Man: Thank you so much for your help.
do you need help
Can you help me
Do you need help Can I help you Let me check
Let me see what I can do Can you help me
let me check
Listen and imitate. Complete the Talk Builder.(Ex7)
Asking for help
1. ____________________ with something?
2. ____________________ set up an account.
3. I haven't received the goods.
____________________ and find out
what's going on?
4. ____________________ check again?
Offering help
1. ____________________ downloading it?
2. No worries. ______________ with that.
3. ____________________ help you?
4. ____________________ enquire about the order with the delivery man.
5. ____________________ anything else today?
Can you help me out
I can't figure out how to
Can you do me a favour
Would you be able to
Do you need help
I can help you
How may I
Let me
Can I assist you with
formal: 4
informal: 1; 2; 3
formal: 1; 3; 4; 5
informal: 2
Work with your partner and role-play the dialogue, one as Li Xing and the other as the interviewer. You can use the following structure to help you.
After listening: role-play(Ex.8)
General functions
Difficulties in developing apps
Uses of educational apps
Speaking
Pair Work. Role-play the following situations. Note the formal / informal use of language.
Student A: a mother who wants to choose an app
Student B: the son / daughter offering to help
Student A: a teenager preparing for a party
Student B: a friend offering to help to buy things online for Student A
When talking with family members, the conversation is informal, while when talking with people you don't know or don't understand, the conversation is formal.
Exercise: Word spelling.
1. The firefighters made a brave a _______ to save the people trapped in the burning building.
2. The old bridge was badly d__________ in the earthquake and needed to be repaired immediately.
3. When I was talking, he suddenly i__________ me and asked an irrelevant question.
4. The l__________ of his pet dog made him very sad and he couldn't stop crying.
5. We should always be careful when driving to avoid being t__________ in a traffic jam.
ttempt
amaged
nterrupted
oss
rapped
Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1. The government plans to take effective _________ (measure) to reduce air pollution.
2. The ___________ (operate) of the new machine will be demonstrated by the technician.
3. Many students dream of studying _______ (overseas) in the future.
4. The construction _____ (site) of the new stadium is being prepared now.
5. The ___________ (process) of making chocolate involves several complex steps.
6. The soldiers showed great courage in the fierce _______ (battle).
measures
operation
overseas
site
process
battle
Exercise
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Lesson 2
Vocabulary
Factual information about apps, such as their purposes and functions.
Choose appropriate language forms according to different scenarios and communication objects to seek and provide help.
Listening
accommodation, reality, material
Summary
Set a scenario with friends or family
members and have a conversation, making
sure to use appropriate language forms.
Homework
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