内容正文:
Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies
Unit 10
World in the Cloud
英语仁爱科普版八年级下册
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习,学生能够:
1. 运用细节分类思维技能,借助图表对科技的利弊进行
归类整理,提升逻辑思维能力;
2. 运用推断总结的策略,整合文本细节信息,推断并总
结文本的隐含之意;
3. 在小组合作中,清晰、有条理地表达互联网对生活的
影响及电脑的发展变化;
4. 树立理性使用科技产品、辩证地看待技术发展的正确
观念。
重点
重点
Read and guess
Read the following sentences and guess what it is.
Guess What It Is!
Clue 1: It's a small thing we carry every day. We can use it to call our friends and family.
Clue 2: It can take photos, play music, and even help us study online.
Clue 3: We can use it to pay for things in shops without cash.
Mobile Phone
Think and say
What do you use your mobile phone for?
Think about the question and share your ideas.
I use it to call my parents.
I use it to watch videos.
I use it to study online.
I use it to ...
Discuss and fill
Discuss the question and fill in the chart.
Is mobile phone good or bad for us?
Good Points
Bad Points
◆ Talk to friends/family far away
◆ Pay for things easily
◆ Play music/games for fun
◆ ...
◆ Be bad for eyes
◆ Do harm to our health
◆ Reduce face-to-face communication
◆ ...
Advantages
Disadvantages
Classification 分类;归类
/ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/
n. 优势,好处
/'dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/
n. 缺点,不利
Look and answer
Look at the pictures and answer the question.
What can you see in these pictures?
A woman is making
a phone call.
A person is paying
with a mobile phone.
A boy is rubbing his eyes. He may use the mobile phone too much.
She is staying up late using the phone in bed.
How can we classify these details?
Look and fill
Look at the pictures and fill out the detail-classification chart.
Mobile Phones
Advantages
We can use mobile phones to
talk to people far away.
make________________.
Disadvantages
If we use mobile phones too much, we may
have eye problems.
not get enough _________.
mobile payments
sleep
Classifying details is to put details into different groups.
Read and answer
Read the text and answer the questions.
The internet has both advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it is useful and can make our life easier; it is also a good tool to help us relax and enjoy our life. On the other hand, not everyone on the internet is friendly, and the computer virus is always a big problem.
1. What's the topic sentence of the text?
Two. "On the one hand" is for advantages, and "on the other hand" is for disadvantages.
2. How many groups does the writer classify? How do you know?
/ˈvɑɪrəs/ n. 病毒
Read and complete
Read the text and complete the detail-classification chart.
Advantages
The internet is useful and can make our life _______.
It is also a good toll to help us _________ and enjoy life.
Disadvantages
Not everyone on the internet is __________.
Computer __________ is always a big problem.
easier
relax
friendly
virus
The Internet
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet.
Think and talk
I think the internet has many advantages! First, it's very useful and can make our life much easier. We can do a lot of things online. Second, it's a great tool to help us relax and enjoy our life after school. Also we can ...
However, it also has some disadvantages. We may receive bad information. The computer virus can hurt our phones or computers. If we use the internet too much, it's bad for our eyes. It can also ...
Talk about how the internet is changing our life.
The Internet has changed almost everything in our lives! In the past, I had to go to shops to buy things, but now I can shop online and get everything delivered to my home. For study, I used to learn at school, but now I can take online classes and learn new things at home. And I can chat with my friends far away online, instead of writing letters ... The internet makes our life more convenient and colorful.
If you have more ideas, share them with us!
Think and talk
Read and guess
Read the clues and guess what it is.
Guess What It Is!
Clue 3: It was created in 1946, and it has changed the whole world.
Computer
Clue 1: It is a machine that can help us study, work, and search for information.
Clue 2: The first one was very big, but now it is small and light.
Read and answer
Read the text and answer the questions.
The first electronic computer came into being in 1946 in America. It covered an area of nearly 170 square meters and weighed almost 50 tons. With the development of computer technology, computers became not only smaller and lighter, but also more powerful.
1. When and where was the first electronic computer invented?
It was invented in 1946 in America.
2. What can you infer from the text??
The first electronic computer was very big and heavy.
Read and complete
Read the text and complete the chart, and then learn to draw a conclusion.
Covered an area of nearly _________________
Detail
Weighed almost ________________
Detail
Early computers were very __________ and ____________.
Conclusion
170 square meters
50 tons
big/large
heavy
When you read, you can add up details and make a decision. This decision is a conclusion.
Read and learn
Read the text and learn the key words and phrases.
The first electronic computer came into being in 1946 in America. It covered an area of nearly 170 square meters and weighed almost 50 tons. With the development of computer technology, computers became not only smaller and lighter, but also more powerful.
1. come into being
产生;形成
这款新型手机去年问世了。
This new kind of mobile phone ________________ last year.
came into being
2. weigh /weɪ/ v. 重达...... n._________ 重量
weight
3. ton /tʌn/ n. 吨
tons of ... _________
大量的
4. powerful /'paʊərfl/ adj. 强有力的;力量大的 n. ________ 力量、能量、权威
power
Read and draw
Read the text and draw a conclusion chart.
In the 1980s, the first personal computer (PC) appeared. It was much smaller and lighter than the first electronic computer. People could put it on the top of the desk, so they called it desktop PC. Soon, the first laptop PC came into being. People could place it on their laps and carry it in a small bag. Today, we have even smaller, lighter and thinner computers, such as smartphones and tablets.
Check the answers
The first desktop PC: _________________ than the first electronic computers.
Detail
The first laptop PC : ________and________
than desktops.
Future computers will become even ____________________________.
Conclusion
smaller and lighter
Smartphones and tablets: ____________________________________than laptops.
Detail
smaller lighter
smaller, lighter and
thinner
smaller, lighter and thinner
Detail
Read and learn
Read the text and learn the key words.
In the 1980s, the first personal computer (PC) appeared. It was much smaller and lighter than the first electronic computer. People could put it on the top of the desk, so they called it desktop PC. Soon, the first laptop PC came into being. People could place it on their laps and carry it in a small bag. Today, we have even smaller, lighter and thinner computers, such as smartphones and tablets.
1. appear /əˈpɪə(r)/ v. 出现,呈现 v. 消失 __________
disappear
2. desktop /ˈdesktɒp/ n. 桌面
3. lap /læp/ n. (坐着时的)大腿部 laptop n. ___________
4. smartphone /ˈsmɑ:rtfəʊn/ n. 智能手机 smart adj. ________
5. tablet /ˈtæblət/ n. 平板电脑
笔记本电脑
智能的
The development of computers
the first electronic computer
the first desktop PC
the first laptop PC
smartphone & tablet
...
Work in pairs. Talk about changes in the development of computers.
Talk and make
Computers have changed a lot. Early computers ...
Detail
Conclusion
Detail
Detail
Draw a detail-conclusion chart and share your ideas.
Draw and share
Summary
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After learning this lesson,
I can
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understand the changes brought by technology and use it wisely.
classify details about mobile phones and the internet.
draw a conclusion about the development of computers.
Homework
1. Try to draw a conclusion chart about the development of mobile phones.
2. Preview Theme Reading.
Unit 10
Thank you
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