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Period 2
APPS
高中英语北师大版2019必修第二册
Unit 4 Information Technology
LLearning Objectives
To understand the interview about apps and get key information;
To master functional sentences for describing app functions;
To learn the listening strategy: Listening for Key Words
To design an app and introduce it in English
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Contents
Lead in
Pre-listening
While-listening
Post-listening
Homework
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Guess the English name of these apps
Lead-in
WeChat
TikTok
QQ Music
Tencent Video
Homework Assistant
How many apps do you have on your phone?
What app do you use most every day? Why?
What else do you think apps can do for us?
Pre-listening — Activity 2
Why are apps so popular?
What are the difficulties in developing an app?
What are the latest technologies used in apps?
Have a guess first. Then we'll listen and check.
New Words & Technologies
Functions: to make life easier, to be useful, to become powerful
Problem-solving: to solve real-world problems, to find what people need
Learning: to enjoy learning activities
Technology: to use the latest technology
VR (Virtual Reality)
虚拟现实
AR (Augmented Reality)增强现实
MR (Mixed Reality)混合现实
1. Why are apps so popular?
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2. What are the difficulties in developing an app?
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3. What are the latest technologies used in apps?
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While-listening — Part 1 Gist Listening(泛听)
Listen for the first time and check your predictions.
Apps are popular because they are useful and make life easier.
The difficulty is in solving real-world problems and finding what people need.
The latest technologies used are VR (Virtual Reality), AR
(Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality).
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
While-listening — Part 2 Detailed Listening
Skill Builder — Listening for Key Words
Skill Builder
Skill Builder
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.
Now listen for the third time and check your answers with this strategy.
Post-listening — Activity 4 Group Work
1. What are some general functions of apps?
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2. What can students do with educational apps?
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3. What are the difficulties in developing an app?
_________________________________________________________________
Apps can help us find popular restaurants, call for taxis, and find directions.
Students can choose teachers and subjects, enjoy equal materials, and learn at their own pace anywhere.
The most difficult thing is finding out what people need and solving real-world problems.
Discuss in groups of 4 first, then check the answers.
✎ Focus on Function: Asking for and Offering Help
Listen to two conversations and answer the questions.
What help does Dad ask for in the first conversation?
Dad asks for help with setting up an account on the shopping app (he has already downloaded it but doesn't know how to create an account).
✎ Focus on Function: Asking for and Offering Help
Listen to two conversations and answer the questions.
What help does Barbara Smith ask for in the second conversation?
Barbara Smith asks for help to find out why she hasn't received the goods from her order (placed two weeks ago) — she wants to know what's going on with her order.
Listen and imitate. Complete the Talk Builder.
Asking for and Offering Help
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?
Talk Builder
Do you need help
I can help you
How may I
Let me
Can I assist you with
Listen and imitate. Complete the Talk Builder.
Asking for and Offering Help
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?
Talk Builder
Can you help me out
I can't figure out how to
Can you do me a favour
Would you be able to
Look at the Talk Builder. Pick out the expressions that are formal/
informal and explain why.
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…
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 …
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.
Summary
✅ Basic: Memorize key phrases and 5 functional sentences.
Homework
📝 Improving: Introduce your favorite app in 5-6 sentences (use 3+ functional sentences).
Optional: Improve your group's app design, prepare for a 1-minute show.
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