1、Unit 4 CyberspaceUnit 4 CyberspaceDo you use the Internet?What do you usually use it for?send e-mailchat on lineThe family are enjoying cinema on line.go shopping on lineread the latest news on linebank on lineThe Net changes our life and makes life more convenient.Do you want to know its history?1.
2、Why did the Net begin?a)for military reasons b)for scientific reasons c)for business2.What year did it start in?a)1959 b)1969 c)1979Can you answer any of these questions about the history of the Internet?3.When did people start calling it the “Internet”?a)the 1980s b)the early 1990s c)the late 1990s
3、4.When did the Internet start to grow very fast?a)the late 1980s b)the mid-1990s c)the late 1990sExercise 4:Which“website”can youvisit to do these things?a)find out whats going on in your town b)look for a jobc)find out world newsd)get information for a school history projecte)write to your friends
4、by e-mailf)buy clothes123456Listen to a telephone conversation between two people in Brighton.Which thing from the Internet page do they decide to do?Go to the cinema on Friday evening to see Richard Baileys new film,Virtual Planet.Listen to the conversation again.Complete the Function File with wor
5、ds and phrases from the list.See you,973273,Would you like,hang on,are you up to,Do you fancy,Id better,Why dont we,I cant,Id love to,Sorry,Lets,This is,pleaseAnswer the phone Hello.(1)_.Say who you are Hello,Mrs.Turner.(2)_ Mandy.Ask to speak to somebody Can I speak to Lucy,(3)_?973273This isplease
6、Telephoning/Making suggestionsAsk somebody to wait Just(4)_ a second.Ask about plans What(5)_ this weekend?Say you didnt hear(6)_?hang onare you up toSorry Make suggestions(7)_ go on Saturday morning?(8)_ doing something on Friday night?(9)_ to go?Reject suggestions Well,(10)_.Ive got a music lesson
7、.Why dont weDo you fancyWould you likeI cantAccept suggestions Great,(11)_.Finish the call Well,(12)_ go now.Make an arrangement(13)_ meet at 6:30,outside the cinema.Say goodbye Right.(14)_ tomorrow.Id love to Id betterLetsSee youPronunciation Listening Strategies:Important wordsListen for words tha
8、t are stressed.They are important words.(e.g.1 hello/Mandy)Do not worry if you do not hear all the other words.(e.g.is/are/this/a/on)Listen to some of the sentences from the dialogue.Pay attention to the stressed words.Practise saying the sentences.1.Hello,Mrs.Turner.This is Mandy.2.What are you up
9、to this weekend?3.Oh good.Why dont we go on Saturday morning?4.Well,I cant mm Ive got a music lesson on Saturday morning.5.Do you fancy doing something on Friday night?6.Well,Id better go now.7.Lets meet at 6:30,outside the cinema.Think of things that you would like to do this weekend,write down on
10、a paper:Example Friday afternoon go shopping in the town centre Friday night go to a disco Saturday morning play tennis Saturday evening go to the cinema to see the latest(最近的)“Star Wars”film Sunday morning sleep!Sunday afternoon watch the local football teamThen work in pairs to make a telephone di
11、alogue and plan the weekend.Use expressions from the Function File.ExampleA:Hello,988167.B:Hi,its Tom.A:Oh,hi!B:What are you up to this weekend,John?A:Sorry?B:Why dont we visit the Museum on Saturday morning?A:Well,Ive got an English class.B:Do you fancy watching the football match on Saturday evening?A:All right.B:Lets meet at 5 pm outside the stadium.A:OK,see you tomorrow.
