高中英语U4 Cyberspace--Communication Workshop[ty]北师大版必修二.docVIP

U4 Cyberspace Communication Workshop Objectives ■ To make notes from information on an Internet page. ■ To write an Internet page with the help of a model and instructions. ■ To listen to a song and extract important words. ■ To listen to a radio programme for main facts. ■ To discuss and plan a scientic experiment in space and give a talk about it. Resources used Cassette, Writing Help 1. Possible problems Some students may have fewer imaginative ideas than others and so careful grouping is needed. Background Listening: Kraftwerk are a German group and were the first group to start producing “techno” music in the 1970s, using synthesisers and computers. Routes through the material ■ If you are short of time, omit the Talkback stage of the writing and speaking workshops. ■ If you have time, students can do the Options activities. ■ If you have two periods for this lesson, the natural break is after the writing activity. Language Power: pages 62?C63. Writing: An Internet Page Before you start ■ Ask students what they already know about Sydney ?C encourage them to say as much as possible. ■ Students work in pairs reading the text and completing it with the extra information. ■ Check students’ answers by having them read out the complete text. Answers 1 Pacific coast/over 500,000/original name - Gas Town 2 Gallery of Tribal Art/Vancouver Aquarium 3 skiing/ice hockey ■ In pairs, students choose one of the sections of the text and give the information in full sentences as if in a talk, e.g. There are a lot of interesting things to see when you visit Sydney. … ■ Remind students that the first stage of writing is always planning. ■ You may wish to let students prepare some of this project for homework if they wish to find out information from reference sources. ■ Students make notes for the three paragraphs about History, Things to see, Things to do. Monitor the activity, assisting students if necessary. Stages 2 ■ Remind students t