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Lesson 2 Apps
Unit 4 Information Technology
Know about questionnaire results
The number of apps downloaded in phones
Know about questionnaire results
Hours spent on apps
Li Xing: an app developer
(interviewee)
interviewer
新 课 导 入
As a student, what apps do you usually use to help you study
Let’s talk
课 堂 学 习
Activate and Share
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What apps do you often use What do you use them for Use the phrases below to help you make notes.
to book tickets
to book accommodation
to order food
to find directions
to learn a language
to check the weather
to look for popular restaurants
to subscribe to newspapers and magazines
Before listening to an interview with an app developer, read and answer the questions. Use the key words to help you.
Pre-listening
1 Why are apps so popular
2 What are the difficulties in developing an app
3 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
1 Why are apps so popular
2 What are the difficulties in developing an app
3 What are the latest technologies used in apps
Listen and check.
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4.3
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).
Listening for Key Words
Listening for key words helps you understand the conversation better and find the answers to questions more quickly.
◆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
Listening
Listen again. Complete the information.
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4.3
Apps
General functions
◆ find popular restaurants
◆ call for taxis
◆ find directions to different places
Apps
Uses of educational apps
◆ 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
Apps
Difficulties in developing an app
◆ find out what people need
◆ solve real-world problems
Listen and complete.
1. What help does Dad ask for
He can’t figure out ___________________.
2. Key steps to solve his problem.
First, _____________________.
____________________________________________.
The last step is to ___________________.
how to set up an account
press “Sign up”button
Put in name, gender, telephone number and email address.
press “Finish”button
2. Key steps that Chris takes to help.
First, ask Barbara for _____________.
Confirm her ________.
Enquire about the order with_________________.
Call her back.
Listen and complete.
1. What problem does Barbara have
She _______________________that she ordered two weeks ago.
hasn’t received the goods
name
the order number
the delivery man
Listen and complete.
Asking for and offering help Asking for help Offering help
1. __________________with something 2. ____________________set up an account. 3. I haven’t received the goods. _____________________________ what’s going on 4. __________________check again 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 and find out
Would you be able to
Do you need help
I can help you
How may I
Let me
Can I assist you with
Focus on Function: Asking for and Offering Help
Listen to two conversations. Answer the two questions.
4.4
1. What help does Dad ask for in the first conversation
2. What help does Barbara Smith ask for in the second conversation
Dad asks for help in setting up an account on a shopping app.
The woman asks for help in finding out why her goods haven’t arrived.
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
4.4
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
Can you help me out
I can’t figure out how to
Can you do me a favour
Would you be able to
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
Do you need help
I can help you
How may I
Let me
Can I assist you with
Look at the Talk Builder. Pick out the expressions that are formal / informal and explain why.
Answers
Formal: Can you help me out with something / I can’t figure out how to set up an account. / Do you need help downloading it / No worries. I can help you with that.
Informal: I haven't received the goods. Can you do me a favour and find out what's going on / Would you be able to check again / How may I help you / Let me enquire about the order with the delivery man. / Can I assist you with anything else today
Speak
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

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