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Unit 4 Information Technology
After class, Ss will be able to:
Listen and acquire specific information and understand words in context
Discuss and write about the application and influence of information technology
Evaluate the development of information technology rationally and comprehensively
Watch the video and feel the changes that information technology brings to life.
Lead in
Pair Work: Use the questions to talk about information technology.
In what way do you use it
Why do you use it
How has it changed people’s daily lives
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Information Technology
Example: I often search for information for my project on the Internet.
Pre-listening
Uses
Reasons
Effects/Impacts
Listen to Dialogue 1. Complete the Text Builder.
Text Builder
Information Technology
I love exploring new technologies, because they __________________.
I use apps to __________ online.
I also like chatting online. It ________________________. Well, too much chatting online ______________.
are so convenient
buy things
makes me feel less lonely
takes a lot of time
While-listening
Reasons
are so convenient, make life easier,
enable better communication,
provide convenience/education/information
Uses
chat, communicate, buy things, find information, learn about new things
Effects/Impacts
makes communication convenient, helps me develop new friendships,
enables people to communicate better
makes us self-focused/live in an unreal world /addicted to it, takes a lot of time,
does not encourage face-to-face communication
Example
Use the Text Builder to talk about information technology.
I love exploring new technologies, because they are so convenient(reason). I use apps to buy things(use).
I also like chatting online. It makes me feel less lonely. But
too much chatting online takes a lot of time(effect/impact).
Information technology
Uses
Reasons
Effects/Impacts
Activity 4: Listen to dialogue 2 and choose the best answers.
1. From whom did the boy get the new phone
A. His parents. B. his brother. C. his friend.
2. What was/were the boy’s favourite app/apps
A. The music app. B. The news app. C. The game apps.
3. What does the boy do to avoid getting addicted
A. He asks his parents to remind him of the time.
B. He uses an app called “Alarm Clock”.
C. He has a strict schedule.
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Activity 5: Listen again and complete the notes in the table.
Apps Reasons for use
Music app I listen to songs when __________________________.
It really helps me ________.
Apps for the news ____________ with the news all day long.
______ I use different avatars … because they let me explore ___________________.
___________ A bell rings to remind me that ___________.
I can’t sleep or feel nervous
relax
Get updated
Alarm Clock
my time is up
Games
different personalities
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about the apps you find useful and the problems you should be aware of.
What app do you like best
Why do you like it
How does it help you
Does it have any bad impacts
Tips:
Taobao
Wechat
QQ
Alipay
Weibo
Kuaishou
Tiktok
Ximalaya
The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanise production. The Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production.
— Klaus Martin Schwab
第一次工业革命利用水力和蒸汽动力实现生产机械化。第二次工业革命借助电力实现大规模生产。第三次工业革命运用电子技术和信息技术实现生产自动化。
—克劳斯 马丁 施瓦布
Quote ... Unquote
Post-listening
Technology is anything that wasn’t around when you were born.
— Alan Kay
科技是你出生时尚未出现的一切事物。
— 艾伦 凯
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
— Bill Gates
互联网正成为未来全球村的广场。
— 比尔 盖茨
We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.
— Stephen Hawking
我们现在都通过互联网相互连接，就像巨型大脑中的神经元一样。
— 史蒂芬 霍金
Homework
Write a short passage to recommend a useful APP, including the potential problems you should be aware of.

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