unit4-the-information-age.pptVIP

L/O/G/O What is it? Guessing Game: It is a kind of communication tool. People can use it to talk to friends everywhere. Cell phone mobile phone Guess: People spend too much time in watching TV so that they forget to eat, sleep and even learning . Couch potato What is it? Couch potatoes What is it? Guess: People waste too much time and money in front of the computer screen. Especially students often stay up too late playing computer games in the internet cafes Mouse potato Ways of getting information TV Internet Cell phone Radio Newspaper Books What are they ? Do you have a telephone ? Do you like watching TV? 信息时代简史 　　 人们常用最具代表性的生产工具来代表一个历史时期，如石器时代，青铜时代，铁器时代，蒸汽时代。用这种思维模式 来观察20实际，可以说，人类从电气时代走向了信息时代。 　　 新科技革命以电子信息业的突破与迅猛发展为标志，主要包括信息技术，生物工程技术，新材料技术，海洋技术，空间技术五大领域。晶体管和大规模集成电路极大的降低了信息传播的费用，其结果是：人类社会从工业时代进入了信息时代。 Unit 4 The Information Age Period 3 Reading Task one: Tell if the sentences true or false Careful reading 1.Watching TV is a waste of time. 2.TV tells us what is going on across the country and all over the world. 3.The Internet is getting smaller and faster. 4.Someone waste too much time and money in front of the computer screen. 5.We can benefit a lot from TV and the Internet. Task one Task two: Match the main idea of each paragraph Fast reading Task two-matching Paragraph 1 A. Some people are not using the Internet in a good way. Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 B. The Internet is getting more and more popular. C. TV brings the world into our home in sight and in sound . D. Both TV and the Internet are great wonders . E. We should make good use of TV and the Internet . F. What is the “couch potatoes” ? D C F B A E Task three : Find out the advantages and disadvantages of TV and the Internet. Careful reading Go Shopping Book Tickets See a doctor Study All kind of business in the office or at home Communicate with