Unit 3 Computers

Vocabulary using and writing

What do you use the computer to do?

I am a computer, born in America in 1946. From then on I am growing smaller and smaller. Looking at my appearance, you will find I made up of the following parts: the screen like my eyes, the keyboard like my legs and the mouse like my hands.

With time goes by, the Internet arose. More functions have added to me. Now I am good at dealing with a wide range of information, such as news from all fields sports entertainment and weather forecast and so on. Under the help of the Internet, just a click, human being will be well-informed of that is happening around the world every day. As a result of I am a perfect assistant of human race on a way.

I am such well equipped now that I hope I can be accessible to more people and serve people as a devoting friend.

I am a computer, born in America in 1946. From then on I am growing smaller and smaller. Looking at my appearance, you will find I made up of the following parts: the screen like my eyes, the keyboard like my legs and the mouse like my hands.

With time goes by, the Internet arose. More functions have added to me. Now I am good at dealing with a wide range of information, such as news from all fields sports entertainment and weather forecast and so on.

am

going

been

Proof readingProof reading

Under the help of the Internet, just a click, human being will be well-informed of that is happening around the world every day. As a result of I am a perfect assistant of human race on a way.

I am such well equipped now that I hope I can be accessible to more people and serve people as a devoting friend.

With

beings what

in

so

devoted

Proof readingProof reading

I am a computer, born in America in 1946. From then on I am growing smaller and smaller. Looking at my appearance, you will find I am made up of the following parts: the screen like my eyes, the keyboard like my legs and the mouse like my hands.

With time going by, the Internet arose. More functions have been added to me. Now I am good at dealing with a wide range of information, such as news from all fields sports entertainment and weather forecast and so on. With the help of the Internet, just a click, human beings will be well-informed of what is happening around the world every day. As a result I am a perfect assistant of human race in a way.

I am so well equipped now that I hope I can be accessible to more people and serve people as a devoted friend.

Online shopping has made its way for 10 years in China. In 1999, the first shopping website--8848.com was set up. __ __① then _① more and more websites __②___, including E-bay. In 2003 the Sars struck china. ___ ③___, people changed their way of shopping. This year also saw the birth of Taobao. With time ____④____ Taobao is_ _⑤ well developed __⑤__ it becomes the top shopping website in China, especially after it invented alipay(支付宝 )– a new payment. Ma Yun, the CEO of Taobao has become the soul(灵魂人物 ) of the company ____⑥____

From arose

going by so that

in a way

As a result,

on

Complete the passage Complete the passage The development of online shopping in China

What do you buy on the Internet?

Passage readingPassage reading

Shop online

Why are they for/against Why are they for/against online shopping? online shopping?

Reasons for online shopping:1.2.…Reasons against online shopping:1.2.…

Passage readingPassage reading

What use can we make of the computer?

The application of the computerThe application of the computer

Discussion Discussion

Choose one of the following topics 1.In daily life2.In school life 3.In spare time…

topic sentence

words/phrases/sentence patterns

linking words

structure

language

writing

few mistakes

grammar— have/has been done

It’s your turn to write!

Homework Homework

1. Go over the useful expressions in the unit.

2. Complete the writing on the back of the students’ sheet.

Good--bye !

ASSESSMENT

structure Is the article divided into parts?

Does each part have a topic sentence?If not, come up with one.

contentAre all the details stated?If not, add the missing details.

Is everything to the point(切题 )?

Language

Does the writer use any linking words?

Are there any mistakes?If yes, correct them.

Is there any advanced vocabulary（高级词汇） ?If yes, underline them.

Are there any good sentence patterns（句式） ?If yes, underline them.

Let’s improve it:

Shopping on the Internet

Taobao has beaten E-bay becoming the

top website in online shopping.

E-bay _______________ by Taobao in the field of E-shopping in China.

has been beaten