Unit 4 CongratulationsLecturer: Liu JunTeaching Objectives:Students (Ss) will be able to:●Have a deeper understanding about the whole sides of Internet and the future development of Internet.●Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.●Congratulating and responding to congratulations.●Translating skill：Amplification●Writing and replying to: a congratulation letter/ a thank-you note/ a gift card Teaching Focus:●Vocabulary: occasion, admit, promote, alienate, revolution, prosperous, overnight, economy,prejudice, symbol, desire, coordinate, at best, think of…as, access , isolate, be responsible for,a sense of, etc.●The development of internet●Applied writing: Congratulation CardTime Allotment:Teaching Methods:●Explanation●Group discussion●Questions and answers●Multi-media●PerformanceTeaching Procedure:1st Period1. Pre-class Work:Ask students●How do you celebrate when you are admitted to college?●Do you know some phrases to give Congratulations?What a wonderful performance!I’d like to congratulate you on your success.Well done.I feel happy for you.I must congratulate you.Please accept my hearty congratulations.Congratulations on + sth. / doing sth.Congratulate (v.) sb. on + sth. / doing sth.→I’d like to congratulate you on your success /promotion /victory / progress.●Do you know how to reply to congratulations?I’m lucky.Thank you very much.It’s very nice of you to say so.Please accept my deep gratitude for your support.Thanks for your kind words.3.SpeakingDividing the students into groups of four or fiveTask 1Ask the students to work in groups and practice sample dialogues1 Offer your congratulations to your friend on his (her) success in a writing contest.2 Imagine your partner has been promoted to a higher position. Offer your congratulations tohim.3. Imagine your friend Sally moved to a new house. Offer your congratulations to her.Ask the students to work in groups to1) Understand the short dialogues on Page 75-76 of the Textbook2) To act outTask 2Ask each group to choose one of the situations to create further the dialoguesUse the information given below to create a role-play.The Hunters have just had a new son. The husband, Mr. Hunter, feels very happy about it. Their friends come to congratulate them.Act out in front of the class4Focus on Listening1) Word tips:●Occasion: a particular time, especially when something happens or has happenede.g.: At the wedding he sang a song specially written for the occasion.on occasion: sometimes, but not often 偶尔on the occasion of…在……之际●Admit: to agree that something is true, especially unwillinglye.g.: She admitted (that) she had made a mistake.升，推广e.g.: Our Medias should further promote understanding of China and the world andcommunicate.e.g.: We launch a big advertising campaign to promote our new product.2) Listening tasks:Short conversations and finish Part B and C on pages 78-792nd Period1. Lead-in story:T asks Ss the following questions on the movie Y ou’ve Got Mail?What is the relationship between Kathleen and Joe in real life?(Antagonists at feud with each other)Is that the case on the Internet?(No. They have grown to love each other.)You’ve Got MailStaring: Tom Hanks, Meg RyanRelease Date: December, 1998Story: Set in New York City, Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan), for many years, has run her late mother’s quaint children’s bookstore called” The Shop Around the Corner”. She has a writer boyfriend, but has been recently sending honest and intimate e-mails over AOL to a man that she first met in an Over 30 chat room, but they have decided to keep their identities anonymous. What Kathleen doesn’t know is that her secret e-mail buddy is a actually Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), who has his own hyper and giddy girlfriend, and is about to open a more high-profile book store on the same street, threatening Kathleen’s business.The gimmick for the film is that these two people have grown to love each other over the Internet, even though they are feuding in real life.2. Intensive Reading (Text A) Pre-reading:After the lead-in story and questions, the teacher asks the students to look at the theme of Text A and try to answer the questions as follow:1) Suggest synonyms for “virtual world” and “virtual life” (cyberspace, cyberia, ether world, virtual reality, Internet world, net world, etc.)2) Do you often get on the Internet in you spare time?3) What do you usually do when you are online?4) What are some good things about the Internet？And what are the bad things?Let students watch a video of FIVE minutes about The History of Internet3. Background information:Silicon Valley4. Assignment1. Review the text.2. Imaginative writing: The teacher gives the students the following paragraph:For the past two weeks, other participants of the Net Survival Contest and I have been shut up in bare hotel rooms. Our only link to the real world has been a computer that is hooked up to the Internet. We have relied on it, not only for food, bed sheets and other daily necessities, but also to set up an e-business of our own.Ss will complete the next paragraph beginning with: Now it is time for me to walk out into the light of day again... They will give their imagination in a few paragraphs.3rd– 4th Periods1.Warming-up Activities:Ask some students to share their oral passage with the whole class.2. Intensive Reading: Read and answer the questions1. How did Britain benefit from the Industrial Revolution?2. Were the newly rich accepted and respected by British society?3. Which country finished the Industrial Revolution?4. It is well-known that Silicon Valley is a good example in the world. Do you think it has become a leading part of America?5. Why can a Chinese company install the latest computer technology much more cheaply than an American company?6. Why can’t America finish the Internet Revolution?7. Do you believe China may finish the Internet Revolution?2. While-reading (Text A)1) Text OrganizationAfter scanning the whole text, students are required to find the top sentences of each paragraph. And try to divide the text into 3 parts and summarize the main idea of each part.Part 1 (Para 1): The historical influence of the Industrial Revolution on Britain and America. Part 2 (Para 2-4): The present influence of the Internet Revolution on three main countries: America, China, and India.Part 3 (Para 5): The possible future result of the development of the Internet in China.2) finish tasks on page 82-83, and check the answers.3). Language pointsExplain the difficult words and sentences, including language and grammatical points.Focus:Revolution: change, a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war. 革命，变革e.g.: The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic.●Decade: a period of ten years. 十年e.g.: In the last decade telecommunication technology has come a long way.●Prosperous: adj. successful, usually by earning a lot of money。