1、Unit 4 Information Technology Topic Talk The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanise production (机械化). The Second used electric power to create mass production （规模 化）. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production（自动化）. Klaus Martin Schwab a
2、 German engineer and economist, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. Information Technology Activity 1 Pair Work Use the questions to talk about information technology. How has it changed peoples daily life? In what way do you use it? Why do you use it? Activity 2 Listen t
3、o Dialogue 1 Complete the Text Builder. Text Builder Talk about IT a. I love exploring new technologies, because they _. b. I use apps to_. c. I also like chatting online. It _. But too much chatting online_. Reasons Uses are so convenient buy things online Effects/ Impacts makes me feel less lonely
4、 takes a lot of time Activity 3 Interview your partner If your partner mentions the point, tick it. chat with communicate with/by relax by buy things such as find information about learn about new things like Uses Activity 3 Interview your partner If your partner mentions the point, tick it. so conv
5、enient make life easier enable better communication provide education provide information Reasons Activity 3 Interview your partner Match 1-9 with a-i, tick the point if he/she agrees. Effects/Impacts 1. make communication 2. make me feel 3. help me develop 4. make us self- 5. enable people 6. make
6、us live in an 7. take a lot of 8. make us addicted to 9. Not encourage face-to-face a. new friendships b. focused c. communication d. convenient e. time f. unreal world g. less lonely h. to it i. to communicate better Activity 3 Interview your partner Match 1-9 with a-i, tick the point if he/she agr
7、ees Effects/Impacts 1. make communication 2. make me feel 3. help me develop 4. make us self- 5. enable people 6. make us live in an 7. take a lot of 8. make us addicted 9. not encourage face-to-face a. new friendships b. focused c. communication d. convenient e. time f. unreal world g. less lonely
8、h. to it i. to communicate better Activity 4 Use the Text Builder to write a short paragraph about information technology. Uses Reasons Effects/ Impacts _ _ _ Activity 5 Listen to Dialogue 2 and take notes Apps Reasons for use 1. Music apps I listen to songs when _ _. They really help me _. I cant s
9、leep or feel nervous to relax Activity 5 Listen to Dialogue 2 and take notes Apps Reasons for use 2. New apps _ with the news all day long. Get updated Activity 5 Listen to Dialogue 2 and take notes Apps Reasons for use 3.Apps for _ I use different avatars because they let me explore_. games differe
10、nt personalities Activity 5 Listen to Dialogue 2 and take notes Apps Reasons for use 4. _ A bell rings to remind me that_. Alarm Clock my time is up Activity 6 Your recommendation of apps Apps Reasons to recommend apps to recommend because Activity 6 What apps would you like to develop? Apps Reasons
11、 to develop apps to develop because Creativity in science could be described as the art of putting two and two together to make five. Activity 7 Read the quotes and work in groups. Student A Student B Student C Student D Quote Unquote Student A 1. Which is the Third Industrial Revolution according t
12、o the quote by Klaus Martin Schwab? 2. Which is your favorite quote? 3. Write your sentence about information technology. The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. Bill Gates Student B With the help of the note below, share your understanding of the quote by Bill G
13、ates. *Note: town square 城镇广场 Example: Some people want to live on the town square, so they dont miss a thing. Your sentence: Technology is anything that wasnt around when you were born. Alan Kay Student C Do you agree with what Alan Kay says? Give an example. Your sentence: We are all now connected
14、 by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain. Stephen Hawking Student D 1. Does the Internet connect us? 2. Why do we face the screen of computers or cell phones while sitting together, which is called “alone together”? *Note: neurons 神经元 3. Your sentence: Information Technology The best way to predict the future is to create it. Thank You
