译林版高一英语必修三 Unit 3 The world online L2 Reading 教案

《英语》（必修·第三册）

Unit 3 The world online

Reading (II)

I. Learning objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. understand the usage of the following words and expressions: access, to a certain extent, at

one’s fingertips, majority, deliver, establish, get in the way, comment, aware;

2. use the above words and expressions in new situations;

3. think of collocations about online activities and put them in different categories;

4. write a short paragraph about a comparison of life before and after smartphones were invented.

II. Key competence focus

1. Understand some new words and expressions.

2. Use the new words and expressions correctly.

III. Predicted area of difficulty

Use the new words and expressions correctly.

IV. Teaching procedures

Step 1 Lead-in

Review the main idea of the article.

T: Hello, everyone, nice to meet you! We’ve learned an article describing the advantages of the

Internet. Today we shall review the text, discuss how to use some of the words and expressions,

and practise using them in different situations.

T: Would you fill in the form according to what you have learned? We divide them into three parts:

introduction, main body and conclusion.

Parts Paragraphs Main ideas

Introduction Para. 1 The Internet has become a world without _______ because it

connects people across the world to a single shared community.

Main body Para. 2 People have quick and easy _________ to a huge amount of

information because of the Internet.

Para. 3 The Internet has made our lives convenient with goods and

services provided by _______________.

Para. 4 The Internet helps us _________ and maintain social ties.

Conclusion Para. 5 We must be ________ of problems caused by the Internet.

Keys: frontiers, access, e-commerce, establish, aware

【设计意图：回归课本，回忆文章。通过篇章结构的理解引领学生到词汇上面来。】

Step 2 Language comprehension and extension

1. Word study: access (1) Understand the meaning of access in the article and its collocations

T: We can achieve almost anything online—with access to the Internet come some truly

life-changing advantages. (para. 1, lines 4-6) What’s the meaning of access here?

T: It means the opportunity or right to use sth or to see sb/sth. Could you translate the sentence

into Chinese?

S: 在网上我们几乎什么都能做到。接入互联网带来了一些实实在在改变我们生活的好处。

T: Well done. Let’s make a similar sentence: 使用智能手机带来了一些实实在在的、改变我们生活的好处。

S: With access to the smartphone come some truly life-changing advantages.

T: The word access is used in another sentence. Can you find it?

T: One of the greatest advantages of the Internet lies in the quick and easy access to a huge

amount of information. (para. 2, line 7-8) From the sentences above we can learn the word access

is often followed by the preposition to. We use the phrase have/get/gain access to in sentences.

e.g. Nowadays, with the development of the information industry, everyone can have easy access

to the smartphone.

(2) Access as a verb

T: Do remember access is used as an uncountable noun. It can be used as a verb, whose meaning

is to reach, enter or use sth.

e.g. More and more people are using smartphones to access the Internet.

2. Expression study: to a certain extent, at one’s fingertips

(1) Understand the meaning of to a certain extent in the article and its similar expressions

T: As is mentioned in the article, we have quick and easy access to a huge amount of information

through the Internet. How quick and easy is it? Can you find a sentence describing it?

S: To a certain extent, the world’s knowledge is all at our fingertips. (para. 2, lines 8-9)

T: Can you guess the meaning of to a certain extent?

T: Well done. It means to a degree but not completely. We often use to a certain extent, to some

extent, to an extent to show how far sth is true or how great an effect it has. Please translate the

following sentences into English.

·不得不承认，在某种程度上我的确同意他的看法。

I have to admit that I do agree with him to some extent.

·在某种程度上，智能手机已经成为信息时代的必需品。

To a certain extent, the smartphone has become a necessity in the age of information.

(2) Learn about the expression at one’s fingertips

T: When people have information and are able to find it easily and use it quickly, we often use the

expression have sth at one’s fingertips. Please translate the following sentence into English.

他手头掌握所有最新的统计数据。

He has all the latest statistics at his fingertips.

3. Word study: majority

(1) Understand the meaning of majority in the article

T: Look at the sentence below. What’s the meaning of majority here?

No wonder the Internet has now become the first place that the majority of people turn to for

information. (para. 2, lines12-14)