Unit 5 Modern .munication
Objectives: 1. Basic vocabulary: crazy, hotline, cell, unattractive, thus, touch, grip, display, deal, manual, flash, restrict, park, lot, recognize, puzzle, spot, speechless, refer, caller, agency
2. Speaking and discussion: talking about trouble bought by a mobile phone number and how to efficiently deal with spam. 3. Grammar: The Infinitive in English. 4. Writing: how to write a notice.
Focuses:
1. The usage of words and expressions 2. Grammar: The Infinitive in English. 3. Writing: how to write a notice.
4. Speaking: benefits and disadvantages of modern .munication
Outline:
Period 1: Study of vocabulary and expressions ，vocabulary check Period 2: Discussion and analysis of Text A Period 3: Do .prehensive exercises
Period 4: Language points; active words and Grammar Period 5: Read Text B and analyze
Period 6: Exercise, Practical Writing Period 7: Listening and speaking course Period 8: Listening and speaking course
Teaching methods (11) Practice speaking and listening (12) Discussion (13) Presentation and role play (14) Exercises
Period 1-2 Step1: warm up (10minutes)
Ask the students to talk about the way of daily .munication and how about using internet when .municating with others.
Step2: vocabulary and expressions (50minutes)
Teach the students to read the new words and expressions and then ask them to read the words and expressions by themselves
Explain the key points of new words and expressions.
1. crazy
Phase: be crazy about sb. /sth 对某人/某事着迷 e.g. He was very crazy about the model’s beauty. 2.unattractive adj.不美的，不引人注目的，泛味的 Attractive: be attractive to sb.
e.g. Jim was always attractive to women.
I must admire I’ve never found her particularly attractive. 3. touch vt.触摸，碰；触动
Phrase: be (keep, stay) /get in touch with
e.g. Our neighbors are moving away but I hope that we’ll still keep in touch with each other.
4. Display n.vt 陈列，展示，展览 Phrase: be on display
e.g. Many paintings are on display in this museum. 5. deal
Phrase: (1) strike/make/conclude a deal with sb. (2) deal in (3) deal with
e.g. He was then dealing in ancient Chinese wine vessels. Dealers: His father is a used-car dealer. 6. restrict vt
e.g. The new law restricts the sale of handguns. Restricted adj 受限制的
e.g. Press freedom is severely restricted. 7.recognize vt.认出；承认
e.g. She came home so thin and weak and her own children hardly recognized her. Recognition n 识别，认得
e.g. The girl has changed beyond recognition. 8.puzzle vt 使迷惑，使为难 n.难题，谜
e.g. What puzzled me most is how the burglar got into the house without setting off the alarm.
9. refer v.让…求助于，让…查询；查询，参考；提及 Refer to
With reference to: With reference to your recent advertisement, I am writing to request further information. 10. agency
e.g. (1) travel agency旅行社
(2) employment agency职业介绍所
11. When it .es to (doing) sth.当提到…
e.g. I can use a .puter, but when it .es to repairing them, I know nothing. 我会使用计算机，但若谈到修理，我就一窍不通了。
Step3: Exercise (15minutes)
Ask the students to do the exercise: vocabulary check (part A.B.C) on page 73-74.
Then check the answers
Step4: Reading text A (15minutes) Ask the students to go through text A, and finish .prehension work A., and then check the answers orally.
Key: 1.He bought it in a nearby store.
2. He thought the look of the phone was the most important thing. 3. He was surprised because he had never given anyone the number. 4. He asked the author to change the phone number. 5. It came on Sunday morning at 8:30.
Period 3-4:
Step1: Text A (45minutes)
Ask the students to read Text A, Explain the language points and long sentences to the students, especially the structure of these long sentences.
Text A: Modern .munication Language Points:
1.I was eager to buy a new cell phone, so I visited a nearby store. Be eager to do: have a strong desire to do
e.g. He is eager to know the result of the exam.
A nearby store: Here “nearby” serves as an attribute modifying “store” .It can also following the word it modifies. In other words, “a store nearby” is also acceptable.
2. I had suffered through two unattractive, free phones, and thus when it came to choosing my new phone this time, money was not the first consideration and the look of the thing was everything.
Suffered through: to have an unpleasant or difficult experience with
Money was not the first consideration: I don’t care so much about how much money I would spend.
The look of the thing was everything: What matters most is the appearance of the phone. “everything” here means “the most important thing”. 3. I was reading through the manual when the new phone rang! When: at that time
4. So you must have got the wrong number. Must have done sth
5. You’d better change your number Had better do sth
6. But it was not that old That: very, much, too
Step2 (35minutes):
Ask the students to preview the explanation of the grammar tips Explain the grammar tips to the students
英语不定式（The Infinitive）
英语不定式的基本结构为TO+动词短语成分，不定式可以做形容词的补足成分，如（1）做动词宾语，如：I happily decided to take a lovely little Samsung.
After I calmed down, I began to think that since I had got two calls already, I was probably going to get some more.
(2)作名词的后置定语，如：
I decided to find an appropriate number to refer future callers to.
(3)作动词的宾语补足语，如：
My mother wanted to stay at home this weekend. (15) 示目的、结果等的状语，如：
To arrive at the station on time, we got up and started out early in the morning. (16) 作句子主语（常用形式主语it 代替），如： It is necessary to learn this poem by heart.
当to引导的不定式成分作let, make, have 等表示致使意义的动词或see, hear等表示感觉意义的动词的宾语补足语时要省略不定式符号to。
Step3: Exercise (15minutes) do the practice on Page 75. Ask the students to finish the practice on page 75
Key: 1. It is important to remember the time and the location of the meeting. 2. She wished to find the book she needed. 3. I am glad to tell him the news.
4. My mother asked me to call her at weekends.
5. They left home early in the morning to catch the first train.
Period 5-6
Step1: Read Text B and do exercises orally (15minutes)
Give students 5 minutes to go through the text, and then ask them question: what should you do when you receive unwanted Emil. Discuss the question.
Step2: Text Analyzes (30minutes)
Explain some important words and expressions to the students
Language points: 1. Many .panies seem to have placed their hopes .pletely on software-based solutions: It seems that many .panies .pletely depend on anti-spam software. Seem to: give the impression of being or doing sth
2. Also, Microsoft Outlook provides software for servers and users alike to help