What are they doing ? Which do you like better, watching TV or surfing on the Internet ?

television =TV computer remote control ( 遥控器 ) Can you tell me the differences between them? mouse ( 鼠标 ) channel ( 频道 )

Can dogs tell a computer from a TV set? Listen to the conversation between Hobo and Eddie. Then answer some questions. 1.What do Hobo and Eddie think of the computer? 2.Do you know what “the remote control”really is?

Can dogs tell a computer from a TV set? 1.What do Hobo and Eddie think of the computer? 2.Do you know what “the remote control”really is? They think it looks like a television. It is a mouse.

Exercise: Eddie and Hobo do not know what the computer is. Hobo thinks it ______ ______ a television. Eddie thinks the mouse is the ________ _________. They _____ _____ the ‘television’, and want to use the mouse to _______ ________ __________, because they think that one is boring. looks like remote controlturnon change thechannel

Do you think Eddie and Hobo know the computer very well ? Do you know the computer well?

keyboard ( 键盘 ) Do you know what they are? printer ( 打印机 )

mouse( 鼠标 )screen ( 屏幕 ) Do you know what they are?

menu ( 菜单 ) Show a list of information and let you choose what to do.

menu printer screen keyboard mouse

What can we use our computer for? Brainstorm

What can we use our computer for? Brainstorm playing games searching for information sending and receiving s chatting with friends shopping online watching films

writing computer programs ( 电脑编程 )

drawing and designing

word processing ( 文字处理 )

What can you do with the computer? drawing and designing watching films searching for information chatting with friends word processing writing computer programs playing games sending and receiving s shopping online

drawing and designing searching for information word processing playing games writing computer programs sending and receiving s

Suppose ( 假设 ) you are a shop assistant( 售货员 ) ， a shopper, who learns little about the computer, wants to buy it. You should introduce it to him/ her. Assistant: What can I do for you?/ Can I help you? Shopper: I want to buy…, but I have no idea about it. A: Wait for a minute. Take a look at this one. S: What is it? A: It is a …(keyboard/ mouse/ screen/…) S: And what’s this? A: It is … S: What can I use the computer for? A: You can use it for ….

Read Daniel and Simon’s conversation. Answer some questions. What does Simon usually use his computer for? Why? How often? Simon usually uses his computer to search for information. Because it’s fast and easy. He uses his computer to search for information every week.

A: Do you have a computer? B: … A: Who bought it for you? B: … A: How long have you had it? B: For… / Since… A: What do you usually use your computer for? B: I usually … A: Why? B: Because … A: How often do you use your computer to…? B: I use my computer to …

Topic: Is the computer good or bad for us? Why? Useful Expressions: It’s convenient / fast and easy for us to ….. learn more about … (what happened in the world / our nature…) It is harmful to …(our health/ eyesight/ study lessons…) spend … doing sth

I think computer is good for us. We can use the computer for searching for information, word processing, designing and drawing, chatting with our friends and so on. It makes our life colourful and convenient. We only need to click on the icon ( 图标 ), and we will know what we want to know. But if we spend too much time playing computer games, it is bad for us. At first, it is harmful to our health. We will have poor eyesight. And it is also harmful to our study lessons. So we should pay attention to the time we spend on the computer.