Module 4 New technology Unit 1 If you want to record, press the red button.

Lead in: What are these? How does it work? a digital camera a digital video

Match the words with the pictures: press press button button instruction instruction video camera copy copy Irish Irishrecorder lady lady gentleman gentleman

If you ’ re happy, clap your hands.

Activity 1. Listen and say what is happening. Tony is giving Betty instructions on how to use the video camera on her mobile phone.

Act. 2 Listen & Answer 1. What do you do before you take your video? 2. How do you play back the video? Turn on the mobile phone, choose camera and then press the yes button. Choose video and press the yes button. Press the playback symbol.

3. How do you save your video? 4. Why do you save your video on your computer? Connect the phone to the computer and copy it. Because the phone may not have enough memory.

How does it work?How does it work? Is it working?Is it working? Come on…Come on… Ladies and gentlemen…Ladies and gentlemen… Hooray!Hooray! Everyday English

Listen, read and complete : (Irish music, with a violin… ) Lingling: That’s lovely! Who’s playing? Sally: That’s us! Chen Huan wants a recording for his___________, and he lent me his CD. The orchestra was practicing some Irish music yesterday so I ___________ it. programme recorded

Tony: How does it work? Daming: Let’s look at the ___________. “If you want to turn on the recorder, press the blue button. If you want to ___________, press the green button.” instructions play back

(The same Irish music) Daming: You’ve done that. Tony: “…and if you want to record, ______ the red button. If the red light doesn’t come on, wait for thirty seconds.” OK, let’s try. Daming: Is it working? press

(Playback: Is it working? ) Tony: Yes, it is. “If you want to send your recording by , _______ the recorder to your computer. If there’s no green light, choose the ‘copy’ symbol. ” connect

Lingling:And are you playing the violin? Sally: No, that’s my best friend Kylie. She plays really well. Lingling: But why do you want to send Chen Huan a __________ of Kylie playing? Sally: Well, she’s my friend, and it’s important for her. recording

Lingling: But it’s important for you too, Sally. Betty: I think Chen Huan wants to hear you on Starsearch, not Kylie. Come on, Sally. Where’s your ________ ? Tony, press “record”! violin

Tony: OK! Ladies and _________, please welcome our star musician…Sally Maxwell ! All: Hooray! gentlemen

Answer the questions: 1.Why does Sally have the CD recorder? 2. What do they do to find out how it works? 2. What do they do to find out how it works? Because Chen Huan wants a recording for his programme. They look at the instructions.

3. How do they know if it’s working? 4. Why isn’t Sally playing on the recording? They play back the recording. Because she wants Kylie to play on the recording.

5. Why do they think Chen Huan wants to hear Sally, not Kylie? 6. What do they decide to do? 6. What do they decide to do? Because Sally’s going to have an interview on Starsearch, but Kylie isn’t. They decide to record Sally playing.

Fill in the blanks according to the conversation. Then ask and answer. Press the green button Press the red button Wait for 30 seconds Connect the recorder to your computer Task/ Problem instruction Turn on the recorder Press the blue button Play back Record No red light Send recording by No green light Choose the “ copy ” symbol

Difficult sentences: 1. If you want to play back, press the green button. play back --- 播放 ( 已经录制的录 音带或录像带等 ) play back --- 播放 ( 已经录制的录 音带或录像带等 )e.g. I recorded Mike’s voice, then played it back to him.

2. If you want to send your recording by , connect the recorder to your computer. Connect --- 连接， 把... 和 … 联系 起来, 后面接 to 或 with, 如： Connect the gas stove with the gas pipe. 将煤气炉和煤气管接起来。 I often connect Dalian with the sea.

3. If the red light doesn ’ t come on, wait for thirty seconds. /Come on, Sally. come on 有多种意思 : ① “ 开始工作或起作用 ” ，如： The central heating was coming on. The central heating was coming on. ② “ 快点, 赶快 ”, 如： Come on! We ’ re going to be late. Come on! We ’ re going to be late. ③ “ ( 夜晚或季节 ) 到来, ( 雨 ) 开始降落 ”, 如： The rain came on. = It came on to rain. The rain came on. = It came on to rain. ④ “ 激励对方, 表示劝诱或鼓励等 ”, 如： Come on, don ’ t cry. Come on, don ’ t cry. Come on, guys. You can do it! Come on, guys. You can do it!

4. lend & borrow lend 借出，即借给别人东西。 borrow 借入, 是 lend 的反义词 搭配 : lend sb. sth. lend sth. to sb. borrow sth from sb.

e.g. 1. 学生们想从图书馆借几本书 2. 能把你的字典借给我们吗？ The students want to borrow some books from the library. Could you lend us your dictionary?

Activity 6 Practise & Act: --- How do I turn on the recorder? --- If you want to turn on the recorder, press the blue button.

Activity 7 Listen and repeat: If you want to turn on the recorder, press the blue button. If you want to play back, press the green button.

Join the sentences with if: 1.--I can’t understand the sentence. -- Use your dictionary. -- Use your dictionary I want to improve my English. -- Read English books. -- Read English books. If you can’t understand the sentence, use your dictionary. If you want to improve your English, read English books.

3. --This is difficult. -- Ask for help. -- Ask for help The conversation is hard to understand. -- Listen again. -- Listen again. If this is difficult, ask for help. If the conversation is hard to understand, listen again.

Choose a piece of technology. In turns, give instructions on how to use it. If you want to choose another programme, press this button. radio camera mobile phone TV

Homework Finish Exe 2, 3, 4 in your Wb. Read the conversation. 课课练 Module 4, Unit 1.