Unit 3 Online tours *Online tours Welcome to the unit

Free talk 1) What do you usually do when you are free? 2) Do you have a computer at home? 3) Do you like playing computer games? 4) What do you use your computer for except playing games? Why? 5) How often do you use your computer?

mouse 鼠标 screen 屏幕 [skri:n] keyboard 键盘 ['ki:b ɔ :d] Can you name out the different parts of a computer? main unit 主机

main unit *remote control [r ɪ 'mə ʊ t] [kən'trə ʊ l] mouse keyboard screen

*channel n. 频道 ['t ʃ ænl]

What do you usually use your computer for? watch films. listen to music. I use my computer to chat with my friends.

*word processing 文字处理

send and receive s 收发电子邮件 [r ɪ 'si:v]

watch programmes or videos 观看节目

search for information 搜索信息

chat with friends 和朋友聊天

play games 玩游戏

1. What does Simon usually use his computer for? Why? 2. How often does he use his computer? Almost every day. He usually uses his computer to search for information. Because it’s fast and easy. Simon and Daniel are talking about the uses of computers. Listen and answer the questions.

Now it’s time for Eddie and Hobo!

Do Eddie and Hobo know anything about computers? No, they don’t. Listen and answer:

More questions: 1.What do Eddie and Hobo think the computer look like? 2.What do they think the mouse is? 3.What do they use the mouse to do? They think it looks like a TV. They think it is a remote control. They want to use it to change the channel.

Read and act out the dialogue.

Eddie and Hobo first see the computer. They don’t know what it is. They never use it before. Hobo thinks it ______ ______ a ________. They think the programme is boring. They want to ______ ______ ______. At last, they find the ______ ______. looks TV Change the channel remote control like Fill in the blanks.

Phrases:  1. look like 看上去像  2. remote control 遥控器  3. change the channel 换台  4. send and receive s 收发邮件  5. do word processing 做文字处理  6. search for information 查资料