2. The 21st century will be the century of IT. stand for Q1: What does the IT stand for “I” stand for information “T “T” stand for Technology Q2: What does IT consist of ? ◆ consist of : be made up of ( 由 …. 组成 ) 我们学校由 19 个班级组成 (1) Our school consists of 19 classes. (3) Our school is made up of 19 classes ( 代表 )? (2) Our school is consisted of 19 classes. (×) (√) (√) 不可用于被动语态

3. 1 Listen to the whole text and write down the main idea in one sentence. in one sentence. _______________________________________________________________ 2 Listen to Part A and fill in the chart. Then do the same with Part B. with Part B. What does IT include? Which form of IT describes the skills fo a sport best? What is the most popular form of IT ? Which form of IT has the most functions? Part A Part B books, radio and TV books TV computers Two students are talking about the information technology

4. Discussion following questions: Q1: what are the advantages and disadvantages of each form of IT? Q2: when is each kind of IT most useful? Type of IT Advantages Disadvantages computers TV Book Radio Reasoning ( 说明理由 ) ◆ The advantage/disadvantage is… ◆ As/Since…. I think…. ◆ I think/don’t think that….. I agree/don’t agree… because… ◆ I agree/don’t agree… because… ◆ I think….because (of) ◆ What makes you think so? ◆ I believe that…. ◆ I’ve decied that … ◆ Let’s decied…. ◆ Let’t make a decision. Making decisions ( 做出决定 )