Computer

教学目标

Teaching aims and demands
　　本单元有关电脑的知识使用学生对其有一个初步的了解。让学生了解有关中国民航运用计算机的情况。并学习如何使用向对方提建议的口语练习，通过单词的学习掌握go up, bring down, prefer to and, but although等词的用法。本单元的语法重点是现在完成时被动语态的使用，要求学生能够了解和掌握。
Teaching important and difficult points
1.Important Vocabulary:
although, waste, believe, necessary, passenger, record, at one time, greatly, correct, complete, decision, abroad, change for
2. Daily Expressions:
First of all, …
I believe…
Any reason?
3. Useful phrases:
It would be a waste of …
In my opinion, we should …
4. Grammar
The present perfect passive voice.

教学建议

　　1. 通过对话练习，进行两个人之间对建议和推荐的用法。
　　2. 通过课文的学习，掌握本单元的词和词组的用法。
　　3. 通过对课外补充文章的学习，对计算机的历史和应用有所了解。
Lesson 33: 口头练习：对话交际功能——日常生活用语。
Lesson 34: 学生进行对文章编成对话练习。练习直接引语变间接引语。
Lesson 35: 学生继续练习对话。可以扮演CAAC的领导和记者，或计算机经销商和单位领导，或电视节目主持人和中学生等等。
Lesson 36: 笔头练习：让学生写一篇关于自己生活中计算机的使用的文章，或对计算机在人们生活中应用的畅想。
教材分析
　　本单元的对话的特点是通过两个人对买何种计算机的讨论，从而掌握如何进行对一个物品进行评价、表达自己的观点，并提出建议。比如常见的口语用法：In my opinion, we should… / What’s your opinion?/ I don’t think it’s necessary to …/ I believe …/ I still think … 就在这个对话中经常出现。同时还有很多其它有用的口语，比如：First of all…/ in a few years’ time/ a waste of …/ make a decision/ not … any more
　　本单元的课文不仅讲述了计算机的应用对CAAC的帮助，而且中间穿插了很多现在完成进行时的被动语态的用法，使得学生能够正确地掌握这个语法的用法。同时对一些常见词和短语进行理解。比如：join, be used to do, thanks to, abroad, spend… on sth., prefer to do, welcome.
重点知识讲解
1. Today they are talking about buying a new computer. 今天他们谈论买一个计算机。
这里的talk about的意思是“谈论；谈及到；讨论”，后面通常加上名词或动名词。
We talked about it yesterday.
I want to talk about the price of the car with you.
2. Did you find out the price for the IBM PC 486? 你找出IBM PC 486的价格了么？
这里的词组find out和find都是表示“找出”，都是一个结果。但是两种也有区别：如果表示意外发现，通常用find。比如：
I found this wallet outside the classroom.
What did you find just now?
如果要表示经过一番努力或研究得出的结果的时候，find和find out都可以，但通常用后者。比如：
I finally found out the secret of his death.
She wanted to find out the real answer to the question.
3. I’ve got the information for all the computers now. 我已经得到了所有计算机的信息了。
这里的information同news一样是一个不可数名词。后面通常加上for或about，前面通常加上一些修饰不可数名词的形容词。比如：
Do you have any information about the new machine.
4. In my opinion, we should buy the IBM PC 586. 依我看来，我们应该买IBM PC 586。
这里的in one’s opinion表示的意思是“依…来看；…的意见是”。需要注意两点：1）后面不加I/he…think(s)。不像中文里可以说“依我看来，我觉得…”。在英语中这两种用法不同时出现。比如：
In my opinion, you are the best student. 不能说成 In my opinion, I think you are the best student.
2)后面不加客观事实。因为这里应是一个推断或主观的意见，比如：
In my opinion, the earth is round. (错误句子)。
In my opinion, you are right. (正确句子)
5. If we buy the smaller one, the IBM PC 486, we might have to change it in a few years’ time for a bigger one. 如果我们现在要是买了the IBM PC 486，几年以后我们肯定要换一个更大的计算机。
这里的词组change… for…表示的意思是“将…换成…”。比如：
I want to change this small hat for a bigger one.
6. I hope we can make a decision today. 我希望我们今天能做出决定。
这里的词组是make a decision(做出决定)。等于decide to do。比如：
Did they make a decision yesterday?
另外也可以用come to a decision, arrive at a decision来表示同样的意思。比如：
They finally came to a decision at the meeting.
7. It is used to record the tickets which passengers buy. 它还记录下游客购票的情况。
句子中的be used to的意思是“被用来…”，是一个被动语态，后面加上动词原型。
The water her is used to make the trees alive.
Computers are used here to play games on.
8. Now it is possible to find out much faster which planes are full. 现在要找到哪架飞机满了比以前要快多了。
这里用了一个much表示一个程度。通常在much, even和still后面加上一个形容词或副词的比较级形式。比如：
I am much heavier than before.
She is much happier than she was two years ago.
9. Thanks to the new computer, the passengers at the offices of the CAAC can now buy their aeroplane tickets much faster. 由于使用了新的计算机，乘客在中国民航购票快多了。
句子中的thanks to是一个常见的短语，表示“由于；幸亏”，相当于because of, 或者as a result of表示原因。比如：
Thanks to your help, I was able to win the game.
They lost the game thanks to the foolish advice you gave them.
10. At one time, there were long queues of people waiting outside the CAAC offices. 以前，中国民航办公室前等着购票的人们排成长长的队列。
词组at one time表示的意思是“以前；曾经”。比如：
At one time we met each other every day.
He went to that restaurant to have dinner at one time.
11. These people will be welcome on our planes. 我们欢迎这些人来乘坐我们的飞机。
这里的welcome在这句话中是一个形容词，表示的意思是“受欢迎的”，后面常加的是不定式。比如：
You are welcome to do anything you like.
Welcome to Beijing.
welcome这个词也可以是名词。比如：
They received a cold welcome when they arrived.
同样welcome也可以作为一个及物动词，但后面不加不定式，而且过去式和过去分词都是welcomed。比如：
All the students welcomed the visiting friends at the school gate.
12. In my opinion, we should buy the IBM PC 586. 依我看来，我们应该买IBM PC 586。
这里的情态动词should表示的意思是“应该”，通常用在表示建议的句子中。比如：
I should go home before 6 o’clock.
You should not ask others to do your homework.
13. If we buy the smaller one, the IBM PC 486, we might have to change it in a few years’ time for a bigger one. 如果我们现在要是买了IBM PC 486，几年以后