1.       Get the Ss to be familiar with daily English for asking for and expressing one’s opinions around the topic “How to choose the computer”(judgment and opinion)

2.      Get the Ss to know something about the application of the computer in CAAC and the convenience that the computer has brought.

3.      Grammar: the present perfect passive voice.

4.      Learn how to write a summary after reading the passage.

5.      Key words and useful expressions

information    improve   although   believe   necessary  record         repair        complete   a waste of   make a decision

go up         bring down           keep a record             thanks to        

at one time       make a plan for   take up           although 

T: In last unit, we’ve learned food around the world. What are the food around the world? (corn, tomatoes and potatoes and so on) What have you learned about corn?

T: We’ve learned sth about corn, but that’s not enough. If I want to get further information, know more about corn, what can I do?

(Ask a biologist or geographer for information, go to a library to look up some information, play a computer and get information on Internet)

Questions:

1.     Do you think computer is very useful? Where is a computer used?(bank, shopping center, supermarket, department store, school, TV/radio station, office, factory/workshop, post office, bus station, railway station)

2.     Are you doing computer studies this term? Do you like it?

3.     Which subject do you prefer, computer studies or music?

4.     Who does it best in our class?  In computer, is the English language used?

5.     What can computers do for us?

6.     Are you going to study computer for your main subject when you go to university? Why?

7.     Have you got a computer at home? What do you often do with a computer at home? What’s the brand?

8.     Since computers are so useful/helpful, I want to go to computer market to buy one to use at home. I don’t know what brand to choose. Could you suggest me some famous brands?(Svmsung, Legend, Founder, Great Wall, Truait, East Sea, Tontru, kangba)

9.     What about the size? PC586, PC386, PC686

10. It’s really hard to decide. If I buy a bigger one, it will be too expensive. But if I choose a smaller one, I’m afraid I have to change it in a few years. It’s really a problem.

It’s also the problem that Jenny and Meige have got.

T: Listen to the tape and try to find out the answers to these questions

1.     Did Mei Ge get the information for all the computers?

2.     Why do they have to buy a computer now?

3.     Do they make a decision in the end?

(1. Yes, she did.  2. Because their factory needs a computer as soon as possible.    3. No, they’ll make a decision tomorrow. )

Why do they have to make a quick decision?

The factory needs a computer as soon as possible (need to use it)

Prices may go up. 

Why can’t they make a decision right away?

They can’t agree with each other on which kind of computer to buy.

What did Jenny say? (In my opinion, we should buy the IBM PC 586)

                              (I still think we should buy the … )

What did Mei Ge say? (I believe we should buy the smaller one)