Reading &

Grammar for Use

1. Pre-reading

1) Ask the students to talk about their understanding of communication crisis by telling stories; or teacher prepares pictures illustrating this issue for students, and asks them to discuss it.

E,g. People are always busy playing with their smartphones while meeting with each other, but silence falls.

2) Ask students to make a list of positive and negative aspects by using internet and e-devices.

2) Teacher explains the keywords in the box to students.

10 min

2. While-reading

1) Read the passage for the general idea and ask one or two students to summarize the main idea.

e.g. The phenomenon and cause of “the death of conversation”

2) Ask students if they share the similar feeling with Wang Yun in the passage.

3) Ask students to read the passage again, explain “death of conversation”, and then ask them to choose the correct answer.

Key: 2 We enjoy e-technology at the sacrifice of face-to-face conversation.

4)Teacher explains the key works and sentences in the passage

3. After-reading

Group work: Ask the students to work in about four groups. Each two groups will be one debating party. And teacher directs them to debate on the relationship between e-world and communication.

40 min

Grammar for Use

1) Ask the students to find out the formation and meanings of the listed words. Then they are required to think out more ones.

 Daybreak, dutyfree, heartfelt, update, shorthand checkout, selfish

2) Teacher explains the categories of word-formation.

4) Ask the students to work in pairs and list as many compound words as possible with similar word-formation.

10 min

Practical Reading & Writing

Practical Reading

1) Explain to the students what “etiquette” means.

2) It was said that” cell phone are the cigarettes of this decade”. Most cellphone owners can’t go on an hour without looking at their devices. However rude cell phone users are everywhere. Please discuss with your group on the tips for the rude cellphone users to avoid offending others. The read the text and compare your suggestion with those mentioned in the article. 

3) Direct the students to understand the various activities mentioned in the table.

4) Discussion: encourage students to add more tips of the e-world etiquette.

Practical Writing

1) Direct students to read the example in the box.

2) Role play: ask the students to role play three situations in the textbook. After each performance, ask other students to point out the impolite behavior and correct it.

3) Direct students to write down the suggestion to the following situations.

25min

Project & Assignment

1) Group work: ask the students to work in four group, and choose one topic to do the research.

3) Each group needs to search online about the topic they have chosen, and do their presentations in the next class sessions.

4) Remind students the main points required to be presented in their report.

5Min