新视野大学英语课件B1U3.pptx

1 College life in the Internet age Unit 3 Section A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we’ve ever created. They’re tools of communication, they’re tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user. — Bill Gates The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life. — Andrew Brown 1 3 UNIT Section A 1 3 Digital campus UNIT College life in the Internet age To apply the phrases and patterns Objectives To talk about digital education To further understand the text To master the paragraph writing skill Warming-up activities Lead-in Pre-reading activities Cultural background Look at the following 3 pictures and answer the questions based on these pictures. Lead-in Short answer questions 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way of teaching and learning? Tips Traditional classroom Advantages: · more direct communication between teachers and students; · a better learning atmosphere. Disadvantages: · little interaction either among students or between students and the teacher; · teachers tending to dominate the class; · writing on blackboard reducing efficiency. Lead-in Short answer questions 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way of teaching and learning? Tips Lead-in Short answer questions Multimedia classroom Advantages: · more vivid teaching materials; · students better engaged in classroom learning. Disadvantages: · too many distractions with too many pictures and videos in multimedia classrooms. 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way of teaching and learning? Tips Lead-in Short answer questions Studying online in the dorm Advantages: · being able to choose when and what you want to learn; · easy access to the wide range of online information Disadvantages