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课件网) Unit 4 Information Technology Topic talk To read and talk about information technology To listen and read for general understanding To listen for specific information and understand words in context To write a short paragraph about the apps you find useful and the problems you should be aware of To discuss quotes on information technology What is Information Technology It is the study or use of electronic processes for gathering and storing information and making it available using computers. Use the questions to talk about information technology. Why do you use it … How has it changed people's daily life In what way do you use it Information Technology Example: I often search for information for my project on the Internet. Talk about these apps. We will listen to a talk by a man and a woman, who are discussing the reasons, uses and effects / impacts of technology. Read the Text Builder. n. 效应; 影响 effect n. a change that sb./sth. causes in sb./sth. else; a result 影响, 效果, 作用 既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词。 【搭配】 have a(n) ... effect on ... 对……有……的影响 e.g. She thought about the effect of such news on her husband. My parents’ encouragement had a big effect on me. However, what they did did not seem to have much effect. v. to make sth happen 使发生; 实现; 引起 e.g. We effected our plan without anyone else’s help. The new manager effected several changes in the company. Listen to the dialogue. Complete the notes in the table. Apps Reasons for use Music app I listen to songs when _____. It really helps me _____. Apps for the news _____with the news all day long. _____ I use different avatars...because they let me explore_____ _____ A bell rings to remind me that_____ Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about the apps you find useful and the problems you should be aware of. Then share it in groups. The First industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanise production. The Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production. - Klaus Martin Schwab · Klaus Martin Schwab(born in 1938),a German engineer and economist,the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. The nternet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. - Bill Gates · BillGates(born in 1955),the co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation. Technologyis anything that wasn't around when you were born. - Alan Kay · Alan Kay(born in 1940),an American computer scientist best known for his innovative work in the feld of computer programming. We are alnow connected by the intemet like neurons in a giant brain. - Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking(1942-2018),an English theoretical physicist and mathematician who was a researcher at the University of Cambridge.
