Unit 3 Online toursThe First PeriodComic strips &Welcome to the unitTeaching aims:1. To name the different parts of a computer.2. To grasp and talk about the basic uses of computers.3. To know the main topic of this unit.Teaching steps:Step 1 Learning targets and New wordsPresent the learning targets.Show some pictures of new words.Get the students to read them follow the teacher.Step 2 Free talkWhat do you usually do when you are free?Learning about computersAnnie, Simons cousin, wants to learn about the different parts of a computer. Look at the picture below and help her write the correct answers in the boxes. keyboard main unit mouse screenLead the students to say something about the computer.Show the picture of a computer, revise the names of each unit.Continue to lead: What else can we do with a computer?Step 3 PresentationPresent some pictures of different uses of computers.chat with friends play gamessend and receive emailsdo word processingsearch for informationwatch videosStep 4 Listen and answerPlay the tape recorder and let the students listen and answer the following questions:What does Simon usually use his computer for? Why?He usually uses it to search for information. Because its fast and easy.Step 5 PracticeSimon and Daniel are talking about the different uses of computers. Work in pairs and ask each other what you use a computer for. The ideas in the box may help you. Use the conversation below as a model.chat with friends do word processingplay games search for informationsending and receive emails watch videosThe teacher act the dialogue with a student and then get the students to practice with their partners.A: What do you usually use your computer for?B: I usually use it to.A: Why?B: Because .A: How often do you use your computer for this?B: .Step 6 PresentationGet the students to talk about this question:Do Eddie and Hobo know well about computers?Step 7 Listen and answer Listen to the recording and answer the questions:What do Eddie and Hobo think the computer look like?They think it looks like a TV.Do you know what the remote control really is?It is a mouse.Step 8 Read the dialogue and act it out!Give the students some time to practice the dialogue with their partners and then ask some groups to come to the blackboard to perform for the rest.Step 9 Homework1. Read the text book and learn the new words and phrases by heart.2. Do the exercises in the workbook.3