Listeningandvocabulary,New words,studio fantastic concentrate independent,studio,1) workroom of a painter, sculptor, photographer, etc. (画家、雕塑家、摄影师的)工作室。,2）room from which radio or television programmes are regularly broadcast or in which recordings are made(电台或电视的)播音室， 演播室, 录制室。,fantastic,1) excellent 了不起的,极好的,You passed your test? Fantastic!,你测验及格了, 太棒了。,2) wild and strange 荒诞的, 奇异的,fantastic dreams, stories 荒诞的梦,故事,to give your all attention to sth and not think about something 集中注意力,concentrate+名（on/upon）+名,concentrate,He concentrated his energies on studying.,他把注意力专注于研究。,I must concentrate on my new task.,我必须专注于我的新工作。,independent,独立的, 自主的; 自立的,old enough to be independent of ones parents 年岁已大不必依靠父母,She never borrows anything; shes far too independent for that.,她从不向别人借东西,她很有独立性。,Listen and judge the following statements, write down True (T) or False (F) in the brackets.,1) A student, his mother and a teacher are now in the studio. ( ) 2) The Internet has useful information about all kinds of things. ( ),T,T,3) Students are encouraged to use the Internet during school time. ( ) 4) Tom spends five hours on the Internet per week. ( ) 5) Toms mother doesnt allow Tom to use the Internet. ( ),T,F,F,Ann, the teacher, think that _. ( a ) everything on the Internet is useful for students ( b ) the Internet is a bad thing ( c ) its important to help students find useful sites on the Internet,( c ),Listen again and choose their opinions from this list.,2. Tom, the student, thinks that_. (a) the Internet is the only place to study. (b) the Internet is a good place to study. (c) its important to use the Internet as much as possible.,( b ),3. Pat, Toms mother, thinks that _. (a) Tom should only study from books. (b) he spends too much time reading about football on the Internet. (c) using the Internet is a bad thing.,( b ),Tapescript,Interviewer: Hello and welcome to Education Today. Today, were talking about the Internet. Is the Internet a good thing for education? With me in the studio are Ann Baker, whos a teacher,Tom Grant, whos 17 and still at school, and Toms mother Pat. Welcome to the show, everyone. If I can talk to you first, Ann, do you think that the Internet is a good thing or a bad thing?,Ann: Well, there are good things and bad things about the Internet, but I think we should concentrate on the good things. The Internet has fantastic information about all kinds of things, and for this reason I think its very good for students to use it.,Interviewer: Do you allow your students to use the Internet during school tome? Ann: Absolutely! They have Internet classes once a week. Its a chance for them to do some independent work. I make sure they have a reason to use the Internet.,Interviewer: What do you think are the bad things about using the Internet? Ann: Well, we all know that there are some terrible sites on the Internet. We must make sure that students look for information on interesting and useful sites.,Interviewer: I see. Thank you. Well, I have Pat and Tom Grant with me. Tom, how often do you use the Internet? Tom: Every day. Interviewer: At school or at home? Tom: At school and at home. Interviewer: How much time do you spend on the Internet at home?,Tom: As much time as I can. About five hours. Interviewer: Five hours a week? Tom: No! Five hours a day. Interviewer: And what do you do on the Internet? Do you study? Tom: Yes. Its good to study on the Internet.,Interviewer: Is it better than studying at school? Tom: Well, theyre different. I like studying at school as well. Interviewer: Pat, what do you think about that?,Pat: Well, Im happy when Tom is studying on the Internet, but he doesnt always study. Interviewer: What do you mean? Pat: Well, there are a lot of music sites that he likes. And he spends a lot of time reading about his favourite football team.,Interviewer: So you would prefer it if he didnt do that. Pat : NoI want him to study and enjoy himself. But studying is important. And studying from books is important.,Interviewer: More important that studying on the Internet? Pat: Studying is the important thing.,Finish activity 3 on page 54.,Pronunciation,Look at the extract from the interview. Underline the words that you think are important and should be stressed.,Interviewer: How often do you use the Internet? Tom: Every day.,Interviewer: At school or at home? Tom: At school and at home. Interviewer: How much time do you spend on the Internet at home? Tom: As much time as I can. About five hours. Interviewer: Five hours a week? Tom: No! Five hours a day.,Now listen and check.,The Key:,Interviewer: How often do you use the Internet?