1、Writinga faster PCimproved disc storageInternetthe monitor is smallerused recycled materialsa flat screen Make a dialogue according to the situation using the phrases.Speaking and writing on Page 22 Please do the exercise in pairs and share your ideas with others.Remember to say which computer you h
2、ave chosen and give a reason You should also say why you did not choose the other computers Finally you should write the report.A:Look at this computer.It has been given a smaller monitorB:Thats good because we can then have more computers in the school.Does it have the Internet as well?A:You can ha
3、ve it fitted but it is not included in the price.Now look at thisSample dialogue one.Both a small monitor and a flat screen have been included.It can be joined to the Internet straight away and it has been given a large hard disc capacity.Thats good of courseB:Do you think we should buy laptop compu
4、ters for our school?They are more useful because they can be moved from room to room.The school would not need to provide a special room for computers.They are also smaller and can be stored away more easily.But they have proved to be much more expensive than a personal computer.A:Yes,that is why th
5、e principal told me we could not buy them.He would notbe able to afford enough for the school so we had better look at the personal computers.This one is very fast and uses discs which can store more information.Also it is neither too large nor too expensive.Lets see what its made of.Why its perfect
6、!Its been made from recycled materials so our headmaster will be very pleased.He will have killed two birds with one stone!The school will have new computers and have saved the earths materials as well.B:Lets choose this one,OK?A:I think it is a good decision We looked at many different computers.Th
7、e one we have chosen is the PEP personal computer.One of the main reasons is that it is suitable for schools.We found that it has been built with a smaller monitor and a flat screen.We think these things will save space so thatSample report the school can find room for more computers.This computer a
8、lso has been fitted with an improved disc.The students will be able to put more information on one disc.This computer is also good because it has been made from recycled materials.Both my partner and I suggest the school should buy this computer.Writing on page 23You may begin like this:Hello,everyb
9、ody.My name is _.Im a 321 model android,I work for the Li family.You need to imagine what problems and delights this android might have to deal with.Putting yourself in someone elses shoes is a very important way of understanding how other people feel Hello everybody,my name is Liu Yan.I am a 321 mo
10、del android.I work for the Li family and I look after their library.My job is to store all the books that they borrow from their school or friends in my brain.Of course my brain is as large as a mountain so work like that is noSample writingtrouble to me.I really eat books just like people eat food.
11、The Li children need me to remember all their school textbooks so I can do their homework for them.They just give me the information on the subject,what has to be done and the page numbers and I get on with it while they enjoys themselves.Their parents are very concerned at the pressure of work in s
12、chool these days.They like their children to go key schools but they also want them to be able to have hobbies,learn to swim and keep fit!This is my way of helping the famliy.Mr and Mrs Li work very hard too.Mr Li is an architect and designs great tall apartment blocks.Mrs Li is a doctor and has to
13、look after many patients.I remember all the plans for Mr Lis projects and can tell Mrs Li which drugs are the best to give any particular patient.Mrs Li no longer has to read all those medical journals because I can do it for her.She and Mr Li can have some time together to enjoy life too.So they co
14、nsider me the most important person in the family after themselves.I am always introduced to their friends and play with visiting children.I am the perfect family academic aid and,although I was not cheap to buy,Mr Li says I was worth every yuan!The sample writing has three parts:1.The main heading,
15、which is written larger than the rest of the article.It also gives the gist(梗概梗概,要旨要旨)of the article in a few wordsWriting task on Page 60Analysis of the sample writing:2.The smaller heading has smaller writing and gives a bit more information about the article so that the reader will want to carry
16、on and read all of it3.The article itself is in the smallest sized writing.It contains all the information about the article Try to write an article for your school newspaper,especially about the computers or androids.A new type of PC the PEP is now on the market and attracts the attention of all PC
17、 lovers.The new type has improved disc storage and works much faster than most PCs on the market nowadays.It also has a smaller monitor with a flat screen and New type PC on the market PEP catches attentionis made with used recycled materials which come to terms with environment protection at present.The PEP is especially popular with young people and the past 10 days have seen a rapid increase in sales.
