1、Unit 9 TechnologyWarming upListeningSpeaking Pre-readingReadingPost-readingWhat do you think the following drawing is like?Answer the question to see how creative you are.A toothpick is usually used to get bits of food out of the space between teeth.To pick something smaller to eat.To pin somethingT

2、o make a small hole in something softA sock is usually worn to keep warm.To clean something dirtyTo hang something on the wallTo fill something inA plastic bag is usually used to put something in to carry it home.To cover the seat of a bike when it is rainingAs a glove when we pick up something oily

3、 or dirtyCover our hair when we dyeing itAs a string Wrap our shoes when it is rainingWords that we make by moving the sides of the boxsidestopstarscarsoapstopdoordaterateroompoorpoemcoatcodeatomObject describedPossible useschopstickscellphonerefrigeratorEating Opening a bottleMaking phone callsSend

4、ing picturesSending e-mailsKeeping food freshKeeping drinks coolRiddleIt is a tool.It is black or white or red or yellow or green or of any other color.It is made from a long, thin piece of wood with graphite in the middle.It can be used to make a dark mark on paper or used for writing or drawing.I

5、can use a cellphone to call my parents if I am late.2. I can use a cellphone to call for help.3. I can use a cellphone to stay in touch with my friends.1. We dont usually need cellphones.2. We are not allowed to use cellphones in school.3. It is better to use the money for something more important.C

6、ellphones are too expensive.Jane should not spend too much time on the phone.3. Jane is too young to have a cellphone.If Jane has a cellphone, I can always find out where she is.2. A cellphone will help Jane feel safe.Jane can use a cellphone to send messages to her friends.Jane: Thank you for takin

7、g the time to talk with me. Mum, Dad, you know I have told you before that I want to buy a cellphone. I would like to tell you why I want to buy one, and I would like your advice.Dad: Ok, why dont you start and then we will all tell you what we think.Jane: Thanks, Dad. I think a cellphone is very us

8、eful, because I can use it to let you know where I am and when I will be back home. For example, if I have to stay late at school, you might get worried and wonder where I am. If I have a cellphone, I can call you and tell you that I will be late. Mum: Well, thats true, but I dont think you should b

9、uy a cellphone. In my opinion, a cellphone is too expensive. Besides, if you have a cellphone I think you will spend too much time talking on the phone. Youd better use your time to study instead.Cindy: I agree with Mrs. Collins. Some of the other students in our class have cellphones and they talk

10、on the phone all the time. I dont see how they ever have time for anything else. And it is expensive. One of my classmates said that she spent 110 yuan in one month!Dad: Jane, I think you are right. I often worry about where you are and I never know when I will be home from work. I remember last yea

11、r when you were at the supermarket and I had promised to pick you up. I was late and coulnd find you when I got there. If you have a cellphone I can just call you.Jane: Thank you for telling me what you think. I will take some time to think about what you have said. Now lets have some fun. How about

12、 playing some cards?technologyThe international space stationPre-reading1.Have you ever used a cellphone? Do any of your classmates have cellphones?2.How is the way we live today different from life in the past? How have inventions and new technology changed our way of life?3. Why are things like ce

13、llphones, computers and TV so popular?二.Read the text quickly and get the main ideas of each paragraph.Para.1.Para.2.Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live life “on the go” and use cellphones.Cellphones can be used for many things.For example: talking to people, sending messages and pict

14、ures, playing games, listening to music and keeping appointments.Para.3.Para.4.Para.5.There are several reasons why teenagers like cellphones.Wang Mei explained why she likes her cellphone and what she uses it for.In school cellphones may disturb lessons.At home students may spend too much time and

15、money on phone callsCellphones also cause problems if they are not used properly.Cellphones help us stay in touch with friends and family.2. Cellphones help us feel safer.3. Cellphones are fun and cool.Read the text once again, and answer the followinging questions.1.What can we call “cellphone”?2.W

16、hat can we use cellphones to do?3.Can students use cellphones in the classroom?4.What will happen if a phone starts ringing in the classroom?5.What does John Hill say?6.Why are cellphones so popular,especially among teenagers?7.Why does Wang Mei likes her cellphone?8.What does she use her cellphone

17、for?Look at the title of the text “LIFE ON THE GO”and the picture in the text.What do you think “l(fā)ife on the go” means? Life on the go refers to a fast-paced lifestyle where people are always on the go-rushing from one place to another, doing many things at once, and using portable phones, computers

18、,etc.1. and presses the talking key.2. I should be home in about ten minutes.3. Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live life “on the go” and use cellphones.4. Cellphones or mobile phones, make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere. Words and images are being sent throughout t

19、he world. Modern phones are more than just phonesthey are being used as cameras and radios, and to send e-mail or surf the internet. New functions are being added to the phones. The latest cellphones have features such as games, music and an electric calendar that will remind you about appointments

20、and important dates.pushes hard with her fingerwillyoung persons between 13 and 19 years oldmobile phonesmake it possible for sb to do sth. picturesall over the worldnot onlybe used as / be used toadd A to Bthe latest newslikesomething that tells the date, the day of the week ect.help you remember5.

21、 Cellphones have changed our behavior and how we communicate. 6. The students obey the rules.7. I dont dare to use the phone in school because they will take it away from me.8. Some parents worry that their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.The answer seems to be that we hav

22、e a need to stay in touch with friends and family no matter where we are or what we are doing. Having a cellphone also makes us safer since we can call for help in case of an emergency. how we behavethe waydo what the rules demand them to do.have enough courage toit will be taken away from meworry a

23、boutspend time / money on sth.is perhapskeep in touchWherever we are or whatever we are doingask for helpif there is6. She says that her cellphone helps her do whatever she wants to doanything that Design your own cellphone.Is it like one of these?Look up some words and phrases in the dictionary.1.more thane.g He is more than a soldier.He is simpl