Warm-up
1. Greet students warmly and remind them to take good care of themselves as the weather is quite changeable in this time of the year.
2. A brief review of the English class last time. We have read about the campus life in the internet age. Techonlogy makes education more accessible, convenient and efficient. Colleges and universities at home and abroad are trying to apply this technology to offer more to our students. As students you should make the most of the time and the experience.
3. Some useful expressions from the text that is of frequent use in our life:
Text your friend, email me at 888.qq.com, post the pictures on the internet, order food takeout at Meituan(an internet-based takeout dinning platform)
Lead-in
1. The Internet enables us to get access to great events that is happening all over the world almost anytime and anywhere. Who and what stories has attracted yourattention recently? Please share with us.
2. Compare the following two sentences:
Mao Zedong is a hero.
You are my hero.
hero:a man who is admired for doing something extremly brave
sb’s hero: someone you admire very much for their intelligence, skill etc.
3. Shareand discuss(work in groups in 5 minutes):
1). List more heroes of the first kind.
2). Discuss and answer: What is a hero like?(the quality of a hero)
Reference: • A good heart
• The readiness to lend a hand to people in trouble
• The courage to risk one’s own life to help others in danger
• The determination to fight for his own country and people
• Extraordinary skills and ability
3. Listen to a news report and fill in the blanks:
Where: a subway station, Newyork City
Who: Wesley Austrey,_____years old, a ________worker
What: Wesley Austrey saved Cameron Hollopeter’s life
How: Hollopeter_____to the tracks between the two rails when a train came. Wesley________ the tracks, lay on top of Hollopeter and ______him down.
After listening to the story, what do you think of Wesley in the story? What would you do if you were at the scene?

