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课件网) Unit 4 Lesson 1 Avatars Reading 新 课 导 入 Let’s talk Do you know the meaning of the word “Avatar” 课 堂 学 习 Warming up What kind of avatar do you use online: a photo of yourself, a cartoon image or something else Why did you choose it a cute animal avatar an avatar in fancy clothes a cartoon character avatar to express myself freely to trick others to create a real/digital identity to avoid online safety risks to protect myself Example I use a cartoon character avatar instead of a photo to protect myself online. Pre-reading You are going to read an article about avatars. What would you like to learn from it Write down your questions in the diagram. 2 Avatars What is an avatar While-reading Fast reading: To get the main idea of the whole passage Para 1 Para 2 Paras 3-5 The history of avatars The views on the use of avatars The definition of avatars The purposes of using avatars Para 6 Read and Explore Read the article again. Complete the information below. 4 Avatars Details Definition A digital image that represents an Internet user. History 1980s Late 1990s The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games. Avatars were being used in web chats like instant messenger. Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To express oneself To represent oneself Views Negative Positive The avatar you choose says a lot about your personality and avatars let you express yourself. Avatars give you room for creativity. People can create avatars and create new identities that do not look or act like their real selves. People spend so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. People look forward to a time when their avatar will act just like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds. Pair Work Ask and answer questions about avatars using the information in Activity 4. Then introduce avatars to your partner. 5 1. What is an Avatar 2. How have avatars developed over decades An avatar is the digital identity you use online. The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing compuner games in the 1980s. By the late 1990s, they had been used in web chats like instant messenger. Nowadays, avatars are everywhere. 3. How do people use avatars People can choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images, or create their own images. People use avatars to express thermselves. They use avatars to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves. They also have different avatars for differnt situations. People also use avatars to present themselves. They use or create avatars that have similar features to their personalities and that look more or less like them and act like them. But people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life. 4. What are people’s views on the use of avatars Some users worry that they are spending too much time in virtual worlds and the ... ...
