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课件网) Lesson 1 Avatars UNIT 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY By the end of this period, students will be able to: read and talk about avatars and what they say about you; read for general understanding; read for specific information and understand words in context. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV Pre-reading 1. What are avatars 2. What kind of picture do you use as your avatar online a cute animal avatar a cartoon character avatar an avatar in fancy cloths 3. Why did you choose it as your avatar I use ... as my avatar because ... to express myself freely to trick others to create a real/digital identity to avoid online safety risks to protect myself Definition of avatars. History of avatars. Purposes of using avatars. Views on avatars. While-reading Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas Para. 1 1．What’s the function of the first paragraph A．To give you some examples. B．To tell how important it is to create avatars. C．To introduce the topic. D．To describe how to create avatars. √ Activity 2 Careful-reading for details 2. What are avatars Avatars are _____, a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves. digital identities/images How did avatars develop The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games. Avatars had been used in web chats. By the late 1990s In the 1980s Para. 2 1. For what purpose does the author mention people calling themselves “Andy” instead of “Anna”？ A. To show avatars give people freedom to express themselves differently. B. To show some people don’t like their real selves. C. To show some people are powerful to do anything. D. To show there are many choices for avatars. √ Paras. 3-5 3. When a person chooses an avatar, he is more likely to _____ A. Choose something very serious. B. Choose something very different. C. Choose something having a lot in common with them. D. Choose something the Internet recommends. 2. What kind of avatar means that you are a funny person A. A cute dog. B. Mickey Mouse. C. A person with a fancy hairstyle. D. A nice-looking person. √ √ 4. How can a person get his avatar (1)They can choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images. (2)They can create their own images. 1. List the reasons why some people hold a negative attitude to the use of avatars. Some users worry that they are spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. (2) People can use avatars to cheat others online so the use of several avatars can also be a risk. Para. 6 2. Why do some people hold a positive attitude to the use of avatars Because they look forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds. 1. What is the text type of the passage A. Narration(记叙文)． B. Argumentative essay(议论文)． C. Expository writing(说明文). D. Practical ... ...
