Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars 教学设计 科目：英语 课题：Lesson 1 Avatars 课时：1课时 教学目标与核心素养： 知识目标：Students can learn some new words and expressions and past future tense. 能力目标：Students can have a further understanding of the passage. 情感目标：Students can think individually and learn cooperatively. 教学重难点： 教学重点：How to learn the new words and expressions and past future tense. 教学难点：How to make students have a better understanding of the passage. 课前准备：多媒体，黑板，粉笔 教学过程： 一、Pre-reading 1. Greeting 2. Leading-in ACTIVATE AND SHARE 1. 教师活动：教师提问。 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. Ask students to think and share their answers. 2. 学生活动：回答问题。 You are going to read an article about avatars. What would you like to learn from it Write down your questions in the diagram. 3. 学生活动：回答问题。 Ask students to read the article and get what the author talks about (Suggested answers: Para 1: Definition Para 2: History Paras 3-5: Purposes of using avatars Para 6: Views ) 二、While-reading READ AND EXPLORE 1. 学生活动：阅读文章，完成练习。 Read the article. Check how many of your questions in Activity 2 are answered. Underline the answers in the text. 2. 学生活动：阅读文章，完成练习。 Read the article again. Complete the information below. Avatars Details Definition A digital image that represents an Internet user. History 1980s Late 1990s Purposes of using avatars To express oneself To represent oneself Views Negative Positive (Suggested answers: Avatars Details Definition A digital image that represents an Internet user. History 1980s The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role playing computer games. Late 1990s Avatars were used in web chats like instant messenger. Purposes of using avatars To express oneself The avatar you choose says a lot about your personality and avatars let you express yourself. To represent oneself Avatars give you room for creativity. People can create avatars and create new identities that do not look or act like their real selves. Views Negative People spend so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. Positive People look forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds. 3. 学生活动：Pair Work Ask and answer questions about avatars using the information in Activity 4. Then introduce avatars to your partner. 1. What is an avatar 2. How have avatars developed over decades 3. How do people use avatars 4. What are people's views on the use of avatars (Suggested ans ... ...
