(
课件网) Unit 3 The Internet Reading and Thinking shop online Free Talk What do you usually do on the Internet search for information communication play games stream music and movies read e-books have online class make an online booking send e-mails Prediction What do you think the text will say 2. How do you think the writer feels about the topic A. Optimistic B. Neutral C. Negative D. Pessimistic Stronger together: How we have been changed by the Internet The text will say that we have been changed a lot by the Internet and that it has brought us together. Introduction Examples Summary The Internet has made people’s lives more convenient. Online communities and social network have changed people’s lives. 1. The Internet helped Jan deal with her illness. 2. Jan started an IT club to help others. 3. Jan planned to start a charity website and make society better. The Internet has greatly improved people’s lives. Look at the title and discuss the following questions in pairs (1) What do you think the text will be about (2) How do you think the writer feels about the topic I think the text will say that we have been changed a lot by the Internet and that it has brought us together. I think the writer feels positive about this topic because they say we are “stronger together”. P28 Task1:skimming What could be the best structure of the passage A B C D Task2: scanning Please match the main idea with the correct paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 C.People’s lives have been changed by online communities and social network. D.Reasons and experiences of Jan's contact with the Internet. B.Jan started an IT club to help older people use computers and the Internet. E.Jan’s online classes and her new goal. A.Jan’s life has been greatly improved by the Internet. Task3: careful reading 2.Read the text and answer the questions. 1 Why did Jan quit her job Why did she start the IT club What’s Jan’s next goal She suddenly developed a serious illness. To teach older people how to use computers and the Internet. Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries. 3.How did the people in the online community help her A.By removing the distance between them. B.By donating money to her. C.By keeping her company everyday. D.By supporting her and making suggestions. 4.What is the “digital divide”in Para4 A.It’s a gap that divides people who have computers and people who don’t. B.It’s a device that divides new technology. C.It’s the gap between whom the Internet is and isn’t accessible to , and those who know how to use new technology and those who don’t. 5.What can we learn from Jan’s experience A.The Internet can help people change their lives. B.Everyone should learn about the Internet. C.One should make her or him become stronger. D.The Internet can help people to be successful. 3.List the ways in which the text says that the Internet has cha ... ...
