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课件网) Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars Warming-up What does “avatar” mean An avatar is a personalized graphical illustration that represents a computer user, or a character or alter ego (另一个我) that represents that user. An avatar can be represented either in three-dimensional form (for example, in games or virtual worlds) or in two-dimensional form as an icon (图像) in Internet forums and virtual worlds. What is an avatar Digital identities, known as avatars, are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves. Warming-up Look at the screenshot of our class WeChat group, choose one or two avatars and guess who its user is, then try to find your classmates and talk with her /him about your avatars. Describe your avatar and share the reason / story why you adopt it. Guess and Talk Example: I used / adopted _____ as my avatar in order to / because _____. 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. Avatars Definition History Views Uses Design Meaning ... Avatars 虚拟形象 The avatar you choose says a lot about you. The article will help you understand your choice of avatars better. say vt 表明（某人的性格或某物的特质）是...... say a lot about ...... 充分表明了...... Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Nowadays, avatars are everywhere. B. The history of avatars. C. What are avatars D. Different views on avatars. E. Avatars are created to express themselves. F. Avatars are created to show their personalities. 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 writing(应用文). Definition of avatars. History of avatars. Purposes of using avatars. Views on avatars √ Complete the information below. Definition: A _____ image that represents an Internet user. History: in the 1980s — appeared in _____ computer games. by the late 1990s — used in _____ _____. digital role-playing web Fast Reading chats Complete the information below. Purposes: to express oneself: to _____ their new identities. to try being someone of the _____ sex. to call themselves other names. to have _____ _____ one avatar. to represent oneself: a cute cat: I like _____ and having fun. _____ characters: I’m a really funny person. opposite create more Fast Reading than cartoon relaxing Complete the information below. Views: negative: afraid of meeting people in the _____ world. avatars can be used to _____ others online. _____: expect that the avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds. Fast Reading cheat real positive Fast Reading 1. How does the author introduce avatar 2. Why do peo ... ...
