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课件网) Unit3 Reading and thinking Learning objectives To predict the content of the passage from its title To understand the main idea and structure of the passage To understand and learn from Jan’s experience To think about the disadvantages of the Internet Step1 Lead in Before the Internet becoming popular, do you know what people use to entertain(娱乐) and to contact each other Beeper Telephone Personal access phone system Radio Walkman DVD How do you like the Internet Convenient ; amazing; helpful Make predictions: Look at the title and picture on P28. Stronger Together : How We Have Been Changed by the Internet Read headlines: Headlines usually include only key ideas or information from the text. The writers use as few as possible words to catch the attention of the readers. Reading for prediction Para 1 _____of the Internet to our life Para 2 _____of Jan’s life Para 3 Jan’s _____to help others online Para 4 Jan's belief and next _____ Para 5 The _____ why Jan helped others IT club Main idea of each paragraph Benefits Introduction Examples Summary narration 1 2 Para 1:What benefits do the Internet bring us Much has been written about the wonders of the world wide web. There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient. We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping. We can get the most updated information from large databases. We can download software, documents, and images whenever we need them. But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient. People’s lives have been changed by online communities and social networks. People’s lives have been changed by online communities and social networks. reading tip1: contrast reading tip2: transitional sentence Whose lives have been changed Specific example: take Jan for example Feel less lonely and bored being an English teacher surfed the Internet joined an online group her career changed her feelings changed ■ _____ has been changed. Lonely and bored being out of work The Internet helped Jan deal with difficulty Jan’s life 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 ... ...
