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课件网) Period2 Reading and Thinking Unit 3 The Internet 英语 ① To figure out the structure of the passage by analysing the main idea of each paragraph. ② To identify useful expressions about the Internet and use them to express opinions. ③ To connect their own life experience of using the Internet with the text. Studying objectives: Key points： 1. To analyse the main idea of each paragraph to deepen the understanding of the text. 2. To talk about how the Internet has changed people’s lives and how to use the Internet appropriately. Difficult points： 1. To enable students to judge the structure of the passage and catch the key information to understand the text. 2. To enable students to voice personal ideas with the help of the useful patterns and expressions about the topic. Studying key points and difficulties: What is the Internet Is the Internet important in your daily life What benefits do you get from the Internet Lead-in While-reading Activity 1 Prediction Read the title of the text “Stronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the Internet”.Try to answer the following questions. 1.What do you think the text will say 2.How do you think the writer feels about the topic The text will say that we have been changed a lot by the Internet and that it has brought us together. positive; optimistic Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Jan decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet. Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better. Jan’s life has been greatly improved by the Internet. Jan developed a serious illness which made her stuck at home,but surfing the Internet helped her feel less lonely and bored. People’s lives have been changed by online communities and social networks. While-reading Activity 2 Read the text quickly and match the main ideas with the paragraphs. 1.In what way does the writer tell us that life has been changed by the Internet 2.Why did Jan quit her job 3.How did the people in the online community help her By showing examples. Read the passage again and try to answer the following questions. She suddenly developed a serious illness. People in the online community talked with her about her problems, supported her,and gave her advice. While-reading Activity 3 Reading for details 4.Why did she start the IT club 5.What is the “digital divide” 6.What’s Jan’s next goal 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. The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to the Internet and those who don’t,and those who know how to use new technology and those who don’t. While-reading No longer wait in line or carry cash when shopping; easily get updated information; download software,documents and images; listen to music;watch films;play games;explor ... ...
