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课件网) Information Technology Unit 4 Lesson 1 Avatars a picture that represents you on an app, e.g. in a chat room or games over the Internet （尤指电脑游戏或聊天室中代表使用者的）头像，虚拟替身 What kinds of avatars are usually used online cartoon characters cute animals photos of yourselves avatars in fancy clothes… What kind of avatar do you use online Why did you choose it photos of your idols to express myself freely to trick others to create a real/digital identity to avoid online safety risks to protect myself For reference landscape photos Example: I use a cartoon character avatar instead of a photo to protect myself online. Avatars Definition History Views Uses Design Meaning trends You are going to read an article about avatars. What would you like to learn from it Write down your questions in the diagram. Prediction Read the text and check how many of your questions are answered. Read for Main Ideas. Nowadays, avatars are everywhere. The history/development of avatars. The definition of avatars. Different views on avatars. Avatars are created to express themselves. Avatars are created to show their personalities. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Read the article, divide it into four parts and find out the main idea of each part. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3-5 Para. 6 The definition of avatars The history of avatars The purposes of using avatars The views on the use of avatars While-reading Read the article quickly and answer: What is the text type of the passage A. Narration (记叙文). B. Argumentative Essay (议论文). C. Exposition (说明文). √ While-reading While-reading （Para.1）What is the definition of avatars Avatars Details Definition A digital image represents an Internet user. （Para.2）How have avatars developed over decades Avatars Details History 1980s Late 1990s Nowadays The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games. Avatars were being used in web chats. Avatars are everywhere. While-reading （Para.3）How do people express oneself using avatars？ Avatars Details functions 1. to try being someone of _____ 2. to call themselves _____ the opposite sex other names to create new identities they started having more than one avatar a sensible one for work; a friendly, good-looking one for meeting people; and a silly one for having fun. Avatars let you express yourself and give you lots of room for creativity. While-reading （Para.4）What are the purposes of using avatars？ Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To represent oneself a cute cat :_____ cartoon characters: _____ I like relaxing and having fun I’m a really funny person What are the features of avatars？ have similar features to their personalities and that look more or less like them and act like them. nearly all avatars are tall, young and nice-looking, so people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life. They also experiment with things like different hairs ... ...
