1、Unit 3 The Internet STRONGER TOGETHER: HOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNET Reading and Thinking Lead-in How does the Internet change your life? How does the Internet change your life? 1. You can go shopping online without waiting in line. 2. You can find updated information you want on line. 3.
2、 You can download files you need on line. The Internet only makes our life more convenient, doesnt it? 4. . Reading the headline Read the headline of the passage and discuss these questions in pairs. 1.What do you think the text will say? 2.How do you think the writer feels about the topic? Read hea
3、dlines Headlines usually include only key ideas or information from the text. They often do not follow strict grammar rules, because writers use as few words as possible to catch the attention of the readers. Stronger together: How we have been changed by the internet Main Title： Subtitle： Internet
4、positive 1.What do you think the text will say? 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 toge
5、ther. Read for structure 0202 examples opinion While - Reading The text mainly tells us about _ improves peoples life. the online community Read for details whowho whatwhat whywhy howhow Before After illness quit her job surf the internet listen to music watch films play games explore the world talk
6、 about her problems get support and advice remove the distance join an online group Jan Tchamani lonely boring miserable Start an IT club Teach older people a 59-year-old man a 61-year-old man examples 1 Learn more 3 2 4 Start taking online classes Bridge the digital divide Start a charity website f
7、or children in poor countries Jan colorful, meaningful . In what ways does the writer tell us that life has been changed by the Internet? By showing examples. Read the text and answer the questions. 1. Why did Jan quit her job? 2. How did the people in the online community help her? 3. Why did she s
8、tart the IT club? 4. What is the digital divide? 5. Whats Jans next goal? 6. What can we learn from her experiences? 1.Why did Jan quit her job? 2.How did the people in the online community help her? She suddenly developed a serious illness. People in the online community talked with her about her p
9、roblems, supported her, and gave her advice. 3. Why did she start the IT club? 4. What is the digital divide? To teach older people how to use computers and the Internet. The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to the Internet and those who havent, and those who know how to use n
10、ew technology and those who dont. 5. Whats Jans next goal? 6. What can we learn from her experiences? Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries. We learn that when we go through tough times, we can find help and support from other people online. How do
11、es Jans experience show “Stronger together”? Post - Reading Thinking Jan led a more fulfilling life and got support from the online community. Then she was inspired to offer help to a larger group of older people and was determined to make the society better by bridging the digital divide. Her life
12、has been greatly improved. Not only Jan but also the people she helped have become stronger. It is the Internet that connects different people together to form an online community, which makes people stronger together. After reading The Internet has brought great _ to Wuzhen, a small waterside town
13、in Zhejiang Province. For the past few years, Wuzhen has hosted the World Internet Conference (WIC), which makes life in this ancient town much more _ than it has been. Residents here can _ online as easily as in large modern cities. Plus they can _ movies and music at high speeds. Complete the pass
14、age about Wuzhen with the correct forms of the words in the box. access convenient surf inspire distance network download cash update benefit benefits convenient surf download The Internet has even changed Wuzhens transport! For short _, both residents and tourists can use the public bike system. Bi
15、kes can be rented by using online apps-no need for paperwork or _ payment. In 2016, the parking system for Wuzhens WIC centre was _to be fully Internet-based. Wuzhens entering the world of the Internet should _ other small towns around the world. No matter how small a town is, everyone should be abl
16、e to join the global _ and _ the world of the Internet! distances cash updated inspire network access Discussion Discussion Discuss the questions below in groups. The writer mentions many advantages of using the Internet. Its mainly about distance education. 1. Can you list any other innovations abo
17、ut the Internet? 2. Do you think there are any disadvantages? If so, what are they? 1. Can you list any other innovations about the Internet? Discussion 5G, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Internet of things, Artificial Intelligence, etc. 2. Do you think there are any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
18、 Discussion I think there are a few disadvantages from using the Internet, such as the lack of privacy. Sharing everything online means people can know everything about us. Besides, internet addiction, cyberbully, internet mass hunting.If we want the Internet plays more in our life, we should solve those problems. Maybe the government can help by lawmaking. Thank you
