1、Unit 3 The Internet Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. figure out the structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each paragraph. 2. identify the useful patterns and expressions about the Internet and use them to express opinions. 3
2、. combine your own life experience of using the Internet and link the text with your real life. Warming up Do you know some vocabulary about the Internet? Internet vocabulary network World Wide Web Search engine online group online class online community IT club software database hardware blog Wi-Fi
3、 Do you know some vocabulary about the Internet? Have you ever experienced anything interesting while surfing the Internet? 1. What do you think the text will be about from the two titles? 2. How do you think the writer feels about the topic? 2. How do you think the writer feels about the topic? Str
4、ong Together: How We Have Been Changed by the Internet We have been changed a lot by the Internet and it has brought us together. positive; optimistic Tips for you: Headlines usually include not only key ideas or information from the text. They often do not follow strict grammar rules, because write
5、rs use as few words as possible to catch the attention of the readers. Para 1 Jan decided to start an IT club to teach old people how to use computers and the Internet. Para 2 Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better. Para 3 Peoples liv
6、es have been changed by online communities and social networks. Para 4 Jan developed a serious illness which made her stuck at home, but surfing the Internet helped her feel less lonely and bored. Para 5 Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet. Read the text quickly and match the main id
7、ea with the sentences. Reading for main ideas Reading for details 1. Read the passage again and try to answer the following questions. (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
8、 her? (4) Why did she start the IT club? (5) What is the digital divide? (6) Whats Jans next goal? (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. She sudde
9、nly developed a serious illness. People in the online community talked with her about her problems, supported her, and gave her advice. (4) Why did she start the IT club? (5) What is the digital divide? (6) Whats Jans next goal? To teach older people how to use computers and the Internet. The digita
10、l divide is the gap between those who have access to the Internet and those who havent, and those who know how to use new technology and those who dont. Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries. 2. Can you List the ways in which the text says that the
11、 Internet has changed peoples lives? No longer wait in line or carry cash when shopping; easily get updated information; download software, document, and images; listen to music; watch films; play games; explore the world; join an online group; apply for work online; start an online company; take on
12、line classes; start a charity website Can you analyze the structure of the passage by drawing a mind map? Reading for structure Para 1 Peoples lives have been changed. Para 2 Jan use the Internet to help deal with her illness. Para 3 Jan use the Internet to help the old. Para 4 Jan use the Internet
13、to make society better. Example of a 59- year-old man Example of a 61-year- old man 1. What is Jans attitude to the Internet? 2. What can we learn from Jans experiences? Reading for thinking She was thankful to the Internet, because it has changed her and her life. When we go through tough times, we
14、 can find help and support from other people online. We can feel less lonely by creating or joining communities on the Internet, and that we can even use the Internet to achieve our goals. Do you think your life has been changed by the Internet? If so, how? Group work Show time Possible vocabulary:
15、take online class, chat with friends, purchase things, download apps and document, no longer wait in line or carry cash when shopping, listen to music, explore the world, have access to Possible version My life has been changed by the Internet. It has made my school work and studying easier and has
16、helped me stay in touch with old friends more easily and often. My life has been changed by the Internet. It has made my life colorful. When I was tired, I always listen to music to relax myself. When I have trouble doing my homework, I will look up information on the Internet. I have learned much through the Internet. Look up more information about the advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet. Write a report and present it next period.
