1、Click for a friend?新外研版 Unit 4 Book 1 Understanding ideasWould you like to be her friend?Click for a friend?If you click on the computer screen, you press one of the buttons on the mouse in order to make something happen.Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.1. To prove that making frien
2、ds was easier in the past.2. To tell us it is better to make friends online.3. To persuade people to abandon traditional ways of making friends.4. To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online. Argumentative writing 议论文Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and
3、communicate with them has changed significantly.Read Para. 1 and fill in the blanks People lost track of their friends after 1_ The only way to stay in touch was 2_moving to a new townwriting lettersHow would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends?What if the only way of
4、 getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered?central topic中心话题Para 1: Introduction Read Para 2-3, and fill the blanks Its easy to _ with social media tools. Online, people can easily make new friends with those who _maintain friendshipsshare their interestsSo
5、cial media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendships.The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests, such asPara 2-3: Argument OneThe author discusses the _ of making friends online. advantages But when you “friend” people online, does this mean tha
6、t they really are your friends? It depends.friend v. 加好友 unfriend v. 删除好友 But when you “friend” people online, does this mean that they really are your friends? It depends.= Its hard to say. In the following part, the author is going to discuss the _ of making friends online. disadvantagesRead Para
7、6-7, and fill in the blanks It can be real if people _ online. It might not be real because social media doesnt show _ , and people tend to _ . But smiling photos can hide real problems.exchange true personal information the whole truth personal information post only positive updates Hi, this is me,
8、 a 16-year-old boy, as handsome as Deng Lun. Im good at singing and dancing. Fans are all crazy about my songs ! Remember the saying: on the Internet, nobody knows youre a dog. A young person could be old; a woman could be a man; we could even be sharing our information with criminals.Para 6-7: Argu
9、ment TwoWhat are the hidden dangers of making friends online? throw the baby out with the bathwater Lose something valuable while we are getting rid of something else that we dont want. A : I have bad news. A new manager wants to take over our office and change the way were doingeverything!B : But s
10、ome ways are very good! Why throw the baby out with the bathwater? We should use the Internet in a _ way to make real friends. Para 8: Conclusion Tips for making friends online correctly Protect personal information Dont trust everything Never meet alone Lets make friends online1. self - introduction2. personal information3. share interests4. ask for a dateNever let distance stop our friendship!Assignment (group task) : Show some other ways you are interested in making friends in your groups. Discuss how to use them correctly and share your opinions.