1、UNIT 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYLESSON 1 AVATARS目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage PointsIVFast ReadingIIGrammar VIIIHomeworkPre-readingWhat kind of picture do you use as your avatar online?Describe it and share the reason for your choice.Pre-reading:ACTIVATE AND SHAREExample:I use.as my avatar because.Ta
2、lk about what would you like to learn from the article.Write down your questions and read to check.PredictionThe avatar you choose says a lot about you.The article will help you understand avatars better.Avatars Fast ReadingFast Reading:Read for General UnderstandingFrom what aspects does the author
3、 talk about avatars?Match the paragraph with the key information.AvatarsPara 1Para 2Paras 3-5Para 6historypurposes of using avatarsdefinitiondifferent viewsComplete the information below.Definition:A _ image that represents an Internet user.History:in the 1980s appeared in _ computer games.by the la
4、te 1990s used in _ _.digitalrole-playingweb Fast ReadingchatsComplete the information below.Purposes:to express oneself:to _ their new identities.to try being someone of the _ sex.to call themselves other names.to have _ _ one avatar.to represent oneself:a cute cat:I like _ and having fun._ characte
5、rs:Im a really funny person.oppositecreatemoreFast Readingthan cartoonrelaxingComplete the information below.Views:negative:afraid of meeting people in the _ world.avatars can be used to _ others online._:expect that the avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger,more exciting virtu
6、al worlds.Fast ReadingcheatrealpositiveFast Reading1.How does the author introduce avatar?2.Why do people make their avatars look better than they do in real life?Perhaps they want to look like the tall,young,and nice-looking avatars.He or she introduces the definition,history,the use of avatars and
7、 peoples views about avatars.Answer the questions.Fast Reading3.How do people use avatars?They use them to express themselves and to represent themselves.Answer the questions.Fast Reading:Discussionl Can you give examples of the risks of using avatars?l What can we do to prevent the risks of using a
8、vatars online?Language Points Avatars are 1._ identities that you use to represent yourself online.You can choose an avatar from a selection of 2._ images,or 3._ your own images.Although avatars havent been around for long,they are 4._ used.Avatars let you 5._ and give you lots of room for creativit
9、y.But the use of avatars has also Language Points:words or phrasesready-madecreateexpress yourselfwidelydigitalComplete the short text with information from the article.caused 6._.Some users worry that they are spending so much time in 7._ worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in th
10、e real world.The use of several avatars can also be 8._,as people can use avatars to 9._ others online.However,many people see avatars in a more 10._ light.Language Points:words or phrasesComplete the short text with information from the article.a few concernsvirtuala source of riskcheatpositive 1.T
11、hese digital identities,known as avatars,are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves.known 过去分词作后置定语修饰 identities，表示identities 和 know 之间是被动关系。Page8Focus on Language:Difficult Sentences这些数字身份，被这些数字身份，被称为虚拟形象，这是人们利称为虚拟形象，这是人们利用互联网进行交流用互联网进行交流和表达自己和表达自己的关键部分的关键部分
12、。Focus on Language:Practice1.The house _(build)last year is meant for teachers.2.George has a preference for the gift _(buy)by his mother.builtbought 2.By the late 1990s,they had been used in web chats like instant messenger.20世纪世纪90年代末年代末，它们（虚拟它们（虚拟形象）被用于网络形象）被用于网络聊天，聊天，如如即时即时通讯通讯。过去完成时过去完成时表示表示在在过
13、去某一动作以前已经发生或完成了的动作过去某一动作以前已经发生或完成了的动作（即过去的过去）（即过去的过去）表示动作在过去某一时间之前开始，一直延续到过去表示动作在过去某一时间之前开始，一直延续到过去的这一时间，而且还可能继续下去的动作。常用时间的这一时间，而且还可能继续下去的动作。常用时间状语有：状语有：by then,by the end of,until,beforePage9Focus on Language:Difficult Sentences1.He said that he _(be)abroad for three years.2.Just as I got to the sc
14、hool gate,I realised I _(leave)my book in the cafe.3.Until then he _(know)nothing about it yet.4.Silk _(become)one of the primary goods traded along the Silk Road by about 100 BC.had beenhad lefthad knownhad becomeFocus on Language:Practice3.Some users worry that they are spending so much time in vi
15、rtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world.so that 或或 such that “如此如此以致于以致于”，引导结果，引导结果状语从句。状语从句。一些用户一些用户担心他们担心他们在虚拟世界中花费了太多的时间，在虚拟世界中花费了太多的时间，以至于他们开始害怕在现实世界中与人见面。以至于他们开始害怕在现实世界中与人见面。Focus on Language:Difficult SentencesPage9lsuch+a/an+adj.+c.n.+thatlsuch+adj.+pl.n
16、.+thatlsuch+adj.+u.n.+thatlso+adj./adv.+thatlso+adj.+a/an+c.n.+thatlso+many/few(少少)+pl.n.+thatlso+much/little(少少)+u.n.+that1.This is _ interesting a book that we all enjoy reading it.2.He ran _ quickly that we all couldnt catch up with him.3.They are _ interesting books that we all enjoy reading the
17、m.4.He shut the window with _ force that the glass broke.sososuchsuchFocus on Language:Practice5.There was _ much food that we couldnt eat it all.6.He is _ a little boy that he cant lift the box.7.I have _ little money that I cannot afford a car.sososuchFocus on Language:PracticeGrammarIVGrammar:pas
18、t future1.Yet,very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses.2.Many Internet users realised that their avatars would be seen by many people,not just their friends.Read the sentences and tell which part refers to the past and which refers to the future in th
19、e past.Grammar:past future3.When people started creating their own avatars,they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at all.Read the sentences and tell which part refers to the past and which refers to the future i
20、n the past.Conclusion:TensePast tensePast futureForm:was,weredid,v-edwould do was/were going to doFunction:表示在过去的时间里发生的动作或状态表示从过去某时看将来要发生的事情Compare the two kinds of tenses.Language in usel In the 1990s,few people knew that _l When computers were invented,it was believed that _l In the past few years
21、,users of smartphones realised that _smartphones would play a vital part in our puters would greatly simplify calculations.we were going to pay with a phone.Complete the following sentences using the past future tense.Language in usel The convenience of the Internet made Internet users discover that
22、 _l When avatars first appeared in the 1980s,few people believed that _ _Complete the following sentences using the past future tense.people were going to rely more on the net.future avatars would have such a variety of forms and uses.VHomeworkHomework:writing How would you imagine your life in the future with the help of technology when you were little?Write a short paragraph to introduce your hope or imagination by using the past future tense.Example:When I was young,I thought people would not recite anything with a chip inserted into brain.
