1、Unit 3 The InternetReading and Thinking(1)In this class,you will1.obtain key information about the Internet and the viewpoints of the writer towards the Internet;2.summarize the changes that the Internet brings to Jan.Learning objectivesThink and share1.What do you usually do online?2.Have you exper
2、ienced anything interesting while surfing the Internet?If so,share it with others.Page 28 in the textbookReading and ThinkingStronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the InternetLook at the title and predict1.What do you think the text will say?2.How do you think the writer feels about the topi
3、c?Stronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the InternetLook at the title and predict1.What do you think the text will say?I think the text will say that we have been changed a lot by the Internet and that it has brought us together.main titlesubtitleStronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by
4、 the InternetLook at the title and predictmain titlesubtitleStronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the InternetLook at the title and predict2.How do you think the writer feels about the topic?I think the writer feels positive about the topic because the writer says we are“stronger together”.m
5、ain titlesubtitleWhat does the text mainly tell us?Read to get the main ideaJans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.Paragraph 1:ReadingReadingParagraph 2:ReadingParagraph 3:ReadingParagraphs 4&5:What does the text mainly tell us?Read to get the main ideaJans life has been greatly improve
6、d by the Internet.Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.“When you go through tough times,you meet others who are facing similar challenges,”Jan says.“Thinking about other peoples situations inspired me to offer help.”(Paragraph 5)What does the text mainly tell us?Read to get the main i
7、deaJans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.main idea the first paragraph the last paragraph Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient.We no longer have to wait in line or carry
8、 cash around when we go shopping.We can get the most updated information from large databases.We can download software,documents,and images whenever we need them.But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient.Peoples lives have been changed by online communities
9、 and social networks.(Paragraph 1)Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient.We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping.We can get the most updated informati
10、on from large databases.We can download software,documents,and images whenever we need them.But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient.Peoples lives have been changed by online communities and social networks.(Paragraph 1)ExampleMuch has been written about t
11、he wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient.We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping.We can get the most updated information from large databases.We can download software,documents,and
12、images whenever we need them.But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient.Peoples lives have been changed by online communities and social networks.(Paragraph 1)ExampleMuch has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless articles t
13、elling us.But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient.Peoples lives have been changed by online communities and social networks.(Paragraph 1)Paragraphs 2-5:Jans experiences(example)What does the text mainly tell us?Read to get the main ideaJans life has been
14、greatly improved by the Internet.online communities and social networksWhat does the text mainly tell us?Read to get the main ideaJans life has been greatly improved by online communities and social networks.She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to tea
15、ch older people how to use computers and the Internet.Many people have been helped by the club.(Paragraph 3)Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better.Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countri
16、es.(Paragraph 4)Read to get the main ideaWhat does the text mainly tell us?Read to get the main ideaJans life has been greatly improved by online communities and social networks,and she has moved forward to help older people learn to use the Internet to improve their lives.1.Why did Jan quit her job
17、?2.How did the people in the online community help her?Read and find1.Why did Jan quit her job?Jansuddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit her job.she found herself out of work and stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company.she discovered that surfing the Internet could hel
18、p her feel less lonely and bored.(Paragraph 2)Read and find1.Why did Jan quit her job?Jansuddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit her job.she found herself out of work and stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company.she discovered that surfing the Internet could help her fee
19、l less lonely and bored.(Paragraph 2)Read and find2.How did the people in the online community help her?Jansuddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit her job.She also joined an online group where she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others.(Paragraph 2)Read and
20、 find2.How did the people in the online community help her?Jansuddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit her job.She also joined an online group where she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others.(Paragraph 2)Read and findHow has Jans life been improved?develope
21、d a serious illness&quit her jobstuck at home felt lonely&bored joined an online groupgot support and advice Jan has moved forward to help others through the Internet.only had a computer to keep her company 3.Why did she start the IT club?4.What is the“digital divide”?5.Whats Jans next goal?Read and
22、 find3.Why did she start the IT club?She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.(Paragraph 3)Read and find3.Why did she start the IT club?She was so inspired by the people she met online that she d
23、ecided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.(Paragraph 3)Read and find3.Why did she start the IT club?She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.(Paragrap
24、h 3)Read and find3.Why did she start the IT club?She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.(Paragraph 3)Example 1:A 59-year-old man learnt how to apply for work online and found a great job.Now th
25、at he works and can take care of himself,his daughter has time to study at university.(Paragraph 3)Read and find3.Why did she start the IT club?She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.(Paragraph
26、 3)Example 2:A 61-year-old woman who was living alone has started a small online company together with two friends.She no longer feels lonely,and her company has become quite successful.(Paragraph 3)Read and find3.Why did she start the IT club?She was so inspired by the people she met online that sh
27、e decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.(Paragraph 3)Example 2:A 61-year-old woman who was living alone has started a small online company together with two friends.She no longer feels lonely,and her company has become quite successful.(Paragraph 3)R
28、ead and find She believes that it is highly important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access to the Internet and knows how to use new technology.(Paragraph 4)Read and find4.What is the“digital divide”?She believes that it is highly important to bridge the digital divide
29、and make sure that everyone has access to the Internet and knows how to use new technology.(Paragraph 4)Read and find4.What is the“digital divide”?She believes that it is highly important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access to the Internet and knows how to use new tec
30、hnology(Paragraph 4)“Digital 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.(数字鸿沟)Read and find5.Whats Jans next goal?Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor
31、countries.(Paragraph 4)Read and findHow has Jans life been improved?developed a serious illness&quit her jobstuck at home felt lonely&bored joined an online groupgot support and advice goalto start a charity websiteonly had a computer to keep her company inspired to start an IT club to teach older p
32、eople how to use the Internet bridge the digital divideWhat can we learn from Jans experiences?Read again and findRead again and findRead again and findRead again and findRead again and findWhat can we learn from Jans experiences?Read again and find Jans life has been greatly improved by the Interne
33、t.“When you go through tough times,you meet others who are facing similar challenges,”Jan says.“Thinking about other peoples situations inspired me to offer help.”(Paragraph 5)What can we learn from Jans experiences?Read again and find1.When we go through tough times,we can find help and support fro
34、m other people online.Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.“When you go through tough times,you meet others who are facing similar challenges,”Jan says.“Thinking about other peoples situations inspired me to offer help.”(Paragraph 5)What can we learn from Jans experiences?Read again and find1.When we go through tough times,we can find help and support from other people online.2.We can feel less lonely by creating or joining communities on the Internet.3.We can use the Internet to achieve our goals.Read the text aloud(P28).Homework
