1、Unit 3 The InternetReading and Thinking(2)In this class,you will1.list the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives;2.talk about advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet;3.analyze the benefits that the Internet has brought to Wuzhen.Learning objectivesHow has Jans life been imp
2、roved?developed a serious illness&quit her jobstuck at home felt lonely&bored only had a computer to keep her company How has Jans life been improved?developed a serious illness&quit her jobstuck at home felt lonely&bored joined an online groupgot support and advice Jan has moved forward to help oth
3、ers through the Internet.only had a computer to keep her company How 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 star
4、t an IT club to teach older people how to use the Internet bridge the digital divideList the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.Read and findStronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the InternetRead and findRead and findRead and findRead and findList the ways in which the Inte
5、rnet has changed peoples lives.Read again and find 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 images whenever we need th
6、em.(Paragraph 1)List the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.Read again and find She could listen to music,watch films,play games,and explore the world.She also joined an online group where she could talk about her problems (Paragraph 2)List the ways in which the Internet has change
7、d peoples lives.Read again and find A 59-year-old man learnt how to apply for work online A 61-year-old woman has started a small online company together with two friends (Paragraph 3)List the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.Read again and find Jan has started taking online clas
8、ses 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 countries.(Paragraph 4)List the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.Read again and find no longer wait in line or carry cash when sh
9、opping easily get updated information download software and images listen to music,watch films explore the world apply for work online read books online have video chats with friends Talk about the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.Read again and find no longer wait or carry easil
10、y get download listen,watch explore apply read have with friends Whats the writers attitude towards the Internet?Find evidence from the text to support your idea.Think and shareThe writer feels positive about the Internet and appreciates its influence on our lives by giving a number of examples.Stro
11、nger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the Internetmain titlesubtitleWhats the writers attitude towards the Internet?Find evidence from the text to support your idea.Think and share She realized that one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually
12、exists between people.(Paragraph 2)Stronger togetherThink and shareMuch 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 We can get the most updated information We ca
13、n download 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(Paragraph 1)Stronger togetherThink and shareMuch has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless ar
14、ticles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient.We no longer have to wait in line We can get the most updated information We can download whenever we need them.But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient.Peoples lives have been changed b
15、y online communities(Paragraph 1)Stronger togetherThink and share1.Do you think your life has been changed by the Internet?If so,how?How do you like such changes?As far as I am concerned,my life has certainly been changed by the Internet.For example,I can give online lessons to students when we cant
16、 gather in the classroom,which is quite convenient because students can access these lessons anytime and anywhere.Think and share2.The writer mentions many advantages of using the Internet.Do you think there are any disadvantages?If so,what are they?Think and share No doubtingly,there are some drawb
17、acks in using the Internet,such as the lack of privacy.Sharing everything online means people can know everything about us.Also using the Internet all the time distracts us from the real world around us.Think and shareComplete the passage about Wuzhen.Complete the passage about Wuzhen.access conveni
18、ent surf inspire distance network download cash update benefitComplete the passage about Wuzhen.access convenient surf inspire distance network download cash update benefitComplete the passage about Wuzhen.The Internet has brought great _ to Wuzhen,a small waterside town in Zhejiang Province.For the
19、 past few years,Wuzhen has hosted the World Internet Conference(WIC),which makes life in this ancient town much more _ than it has been.access convenient surf inspire distance network download cash update benefitbenefitsComplete the passage about Wuzhen.convenientResidents here can _ online as easil
20、y as in large modern cities.Plus they can _ movies and music at high speeds.The Internet has even changed Wuzhens transport!For short _,both residents and tourists can use the public bike system.access convenient surf inspire distance network download cash update benefitdownloadComplete the passage
21、about Wuzhen.surfdistancesBikes 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.access convenient surf inspi
22、re distance network download cash update benefitComplete the passage about Wuzhen.cashupdatedinspireNo matter how small a town is,everyone should be able to join the global _ and _ the world of the Internet.access convenient surf inspire distance network download cash update benefitnetworkComplete t
23、he passage about Wuzhen.accessRead and find outbenefitsconvenientsurfdownloaddistancescashupdatedinspirenetworkaccessPeoples lives in Wuzhen become much more convenient than it was:Residents can surf online easily;They can download movies and music at high speeds;The Internet has even changed Wuzhen
24、s transport they can use public bike system;updated car parking system.Benefits brought by the InternetRead and find outbenefitsconvenientsurfdownloaddistancescashupdatedinspirenetworkaccessWhat can we learn from the story of Wuzhen?Read and find out No matter how small a town is,everyone should be
25、able to join the global network and access the world of the Internet.1.Reading strategies:Predict the content of a text through its headlines.Get the main idea by reading the first and the last paragraphs and topic sentences in other paragraphs.Summary2.Organize the key information with a mind map.Summary3.Learn to use examples and different tenses to achieve the theme(主题).exampletenseSummaryStronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the Internet1.Read the text aloud(P28).2.Read and complete the passage about online communication using the discourse markers in the box.(P74)Homework
