1、Unit 4 Information TechnologyLesson 3 Internet and FriendshipActivate and ShareDo you think Internet helps or harms friendships?PositivePositive aspectsaspectsNegativeNegative aspectsaspects1.make communication more convenient2.make people closer1.lack of real communication2.bring dangers3.3.Read an
2、d ExploreRead the first blog post“The Internet Harms Friendships.”Underline the general idea and the topic sentence for each argument.Negative aspectsTopic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact.Th
3、e Internet can make people self-centred.Online relationships may not be what they appear to be.Read the first blog post again.Underline the supporting details for each argument.Argument 1：Talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact.Supporting details：Images really cannot replace a real
4、-life smile or hug.Communicating through a screen makes it more difficult for children to concentrate or show kindness to others.It is bad for people to develop their social skills.Argument 2：The Internet can make people self-centred.Supporting details：Images really cannot replace a real-life smile
5、or hug.Communicating through a screen makes it more difficult for children to concentrate or show kindness to others.It is bad for people to develop their social skills.Argument 3：Online relationships may not be what they appear to be.Supporting details：Images really cannot replace a real-life smile
6、 or hug.Communicating through a screen makes it more difficult for children to concentrate or show kindness to others.It is bad for people to develop their social skills.Read and ExploreRead the second blog post“The Internet Helps Friendships.”Underline the general idea and the topic sentence for ea
7、ch argument.PositivePositiveaspectsaspectsTopic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:Topic Sentence:The Internet makes communication much more convenient.The Internet has also made communication more fun.Online communication can actually bring people closer to each ot
8、her.Read the second blog post again.Underline the supporting details for each argument.Argument 1：The Internet makes communication much more convenient.Supporting details：You can stay in touch with friends no matter where you are or what you are doing.Argument 2：The Internet has also made communicat
9、ion more fun.Supporting details：You can share photos，videos，news stories and websites with your friends online.You can give a brief response to a message with an emoji or a picture.Argument 3：Online communication can actually bring people closer to each other.Supporting details：You can share photos，
10、videos，news stories and websites with your friends online.You can give a brief response to a message with an emoji or a picture.Thinking1.How are the passages structured?Part 1:point out the viewPart 2:list the argumentsPart 3:make a summary2.Read the two blog posts again.Identify what methods the writers used.Find examples from the text.a.citing ideas from experts or authoritiesb.giving examplesc.using datad.referring to common knowledgee.using comparison and contrast
