1、Reading and Thinking What do you usually do on the Internet?Did the Internet change your life?How?stronger?Stronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the Internet explain:(colon)be changed by the Internet examples main idea of each paragraphPeoples lives have been changed by _ and _._Para3Jan sta
2、rted to _.Para4 Jan started _and set up _.Para5 Jans life has been greatly _ by the _.improvedInternetonline communitiessocial networksJan was changed.help others online.taking online classesnew goalsGeneral ideaExamplesConclusionQ1:Whats the topic sentence?Q2:What convenience does the Internet brin
3、g us?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 information from large databases.We ca
4、n 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.amazing benefits/advantagesthem.But the Internet has done much more for people
5、 than simply make life more convenient.Peoples lives have been changed by online communities and social networks.stressJan was changed.feel lonelyaimlesssurf the internet:stream vedios and music,play games,explore the worldfeel less lonely and boredseriously ill and joblessjoin an online group:talk
6、about problems,get support and adviceremove the distance between peoplewith only her computer to keep her companyInternetbe supported?actionsfeelingscareersocial networkonline communitiesher personalityinspired Pair work(5 minutes)Read your paragraph carefully and then work with your deskmate to rai
7、se two questions.Para 3Q1:_Q2:_Para 4Q1:_Q2:_ 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.”What can we learn from her experiences?We
8、 learn that when we go through tough times,we can find help and support from other people online.We also learn that we can feel less lonely by creating or joining communities on the Internet,and that we can even use the internet to achieve our goals.We learn to think about other peoples situations and then offer help.giver recipientHow We Have Been Changed by the Internet Together:Jan59-year-old mandaughter61-year-old womantwo friendschildren in poor countries.stronger?
