1、Reading and thinkingStart an online communityLearning ObjectivesBy the end of this class,you will be able to:1.predict the text by reading headlines;2.read for the structure and main idea of each paragraph.3.make a comment on Jans story.Our daily life has been changed by the Internet BRAINSTORMWhat
2、can we do with the Internet?What convenience does internet bring to our life?The Internet has changed our lives study daily life work entertainmentpay for billsonline shopping search for information Apply for work onlineListen to music moreTake online classeschat with someone Stream videosPlay games
3、post a blog Read headlines on page28 Characteristics the headlines have:1.presenting the key ideas or information2.catching the readers attention not follow strict grammar rules use as few words as possiblen.头条(headline 复数形式);新闻提要,大字标题Read and thinking:headlines Prediction1.What do you think the tex
4、t will talk about?2.How do you think the writer feels about the topic?titlesubtitle1.The text will write that the Internet has brought us together,making us stronger than ever before and we have been changed a lot by it.2.The writer feels positive/optimistic about the topic.?A.Optimistic B.Positive
5、C.Negative D.PessimisticSkimming the passage Match each paragraph with a main idea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.Jan started an IT club to teach old people how to use computers and the Internet.B.The difficulty Jan met and solved.C.Benefits of the Internet to our life.D.Jans life has been greatly
6、improved by the Internet.E.Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better.Read for more key information How many parts can the passage be divided into?Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5 IntroductionThe example:Jans experienceIntroduction:supportP
7、ara1Para2Para3Para4Para5 _ of the internet to our life The _ Jan met and solvedJan started an IT club to _Jans next _.Jans life has been _Benefitsdifficultyteach older people.goal greatly improved Divide the passage into three partsIntroductionExamplesConclusionCareful readingRead for more key infor
8、mation Peoples lives has been changed by online communities and social network.But Thinking:What will the author write next?The author will give us examples to support the opinion.para.1 Q:What can we do through the Internet?para.21.What problem did Jan have?2.What did Jan do on the Internet?3.How d
9、id the people in the online community help her?1.She suddenly developed a serious illness and lost job.2.She could.She also3.She talked about her problems and got support and advice from the people in the online group.Thinking:1)Whats the main idea of the para?The Internet has changed Jans life-The
10、Internet helped her deal with her illness.2)What will Jan do next?长难句分析:长难句分析:While ReadingStronger together:How we have been changed by the Internet She realised that one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people.She realised+
11、that.(主句)(宾语从句)one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance+(主语)(系动词)(表语)that usually exists between people.(定语从句)para.31.What did Jan do next and why?2.Whats the purpose by listing the people helped by the club?1.She decided to start an IT club to teach older
12、people how to use computers and the Internet.2.To support the topic that more peoples lives has been improved by online communities and social network.Thinking:1)Whats the main idea of the para?The Internet has changed Jans life-she started an IT club to help others online.2)What will Jan do next?长难
13、句分析:长难句分析:While ReadingStronger together:How we have been changed by the Internet 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.She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to sta
14、rt an IT club (定语从句,省略that/who/whom)(to do作宾语)to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.(to do作目的状语)(特殊疑问词+to do结构作宾补 teach sb sth)para.41.Whats the main idea?The Internet has changed Jans life-she has take online classes and she plans to start a charity website to help others onli
15、ne.2.What is the meaning of“bridge the digital divide”?The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to the Internet and those who havent.Or those who can use new technology and those who cant.翻译:她认为消除数字鸿沟、确保每个人都能使用互联网并且知晓如何运用新技术是非常重要的。数字鸿沟have access to the internethave no access toth
16、e internetdigital divide长难句分析:长难句分析:While ReadingStronger together:How we have been changed by the Internet 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.She believes+that.(主句)(宾语从句1)it
17、 is highly important+to bridge the digital divide and make sure+that.(形式主语)(真主语)(宾语从句2)everyone has access to the Internet and knows how to use new technology.para.5Whats the implied meaning of Jans words?When we go through tough times,we can find help and support from other people online.At the sam
18、e time,we also help others by creating or joining communities on the Internet.2.What kind of person is Jan according to what she has said and done?Conclusion and thinkingRead the text and answer:What she what she has said and donePersonalityTalked about her problems and got support from othersFell i
19、ll and quit her job,but still explored the worldTook online classes to learn more about the InternetTaught older peoplecollected moneystarted a charity website for poor childrenGot helped and started an IT club to help the old“Thinking about other peoples situationto offer help”considerateopenoptimi
20、stichard-workinghelpfulselflessgratefulTask 4:Work in group of 4 and complete Jans life pathGroup workGroup workdevelop a serious illnesslive with only her computer surf the internetlisten to music,watch films.join an online group;get support and advice start an IT clubbe inspired by peoplea 59-year
21、-old mana 61-year-old womanlearn more about internetstart a charity websitefind a jobstart a companyInternet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people.Task 5:Retell Jans story according to the key words DiscussionThe writer mentions many advantages of using the Intern
22、et.What bad effects does the Internet have on teenagers?Now please work in pairs to discuss its advantages and disadvantages.3.When we enjoy the convenience the Internet brings to us,watch out for the cyber violence.1.Make full uses of the advantages of the Internet.2.The Internet is a double-edged sword,so we should avoid accidentally falling into the trap of it.1.Make a comment on Jans story.(作业本上完成)2.Read and underline the difficult expressions and sentences you find in the text.(在笔记本上摘抄出来)