1、必修二 Unit 3 The Internet(2)高一年级 英语Lesson 2 Stronger Together:How We Have Been Changed by the InternetReadingThink and share1.What do you usually do online?I often chat online,write a blog post,stream movies and music2.How does the Internet improve our lives?It enables better communication,allows us t
2、o make friends and learn more about the world You can find the passage on Page 28 in your textbook.STRONGER TOGETHER:HOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNET1.What do you think the text will say?2.How do you think the writer feels about the topic?Look at the title and predict.STRONGER TOGETHER:HOW W
3、E HAVE BEEN CHANGEDBY THE INTERNETmain titlesubtitleHeadlines usually include key ideas or information from the text.1.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.Look at the title and predict.Look
4、at the title and predict.STRONGER TOGETHER:HOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGEDBY THE INTERNETmain titlesubtitleHeadlines usually include key ideas or information from the text.2.How do you think the writer feels about the topic?I think the writer feels positive because the writer says we are“stronger together”
5、.Read to get the main idea.What does the passage mainly tell 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
6、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 and social networks.(Paragraph 1)Jan Tc
7、hamani,an English teacher in Birmingham,UK,suddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit her job.At age 50,she found herself out of work and stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company.After a while,she discovered that surfing the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bore
8、d.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 and get support and advice from others.(Paragraph 2)She realised that one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance t
9、hat usually exists between people.(Paragraph 2)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 and her friends now organise events and collect money to pay for private teachers.Many people have been
10、 helped by the club.A 59-year-old man learnt how to apply for work online and found a great job.Now that he works and can take care of himself,his daughter has time to study at university.A 61-year-old woman who was living alone has started a small online company together with two friends.She no lon
11、ger feels lonely,and her company has become quite successful.(Paragraph 3)Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better.She believes that it is highly important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access to the Inter
12、net and knows how to use new technology.Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries.(Paragraph 4)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 ab
13、out other peoples situations inspired me to offer help.”(Paragraph 5)Read to get the main idea.What does the passage mainly tell us?Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.“When you go through tough times,you meet others who are facing
14、similar challenges,”Jan says.“Thinking about other peoples situations inspired me to offer help.”(Paragraph 5)Read to get the main idea.What does the passage mainly tell us?Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.main ideathe first paragraph+the last paragraphMuch has been written about
15、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 can download software,documents,and
16、 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)examplesMuch has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless articles
17、 telling us how the Internet has made our lives more convenient.We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life moreconvenient.Peoplesliveshavebeenchangedbyonline communities and social networks.(Paragraph 1)Paragraphs 2-5:Jans exp
18、eriences(example)Read to get the main idea.What does the passage mainly tell us?Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet.online communities and social networksRead to get the main idea.What does the passage mainly tell us?Jans life has been greatly improved by the online community.She was
19、 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.Many people have been helped by the club.A 59-year-old man learnt how to apply for work online and found a great job (Paragraph 3)Jan has started taking online c
20、lasses 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)Read to get the main idea.What does the passage mainly tell us?Read to get the main idea.Jans life has been greatly improve
21、d by the online communityand she has moved forward to help older people learn to use the Internet to improve their lives.1.What happened to Jan at age 50?2.How did the people in the online community help her?Read Paragraph 2 to find out:1.What happened to Jane at age 50?Jansuddenly developed a serio
22、us 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 feel less lonely and bored.(Paragraph 2)2.How did the people in the onlinecommunity help her?Jansuddenly developed a s
23、erious 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 feel less lonely and bored.She also joined anonline group where she could talk about her problems and get support
24、and advice from others.(Paragraph 2)How Jans life has been improved:developed a serious illnessquit her jobonly computer to keep her companystuck at home lonely&boredJan has moved forward to help others through the Internet.joined an online group got support&advice from othersRead Paragraphs 3&4 to
25、find out:1.Why did she start the IT club?2.What is the“digital divide”?3.Whats Jans next goal?1.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-y
26、ear-old man learnt how to apply for work online and found a great job.Now that he works and can take care of himself,his daughter has time to study at university.(Paragraph 3)1.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 teac
27、h 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)2.What is the“digital divide”?She belie
28、ves that it is highly important to bridge the digitaldivide and make sure that everyone has access to the Internetand knows how to use new technology(Paragraph 4)“Digital divide”is the fact that not everyone has access to the Internet and knows how to use new technology.(数字鸿沟)3.Whats Jans next goal?
29、Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries.(Paragraph 4)Jan has moved forward to help others:developed a serious illness quit her job stuck at home lonely&boredkeep her companyjoined an online group got support&advice from othersonly computer toinspired
30、 to start an IT club to teach older people how to use the Internetbridge the digital divide (everyone has access to the Internet)goalto start a charity websiteRead again to find out:What can we learn from her experiences?Read again to find out:What can we learn from her experiences?1.When we go thro
31、ugh tough times,we can find help and support from 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)Read
32、 again to find out:What can we learn from her experiences?1.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 online communities.3.We can use the Internet to achieve our goal.List the ways in which the Internet has c
33、hanged peoples lives.STRONGER TOGETHER:HOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNETTry to add more examples.List the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.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
34、the most updated information from large databases.We candownload software,documents,and images whenever we need them.(Paragraph 5)List the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.She could listen to music,watch films,play games,and explore the world.She also joined an online group where
35、 she could talk about her problems (Paragraph 2)A 59-year-old man learnt how to apply for work online A 61-year-old woman has started a small online companytogether with two friends (Paragraph 3)List the ways in which the Internet has changed peoples lives.Jan has started taking online classes to le
36、arn 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.no longer wait in line or carry cash when shoppingeasily get updated info
37、rmationdownload software and imageslisten to music,watch filmsexplore the worldapply for work onlinestream audio books onlinevideo chat with friendsSTRONGER TOGETHER:HOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNETno longer wait in line or carry casheasily get updated informationdownload software and images
38、listen to music,watch filmsexplore the worldTalk about how we have been changed by the Internet.convenient:no longer carry cash/get updated information/download Whats the writers attitude towards the Internet?Find evidences from the text to support your idea.The writer feels positive about the Inter
39、net and celebrates its influence on our lives by giving a number of examplesSTRONGER TOGETHERHOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGEDBY THE INTERNETThink and share.STRONGER TOGETHERthe value of online communitiesWhats the writers attitude towards the Internet?Find evidences from the text to support your idea.She re
40、alized that one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people.(Paragraph 2)STRONGER TOGETHERMuch has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives m
41、ore convenient We no longer have to wait in line We can We can download whenever we need them.But the Internet hasPeoples lives have been changed by online communities(Paragraph 1)Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web.There are countless articles telling us how the Internet h
42、as made our lives more convenientBut the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient.Peoples lives have been changed by online communities (Paragraph 1)Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet (Paragraph 5)STRONGER TOGETHERA number of examplesLanguage(supe
43、rlative,comparative,particular words)Present perfect tensePositiveSTRONGER TOGETHERHOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNETWhats the writers attitude towards the Internet?Find evidences from the text to support your idea.Think and share1.Do you think your life has been changed by the Internet?If so,
44、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 gather in the classroom,which is quite convenient because students can access these lessons anytime and anywhere.Think and share
45、2.The writer mentions many advantages of using the Internet.Do you think there are any disadvantages?If so,what are they?No doubtingly,there are some drawbacks in using the Internet,such as the lack of privacy.Sharing everything online means people can know everything about us.Also using the Interne
46、t all the time distracts us from the real world around us.Summary1.Reading strategies:Predict the content of a passage through its headline.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 graphic organizer.Summary3.Learn to center everything around the theme(主题).STRONGER TOGETHERHOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNETexamples language tenseHomework1.Read the text aloud(P28).2.Complete the passage about Wuzhen(P29).Thank you!
