1、Lesson 1 avatars The avatar you choose says a lot about you The article will help you understand your choice of avatars better When you are online，you can be anyone or anything. You can create your own image and a new personality These digital identities，known as avatars，are a key part of how people
2、 use the Internet to communicate and express themselves The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games in the 1980s Yet， very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and usesBy the late 1990s，they had been used in web chats like instant messen
3、ger When people started creating their own avatars， they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at allThey could dress their avatars in fancy clothes，or they could try being someone of the opposite sex，and call thems
4、elves Andy instead of Anna! When Internet users realised that their avatars would be seen by many people，not just their friends，they started having more than one avatar：a sensible 词 one for work；a friendly，good-looking one for meeting people；and a silly one for having funAvatars let you express your
5、self and they give you lots of room for creativity. Of course，the avatar you choose says a lot about your personalityIf your blog avatar is a picture of a cute cat，your message is I like relaxing and having funWell-known cartoon characters or laughing monkeys say Im a really funny person Most people
6、 create avatars that have similar features to their personalities and that look more or less like them and act like themHowever，nearly all avatars are tall，young and nice-looking，so people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real lifeThey also experiment with things like differe
7、nt hairstyles which says a lot，perhaps，about what they want to look like Nowadays， avatars are everywhere In most web chats， people choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images，or create their own images You can also use avatars that move around and talk when you type in your messageThe av
8、atars in online worlds can talk， walk and fly around， meet people， go shopping and attend classes The use of avatars has also caused a few concernsSome users worry that they are spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real worldThe use of severa
9、l avatars can also be a risk，as people can use avatars to cheat others online However， other users view avatars in a more positive light They look forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger，more exciting virtual worlds The Internet Harms Friendships Whil
10、e the Internet can bring people closer together，it can also harm friendships Firstly, talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact images really cannot replace a real-life smile or hug According to a parenting expert，Denise Daniels，communicating through a screen makes it more difficult
11、for children to concentrate or show kindness to others As we know， important social skills are developed through direct contact with other people It is these skills that enable us to develop lifelong friendships Secondly，the Internet can make people self-centered not thinking of anyone or anything b
12、ut themselvesFor example，instead of having proper conversations with their friends， some people are only concerned with their online popularity How many likes did I get? How many followers do I have? though we know that the number of likes or followers cannot compare to having long-term and rewardin
13、g friendshipsIn addition, a lot of the content posted on social media is shallow or trivialPosts about funny cat images do not necessarily help form meaningful relationships Thirdly, online relationships may not be what they appear to beFriendships are built on the basis of trust，and with online com
14、munication you can never be 100 percent sure that the people you are chatting to is being honest about who they areBecause of this， going online can be particularly dangerous for people who are easily influenced or too trusting In my opinion, friends should focus more on face-to-face communication，
15、and less on online communication. This is the best way to maintain healthy relationships Cathys Blog The Internet Helps Friendships The Internet can help develop friendships in many ways Firstly，the Internet makes communication much more convenientYou can stay in touch with friends no matter where y
16、ou are or what you are doing Using a smartphone， a tablet or a computer， you can be in contact at home and also when you are on the move. Secondly, the Internet has also made communication more fun Traditional ways of communicating， like letters and phone calls， can be limiting and take time However
17、， 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 pictureThere are so many online tools you can use to be creative ! Thirdly，online communication can actually bring people closer to each other Nowadays， y
18、our friends are just a click away Whenever someone needs help，friends from all over the world can immediately provide useful suggestions or information. This makes friends feel loved and cared forTo me，this is a very thought-provoking argument, as it points out the benefits of online friendshipsAs E
19、ileen Kennedy-Moore， an authority on the subject，points out，online friends fill holes real-life friends cant fill Finally, I believe the Internet brings people closer together and makes communication with friends more convenient and interesting Teens Talk About Books! User name：Happy Hermione Age：17
20、 My location (optional)：Wuhan，China About me：Im a senior secondary school student and my favourite subject is English I also enjoy history and geography， and I love exploring new places with my familyIn my free time，Im usually in the library or at the park with a good bookIve always loved to read! I
21、 think reading is just another way of exploring the unknown worldIts an exciting experience for me Thats why I believe that books about foreign cultures or imaginary worlds are the best! Favourite types of books：Fantasy and travel Favourite books： I like all the books in the Harry Potter series Howe
22、ver， I believe the first one is the bestIn my opinion，the author did an amazing job of creating a whole new world through this bookAfter reading it，I wanted to find out what happened to each of the characters. I like Hermione most ， because we have a lot in common Are there other readers who also li
23、ke her? Reason for joining the reading club：I think its fun to hear about new books that other people enjoy Is there a fantasy book that you really like? Lets share ideas 语法： 1构成： wouldshould (should 用于第一人称) + 动词原形 2用法： 表示从过去某时来看，将要发生的动作或存在的状态。 表示过去的某种习惯性行为，只用 would。 I thought he wouldnt attend that
24、 evening party，but to our surprise，he came 我原以为他不会参加那场晚会，但是令我们惊讶的是，他来了。 Whenever we had trouble，he would come to help us 每当我们遇到困难时，他总会给予帮助。 3过去将来时的其他形式： waswere going to do：表示过去准备计划做某事。 waswere about to do：表示“即将”，不能与时间状语连用。 waswere to do：表示过去计划做某事，如果计划的事情没有实现，要用不定式的完成 式。 waswere + 现在分词：表示过去将要发生的动作，g
25、o，come，leave，take off 等少数 动词可用此形式。 I was going to see MrBrown the next day，but the appointment has been cancelled 我本打算第二天看布朗先生，但是这次约会已被取消了。 I couldnt go to Toms birthday party as I was about to go to the hospital 我不能参加汤姆的生日聚会，因为我要去医院。 She said she was to have taken up the position，but later she changed her mind 她说她本打算担任这个职务的，但是后来改变了主意。 Nobody knew whether the guests were coming 没人知道客人是否会来。 When he _ the door，he found his keys were nowhere Awould open Bopened Chad opened Dwas to open
