Unit 4 Lesson 1-【高效课堂】2021-2022学年高一英语同步精品备课(北师大版2019必修第二册)

UNIT 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LESSON 1 AVATARS Lead in: images avatars a photo of yourself? a cartoon image? a place of interest? 2 When you are online, you can create your own image and a new personality. ___1___. The first role-playing computer games appeared in the 1980s .___2____. People discovered that they could express themselves by creating their own avatars. They could try being someone of the opposite sex and call themselves other names. Of course, the avatar you choose says a lot about your personality.____3______Well-known cartoon characters or laughing monkeys say you are funny. ___4____.Some users are worried that they are spending so much time in virtual world. The use of several avatars can also be a risk.____5___. A. However, other users think avatars in a more positive way. B. These digital identities represent people who use the Internet. C. They expect to travel round the world D. By the late 1990s,they had been used in web chats E. The use of avatars has also caused a few concerns. F. Nowadays avatars are everywhere G. If your blog avatar is a picture of a cute cat, it means “I like relaxing” B D G E A 七选五 Fast Reading: Read for General Understanding From what aspects does the author talk about avatars? Match the paragraph with the key information. Avatars Para 1 Para 2 Paras 3-5 Para 6 History Purposes of using avatars Definition (定义） Different views（观点） Complete the information below. Definition（定义）: Avatar A _______ image that represents an Internet user. History: In the 1980s — appeared in ___________ computer games. by the late 1990s — used in _____ ______. digital role-playing web Fast Reading chats Complete the information below. Purposes: to express oneself: to _______ their new identities. to try being someone of the ________ sex. to call themselves other names. to have _______ _______ one avatar. to represent oneself: a cute cat: I like ________ and having fun. ________ characters: I’m a really funn