内容正文:
The Internet
Unit 3
Reading and Thinking
1. Predict the content of the passage from its title;
2. Understand the main idea and structure of the passage;
3. Understand and learn from Jan’s experience;
4. Think about the disadvantages of the Internet.
How has the Internet changed your life?
I can have classes online.
Make learning more convenient.
Make my time more flexible.
Make my life more colorful.
I can shop online.
I can make friends online.
I can enjoy music and films.
Pre-reading
Look at the title and discuss the following questions in pairs.
Read headlines
Headlines usually include only key ideas or information from the text. They often do not follow strict grammar rules, because writers use as few words as possible to catch the attention of the readers.
1.What do you think the text will say?
We have been changed a lot by the Internet and it has brought us together.
2. How do you think the writer feels about the topic?
Positive.Because they say we are “stronger together”.
While-reading
Fast-reading
1. Read the passage quickly and choose the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1 A. Her belief and goal: To start a charity website
Para.2 B. Beginning: The Internet has changed people's life greatly.
Para.3 C. Summary: Offer to help others
Para.4 D. Experience: The reason why Jan surfed the Internet
Para.5 E. Starting an IT club: To teach older people how to use computers and the Internet
2. What’s the main idea of the passage?
The passage mainly talks about how _______________ life have been changed by ____________.
Jan Tchamani’s
the Internet
1. What is the function of the first paragraph in the whole passage?
To introduce the topic.
2. Which of the following is NOT the convenience that the Internet brings to people’s lives?
A.It allows you to go shopping without cash.
B.It allows you to comment freely.
C.You can download software through it.
D.You can get the most updated information from it.
Careful-reading
Para. 1
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1.Why did Jan Tchamani