Unit4 Lesson1 Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019)必修第二册

UNIT 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Lesson 1 AVATARS To read and talk about avatars and what they say about you To read for general understanding To read for specific information and understand words in context a picture of a person or an animal which represents a person, on a computer screen, especially in a computer game or chat room Avatars Different types: animal, photo, character… What kind of avatar do you use online: a photo of yourself, a cartoon image or something else? Why did you choose it? a cute animal avatar an avatar in fancy clothes a cartoon character avatar to express myself freely to trick others to create a real / digital identity to avoid online safety risks to protect myself I use a cartoon character avatar instead of a photo to protect myself online. Avatars Do you like it? Why? a cute animal a cartoon character a handsome / beautiful star a natural scenery a Chinese character You are going to read an article about avatars, what would like to learn from it? Write down your questions in the diagram. Avatars When did the first avatar appear? Where do people use avatars? What is an avatar? Why do people use avatars? … Read the article. Check how many of your questions in Activity 2 are answered. Underline the answers in the text. The avatar you choose says a lot about you. The article will help you understand your choice of avatars better. What is an avatar? Paragraph 1: When did the first avatar appear? Paragraph 2: Where do people use avatars? Paragraph 2: Why do people use avatars? Paragraph 3: Read the article again. Complete the information below. Avatars Details Definition A digital image that represents an Internet user. History 1980s Late 1990s The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games. Avatars were being used in web chats like instant messenger. (Para. 1) (Para. 2) Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To express oneself To represent oneself The avatar yo