Unit3 Times change Period 4 Reading学案 -2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 3 Period 4 Reading 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To get specific information about emojis, infer the author’s attitude towards it and the author’s writing purpose, talk about your attitude towards emojis 2 To use the key language points from the passage correctly 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To get specific information about emojis, infer the author’s attitude towards it and the author’s writing purpose, talk about your attitude towards emojis Activity 1: Look at the title of the passage and predict the author’s attitude towards emojis. Your prediction: _______________________________________________________________________________ Now read the passage and check your prediction. Then summarise the main idea of the passage. Give your evidence: _______________________________________________________________________________ Main idea: _______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Read the text again, and divide the passage into three parts and summarize what each part is mainly about. Parts Paragraph(s) Main idea Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Activity 3: Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons. 1. To guide readers to use emojis properly. 2. To discuss the development and influence of emojis. 3. To criticise the increased use of emojis. 4. To entertain readers with examples of how emojis have been used. Activity 4: Read the passage carefully and finish the two tasks. Task 1: Decide the following statement is True (T) or False (F) 1. The author uses emojis for communicating with friends from text messages to emails, blogs and other social media networks. ( ) 2. The emojis are used in English more often than in Japanese. ( ) 3. Emojis, as a new language have clear advantages over traditional languages, including writing and speaking. ( ) 4. Classical literature is suggested to use words with textspeak and emojis instead of traditional language