内容正文:
adj. 方便的,近便的
n. 现金;金钱
vt. 更新;向……提供最新信息
n. 更新;最新消息
n. 数据库;资料库
n. 软件
n. (互联)网络;网状系统;人际网
vt. 将……连接成网络;联播
vi. 建立工作关系
convenient
cash
update
database
software
network
Words review
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
adj. 卡住,陷(入);困(于)
陪伴某人
vt. & vi. 浏览;冲浪
n. 益处
vt. 使收益
vi. 得益于
n. 距离
vt. 鼓舞;激励;启发思考
既然;由于
n. 通道;(使用、查阅、
接近或面见的)机会
vt. 进入;使用;获取
stuck
keep sb. company
surf
benefit
distance
inspire
now that
access
n. 慈善,慈善机构(或组织)
经历,度过,通读
adj. 艰难的,严厉的
n. 省
n. 会议;研讨会;正式会谈
n. 居民;(美国的)住院医生
adj. 居住的
conj. 而且,此外
charity
go through
tough
province
conference
resident
plus
Unit 3
Reading and thinking
Before reading
Watch the video and fill in the blanks
I think modern life styles are greatly ________by the Internet
2. To start with people relied heavily on _______,but now we can use ____________ to do all the banking business with a computer at home.
3. Secondly, it took time to go shopping in physical stores, but now with the popularity of __________ almost everything can be found on the Internet which is very _____________ .
shaped
cash
online banking
online banking
fast and convenient
1) What do you think the text will say?
2) What’s the author’s attitude towards the Internet?
I think the text will say that we have been changed a lot by the Internet and that it has brought us together.
I think the writer feels positive about this topic because they say we are “stronger together”.
While reading
Paragraph Main idea
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2
3
4
5
The Internet helped Jan deal with difficulty
Jan started an IT club to help others
The benefits of the Internet to our life.
Jan’s next goal
The Internet not only has changed Jan’s life, but it also inspires her to offer help.
Task 1 Fill in the following chart.
Task 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
Tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the t