Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars (I) 学案-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 Lesson 1 (I) 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1.To read and talk about avatars and what they say about you 2.To master the important language points in the text and learn to create an avatar 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一：To read and talk about avatars and what they say about you Activity 1: You are going to read an article about avatars. What would you like to learn from it? Write down your questions in the diagram. Activity 2: Read the article quickly and match the headings with different parts. Activity 3: Read the article carefully and then complete the information below. Avatars Details Definition A digital image that represents an Internet user. History 1980s Late 1990s Purposes of using avatars To express oneself To represent oneself Views Negative Positive Activity 4: Pair work. Ask and answer questions about avatars using the information in last activity. 1. What is an avatar? 2. How have avatars developed over decades? 3. How do people use avatars? 4. What are people’s views on the use of avatars? Answers _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 5: Group work. Think and share. 1. What does the writer mean by “the avatar you choose says a lot about your personality”? Do you agree with the writer? Give examples to support your opinion. 2. Can you give examples of the risks of using avatars? What can you do to prevent such risks? Suggested Answers _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 6: Complete the short text with information from the article. Avatars are digital l_________ that you use to represent yourself onl