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

北师大必修 第二册 Unit 4 Lesson 1 Avatars (Ⅰ) Reading 教学目 Lead-in What kind of avatar do you use online: a photo of yourself, a cartoon image or something else? Why did you choose it? Example I use a cartoon character avatar instead of a photo to protect myself online. 1 2 To read and talk about avatars and what they say about you To master the important language points in the text and learn to create an avatar 学习目标 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. Avatars What is an avatar? Activity 2: Read the article quickly and match the headings with different parts. Para 1 Para 2 Paras 3-5 The history of avatars The views on the use of avatars The definition of avatars The purposes of using avatars Para 6 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 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 The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role－playing computer games. By the late 1990s, avatars had been used in web chats like instant messenger. Avatars let you express yourself and they give you lots of room for creativity. The avatar you choose says a lot about your personality. Some users worry that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. Other users view avatars in a more positive light. 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 av