Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars 课件 -2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars Leading in What does avatar mean? An avatar is a personalized graphical illustration that represents a computer user, or a character or alter that represents that user. An avatar can be represented either in three-dimensional form (for example, in games or virtual worlds) or in two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and virtual worlds. Vocabulary 1. convenient It is convenient (for sb.) to do sth. （对某人来说）做某事很方便 sth. is convenient for sb./ sth. 某事对某人/ 某物来说是方便的 …is convenient for/ to… ……离……近 convenience n. 方便，便利；便利的事物（或设施） Vocabulary at one's convenience 在某人方便时 for the sake of convenience 为方便起见 inconvenient adj. 不方便的 inconvenience n. 不便 练习：It is very ______________ for me to go there. convenient Vocabulary 2. self-focused self-respect 自尊心 self-control 自我控制 self-sacrifice 自我牺牲 self-confident 自信的 练习：How can we be released from such ________________ attention? self-focused Vocabulary 3. addicted be/ get addicted to… 沉溺于……；对……上瘾 addict n. 对……入迷的人 addictive adj. 使人上瘾的 addiction n. 瘾；嗜好；入迷 练习：He is __________ to smoking. addicted Vocabulary 4. create creator n. 创造者 creation n. 创造 creativity n. 创造力；独创性 creative adj. 创造性的 练习：We set business free to _____________ more jobs. create Vocabulary 5. personality healthy personality 健康人格；健全人格 independent personality 独立人格 pеrsоn n. 人 personal adj. 个人的；人身的 personally adv. 亲自；就个人意见；个别地 in person 亲自；亲身 练习：She has such a kind _____________. personality Vocabulary 6. identity personal identity 个人身份 identity card 身份证 identity theft 身份盗窃 identify v. 确认；认出；鉴定 identification n. 鉴定；辨认；确认；确定 练习：Messages have no ___________. identity Vocabulary 7. variety vary v. 改变；变化 vary in sth. （大小、形状等）不同，有别 vary with 随着……变化，改变 vary from... to... 从……到……变化 various adj. 各种各样的；多姿多彩的 a variety of 各种各样的 练习：This shop has a great ___________ of goods. variety Vocabulary 8. fancy fancy doing sth. 想做某事 fancy sb./ sb.'s doing sth. 想象某人做某事 fancy sb. (as/ to be) … 想象某人是…… fancy oneself (as/ to be) … 自认为是…… have a fancy for 爱好，喜欢 take a fancy to ... (to为介词) 喜欢上……，爱上…… catch/ take sb.'s fancy 吸引某人；中某人的意 练习：There are too many ___________ birds. fancy Vocabulary 9. sensible be sensible of sth. 意识到某事 sensible advice 合理的建议 sense n. 感觉官能；感觉 sensor n. 传感器 a sense of humor/ justice 幽默感/ 正义感 a sense of smell/ taste/ touch/ hearing 嗅觉/ 味觉 /触觉/ 听觉 sensitive adj. 敏感的；易生气的；灵敏的 练习：Eat a ___________ diet and exercise daily. sensible Vocabulary 10. selection select v. 挑选 selector n. 选拔人；选择器 the selection criteria 选择标准 the selection process/ procedure 选择过程 a selection committee 评选委员会 emotional selection 情感选择 type selection 模式选定 练习：The judge has made his final ___________. selection Vocabulary 11. concern show/ express concern about/ for/ over 对……表示关心/ 担心 be concerned about 关心，挂念 with concern 关切地 concern oneself about/ for 担忧/ 关心…… Vocabulary concern oneself with 从事，参与…… concerned adj. 有关的；担心的 as/ so far as... be concerned 就……而言 concerning prep. 关于；涉及 练习：The report showed ___________ over high unemployment. concern Vocabulary 12. view view sb./ sth.as… 把某人/ 某事物视为……(其被动形式为 be viewed as… 被视为……) in view 看得见（的地方）；在考虑中 out of view 不在视野中 come into view 进入视野，被看见 Vocabulary have a good/ bad view of… 看得清/ 看不清…… in one's view = in one's opinion 在某人看来 in view of 鉴于，考虑到，由于 (one's) point of view（某人的）观点，看法 练习：I ___________ his action as a breach of trust. view Vocabulary 13. known as be known for 因……而出名/ 闻名 =be famous for be known to为……所熟知 be known as + 人或物的身份 be known for + 出名的原因 练习：It is _____________ a tea-producing area. known as Leading in ACTIVATE AND SHARE What kind of avatar do you use online: a photo of yourself, a cartoon image or something else? Leading in ACTIVATE AND SHARE 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 Example I use a cartoon character avatar instead of a photo to protect myself online. READ AND EXPLORE 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? READ AND EXPLORE Get the main idea of the whole passage 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 READ AND EXPLORE What's the function of the first paragraph? A．To give you some examples. B．To tell how important it is to create avatars. C．To introduce the topic. D．To describe how to create avatars. √ READ AND EXPLORE What are avatars? Avatars are digital identities/images, a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves. READ AND EXPLORE How did avatars develop? The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games. Avatars had been used in web chats. By the late 1990s In the 1980s READ AND EXPLORE For what purpose does the author mention people calling themselves "Andy" instead of "Anna"？ A. To show avatars give people freedom to express themselves differently. B. To show some people don’t like their real selves. C. To show some people are powerful to do anything. D. To show there are many choices for avatars. √ READ AND EXPLORE What kind of avatar means that you are a funny person? A cute dog. Mickey Mouse. C. A person with a fancy hairstyle. D. A nice-looking person. √ READ AND EXPLORE When a person chooses an avatar, he is more likely to ______________ A. Choose something very serious. B. Choose something very different. C. Choose something having a lot in common with them. D. Choose something the Internet recommends. √ READ AND EXPLORE How can a person get his avatar? They can choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images. They can create their own images. READ AND EXPLORE List the reasons why some people hold a negative attitude to the use of avatars. Some users worry that they are spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. People can use avatars to cheat others online so the use of several avatars can also be a risk. READ AND EXPLORE Why do some people hold a positive attitude to the use of avatars? Because they look forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds. READ AND EXPLORE What is the text type of the passage? A. Narration(记叙文)． B. Argumentative essay(议论文)． C. Expository writing(说明文). D. Practical writing(应用文)． √ READ AND EXPLORE What's the author's attitude towards avatars? A. Subjective. B. Objective. C. Positive. D. Negative. √ Thank you $$