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Yinlin publisher B3 U3
The Internet:a world without frontiers
Unit3 The world online
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A little quiz
For entertainment
For study
For shopping
For commucation
Significant
influence
Internet addiction
(网络成瘾)
Online fraud(网络诈骗)
Double-edged sword
The Fascinating but Dangerous Internet
Today’s Task:
Reading-- The Internet: a world without frontiers
The Internet: a world without frontiers
(frontier: a border between two countries)
Pre-reading
Why does the author call the Internet a world without frontiers?
It contects the computer and devices worldwide;
It makes the information and resources accessible to anyone;
It lets cultural and personal communication accelerate;
Pre-reading question:
What do you often do on the Internet?
What effects do you think the Internet has in your life?
Pre-reading
While-reading
Skim through the text, finish exercise A1
Genre?
Argumentative essay
While-reading
Answer:
Para.1:The Internet has become a world without frontiers because it connects people across the world to a single shared community.
Para.2:People have quick and easy access to a huge amount of information because of the Internet.
Para.3:The Internet has made our lives convenient with goods and services provided by e-commerce.
Para.4:The Internet helps us establish and maintain social ties.
Para.5:We must be aware of problems caused by the Internet.
While-reading
Para.1:The Internet has become a world without frontiers because it connects people across the world to a single shared community.
The Internet has the power to connect people across the world to a single shared community. Billions of people in different parts of the world have joined it already, and obviously many more will follow. Even in the countryside, the Internet enables people to reach beyond their villages and get in touch with the outside world. We can achieve almost anything online—with access to the Internet come some truly life-changing advantages.
lead into the topic of discussion
The central sentence is at the beginning of the paragraph
Introduce background knowledge
While-reading
One of the greatest advantages of the Internet lies in the quick and easy access to a huge amount of information. To a certain extent, the world’s knowledge is all at our fingertips. With the click of a mouse or the touch of a button, it is possible to find out almost anything we care to know, from recipes to travel packages, from military affairs to learning resources. In the time it takes to find one book in the library, we can use a search engine to bring up millions of results. No wonder the Internet has now become the first place that the majority of people turn to for information.
Para.2:People have quick and easy access to a huge amount of information because of the Internet.
Having access to a huge amount of information
Examples:
Gathering information quickly and easily
While-reading
The Internet has also made our lives unbelievably convenient, with all sorts of goods and services provided by electronic commerce, more commonly known as e-commerce. You can have food delivered to you using food delivery apps and sites. Gone are the days of searching shop after shop for the perfect pair of boots—you can compare styles and prices quickly and easily in the comfort of your living room.
Para.3:The Internet has made our lives convenient with goods and services provided by e-commerce.
• Using food delivery apps and sites
• Doing shopping quickly and easily
Examples:
While-reading
Why wait hopelessly for a taxi in the cold rain? It is now simple and fast to order one with a taxi app. Sit back and relax indoors for a few warm minutes until the driver arrives. When you wish to go on holiday, you can make all your travel arrangements just in front of the computer. Forgot to carry cash? There is no need to worry—you can pay for almost everything on your smartphone.
Para.3:The Internet has made our lives convenient with goods and services provided by e-commerce.
• Ordering a taxi with an app
• Making travel arrangements
• Paying for almost everything on the smartphone
Examples:
While-reading
Above all else, the Internet helps us establish and maintain
social ties. With all sorts of communication software, physical
distance no longer gets in the way. No matter where we are, we
are able to keep in contact with loved ones, find long-lost
friends and discover whole new communities who share our
hobbies. An instant message, a group chat, a video call, a
comment on an update—there are endless ways to share our
views or let someone know we care about them.
Para.4:The Internet helps us establish and maintain social ties.
• Keeping in contact with loved ones
• Finding long-lost friends
• Discovering communities who share our hobbies
Examples:
While-reading
However, while the Internet brings many valuable advantages, being connected has its problems. As with any great invention, we must be aware of these problems and be careful to use the Internet properly and responsibly. Only in this way can the Internet be a place of discovery, wonder and inspiration for everyone. It is truly a world without frontiers.
Para.5:We must be aware of problems caused by the Internet.
Create a turn in the argument
Draw a conclusion
Echo the title
Post-reading
Left
Advantages of the Internet?
Right
Disadvantages of the Internet?
Post-reading
Introduction: introduce the topic and present the thesis statement;
Main body: argumentation section which typically consists of several paragraphs, each paragraph presents an argument that supports the thesis, and these arguments are parallel and independent;
Conclusion: conclude the thesis and repeat the author's viewpoint
Classical Argumentative Structure
Post-reading
Mission: Build the structure of a new argumentative essay about the disadvantages or advantages(except for the elements in the article)of the Internet according to the map.
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Post-reading
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1. Finish the assessment sheets.
2. Complete the exercise passage in A2, P31 according the lesson.
3. According to the structure you build on class, write an argumentative essay about the disadvantages or advantages of the Internet, no more than 120 words.
Homework
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