内容正文:
Unit 3 The Internet
Reading and Thinking:
Stronger together: how we have been changed by the Internet
【Learning objectives】
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Predict the content of the passage from its title;
2. Figure out the main idea and the structure of the passage;
3. Find about detailed information about how we have been changed by the Internet ;
4. Learn to correctly use the Internet.
Step 1 Leading-in(3 minutes)
Free talk: What do you usually do on the Internet?
Step 2 Pre-reading (3 minutes)
Look at the title and answer the questions.
1. What do you think the text will be about?
Our lives have been by the Internet. People are and become __________ because of the Internet.
2. How do you think the writer feels about the topic?
A. Critical B. Positive C. Negative D. Neutral
Step 3 While-reading
Section I Fast reading (3 minutes)
1.March the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1 A. Jan got benefits.
Para.2 B. Jan’ s life has been greatly improved.
Para.3 C. People’ s lives have been changed.
Para.4 D. Jan started an IT club.
Para.5 E. Jan used the Internet to make society better.
2.Divide the passage into three parts.
3.What is the text type of this passage?
A. Argumentation(议论文)
B. Narration(记叙文)
C. Exposition (说明文)
Section II Careful reading (8 minutes)
Task 1: Read Para.1 and answer the following question.
What benefits does the Internet bring us?
Task 2: Read Para.2 and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Jan quit her job?
A. She is too old for teaching. B. She felt lonely and bored.
C. She develop a serious illness. D. She want to explore the world.
2. Jan can do a lot on the Internet, except ___ .
A. Listening to music and explore the world.
B. Helping her become healthy again.
C. Getting support and advice from others.
D. Playing games.
Task 3: Read Para.3 and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Jan start an IT club?
A. To help older people to use computer.
B. To help older people to find a job.
C. To help jobless people live in a happy life.
D. To help her daughter study at university.
2. What's the purpose of the author by referring to the 59-year-old man and the 61-year-old woman?
A.To introduce two old people.
B. To explain how to apply for jobs online.
C. To prove they are successful.
D. To give two examples helped by Jan's club.
Task 4: Read Para.4 and answer the following questions.
1.Why did she start taking online classes?
2.What is the “digital divide”?
It means between those ________________________________ and those _______________________________________________.
3.What about Jan’s next goal?
Task 5: Read Para.5 and answer the following question.
What can we know from Jan’s words in the last paragraph?
A. She will keep offering help to other people.
B. Thinking about other people’s life makes her tired.
C. Helping others by the Internet is a challenge for her.
D. Jan’s life has been greatly changed by the Internet.
Step 4 Post-reading
Section I Summary
Para. 1 (introduction)
People’s lives have been changed.
Para. 2 (detail 1) Jan used the Internet to
Para.3 (detail 2)
Jan started an IT club to______________
Para.4 (detail 3)
Jan used the Internet to
____________
Example of a 59-year-old man
Example of a 61-year-old woman
Para.5 (summary) by the Internet
Jan’s changes: from__________help from the Internet to __________help to others with the Internet
The Internet is making us ________________________ !
to __________help to others with the Internet
Section II Critical thinking
1. What can we learn from Jan’ s experiences?
2. The writer mentions many advantages of using the Internet. Do you think there are any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
Step 4 Homework
1.Retell Jan’ s story by finishing the grammar-filling exercise.
Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed a serious illness. She found herself out of work and 1. (stick) at home. After a while, she discovered that 2. (surf) the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She could do all kinds of things online. She also joined 3.______ online group where she could talk about her problems and get support and advice
4. ______ others. She realized that one of the greatest 5. (benefit) of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance 6. usually exists between people.7. (inspire) by the people online, she decided to start an IT club and taught older people how to use the Internet. She and her friends organize events and collect money 8. (pay) for private teachers. Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society 9.________(good). Jan’s life has been 10. (great) improved by the Internet!
2.Writing task: Please write your story about how the Internet has changed your life.
(about 80 words)
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