Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Lesson 1 Avatars UNIT 4 Information Technology 10:00PM Lorem Lead in Which teacher does each avatar represent? A digital ______________ of a person used in virtual world representation avatar 虚拟形象 A digital representation of a person, used in video games, social media, or virtual worlds. 2 3 a cartoon character image avatar avatar of a handsome /pretty person beautiful scenery avatar a cute animal avatar an avatar in fancy clothes There are various kinds of avatar we can select Lead in Why do people use avatars？ We use different avatars for different purposes. Lead in 1999 2003 2016 2022 Avatars have developed gradually over time. （随着时间的推移） On the one hand，we can use avatars to express ourselves. Lead in On the other hand, Some people use avatars to catfish(钓鱼) others in online dating (网恋). Therefore, sometimes avatars may have ___________ impacts on others. negative Pre-reading You are going to read an article about avatars. What are we going to learn from it? Tick what you think it will talk about. The definition of avatars The risks of using social media The purposes of using avatars The history of avatars Different views on avatars How to design your own avatar The development of avatars √ √ √ √ √ 1min 6 Read the article quickly and answer: What is the text type of the passage? A. Narration (记叙文). B. Argumentative Essay (议论文). C. Exposition (说明文). √ While-reading 2min While-reading Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 6 Read the text quickly to match(连线) each paragraph’s main idea. Check if it matches your previous prediction. Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Avatars are digital identities Avatars have developed over time Avatars are created to express ourselves Avatars are created to show personalities People hold both positive and negative views on avatars. Nowadays, avatars are used everywhere 4min 8 While-reading avatars Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 6 Para 4 Para 5 Avatars are digital identities Avatars have developed over time Avatars are created to express ourselves Avatars are created to show personalities People hold both positive and negative views on avatars. Nowadays, avatars are used everywhere views purposes history definition history 9 Avatars Details Definition (Para.1) A digital image represents an Internet user. Digital identities, which are ____________for people to __________on the Internet. History (Para.2) 1980s The first _________________appeared in __________________________ Late 1990s Avatars were being used _______________ Nowadays Avatars are ________________ Purposes of using avatars (Paras.3-5) To express oneself 1. to create _______ 2. to try being someone of_________________3. to call themselves ___________4. to have _________________ To represent oneself a cute cat :____; cartoon characters: _______ Views (Para.6) Negative People ___in virtual worlds that they are becoming________. To ____ others online. Positive People look forward to a time when their avatars will _______and _____virtual world. While-reading Read the passage carefully and fill the blank. 10min While-reading What is the definition of avatars ? Avatars Details Definition A digital image represents an Internet user. Digital identities, which are ____________ for people to _______________________________on the Internet. a key part communicate and express themselves While-reading How have avatars developed over decades? Avatars Details History 1980s The first _________________appeared in __________________________ Late 1990s Avatars were being used _______________ Nowadays Avatars are ___________ simple 2D avatars role-playing computer games everywhere in web chats 12 While-reading What are the purposes of using avatars？ Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To express oneself 1. to create their ___________________ 2. to try being someone of ___________________ 3. to call themselves ____________ 4. to have __________________ their new identities the opposite sex other names more than one avatar While-reading What are the purposes of using avatars？ Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To represent oneself a cute cat :_________________________ cartoon characters: _________________________ I like relaxing and having fun I’m a really funny person While-reading What views do people hold about avatars? （持有观点） Avatars Details Views negative People __________________in virtual worlds that they are becoming ______________ _______________________. To ________ others online. positive People look forward to a time when their avatars will _____________________and _______________________________________virtual world. spend so much time afraid of meeting cheat act just like a real person travel around bigger, people in the real world , more exciting 15 Avatars Details Definition (Para 1) A digital image represents an Internet user. Digital identities, which are key parts for people to communicate and express themselves on the Internet. History (Para 2) 1980s The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games Late 1990s Avatars were being used in web chats Nowadays Avatars are everywhere Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars (Paras 3-5) To express oneself to create their new identities. to try being someone of the opposite sex. to call themselves other names. to have more than one avatar. To represent oneself a cute cat: I like relaxing and having fun. cartoon characters: I’m a really funny person. Views (Para 6) Negative People spend so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. To cheat others online. Positive People look forward to a time when their avatars will act just like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual world. 17 Avatars Details Definition (Para 1) A digital image represents an Internet user. Digital identities, which are key parts for people to communicate and express themselves on the Internet. History (Para 2) 1980s The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games Late 1990s Avatars were being used in web chats Nowadays Avatars are everywhere Purposes of using avatars (Paras 3-5) To express oneself to create their new identities. to try being someone of the opposite sex. to call themselves other names. to have more than one avatar. To represent oneself a cute cat: I like relaxing and having fun. cartoon characters: I’m a really funny person. Views (Para 6) Negative People spend so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. To cheat others online. Positive People look forward to a time when their avatars will act just like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual world. Post-reading Create an avatar for your group (4 people a group) with your group members and tell us why you design it in this way. Types of avatars: a cute animal avatar; a cartoon character avatar; an avatar in fancy clothes; a beautiful scenery avatar; avatar of a good-looking person Our group avatar is a(n)_______ which belongs to (types of avatars). The reason why we create our avatar in this way is because_________________ We will use it in____(occasion)_______ · · · Drawing Area Expressions 9min Selfie 自拍 19 Summary Homework Please write a passage of about 100 words on the topic “My Avatar and Me” which includes 3 parts: What my avatar looks like and why I chose it; How my avatar reflects my personality; ③ My views on the advantages and risks of using avatars. 20 Thank You 10:00PM Lorem $