Unit4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语北师大版必修第二册

Unit 4 Information Technology Lesson 1 Avatars What is Avatars? beautiful scenery a good-looking person cute animals some cartoon characters What kind of avatar do you use online? Lead in Example: I use_________ as my avatar in order to/because_________. Why did you choose it? To avoid online safety risks To express myself freely To create a real/digital identity To protect myself To trick others 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 √ √ √ √ √ Pre-reading 4 Scan and infer(推断) the genre(体裁) of the passage. (链接高考阅读文章体裁） A. Narration(记叙文）. B. Argumentative Essay（议论文）. C. Exposition（说明文）. √ Fast Reading Avatars Definition Development Purposes Different Views Scan the passage again and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para？ Para? Para? Para? definition development purposes purposes development different views Scan and Match Fast Reading Avatar Definition(Para.1) Development (Para.2/5) Purposes(Para.3-4) Views (Para.6) Careful Reading Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. What is an avatar? How have avatars developed over decades? What are the purposes of using avatars? What are people’s views on the use of avatars? Avatars Details Definition A digital ______ represents an Internet user. identity Q1: What is an avatar? P1 9 Development 1980s The first __________________ in role-playing computer games. Late1990s Avatars were being used in_________ Nowadays Avatars are ________. web chats . appeared simple 2D avatars Q2: How have avatars developed over decades? P2 P5 everywhere 10 avatars 2D(in the past) 3D(nowadays) Q2: How have avatars developed over decades? Avatars 11 Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To express oneself People discovered they were going to have the ______ to create new __________ . Avatars give people lots of room for _______. power identities creativity Q3: What are the purposes of using avatars? P3 12 Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To represent oneself The avatar you choose says a lot about your __________. personality Q3: What are the purposes of using avatars? P4 13 Views People spend so much time in____________ that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world.To _____ others online. People look forward to a time when their avatars will act just like a real person and travel around bigger,more_________virtual world. Avatars Details virtual worlds cheat exciting 积极的 消极的 Q4: What are people’s views on the use of avatars? P6 Negative Positive 14 A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Doubtful. 链接高考阅读（作者观点态度） What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of avatars? Q4: What are people’s views on the use of avatars? 15 Work in groups and discuss the following questions. Think and Share Can you give more examples of risks of using avatars? What can we do to prevent these risks? Think and Share Be cheated by others Leak privacy Cause misunderstangings Not to cheat Not to be cheated Risks of using avatars Ways to prevent such risks Be cautious and alert （警惕的） Avoid private clues in avatars Use different avatars for different occasions To learn how to use it well, and not be used by it. You must be the master of your digital world. Critical Thinking What should we teenagers do in the era of information technology? A V A T A R definition digital identities to communicate and express oneself online development purpose to show your personality to express oneself views positive negative spend too much time be afraid of meeting people in the real world cheat others hope their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger world Mind Map in the 1980s 2-D avatars appeared used in web chats by the late 1990s everywhere move around and talk nowadays Homework Required homework Create your own avatar using the Jimeng AI and write an article to introduce it. Optional homework Search online for more information about future avatars. Video Name Lavf58.20.100 $