Unit4InformationTechnologyLesson1课件高中英语北师大版

Unit4InformationTechnology（lesson1）

LearningObjectivesBytheendofthislesson，youwillbeableto:1.masterrelatedwordsandphrasesandsomesentencepatternsaboutavatars.2.faceavatarsinarationalway,anddevelopcreativequalityofthoughts.3.learndifferentviewsonavatarsanduseavatarsonlinesafely.LookatthescreenshotofourclassWeChatgroup,describeyourparents’avatarsandguessthereasonwhytheyadoptthem.acuteanimalavataranavatarinfancyclothsacartooncharacteravatar

Lead-intoexpresshimself/herselffreelytotrickotherstocreateareal/digitalidentitytoavoidonlinesafetyriskstoprotecthimself/herselfExample:He/Sheuses______asavatarinorderto/because_____________.

Lead-inacuteanimalavataranavatarinfancyclothsacartooncharacteravatarWhatwouldyouliketolearnfromthearticleavatars?Writedownyourquestionsinthediagram.Avatars......

PredictionWhatisanavatar?Whendidthefirstavatarappear?Wheredopeopleuseavatars?Whydopeopleuseavatars?Q:Whatisthetexttypeofthepassage?

A.Narration.B.ArgumentativeEssay.C.ExpositoryWriting.D.PracticalWriting.

SkimmingAnexpositorywritingisawritingforthepurposeofinformation,explainingorgivingdetailsaboutacertaintopic.Matchthetitleswiththeparagraphsandcheckyourpredictions.

HistoryofavatarsDefinitionofavatarsUsing

widelyViewsonavatarsDifferentoccasions,differentchoicesLinkingofAvatarsandpersonalitiesPurposesofusingavatars

SkimmingDefinitionofavatars

Historyofavatars

SkimmingPurposesofusingavatarsViewsonavatarsAvatarsDetailsDefinitionAdigitalimagethatrepresentsanInternetuser.History1980s

Late1990s

PurposesofusingavatarsToexpressoneself

Torepresentoneself

ViewsNegative

Positive

IntensivereadingReadthearticlecarefullyandcompletethetable.Avatars

DetailsDefinitionAdigitalimagethatrepresentsanInternetuser.History1980s

Late1990s

thefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergamesavatarsareusedinwebchatslikeinstantmessengerPurposesofusingavatarsToexpressoneself

Torepresentoneself

avatarsletyouexpressyourselfandgiveyoulotsofroomforcreativitypeopleexperimentwiththingslikedifferenthairstyles-whichsaysalot,perhaps,aboutwhattheywanttolooklikeViewsNegative

Positivesomeusersarebecomingafraidofmeetingpeopleintherealworldothersviewavatarsinamorepositivelight

Criticalthinking

1.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“theavataryouchoosesaysalotaboutyourpersonality”?Doyouagreewiththewriter?Giveexamplestosupportyouropinion.2.Canyougiveexamplesoftherisksofusingavatars?Whatcanyoudotopreventsuchrisks?

Criticalthinking

1.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“theavataryouchoosesaysalotaboutyourpersonality”?Doyouagreewiththewriter?Giveexamplestosupportyouropinion.VoiceyouropinionYes,why?ExamplesDebateNo,why?Examples

Criticalthinking

2.Canyougiveexamplesoftherisksofusingavatars?Whatcanyoudotopreventsuchrisks?Usingavatarsmightleadtoonlinecheating.Forexample,yougotoablinddateanddiscoverthatthepersonyoumeetdoesn'tlooklikehisavataratall.Worsestill,somemayevenfallforacuteavatarandtransfermoneytostrangerseasily.Topreventsuchthingsfromhappening,ItendtochatwithpeopleIknowinreallifeonlineonly.Also,Iwouldbeverycautiousiftheonlineactivityinvolvesanytransactionbehavior.SometipstoavoidonlinesafetyrisksDon’texposeyourpersonalinformationtostrangers.Don’texposeyouridentitytostrangers.Stayalertwhenyouareonline.Alwaystakeonlinesafetyatthefirstplace.

SummaryCompletetheshorttextwithinformationfromthearticle.

Avatarsaredigital

thatyouusetorepresentyourselfonline.You

canchooseanavatarfrom

ofready-madeimages,or

.Althoughavatarshaven'tbeenaroundforlong,theyarewidelyused.

imagesaselectioncreateyourownimages

Avatarsletyou

andgiveyou

.Buttheuseofavatarshas

also

caused

.Someusersworrythattheyarespendingtoomuchtime

thattheyarebecomingafraidofmeetingpeopleintherealworld.Theuseofseveralavatarscanalsobe

,aspeoplecanuseavatarsto

.However,manypeopleseeavatarsin

.expressyourselfroomforcreativityafewconcernsinvirtualworldsariskcheatothersonlineapositivelightAvi