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• When avatars first appeared in the 1980s, few people believed that ___________________________.
Creative Writing
• Suppose you were at the age of ten, how would you fancy your life in the future with the help of technology? Complete the story by using past future tense.
Review and Practice
– Avatars let you 4_e_x_p_re_s_s_y_o_u_r_s_e_lf_ and give you 5_l_o_ts_o_f__ro_o_m__f_o_r_c_r_e_at_i_v_it_y_. But the use of avatars has also caused 6_c_o_n_c_e_rn_s_. Some users worry that they are spending too much time 7_in__v_i_rt_u_a_l _w_o_r_ld_s_ that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. The use of several avatars can also be 8_a__ri_s_k, as people can use avatars to 9_c_h_e_a_t _o_th_e_r_s_o_n_li_n_e__. However, many people see avatars in 10_a__m_o_r_e_p_o_s_i_ti_v_e_l_ig_h_t__.
3) __________________
4) __________________
• Example: In the past, I never thought that we would …
Language in Use
Complete the following sentences using past future tense.
different views
Discussion and Deep Thinking
• Why do people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life?
• Do you agree with the writer that “the avatar you choose says a lot about your personality”? Give examples to support your opinion.
Period 2
Review and Practice
• Complete the short text with information from the reading. The answers can be one word or more.
– Avatars are digital 1__id_e_n_t_it_ie_s__ that you use to represent yourself online. You can choose an avatar from 2__a_s_e_l_e_ct_i_o_n___of ready-made images, or 3__c_r_e_a_te_y_o_u_r__o_w_n__im__a_g_es____. Although avatars haven’t been around for long, they are widely used.
Read for General Understanding
• From what aspects does the author talk about avatars? Key Information
Avatars
Para 1 Para 2 Paras 3-5 Para 6
introduction /definition
• Example: • I use____________ as my avatar in
order to/ because_______________________ ______.
Prediction
• What would you like to learn about avatars? • Write down your questions.
In the past
1) __________________ 2) __________________ 3) __________________ 4) __________________
Now (present)
1) __________________
VS 2) __________________
2)When people started creating their own avatars, they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at all.
• Are there any risks of using avatars? Any examples? • How should we use avatars in a safer and healthier way on
the Internet? Any suggestions?
Homework
Language Learning
• Work in pairs and ask the following questions about the change of avatars. Write down the answers from the text:
1) In the past, like the 1980s, what was people’s prediction about future avatars?
Language Learning
• What’s the relationship between past, present and future? Draw a timeline.
Language in Use
• Think about what changes has technology brought to our lives. Make a list of four changes in groups and describe the changes by using past future tense.
2) When people started creating avatars, what was their plan?
3) Since when did people start to have more than one avatar?
Language Learning
1)Yet very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses.
history
uses/purposes of avatars
different views
Read for Detailed Information
• How does the author explain each aspect with details?
Key InformatiБайду номын сангаасn
Details
avatars
Para 1 Para 2 Paras 3-5 Para 6
introduction /definition
history
uses/purposes 1. To express and give room for creativity
of avatars
2. To show personality 3. To move around and talk
• In the 1990s, few people knew that _________________________________________.
• When computers were invented, it was believed that ____________________________________.
Create an avatar for one of the students/teachers in our class. Introduce it next time. • Who would you give it to? • What does it look like? • Why did you decide to create it this way?
• In the past few years, users of smartphones realised that ____________________________________.
• The convenience of the Internet made Internet users discover that _______________________.
• Example: When I was ten, I believed that any one who could use a computer would become the most intelligent person in the future. I fancied that I would have a beeper , like the one my father had. I thought that I was going to buy a robot to help with my homework and exams.
3)Also, many Internet users realized that their avatars would be seen by many people, not just their friends.
• Form: _____________________
• Function:_____________________________________
Homework
• Writing— “_______ in the past, present and future”. You can also use past future tense to show the changes.
Thank You
谢谢大家
Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 1 Avatars
PPT教学课件
Period 1
学生头像1
avatars
学生头像2
学生头像3
学生头像4
Brainstorm
• Look at the screenshot of our WeChat group, describe your avatar and share the reason why you use it.
Creative Writing
• Suppose you were at the age of ten, how would you fancy your life in the future with the help of technology? Complete the story by using past future tense.
Review and Practice
– Avatars let you 4_e_x_p_re_s_s_y_o_u_r_s_e_lf_ and give you 5_l_o_ts_o_f__ro_o_m__f_o_r_c_r_e_at_i_v_it_y_. But the use of avatars has also caused 6_c_o_n_c_e_rn_s_. Some users worry that they are spending too much time 7_in__v_i_rt_u_a_l _w_o_r_ld_s_ that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. The use of several avatars can also be 8_a__ri_s_k, as people can use avatars to 9_c_h_e_a_t _o_th_e_r_s_o_n_li_n_e__. However, many people see avatars in 10_a__m_o_r_e_p_o_s_i_ti_v_e_l_ig_h_t__.
3) __________________
4) __________________
• Example: In the past, I never thought that we would …
Language in Use
Complete the following sentences using past future tense.
different views
Discussion and Deep Thinking
• Why do people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life?
• Do you agree with the writer that “the avatar you choose says a lot about your personality”? Give examples to support your opinion.
Period 2
Review and Practice
• Complete the short text with information from the reading. The answers can be one word or more.
– Avatars are digital 1__id_e_n_t_it_ie_s__ that you use to represent yourself online. You can choose an avatar from 2__a_s_e_l_e_ct_i_o_n___of ready-made images, or 3__c_r_e_a_te_y_o_u_r__o_w_n__im__a_g_es____. Although avatars haven’t been around for long, they are widely used.
Read for General Understanding
• From what aspects does the author talk about avatars? Key Information
Avatars
Para 1 Para 2 Paras 3-5 Para 6
introduction /definition
• Example: • I use____________ as my avatar in
order to/ because_______________________ ______.
Prediction
• What would you like to learn about avatars? • Write down your questions.
In the past
1) __________________ 2) __________________ 3) __________________ 4) __________________
Now (present)
1) __________________
VS 2) __________________
2)When people started creating their own avatars, they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at all.
• Are there any risks of using avatars? Any examples? • How should we use avatars in a safer and healthier way on
the Internet? Any suggestions?
Homework
Language Learning
• Work in pairs and ask the following questions about the change of avatars. Write down the answers from the text:
1) In the past, like the 1980s, what was people’s prediction about future avatars?
Language Learning
• What’s the relationship between past, present and future? Draw a timeline.
Language in Use
• Think about what changes has technology brought to our lives. Make a list of four changes in groups and describe the changes by using past future tense.
2) When people started creating avatars, what was their plan?
3) Since when did people start to have more than one avatar?
Language Learning
1)Yet very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses.
history
uses/purposes of avatars
different views
Read for Detailed Information
• How does the author explain each aspect with details?
Key InformatiБайду номын сангаасn
Details
avatars
Para 1 Para 2 Paras 3-5 Para 6
introduction /definition
history
uses/purposes 1. To express and give room for creativity
of avatars
2. To show personality 3. To move around and talk
• In the 1990s, few people knew that _________________________________________.
• When computers were invented, it was believed that ____________________________________.
Create an avatar for one of the students/teachers in our class. Introduce it next time. • Who would you give it to? • What does it look like? • Why did you decide to create it this way?
• In the past few years, users of smartphones realised that ____________________________________.
• The convenience of the Internet made Internet users discover that _______________________.
• Example: When I was ten, I believed that any one who could use a computer would become the most intelligent person in the future. I fancied that I would have a beeper , like the one my father had. I thought that I was going to buy a robot to help with my homework and exams.
3)Also, many Internet users realized that their avatars would be seen by many people, not just their friends.
• Form: _____________________
• Function:_____________________________________
Homework
• Writing— “_______ in the past, present and future”. You can also use past future tense to show the changes.
Thank You
谢谢大家
Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 1 Avatars
PPT教学课件
Period 1
学生头像1
avatars
学生头像2
学生头像3
学生头像4
Brainstorm
• Look at the screenshot of our WeChat group, describe your avatar and share the reason why you use it.