Theworldonline-Reading(选修七Unit3)

Supporting facts
80 per cent of regular Internet users mainly use the Internet to search for answers to questions. 79 per cent use it to advance their knowledge about their hobbies.
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5 One of the benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, rather than appearance, age or popularity. for
6 As the Internet has gained popularity, there has been an interesting change in the way people, particularly families, spend against their time.
According to one university, 43 per cent of the students who had dropped out were heavy computer users.
Arguments
The amount of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day.
What are the functions of the Internet? What do you usually use it for?
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What do you usually use it for?
Arguments
The Internet is a great help to people who are in need of various information Young people from People use the different backgrounds and Internet to build different countries can form lifelong friendships. social ties.
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What do you usually use it for?
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Module7 Unit3 Reading
The effects of the Internet on our lives
What is the Internet?
The Internet, also called the Net, is a collection of computers connected in a worldwide network.
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What next? The future has no limits.
1.Have you tried other online services that are not mentioned here? Which ones? 2.What role do you think the Internet will play in the future? 3.Do you think it is a good idea to ‘live’ on the Internet completely?
Uncontrolled information and the change in the way people spend their time.
1. The text is the transcripts __________ of the speeches two students gave at an inter-school debate about the ____ pros ________________ _________of and cons Internet use. 2. Who are the two debaters?
3 Some experts say that spending too much time building Internet relationships can damage people’s abilities to live normal lives.
4 With the Internet, people who are disabled and must stay in their homes can communicate with the outside world and meet others with similar interests.
• What do you think the most
important benefit of the Internet is? • Do you think there are any negative
things about the Internet?
Fast reading
for general information:
Go through the passage as quickly as possible and answer the questions of part A on page 34.
• 1. What are the speeches about?
They are about different effects of the Internet on our lives.
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Keep in touch with family members wherever you are in the world.
1.Have you ever tried talking with your parents or friends online? 2.What devices do you need if you want to talk with people online? 3.What are the good points and bad points of online talking? 4.Which way of communication do you prefer, talking face to face, talking over the phone, talking online or talking online with a web-camera? Why?
Spending too much time building relationships on the Internet can damage people’s abilities to live normal lives.
Reading strategy: reading an argument
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Shop for the top brands at the best prices all over the world.
1.What do you think would be the advantages of buying things online? 2.What do you think would be the disadvantages of online shopping?
1 People can write anything they want, and we cannot always tell if the information is true or false. against
2 Of regular Internet users, 80 per cent mainly use it to search for answers to questions. for
Zhu Zhenfei, representing the proInternet side. Lin Lei, representing the ‘con’ side
Careful reading
for detailed information:
Read the passage again more carefully and try to answer the questions of part C1 on page 36.
1.What can people do on this website? 2.What do we call this kind of website that provides searching serviceห้องสมุดไป่ตู้? 3.How can you find information on the Internet using a search engine? 4.What search engines do you know or often use? Which is your favourite search engine?
communication
What do you usually use it for?
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Search for information on a variety of topics.