Unit 3 The Internet Reading and Thinking 人教版必修二

Unit3TheInternetReadingandThinkingshoponlineFreeTalkWhatdoyouusuallydoontheInternet?searchforinformationcommunicationplaygamesstreammusicandmoviesreade-bookshaveonlineclassmakeanonlinebookingsende-mailsPredictionWhatdoyouthinkthetextwillsay?2.Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthetopic?A.OptimisticB.NeutralC.NegativeD.PessimisticStrongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternetThetextwillsaythatwehavebeenchangedalotbytheInternetandthatithasbroughtustogether.IntroductionExamplesSummaryTheInternethasmadepeople’slivesmoreconvenient.Onlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworkhavechangedpeople’slives.1.TheInternethelpedJandealwithherillness.2.JanstartedanITclubtohelpothers.3.Janplannedtostartacharitywebsiteandmakesocietybetter.TheInternethasgreatlyimprovedpeople’slives.Lookatthetitleanddiscussthefollowingquestionsinpairs(1)Whatdoyouthinkthetextwillbeabout?(2)Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthetopic?IthinkthetextwillsaythatwehavebeenchangedalotbytheInternetandthatithasbroughtustogether.Ithinkthewriterfeelspositiveaboutthistopicbecausetheysayweare“strongertogether”.P28Task1:skimmingWhatcouldbethebeststructureofthepassage?ABCDTask2:scanningPleasematchthemainideawiththecorrectparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5C.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetwork.D.ReasonsandexperiencesofJan'scontactwiththeInternet.B.JanstartedanITclubtohelpolderpeopleusecomputersandtheInternet.E.Jan’sonlineclassesandhernewgoal.A.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.Task3:carefulreading2.Readthetextandanswerthequestions.1WhydidJanquitherjob?WhydidshestarttheITclub?What’sJan’snextgoal?Shesuddenlydevelopedaseriousillness.ToteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.3.Howdidthepeopleintheonlinecommunityhelpher?A.Byremovingthedistancebetweenthem.B.Bydonatingmoneytoher.C.Bykeepinghercompanyeveryday.D.Bysupportingherandmakingsuggestions.4.Whatisthe“digitaldivide”inPara4?A.It’sagapthatdividespeoplewhohavecomputersandpeoplewhodon’t.B.It’sadevicethatdividesnewtechnology.C.It’sthegapbetweenwhomtheInternetisandisn’taccessibleto,andthosewhoknowhowtousenewtechnologyandthosewhodon’t.5.WhatcanwelearnfromJan’sexperience?A.TheInternetcanhelppeoplechangetheirlives.B.EveryoneshouldlearnabouttheInternet.C.Oneshouldmakeherorhimbecomestronger.D.TheInternetcanhelppeopletobesuccessful.3.ListthewaysinwhichthetextsaysthattheInternethaschangedpeople’slives.Trytoaddmoreexamples.nolongerwaitinlineorcarrycashwhenshopping;easilygetupdatedinformation;downloadsoftware,documents,andimages;listentomusic;watchfilms;playgames;exploretheworld;joinanonlinegroup;applyforworkonline;startanonlinecompany;takeonlineclasses;startacharitywebsiteInwhichwayshastheInternetchangedpeople’slives?MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWideWeb.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People'sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.1.WhydidJanquitherjob?2.WhatkindofhelpdoesshegetfromtheInternet?JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistbetweenpeople.ShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoneytopayforprivateteachers.Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.1.Whydidshestarttheclub?2.Inwhatwaydoesthewriterexplainthatmanypeoplehavebeenhelped?3.Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinthem？Bygivingexamplesmoreindependentlesslonely/moresuccessfulWhatisthe“digitaldivide”?ItisthegapbetweenthosewhohaveaccesstotheInternetandthosewhodon’t,andthosewhoknowhowtousenewtechnologyandthosewhodon't.JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.ShebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.removeWhatkindofpersonisJanaccordingtowhatshehassaidanddone?Jan'slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyougothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople'ssituationsinspiredmetoofferhelp.”strong/perseverant/helpful/considerate/kind...ThewritermentionsmanyadvantagesofusingtheInternet.Doyouthinkthereareanydisadvantages?Ifso,whatarethey?FocusonourphoneswhilewalkingUseourphonesevenatthemealtimeStayuplateonlineCyberAddictionThewritermentionsmanyadvantagesofusingtheInternet.Doyouthinkthereareanydisadvantages?Ifso,whatarethey?PeoplecanknoweverythingaboutuswhenweusetheInternet.LackofprivacyStep4post-readingTask1:Usethegivenwordstofillinblanksbelow.TheInternethasgreatlychangedourlivesbyonline______________(community)andsocialnetworks.JanTchamanihadtoquitherteachingjobbecauseshesuddenly__________(develop)aseriousillness.Thenshefound_________(surf)theInternetcouldremovethe_________(distant)thatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.Thepeopleshemetonlineinspiredhersomuch_________shedecidedtostartanITclubtohelpolderpeoplehow_______(use)computersandtheInternet.Shebelievesthatitis________(high)importanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccess_____theInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoal_____(be)tostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.In___word,Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.

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watersidetowninZhejiangProvince.Forthepastfewyears,WuzhenhashostedtheWorldInternetConference(WIC),whichmakeslifei