(共17张PPT)
Friend forever
lead-in:Review
What does the title mean?
Make friends online
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How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered This was how things worked not very long ago. Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.
1.Lose track of 失去......的联系
2.What if 如果......会怎么样?
3.Thanks to 多亏......................
4.Make friends 交朋友
5.communicate with ....与某人交谈
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1. What is the only way to stay in touch of faraway friends?
2. When can we click for a friend?
1. Writing letters.
2. At the present.
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Nowadays, we can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends with. Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendships. All you need is a
wi-fi connection.
1.move around the world 周游世界
2.stay in touch with 保持联系
3.Social media 社交媒体 4.(be) up to 正在做,达到
5.communicate with ....与某人交谈
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The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests, such as collecting model cars or playing an unusual instrument. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the other side of the world.
1.The digital age数字时代
2.enable sb to do sth使某人做某事
3.棋类,球类之前才有the,乐器之前没有the
4. connect.....with 把.....和....联系起来
5.enjoy doing sth享受做某事
6.even if 即使,虽然
Answer question
1. Why can we click for a friend
2.Can we click for a true friend
maintain friendships
share their interests
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If people always exchange true personal information online, then yes, these friendships can be real and meaningful. But we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.
1.exchange information 交换信息
2.keep in mind 记住.........
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On social media sites, people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly. But smiling photos can hide real problems. Remember the saying: on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. A young person could be old; a woman could be a man; we could even be sharing our information with criminals.
1.tend to do sth 倾向于做某事
2. positive 积极的
negative 消极的
3. share....with 与某人分享
Online friendship is true or not?
It can be real if people
________________ online
It might not be real because
social media doesn’t
present ___________ , and
people tend to_________.
Online friendship is true or not?
Online friendship is true or not?
It can be real if people
________________ online
It might not be real because
social media doesn’t
present _______________ , and
people tend to______________.
It depends.
exchange true personal infromation
the whole true about
a person
post only positive updates
Remember the saying:_____________________________________
On the internet, nobody knows you are a dog.
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On the internet, nobody knows you are a dog.
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On the internet, nobody knows you are a dog.
It is difficult to know about true personal infromation on the internet.
But this doesn’t mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends, the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same. As Aristotle said, no one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods.
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Find out the author’s attitude towards clicking for a friend?
1. throw the baby out with the bathwater
2. acquire 获取,获得
3. long for 渴望
Attitude
Find out the author’s attitude towards clicking for a friend?
What should we do to click for a friend?
we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
__________________________
__________________________
We should treat them rationally
and wisely.
Attitude:______________
Neutral
Every coin has two sides!
Summary
What have we learnt today
Making friends online is interesting. But whether people online are reallyour friends depends. On one hand, if people always exchange true personal information online, then friendships can be real and meaningful.On the other hand, we should keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person. So be cautious.
Homework
1. Read the passage again.
2. Do you prefer to click for a friend Why write an argumentation.