北师大版（2019）必修 第二册Unit 4 Information technology Lesson 1 Avatars Reading 课件-(共9张PPT)

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Unit4 Information Technology
Lesson1 Avatars
Warming-up
What kind of avatar do you use online Why
a cute animal avatar an avatar in fancy clothes
a cartoon character avatar to express myself freely
to trick others to create a real/digital identity
to avoid online risks to protect myself
Pre-reading
You are going to read an article about avatars. What would you like to learn from it Write down your questions in the diagram.
Avatars
Definition
History
Views
Uses
Design
Meaning
...
While-reading
Read for structure!
The article mainly talks about the following aspects.
Introduction /
definition
Part1 Para1
Part2 Para2
Avatars
History /
development
Uses / purposes
of avatars
Different views
Part4 Para6
Part3 Paras3-5
What is the type of the text
A. An expository essay （说明文）
B. A descriptive essay
C. A narrative essay
D. An argumentative （议论文）
What's attitude of the author in the article
A. subjective B. indifferent(漠不关心的)
C. neutral （中立的） D. uninteresting
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While-reading
Read the article again. Complete the information below.
The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games.
Avatars were being used in web chats like instant messenger.
The Avatars you choose says a lot about your personality and avatars let you express yourself.
Avatars give you room for creativity. People can create avatars and create new identities that do not look or act like their real selves.
People spend so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world.
People look forward to a time when their avatars will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds.
Read for more details!
1. What is an avatar
2. How have avatars developed over decades
3. How do people use avatars
4. What are people’s views on the use of avatars
definition
negative views and positive views
history
purposes of using avatars
Post-reading
An avatar is the digital identity you use online.
1. What is an avatar
2. How have avatars developed over decades
The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games in the 1980s. By the late 1990s,they had been used in web chats. Nowadays, avatars are everywhere.
3. How do people use avatars
People can choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images, or create their own images. People use avatars to express themselves. They use avatars to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves. They also have different avatars for different situations. People also use avatars to present themselves. They use or create avatars that have similar features to their personalities and that look more or less like them and act like them. But people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life.
4. What are people’s views on the use of avatars
Some users worry that they are spending too much time in virtual worlds and the use of several avatars can also be a risk. Others view avatars in a more positive light. They look forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds.