北师大版（2019）必修 第二册Unit 4 Information technology Lesson 1 Avatars Reading 课件(共20张PPT)

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Unit 4
Lesson 1 Avatars
Reading
新 课 导 入
Let’s talk
Do you know the meaning of the word “Avatar”
课 堂 学 习
Warming up
What kind of avatar do you use online: a photo of yourself, a cartoon image or something else Why did you choose it
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 safety risks to protect myself
Example I use a cartoon character avatar instead of a photo to protect myself online.
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.
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Avatars
What is an avatar
While-reading
Fast reading: To get the main idea of the whole passage
Para 1
Para 2
Paras 3-5
The history of avatars
The views on the use of avatars
The definition of avatars
The purposes of using avatars
Para 6
Read and Explore
Read the article again. Complete the information below.
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Avatars Details
Definition A digital image that represents an Internet user.
History 1980s
Late 1990s
The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games.
Avatars were being used in web chats like instant messenger.
Avatars Details
Purposes of using avatars To express oneself
To represent oneself
Views Negative
Positive
The avatar 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 avatar will act just like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds.
Pair Work
Ask and answer questions about avatars using the information in Activity 4. Then introduce avatars to your partner.
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1. What is an Avatar
2. How have avatars developed over decades
An avatar is the digital identity you use online.
The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing compuner games in the 1980s. By the late 1990s, they had been used in web chats like instant messenger. 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 thermselves. They use avatars to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves. They also have different avatars for differnt 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.
trick vt. 欺骗，诱骗，哄骗
n. 骗局，把戏，玩笑
Key points
[归纳拓展]
play a trick/tricks on sb.　 欺骗/捉弄/戏弄某人
trick sb. into doing sth. 骗某人做某事
trick sb. out of sth. 从某人处骗走某物
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
1. By tradition, in some countries，people can play tricks _____ each
other on April 1.
2. The old woman was tricked _____ of her golden earrings.
on
out
concern n. 担忧，忧虑 vt. 与……有关；使担心　
concerned adj. 担心的，烦恼的，忧虑的　
concerning prep. 关于；有关
[归纳拓展]
show concern for　 对……表示关心
be concerned about/for 关心/挂念……
be concerned with 与……有关；关心
as/so far as... be concerned 就……而言
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
1. As is known to all, her latest documentary ________________ (与……有关) unemployment.
2. ______________________ (就我而言), reading English newspapers is of great use.
is concerned with
As far as I am concerned
view vt. 看，把……视为；考虑
n. 风景；视野；观点；见解
[归纳拓展]
view... as...　 把……看作……
in one’s view 在某人看来
come into view 进入视野；看得见
in view 在视野之内；看得见
out of view 在视野之外；看不见
in view of 鉴于……
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
1. As the car approached the town center, several tall buildings came
______ view.
2.If we sit near the front of the bus, we’ll have _____ better view.
into
a
Group Work Think and share.
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Post-reading
1. What does the writer mean by “the avatar you choose
says a lot about your personality” Do you agree with
the writer Give examples to support your opinion.
2. Can you give examples of the risks of using avatars
What can you do to prevent such risks
Complete the short text with information from the article.
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Avatars are digital 1________ that you use to represent yourself online. You can choose an avatar from 2_________ of ready-made images, or 3___________________. Although avatars haven’t been around for long, they are widely used.
Avatars let you 4______________ and give you 5________________. But the use of avatars has also caused 6_____________. Some users worry that they are spending too much time 7______________ that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. The use of several avatars can also be 8_____, as people can use avatars to 9________________. However, many people see avatars in 10___________________.
identities
a selection
create your own images
express yourself
room for creativity
a few concerns
in virtual worlds
a risk
cheat others online
a more positive light
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Create your own avatar. Introduce it to your classmates.
Express yourself
What does it look like
Why did you decide to create it this way
Where would you use it
Now, can you summarize the pros and cons of avatars