北师版（2019）必修第二册Unit 4 Information technology Lesson 1 Avatars 课件(共27张PPT)

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Lesson 1 Avatars
UNIT 4
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
read and talk about avatars and what they say about you;
read for general understanding;
read for specific information and understand words in context.
CONTENTS
Pre-reading
I
While-reading
II
Post-reading
III
Sentences analysis
IV
Pre-reading
1. What are avatars
2. What kind of picture do you use as your avatar online
a cute animal avatar
a cartoon character avatar
an avatar in fancy cloths
3. Why did you choose it as your avatar
I use ... as my avatar because ...
to express myself freely
to trick others
to create a real/digital identity
to avoid online safety risks
to protect myself
Definition of avatars.
History of avatars.
Purposes of using avatars.
Views on avatars.
While-reading
Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas
Para. 1
1．What’s the function of the first paragraph
A．To give you some examples.
B．To tell how important it is to create avatars.
C．To introduce the topic.
D．To describe how to create avatars.
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Activity 2 Careful-reading for details
2. What are avatars
Avatars are _____________________, a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves.
digital identities/images
How did avatars develop
The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games.
Avatars had been used in web chats.
By the late
1990s
In the 1980s
Para. 2
1. For what purpose does the author mention people calling themselves “Andy” instead of “Anna”？
A. To show avatars give people freedom to express themselves differently.
B. To show some people don’t like their real selves.
C. To show some people are powerful to do anything.
D. To show there are many choices for avatars.
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Paras. 3-5
3. When a person chooses an avatar, he is more likely to ______________
A. Choose something very serious.
B. Choose something very different.
C. Choose something having a lot in common with them.
D. Choose something the Internet recommends.
2. What kind of avatar means that you are a funny person
A. A cute dog. B. Mickey Mouse.
C. A person with a fancy hairstyle. D. A nice-looking person.
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4. How can a person get his avatar
(1)They can choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images.
(2)They can create their own images.
1. List the reasons why some people hold a negative attitude to the use of avatars.
Some users worry that they are spending so much time in
virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world.
(2) People can use avatars to cheat others online so the use of several avatars can also be a risk.
Para. 6
2. Why do some people hold a positive attitude to the use of avatars
Because they look forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds.
1. What is the text type of the passage
A. Narration(记叙文)． B. Argumentative essay(议论文)．
C. Expository writing(说明文). D. Practical writing(应用文)．
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Deep Understanding.
2．What’s the author’s attitude towards avatars
A. Subjective. B. Objective.
C. Positive. D. Negative.
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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.(Critical thinking)
“The avatar you choose says a lot about your personality” may mean that most people create avatars that have similar features to their personalities and look more or less like them and act like them.
Yes, I agree with the writer. For example, if a person’s blog avatar is a picture of a cute cat, his/her message is “I like relaxing and having fun”．
Activity 1 Discussion
2. What’s your favourite avatar online Why do you prefer it (Creative thinking)
I often use a cartoon character avatar. The main reasons are that it can avoid online safety risks and express myself freely.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
Some digital identities,1.______(know) as avatars, are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate. The first simple 2D avatars appeared in 2.___ 1980s. By the late 1990s，they 3._____________(use) in web chats. Nowadays, they are everywhere. People can choose an avatar 4._____a selection of ready-made images, or create their own avatars that can talk, walk and fly around. The avatar says a lot about your personality. When you choose a picture of a cute cat, you want to say, “I like relaxing and having fun”．Cartoon characters or laughing monkeys express “I am a really 5.______(fun) person”．Some people make a few improvements and also experiment with things like different hairstyles.
known
had been used
the
from
Activity 2　Summary
funny
Avatars let you express 6._________(you) and give you a lot of room for creativity. When people start creating their own avatars, they find they have the power to create new identities 7.__________ did not look or act like their real selves.
But the use of avatars has also caused a few 8.________(concern)．Some worry that they are spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of 9.________(meet) people in the real world. Some people even use avatars 10.________(cheat) others online, which is also a risk.
yourself
that/which
concerns
to cheat
meeting
1. These digital identities，known as avatars，are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves. (Para. 1 Line 2)
[句式分析]　此句是_______句。known as avatars为过去分词短语作______，修饰These digital identities；how引导_________从句, to communicate and express themselves为不定式短语作____________。
[自主翻译]　_________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
这些数字身份，被称作“虚拟形象”，是人们利用互联网
复合
定语
宾语
目的状语
Sentences analysis
进行交流和表达自己的关键部分。
2.When people started creating their own avatars，they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at all. (Para. 3 Line 10)
[句式分析]　此句是_______句。when引导__________从句；creating their own avatars为动名词短语作started的_______；第一个that引导的是________从句；第二个that引导的是______从句，修饰先行词new identities，that在从句中作_____。
[自主翻译] ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
人们开始创设自己的虚拟形象时，他们发现自己将有能力
复合
时间状语
宾语
宾语
定语
主语
创设一种新的身份，这种身份在相貌和行为上可以与真正的自我完全不同。
3．They also experiment with things like different hairstyles—which says a lot，perhaps，about what they want to look like. (Para. 4 Line 27)
[句式分析]　此句是______句。which引导_________从句，在从句中作
_______；what引导______从句，what在从句中作________。
[自主翻译]　__________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
复合
定语
主语
宾语
宾语
人们还进行新的尝试，例如换上不同的发型，这可能从很
大程度上透露了他们希望自己看起来是什么样子。
4．Some users worry that they are spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world. (Para. 6 Line 36)
[句式分析]　此句是_______句。第一个that引导的是_____ 从句；在从句中含有so...that...句型，so...that...引导的是_________从句。
[自主翻译] _________________________________________
____________________________________________________
一些用户担心他们在虚拟世界中花费了太多时间，
复合
宾语
结果状语
以至于开始害怕在现实世界中与人见面。
5．They look forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger，more exciting virtual worlds. (Para. 6 Line 42)
[句式分析]　此句是_____句。look forward to意为“____________”，to是_________；when 引导_________从句，修饰修饰先行词a time，when在从句中作__________。
[自主翻译]　__________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
他们期待着有朝一日，自己的虚拟形象会像真人一样去环游更广阔、更精彩的虚拟世界。
复合
期待，盼望
介词
定语
时间状语
Homework
Review what we have learnt and preview language points.
本课结束