(共14张PPT)
Reading
The Internet:
a world without frontiers
Unit 3
To read the text and grasp the structure of it.
To understand how cohesive devices (衔接手段)and comparisons are used in the article.
To adopt a critical (批判性的) attitude towards the Internet.
To discuss the benefits and problems of the Internet as well as the way to use the Internet properly and responsibly.
Learning objectives
Read for the topic sentence
01
Para. 1
Para. 5
Para. 4
Para. 3
Para. 2
We can achieve almost anything online…
One of the greatest advantages of the Internet lies in the quick and easy access to a huge amount of information.
The Internet has also made our lives unbelievably convenient, with all sorts of goods and services provided ….
Above all else, the Internet helps us establish and maintain social ties.
However, while the Internet brings many valuable advantages, being connected has its problems.
Finish A1
02
Main body Paras 2–4:
The Internet has many advantages.
Introduction Para. 1:
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Conclusion Para 5:
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Advantage 1:
_____________________________________________
Advantage 2:
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Advantage 3:
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We can achieve almost anything online.
We have quick and easy access to a huge amount of information online.
E-commerce has made our lives unbelievably convenient.
The Internet helps us establish and maintain social ties.
We should use the Internet properly and responsibly.
Advantages Supporting details
Advantage 1 Having access to (1) ___________________information
Gathering information quickly and easily
Advantage 2 (2) ____________________________
Doing shopping quickly and easily
Ordering a taxi with an app
Making travel arrangements
(3) ____________________________ on the smartphone
Advantage 3 Keeping in contact with loved ones
Finding (4) _________________
Discovering communities who (5) ___________________
a huge amount of
Having food delivered to you
Paying for almost everything
long-lost friends
share our hobbies
Finish A2
1
5
4
2
3
Aspects
Access to information
6
7
Food
Shopping
Travel arrangements
Transportation
Payments
Social life
Compare before and after the invention of the Internet
You can talk from these aspects
Access to information
Compare before and after the invention of the Internet
before
after
Slow and inconvenient.
With the click of a mouse or the touch of a button, it is possible to find out almost anything we care to know.
Food
Compare before and after the invention of the Internet
before
after
Go to the restaurant to have a meal.
Have food delivered to us by using food delivery apps and sites.
Transportation
Compare before and after the invention of the Internet
before
after
1 Wait hopelessly for a taxi in the cold rain.
2 Queue up hopelessly for a train/plane/bus ticket.
1 Order a taxi on an app, sit back and relax in doors for a few warm minutes until the driver arrives.
2 Book the tickets online.
Shopping
Compare before and after the invention of the Internet
before
after
1 Search shop after shop for the perfect choice, for example, a pair of boots.
2 Not sure of the price.
Compare styles and prices quickly and easily.
Travel arrangements
before
after
Go to the travel agency to make and book travel plans.
Make all the travel arrangements just in front of the phone/computer.
Payments
before
after
Pay using cash or cheques.
Almost everything can be paid on the smartphone.
Social life
before
after
Physical distance often gets in the way because we have to go to meet up with someone else after arranging a time and place that is convenient for everyone.
There are endless ways to share our views or let someone know we care about them no matter where we are.
What other aspects can you think of