(共24张PPT)
The Internet
Reading and Thinking
The Face-down Generation
What do you do in your spare time
Step 1 : Lead in
Play mobile games
Check Weibo or Wechat
Watch short video
Internet
What does “the face-down generation” mean
How We Have Been Changed By The Internet
Stronger Together:
Task 1 Reading for prediction
Main heading
Subheading
Read headlines:
Headlines usually include only key ideas or information from the text.The writers use as few as possible words to catch the attention of the readers.
Step 2 : Fast reading
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
_______ of the internet to our life
The _______ Joan met and solved
Joan started an IT club to _________________
Joan's next ________.
Joan's life has been _________
Benefits
difficulty
teach older people...
goal
greatly improved
Task 2: Find main idea of each paragraph
Task 3: Divide the passage into three parts
Introduction
Examples
Conclusion
Step 3 : Careful reading
2.Get the most updated information from larger databases (search engines)
3.Download software,documents,images
Benefits
of the internet
1.Shopping without cash or waiting in line.
Q:What benefits does the Internet bring us
convenient
Task 4 : Work in group of 4 and complete Jan's life path
Group work
develop a serious illness
live with only her computer
surf the internet
listen to music, watch films...
join an online group; get support and advice
start an IT club
be inspired by people
a 59-year-old man
a 61-year-old woman
learn more about internet
start a charity website
find a job
start a company
Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people.
Task 5 : Retell Jan's story according to the key words
Read paragraph 2-5, underline people’s impressions of teenagers, and finish ex.1 on your worksheet.
Negative impressions Positive impressions
Interested in the screen not real life
Always texting and taking selfies
Spoilt by parents
Not able to face challenges
Para.3
What is a “helicopter parent”
What do you think of helicopter parents
Parents who “hover”(盘旋) over their children and try to manage their life.
“Are today’s teenagers too busy texting and taking selfies to become successful in real life ”
Where can you find the answer to this question
What’s the writer’s answer
Para.2
Para.4
How does the writer organize paragraph 4
A. Time order. B. Space order.
C. General to specific. D. Specific to general.
Para.4
What is the writer’s argument
How does the writer support the argument
A warning to look out for danger
By listing some good qualities of the young generation and give the example of Malala.
Jan's life has been greatly improved by the Internet. “ When you go through tough times,you meet others who are facing similar challenges,” Jan says. “Thinking about other people's situations inspired me to offer help.”
Task 6 (Pair work) Judge What kind of person she is according to her life path and what she said in para5.
helpful
kind
determined
Negative impressions Positive impressions
Interested in the screen not real life Always texting and taking selfies Spoilt Not able to face challenges
People’s impressions of teenagers
Young, creative, connected, global, smart
Better educated and more creative
Enthusiastic
Strong leadership skills
Volunteer to help others
Brave
Negative impressions Positive impressions
Interested in the screen not real life Always texting and taking selfies Spoilt Not able to face challenges Young, creative, connected, global, smart
Better educated and more creative
Enthusiastic
Strong leadership skills
Volunteer to help others
Brave
Face-down
Creative
Enthusiastic
Responsible
Why do teens use phones so often
How do phones enable the younger generation to become more creative, enthusiastic or responsible
Problems solutions Good qualities
Interested in the screen not real life Always texting and taking selfies Spoilt Not able to face challenges Creative, connected, global, smart
Better educated and more creative
Enthusiastic
Strong leadership skills
Volunteer to help others
Brave
Problems solutions Good qualities
Interested in the screen not real life Always texting and taking selfies Spoilt Not able to face challenges Creative, connected, global, smart
Better educated and more creative
Enthusiastic
Strong leadership skills
Volunteer to help others
Brave
Make good use of phones
Join school clubs
…
How We Have Been Changed By The Internet
Stronger Together:
Step 4 : Further thinking
The internet brought us together and made us stronger by remove the distance bewteen people.
Jan, you , me and others
How I Have Been Changed By The Internet
How I Have Been Changed By The Internet
How I Have Been Changed By The Internet
Step 5 Homework
Conduct a survey to record the teenager lives of your parents and your grandparents, and try to find out how the Internet change their lives.