课件43张PPT。The Effects of The Internet on Our LivesReadingWhat do you use Internet for?Search for informationShop onlineChat onlineOnline entertainment
Download music and moviesReading strategy of a debateStep 1 Find out what the argument isStep 2 Find a list of the points(sub-arguments)Step 3 Looking for supporting factsStep 4 Find what the other side believesStep 5 Find the conclusionSkimmingWhat are the speeches about?
A: They’re about different effects of the Internet on our lives.
What does the first speaker talk about?
A: The Internet has positive effects on our lives.
What does the second speaker talk about?
A: The Internet has negative effects on our lives.Read the first part and then do some exercises.THINK IT OVER1.What does the first paragraph mainly focus on?_________
The positive effects of the Internet on our lives.
The negative effects of the Internet.
Different points of the Internet on our lives.
D. How to carry out a debate.A2.What aspect doesn’t the first speaker mention?________
A. weather forecasts
B. current affairs
C. online movie
D. travel packages
C3.The primary use of the Internet according
to a survey done in the USA is_____ .
A. to advance knowledge about hobbies
B. to acquire knowledge from the
information in libraries and museums
C. to communicate with experts on all sorts
of topics
D. to gather informationD
4. What is the most important thing in building a friendship? _______
A. common interests
B. appearance
C. age
D. popularity AThe disabled can communicate with the outside world.The Internet remains a positive tool that helps make our lives better.Analysis of the text (Part 1)Search for answers to questions
Advance knowledge about hobbies
Gather informationThe Internet is valuable for people to look for information.The Internet helps to build social ties.
What is the worst problem of eBay?
A. false information
B. people don’t know how to use a computer
C. things selling on the Internet don’t exist
D. people are used to the traditional ways of buying THINK IT OVER
The clinic was opened to__________.
A. help people surf the Internet
B. be an Internet café
C. make people spend their time with their family
D. help people who are addicted to computer gamesTHINK IT OVERAnalysis of the text (Part 2)uncontrolled informationprivate livesBuilding Internet relationships damage people’s abilities to live normal lives.We should either limit our use of the Internet, or learn how to handle the problems, the Internet has caused.The Internet provides ____________________.The Internet affects people’s __________.C1: “For” or “Against” the statements1. People can write anything they want, and we cannot always tell if the information is true or false.
2. Of regular Internet users, 80 per cent mainly use it to search for answers to questions.
3. Some experts say that spending too much time building Internet relationships can damage people’s abilities to live normal lives.
4. With the Internet, people who are disabled and must stay in their homes can communicate with the outside world and meet others with similar interests.
5. One of the benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, rather than appearance, age or popularity.
6.As the Internet has gained popularity, there has been an interesting change in the way people, particularly families, spend their time.ForAgainstAgainstForForAgainstC2: Read the facts below, and write down the argument each fact supports.The Internet is a great help to people who are in need of various information.People use the Internet to build social ties.The amount of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day.Spending too much time building relationships
on the Internet can damage people’s
abilities to live normal lives.D: Exercises about new words in the passage1 packages (line 8)__F__
2 downtown ( line11)_B__
3 sceptical (line 14)__A__
4 frequent (line 17)__G__
5 drawbacks(line 33)_C__
6 troublesome(line 41)_D_
7 addicted (line 55)__H__
8 handle (line 65)__E__A having doubts about something
B in the city centre
C problems that make something seem not as good
D causing a lot of problems over a long period
E deal with
F sets of things sold together
G happening very often
H unable to stop doing somethingAnswers to part E
(1) Internet (2) debate
(3) speakers (4) experts
(5) social ties (6) heavy
(7) aspect (8) up-to-date
(9) disabled (10) statistics The Internet -Good or Bad?
Pro-Con-Some hintsKey words
1. Easy access to pornography(色情)
2. Viruses and malicious(恶意) software
3. False information
4. A waste of time
4. Harmful to eyes
5. A waste of money
6. SPAM(垃圾邮件)
7. …Key words
1. Online shopping
2. Various sources of information
3.Instant access to friends, family and business associates
4.Entertainment –music, movies, books, etc.
5. Broaden one’s view
6. …
That is to say, I believe that the Internet has positive effects on our lives. (P34) 也就是说，我相信因特网对我们的生活产生正面的影响。
effect
n. [C or U]
1) the result of a particular influence:
The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on/upon the environment.
I tried taking tablets for the headache but they didn't have any effect. effect
noun [U]
2) use: The present system of payment will remain in effect (= be used) until the end of the rental agreement. When do the new driving laws come into effect? The first is its value for people who are looking for information. (P34)
第一是因特网对于搜索信息的人具有的价值。
value
n. 1) [S or U] the importance or worth of something for someone: For them, the house's main value lay in its quiet country location. They are known to place/put/set a high value on good presentation. 2) [U] how useful or important sth. is: The photos are of immense historical value. His contribution was of little or no practical value. 3) the amount of money which can be received for sth.: She had already sold everything of value that she possessed. What is the value of the prize?
To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses.
（2006湖北）
strengths B. benefits
C. techniques D. values 高考链接THINK IT OVERconj. 是否
if
I don't know whether he is ill.
The question is whether you can do the work well.
conj. 两个中的任何一个
either
It matters little whether it will rain or snow.
conj. 不论
no matter if...or
Whether we help him or not, he will fail. whetherWe haven’t settled the question of ______ it is necessary for him to study abroad.
(2006江苏)
A. if B. where
C. whether D. that
高考链接THINK IT OVER2. Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and _______it is rough or smooth. (2005天津)
不填 B. whether
C. how D. what 高考链接THINK IT OVER phrasal verb to give a lot of attention to one particular person, subject or thing: Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young. When the kitchen is finished I'm going to focus my attention on the garden and get that sorted out.focus on倒不如说；是…而不
which is better than; instead of
He is a writer rather than a teacher．
You, rather than she, are my guest.
The color seems green rather than blue.
I'd prefer to read in the library rather than at home.
Rather than regretting for the failure, why not try again? rather than These problems of inaccuracy do not occur as often when people use traditional ways to find information. (P35) 如果人们用传统的方法，这些由不精确信息引起的问题就不会如此频繁出现了。
occur
verb [I] -rr- (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen: An accident involving over ten vehicles has occurred in the east-bound lane. verb [I + adverb or preposition] (-rr-) to exist or be present in, among, etc: Violence of some sort seems to occur in every society. occur to sb. phrasal verb If a thought or idea occurs to you, it comes into your mind: [+ that] It never even occurred to us that he hadn't been invited. occur
I along the street looking for a place to park when the accident ． （2006安徽）
went; was occurring
B. went; occurred
C. was going; occurred
D. was going; had occurred
高考链接THINK IT OVERHomework 1. Read the text again and again. Try to memorize the language points.
2. Do Parts A1 and A2 on page 118 of the Workbook.
