Unit3TheInternetReadingandThinkingLet’slookatsomepicturestoseeonhowInternethaschangedourlives.StartanonlinecommunityBeforeyouread,lookatthetitleanddiscussthesequestionsinpairs.STRONGERTOGETHER:HOWWEHAVEBEENCHANGEDBYTHEINTERNETReadHeadlinesHeadlinesusuallyincludeonlykeyideasorinformationfromthetext.Theyoftendonotfollowstrictgrammarrules,becausewritersuseasfewwordsaspossibletocatchtheattentionofthereaders.1.Whatdoyouthinkthetextwillsay?2.Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthetopic?BeforeReadingStrongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheinternetPrediction1.Whatdoyouthinkthetextwilltalkabout?2.Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthetopic?titlesubtitleReadHeadlinesHeadlinesusuallyincludeonlykeyideasorinformationfromthetext.Theyoftendonotfollowstrictgrammarrules,becausewritersuseasfewwordsaspossibletocatchtheattentionofthereaders.Activity1：Readandthinking:headlines1.Whatdoyouthinkthetextwillsay?A.ThebenefitoftheinternetB.WehavebeenchangedalotbytheInternetandthatithasbroughtustogether.C.HowhasJanTchamanibeenchangedbyinternetD.Totellustheimportanceofinternet2.Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthetopic?A.OptimisticB.PositiveC.NegativeD.PessimisticMatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3D.Janstartedtohelpothersonline.Summarizethemainideaintoonesentence.ⅠJan’slifehasbeenchangedbytheinternet.ⅡPara.4Para.5A.JanbenefitedfromtheInternet.B.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.C.Introduction---People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetwork.E.Jan’sonlineclassesandhernewgoal.Activity2：ReadformainideasPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5

Introduction:thetopic/opinionTheexample:Jan'sexperiencePeople’sliveshasbeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetwork.Thinking:WhatwouldhappentoJan?supportQ1:

WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheWorldWideWeb?A.Ithasdevelopedrapidlyinrecentyears.B.Ithasbroughtmoreconveniencetoourlife.C.Itencouragespeopletousesocialnetworks.D.Itprovidestheuserswithmoreinformationforfree.Para1Q2:Whatconveniencedoestheinternetbringus?supporting

evidence:wenolongerhavetowait...wecangetthemostupdated…wecandownloadsoftware…Activity3：ReadforkeyinformationMuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWideWeb.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.Para1People’sliveshavebeenchangedbytheInternet.關(guān)于萬維網(wǎng)奇妙之處的著述浩如煙海。講述互聯(lián)網(wǎng)如何使我們的生活更加方便的文章數(shù)不勝數(shù)。當我們?nèi)ベ徫飼r，我們不再需要排隊等候或隨身攜帶現(xiàn)金。我們可以從大型數(shù)據(jù)庫獲得最新的信息。我們可以隨時下載軟件、文檔和圖片。然而，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)為人們做的事情還很多，并不僅僅是讓生活更加便利。在線社區(qū)和社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)改變了人們的生活。1.convenientadj.

方便的；近便的Itisconvenientforsbtodosth某人方便做某事Ifitisconvenientforyou如果你方便的話例：Ifitisconvenientforyou,canyoupickhimupattheairport?拓展：conveniencen.便利；方便forconvenience為了方便起見atone’sconvenience在某人方便的時候注意：convenient作表語時，不可用人作主語WordsandPhrases1.hadto_____herjob

2.______athome3.withonlyhercomputertokeepher_________

4.feltlonelyand_____cause

effectcompany

boredquitstuck

Internetgot________andadvice

supportQ:HowdidJangethelpfromthepeopleonline?Para2

resultJan_______aseriousillnessdevelopedJanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.Para.2Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet英國伯明翰的一位英語教師簡·夏曼尼突然身患重病，被迫辭職。50歲時，她發(fā)覺自己失業(yè)了，困在家里，只有電腦相伴。過了一段時間，她發(fā)現(xiàn)上網(wǎng)可以幫助她減輕孤獨和無聊。她可以聽音樂、看電影、玩游戲和探索世界。她還加入了一個在線群組，在群里她可以談?wù)撟约旱膯栴}，并獲得他人的支持和建議。她意識到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的最大好處之一就是能夠消除通常存在于人與人之間的距離感。長難句分析：Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternetSherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.

Sherealised+that...

(主句)

(賓語從句)

oneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternet

was

itsabilitytoremovethedistance+

(主語)

(系動詞)(表語)

thatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.

(定語從句)

2.benefit

n.

益處例：Themoneyistobeusedforthebenefitofthepoor.Scientificresearchisofgreatbenefittomankind.vt.&vi.

使受益；得益于例：Therainwillbenefitthecropsgreatly.Iamsureeveryonewillbenefitalotfromthisactivity.拓展：beneficialadj.

有益的；有利的bebeneficialto對……有益受益于為了某人的利益對……有益WordsandPhrasescompanyn.

【U】作伴；陪伴例：I’vepromisedtokeepmysister

companywhenherhusbandisaway.Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.觀其友，知其人。3.keepsbcompany

陪伴某人WordsandPhrasesQ1:

WhydidJanstarttheITclub?Para3Toteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheinternet.Q2:

WhogothelpfromtheITclubstartedbyJan?2.a61-year-oldwoman1.a59-year-oldmanappliedforworkonlineandfounda_______

startedasmall____________nolongerfelt_____onlinecompanylonelygreatjobShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoneytopayforprivateteachers.Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.Para.3Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet網(wǎng)友給了她很大的啟發(fā)，她決定成立一個IT俱樂部來教老年人如何使用電腦和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。如今，她和朋友們一起組織活動，并募集資金來支付私人教師的工資。許多人得到了俱樂部的幫助。一名59歲的男子學會了如何在線申請工作，并找到了一份不錯的工作。現(xiàn)在他工作了，而且可以照顧好自己，他的女兒就有時間上大學了。一位61歲的獨居婦女與兩個朋友一起創(chuàng)辦了一家小型網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司。她不再感到孤獨，而且她的公司也相當成功。長難句分析：Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternetShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Shewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonline

thatshedecidedtostartanITclub

(定語從句，省略that/who/whom)(todo作賓語)toteacholderpeople

howtousecomputersandtheInternet.(todo作目的狀語)(特殊疑問詞+todo結(jié)構(gòu)作賓補teachsbsth)

4.inspire

vt.

鼓舞；激勵；啟發(fā)思考例：Weneedsomeonewhocaninspiretheteam.HeinspiredmetodothingsthatIneverimaginedpossible.拓展：inspiredadj.

備受鼓舞的inspiringadj.鼓舞人心的inspirationn.靈感；鼓舞人心的事激勵/鼓勵某人做某事inspire/motivate/encouragesbtodosthWordsandPhrasesWordsandPhrases例：NowthatI’mwellagain,Icangoonwithmywork.NowthatIhavemadethisfirstvisit,IhopeIcancomemanymoretimes.引導原因狀語從句5.nowthat

既然；由于Q1:

WhydidJanstarttakingonlinecourses?Para4Q2:

WhatisJan'snextgoal?Q3:

Whatisthe"digitaldivide"?ThedigitaldivideisthegapbetweenthosewhohaveaccesstotheInternetandthosewhohaven’t,andthosewhoknowhowtousenewtechnologyandthosewhodon't.翻譯：她認為消除數(shù)字鴻溝、確保每個人都能使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)并且知曉如何運用新技術(shù)是非常重要的。JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.ShebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.Para.4Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet簡開始參加網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程，更多地學習關(guān)于如何利用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)讓社會變得更加美好。她認為，消除數(shù)字鴻溝、確保每個人都能使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)并知道如何運用新技術(shù)是非常重要的。她的下一個目標是建立一個慈善網(wǎng)站，為貧窮國家的兒童募集資金。長難句分析：Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternetShebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Shebelieves+that...(主句)

(賓語從句1)itishighlyimportant+tobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesure+that...(形式主語)

(真主語)

(賓語從句2)everyonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.

6.access

n.通道；（使用、查閱、接近或面見的）機會例：WecangainaccesstothemostupdatedinformationthroughtheInternet.Peoplehavebetteraccesstohealthcarethantheyusedto.vt.

進入；使用；獲取例：Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.拓展：accessibleadj.易進入的；易得到的have/get/gainaccessto擁有……的機會或權(quán)利WordsandPhrasesPara5Q:

WhatcanweknowfromJan’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Shewillkeepofferinghelptootherpeople.B.Thinkingaboutotherpeople’slifemakeshertired.C.HelpingothersbytheInternetisachallengeforher.D.Jan’slifehasn’tbeengreatlychangedbytheInternet.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyougothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmetoofferhelp.”Para.5Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet互聯(lián)網(wǎng)極大地改善了簡的生活。“當你身處逆境時，你會遇到面臨相似挑戰(zhàn)的人?！焙喺f道，“想到別人的處境，我就會受到激勵，伸出援助之手?！盜ttookthemanentiredaytogothroughtheforest.Hehasgonethroughalotofhardshipsinlife.I’dbeverygratefulifyoucouldtakesometimetogothroughmyresumeandmakenecessarychanges.Itissaidthatthenewschoolruledidn’tgothrough.7.gothrough穿過經(jīng)歷仔細檢查（提案等）被通過WordsandPhrasesStrongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternetJan’slifehasbeenchangedTheInternethelpedherdealwithherillness.ShestartedanITclubtohelpothersonline.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsite.exampleofa59-year-oldmanexampleofa61-year-oldwomanActivity4：Summary1.WhydidJanqiutherjob?A.Shedislikeit.B.shewanttofindanewjob.C.Shesuddenlydevelopedaseriousillness.D.Sheissolazy.2.Howdidthepeopleintheonlinecommunityhelpher?A.Peopleintheonlinecommunityplaywithher.B.PeopleintheonlinecommunitysurfinternetwithherC.Peopleintheonlinecommunitylistentomusic,watchfilmandexploretheworldwithherD.Peopleintheonlinecommunitytalkedwithheraboutherproblems,supportedher,andgaveheradvice.

Activity5：Choosetherightanswer3.WhaydidJanstartedITclub?A.sheisinterestedinIT.B.ToteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.C.Sheisinspiredbyotherpeoplewhoisherbestfriend.D.Inordertocollectsomemoney.4.Whatisthe“digitaldivide”mean?A.DividesomethingbydigitalB.thedifferenceofcomputerC.ThedifferentofthosewhocanuseInternetandthosewhocan'tD.ThegapofInternet6.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetofacetheInternet?A.supportB.opposeC.indifferentD.careless7.Wherecanyoufindthepassage?A.ablogB.travelbrochureC.sciencebookD.storybookaccessconvenientsurfinspiredistance