Book2Unit3TheInternet

ReadingandthinkingStrongerTogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheinternetTheInternetisbecomingthetownsquarefortheglobalvillageoftomorrow. —BillGates

CanyouimagineyourlifewithouttheInternet?TeachingAims:MasterthenewwordsandphrasesabouttheInternet.Analyzeanddescribehowtheinternetchangedourlife.LearntheinfluencesoftheinternetandknowhowtousetheInternetproperlyDiscussion：discussthesequestionsinpairs.Whatdoyouthinkthetextwillsay?Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthetopic?Readheadlines:Headlinesusuallyincludeonlykeyideasorinformationfromthetext.Theyoftendonotfollowstrictgrammarrules,becausewritersuseasfewwordsaspossibletocatchtheattentionofthereaders.Whatdoyouthinkthetextwillsay?Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthetopic?Ithinkthetextwillsaythat

wehavebeenchangedalotbytheInternetandthatithasbroughtustogether.Ithinkthewriterfeelspositive(積極的)aboutthistopicbecausetheysayweare"strongertogether".Theme（主題）Para.1Example1（例1）Para.2Example2（例2）Para.3Example3（例3）Para.4Conclusion（結(jié)論）Para.5Canyouanalyzethestructureofthepassagebydrawingamindmap?閱讀P28課文,厘清文章結(jié)構(gòu)。

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oftheInternettoourlife.ThedifficultyJanmetandsolved.JanstartedanITclubtoteacholdpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.Skimming:ListenandReadformainideasPara1

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JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.IntroductionSummaryExampleMuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWideWeb.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People'sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.Para1Mainidea:

People'sliveshavebeenchangedbyInternet.關(guān)于萬維網(wǎng)奇跡的文章有很多。有無數(shù)的文章告訴我們互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是如何使我們的生活更加方便。當(dāng)我們?nèi)ベ徫飼r，我們不再需要排隊或隨身攜帶現(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、文檔和圖像。但互聯(lián)網(wǎng)為人們帶來的不僅僅是簡單地讓生活更加便利。在線社區(qū)和社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)改變了人們的生活。JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuck

athomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.Para2Mainidea:

JanwaschangedbytheInternet.

英國伯明翰的一位英語教師簡·夏曼尼突然得了重病，因此不得不辭職。50歲時，她發(fā)現(xiàn)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)可以幫助她減少孤獨和無聊。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小組，在那里她可以談?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)最大的好處之一是能夠消除通常存在于人與人之間的距離感。Languagepoints:Importantphrasesnolongercarrycasharounddownloadsoftwaredevelopaseriousillnessquitone’sjobsurftheInternetexploretheworldcollectmoneytakeonlineclassesraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries

隨身攜帶現(xiàn)金下載軟件

患嚴(yán)重的疾病辭職探索世界募集資金不再上網(wǎng)課為貧窮國家的孩子籌集資金網(wǎng)上沖浪Who

isJanTchamani?Whereisshe?Whathappenedtoher?Whendidithappen?Whatdidshedo?Howdidshefeel?Whatdidsherealize?Readthepara.2andtrytofindouttheanswersSheisanEnglishteacher.Sheisin

Birmingham,UK.Shedevelopedaseriousillness.Shehadtoquitherjob.Shejoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupport.Shefeltlesslonelyandbored.OneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistbetweenpeople.ShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoneytopayforprivateteachers.Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.Mainidea:

ManypeoplehavebeenchangedbyJanandherfriends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)。現(xiàn)在，她和她的朋友們組織活動并募集資金來支付私人教師的費用。許多人得到了俱樂部的幫助。一名59歲的男子學(xué)會了如何在線申請工作，并找到了一份出色的工作?，F(xiàn)在他工作了，而且可以照顧自己，他的女兒就有時間在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。一位61歲獨居婦女與兩個朋友一起創(chuàng)辦了一家小型在線公司。她不再感到孤獨，她的公司也相當(dāng)成功。Para3JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.ShebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries。Mainidea:

Janwantstochange

childreninpoorcountries.簡已經(jīng)開始上在線課程，以了解更多關(guān)于如何利用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)讓社會變得更好。她認(rèn)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(biāo)是建立一個慈善網(wǎng)站，為貧窮國家的兒童募集資金。Para4Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyougothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmetoofferhelp.”Mainidea:

Jan'sexperienceinspiredhertochangeothers.互聯(lián)網(wǎng)極大地改善了簡的生活。簡說：“當(dāng)你遇到困難時，你會遇到其他面臨類似挑戰(zhàn)的人，考慮別人的情況激勵我提供幫助?！盤ara5SummaryTheme（主題）Peoole'slifehavebeenchangedbytheInternet.Example1（例1）JanwaschangedbytheInternet.Example2（例2）ManypeoplehavebeenchangedbyJanandherfriends.Example3（例3）Janwantstochangechildreninpoorcountries.Conclusion（結(jié)論）Jan'sexperienceinspiredhertochangeothers.accessconvenientsurfinspiredistancenetworkdownloadcashupdatebenefitTheInternethasbroughtgreat

toWuzhen,asmallwatersidetowninZhejiangProvince.Forthepastfewyears,WuzhenhashostedtheWorldInternetConference(WIC),whichmakeslifeinthisancienttownmuchmore

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