必修二

Unit

3

The

Internet

(2)高一年級

英語Lesson2Stronger

Together:HowWeHaveBeenChangedbythe

InternetReadingThinkand

share1.Whatdoyouusuallydo

online?Ioftenchatonline,writeablogpost,streammoviesand

music…2.HowdoestheInternetimproveour

lives?Itenablesbettercommunication,allowsustomakefriendsandlearnmoreabouttheworld

…Youcanfindthe

passageonPage28inyourtextbook.STRONGER

TOGETHER:HOWWEHAVEBEEN

CHANGEDBYTHEINTERNETWhatdoyouthinkthetextwill

say?Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthe

topic?Lookatthetitleand

predict.STRONGER

TOGETHER:HOWWEHAVEBEEN

CHANGEDBYTHE

INTERNETmain

titlesubtitleHeadlinesusuallyincludekeyideasorinformationfromthe

text.1.Whatdoyouthinkthetextwill

say?IthinkthetextwillsaythatwehavebeenchangedalotbytheInternetandthatithasbroughtustogether.Lookatthetitleand

predict.Lookatthetitleand

predict.STRONGER

TOGETHER:HOWWEHAVEBEEN

CHANGEDBYTHE

INTERNETmain

titlesubtitleHeadlinesusuallyincludekeyideasorinformationfromthe

text.2.Howdoyouthinkthewriterfeelsaboutthe

topic?Ithinkthewriterfeelspositivebecausethewritersaysweare“stronger

together”.Readtogetthemain

idea.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell

us?MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWideWeb.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.(Paragraph

1)JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers...(Paragraph

2)…SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.(Paragraph

2)ShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoneytopayforprivateteachers.Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyat

……university.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.(Paragraph

3)JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.ShebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.(Paragraph

4)Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyougothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmetoofferhelp.”(Paragraph

5)Readtogetthemain

idea.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell

us?Jan’slifehasbeengreatly

improved

by theInternet.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyougothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmeto

offerhelp.”(Paragraph

5)Readtogetthemain

idea.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell

us?Jan’slifehasbeengreatly

improved

by the

Internet.main

ideathefirstparagraph+thelast

paragraphMuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWideWeb.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.

ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.(Paragraph

1)examplesMuch

has beenwrittenabout

the

wonders of theWorldWideWeb.There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made ourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycash…But theInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemore convenient. People’s lives have been changed by onlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.(Paragraph

1)Paragraphs2-5:Jan’sexperiences

(example)Readtogetthemain

idea.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell

us?Jan’slifehasbeengreatly

improved

by theInternet.onlinecommunitiesandsocial

networksReadtogetthemain

idea.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell

us?Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheonline

community.ShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet...Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob…(Paragraph

3)JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter…Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.(Paragraph

4)Readtogetthemain

idea.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell

us?Readtogetthemain

idea.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheonline

communityandshehasmovedforwardtohelpolderpeoplelearntousetheInternettoimprovetheirlives.WhathappenedtoJanatage

50?Howdidthepeopleintheonlinecommunityhelp

her?ReadParagraph2tofind

out:1.WhathappenedtoJaneatage

50?Jan…suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob...shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany…shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.(Paragraph

2)2.

How

did

the

people

in

the

onlinecommunityhelp

her?Jan…suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob...shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany…shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternet

could

help

her

feel

less

lonely

and

bored.

She

also

joined

anonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.(Paragraph2)HowJan’slifehasbeen

improved:developedaserious

illnessquither

jobonlycomputertokeepher

companystuckathomelonely&

boredJanhasmoved

forwardtohelpothersthroughthe

Internet.joinedanonlinegroupgotsupport&advicefrom

othersReadParagraphs3&4tofind

out:WhydidshestarttheIT

club?Whatisthe“digital

divide”?What’sJan’snext

goal?1.WhydidshestarttheIT

club?Shewas so inspiredby

the

people

shemet

online that shedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersand

the

Internet (Paragraph

3)Example1:A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.(Paragraph

3)1.WhydidshestarttheIT

club?Shewas so inspiredby

the

people

shemet

online that shedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersand

the

Internet (Paragraph

3)Example

2: A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.(Paragraph

3)2.Whatisthe“digital

divide”?…Shebelievesthatitishighly

important

to bridgethe

digitaldivide andmakesurethat

everyonehasaccesstothe

Internetandknowshowtouse

new

technology (Paragraph4)“Digitaldivide”isthefactthatnoteveryonehasaccesstotheInternetand

knowshow

to

use

newtechnology.(數(shù)字鴻溝)3.What’sJan’snext

goal?…Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.(Paragraph

4)Janhasmovedforwardtohelp

others:developedaserious

illness

quither

job

stuckathomelonely&

boredkeepher

companyjoinedanonlinegroupgotsupport&advicefrom

othersonlycomputer

toinspiredtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousetheInternetbridgethedigitaldivide(everyonehasaccesstotheInternet)goal—tostart

acharity

websiteReadagaintofind

out:Whatcanwelearnfromher

experiences?Readagaintofind

out:Whatcanwelearnfromher

experiences?1.Whenwegothroughtoughtimes,wecanfindhelpandsupportfromotherpeople

online.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.

“When

you gothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilar

challenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmeto

offer

help.” (Paragraph

5)Readagaintofind

out:Whatcanwelearnfromher

experiences?Whenwegothroughtoughtimes,wecanfindhelpandsupportfromotherpeople

online.Wecanfeellesslonelybycreatingorjoiningonlinecommunities.WecanusetheInternettoachieveour

goal.ListthewaysinwhichtheInternethaschangedpeople’s

lives.STRONGER

TOGETHER:HOWWEHAVEBEEN

CHANGEDBYTHEINTERNETTrytoaddmore

examples.ListthewaysinwhichtheInternethaschangedpeople’s

lives.…theInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient,wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecan

get

the

most

updated

information

from

large

databases.

We

candownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.(Paragraph

5)ListthewaysinwhichtheInternethaschangedpeople’s

lives.…Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblems…(Paragraph

2)…A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonline…A61-year-oldwoman…h(huán)asstartedasmallonline

companytogetherwithtwofriends…(Paragraph

3)ListthewaysinwhichtheInternethaschangedpeople’s

lives.JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter…Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.(Paragraph

4)ListthewaysinwhichtheInternethaschangedpeople’s

lives.nolongerwaitinlineorcarrycashwhen

shoppingeasilygetupdated

informationdownloadsoftwareand

imageslistentomusic,watch

filmsexplorethe

worldapplyforwork

online…streamaudiobooks

onlinevideochatwith

friends…STRONGER

TOGETHER:HOWWEHAVEBEEN

CHANGEDBYTHE

INTERNETnolongerwaitinlineorcarry

casheasilygetupdated

informationdownloadsoftwareand

imageslistentomusic,watch

filmsexplorethe

world…Talkabouthowwehavebeenchangedbythe

Internet.convenient:nolongercarrycash/getupdatedinformation/download…What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheInternet?Findevidencesfromthetexttosupportyour

idea.ThewriterfeelspositiveabouttheInternetandcelebratesitsinfluenceonourlivesbygivinganumberof

examplesSTRONGER

TOGETHERHOWWEHAVEBEEN

CHANGEDBYTHE

INTERNETThinkand

share.STRONGER

TOGETHERthevalueofonline

communitiesWhat’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheInternet?Findevidencesfromthetexttosupportyour

idea.…She

realized

that oneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople. (Paragraph

2)STRONGER

TOGETHERMuchhasbeenwritten

about

the wondersoftheWorldWide

Web.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlives

more

convenient We

no

longer havetowaitinline…We

can…Wecan

download

…

whenever

weneedthem.ButtheInternet

hasPeople’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunities…(Paragraph

1)Muchhasbeenwritten

about

the wondersoftheWorldWide

Web.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient…ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunities…(Paragraph

1)Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet…(Paragraph

5)STRONGER

TOGETHERAnumberof

examplesLanguage(superlative,comparative,partic