Unit4INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYLesson1(Reading)LearningObjectivesPART.01LearningObjectivesFocusonavatar-relatedvocabularyandlongsentences;masterknowledgethroughcontext-basedwordguessingandsyntacticanalysis.DesignoralandwritingtaskstohelpstudentsimprovetheirEnglishlistening,speaking,reading,viewing,andwritingskillsinrealcommunication,achievingaccurateunderstandingandexpression.Exploredifferencesinvirtualsocializingacrosscountries,compareculturalbackgroundswithplatformcases,anddiscussvirtualculture’sroleininheritingandinnovatingreality.Cultivatestudents’awarenessofculturaldiversity,cross-culturalrespectandinclusiveness,andculturalconfidence.Carryoutdiversifiedthinkingtraining:analyzedevelopmentprocesses,compareprosandconsofsocializing,reflectonoveruseissues,anddesignapplicationtasks.Enhancestudents’abilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblemsinEnglish,fosteringgoodthinkinghabits.Teachpredictionreadingandmindmappingfortextcomprehension;encourageindependentresearchviaEnglishmaterialsandorganizegroupprojects.Improvestrategyapplicationandresourceutilizationabilitiesthroughindependentandcooperativelearning,layingafoundationforlifelonglearning.TeachingFocusesandAnticipatedDifficultiesAvatarlanguagemasterywithtasks,virtualsocial-culturalexploration,thinkingtrainingviaanalysis/design,strategyteachingforlifelonglearning.Technicalterms/complexsentences,weaksocial-culturallinks,shallowthinking,poorstrategyapplication.?Lead-inPART.02Doyouknowaboutvirtualavatars?Toputitsimply,avirtualavatarisa"fakeperson"or"virtualcharacter"createdusingdigitaltechnologieslikecomputersandmobilephones.Watchthevideo,stepintothevirtualworld,andseethevividvirtualcharacterstogether!ReadingPART.03Doyouhaveavirtualavatar?AdigitalimagethatrepresentsanInternetuser.Activateandshare.Whatkindofavatardoyouuseonline:aphotoofyourself,acartoonimageorsomethingelse?Whydidyouchooseit?ExampleIuseacartooncharacteravatarinsteadofaphototoprotectmyselfonline.acuteanimalavataranavatarinfancyclothesacartooncharacteravatartotrickotherstoavoidonlinesafetyriskstoexpressmyselffreelytocreateareal/digitalidentitytoprotectmyselfYouaregoingtoreadanarticleaboutavatars.Whatwouldyouliketolearnfromit?Writedownyourquestionsinthediagram.AvatarsOriginsMotivationsFuturetrendsWhatelse?Readthearticle.Checkhowmanyofyourquestionsinareanswered.OriginsMotivationsFuturetrendsThefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergamesinthe1980s.Foreveratimewhenavatarswillactlikerealpeopleandtravelaroundinbigger,moreexcitingvirtualworlds.Thesedigitalidentities,knownasavatars,areakeypartofhowpeopleusetheInternettocommunicateandexpressthemselves.Readforgeneralunderstanding.添加標(biāo)題ADDTHETITLEHEREAvatarsPart1Part2Part3Part6Part5Part4Nowadays,avatarsareeverywhere.Thehistory/developmentofavatars.Thedefinitionofavatars.Differentviewsonavatars.Avatarsarecreatedtoexpressthemselves.Avatarsarecreatedtoshowtheirpersonalities.Readforgeneralunderstanding.添加標(biāo)題ADDTHETITLEHEREAvatarsPart1Part2Part3-5Part6DefinitionHistoryPurposesofusingavatarsViewsReadthearticleagain.Completetheinformationbelow.Thefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergames.Avatarswereusedinwebchatslikeinstantmessenger.Theavataryouchoosesaysalotaboutyourpersonalityandavatarsletyouexpressyourself.Avatarsgiveyouroomforcreativity.Peoplecancreateavatarsandcreatenewidentitiesthatdonotlookoractliketheirrealselves.Peoplespendsomuchtimeinvirtualworldsthattheyarebecomingafraidofmeetingpeopleintherealworld.Peoplelookforwardtoatimewhentheiravatarwillactlikearealpersonandtravelaroundbigger,moreexcitingvirtualworlds.PairWorkAskandanswerquestionsaboutavatarsThenintroduceavatarstoyourpartner.Suggestedanswers:Anavataristhedigitalidentityyouuseonline.Thefirstsimple2Davatarsappearedinrole-playingcomputergamesinthe1980s.Bythelate1990s,theyhadbeenusedinwebchatslikeinstantmessenger.Nowadays,avatarsareeverywhere.Peoplecanchooseanavatarfromaselectionofready-madeimages,orcreatetheirownimages.Peopleuseavatarstoexpressthemselves.Theyuseavatarstocreatenewidentitiesthatdidnotlookoractliketheirrealselves.Theyalsohavedifferentavatarsfordifferentsituations.Peoplealsouseavatarstopresentthemselves.Theyuseorcreateavatarsthathavesimilarfeaturestotheirpersonalitiesandthatlookmoreorlesslikethemandactlikethem.Butpeopleobviouslymaketheiravatarslookbetterthantheydoinreallife.Someusersworrythattheyarespendingtoomuchtimeinvirtualworldsandtheuseofseveralavatarscanalsobearisk.Othersviewavatarsinamorepositivelight,Theylookforwardtoatimewhentheiravatarwillactlikearealpersonandtravelaroundbigger,moreexcitingvirtualworlds.Whatisanavatar?Howhaveavatarsdevelopedoverdecades?Howdopeopleuseavatars?Whatarepeople'sviewsontheuseofavatars?GroupWorkThinkandshare.Doyouagreewiththewriter?Giveexamplestosupportyouropinion.

Whatdoesthewritermeanby“theavataryouchoosesaysalotaboutyourpersonality”?Whatcanyoudotopreventsuchrisks?Canyougiveexamplesoftherisksofusingavatars?Vocabulary

1.imageimagine v.想象；設(shè)想imagination n.想象力；想象imaginativeadj.富于想象力的；創(chuàng)新的例題：Hispublic

isverydifferentfromtherealperson.imagebetheimageof...酷似；和·····非常像Vocabulary

2.identityidentify v.確認(rèn)；認(rèn)出；鑒定；發(fā)現(xiàn)例題：Thebodieswere_____________thoseoftwosuspecteddrugdealers.Youshouldnot____________wealth_____happiness.identifiedasidentitycard 身份證identifyAasB

認(rèn)出A是Bidentifywith 認(rèn)同identifysthwithsth 認(rèn)同某物等同于某物identifysbwith 把某人視為identifyasVocabulary

3.varietyvary v.（大小、形狀等）不同，有別，相異例題：Themusicitselfhassomuch___________.varietyavarietyof 各式各樣的differentvarietiesof 不同種類的varyin... 在······有差異varywith... 隨······而變化varyfrom...to...=varybetween...and... 從······到······之間變化Vocabulary

4.sensiblesensibly adv.明顯的；容易感知的；聰明的sensibility n.敏感性；感受能力；鑒賞力sense n.感覺；意識(shí)

vt.感覺到；意識(shí)到senseless adj.無意義的；不明智的；失去意識(shí)的sensitive adj.敏感的；靈敏的；易生氣的例題：Hedidnotappearto_____________thedifficultiesthatlayahead.besensibleofbesensibleof...感知······；察覺到······Vocabulary

5.creativitycreate v.

創(chuàng)造；創(chuàng)作；創(chuàng)建creative adj.

有創(chuàng)造力的；創(chuàng)造性的creatively adv.

創(chuàng)造性地；有創(chuàng)造力地例題：creativitycreation n.創(chuàng)造；創(chuàng)作物；作品creator n.創(chuàng)造者；創(chuàng)作者；造物主Herapproachtoteachingmath,whichcombinesgamesandreal-lifeproblems,encouragesstudentstousetheir

tofindsolutions.Vocabulary

6.experimentexperimental adj.

實(shí)驗(yàn)性的；試驗(yàn)性的；根據(jù)實(shí)驗(yàn)的experimentally adv.

實(shí)驗(yàn)性地；試驗(yàn)性地；用實(shí)驗(yàn)方法地experimentation n.

實(shí)驗(yàn)；試驗(yàn)；實(shí)驗(yàn)工作例題experiment例題：Scientistsareconductingan

totesttheeffectivenessofthenewdrug.ExercisePART.04Exercise:Wordspelling.

1.Thenewtechnologyallowsustoe_______thedeepoceanmoresafelythanbefore.2.Parentsshoulde_________childrentoexpresstheirownideasfreely.3.Thisresearchprojectaimstod_________thecausesoftheenvironmentalproblem.4.Readingwidelycanb_______yourknowledgeandopenyourmind.5.Thescientistspentyearsdoingexperimentstop_______(證明)histheory.6.Weneedtov_______thetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriends.xplorencourageiscoverroadenrovealueExercise:Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1.Thescientist’snew_____________(disco