Unit 3 The world online

Reading 2

Teaching aims:

After learning this period, the students will be able to:

1. further understand the text;

2. understand and use the words, expressions and sentences listed below;

3. apply the target language to practical use and in certain contexts.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Retelling

Retell the two speeches according to the key words given. (PPT 4-6)

Suppose you are Zhu Zhenfei or Lin Lei. Retell the text according to the following key words.

In favour of the Internet

values: look for information; form friendship

a recent survey: 80%...answers to questions; 79% .... find out information about hobbies

Internet friendships is based on ...

common interests

communicate with the outside world

remains a positive tool

Against the Internet

drawbacks: uncontrolled information; the change ... people spend their time

it is difficult to judge ...

eBay said 70%. ... not exist

affecting people's private life

families spend their time apart

become addicted to ...

it remains important either to limit ..., or to learn ...

Step 2 Revision of the new vocabulary in the text. (PPT 7-9)

1. Match the words with the correct meanings.

2. Fill in the blanks using the new words in the text.

1）I'm s________ of his ability to finish the task. He seems so careless.

2）One of the greatest d__________ of the Internet is that it sometimes provides false information.

3）Could you give me the a__________ answer to this question?

4） A ________ (私人的) car passed here and rushed the patient to the hospital.

5） Chinese arts have won the ___________ (赞赏) of a lot of people in the world.

6） This program is meant to help those who are _________ (上瘾) to smoking.

7） It suddenly o_______ to me that we went there by bike that day.

8） For these reasons, I believe it has p______ effects on our lives instead of n___________ effects.