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Module 7 Unit 3 The world online
Reading (1)
Learning important and difficult points:
1. To get more knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
2. To improve the reading, speaking and writing ability
Learning procedures: 分层次问题学习
Step1. Skimming (A类问题)
1. The first speaker talks about the positive effects of the Internet on our lives. How
many main points does she make? What are they?
__________________________________________________________________________ 2. The second speaker talks about the negative effects of the Internet on our lives. What are the two points he makes?
_________________________________________________________________________ Step 2. Analyze the structure of the two parts (B类问题)
I The Internet has positive effects on our lives
Para1: Present the two main points
Para2-3: ____________for supporting Point 1
Para 4: The reasons for supporting Point 2
Para 5: Draw a _______________
II The Internet has negative effects on our lives
Para 1: __________________________________
Para 2: __________________________________
Para 3-4: _________________________________
Para 5:____________________________________
Step 3 Detailed reading.
Read part one carefully and answer the questions on the screen(B类问题)
1. What are the 2 arguments Zhu Fei made?
①_____________________________
②_________________________________
2. According to the survey, children use the Internet mostly to _____.
A. chat
B. play games
C. help with their studies
D. advance knowledge about hobbies
3. What is the most important thing in building a friendship?
A. common interests
B. appearance
C. age
D. popularity
Read part two carefully and answer the questions (A类问题)
1. What was the worst problem of eBay in 2003?
_________________________________________
2. What was the purpose of opening the clinic?
_________________________________________
3. After reading part 2, what conclusion can we draw?
_________________________________________
T est (B类问题)
The Internet has ________ effects on our life
Point1: Its ____ for people to look for information
Point2: Its ______ to build groups online and form friendships
Supporting facts: A survey shows ___ of users use it to search for answers to questions.
_____ of the respondents use it to advance knowledge about ________. Supporting facts: Internet friendships are based on common_________. People who are disabled can ____________ with the outside world.
Conclusion: the Internet remains a positive ____that makes our lives better
Step4Reading strategy (A类问题)
1. When you read an argument, what do you need to bear in mind?
___________________________________________________________
2. How does an argument develop?
a._____________________________
b.________________________________
c.________________________________
d._______________________________
3. What else is commonly found in an argument?
______________________________________________________
Step5 Reading-comprehension A类问题检测
1. What does the first paragraph mainly focus on?___
A. The positive effects of the Internet on our lives.
B. The negative effects of the Internet.
C. Different points of the Internet on our lives.
D. How to carry out a debate.
2. What aspect doesn’t the first speaker mention?____
A. weather forecasts
B. current affairs
C. online movie
D. travel packages
3. The primary use of the Internet according to a survey done in the USA is_____ .
A. to advance knowledge about hobbies
B. to acquire knowledge from the information in libraries and museums
C. to communicate with experts on all sorts of topics
D. to gather information
4. What is the most important thing in building a friendship? ___
A. common interests
B. appearance
C. age
D. popularity
5. What is the worst problem of eBay? ___
A. false information
B. people don’t know how to use a computer
C. things selling on the Internet don’t exist
D. people are used to the traditional ways of buying
6. The clinic was opened to____________.
A. help people surf the Internet
B. be an Internet café
C. make people spend their time with their family
D. help people who are addicted to computer games
Step6 Close the text. B类问题检测
Zhu Fei and Li Lei had a _____ about the pros and _____of internet use. Zhu Fei first analyzed the value for people who are looking for information. He also mentioned the ability to build groups online and form ________.People can use it to build _____bonds. Internet friendships can be built based on common________. With the help of the Internet, the disabled can ___________with the outside world.
But Li Lei lists the ______ effects. He thinks the main ________of the Internet are ___________ information and the ______in the way people spend their time. He thinks that the ______ of false information becomes more of a problem. Another disadvantage of the Internet he refers to is that it is _______ people’s private lives.
Step7 Discussion.
Does the Internet do us good or bad?
1. Do you think that people can find true friendship on the Internet? Why or why not?
2. How much time do you think a student should spend on the Internet every day?
Step8 Homework
1. Write a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet using what we have just learned in the article.
2. Finish the learning papers.