Unit3TheworldonlineReading1Teachingaims:Afterlearningthisperiod,thestudentswillbeableto:1.understandtheargumentaboutthepositiveandnegativeeffectsoftheInternetonpeople’slives;2.learnaboutthestrategyof“readinganargument”;3.retelltheeffectsoftheInternetanddebateaboutacertainsubject.Step1Lead-in1.BegintheclassbydiscussingsomeproblemsabouttheInternet…(PPT4-9)(1)WhatdoyouusuallyusetheInternetfor?(GatherdifferentanswerstothequestionsandshowsomepicturesaboutthefunctionsoftheInternet:tosearchforinformation,tohelpwithstudy,toplaygameanddownloadsomemusicandvideo,foramusementandshopping)(2)WhatdoyouthinkthemostimportantbenefitoftheInternetis?(Ithasbroughtusmuchconvenience;ithelpustosavemuchtime,energyaswellasmoney.)(3)DoyouthinkthereareanynegativethingsabouttheInternet?(Givethestudentsafewminutestodiscusswiththeirclassmatesandthenasksometolisttheiropinions)2.Fromyouranswers,wecanfindthatsomestudentsthinkithasgoodeffects;someothersthinkit’sbad.That’swhatwewillmainlylearntoday.Nowpleaseturntopage34andlet’slearnthepassageabouttheInternet.Step2Skimmingandscanningforgeneralidea(PPT10)Allowthestudentstwoorthreeminutestogothroughthetextquicklytofindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions.(1)Thetextpresentsthe__________twostudentsgaveata_______________aboutthe_____________ofInternetuse.(2)Whoarethetwodebaters?Answers:(1)speeches,debate,advantagesanddisadvantages(2)Zhuzhenfei,infavouroftheInternet;LinLei,againsttheInternet.Step3Readingstrategy(PPT11)Tellstudentswhenwereadanargument,therearesomethingweshouldpayparticularattentionto.Allowthestudentsaboutfiveminutestoreadthroughthereadingstrategyonpage35,andfindouttheanswerstothefollowingtwoquestions.Itissuggestedthatthestudentsworkinpairstocomparenoteswitheachotherabouttheiranswerstothequestions.(1)Whenyoureadanargument,youmustrememberthat________________________.(2)Howdoesanargumentdevelop?—Thefirstthing:____________________________________.―Afterthat:_______________.―Intherestoftheargument:_______________.―Attheendoftheargument:_______________.Answers:(1)aspecificviewisbeinggiven.(2)astatementofwhattheargumentisabout;mainpoints;supportingfacts;conclusion.Step4Carefulreadingfordetailedinformation(PPT12-15)Tellstudentstoreadthetwospeechesandseehowtheyweredeveloped.Getthemtoanalyzethestructureofeachspeechandfindoutinformationaboutmainpoints,supportingfactsandconclusion.Allowthemfiveminutestoreadandthencompletethefollowingexercisesaboutthetext.(1)I.Analyzethestructureofthe1stpartAspecificview:___________.Para___:PresentthetwomainpointsPara___:SupportingfactsforPoint1Para___:SupportingfactsforPoint2Para___:DrawaconclusionII.Fillintheblanks.Supportingfacts:Internetfriendshipsarebasedoncommon____7_____.Peoplewhoaredisabledcan_____8_____withtheoutsideworld.View:TheInternethas____1____effectsonourlifePoint1:Its__2__forpeopletolookforinformationPoint2:Its___6___tobuildgroupsonlineandformfriendshipsSupportingfacts:Asurveyshows__3_ofusersuseittosearchforanswerstoquestions._4__oftherespondentsuseittoadvanceknowledgeabout____5____.Conclusion:theInternetremainsapositive__9__thatmakesourlivesbetter(2)I.Analyzethestructureofthe2ndpartAspecificview:_________Para1:Presentthetwo___________Para2:________________forPoint1Para3-4:SupportingfactsforPoint2Para5:Drawa___________II.CompletetheformbelowDebater(view)MainpointsSupportingfactsconclusionLin...