Unit3Theworldonline●ReadingTheeffectsoftheInternetonourlivesStep1:Lead-inNowadays,internetisplayinganincreasinglysignificantroleinoursociety.Sinceitsappearance,ithasbroughtenormouschangestoourlives.Itseemsthatnoonecanescapefromtheinfluenceofit.Astowhetheritisablessingoracurse,thereisalong-runningcontroversialdebate.SomepeoplethinkthatincreaseduseoftheInternetleadstosocialisolationanddepression.PeoplewhospendmoretimeontheInternetspendlesstimesocializingwithpeers,communicatelesswithinthefamilyandfellmorelonelyanddepressed.HaveadiscussionaboutthegoodandbadeffectsoftheInternetingroup.Trytofillinthetablebelow:TheeffectsoftheInternetAdvantages1._________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________3.__________________________________________________________4.__________________________________________________________Disadvantages1._________________________________________________________2._________________________________________________________3.__________________________________________________________4.__________________________________________________________Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartA.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.AnswersA1TheyareaboutdifferenteffectsoftheInternetonourlives.2Two.3Uncontrolledinformationandthechangeinthewaypeoplespendtheirtime.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’sreadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartsC1andC2.AnswersC11against2for3against4for5for6againstC2ArgumentsTheInternetisagreathelptopeoplewhoareinneedofvariousinformation.PeopleusetheInternettobuildsocialties.TheamountoffalseinformationontheInternetbecomesmoreofaproblem用心爱心专心116号编辑everyday.SpendingtoomuchtimebuildingrelationshipsontheInternetcandamagepeople’sabilitiestolivenormallives.2.Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext:⑴Accordingtothesurvey,childrenusetheInternetmostlyto__________.A.chatB.playgamesC.helpwiththeirstudiesD.advanceknowledgeabouthobbies⑵Whatisthemostimportantthinginbuildingafriendship?A.commoninterestsB.appearanceC.ageD.popularity⑶WhatistheworstproblemofeBay?A.falseinformationB.peopledon’tknowhowtouseacomputerC.thingssellingontheInternetdon’texistD.peopleareusedtothetraditionalwaysofbuying⑷Theclinicwasopenedto____________.A.helppeoplesurftheInternetB.beanInternetcaféC.makepeoplespendtheirtimewiththeirfamilyD.helppeoplewhoareaddictedtocomputergamesKeys:(1)-(4)CAADNow,readtheReadingstrategyonpage35.Payattentiontohowtoreadanargument,especially,howtofindeachside’sview,howtofindalistofpoints,andwhateachsidebelieves.Readthepassageagainandtrytofillinthetablebelow.DebatersMainpointsSupportingfactsConclusionsZhuZhenfeitheInternet’svalueforpeoplewhoarelookingforinformationArecentsurveydoneintheUSAshowedthat80percentoffrequentusersuseitmainlytosearchforanswerstoquestions,andthat79percentsaidtheirsecondmostcommonuseoftheInternetistoadvancetheirknowledgeabouthobbies;TheInternetremainsapositivetoolthathelpsmakeourlivesbetter.用心爱心专心116号编辑theInternet’sabilitytobuildonlinegroupsandformfriendshipswhichtheInternetgivesus1.Internetfriendshipsarebasedoncommoninterests,ratherthanappearance,ageorpopularity;2.Peoplewhoaredisabledandmuststayintheirhomescancommu...
