Unit3TheworldonlineTheeffectsoftheInternetonourlivesLearningaims:Inthisunit,youwill1.understandtheargumentaboutthepositiveandnegativeeffectsoftheInternetonpeople’slives.2.learnaboutthestrategyof“readinganargument”3.retelltheeffectsoftheInternetanddebateaboutacertainsubjectLearningprocedures:Activity1:Lead-in1.Howdoyouusuallyspendyourfreetime?2.WhatdoyouusuallyusetheInternetfor?3.IstheInternetgoodorbadforourlives?Activity2:FastreadingforthegeneralideaGothroughthetextquicklytofindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions.(1)Thetextpresentsthe__________twostudentsgaveata______aboutthe______________________ofInternetuse.(2)Whoarethetwodebaters?Activity3:ReadingstrategyReadthroughthereadingstrategyonpage35,andfindouttheanswerstothefollowingtwoquestions.(1)Whenyoureadanargument,youmustrememberthat________________________.(2)Howdoesanargumentdevelop?---Thefirstthing:____________________________________---Afterthat:________________________________________---Intherestoftheargument:__________________________---Attheendoftheargument:__________________________Activity4:Carefulreadingfordetailedinformation1.Readthefirstspeechandseehowitisdeveloped.Thenanalyzeitsstructureandfillintheblanks.（1）I.Analyzethestructureofthe1stpartAspecificview:___________Para___:PresentthetwomainpointsPara___:SupportingfactsforPoint1Para___:SupportingfactsforPoint2Para___:DrawaconclusionII.Fillintheblanks.2.Readthesecondspeechandseehowitisdeveloped.Thenanalyzeitsstructureandanswerthequestions.(2)I.Analyzethestructureofthe2ndpartAspecificview:_________Para1:Presentthetwo___________Para2:_____________forPoint1Para3-4:SupportingfactsforPoint2Para5:Drawa___________II.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtoparagraphs2-4.(1)WhatwasthemostseriousproblemofeBayin2003?(2)WhywasaspecialclinicopenedinBeijingin2005?(3)HowdoesLiLeiconvinceZhuFei?A.BygivingexamplesB.ByusingstatisticsC.A&B3.Listenandjudgewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.(1)Whenpeopleareinneedofinformation,theInternetisnowthefirstplacethatmanypeopleturnto.(2)Inbuildingafriendship,themostimportantthingiscommoninterests.(3)DisabledpeoplecanmakefriendsonlythroughtheInternet.(4)TheclinicwasopenedinBeijingtohelppeoplesurftheInternet.(5)YoucanfindalmostanyinformationyouneedontheInternet.(6)IfpeoplespendalltheirtimeontheInternet,theywillfeelseparatedfromthepeopleandtheworldaroundthem.(7)OnedisadvantageoftheInternetisthewaythatitisaffectingpeople’sprivatelives.(8)TheprimaryuseoftheInternetaccordingtothestatisticsfromasurveyintheUSAistocommunicatewithexpertsonallsortsoftopics.4.ListenandsayforifthestatementsupportsInternetuse,oragainstifitdoesnot.Supportingfacts:Internetfriendshipsarebasedoncommon____7_____.Peoplewhoaredisabledcan_____8_____withtheoutsideworld.View:TheInternethas____1____effectsonourlivesPoint1:Its__2__forpeopletolookforinformationPoint2:Its___3__tobuildgroupsonlineandformfriendshipsSupportingfacts:Asurveyshows__4_ofusersuseittosearchforanswerstoquestions._5__oftherespondentsuseittofindoutinformationabout____6___.Conclusion:theInternetremainsapositive__9__thatmakesourlivesbetter(1)WecannotalwaystelliftheinformationontheInternetistrue.(2)OfregularInternetusers,80percentemployitmostlytosearchforanswerstoquestions.(3)AnunfortunateoutcomeofInternetuseisthatitdamagespeople’sabilitytolivenormallives.(4)OneofthegreatestbenefitsofInternetfriendshipsisthattheyarebasedoncommoninterests,ratherthanappearanceorage.(5)StudentsarehandinginpapersusingfalseinformationtheyfoundontheInternet.(6)Somefamiliesspendtheirtimeapartinsteadofspendingtimetogetherintheevening.(7)ThisstudyshowsthatpeoplewhospendtoomuchtimeontheInternettendtowithdrawfromtheworldroundthem.(8)WiththeInternet,peoplewhoaredisabledandmuststayintheirhomescancorrespondandcommunicatewithothersaroundtheglobewhohavesimilarinterests.Activity5：ConsolidationReadthepassageagainandthenfillintheblanks.ZhuFeiandLiLeihavehada_______abouttheadvantagesand_________ofInternetuse.ZhuFeifirstanalyzesthevalueforpeoplewhoarelookingforinformation.Healsomentionsthatpeoplecanuseittobuild_________________.Internetfriendshipscanbebuiltbasedoncommon________.WiththehelpoftheInternet,thedisabledcancorrespondand_________withtheoutsideworld.ButLileiliststhe________effects.Hethinksoneofthemain________oftheInternetisthatithastoomuch___________information.Hethinksthatthehuge_________offalseinformationbecomesmoreofaproblem.AnotherdisadvantageoftheInternethereferstoisthatitis__________________thewaypeoplespendtheirtime.Activity6:ExtensionWorkinpairsandhaveadebateaboutwhetheritisnecessaryforstudentstostudyonline.Thenpresentyouropinions.Activity7:Homework1.Finishtheexercisesonyourworkbook.2.Writeashortargumentaboutwhetherstudentsshouldmakefriendsonline.
