Unit3ReadingandthinkingLearningobjectivesTopredictthecontentofthepassagefromitstitleTounderstandthemainideaandstructureofthepassageTounderstandandlearnfromJan’sexperienceTothinkaboutthedisadvantagesoftheInternetStep1LeadinBeforetheInternetbecomingpopular,doyouknowwhatpeopleusetoentertain(娛樂)andtocontacteachother?BeeperTelephonePersonalaccessphonesystemRadioWalkmanDVDHowdoyouliketheInternet?Convenient;amazing;helpfulMakepredictions:LookatthetitleandpictureonP28.

StrongerTogether:HowWeHaveBeenChangedbytheInternetReadheadlines:Headlinesusuallyincludeonlykeyideasorinformationfromthetext.Thewritersuseasfewaspossiblewordstocatchtheattentionofthereaders.ReadingforpredictionPara1_______oftheInternettoourlifePara2_________ofJan’slifePara3Jan’s_________tohelpothersonlinePara4Jan'sbeliefandnext______Para5The________whyJanhelpedothersITclubMainideaofeachparagraphBenefitsIntroductionExamplesSummarynarration12Para1:WhatbenefitsdotheInternetbringus?Muchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheworldwideweb.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.readingtip1:contrastreadingtip2:transitionalsentenceWhoseliveshavebeenchanged?Specificexample:takeJanforexampleFeellesslonelyandboredbeinganEnglishteachersurfedtheInternetjoinedanonlinegrouphercareerchangedherfeelingschanged

■_________hasbeenchanged.LonelyandboredbeingoutofworkTheInternethelpedJandealwithdifficultyJan’slifeTask2:scanningPleasematchthemainideawiththecorrectparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5C.People’sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetwork.D.ReasonsandexperiencesofJan'scontactwiththeInternet.B.JanstartedanITclubtohelpolderpeopleusecomputersandtheInternet.E.Jan’sonlineclassesandhernewgoal.A.Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.Task3:carefulreading2.Readthetextandanswerthequestions.1WhydidJanquitherjob?WhydidshestarttheITclub?What’sJan’snextgoal?Shesuddenlydevelopedaseriousillness.ToteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.3.Howdidthepeopleintheonlinecommunityhelpher?A.Byremovingthedistancebetweenthem.B.Bydonatingmoneytoher.C.Bykeepinghercompanyeveryday.D.Bysupportingherandmakingsuggestions.4.Whatisthe“digitaldivide”inPara4?A.It’sagapthatdividespeoplewhohavecomputersandpeoplewhodon’t.B.It’sadevicethatdividesnewtechnology.C.It’sthegapbetweenwhomtheInternetisandisn’taccessibleto,andthosewhoknowhowtousenewtechnologyandthosewhodon’t.5.WhatcanwelearnfromJan’sexperience?A.TheInternetcanhelppeoplechangetheirlives.B.EveryoneshouldlearnabouttheInternet.C.Oneshouldmakeherorhimbecomestronger.D.TheInternetcanhelppeopletobesuccessful.3.ListthewaysinwhichthetextsaysthattheInternethaschangedpeople’slives.Trytoaddmoreexamples.nolongerwaitinlineorcarrycashwhenshopping;easilygetupdatedinformation;downloadsoftware,documents,andimages;listentomusic;watchfilms;playgames;exploretheworld;joinanonlinegroup;applyforworkonline;startanonlinecompany;takeonlineclasses;startacharitywebsiteGeneralideaOurliveshavebeenchangedbytheInternet.Example1Janwaschanged

bytheInternet.Example2ManypeoplehavebeenchangedbyJanandherfriendsthroughtheInternet.Example3Janwantstochangechildreninpoorcountries.ConclusionJan'slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternetSummaryHowWeHaveBeenChangedbytheInternetStrongerTogether:Ifwearetogether,we’llbestronger.Ifeveryonecontributes,theworldwillbeabetterplace.WhatmadeJanchange?■theInternet

■onlinecommunities

■socialnetworks

■Janherself(herqualities)