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Unit 3 Times Change （第4课时）
Developing ideas
【学习目标】
1. To clarify the writer’s attitude and writing purpose.
2. To learn the structure of the passage, and understand the detailed information about emojis.
3. To view new changes in a developmental and critical way.
【学习过程】
Step 1. Lead-in
Guess the meanings of emojis
Introduce the creator of emojis, Shigetaka Kurita
Look at the messages and answer the questions. (P42 1.)
Step2. Pre-reading
Activity：Look at the title of the passage and predict the author’s attitude towards emojis.
Step 3. While- reading
Activity 1: Skimming: Read the passage quickly and finish the following tasks.
Task 1 Divide the passage into three parts, and summarize the main idea of each part.
Part 1(para. ~ ) My with emojis
Part 2(para. ~ ) Emojis and their
Part 3( ) People’s to emojis
Task 2 Choose the writer’s purpose in writing the passage.
Read quickly and choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.P44
1. To guide readers to use emojis properly.
2. To discuss the development and influence of emojis.
3. To criticise the increased use of emojis.
4. To entertain readers with examples of how emojis have been used.
Activity 2:Scanning: Read carefully and answer the questions
Part 1 (Group work)
1.What was the writer’s experience
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Why did he mention his experience
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3.Why didn’t he reply to his friend with the words “OK, don’t rush”
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Part 2
1. What are emojis
Emojis are small symbols representing , literally meaning “ ”.
How have emojis developed
①The word “emoji” comes from Japanese, literally meaning “___________________”
②When first introduced in Japan in 1999, emojis were limited to_________simple designs. Now there are more than ________ emojis that ________ upon the way in which we communicate.
③ , emojis have become more and more popular.
3. What’s the influence of the emojis
①With the rapid development of social media, emojis are becoming an ___________________ of the language we use to express ourselves.
②The use of emojis has even spread to ___________________.
③As we can see, emojis have a __________ to pop up all over the place.
④Due to their popularity, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2015 was a __________.
Part 3
What are people’s attitudes to emojis
They the way in which we attitude:
They that we are the ability to... attitude:
One day ...
.....a real pictorial “language”. attitude:
For now ... just enjoy ...
Step 4. Post-reading
Activity : think and share
1.Why does the writer mention the Shakespeare series with emojis
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2.Do you think the Shakespeare series with emojis is an effective way to encourage young readers to read the classics
Useful expressions:
“我认为”：As far as I’m concerned; In my view/opinion; From my point of view...
“不同意/担心”: I’m worried that; I’m afraid that; I’m concerned that...
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Step 5: Review
Review the development of emojis
Origin:
More and more popular:
Classical literature:
Step 6 Homework
Emojis are becoming more and more popular now. Please combine your personal experience and what you’ve learned in this lesson to write an essay about the way people use emojis.

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