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(共22张PPT)
B1U4
Understanding ideas
CLICK FOR A FRIEND
Click for a friend
to choose a particular function or item on a computer screen, etc., by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse.点击，单击
to become friends with sb at once; to become popular with sb （与某人）顷刻成为朋友；受（某人）的欢迎
Pre-reading

Read the passage and find out the author’s opinions about online friendship.
For or Against
Read for opinion
Activity 2
It depends.
Read of structure/passage organization
How does the author express his/her idea
Read the passage and draw a mind map to show the author’s way to express his idea.
A mind map is a visual tool used to organize information in a hierarchical and radial structure around a central concept or idea. It helps with brainstorming, planning, memorization, and understanding relationships between ideas.
Key features of a mind map:
Central Topic – The main idea is placed at the center.
Branches – Main subtopics radiate outward from the center.
Sub-branches – Further details extend from main branches.
Keywords & Images – Short phrases or visuals aid memory.
Color & Creativity – Colors and shapes enhance engagement.
Complete the diagrams on Page 53 with expressions from the passage.
Read for information
Activity 3, P53
moving to a new town
writing letters
maintain friendships
share their interests
exchange true personal information
the whole truth about a person
post only positive updates
Retell the passage with the help of the mind map.
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. (P52)
To prove that making friends was easier in the past.
To illustrate how it is to make friends online.
To persuade people to abandon traditional ways of making friends.
To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online.
Read for writing purpose

Activity 4, P52
Post-reading
Activity 5
What are the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online
Advantages Disadvantages
Easy to stay connected
Make friends across the globe
Find like-minded
individuals
Communicate at any time
…
…
The potential of misunderstanding
Don’t know the true personality
A risk of privacy protection
Limited face-to-face interactions
Will you “click for a friend”
Post-reading
According to study results, fully 57 percent of teens ages 13 to 17 have made a new friend online, with 29 percent of teens indicating that they have made more than five new friends in online venues.
“But this doesn’t mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.” (Page 52, Paragraph 8)
Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese
Why does the author say so
Exchange ideas with your classmates.
Activity 6
Post-reading
因噎废食
一刀切
Post-reading
In this digital era, young people now have opportunities to make friends online. But with these opportunities come serious risks. Can you have a discussion within your group and give some advice on making friends online (How)
Activity 7
Think and share
What does “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” mean
The iconic 1993 image by Peter Steiner for the New Yorker just became the most valuable single-panel comic (单幅漫画) ever sold.
It is about the uncertainty and possible risks of making friends online. It accompanies a cartoon featuring two dogs, one of which is sitting at the computer and turns knowingly(会意地) to the other with these words.
Post-reading
Benjamin Franklin once said, “a father's a treasure; a brother's a comfort; a friend is both.”
Language points
P 50
P1
失去联系
要是……会怎样
遥远的
递送、派送
快递
多亏了科技的进步
P2
保持联系
忙于...
维护友谊
lose track of
What if…
faraway adj.
deliver v.
express delivery n.
thanks to advances in technology
stay/ keep in touch with sb.
be up to sth. (【辨析】It’s up to you.)
maintain friendship
P 51-52
P3-6
数字时代
交换真实的个人信息
看情况而定
P7
倾向于
发布积极的更新
罪犯
digital age
exchange true personal information
It depends.
tend to
post positive updates (n.最新消息 v. 更新)
criminal (crime [C]罪行 [U]犯罪活动)
P 52
P8
获得
对...的渴望
商品；私人财产
acquire
longing (n.) for sth. --> long (v.) for sth.
goods [pl.]
good [U] 善行 e.g. good and evil
好处 e.g. for your own good
Activity 1 How do you prefer to make friends
prefer-preferred-preferred
翻译： 比起写作业，我更喜欢做家务。
I prefer housework to homework.
I prefer to do housework rather than finish homework.
I prefer doing housework to finishing homework.
P1 How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends
mean doing sth.
vs
mean to do sth.
意味着
mean adj. 吝啬的；刻薄的
故意做/打算做
e.g. 这新订单一来，我们就得加班加点。
This new order will mean working overtime.
e.g. 对不起，我不是故意伤害你的。
Sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you.
P1 _______ the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered
What if
What if... = What would it be like if…
意为“要是……会怎样？如果……怎们样？”后跟完整的句子，可以用于提出假设，也可以提出邀请或建议。
e.g. 如果这行不通怎么办呢？
What if this doesn't work out
P1 _______ the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered
What if
The package was delivered this morning.
She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
She was delivered of a healthy baby yesterday. (formal)
My mum works in the hospital and has delivered thousands of babies.
分娩；生孩子
to give birth to a baby
派送
deliver vt.
to take something, especially goods or letters, to a place
递送，派送
接生
发表
delivery n.

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