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Lesson 1 AVATARS
To read and talk about avatars and what they say about you
To read for general understanding
To read for specific information and understand words in context
Look at the screenshot of our class WeChat group, describe your parents’ avatars and guess the reason why they adopt them.
a cute animal avatar
an avatar in fancy clothes
a cartoon character avatar
to express myself freely
to trick others
to create a real / digital identity
to avoid online safety risks
to protect myself ……
Example:
My father/mother use____________ as his/her avatar
in order to/ because______________________.
Look at the screenshot of our class WeChat group, describe your parents’ avatars and guess the reason why they adopt them.
a cute animal avatar
an avatar in fancy clothes
a cartoon character avatar
to express myself freely
to trick others
to create a real / digital identity
to avoid online safety risks
to protect myself ……
Example:
My father/mother use____________ as his/her avatar
in order to/ because______________________.
You are going to read an article about avatars, what would like to learn from it Write down your questions in the diagram.
Avatars
When did the first avatar appear
Where do people use avatars
What is an avatar
Why do people use avatars
…
LESSON1

AVATARS
(一)写了什么--明主旨大意
1. What's the purpose of the text
A. To introduce some information about avatars.
B. To express yourself using pictures.
C. To introduce the history of avatars.
D. To introduce definition of avatars.
A
2. What’s the genre of this article
Narrative (记叙文）
B. Expository writing（说明文）
C. Argumentation（议论文）
D. Practical writing（应用文）
本文的语篇类型是说明文。
An exposition is a non-fiction text written for the purpose of information, explaining, or giving additional details to the reader about a certain topic.
Language of exposition:
1) to explain why
2) to report information
3) to explain how
Exposition is usually tightly constructed.
Fast Reading: Read for General Understanding
From what aspects does the author talk about avatars
Match the paragraph with the key information.
Avatars
Para 1
Para 2
Paras 3-5
Para 6
history
purposes of using avatars
definition
different views
Definition of avatars
History of avatars
被称为
para1
para2
To express and represent your personality
Development
para3
para4
para5
Views on avatars
Read the article again. Complete the information below.
Avatars Details Definition A digital image that represents an Internet user. History 1980s
Late 1990s
The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games.
Avatars were being used in web chats like instant messenger.
(Para. 1)
(Para. 2)
Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To express oneself
To represent oneself
The avatar you choose says a lot about your personality and avatars let you express yourself.
Avatars give you room for creativity. People can create avatars and create new identities that do not look or act like their real selves.
(Para. 3-5)
Avatars Details Views Negative
Positive
People spend so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world.
People look forward to a time when their avatar will act just like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds.
(Para. 6)
Some tips to avoid online safety risks
Don’t expose your personal information to strangers.
Don’t expose your identity to strangers.
Stay alert when you are online.
Always take online safety at the first place.
Write a short passage about your attitudes towards online avatars.

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