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Unit 4 Information Technology
Lesson 1 Avatars
What is Avatars
beautiful scenery
a good-looking person
cute animals
some cartoon characters
What kind of avatar do you use online
Lead in
Example: I use_________ as my avatar in order to/because_________.
Why did you choose it
To avoid online safety risks
To express myself freely
To create a real/digital identity
To protect myself
To trick others
You are going to read an article about avatars. What are we going to learn from it Tick what you think it will talk about.
The definition of avatars
The risks of using social media
The purposes of using avatars
The history of avatars
Different views on avatars
How to design your own avatar
The development of avatars
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Pre-reading
Scan and infer(推断) the genre(体裁) of the passage.
(链接高考阅读文章体裁）
A. Narration(记叙文）.
B. Argumentative Essay（议论文）.
C. Exposition（说明文）.
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Fast Reading
Avatars
Definition
Development
Purposes
Different Views
Scan the passage again and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para？
Para
Para
Para
definition
development
purposes
purposes
development
different views
Scan and Match
Fast Reading
Avatar
Definition(Para.1)
Development (Para.2/5)
Purposes(Para.3-4)
Views (Para.6)
Careful Reading
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
What is an avatar
How have avatars developed over decades
What are the purposes of using avatars
What are people’s views on the use of avatars
Avatars Details
Definition
A digital ______ represents an Internet user.
identity
Q1: What is an avatar
P1
Development 1980s The first __________________ in role-playing computer games.
Late1990s Avatars were being used in_________
Nowadays Avatars are ________.
web chats .
appeared
simple 2D avatars
Q2: How have avatars developed over decades
P2
P5
everywhere
avatars
2D(in the past)
3D(nowadays)
Q2: How have avatars developed over decades
Avatars
Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To express oneself People discovered they were going to have the ______ to create new __________ . Avatars give people lots of room for _______.
power
identities
creativity
Q3: What are the purposes of using avatars
P3
Avatars Details Purposes of using avatars To represent oneself
The avatar you choose says a lot about your __________.
personality
Q3: What are the purposes of using avatars
P4
Views People spend so much time in____________ that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world.To _____ others online.
People look forward to a time when their avatars will act just like a real person and travel around bigger,more_________virtual world.
Avatars Details
virtual worlds
cheat
exciting
积极的
消极的
Q4: What are people’s views on the use of avatars
P6
Negative
Positive
A. Positive. B. Negative.
C. Neutral. D. Doubtful.
链接高考阅读（作者观点态度）
What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of avatars
Q4: What are people’s views on the use of avatars
Work in groups and discuss the following questions.
Think and Share
Can you give more examples of risks of using avatars
What can we do to prevent these risks
Think and Share
Be cheated by others
Leak privacy
Cause misunderstangings
Not to cheat Not to be cheated
Risks of using avatars
Ways to prevent such risks
Be cautious and alert （警惕的）
Avoid private clues in avatars
Use different avatars for different occasions
To learn how to use it well, and not be used by it. You must be the master of your digital world.
Critical Thinking
What should we teenagers do in the era of information technology
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definition
digital identities to communicate and express oneself online
development
purpose
to show your personality
to express oneself
views
positive
negative
spend too much time
be afraid of meeting people in the real world
cheat others
hope their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger world
Mind Map
in the 1980s
2-D avatars appeared
used in web chats
by the late 1990s
everywhere
move around and talk
nowadays
Homework
Required homework
Create your own avatar using the Jimeng AI and write an article to introduce it.
Optional homework
Search online for more information about future avatars.

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