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Unit4 Information Technology
Lesson 1 Avatars
Period 1
Avatars
Avatar
account
password
Daily English
When you are online, you can be anyone or anything. You can create your own image and a new personality. These digital identities, known as avatars, are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves. (Para.1)
这些数字身份，被称为虚拟形象，这是人们利用互联网进行交流和表达自己的关键部分。
known 过去分词作后置定语修饰 identities，表示identities 和 know 之间是被动关系。
Teaching objective
In this lesson, we will explore how to master English words efficiently and effortlessly.
Have you ever had such an experience: I know the word,but it is on the tip of my tongue.
话到嘴边，却又想不起来。
1. image
2.fancy
3.trick
4.identity
5.2D
6.variety
7.a variety of 8.sex 9.sensible 10.creativity 11.blog
12.obviously
13.experiment 14.hairstyle 15.nowadays 16.selection 17.type 18.concern
19.virtual 20.cheat 21.view
Circle these vocabulary words in your textbook.
Individual
&
Group Work
1. image
① What kind of avatar do you use online:a photo of yourself, a cartoon image or something else
Line 2 You can create your own image and a new personality.
2.fancy
① an avatar in fancy clothes
Line 14 They could dress their avatars in fancy clothes, or they could try being someone of the opposite sex, and call themselves " Andy" instead of " Anna" !
3.trick
① to trick others
4.identity
① to create a real/digital identity
Line 2 These digital identities, known as avatars, are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves.
Line 12 When people started creating their own avatars, they discovered that they were going to have the power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at all.
5.2D
Line 5 The first simple 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games in the 1980s.
3D
6.variety&7.a variety of
Line7 Yet, very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses.
Education
live-streaming sales
presenters
8.sex
Line 15 They could dress their avatars in fancy clothes, or they could try being someone of the opposite sex, and call themselves " Andy" instead of "Anna" !
9.sensible
Line 18 When Internet users realised that their avatars would be seen by many people, not just their friends, they started having more than one avatar: a sensible one for work; a friendly good-looking one for meeting people; and a silly one for having fun.
(of clothes, etc.) useful rather than fashionable
10.creativity
Line 20 Avatars let you express yourself and they give you lots of room for creativity.
11.blog
Line 22 If your blog avatar is a picture of a cute cat, your message is" like relaxing and having fun" .
blog
avatar
12.obviously
Line 27 However, nearly all avatars are tall, young and nice-looking, so people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life.
13.experiment &14.hairstyle
Line 28 They also experiment with things like different hairstyles-which says a lot, perhaps, about what they want to look like.
15.nowadays
Line 30 Nowadays, avatars are everywhere.
对比(contrast)手法，
结合时间线描述不同阶段的意义等。
16.selection
Line 31 In most web chats, people choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images, or create their own images.
a selection of ready-made images
17.type
Line 32 You can also use avatars that move around and talk when you type in your message.
18.concern&19.virtual
Line 36 The use of avatars has also caused a few concerns.
Line 37 Some users worry that they are spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in the real world.
20.cheat
Line 41 The use of several avatars can also be a risk, as people can use avatars to cheat others online.
21.view
Line 41 However, other users view avatars in a more positive light.
使用对比引导辩证地思考
1. image
2.fancy
3.trick
4.identity
5.2D
6.variety
7.a variety of 8.sex 9.sensible 10.creativity 11.blog
12.obviously
13.experiment 14.hairstyle 15.nowadays 16.selection 17.type 18.concern
19.virtual 20.cheat 21.view
Testing time
Testing time
Testing time
Check the answers
1.n. 图象，形象 2.adj.花哨的;别致的 3.vt.欺骗，诱骗
4.n.身份；特征 5.adj.二维的 6.n.多样化，变化
7.各种各样的 8.n.性别 9.adj.朴素实用的；明智的；合理的
10.n.创造力；独创性 11.n.博客；网络日志；vt.发表博客
12.adv.显而易见地；明显地 13.v.做实验；n.实验 14.n.发型,发式
15.adv.现今，现时 16.n.供选择的同类物品；选择
17.v.打字；n.类型 18.n.担忧，忧虑；vt.与...有关；使担心
19.adj.虚拟的；模拟的 20.vt.欺骗；欺诈 21.vt.看，把...视为
Apply what you have learned
What is the text type of the passage
A. Narration (记叙文).
B. Argumentative Essay (议论文).
C. Exposition (说明文).
√
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
Homework：语境串记
An avatar is 1.__________ used on the Internet,which represents someone’s digital 2.________. Each avatar has its own 3._____________, showing the 4.___________of the user.
Now there are 5.____________avatars, including 6._____________ and sometimes the 7.________ of an avatar can’t be judged. This 8.__________ experts a lot because these avatars can be used to 9.__________others. For example, someone 10.__________out of money. Experts have 11.__________ on 12.__________ people. 13.________, WeChat is popular, and you can 14.______ or 15.______ on it. But, 16.__________, the source of information from the Internet is not always reliable, so 17._________ people do not 18._________ it as true.

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