新人教版高中英语必修2Unit 3 The Internet-Reading and Thinking教案一

Unit 3The Internet-Reading and Thinking教学设计

This sectionfocuses on starting an online community.

The passage tellsus an unemployed female teacher in her fifties who not only uses the Internetto change her life, but also helps other old people learn to use the Internet.The Internet is the greatest invention of the 20th century, which has broughtgreat changes to the society. But some people are unable to access the Internetfor various reasons. There is a so-called "digital divide" betweenpeople: not being able to connect to the Internet means not being able to sharewith each other.

While teaching, the teachershould stress some reading strategies. For example, the teacher explains to thestudents that listing examples are common ways of writing. We can remindstudents to pay attention to the internal relationship between examples inreading and understand how the author explains the main idea of the articlethrough examples. Besides, the use of mind map can also help students tostructure the fragmented text information, help students to clear the structureof the article, and grasp the context of the article, thus improving thequality and efficiency of students reading comprehension.

1. Instructstudents to talk about how to use the Internet appropriately.

2. Encouragestudents to combine their own life experience of using the Internet and linkthe text with their real life.

3. Stimulatestudents to enhance reading skills by using the mind map.

4. Encouragestudents to contribute their ownstrength, help the people around to explore the virtual world online, andexperience the magic of the Internet

1. Enable the Ss to talk about the related topic.

2. Guide the Ss to summarize the main idea of each paragraph as well asthe main idea of the text.

3. Help Ss learn some basic reading skills, such as prediction, summaryand so on.

Step 1: Warming up and prediction

Read the title and try to guess what the text will be about?

Some changes caused by the Internet.

Learning tip:

Step2: Skimming for general ideas:

1. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Jan developed a serious illness. B. Jan decided to start an IT club.

C. Jan started a charity website. D. Jan’s life has been changed by the Internet.

2. Jan’s attitude to the Internet is ______.

A. negative B.neutral

C. grateful D.not mentioned

3. What’s the purpose of theauthor by referring to the 59-year-old man and the 61-year-old woman?

A. To introduce two old people.

B. To explain how to apply for jobs online.

C. To prove they are successful.

D. To give two examples helped by Jan’s club.

1.D 2.C 3.D

Step3: Scanning for details:

Read the passage quickly to solve the following questions.

Read the text and answer the questions.

1 .Why did Jan quit her job?

She suddenly developed a serious illness.

2 .How did the people in the online community help her?

People in the online communitytalked with her about her problems, supported her, and gave her advice.

3. Why did she start the IT club?

To teach older people how to usecomputers and the Internet.

4. What is the "digital divide"?

The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to theInternet and those who haven’t, and those who know how to use new technologyand those who dont.

5 .Whats Jans next goal?

Her next goal is to start acharity website to raise money for children in poor countries.

6 .What can we learn from her experiences?

We learn that when we go through tough times, we can find help and supportfrom other people online. We learn that we can feel less lonely

Step4: Careful reading for mainideas of each paragraph.

Read carefully and figure out the main idea of each paragraph.

Paragraph 1.People’s lives havebeen changed by online communities and social networks.

Paragraph 2.Jan developed aserious illness which made her stuck at home, but surfing the Internet canremove the distance between people.

Paragraph 3.Jan decided tostart an IT club to teach old people how to use computers and the Internet.

Paragraph 4.Jan has startedtaking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to makesociety better.

Paragraph 5.Jan’s life has beengreatly improved by the Internet.

Step 5: Critical thinking:

(1)How do you arrange your time spent on study and the Internet? Is it reasonable?

I usually surf the Internet using my mobile phone for only an hour afterclass, and it is reasonable for me.

(2)What are your online activities? Are they safe?

I chat with my friends, read news and play games. I never give away myprivate information so I think they are safe.