Unit 3 The world online

Reading 1

Teaching aims:

1. understand the argument about the positive and negative effects of the Internet on people's lives;

2. learn about the strategy of "reading an argument";

3. retell the effects of the Internet and debate about a certain subject.

Step 1 Lead-in

1. Begin the class by discussing some problems about the Internet ... (PPT 4-9)

(1) What do you usually use the Internet for?（Gather different answers to the questions and show some pictures about the functions of the Internet: to search for information, to help with study, to play game and download some music and video, for amusement and shopping）

(2) What do you think the most important benefit of the Internet is?（It has brought us much convenience; it help us to save much time, energy as well as money.）

(3) Do you think there are any negative things about the Internet?（Give the students a few minutes to discuss with their classmates and then ask some to list their opinions）

Step 2 Skimming and scanning for general idea (PPT 10)

Allow the students two or three minutes to go through the text quickly to find the answers to the following questions.

(2) Who are the two debaters?

Answers:

(1) speeches, debate, advantages and disadvantages

(2) Zhu zhenfei, in favour of the Internet；Lin Lei, against the Internet.

Step 3 Reading strategy (PPT 11)

(1) When you read an argument, you must remember that ________________________.

(2) How does an argument develop?

-The first thing: ____________________________________.