Lin Lei Point 1: > eBay

> Educators

　　　(Para 2) Point 2: > families' time

> a study

(Para 3-4)

Answers:

(1) I. the title: 1, 2-3, 4, 5

　　II. positive, value, 80%, 79%, hobbies, ability, interests, communicate, tool

(2) I. the title, main points, Supporting facts, conclusion

　　II. Point 1: inaccurate information; Point 2: transferring / changing the way people spend their time; Conclusion: It remains important for us either to limit our use of the Internet, or to learn how to handle the problems it has caused.

Step 5 Listening and consolidation (PPT 16-20)

　　Play the tape for students to listen and imitate and ask the students to judge whether the statements below are true or false, and then deal with Part E on Page 37. Check the answer together after that. If some statements are false, ask some students to correct them.

1. According to the survey, children use the Internet mostly to play games.

2. When people are in need of information, the Internet is now the first place that many people turn to.

3. In building a friendship, the most important thing is common interests.

4. The clinic was opened in Beijing to help people surf the Internet.

5. If people spend all their time on the Internet, they will feel separated from the people and the world around them.

6. The purpose of the passage is to present the positive effects of the Internet.

Answers: FTTFTF

Answers: Part E on Page 37.

1 weaknesses 2 diverse 3 relate 4 addressed 5 click 6 correspond 7 statistics

Step 6 Extension (PPT 21-22)

Ask the students to work in pairs and make a dialogue. Supposing one of them is Zhanghua, who spends much time on the Internet everyday and often make online friends; the other is Liwen, who is worried about the friendship online. And they are debating whether people can find true friendship on the Internet. Give the students an example as follows:

Zhanghua: Do you often use the Internet to talk to your friends?

Liwen: No, not really. I see my friends at school. People do not tell the truth about themselves on the Internet, so ...

Zhanghua: But I like to chat ...