必修第一册Unit3 Getting along with others主题阅读

一、学习目标

1. Get the author's attitude, the writing purpose and text type;

2. Have a good understanding of making friends online;

3. Have a proper attitude towards making friends online;

4. Know how to keep safe while making friends online.

二、学习过程

【课前先学】

Reading material: (外研社2019版必修第一册Unit4)

Click for a friend

The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests, such as collecting model cars or playing an unusual instrument. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the other side of the world.

But when you "friend" people online, does this mean that they really are your friends?

It depends.

If people always exchange true personal information online, then yes, these friendships can be real and meaningful. But we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.

On social media sites, people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly. But smiling photos can hide real problems. Remember the saying: on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. A young person could be old; a woman could be a man; we could even be sharing our information with criminals.

But this doesn't mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends, the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same. As Aristotle said, no one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods.

1. How do you prefer to make friends?

2. How do you prefer to communicate with friends every day?

3. How do you stay in touch with faraway friends?

4. What’s the passage mainly talks about?

5. How do you grasp the main content of the passage?

项目1：Structure

【问题导学】

What is the passage mainly about? What is the main idea of each paragraph?

【合作研学】

任务一：Figure out the structure of the passage

Part 1 (Para _________): ________________

Part 2 (Para _________): ________________

Click for a friend        Part 3 (Para _________): ________________

            Part 4 (Para _________): ________________

Part 5 (Para _________): ________________

任务二：Figure out the text type and its feature of this passage

1. What's the type of the passage?

      A. Narration(记叙文)

      B. Argumentation(议论文)   

      C. Practical Writing(应用文)

2. Feature of the structure of argumentation. Based on the feature, please complete the mind map of this passage.

项目2：Understanding of the passage

【问题导学】

What is your understanding of the title? How can we support the argument about making friends online?

【合作研学】

任务一：Understanding the title

1. What does “Click” mean?

2. Why is there a question mark?

3. Who do you think the target readers are?

任务二：Make an analysis of the details 

1. Why does the author use two questions at the beginning of the passage?

2. How does the author describe the changes in Para1 and Para2?

3. Why does the author say “But this doesn’t mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater”? Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese?

4. Why does the author quote Aristotle’s saying?

5. What is the author’s attitude towards online friendship?

【展评互学】

What kind of reading strategies can you learn after reading this passage?

What are the differences between narrative essays and argumentative ones?

【练习固学】

1. Do you prefer to make friends online? Why?

2. How can we make sure it is safe to make friends on line?

【课后问学】