牛津高中英语模块七Unit3Reading.pptVIP

Read again and write down the arguments below: Discussion: What conclusions did you reach ? Homework: Discuss and write an essay. Do you think that people can find true love on the Internet ?Why or why not ? * * * * * * * * * * * 牛津高中英语模块七Unit 3 Reading THE EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET ON OUR LIVES 蕉岭华侨中学 赖铭达 Pre-reading 1.Do you use the Internet ?What do you often do on the Internet ? 2.Is the Internet good for our lives ? Why or why not ? Questions: Read fast and find the answers to the questions: 1.What are the speeches about ? 2.The second speaker talks about the negative effects of the Internet on our lives. What are the two points he makes ? They are about different effects of the Internet on our lives. Uncontrolled information and the change in the way people spend their time. According to one university,43 per cent of the students who had dropped out were heavy computer users. In 2003,70 per cent of eBay’s problems were with people who sold things that did not exit, or who lied about the products they were selling. Young people from different backgrounds and different countries can form lifelong friends 80 per cent of regular Internet users mainly use the Internet to search for answers to questions.79 per cent use it to advance their knowledge about their hobbies. Arguments Supporting facts The Internet is a great help to people who are in need of various information. People use the Internet to build social ties. The amount of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day. Spending too much time building relationships on the Internet can damage people’s abilities to live normal lives. The Internet remains a positive tool that helps make our lives better It remains important for us either to limit our use of the Internet, or to learn how to handle the problems it has caused Read the e-mail below that a university student writes tohis mother.Help him complete it with the words below.Up-to-date statistics social ties experts debat