UNIT4InformationTechnologyLesson1AvatarsLearningObjectives:Afterclass,Ssareableto:1.summarizethedefinition,history,functions,anddifferentviewsofavatars.2.analyzethemotivationsandpsychologicalfactorsbehindchoosingavatars,andevaluatethepersonalinformationtheyrevealfromdifferentperspectives.3.examinethepotentialrisksofusingvirtualavatarsinonlineinteractions,andproposemethodstoassesstheirimpactoninformationsharing.

（起源自古印度的梵文）：由于特殊目的而從較高境界“下降”、“轉(zhuǎn)世”；天神下凡；化身；頭像。AVATARaccountpasswordsign/loginAvatarAdigitalimagethatrepresentsanInternetuser.

1.Whatkindofavatardoyouuseonline:aphotoofyourself,acartoonimageorsomethingelse?Whydidyouchooseit?acuteanimalavataranavaterinfancyclothesacartooncharacteravatertoexpressmyselffreelytotrickotherstocreateareal/digitalidentitytoavoidonlinesafety

riskstoprotectmyselfExample

Iuseacartooncharacteravatarinsteadofaphototoprotectmyselfonline.Iuse...asmyavatarbecause...

穿著人物/角色/字體表達(dá)數(shù)字的避免安全風(fēng)險(xiǎn)而不是ReadforMainIdeas.ANowadays,avatarsareeverywhere.BThehistory/developmentofavatars.CThedefinitionofavatars.DDifferentviewsonavatars.EAvatarsarecreatedtoexpressthemselves.FAvatarsarecreatedtoshowtheirpersonalities.123456Matchtheparagraphwiththekeyinformation.ReadforMainIdeas.ANowadays,avatarsareeverywhere.BThehistory/developmentofavatars.CThedefinitionofavatars.DDifferentviewsonavatars.EAvatarsarecreatedtoexpressthemselves.FAvatarsarecreatedtoshowtheirpersonalities.123456Matchtheparagraphwiththekeyinformation.Completetheinformationbelow.Definition:A_______image/identitythatrepresentsanInternetuser.History:inthe1980s—appearedin_________computergames.bythelate1990s—usedin___________.digitalwebchatsrole-playingHowaboutthedevelopmentofavatarsnowadays?(form&uses)/Makeyourownavatars.(createyourownimages)sex/genderhairstyleclothes...“Whenpeoplestartedcreatingtheirownavatars,theydiscoveredthattheyweregoingtohavethepowertocreatenewidentities

thatdidnotlookoractliketheirrealselvesatall.”forworkformeetingpeopleforhavingfun“WhenInternetusersrealisedthattheiravatarswouldbeseenbymanypeople,notjusttheirfriends,theystartedhavingmorethanoneavatar...”asensibleoneagoodoneasillyonePeoplemayhavemanyaccountsanddifferentavatars.Why?Chooseanavatar.(selectready-madeimages)不支持導(dǎo)入的內(nèi)容cutecatsawell-knowncartooncharacteralaughingmonkey不支持導(dǎo)入的內(nèi)容“Ilikerelaxingandhavingfun.”“Iamareallyfunnyperson.”Ifsomeonechoosestheseavatars,whatdoeshe/shewanttoexpress?

Whatkindofpersonalitiesmaytheyhave?tall,young,nice-lookingpersonTheywanttolookbetterthantheydoinreallife.Q:Doyouagreewiththissentence?“Mostpeoplecreateavatarsthathavesimilarfeaturestotheirpersonalitiesandthatlookmoreorlesslikethemandactlikethem.”“Whenpeoplestartedcreatingtheirownavatars,theydiscoveredthattheyweregoingtohavethepowertocreatenewidentitiesthatdidnotlookoractliketheirrealselvesatall.”“Mostpeoplecreateavatarsthathavesimilarfeaturestotheirpersonalitiesandthatlookmoreorlesslikethemandactlikethem.”realselvesvirtualavatarsQ:Arethesetwosentencescontradictory(矛盾)toeachother?WhychooseavatarsthataresimilartoORdifferentfromtherealselves?aresimilartoaredifferentfromQ:Whatarethepurposesofusingavatars?(Howdopeopleuseavatars?)Whatarepeople’sviewsontheuseofavatars?

positivenegativeCanyougiveexamplesoftherisksofusingavatars?Whatcanwedotopreventtherisksofusingavatarsonline?1.Yet,veryfewpeopleknewthatfutureavatarswouldhavesuchawidevarietyofformsanduses.2.ManyInternetusersrealisedthattheiravatarswouldbeseen

bymanypeople,notjusttheirfriends.3.Whenpeoplestartedcreatingtheirownavatars,theydiscoveredthattheyweregoingtohavethepowertocreatenewidentitiesthatdidnotlookoractliketheirrealselvesatall.

Readthesentencesandtellwhichpartreferstothepast(P)andwhichreferstothefutureinthepast(PF).Grammar:pastfuturePPFPFPPPPFTense時(shí)態(tài)Pasttense一般過去時(shí)Pastfuture過去完成時(shí)Form:形式was,weredid,v-edwoulddowas/weregoingtodoFunction:功能表示在過去的時(shí)間里發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)表示從過去某時(shí)看將來要發(fā)生的事情Comparethetwokindsoftenses.HomeworkIntroduceyourownavatarsor