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/字體表達數字的避免安全風險而不是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)不支持導入的內容cutecatsawell-knowncartooncharacteralaughingmonkey不支持導入的內容“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時態Pasttense一般過去時Pastfuture過去完成時Form:形式was,weredid,v-edwoulddowas/weregoingtodoFunction:功能表示在過去的時間里發生的動作或狀態表示從過去某時看將來要發生的事情Comparethetwokindsoftenses.HomeworkIntroduceyourownavatarsor