师：Good morning, everyone. Welcome to my class. Yesterday, I assigned you the homework. That was to read the passage carefully and create a mind map according to the given questions: Who has been changed by the internet and how have they been changed? You are required to use additives to summarize the changes and present evidence by listing verb phrases.
First, let's discuss in pairs. You have three minutes to discuss with your desk mate and polish your mind map. After 3 minutes, you'll present it. Here are the sentence patterns for your reference. Okay, start. 3 minutes.
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师：Staples. Stable, not stable. Spelling mistake. Try to use verb phrases. Listen to work, not he work. Yes, this is a sentence. Korea have this colorful. There should be a topic “people” in this part. Maybe you can circle the keywords, highlight them, right? And here “independently” is about why he lists the evidence for his independence. You'd better circle the keywords. So where is the attitude? This is the act. Try to highlight the keywords. Quite good. Capable in which we independent. Yeah, there's a spelling mistake. It should be “independent”. Pay attention to the spelling. Spare free.
Okay, time is up. Is there any volunteer to show your mind map? You can refer to these sentence patterns to present it. Any volunteer? Yes, you, please. Go ahead and introduce your mind map. Oh, wait. The microphone. Yeah, worse. You can refer to this.
生：I think our lives have been more convenient and colorful because we can shop online and get more updated information. And we can download software.
师：Yeah, we can. We, right?
生：Yes, I'd like to present my mind map. So we will analyze one person after another. This is how the internet makes our life convenient. Look at the screen. And also, another change is that we can get the latest news from all kinds of sources, so we are informed of what is happening around the world. So this is the “we” part. Next one.
For Jane. She has become more successful because she started an IT club. She also became more curious, like “stay hungry, thirsty for knowledge”. She probably overcame the illness too. And she became considerate because she teaches older people how to use the internet. She also became enthusiastic as she organizes events. She has also become more responsible as she raises money for poor country's children.
师：Yes, very good summary. And this is for Jane. You've listed evidence to support your idea. And this is my version. She has become more helpful and warm - hearted by starting an IT club to teach older people to use the internet and wanting to set up a charity website to help poor children in other countries. Also, she's become more sympathetic. In the last paragraph, it mentioned that when she meets someone who goes through a tough time, she's inspired to offer help. So Jane becomes more sympathetic to people who suffer similar situations and can identify with them. That's a big change.
You've made a very good summary. And this is my version. Okay. Jane also becomes more ambitious. Her goal changed from just entertainment to changing the world. She becomes more ambitious. So this is my version, not the exact accurate one. So, how about the next person?
生：The next person is a 59 - year - old man. He has become more independent because he can take care of himself. And he became more stable as he found a great job online.
师：Yes, he has become independent. Because he can take care of himself. Also, he found a great job, so his life is stable. But actually, I'd like to use another word, “secure”. He lives a secure life. He doesn't have to worry about money. “Secure” is much better than “stable” here, right? So, Tom.
生：Okay, his daughter has more time to study at university. So she has become more available.
师：“Available” is better than “time for”, right? “Available” and “free” are similar. She has more time to study. And since she can get an education, she is educated. So this is my summary. Can you say it clearly? Okay, that's all good. How about a 61 - year - old woman?
生：For the 61 - year - old woman, she has become less lonely because she starts an online company with her two friends.
师：Yes, she has new friends, exactly two friends. And why is she successful?
生：Because her company has become quite successful.
师：Yes. She owns a small successful company. She has become successful. Very good. Thank you for your contribution. As we can see, the internet has made people's lives more colorful, making so many fantastic changes. Let's come to the next question. This is my version, not the very exact one, just a possible version. We should think critically about our answers. The next question is, what does the underlined phrase “bridge the digital gap” in paragraph 4 mean? And what does “we” refer to in the title? Any volunteer?
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师：Yes, you have a try.
生：For the updated word. Am I supposed to answer the question about “we”?
师：Yes.
生：Okay. I think “we” refers to everyone who uses the internet, like everybody.
师：Okay, so “we” refers to internet users. But what about the children in poor countries? They have no access. In the last two paragraphs, it mentioned that there are still some people who have no access to the internet and Jane wants to help them. These people will be helped and their lives will also be changed by the internet. So “we” refers to what besides internet users?
生：Those who don't have access to the internet, but their lives will be changed by it.
师：Very good summary. Thank you. So “we” refers to internet users and the people who are helped by the internet. That's the beauty of the internet, making our lives interconnected. That's one characteristic of the internet.
So this is the distinct characteristic of our internet, interconnected. The world has become more interconnected. Just now you mentioned that there are still some people who have no access to the internet. So Jane wants to bridge the digital divide. So what does “digital divide” mean? Just like the distance between the audience and us, right? What is the “gap” in English?
生：额，差距。
师：Yes. Say “gap” in English.
生：额，well, I don't know.
师：Okay. Just now, you mentioned the gap between people who have access to the internet and those who don't. So Jane's goal is to remove this gap. She wants to make the gap disappear. She wants to help more people have access to the internet. So here “bridge” means “remove” or “get rid of” - 消除数字鸿沟. To be accurate, I'd like to present my structure. As you can see, at the very beginning, Jane was inspired by the people she met online and she set up an IT club to help teach older people. The 59 - year - old man's daughter was also changed by the internet. And Jane also wants to help poor children in other countries. So this is an interconnected web, right? Okay, just now we had a clear picture of the distinct characteristic of the internet. Let's summarize. Just now, we summarized so many fantastic changes using adjectives. Now, we'll try to use nouns to summarize in which aspects the internet has changed people. Please use details to support your idea. And here you'll discuss in groups of six. One person will be the interviewer, and the other five students will play the roles of Jane, the 59 - year - old man, the old man's daughter, and the 61 - year - old woman. And in the first paragraph, only one person plays the role of “we”. You have two minutes to prepare. Go ahead. Here are the sentence patterns you can refer to.