Book two English teaching plan of cuit 1
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Teaching Objectives
– 1)understand the main idea (despite the many
negative effects of virtual life,the author prefers it to
real life) and the structure of the text (contrast
between virtual life and real life);
– 2)learn some rules of interpreting new vocabulary
and usage related to computers and the Internet in
English,
– 3)grasp the key language points and grammatical
structures in the text;
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Text Structure
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
One 1-16 --
Two 17-53
Three 54-66
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 3
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Background Information
– SOHO ---- Small – Office/Home – Office
In information technology,SOHO is a term for the
small office or home office environment and
business culture,A number of organizations,
businesses,and publications now exist to support
people who work or have businesses in this
environment,These people needn’t go to the office
every day,They work at home without worrying
about their dress and the strict rules of the company,
The term,virtual office” is sometimes used as a
synonym,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Background Information
– Virtual College
Virtual college affords individuals the opportunity to advance in
their chosen careers through online education,People can
complete their education without leaving their home or office,
However,they will have the college campus experience
through a virtual classroom environment,The virtual
classroom will allow them to interact with their instructors and
other students in the class,Through the virtual classroom
students will share information with their,classmates” from all
over the world,The virtual classroom is available 24 hours a
day,allowing people to complete the courses at their
convenience regardless of their work schedule,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? virtual adj,
1) almost what is stated; in fact though not in name 差不
多，实质上的
– Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the
business,
2) created and existing only in a computer 虚拟的
– I can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my
basket at the click of a mouse button,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 6
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? stretch v,
1) (cause to) become longer,wider,etc,without
breaking 拉长，伸直
– If I wear my new shoes for a while,the leather will
stretch,新皮鞋我穿一段时间就会抻大。
2) to make a body part longer by reaching out or
extending that part 伸展（肢体）
– The cat stretched after her nap,猫睡醒之后伸了个懒
腰。
n,stretch 舒展；弹性；一段连续的时间
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? submit v,
1) give (sth.) to sb,so that it may be formally considered
提交,呈递
– We should submit our plans to the council for
approval,
2) to yield (oneself),agree to obey 服从,顺从 【 + to】
– We submitted ourselves to their wishes,
– 我们顺从了他们的愿望。
3) to surrender 屈服，投降 【 + to】
– The British forces submitted to American soldiers
during the Revolutionary War,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 8
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? communicate
1) vi,contact sb,in any way,esp,by speaking to them,
writing to them or calling them 通信，交往 【 + with
sb.】
– We can communicate with people in most parts of the
world by telephone,
2) vt make (news,opinions,feelings,etc.) known 传递，
表达
– The officer communicated his orders to the men by
radio,
– This poem communicates the author's despair,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? take in vt
– 1) to include or cover something 包括
– 2) to receive someone into one’s home 收容 (某人 )
– 3) to understand or grasp something 理解，领会
– 4) to make clothes smaller or tighter 改小改窄 (衣服 )
– 5) [usu,passive] to deceive or cheat someone 欺骗
（某人）
– 6) to absorb something into the body by breathing
or swallowing it 吸收，吸进，咽下
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? Match the above definitions with the sentences
below,
– The dress was too big,so I took it in.( )
– I didn’t take in what you were saying.( )
– She took in every details of the other woman’s
clothes.( )
– This is the total cost of the trip,taking in
everything.( )
– Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take
in the fresh.( )
– Don’t be taken in by her promises.( )
4
3
4
1
6
5
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 11
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? but then yet at the same time 但另一方面,不过
– The circus was not a very good one; but then,the
audience was not demanding,
– 这个马戏团并不出色，不过观众的要求也不高。
– At first I thought he was shy,but then I discovered he
was just not interested in other people,
– 起初我还以为他很腼腆,后来我才发现他是不爱理人。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 12
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? suck v,吸，吮；舔
– She was sitting on the grass sucking lemonade
through a straw,她坐在草地上用吸管喝柠檬汁。
suck sb/sth in = suck sb/sth into sth [often
passive] involve sb in an activity,an argument,etc,
usu,against their will 使卷入
– I really don’t want any part in this whole argument but
I can feel myself being sucked into it,
– 我实在不想加入这场争论，但我感到自己正被卷进去。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 13
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? keep up with
1) to learn about or be aware of the news,current
events etc 了解，熟悉；对（新闻、时事等）消息灵通
– They kept up with what was happening in their work,
– I can't keep up with all the changes in computer
technology,计算机技术的各种改进有些我已跟不上了,
2) to continue to be in contact with someone 与某人保持
联系
– I keep up with most of my old college friends,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 14
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? abuse
1) n,wrong or excessive use; cruel treatment滥用 ;虐待
– alcohol abuse 酗酒 drugs abuse 吸毒
– the abuse of animals 对动物的虐待
2)vt,a) put to wrong use,use badly 妄用，滥用
– It’s easy to abuse one’s power,
b) do cruel things to (a person or animal) 虐待
– I won’t allow you to abuse that dog,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 15
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? restore vt bring back to a former condition 恢复
【 restore sth/ restore sb to sth】
– Winning three games restored their confidence,
– Doing sports every day restored the old man to good
health,
– The stolen property must be restored to its owner,
– 赃物必须物归原主 。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 16
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? set apart to place something separately; to keep
something for a special use 把 ……,分开 ;留出（供专用）
– He was set apart because he suffered an infectious
disease他被隔离开了，因为他得了传染病。
– Two rooms were set apart for use as libraries,有两个
房间被留出作为图书馆。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 17
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? set apart to place something separately; to keep
something for a special use
– He was set apart because he suffered an infectious
disease
– 他被隔离开了，因为他得了传染病。
– Two rooms were set apart for use as libraries,
– 有两个房间被留出作为图书馆。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 18
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? interview v,n,
1) a) 面谈，会谈，采访
– In an exclusive interview with our reporter,the film
star revealed some of his personal affairs,(n.)
（ exclusive interview 专访）
– interview the Prime Minister (v.)
b) 面试，口试
– He has an interview next Thursday for a job on the
Los Angeles Times,(n.)
– 他下周星期四要参加洛杉矶时报的工作面试 。
– We interviewed 20 people for the job,(v.)
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 19
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly
becomes impossible to interpret after his easily
understood words on screen; a secretary’s
clipped tone seems more rejecting than I’d
imagined it would be.(L1-4)
– This sentence implies,The author has become
more familiar with the virtual world than the real
world
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 20
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? And once you start replacing real human
contact with cyber-interaction,coming back out
of the cave can be quite difficult,(L24-25)
– Paraphrase the underlined part,
returning to normal society from the isolated life of
the virtual world can be quite a problem,
– Note:,cyber-interaction” means,the contact via the
computer network”,,cyber-” is a prefix which
means,of the computer network”;,cave” here refers
to the isolated life of the virtual world,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 21
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? At times,I turn on the television and just leave
it to talk away in the background,something
that I’d never done previously,(L 31-32)
Translate this sentence into Chinese,
有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音一直响着，以
前我从不这样做。
Note:,away” 在此表示一个连续不断的行为。例如,
She was singing away to herself in the bath,
她洗澡时一直自顾自地唱着歌。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 22
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
?,Dateline,”,Frontline”,“Nightline”,CNN,New
York 1,every possible angle of every story
over and over and over,even when they are of
no possible use to me.,(L 35-37)
Translate the sentence into Chinese,
– 我一而再、再而三地从“每日新闻”、“一线新闻”、
“夜间新闻”、有线新闻电视网、纽约一套上收看有
关每一条新闻的各种不同市郊的报道，尽管它们对我
毫无用处。
Note,be + of + n,相当于 be + 名词对应的形容词。如；
be of help =be helpful; be of importance= be important
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 23
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? Work moves into the background.（ L37）
What does this sentence mean?
– This sentence means work becomes less important,
Why?
– The reason why work becomes less important is
that communicating with the real world,the author
thinks,has become more important at that time,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 24
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? When I’m in this state,I fight my boyfriend as
well,misinterpreting his intentions because of
the lack of emotional cues given by our typed
dialogue.(L45-47)
– Why does the author misinterpret her boyfriend’s
intention
– Because their typed dialogue lacks the emotion that
is expressed and implied in the real dialogue,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 25
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? I arrange interviews for stories,doctor’s
appointments --- anything to get me out of the
house and connected with others(L57-59)
What does the word,story” mean here?
– Here,story” refers to any descriptive article in a
newspaper or an event,a situation,etc,suitable for
suck an article,
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Teaching Objectives
– 1)understand the main idea (despite the many
negative effects of virtual life,the author prefers it to
real life) and the structure of the text (contrast
between virtual life and real life);
– 2)learn some rules of interpreting new vocabulary
and usage related to computers and the Internet in
English,
– 3)grasp the key language points and grammatical
structures in the text;
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Text Structure
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
One 1-16 --
Two 17-53
Three 54-66
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 3
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Background Information
– SOHO ---- Small – Office/Home – Office
In information technology,SOHO is a term for the
small office or home office environment and
business culture,A number of organizations,
businesses,and publications now exist to support
people who work or have businesses in this
environment,These people needn’t go to the office
every day,They work at home without worrying
about their dress and the strict rules of the company,
The term,virtual office” is sometimes used as a
synonym,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Background Information
– Virtual College
Virtual college affords individuals the opportunity to advance in
their chosen careers through online education,People can
complete their education without leaving their home or office,
However,they will have the college campus experience
through a virtual classroom environment,The virtual
classroom will allow them to interact with their instructors and
other students in the class,Through the virtual classroom
students will share information with their,classmates” from all
over the world,The virtual classroom is available 24 hours a
day,allowing people to complete the courses at their
convenience regardless of their work schedule,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? virtual adj,
1) almost what is stated; in fact though not in name 差不
多，实质上的
– Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the
business,
2) created and existing only in a computer 虚拟的
– I can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my
basket at the click of a mouse button,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 6
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? stretch v,
1) (cause to) become longer,wider,etc,without
breaking 拉长，伸直
– If I wear my new shoes for a while,the leather will
stretch,新皮鞋我穿一段时间就会抻大。
2) to make a body part longer by reaching out or
extending that part 伸展（肢体）
– The cat stretched after her nap,猫睡醒之后伸了个懒
腰。
n,stretch 舒展；弹性；一段连续的时间
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? submit v,
1) give (sth.) to sb,so that it may be formally considered
提交,呈递
– We should submit our plans to the council for
approval,
2) to yield (oneself),agree to obey 服从,顺从 【 + to】
– We submitted ourselves to their wishes,
– 我们顺从了他们的愿望。
3) to surrender 屈服，投降 【 + to】
– The British forces submitted to American soldiers
during the Revolutionary War,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 8
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? communicate
1) vi,contact sb,in any way,esp,by speaking to them,
writing to them or calling them 通信，交往 【 + with
sb.】
– We can communicate with people in most parts of the
world by telephone,
2) vt make (news,opinions,feelings,etc.) known 传递，
表达
– The officer communicated his orders to the men by
radio,
– This poem communicates the author's despair,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? take in vt
– 1) to include or cover something 包括
– 2) to receive someone into one’s home 收容 (某人 )
– 3) to understand or grasp something 理解，领会
– 4) to make clothes smaller or tighter 改小改窄 (衣服 )
– 5) [usu,passive] to deceive or cheat someone 欺骗
（某人）
– 6) to absorb something into the body by breathing
or swallowing it 吸收，吸进，咽下
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? Match the above definitions with the sentences
below,
– The dress was too big,so I took it in.( )
– I didn’t take in what you were saying.( )
– She took in every details of the other woman’s
clothes.( )
– This is the total cost of the trip,taking in
everything.( )
– Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take
in the fresh.( )
– Don’t be taken in by her promises.( )
4
3
4
1
6
5
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 11
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? but then yet at the same time 但另一方面,不过
– The circus was not a very good one; but then,the
audience was not demanding,
– 这个马戏团并不出色，不过观众的要求也不高。
– At first I thought he was shy,but then I discovered he
was just not interested in other people,
– 起初我还以为他很腼腆,后来我才发现他是不爱理人。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 12
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? suck v,吸，吮；舔
– She was sitting on the grass sucking lemonade
through a straw,她坐在草地上用吸管喝柠檬汁。
suck sb/sth in = suck sb/sth into sth [often
passive] involve sb in an activity,an argument,etc,
usu,against their will 使卷入
– I really don’t want any part in this whole argument but
I can feel myself being sucked into it,
– 我实在不想加入这场争论，但我感到自己正被卷进去。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 13
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? keep up with
1) to learn about or be aware of the news,current
events etc 了解，熟悉；对（新闻、时事等）消息灵通
– They kept up with what was happening in their work,
– I can't keep up with all the changes in computer
technology,计算机技术的各种改进有些我已跟不上了,
2) to continue to be in contact with someone 与某人保持
联系
– I keep up with most of my old college friends,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 14
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? abuse
1) n,wrong or excessive use; cruel treatment滥用 ;虐待
– alcohol abuse 酗酒 drugs abuse 吸毒
– the abuse of animals 对动物的虐待
2)vt,a) put to wrong use,use badly 妄用，滥用
– It’s easy to abuse one’s power,
b) do cruel things to (a person or animal) 虐待
– I won’t allow you to abuse that dog,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 15
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? restore vt bring back to a former condition 恢复
【 restore sth/ restore sb to sth】
– Winning three games restored their confidence,
– Doing sports every day restored the old man to good
health,
– The stolen property must be restored to its owner,
– 赃物必须物归原主 。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 16
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? set apart to place something separately; to keep
something for a special use 把 ……,分开 ;留出（供专用）
– He was set apart because he suffered an infectious
disease他被隔离开了，因为他得了传染病。
– Two rooms were set apart for use as libraries,有两个
房间被留出作为图书馆。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 17
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? set apart to place something separately; to keep
something for a special use
– He was set apart because he suffered an infectious
disease
– 他被隔离开了，因为他得了传染病。
– Two rooms were set apart for use as libraries,
– 有两个房间被留出作为图书馆。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 18
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? interview v,n,
1) a) 面谈，会谈，采访
– In an exclusive interview with our reporter,the film
star revealed some of his personal affairs,(n.)
（ exclusive interview 专访）
– interview the Prime Minister (v.)
b) 面试，口试
– He has an interview next Thursday for a job on the
Los Angeles Times,(n.)
– 他下周星期四要参加洛杉矶时报的工作面试 。
– We interviewed 20 people for the job,(v.)
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 19
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Grammatical Structures or Key Sentences
? My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly
becomes impossible to interpret after his easily
understood words on screen; a secretary’s
clipped tone seems more rejecting than I’d
imagined it would be.(L1-4)
– This sentence implies,The author has become
more familiar with the virtual world than the real
world
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 20
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? And once you start replacing real human
contact with cyber-interaction,coming back out
of the cave can be quite difficult,(L24-25)
– Paraphrase the underlined part,
returning to normal society from the isolated life of
the virtual world can be quite a problem,
– Note:,cyber-interaction” means,the contact via the
computer network”,,cyber-” is a prefix which
means,of the computer network”;,cave” here refers
to the isolated life of the virtual world,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 21
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? At times,I turn on the television and just leave
it to talk away in the background,something
that I’d never done previously,(L 31-32)
Translate this sentence into Chinese,
有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音一直响着，以
前我从不这样做。
Note:,away” 在此表示一个连续不断的行为。例如,
She was singing away to herself in the bath,
她洗澡时一直自顾自地唱着歌。
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 22
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
?,Dateline,”,Frontline”,“Nightline”,CNN,New
York 1,every possible angle of every story
over and over and over,even when they are of
no possible use to me.,(L 35-37)
Translate the sentence into Chinese,
– 我一而再、再而三地从“每日新闻”、“一线新闻”、
“夜间新闻”、有线新闻电视网、纽约一套上收看有
关每一条新闻的各种不同市郊的报道，尽管它们对我
毫无用处。
Note,be + of + n,相当于 be + 名词对应的形容词。如；
be of help =be helpful; be of importance= be important
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 23
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? Work moves into the background.（ L37）
What does this sentence mean?
– This sentence means work becomes less important,
Why?
– The reason why work becomes less important is
that communicating with the real world,the author
thinks,has become more important at that time,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 24
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? When I’m in this state,I fight my boyfriend as
well,misinterpreting his intentions because of
the lack of emotional cues given by our typed
dialogue.(L45-47)
– Why does the author misinterpret her boyfriend’s
intention
– Because their typed dialogue lacks the emotion that
is expressed and implied in the real dialogue,
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 25
Unit Four
A Virtual Life
Words and Phrases
? I arrange interviews for stories,doctor’s
appointments --- anything to get me out of the
house and connected with others(L57-59)
What does the word,story” mean here?
– Here,story” refers to any descriptive article in a
newspaper or an event,a situation,etc,suitable for
suck an article,
