Unit Four
The Virtual World
I,Teaching Plan (5 periods)
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1.Understand the main idea and structure of
the text.
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.
4.Conduct a series of
reading,listening,speaking,and writing
activities related to the theme of the unit.
Time allotment
1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period
Pre-
reading
While-
reading
(text
organizati
on;langua
ge points
While-
reading
(language
points;
Find
structure;
Conseque
nces of
vitual life)
Post-
reading;
Check on
students’s
home
reading
(Text B)
Theme-
related
language
learning
Tasks
Pre-reading tasks
1.Teacher asks Students the following
questions on the poem Surfing the
Internet,(5 minutes)
---What was the hero doing when his boss
came in? (surfing the Intemet)
---How did he act in front of his boss? (He
pretended to be surprised at the computer
which had crashed "unexpectedly".)
2,Students look at the theme of this unit (The
Vitual World) and the tide of Text A (A Vitual
Life),then try to,(10 minutes)
-- find antonyms of "virtual world" and "virtual
life"; (real world,real life)
-- suggest synonyms for "virtual world";
(cyberspace,cyberia,etherworld,virtual reality,
Internet world,net world,etc.)
-- say what people can do on the Internet,
(communicating with people,shopping,reading,
entertainment,education,working,hacking,
publishing,etc.)
3,Imaginative writing (28 minutes)
1) Teacher dictates to Students the following
paragraph:
For the past two weeks,other participants of
the Net Survival Contest (网络生存竞赛 ) and I
have been shut up in bare hotel rooms,Our only
link to the real world has been a computer that
is hooked up to the Internet (互联网）,We have
relied on it,not only for food,bed sheets and
other daily necessities,but also to set up an e-
business (电子商务 )of our own.
2) Now Students will
complete the next
paragraph beginning with,
"Now it is time for me to
walk out into the fight of
day again..." They will
give their imagination full
play,They will write no
more than 100 words.
3) Students form groups
of four to five,and
read aloud to each
other their own
writings.
4,Teacher may lead in to Text A by saying,
Some of us like to live a life in contact
with real things and real people,but
others favor a virtual existence,Which life
is better? I'm sure you have different
opinions,Now let's read Text A to find out
what Maia Szalavitz has to say about
these two life styles,(2 minutes)
While-reading tasks
1,Text organization (15 minutes)
1) Teacher draws Students' attention to Text
Organization Exercise 1,and lets them read its
instructions as well as what has already been
done for them in this exercise.
2) Students try to complete the exercise by
simply reading the first sentence of each
paragraph in Text A.
3) Students compare answers with each other;
if necessary,Teacher may help.
2,Teacher explains the key language
points and gives Students practice (see
Language Study),(45 minutes)
3,T guides Ss through Structure Exercise 2,
(10 minutes)
4,Students re-read Paras 4-10,work in
pairs to find out consequences of "my"
virtual life,Can they use the "find oneself
+ adj./past participle/present participle"
structure when summing up the
consequences? (10 minutes)
5,Some pairs report to the class their
findings,using the "find" structure,(5
minutes)
Post-reading tasks
1,Computer-related vocabulary items (20 minutes)
1) Students scan Text A to find out vocabulary
items related to computer and the Internet,
(They are,virtual life,the net,telecommuter,
email,Internet mailing lists,computer-assisted,
data,link cyber-interaction,on line,system
crash,click on the modem,connection,
password)
2) T tells Students that new terms related
to computer and the Internet are
constantly added to the English
vocabulary,so much so that many of them
are not included in any English dictionary.
However,if we apply certain rules,their
meanings axe easy to deduce.
3) T gives Students more examples of
computer-related vocabulary items (see
Text Analysis).
2,Teacher guides Students through some
after-text exercises,(25 minutes)
3,Teacher checks on Students' home
reading (Text B),(3 minutes)
4,Students do Part IV,Theme-Related
Language Learning Tasks,(1 period)
5,Teacher asks Students to prepare the
next unit,(2 minutes)
1) do the pre-reading task;
2) preview Text A.
II,Text Analysis
The most dynamic combining
forms/prefixes for new computer-and-
Internet-related vocabulary in English are
cyber-,virtual,Net- (net-),Web- (web-),
and E- (e-).
New English vocabulary items derived
from them usually appear in the following
forms,
1,combining forms/prefixes + noun,this is the
most common type,e.g,virtual life (虚拟生活 ),
virtual world (虚拟世界 ),virtual community (虚拟社区 ),virtual office (虚拟办公室 ),virtual
pet (虚拟宠物 ),virtual reality (虚拟现实 ),
cyber-interaction (网络互动 ),cyberculture (网络文化 ),cybernut (网虫 ),cyberpet (电子宠物 ),
cyberspace (网络空间 ),netwriter (发送电子邮件的人 ),nethead (网虫 ),Webmaster (网站维护者 ),Web page (网页 ),website (网址 ),Web
TV (网络电视机 ),E-book (电子书籍 ),E-
shopper (网上购物者 ),e-card (电子货币 ),
e(-)mail (电子邮件 ),e-journal (电子杂志 ),e-
business (电子商务 ),e-cash (电子货币 ),e-
commerce (电子商务 ),
2,combining forms/prefixes + verb,e.g,
cybersurf (网络漫游 ),netsurf (网络漫游 ),
websurf (网络漫游 ),email (电子邮件 )
3,words like cyber,net,etc,+ suffix,e.g,
cyberian (cyber + ian,网络用户 ),
cyberphobia (cyber
+ phobia,电脑恐惧症 ),cybernaut (cyber
+naut 网络用户 ),netter (net + er网民 ),
Webify
(web + fy使万维网化 ),cyberize (cyber +
ize,使互联 ).
4,clipped word,cyberdoc (cyber + doctor,网络医生 ),Netcast (Net + broadcast,网络播放 ),
Netiquette (Net + etiquette,网规,)Netizen
(Net + citizen,网民 ),Netpreneur (Net +
entrepreneur,网络企业家 ),Webcam,(Web +
camera,网络摄像机 ),Webcasting (Web +
broadcasting,网络播放 ),Webliography (Web +
bibliogrpahy,网络书目 ),Webnomics (Web
+ economics,网络经济 ),Webzine (Web +
magazine,网络杂志 ),e-tailing (electronic +
retailing,电子零售 ),e-zine (electronic +
magazine,电子杂志 ).
III,Cultural Notes
1,the Internet,an international computer
network for the exchange of information,
It was originally used mainly in the
academic and military worlds but has
since become available to the large and
increasing number of people with personal
computers,Other services,e.g,the World
Wide Web,are available through it.
The Internet is changing our lives and a parallel
universe is rapidly emerging online,Today
there's scarcely an aspect of our life that isn't being
upended by the torrent of information available on the
hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet,
not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch
with each other via electronic mail,The Internet is
saving companies billions of dollars in producing
goods and serving the needs of their customers,
Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of
the Industrial Revolution,when power-driven
machines began producing more in a day than men
could turn out in nearly a year,The Internet and e-
commerce are viewed as a global megatrend along
the lines of the printing press,the telephone,the
computerand the electricity.
You would be hard pressed to name something
that isn't available on the Internet,Consider:
books,health care,movie tickets,baby clothes,
stocks,real estate,toys and airline tickets,
American kids today are so computer savvy that
it virtually ensures the United States will remain
the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the
foreseeable future,Most kids use computers to
play games and have email chats with friends.
What's clear is that,whether we like it
or not,the Internet is an ever-growing
part of our lives and there is no turning
back.
2,NBC (the National Broadcasting
Company),the first of the original three
US national broad-
casting companies,It was established in
1926 by Radio Corporation of America as
two groups of
radio stations,The first NBC television
channel opened in 1940,The company is
now owned by
General Electric,Its main offices are at
Rockefeller Center in New York.
3,PBS (the Public Broadcasting
Service),(in the US) a television system
that broadcasts programs to an
association of local stations which use no
television advertisements and do not
make a profit,It was established by the
Public Broadcasting Act and is supported
by money from the US Government,large
companies and the public,PBS is known
for the high quality of its programs,
4,ABC (the American Broadcasting
Company),one of the original three
major television networks in America,It
began in 1943 as the Blue Network of six
radio stations,ABC is now owned by the
Walt Disney Company.
IV,Language Study
1,virtual:
1) created and existing only in a computer
Examples,I can visit a virtual store and put what I
want in my basket at the click of a mouse button.
Some people spend too much time escaping from
reality into the virtual world conjured up on their
computer screens.
2) being or acting as what is described,but not
accepted as such in name or officially
Examples,Our deputy manager is the virtual head of
the business.
Now that the talks have broken down,war in the
region looks like a virtual certainty.
2,interpret,
1) understand (sth,said,ordered,or done)
Examples,They are worried that the students might
interpret the new regulation as a restriction of their rights.
She interprets the dream as an unconscious desire to be
young again.
2) give or provide the meaning of,explain
Examples,How do you interpret his refusal to see us?
This dream can be interpreted in several different ways.
3) translate what is said in one language into another
Examples,I am terribly sorry,but I don't understand a
word,Could you interpret for me?
No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask
the guide to interpret.
3,tone,
a particular quality or intonation of the
voice
Examples,From the tone of her voice I
could tell she was very angry,
Suddenly he laughed again,but this time
with a cold,sharp tone.
4,stretch,
(cause to) become longer,wider,etc,
without breaking
Examples,My working day stretches from
seven in the morning to eight at night
The child stretched the rubber band to its
full extent.
5,submit,
give (sth.) to sb,so that it may be
formally considered (followed by to)
Examples,You should submit your reports
to the committee.
I am going to submit an application for
that job in Microsoft.
Peter submitted his plans for the new
town square to the local government.
6,edit,
revise or correct
Examples,Jack is busy editing
Shakespeare's plays for use in schools.
John didn't finish editing the annual report
until the end of last month.
7,email,
electronic mail
Examples,Young people like to keep in touch
with their friends via email.
I received an email from my student yesterday,
vt,send an email to
Examples,I will email you the instant I get the
news.
She'll email me a question before she calls so I
can think it over in advance.
8,communicate,
contact sb,in any way,esp,by speaking
to them,writing to them or calling them
(followed by with)
Examples,Some young people depend
heavily on email to communicate with
each other.
They have been divorced for years and
never communicated with each other.
9,the Internet,
the worldwide network of computer links which
allows computer users to connect with computers
all over the world,and which carries electronic
mail
Examples,Whether we like it or not,the Internet
is an ever-growing part of our lives.
You can take online courses and earn your degree
via the Internet whenever and wherever you want
to.
It's believed the Internet was born in 1969 when
two computers at the University of
California,Los Angeles were connected by a 15
foot cable.
10,relationship,
state of being connected
Examples,What is the relationship
between language and thought?
The scientist had a good working
relationship with his American colleagues.
11,at times,
sometimes
Examples,She has been away from her
home for about a year,At times she
wishes she had never left.
He went on listening to her,at times
impatient and at times fascinated.
12,take in,
absorb (sth.) into the body by breathing
or swallowing
Examples,The earth takes in heat and
light from the sun.
Fish take in oxygen through their gills.
13,data,
information,usu,in the form of facts or
statistics that you can analyze
Examples,This data is stored on the
network and can be accessed by anybody.
The data is still being analyzed,so I can't
tell you the results.
14,spit,
send (liquid,food,etc.) out from the mouth
(used in the pattern,spit sth,(out)
(at/on/onto sb./sth.))
Examples,The baby spat its food out on
the table.
He took one sip of the wine and spat it out.
15,on line,
connected to or controlled by a computer
(network)
Examples,Our system is on line to the
main computer.
The largest online institution is the
University of Phoenix,with some 1000
students today and hopes of reaching
200,000 students in 10 years.
16,symptom,
1) sign of the existence of sth,bad
Examples,High interest rates are a symptom of
a weak economy.
They regard the increase in crime as a symptom
of a more general decline in moral standards.
2) change in the body that indicates an illness
Examples,A cold,fever and headache are the
usual symptoms of flu.
If the symptoms persist,it is important to go to
your doctor.
17,nightmare,
a terrifying dream
Examples,Tom didn't eat fish because it
gives him nightmares.
Watching horror films gives me
nightmares.
I had a nightmare about falling off the
skyscraper.
18,conversely,
in a way that is opposite to sth.
Example,s,$1 will buy 100 yen worth of
Japanese goods,Conversely,100 yen will
buy $1 worth of American goods.
You can add the fluid to the powder or,
conversely,the powder to the fluid.
19,but then,
yet at the same time
Examples,The failure of China's soccer
team looks inevitable,But then,anything
can happen in football.
Mary performed better than the others in
the final exam; but then,she spent much
longer on it than they did.
20,jar,
have a harsh or an unpleasant effect
(used in the pattern,jar sth.,jar on
sb./sth.)
Examples,You shouldn't have too many
colors in a small space as the effect can
jar.
The loud bang jarred my nerves.
Her squeaky voice jarred on me.
21,suck in,
(usu,passive) involve (sb.) in an activity,an
argument,etc.,usu,against their will (used
in the pattern,suck sb,in/into sth.; suck in )
Examples,I don't want to get sucked into the
debate about school reform.
Some teenagers don't want to get involved with
gangs,but they find themselves getting sucked
in.
22,keep up with,
learn about or be aware of (the news,etc.)
Examples,Carrie likes to keep up with the
latest fashions.
He didn't bother to keep up with the news,
His only concern was to study.
23,Work moves into the
background,
Work becomes secondary to me.
24,in sight,
1)visible
Examples,It was early in the morning and there
wasn't anyone in sight on campus.
As the train pulled into the station my parents
standing on the platform were soon in sight.
2) likely to come soon
Examples,Two months passed,and victory was
not yet in sight.
The end of the economic nightmare is still
nowhere in sight.
A solution to the problem of environmental
pollution now seems in sight.
25,remark,
thing said or written as a comment
Examples,The principal of the school made
some remarks about educational reform at the
meeting.
Mr,Smith approached us and made a couple of
remarks about the weather.
His rude remark about my book jarred on me.
26,emotional,
1) of the emotions
Examples,She is grateful to him for his
emotional support while she was in trouble.
It's quite difficult to handle emotional problems.
2) having emotions that are easily excited
Examples,Marie got very emotional when we
parted,and started to cry.
It's said that the Italians are more emotional
than we are.
27,cue,
anything that serves as a signal about what to
do or say (followed by to/for)
Examples,When he started to talk about the
finances,that was our cue to get up quietly and
leave.
When I nod my head,that's your cue to give
flowers to him.
Mr,Clinton's excitement was the cue for a
campaign.
28,I say a line,
I type a line on the screen.
29,routine,
a fixed and regular way of doing things
(often adjectival)
Examples,The job is really just a dull
series of fairly routine tasks,I don't think
you'll take it.
He established a new routine after
retirement.
30,rely on/upon,
depend confidently on,put trust in
Examples,Nowadays we rely increasingly
on computers to control the flow of traffic.
Some children relied heavily on the advice
of their parents.
31,abuse,
wrong or bad use or treatment of sth./sb.
Examples,The World Health Organization
(WHO) has published a report on drug
abuse and addiction.
The policemen are making an
investigation of child abuse.
32,restore,
bring back to a former condition (used in the
pattern,restore sth.; restore sb,to sth.)
Examples,Law and order will be quickly restored
after the incident.
Winning three games restored their confidence.
Doing sports every day restored the old man to
good health.
The deposed king was restored to power.
33,arrange,
prepare or plan (used in the pattern,arrange
sth.; arrange to do sth.; arrange for sb./ sth,to
do sth.)
Examples,Her marriage was arranged by her
parents.
Let’s arrange to have a dinner together some
time before we graduate.
I have arranged for a taxi to pick us up at 8:00
a.m.
I could arrange for you to come along with us if
you like.
34,flee,
run away (from) (used in the pattern,flee
from/to; flee someplace)
Examples,The customers fled from the
bank when the alarm sounded.
During the war,thousands upon
thousands of Afghans fled the country.
Up to five million political refugees have
fled to other countries.
35,interview,
1) a meeting at which a journalist asks sb,questions in order
to find out their news
Examples,In an exclusive interview with our reporter,the film
star revealed some of his personal affairs.
Radio interviews are generally more relaxed than television
ones.
2) a formal meeting at which sb,applying for a job is asked
questions,as a way of judging how suitable they are
Examples,I have been asked to go for an interview for a
project I applied for at Harvard University.
She has had a couple of job interviews,but no offers.
V.
Examples,As a journalist,he interviewed many government
officials.
After the press conference,the journalist interviewed the UN
Secretary General about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
36,appointment:
an arrangement to meet or visit sb,At a
particular time (followed by with)
Example,You can’t see the president of
the university unless you make an
appointment.
I’ve make an appointment to see my tutor
tomorrow.
37.click:
Press or release a mouse button rapidly,
as to select an icon(followed by on)
Example,When shopping online,you just
click the mouse and order what you want
to buy.
38,tune:
A series of musical notes that is pleasant
and easy to remember.
Example,She whistled a happy tune all the
way home.
He was humming a merry tune while
cooking.
Keys:
Vocabulary:
I,1.
1) Conversely
2) Relationship
3) But then
4) Symptom
5) Spitting
6) Abusing
7) Tone
8)Took (her) in
9) Editing
10) Communicate
11) Internet
12)In sight
13)Stretched
14) Data
15) angles
2.
1),The sight of teenagers smnoking cigarettes jars on me.
2),I turned on the TV just to relax a little bit after a heavy
dinner,but soon I found myself getting sucked in by the
fascinating plot of a science fiction film.
3),Jeffrey’s computer crashed again this morning,The
manager has arranged for a technician from the
computer store to check and repair it.
4),During the Vietnam War,many young Americans fled to
other countries to avoid military service.
5),The new government is planning an anti-corruption
campaign so as to restore people’s confidence in it.
3.
1),The traditional school will never go away,but
the virtual classroom is playing a more and more
important role,Obviously,the online student
relies on the computer,To get started,he must
have his computer hooked up to the Internet
through a phone line and modem,To be
successful,he must keep up with the class and
complete all work on time,Once he gets behind,
it is almost impossible to catch up.
2),When the economy7 slows down,the worst
nightmare for an employee is losing his job,In
addition to money problems,the emotional
stress is hard to bear,Hunting for a job is now a
daily routine of many workers like Henry Smith,
He fills out the applications and writes resume
and submits them to various companies,
expecting an interview,But in time of rising
unemployment,even job interviews are hard to
get,He takes great care not to miss any
appointment,for it would be all but impossible
to arrange for another one.
3).,the dot.com bubble has burst,Venture
capitalists have become cautious in
putting more money into the IT industry
and small investors are taking their cue.”
said the chairman in his concluding speech,
It is clear from these remarks that the
ever-optimistic economist has changed his
tune.
II,Collocation
1,We came her all the way on foot.
2,Private cars are not allowed on campus.
3,They are on vacation in Florida.
4,Mary has been talking with her friend on
the plane for an hour.
5,Don’t worry,Lucy is always on time.
6,Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise.
III,Usage
1,Hard
2,Difficult
3,Impossible
4,Tough
5,Hard
6,easy
Structure
1,1) Anyone who has talked with him will see
Mark is a person of remarkable intelligence.
2),The book is no value to one who is not familiar
with the subject.
3),She is a woman of wealth,She never has to
worry about money.
4),In today’s job market,basic skills in computer
science and foreign language are of great
importance.
2.
1,You will find yourself penniless in a
month.
2,He found himself lying in a hospital ward
3,She found herself faced with the
toughest job she had ever taken.
4,Susan found herself in a trap from which
she could not escape.
Comprehensive
exercises
I,Cloze
A.
1,Internet
2,Click
3,Nightmare
4,Sucked
5,Email
6,Rely
7,Communicating
8,Emotional
9,At times
10,Flee
11,Online
B
1,Between
2,The
3,To
4,Away
5,On
6,Work
7,Enables
8,Local
9,Reach
10,Benefits
11,Because
12,Provides/brings
13,Does
14,In
15,Making
16,With
17,Nor
18.virtual
II,Translation
Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from
home on the computer,I agree that the Internet
has made my job a lot easier,I can write,
submit and edit articles via email,chat with my
colleagues on line and discuss work with my
boss,With a click of the mouse,I can get all the
data I need and keep up with the latest news,
But then,communicating through the Net can
be frustrating at times,The system may crash,
Worse still,without the emotional cues of face-
to-face communication,the typed words
sometimes seem difficult to interpret.
Part III
Text B
Comprehension check
1,C
2,A
3,A
4,B
5,D
6,C
Language practice
1,Vehicle
2,Hooked on
3,Intense
4,Communication
5,Worldwide
6,overnight
7,Individual
8,sliped
9,Version
10,On the whole
11,Called forth
12,Outwards
13,Acquaintances
14,Needless to say
15,To my knowledge
16,On top of that
17,Innocent
18,Tendencies
19,Plot
20,scattered
The Virtual World
I,Teaching Plan (5 periods)
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1.Understand the main idea and structure of
the text.
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.
4.Conduct a series of
reading,listening,speaking,and writing
activities related to the theme of the unit.
Time allotment
1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period
Pre-
reading
While-
reading
(text
organizati
on;langua
ge points
While-
reading
(language
points;
Find
structure;
Conseque
nces of
vitual life)
Post-
reading;
Check on
students’s
home
reading
(Text B)
Theme-
related
language
learning
Tasks
Pre-reading tasks
1.Teacher asks Students the following
questions on the poem Surfing the
Internet,(5 minutes)
---What was the hero doing when his boss
came in? (surfing the Intemet)
---How did he act in front of his boss? (He
pretended to be surprised at the computer
which had crashed "unexpectedly".)
2,Students look at the theme of this unit (The
Vitual World) and the tide of Text A (A Vitual
Life),then try to,(10 minutes)
-- find antonyms of "virtual world" and "virtual
life"; (real world,real life)
-- suggest synonyms for "virtual world";
(cyberspace,cyberia,etherworld,virtual reality,
Internet world,net world,etc.)
-- say what people can do on the Internet,
(communicating with people,shopping,reading,
entertainment,education,working,hacking,
publishing,etc.)
3,Imaginative writing (28 minutes)
1) Teacher dictates to Students the following
paragraph:
For the past two weeks,other participants of
the Net Survival Contest (网络生存竞赛 ) and I
have been shut up in bare hotel rooms,Our only
link to the real world has been a computer that
is hooked up to the Internet (互联网）,We have
relied on it,not only for food,bed sheets and
other daily necessities,but also to set up an e-
business (电子商务 )of our own.
2) Now Students will
complete the next
paragraph beginning with,
"Now it is time for me to
walk out into the fight of
day again..." They will
give their imagination full
play,They will write no
more than 100 words.
3) Students form groups
of four to five,and
read aloud to each
other their own
writings.
4,Teacher may lead in to Text A by saying,
Some of us like to live a life in contact
with real things and real people,but
others favor a virtual existence,Which life
is better? I'm sure you have different
opinions,Now let's read Text A to find out
what Maia Szalavitz has to say about
these two life styles,(2 minutes)
While-reading tasks
1,Text organization (15 minutes)
1) Teacher draws Students' attention to Text
Organization Exercise 1,and lets them read its
instructions as well as what has already been
done for them in this exercise.
2) Students try to complete the exercise by
simply reading the first sentence of each
paragraph in Text A.
3) Students compare answers with each other;
if necessary,Teacher may help.
2,Teacher explains the key language
points and gives Students practice (see
Language Study),(45 minutes)
3,T guides Ss through Structure Exercise 2,
(10 minutes)
4,Students re-read Paras 4-10,work in
pairs to find out consequences of "my"
virtual life,Can they use the "find oneself
+ adj./past participle/present participle"
structure when summing up the
consequences? (10 minutes)
5,Some pairs report to the class their
findings,using the "find" structure,(5
minutes)
Post-reading tasks
1,Computer-related vocabulary items (20 minutes)
1) Students scan Text A to find out vocabulary
items related to computer and the Internet,
(They are,virtual life,the net,telecommuter,
email,Internet mailing lists,computer-assisted,
data,link cyber-interaction,on line,system
crash,click on the modem,connection,
password)
2) T tells Students that new terms related
to computer and the Internet are
constantly added to the English
vocabulary,so much so that many of them
are not included in any English dictionary.
However,if we apply certain rules,their
meanings axe easy to deduce.
3) T gives Students more examples of
computer-related vocabulary items (see
Text Analysis).
2,Teacher guides Students through some
after-text exercises,(25 minutes)
3,Teacher checks on Students' home
reading (Text B),(3 minutes)
4,Students do Part IV,Theme-Related
Language Learning Tasks,(1 period)
5,Teacher asks Students to prepare the
next unit,(2 minutes)
1) do the pre-reading task;
2) preview Text A.
II,Text Analysis
The most dynamic combining
forms/prefixes for new computer-and-
Internet-related vocabulary in English are
cyber-,virtual,Net- (net-),Web- (web-),
and E- (e-).
New English vocabulary items derived
from them usually appear in the following
forms,
1,combining forms/prefixes + noun,this is the
most common type,e.g,virtual life (虚拟生活 ),
virtual world (虚拟世界 ),virtual community (虚拟社区 ),virtual office (虚拟办公室 ),virtual
pet (虚拟宠物 ),virtual reality (虚拟现实 ),
cyber-interaction (网络互动 ),cyberculture (网络文化 ),cybernut (网虫 ),cyberpet (电子宠物 ),
cyberspace (网络空间 ),netwriter (发送电子邮件的人 ),nethead (网虫 ),Webmaster (网站维护者 ),Web page (网页 ),website (网址 ),Web
TV (网络电视机 ),E-book (电子书籍 ),E-
shopper (网上购物者 ),e-card (电子货币 ),
e(-)mail (电子邮件 ),e-journal (电子杂志 ),e-
business (电子商务 ),e-cash (电子货币 ),e-
commerce (电子商务 ),
2,combining forms/prefixes + verb,e.g,
cybersurf (网络漫游 ),netsurf (网络漫游 ),
websurf (网络漫游 ),email (电子邮件 )
3,words like cyber,net,etc,+ suffix,e.g,
cyberian (cyber + ian,网络用户 ),
cyberphobia (cyber
+ phobia,电脑恐惧症 ),cybernaut (cyber
+naut 网络用户 ),netter (net + er网民 ),
Webify
(web + fy使万维网化 ),cyberize (cyber +
ize,使互联 ).
4,clipped word,cyberdoc (cyber + doctor,网络医生 ),Netcast (Net + broadcast,网络播放 ),
Netiquette (Net + etiquette,网规,)Netizen
(Net + citizen,网民 ),Netpreneur (Net +
entrepreneur,网络企业家 ),Webcam,(Web +
camera,网络摄像机 ),Webcasting (Web +
broadcasting,网络播放 ),Webliography (Web +
bibliogrpahy,网络书目 ),Webnomics (Web
+ economics,网络经济 ),Webzine (Web +
magazine,网络杂志 ),e-tailing (electronic +
retailing,电子零售 ),e-zine (electronic +
magazine,电子杂志 ).
III,Cultural Notes
1,the Internet,an international computer
network for the exchange of information,
It was originally used mainly in the
academic and military worlds but has
since become available to the large and
increasing number of people with personal
computers,Other services,e.g,the World
Wide Web,are available through it.
The Internet is changing our lives and a parallel
universe is rapidly emerging online,Today
there's scarcely an aspect of our life that isn't being
upended by the torrent of information available on the
hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet,
not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch
with each other via electronic mail,The Internet is
saving companies billions of dollars in producing
goods and serving the needs of their customers,
Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of
the Industrial Revolution,when power-driven
machines began producing more in a day than men
could turn out in nearly a year,The Internet and e-
commerce are viewed as a global megatrend along
the lines of the printing press,the telephone,the
computerand the electricity.
You would be hard pressed to name something
that isn't available on the Internet,Consider:
books,health care,movie tickets,baby clothes,
stocks,real estate,toys and airline tickets,
American kids today are so computer savvy that
it virtually ensures the United States will remain
the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the
foreseeable future,Most kids use computers to
play games and have email chats with friends.
What's clear is that,whether we like it
or not,the Internet is an ever-growing
part of our lives and there is no turning
back.
2,NBC (the National Broadcasting
Company),the first of the original three
US national broad-
casting companies,It was established in
1926 by Radio Corporation of America as
two groups of
radio stations,The first NBC television
channel opened in 1940,The company is
now owned by
General Electric,Its main offices are at
Rockefeller Center in New York.
3,PBS (the Public Broadcasting
Service),(in the US) a television system
that broadcasts programs to an
association of local stations which use no
television advertisements and do not
make a profit,It was established by the
Public Broadcasting Act and is supported
by money from the US Government,large
companies and the public,PBS is known
for the high quality of its programs,
4,ABC (the American Broadcasting
Company),one of the original three
major television networks in America,It
began in 1943 as the Blue Network of six
radio stations,ABC is now owned by the
Walt Disney Company.
IV,Language Study
1,virtual:
1) created and existing only in a computer
Examples,I can visit a virtual store and put what I
want in my basket at the click of a mouse button.
Some people spend too much time escaping from
reality into the virtual world conjured up on their
computer screens.
2) being or acting as what is described,but not
accepted as such in name or officially
Examples,Our deputy manager is the virtual head of
the business.
Now that the talks have broken down,war in the
region looks like a virtual certainty.
2,interpret,
1) understand (sth,said,ordered,or done)
Examples,They are worried that the students might
interpret the new regulation as a restriction of their rights.
She interprets the dream as an unconscious desire to be
young again.
2) give or provide the meaning of,explain
Examples,How do you interpret his refusal to see us?
This dream can be interpreted in several different ways.
3) translate what is said in one language into another
Examples,I am terribly sorry,but I don't understand a
word,Could you interpret for me?
No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask
the guide to interpret.
3,tone,
a particular quality or intonation of the
voice
Examples,From the tone of her voice I
could tell she was very angry,
Suddenly he laughed again,but this time
with a cold,sharp tone.
4,stretch,
(cause to) become longer,wider,etc,
without breaking
Examples,My working day stretches from
seven in the morning to eight at night
The child stretched the rubber band to its
full extent.
5,submit,
give (sth.) to sb,so that it may be
formally considered (followed by to)
Examples,You should submit your reports
to the committee.
I am going to submit an application for
that job in Microsoft.
Peter submitted his plans for the new
town square to the local government.
6,edit,
revise or correct
Examples,Jack is busy editing
Shakespeare's plays for use in schools.
John didn't finish editing the annual report
until the end of last month.
7,email,
electronic mail
Examples,Young people like to keep in touch
with their friends via email.
I received an email from my student yesterday,
vt,send an email to
Examples,I will email you the instant I get the
news.
She'll email me a question before she calls so I
can think it over in advance.
8,communicate,
contact sb,in any way,esp,by speaking
to them,writing to them or calling them
(followed by with)
Examples,Some young people depend
heavily on email to communicate with
each other.
They have been divorced for years and
never communicated with each other.
9,the Internet,
the worldwide network of computer links which
allows computer users to connect with computers
all over the world,and which carries electronic
Examples,Whether we like it or not,the Internet
is an ever-growing part of our lives.
You can take online courses and earn your degree
via the Internet whenever and wherever you want
to.
It's believed the Internet was born in 1969 when
two computers at the University of
California,Los Angeles were connected by a 15
foot cable.
10,relationship,
state of being connected
Examples,What is the relationship
between language and thought?
The scientist had a good working
relationship with his American colleagues.
11,at times,
sometimes
Examples,She has been away from her
home for about a year,At times she
wishes she had never left.
He went on listening to her,at times
impatient and at times fascinated.
12,take in,
absorb (sth.) into the body by breathing
or swallowing
Examples,The earth takes in heat and
light from the sun.
Fish take in oxygen through their gills.
13,data,
information,usu,in the form of facts or
statistics that you can analyze
Examples,This data is stored on the
network and can be accessed by anybody.
The data is still being analyzed,so I can't
tell you the results.
14,spit,
send (liquid,food,etc.) out from the mouth
(used in the pattern,spit sth,(out)
(at/on/onto sb./sth.))
Examples,The baby spat its food out on
the table.
He took one sip of the wine and spat it out.
15,on line,
connected to or controlled by a computer
(network)
Examples,Our system is on line to the
main computer.
The largest online institution is the
University of Phoenix,with some 1000
students today and hopes of reaching
200,000 students in 10 years.
16,symptom,
1) sign of the existence of sth,bad
Examples,High interest rates are a symptom of
a weak economy.
They regard the increase in crime as a symptom
of a more general decline in moral standards.
2) change in the body that indicates an illness
Examples,A cold,fever and headache are the
usual symptoms of flu.
If the symptoms persist,it is important to go to
your doctor.
17,nightmare,
a terrifying dream
Examples,Tom didn't eat fish because it
gives him nightmares.
Watching horror films gives me
nightmares.
I had a nightmare about falling off the
skyscraper.
18,conversely,
in a way that is opposite to sth.
Example,s,$1 will buy 100 yen worth of
Japanese goods,Conversely,100 yen will
buy $1 worth of American goods.
You can add the fluid to the powder or,
conversely,the powder to the fluid.
19,but then,
yet at the same time
Examples,The failure of China's soccer
team looks inevitable,But then,anything
can happen in football.
Mary performed better than the others in
the final exam; but then,she spent much
longer on it than they did.
20,jar,
have a harsh or an unpleasant effect
(used in the pattern,jar sth.,jar on
sb./sth.)
Examples,You shouldn't have too many
colors in a small space as the effect can
jar.
The loud bang jarred my nerves.
Her squeaky voice jarred on me.
21,suck in,
(usu,passive) involve (sb.) in an activity,an
argument,etc.,usu,against their will (used
in the pattern,suck sb,in/into sth.; suck in )
Examples,I don't want to get sucked into the
debate about school reform.
Some teenagers don't want to get involved with
gangs,but they find themselves getting sucked
in.
22,keep up with,
learn about or be aware of (the news,etc.)
Examples,Carrie likes to keep up with the
latest fashions.
He didn't bother to keep up with the news,
His only concern was to study.
23,Work moves into the
background,
Work becomes secondary to me.
24,in sight,
1)visible
Examples,It was early in the morning and there
wasn't anyone in sight on campus.
As the train pulled into the station my parents
standing on the platform were soon in sight.
2) likely to come soon
Examples,Two months passed,and victory was
not yet in sight.
The end of the economic nightmare is still
nowhere in sight.
A solution to the problem of environmental
pollution now seems in sight.
25,remark,
thing said or written as a comment
Examples,The principal of the school made
some remarks about educational reform at the
meeting.
Mr,Smith approached us and made a couple of
remarks about the weather.
His rude remark about my book jarred on me.
26,emotional,
1) of the emotions
Examples,She is grateful to him for his
emotional support while she was in trouble.
It's quite difficult to handle emotional problems.
2) having emotions that are easily excited
Examples,Marie got very emotional when we
parted,and started to cry.
It's said that the Italians are more emotional
than we are.
27,cue,
anything that serves as a signal about what to
do or say (followed by to/for)
Examples,When he started to talk about the
finances,that was our cue to get up quietly and
leave.
When I nod my head,that's your cue to give
flowers to him.
Mr,Clinton's excitement was the cue for a
campaign.
28,I say a line,
I type a line on the screen.
29,routine,
a fixed and regular way of doing things
(often adjectival)
Examples,The job is really just a dull
series of fairly routine tasks,I don't think
you'll take it.
He established a new routine after
retirement.
30,rely on/upon,
depend confidently on,put trust in
Examples,Nowadays we rely increasingly
on computers to control the flow of traffic.
Some children relied heavily on the advice
of their parents.
31,abuse,
wrong or bad use or treatment of sth./sb.
Examples,The World Health Organization
(WHO) has published a report on drug
abuse and addiction.
The policemen are making an
investigation of child abuse.
32,restore,
bring back to a former condition (used in the
pattern,restore sth.; restore sb,to sth.)
Examples,Law and order will be quickly restored
after the incident.
Winning three games restored their confidence.
Doing sports every day restored the old man to
good health.
The deposed king was restored to power.
33,arrange,
prepare or plan (used in the pattern,arrange
sth.; arrange to do sth.; arrange for sb./ sth,to
do sth.)
Examples,Her marriage was arranged by her
parents.
Let’s arrange to have a dinner together some
time before we graduate.
I have arranged for a taxi to pick us up at 8:00
a.m.
I could arrange for you to come along with us if
you like.
34,flee,
run away (from) (used in the pattern,flee
from/to; flee someplace)
Examples,The customers fled from the
bank when the alarm sounded.
During the war,thousands upon
thousands of Afghans fled the country.
Up to five million political refugees have
fled to other countries.
35,interview,
1) a meeting at which a journalist asks sb,questions in order
to find out their news
Examples,In an exclusive interview with our reporter,the film
star revealed some of his personal affairs.
Radio interviews are generally more relaxed than television
ones.
2) a formal meeting at which sb,applying for a job is asked
questions,as a way of judging how suitable they are
Examples,I have been asked to go for an interview for a
project I applied for at Harvard University.
She has had a couple of job interviews,but no offers.
V.
Examples,As a journalist,he interviewed many government
officials.
After the press conference,the journalist interviewed the UN
Secretary General about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
36,appointment:
an arrangement to meet or visit sb,At a
particular time (followed by with)
Example,You can’t see the president of
the university unless you make an
appointment.
I’ve make an appointment to see my tutor
tomorrow.
37.click:
Press or release a mouse button rapidly,
as to select an icon(followed by on)
Example,When shopping online,you just
click the mouse and order what you want
to buy.
38,tune:
A series of musical notes that is pleasant
and easy to remember.
Example,She whistled a happy tune all the
way home.
He was humming a merry tune while
cooking.
Keys:
Vocabulary:
I,1.
1) Conversely
2) Relationship
3) But then
4) Symptom
5) Spitting
6) Abusing
7) Tone
8)Took (her) in
9) Editing
10) Communicate
11) Internet
12)In sight
13)Stretched
14) Data
15) angles
2.
1),The sight of teenagers smnoking cigarettes jars on me.
2),I turned on the TV just to relax a little bit after a heavy
dinner,but soon I found myself getting sucked in by the
fascinating plot of a science fiction film.
3),Jeffrey’s computer crashed again this morning,The
manager has arranged for a technician from the
computer store to check and repair it.
4),During the Vietnam War,many young Americans fled to
other countries to avoid military service.
5),The new government is planning an anti-corruption
campaign so as to restore people’s confidence in it.
3.
1),The traditional school will never go away,but
the virtual classroom is playing a more and more
important role,Obviously,the online student
relies on the computer,To get started,he must
have his computer hooked up to the Internet
through a phone line and modem,To be
successful,he must keep up with the class and
complete all work on time,Once he gets behind,
it is almost impossible to catch up.
2),When the economy7 slows down,the worst
nightmare for an employee is losing his job,In
addition to money problems,the emotional
stress is hard to bear,Hunting for a job is now a
daily routine of many workers like Henry Smith,
He fills out the applications and writes resume
and submits them to various companies,
expecting an interview,But in time of rising
unemployment,even job interviews are hard to
get,He takes great care not to miss any
appointment,for it would be all but impossible
to arrange for another one.
3).,the dot.com bubble has burst,Venture
capitalists have become cautious in
putting more money into the IT industry
and small investors are taking their cue.”
said the chairman in his concluding speech,
It is clear from these remarks that the
ever-optimistic economist has changed his
tune.
II,Collocation
1,We came her all the way on foot.
2,Private cars are not allowed on campus.
3,They are on vacation in Florida.
4,Mary has been talking with her friend on
the plane for an hour.
5,Don’t worry,Lucy is always on time.
6,Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise.
III,Usage
1,Hard
2,Difficult
3,Impossible
4,Tough
5,Hard
6,easy
Structure
1,1) Anyone who has talked with him will see
Mark is a person of remarkable intelligence.
2),The book is no value to one who is not familiar
with the subject.
3),She is a woman of wealth,She never has to
worry about money.
4),In today’s job market,basic skills in computer
science and foreign language are of great
importance.
2.
1,You will find yourself penniless in a
month.
2,He found himself lying in a hospital ward
3,She found herself faced with the
toughest job she had ever taken.
4,Susan found herself in a trap from which
she could not escape.
Comprehensive
exercises
I,Cloze
A.
1,Internet
2,Click
3,Nightmare
4,Sucked
5,Email
6,Rely
7,Communicating
8,Emotional
9,At times
10,Flee
11,Online
B
1,Between
2,The
3,To
4,Away
5,On
6,Work
7,Enables
8,Local
9,Reach
10,Benefits
11,Because
12,Provides/brings
13,Does
14,In
15,Making
16,With
17,Nor
18.virtual
II,Translation
Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from
home on the computer,I agree that the Internet
has made my job a lot easier,I can write,
submit and edit articles via email,chat with my
colleagues on line and discuss work with my
boss,With a click of the mouse,I can get all the
data I need and keep up with the latest news,
But then,communicating through the Net can
be frustrating at times,The system may crash,
Worse still,without the emotional cues of face-
to-face communication,the typed words
sometimes seem difficult to interpret.
Part III
Text B
Comprehension check
1,C
2,A
3,A
4,B
5,D
6,C
Language practice
1,Vehicle
2,Hooked on
3,Intense
4,Communication
5,Worldwide
6,overnight
7,Individual
8,sliped
9,Version
10,On the whole
11,Called forth
12,Outwards
13,Acquaintances
14,Needless to say
15,To my knowledge
16,On top of that
17,Innocent
18,Tendencies
19,Plot
20,scattered
