unit_4_the_virtual_life

Unit4Task1TermsUsedinCyber•Cyber-;virtual;net-;web-;E-•+noun:1.virtuallife/world/community/office/pet/reality2.Cyberinteraction/culture/nut/pet/space3.Netwriter/head4.Webmaster/page/site/TV5.E-book/shopper/journal/commerceTask1TermsUsedinCyber•+v:cybersurf;netsurf;websurf;email•+suffix:cyberian;cyberphobia;cybernaut;netter;webify;cyberize•Clippedword:cyberdoc;netcast;netiquette;netizen;netpreneur;webcam;webcasting;webliography;webnomics;webzine;e-tailing;e-zine.♣WhatcanwedoontheInternet?♣Howhavecomputerandinternetchangedyourlife?♣Somepeopleprefertolivealifeincontactwithrealthingsandrealpeople,butothersfavoravirtualexistence.Whichlifedoyouthinkisbetter?♣Besidestheconveniencestheinternetbrings,whatarethedisadvantagesofit?Howtoreduceitsdisadvantages?Task2TopicsforDiscussionVirtualLife/RealLifePros:•Makelifemoreconvenient;efficientandcolorful•Keepupwiththeever-changingworld.•Broadenhorizon•Escapefromcrowdedrealworld•GetaccesstomassiveresourcesCons:•Identityrecognition•Fakeinformation•Fraud•Getaddictedtoonlinegames•Unhealthy,sexuallyorviolentlydistractions•Youngpeopleareeasilyentrappedbytraps.•IsolatedfromrealworldIn-classReadingIn-classReading•Someofusliketolivealifeincontactwithrealthingsandrealpeople,whichmakeusfeelsafeandreliable,butothersfavoravirtualexistence,wheretheyfeelcomfortableandrelaxed.Whichlifeisbetter?ReadTextAtofindoutwhattheauthorhastosayaboutthesetwolifestyles!TextAnalysis:•Task1:SkimmingandScanning•QuestionsforThought:1.Whatdidtheauthordothreeyearsago?2.Howshefeelaboutitafterstayingonthenetforawhile?Para2-3:Descriptionoftheauthor’svirtuallifeWhatdidtheauthordothreeyearsago?•Myjob•Isubmit•Myboyfriend•Iorder•Imanage•Iwatch•Workasatelecommuter•Articlesandeditthemviaemail•communicatewithcolleaguesoninternetmailinglists.•LivesinEngland/computer-assistedrelationship•Food•money\love\work•ThelatestnewsaboutsnowstormPairWorkPara1,4-10,13Howshefeelaboutitafterstayingonthenetforawhile?ReadParas4~10andworkinpairstofindoutconsequencesof“my”virtuallife.Usethe“findoneself+adj./pastparticiple/presentparticiple”structurewhensumminguptheconsequences.Multiple-choicequestions:•Howdoesshefeelwhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithpeopleintherealworld?Shy,angry,cautiousorexcited?•Howdoestheauthorbehaveon1ine?Friendly，humorous,bad-temperedortalkative?Para1,4-10,13Howshefeelaboutitafterstayingonthenetforawhile?•Ashock•Impossibletointerpret•Rejecting•Timebecomesfluid•Unreal•Aversion•Aformofescape•Alackofdiscipline•Shyer.Morecautious.Moreanxious•Suckedin•Attacking•LackofemotionalcuesQuestionsforThought:Howshefeelsabouttherealday-to-dayworld?•Intolerable•Unbearable•Flee•Runtoaplaceofsafety•intolerableSynonym:unbearableunacceptableunstandableunendurableinsufferableQuestionsaboutthetext：1)WhatisthemainideaofTextA?(Despitethemanynegativeeffectsofvirtuallife,theauthorprefersittoreallife.)2)Whataretherolesofthefirstparagraphandthelast?GlobeReading(Thefirstparagraphtellsabouttheconsequencesoflivingavirtuallifeandthelasttellsabouttheauthor'sreturntoit.Together,theyshowusthedilemmapeopleatpresentarein.Becauseofmoderntechnology，wehaveachoicebetweenavirtuallifeandreallife，butwefindbothunsatisfactory．Theauthor，however,finallyhastochoosetheformerdespiteitsnegativeeffects.)GlobeReadingThekeylanguagepoints:1)virtual：a.(1)createdandexistingonlyinacomputeE.g.virtualworld，virtuallifeSomepeoplespendtoomuchtimeescapingfromrealityintothevirtualworld.(2)factualE.g.Thewomanwasthevirtualheadofthefamily.Warintheregionlookslikeavirtualcertainty.DetailedReading☆Myboyfriend’sLiverpoolaccent.......itwouldbe.Whatdoesthesentenceimply?Itimpliesthattheauthorhasbecomemorefamiliarwiththevirtualworldthantherealworld.DetailedReading2)interpret：v.(1)understandE.g.Thestudentsinterpretedthenewregulationasarestrictionoftheirrights.(2)givethemeaningof,explainE.g.Thisdreamcanbeinterpretedinseveraldifferentways.(3)translatewhatissaidinonelanguageintoanotherE.g.Wecouldn’tspeakSpanishsowehadtoasktheguidetointerpret.DetailedReading3)stretch:v.(causeto)becomelonger,wider，etc．withoutbreakingE.g.Theboystretchedarubberbandtoitsfullextent.4)submit:vt.(1)give(sth)tosb．sothatitmaybeformallyconsidered(followedbyto)E.g.Youshouldsubmityourreportstothecommittee．(2)obeyE.g.Shesubmittedtoherparents'decisionatlast.DetailedReading5)email(1)n.electronicmailE.g.send/receiveanemail，keepintouchwithfriendsvia/byemail(2)vt.SendanemailtoE.g.IwillemailyoutheinstantIgetthenews.6)communicate:vi.(followedbywith)E.g.Nowadayspeopleusuallycommunicatewitheachotherbyemail.Theyhavebeendivorcedforyearsandnevercommunicatewitheachother.DetailedReading7)attimes：sometimesE.g.AttimesIgoouttothebeach.Attimesshewishesshehadgrownup.8)takein:(1)absorb(sth.)intothebodybybreathingorswallowingE.g.takeinheatandlight/oxygen(2)understandE.g.Icouldn’ttakeinwhathesaidatall.DetailedReading9)online：connectedtoorcontrolledbyacomputer(network)E.g.Oursystemistothemaincomputer.Childrenonlinechattedhappily.10)symptom：n.(1)signoftheexistenceofsth.badE.g.Highinterestratesareasymptomofaweakeconomy.(2)changeinthebodythatindicatesan