综合教程第四册Alienation-and-the-Internet1

AlienationandtheInternetWillBakerTeachingProcedures1.Pre-readingdiscussion2.Structuralanalysisofthetext3.Textcomprehension4.languageworkPaynewyearcall/visitaddictionInternetaddiction:onlinerelatedcompulsivebehavior---biggestcauseofjuvenilecrime.China'sInternetUsersTop137MillionPre-readingQuestions•1.Forhowmanyhoursadaydoyouthinkapersonhastostayonlinebeforeheisreckonedtobeanetworm?Isitgoodtobeone?Whyorwhynot?•2.Whatdoyouusuallydoonline?Whatattractsyoumost?HowdidtheinternetChangeyourlife?Hasitchangedyourlifeforthebetterorworse?StructuralAnalysisoftheText•PartI:theopeningpart•PartII:theargumentpart•PartIII:theconclusionpartTrytofindoutthetopicalsentenceininthefirstpartandtheconcludingstatementinthelastpart.TextComprehension•PartITheintroductionwheretheauthorstateshisthesis:theInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.Question1Whatistheauthor’slongcherishedpositionaboutthestrongpointsoftheInternet?Question2WhatisthenegativesideoftheInternet?Question3Howdidtheauthorstarthisargumentation?DifficultSentencesandStructures•1.Giventherelativelyfewrestrictionsgoverningaccessandusage,itisthecommunicationsmodalequivalentofinternationalwaters.(para.1)given:ifonetakesintoaccount…[paraphrase]BecausetherearefewrestrictionsongettingonandusingtheInternet,communicatingwiththeInternetisliketravelingthroughinternationalwatersinmode.•ButmuchlesswidelyreportedhasbeenthenotionthattheInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.(para.2)——invertedstructureforemphasis[p]ButithasbeenmuchlessdiscussedthattheInternethascausedthebreakingofsocietybecauseitseparatespeoplefromeachother.•Languageworkinpart1•1.Giventherelativelyfewrestrictions…(para1)given:(prep.)ifonetakesintoaccount…e.g.Giventheirinexperience,they’vedoneagoodjob.[+that]Giventhatthey’reinexperienced,they’vedoneagoodjob.如果他年轻时能接触到更多的书，他一定能成为一个大作家。Givenenoughaccesstobooksinhisyouth,hewouldsurelyhavebecomeagreatwriter．考虑到发动机的状况，它能启动就已经是奇迹了。•2.Accessn.•Ameansofapproaching,entering,exiting,ormakinguseof;passage.•Theactofapproaching.•Therighttoapproach,enter,exit,ormakeuseof•E.g.Theonlyaccesstothevillageisbyboat.Themainaccessto(=entranceto)thebuildingisattheside.•Theonlyaccesstothatancientcastleisalongamuddytrack.•Thetaxinspectorhad/gainedcompleteaccesstothecompanyfiles.•Thesystemhasbeendesignedtogivetheuserquickandeasyaccesstotherequiredinformation.Vt.Reach,approach•Eg.Thedatacanbeaccessedeasily.•accessibleadjectiveabletobereachedoreasilyobtained:Theresortiseasilyaccessiblebyroad,railandair.Theproblemwithsomeofthesedrugsisthattheyaresoveryaccessible•Access,entrance,admission•Access:meansofentering,meansorrightofreachingorobtaining.•Entrance:theacetoenteringorjoining,e.g.Theentranceofuniversity•Admission•Allowingorbeingallowedtoenterorjoin:•E.g.Admissiontotheuniversity•FindingoutabouttheseuniversitieshasbecomeeasyforanyonewithInternet_______.•A.entranceB.admissionC.accessD.entry•Theentrancedoorgivesaccesstoalivingroom.•3.Equivalent(para1):(adj.)equalinvalue,measure,force,effectorsignificancebeequivalenttoThemiseryofsuchapositionisequivalenttoitshappiness.(n.)somethingequalinvalue,measure,force,effectorsignificancee.g.awordwithnoequivalentinEnglishWhatistheequivalentoffiftypoundsindollars?一只价格相当于一年工资收入的新冰箱。•4.fragmentation—fragment（para.2)•fragment:to(causeto)breakintopartsorsmallpieces•e.g.Aftertheelection,thecoalitionfragmented.•Thegovernmentisplanningtofragmenttheindustrybeforeprivatizingit.•Thevasewasfragmentedinshipment.ThesatellitewillfragmentandburnupasitfallsthroughtheEarth’satmosphere.Theinterruptionfragmentedhisargument.•5.Alienate(para.2):cause(someone)tofeelverydistantfromornotwelcometosomeoneelse她的愚蠢行为使她的朋友同她疏远了。Shewasalienatedfromherfriendbyherfoolishbehavior.Herfoolishbehavioralienatedherfromherfriend.这份报纸的变化疏远了它传统的读者。Allthesechangestothenewspaperhavealienateditstraditionalreaders.我们最好还是不要与同事们疏远。他离间那两个朋友的企图失败了,因为他们彼此完全信任。PartII•Themainbodyoftheessaywheretheauthorengagesintheargumentationforhisthesis.Questionstobeconsidered1)Whatistheauthor’spurposeofcitingtheexampleofhisfriendinParagraph3?Howistheexamplerelatedtohisargument?2)Whenandhowdidthefragmentationofsocietyprobablybegin?3)Whatisthe“cruelirony”concerningtheuseoftheInternetmentionedinParagraph4?•4)Inparagraph5,whydoestheauthornarratehisownstory?•5)Whatisthemainideaofparagraph6?•6)WhydoestheauthordiscussthequestionwhethertheInternetisarealplace?•LanguageworkinPart2•5.Addicted(para.3):beingdependentonsomethingandwantingtospendasmuchtimedoingitaspossiblebeaddictedtoaddictoneselftoe.g.She’sbecomeaddictedtolovestories.有些年轻人不可救药地迷上了电子游戏。Someyoungstersarehopelesslyaddictedtovideogames.麻醉品会使人上瘾。Drugsareaddicting.•6.…feltlikeanalcoholic,inthatmoderateuse…(para.3)inthat:becauseinthat（引导的状语从句通常置于主句之后，而不放在句首）e.g.Swimmingishealthful,inthatalmosteverymuscleinthebodyisbeingexercised.because引导的状语从句则可置于主句之前或置于主句之后Becauseheissoshy,heseldomgoesoutwithgirls.=Heseldomgoesoutwithgirlsbecauseheissoshy.•Ihavenotknownthisfellowtobegiventoexa