unit2 Communication by e-mail

Unit|TwoUnit|TwoCommunicationbyE-mailUnit|TwoUnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Chatonline2.Useabbreviationsandslangsincommunicatingonline3.Writeane-mailWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Surfingonlinefor:informationshopping2.GoodorbadofchattingonlineUnit|TwoContentsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHandUnit|TwoSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeakSpeakandPerformStudySpeakActingouttheTasksStudyingEmailinformationonontheInternetFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseTranslateRoleplayandtranslateUnit|Two1)TalkingaboutabbreviationsusedforonlinechattingMike:Hi,Hilary,whoareyouchattingwith?Hilary:AboyfromHongKongnamed“Run”.ButIhavenoideaabouttheword“GNBLFY”heused.Mike:NeitherdoI.Let’smakeaguess.Hilary:Mm,letmesee.Oh,itmightmean“gotnothingbutloveforyou”.2)Talkingaboutcyberslangusedine-mailsMay:Hi,Susan!Iamreadingane-mailfromTom.Susan:Areyou?Anythingexciting?May:Idon’tknowthemeaningof“plantingstrawberries”.Susan:Oh,itcomesfromtheTaiwancampus,meaning“loverskissingeachother”.SECTIONITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeak1Workinpairs.Lookatthepictureandrecitethefollowingmini-talksfortalkingaboutsomethingonline.BackUnit|TwoUnit|TwoICOICOMGTGIFCU4U4EVERBTWthxBF/GF/BFFNPLTNS2niteCouchpotatoMousepotatoApieceofcakeBreakyourlegYoucansaythatagainUnit|Two3)TalkingaboutexperiencesofchattingonlineAndy:Howwasyoursummerholiday?Jasmine:Itwasgreat.IsurfedtheInternetalot.Andy:TheInternet?Soyouwereoftenonline.Jasmine:True.IspentalmostallmysparetimesurfingtheInternet.I’mabsolutelyamousepotato.It’ssoexciting.4)TalkingabouttheexperienceofgoingonlineDiana:Youreallygoonlinealot,don’tyou?EverytimeIseeyou,you’reinthemiddleofbrowsingtheInternet.Jason:Yeah,Ireallylovebrowsingit.Diana:Iamcuriousaboutthis.What’ssoexcitingaboutit?Jason:WhatIloveaboutitisthatit’ssorelaxing.Withoutgoinganywhereatall,yougettoenteracompletelydifferentworld.Youcanleaveyourownworldbehind,andgosomewherereallyvirtual.5)TalkingabouttheexperienceofsurfingtheInternetMike:Chattingonlineseemslikefun.Haveyouevertriedit?Lily:Irecentlyhave!Mike:Howdoyoufeelaboutit?Lily:Ijustloveit.It’sthemostexitingthingI’veeverdone.WindowonKeyWords网络俚语草莓冲浪；上(网)网虫浏览(计算机)虚拟的BackUnit|TwoSpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:DiscussyourownexperienceofsurfingtheInternet.2Task:Discussyourownexperienceofchattingonline.3Task:Discussyourownexperienceofgoingonline.4Task:Discusssomeslangwordsusedinemails.5Task:Talkaboutthemeaningofanewslangyou’vecomeacrossinyourwechatmessages.BackUnit|TwoActingouttheTasksSpeakandPerform2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.Thesentencesyoucanuseinyourconversation:•Howwasyour….?•Doyoulike…•Whatdoyouthinkof…•Whoareyouchattingwith?•Iamreadinganemailfrom…•Youreally…alot,don’tyou?Unit|TwoStudyingE-mailInformationontheInternetStudy3Emailsareanimportantonlinemeansofcommunication.Readthefollowingemailmessageandlearntoknowhowemailscanbeusedincommunicationandhowabbreviationsareusedinemails.BackUnit|TwoBackFrom:[e-mail]:[e-mail]:Birthdaymeet-uponMondayHiall,WewillbegettingtigetheratHomePlateforLunch/beer&appetizersthiscomingMondaySeptember9thtocelebrateMarta’sbirthday.Wewillmeetattherestaurantat1pm,sofeelfreetomeetmeinthelabat12:50towalkovertogether.Forthosemeetingusattherestaurant,makesuretocomebeforetheycloseat2:30pm——theyareonreduceshoursoverthesummer(11am—2:30pm).BTW,HomePlateCaféislocatedinMainStreet,justoppositetheGrandTheatre.ATB(Allthebest),AlexUnit|Two1)TalkingAboutAbbreviationsUsedOnlineLiHong:Whatareyoudoingtonight?Mike:Chattingonline.LiHong:Again?Mike:Mm.Ireallyenjoychattingwithfriendsonline.It’ssuchagoodwaytocommunicatewitheachother.LiHong:Yes,butIamconfusedwhenIcomeacrosssomeabbreviations.Idon’tknowwhattheyallmean.Mike:Icantellyousome.Ifsomeonewrites“4ever”,itmeans“forever”;“BFN”means“byefornow”;“BS”means“bigsmile”;“FTTB”means“forthetimebeing”;andsoon.LiHong:Oh,Isee.Howinteresting!NowIcanguesswhattheseabbreviationsmightmean.Mike:Iknowquitealotoftheseabbreviations.Ifyoulike,Icantellyoumore.LiHong:Yes,Iwillbegratefulifyoucantellmemore.Mike:“CWYL”means“chatwithyoulater”;“LTNS”means“longtimenosee”;“IYSS”means“ifyousayso”;“NOYB”means“Noneofyourbusiness”.LiHong:Oh,really.IrememberIonceraninto“TTYL”whilechattingwithsomebodyonline.Letmehaveaguess.Doesitmean“talktoyoulater”?Mike:That’sright.Youarereallysmart.FollowingSampleDialoguesImitateandPerform4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.BackUnit|TwoUnit|Two2)NewSlangJoinsCampusInternetTalkLiLi:Anythinginterestinginthepapertoday?Paul:Letmehavealook.Well,thereisonearticleaboutnewslang.LiLi:Really?Whatdoesitsay?Paul:Newslanghasbeeninventedinrecentyearsbystudents,especiallyastheygetaccesstotheInternetandchatonline.LiLi:Whatarethedetails?Paul:Chinesestudentsoftenuse“Jituo”(寄托)or“GT”,meaningspiritualmatteroncampusoraftergraduation.Here“G”implies“GRE”and“T”implies“TOEFL”.LiLi:Howinteresting!Goonplease.Paul:FromtheInternetinfluencecomes“@group”or“n