大学英语口语教程 Study Online1.ppt

the internet is really an ocean of information and a handy tool for communication. you can find almost anything you want. google. com, for example, may serve you just fine. you can also communicate with whomever you wish online. if you want to explore cloning technology, find a discussion group; if you want to share opinions on how to improve your english, enter a chat-room. many colleges and millions of students are now taking advantage online learning programs. peter drucker predicted, “thirty years from now the big university campuses will be relics.its as large a change as when we first got the printed book.“ study online, conventional study, distance education, time and space limitations, play a role in, available, access to the internet allows schools to develop a large amount of learning material that is accessible for students online anytime. 网络能让学校开发大量的学习资料，这些资料学 生可随时上网获得。 learning via the internet is a new style that many people believe is more successful than the conventional form of teaching. 通过网络来学习是一种新方式，许多人都相信它 比传统教学更为成功。 what can you get through the internet? 即多在网络上流行的非正式语言。多为谐 音、错别字改成，也有象形字词，以及在 论坛上引起流行的经典语录。 pl，fb，mf，pf，js，rpwt，bs，mm， gg，jj，dd，plmm，xdjm， bf，brb，btw， pl（漂亮）fb（腐败）mf(麻烦) pf（佩服 ）js（奸商） rpwt（人品问题）bs（鄙视）mm（美眉 ） gg（哥哥）、jj（姐姐）、dd（弟弟） plmm（漂亮美眉）xdjm（兄弟姐妹）。 bf：boy friend，男友 brb：be right back，马上回来 btw ：by the way,顺便提一下。 cool：酷 cu：see you，再见 cul8r：see you later。 dl：download，下载 dd：弟弟；东东的缩写，指代东西。 dbc：大白痴 e 恶心。 e.g. 举例。恶搞。 ft/分特：faint的简称，晕倒。 fq：愤青。 hd：厚道 ic：i see,我明白 jjbb：结结巴巴。类似的还有： jiong：囧， lol：laugh out loud，大笑 l ：快乐的意思。 lj：垃圾。 m 笨蛋、木头。 例句：你真m pc personal computer（个人电脑）的缩写 pf 佩服 pk person-killing，单挑， qr 穷人 sg：帅哥。 soho：small office home officer的简称， 意思是“在家办公”。 dialogue 1:first time in a chat-room li ming, a freshman in a university, using a nickname sun, is chatting in english with an american university student nicknamed devil-angel. sun: hey, anyone wants to talk to me? devil-angel: hi, asl? sun: first time to chat in english. whats asl? devil-angel: age/sex/location. sun: oh,interesting.19/male/china. devil-angel: china, so far so cool. im in new mexico. sun: know something about china. devil-angel: not really. egg rolls, i like. like to visit china someday. sun: welcome here. u like chinese food? have lots of egg rolls here. send you one through the net, take it. devil-angel: too far to reach. gtg sun: what? devilangel: got to go, bye. sun: bye bye. li jie is chatting over the internet with a foreign friend, david, in the u.s. they are talking about a challenging plan to participate in scientific invention competition. the american offers some advice and promises to ask a friend who majors in electronics for more bright ideas. l: hi, david. how r u? david: fine. and you? li: ok. i am fine. david: did u have a happy weekend? l: a busy one, really. i am preparing to take part in a scientific invention competition, trying to find a wonderful idea. david: good luck, dont forget to buy me a beijing roast duck with your enormous award. l: not unless you make your contributions now. david: i have a friend, he may have some bright ideas. let me go ask him. david: u can come to this chat-room to meet me tomorrow this time or i send you an email. see you. l: see you. education plays a very important role in everybodys life. we go to school because we want to know more about the world around us and at the same time extend our horizons of thinking. the typical classroom used to be the place where teachers and students were working and exploring the wonderful world of knowledge together, but now everything has changed. technology is taking over those interactions and introducing us to a whole new approach of learning. the internet is one of those approaches. learning via the internet is a new style that many people believe is more successful than the conventional form of teaching. the internet allows schools to develop a large amount of learning material that is accessible for students online anytime. there are so many choices of courses and subjects of time frames that completing a program is not an issue for students anymore. we found that online education gives us excellent sources of information, saves our time, money and it is extremely conventinient. not long ago we used to go to the library every time we needed information and spent hours searching for the right sources. today there is a “library” in our house and it is available 24 hours a day. from my personal experience, as a first time mother, i found that using information online is very helpful. while i am at home with my baby, i am still able to connect to the world and search for any educational materials i need. i am also able to exchange thoughts, opinions and information with my classmates without leaving my house. the internet is not only a big information provider but also saves us money and time. people are predicting that education will be much cheaper in the future because of internet access to information. the cost of land, buildings and wages for teachers are continuously increasing and that makes conventional education more expensive than online education. in addition, regular courses (offline) depend heavily on books and other traditional paper- based materials while online education posts lectures, notes, and assignments electronically and that saves thousands of dollars every year. there is also no need for the classroom itself because most programs online require participation in discussion and group projects via e-mail. the internet classes and courses are also very convenient because there are no physical restrictions as in conventional education like space and time limitations. first, in classroom-based education there is a limitation on the number of students that are allowed in each class while internet education is available to everyone because a classroom is not an issue there. students dont have to struggle in order to register for the classes they like. in addition, there is no time limitation so students can repeat exercises as many times as they need. education will spread out more and more online and students will have more choices on how and when to take their courses and classes. they will easily be able to take the classes they want and repeat material on the internet as many times as they need. the internet is a wonderful opportunity to have a good time but also to learn something in a convenient and less expensive way. in my opinion online life in the future is simply inescapable. answer the following questions with the information you got from the passage. 1)what characteristics are typical of the traditional classroom? 2)why