unit 4 the virtual life.ppt

the virtual world,unit 4,task 1 terms used in cyber,cyber-; virtual; net-; web-; e- +noun: virtual life/ world/ community/ office/pet/ reality cyber interaction/ culture/ nut/pet/space net writer/ head webmaster/ page/ site/ tv e-book/ shopper/ journal/ commerce,task 1 terms used in cyber,+v: cybersurf; netsurf; websurf; email +suffix: cyberian; cyberphobia; cybernaut; netter; webify; cyberize clipped word: cyberdoc; netcast; netiquette; netizen; netpreneur; webcam; webcasting; webliography; webnomics; webzine; e-tailing; e-zine.,what can we do on the internet? how have computer and internet changed your life? some people prefer to live a life in contact with real things and real people, but others favor a virtual existence. which life do you think is better? besides the conveniences the internet brings, what are the disadvantages of it? how to reduce its disadvantages?,task 2 topics for discussion,virtual life/ real life,pros: make life more convenient ; efficient and colorful keep up with the ever-changing world. broaden horizon escape from crowded real world get access to massive resources,cons: identity recognition fake information fraud get addicted to online games unhealthy, sexually or violently distractions young people are easily entrapped by traps. isolated from real world,in-class reading,in-class reading,some of us like to live a life in contact with real things and real people, which make us feel safe and reliable, but others favor a virtual existence, where they feel comfortable and relaxed. which life is better? read text a to find out what the author has to say about these two life styles!,text analysis:,task 1: skimming and scanning questions for thought: what did the author do three years ago? how she feel about it after staying on the net for a while?,para2-3 : description of the authors virtual life what did the author do three years ago?,my job i submit my boyfriend i order i manage i watch,work as a telecommuter articles and edit them via email communicate with colleagues on internet mailing lists. lives in england/ computer-assisted relationship food moneylovework the latest news about snowstorm,pair work para1, 4-10,13 how she feel about it after staying on the net for a while?,read paras 410 and work in pairs to find out consequences of “my” virtual life. use the “find oneself + adj./past participle/present participle” structure when summing up the consequences.,multiple-choice questions:,how does she feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world? shy, angry, cautious or excited? how does the author behave on 1ine? friendly，humorous, bad-tempered or talkative?,para1, 4-10,13 how she feel about it after staying on the net for a while?,a shock impossible to interpret rejecting time becomes fluid unreal aversion a form of escape a lack of discipline shyer. more cautious. more anxious sucked in attacking lack of emotional cues,questions for thought: how she feels about the real day-to-day world?,intolerable unbearable flee run to a place of safety,intolerable synonym : unbearable unacceptable unstandable unendurable insufferable,questions about the text： what is the main idea of text a? (despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life.) what are the roles of the first paragraph and the last?,globe reading,(the first paragraph tells about the consequences of living a virtual life and the last tells about the authors return to it. together, they show us the dilemma people at present are in.because of modern technology，we have a choice between a virtual life and real life，but we find both unsatisfactorythe author，however, finally has to choose the former despite its negative effects.),globe reading,the key language points: 1) virtual： a. (1) created and existing only in a compute e.g. virtual world，virtual life some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world. (2) factual e.g. the woman was the virtual head of the family. war in the region looks like a virtual certainty.,detailed reading,my boy friends liverpool accent . it would be. what does the sentence imply? it implies that the author has become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.,detailed reading,2) interpret：v. (1) understand e.g. the students interpreted the new regulation as a restriction of their rights. (2) give the meaning of, explain e.g. this dream can be interpreted in several different ways. (3) translate what is said in one language into another e.g. we couldnt speak spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.,detailed reading,3) stretch: v. (cause to) become longer, wider，etcwithout breaking e.g. the boy stretched a rubber band to its full extent. 4) submit: vt. (1) give (sth) to sbso that it may be formally considered (followed by to) e.g. you should submit your reports to the committee (2) obey e.g. she submitted to her parents decision at last.,detailed reading,5) email (1) n. electronic mail e.g. send/receive an email，keep in touch with friends via/by email (2)vt. send an email to e.g. i will email you the instant i get the news. 6) communicate: vi. (followed by with) e.g. nowadays people usually communicate with each other by email. they have been divorced for years and never communicate with each other.,detailed reading,7) at times：sometimes e.g. at times i go out to the beach. at times she wishes she had grown up. 8) take in: (1) absorb (sth.) into the body by breathing or swallowing e.g. take in heat and light/oxygen (2) understand e.g. i couldnt take in what he said at all.,detailed reading,9) on line：connected to or controlled by a computer (network) e.g. our system is to the main computer. children on line chatted happily. 10) symptom：n. (1) sign of the existence of sth. bad e.g. high interest rates are a symptom of a weak economy. (2) change in the body that indicates an illness e.g. cancer doesnt show a symptom in the early stages.,detailed reading,11)nightmare：n. a terrifying dream e.g. watching horror films gives me nightmares. we have become the net critics worst nightmares. paraphrase the sentence. we have got into a situation that critics of the net describe as most dreadful.,detailed reading,and once you startcan be quite difficult. what does “cyber-interaction“ mean? “cyber” is a prefix which means “of the computer network”. “cyber-interaction” means “the contact via the computer network” what does “cave” here refer to? “cave” here refers figuratively to the isolated life of the virtual world.,detailed reading,12) conversely：adv. in a way that is opposite to sth e.g. you can accept the invitation，or conversely refuse it converse: adj. & v. conversion: n translate the sentence: at timespreviously.,detailed reading,13) but then：yet at the same time e.g. mary performed better than the others in the final exam; but then，she studied harder than they did. 14) jar: v. have a harsh or an unpleasant effect (used in the pattern：jar sth., jar on sb./sth.) e.g. the loud bang jarred my nerves. her sharp voice jarred on me.,detailed reading,15) keep up with：learn about or be aware of; move at the same rate as e.g. keep up with the changes in fashion he doesnt want to keep up with the news. his only concern was to study. give chinese equivalents for “dateline, frontline, nightline, cnn, and new york 1“ 16) in sight：visible; likely to come soon e.g. peace is now in sight. victory is in sight in the early morning，there wasnt anyone in sight on campus.,detailed reading,17) remark: n. things said or written as a comment. v. speak e.g. dont make rude remarks onabout their appearances she remarked that it was getting warmer and warmer. 18) emotional: adj. of the emotions; having emotions that are easily excited e.g. seek emotional support, handle emotional problems, emotional music,detailed reading,when im in this state why does the author misinterpret her boyfriends intention? because the typed dialogue lacks the emotion that is expressed and implied in the real dialogue.,detailed reading,19) rely on/upon: depend confidently on, put trust in dictation: some children relied heavily on the advice of their parents. e.g. i rely on her to pay back the money. you may rely on it that hell come to meet you. 20) abuse： n. wrong or bad use or treatment of sth.sb. v. use badly, treat cruelly e.g. he abused my confidence,detailed reading,21) arrange: vt. prepare or plan (used in the pattern：arrange sth, arrange to do sth., arrange for sb.sth. to do sth) e.g. arrange meetingmarriage lets arrange to have a dinner together some time before graduation. i could arrange for you to come along with us if you like.,detailed reading,22) flee: v. run away (from) (used in the pattern：flee fromto，flee someplace) e.g. flee (from) the houseresponsibility the refugees have fled to other countries i arrange interviews for stories- what does “story here refer to? it refers to any descriptive article in a newspaper or an event，a situation, etc. suitable for such an article.,detailed reading,23) interview: n. (1) a meeting at which a journalist asks sb. questions in order to find out their news. e.g. television/radio interview, give an interview (2) a formal meeting at which sb，applying for a job is shown questions, as a way of judging how suitable they are. e.g. interview for a job/job interview v. e.g. she was interviewed by reporters about her marriage.,detailed reading,24) appointment: n. (l) an arrangement to meet or visit sb. at a particular time. e.g. i made an appointment with/to see the doctor at 3 oclock. (2) to give a post officially to sb e.g. the appointment of jane as chairmen,detailed reading,computer-related vocabulary item please scan text a and find out vocabulary items related to computers and the internet. (they are：virtual 1ife，the net，telecommuter, email，internet mailing lists， computer-assisted， data ，1ink,cyber-interaction，on line, system crash，click on the modem，connection，password),post-reading tasks,useful language:,take data in/ spit out submit /edit articles feel an aversion to. a form of escape