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Module 6READING AND VOCABULARY1 Match each paragraph with the main idea:Paragraph 1a. The present situation（目前状况) of Berners-LeeParagraph 2b. Berners-Lee invented the World Wide WebParagraph 3c. The definition （定义） of the World Wide WebParagraph 4d. Everyone can use the Internet Paragraph 5e. How the Internet startedParagraph 6f. The definition of the Internet2 Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.The networkTimeEventsUsersDARPANETIn 1969DARPA, a US _, created the network of computers.The US armyInternet_NSF started the NSFNET network._The webIn 1989Tim Berners-Lee cameup with the idea of the web.EveryoneIn 1991Tim Berners-Lee invented the web.From 1991-1995The number of Internet users rose form 600,000 to _At the momentAbout 80% of web traffic is in English but the percentage is _By 2020Much web traffic could be in_3 Read and fill in the blanksThe Internet is the biggest _ of information in the world. It _ of millions of pages of data.In 1969, a US defence organization _ a network of computers _ DARPANET for the US army. In 1984, the US NSF started the NSFNET network, which made it _ for universities to use the system as _. NSFNET became known as the internet.In 1989, an English scientist _ up with the idea of the World Wide Wbe, and in 1991 he invented it. Then he made it possible for _ to use the Internet. From that moment on, the web and the internet grew.At the _, about 80 percent of the traffic is English, but this percentage is _ down. By 2020, much web traffic could be in Chinese.4. Activity 3&4, P535.DiscussionEvery coin has two sides. The Internet also has its advantages and disadvantages.Boys: think of the advantages of the Internet.Girls: think of the disadvantages of the Internet.AdvantagesDisadvantagesLANGUAGE POINTSu a separate disk that contains lots of informationYour computer will break down if you open the e-mail that contains viruses病毒.Sea water contains salt.As is known, this book contains twelve modules模块， two revisions复习 included.This book cost me 12 yuan in all, postage邮费_.A. IncludedB. IncludingC. containedD. containingu A computer breakdownOur car had a breakdown on the highway.My car broke down on the way home.To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it down into parts.u The internet is the biggest source of information in the world and its accessible through a computer.What is their main source of income收入？Bad food is a source of illness.The want to find the source of the river.These documents are not accessible to the public公众.The only access to the farm is through the field.u It consists of millions of pages of data.Her jobs consist of answering the phone and greeting接待 visitors.A week consists of seven days.Computer systems consist of hardware and software.The class _ 50 students.A. Is consisted ofB. consistsC. consists of D. is made ofu In 1969, DARPA, a US defence organization, developed a way for all their computers to “talk” to each other through the telephone.The company develops new software.One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to develop healthy eating habits.There has been several new developments in this area of science.China is a developing country while America is a developed country.It was through him that I got the job.The only access to the farm is through the field.u They created a network of computers called DARPANET. The writer created a wonderful story in his new book.The news created many difficulties for me.We are doing our best to create a beautiful school.His creative thinking led to导致 his creative designs for the new college building.The opera house of Sydney was creatively designed like seashells 海贝 floating on the sea.u NSFNET became known as the Inter-Network, or “Internet”.Mr. Zhang is known as an English teacher.He is known for his name.Guilin is known for its beautiful scenery.As is known to all, she is always ready to help others.u At the moment, about 80% of web traffic is in English, but this percentage is going down.The housing price is going down.We went down for dinner at nine.The sun was going down behind the mountains.u The World Wide Web was invented in 1991 by an English scientist, Tim Berners-Lee.Watt invented the steam engine引擎.Charles Babbage is considered to have invented the first computer.We must invent an excuse借口 for being late.Dont you know a lie is always invented?The artist created many beautiful things.u He came up with the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989 while he was working in Switzerland.The scientists are trying to come up with a solution to the problem.Edward can always come up with a better plan.u Dont talk while youre eating.He was watching TV while she was cooking.He was waiting for me while I was working.It was raining hard when I arrived.u Berners-Lee made it possible for everyone to use the Internet.We think it necessary for students to learning English well.I didnt feel it possible for them to finish the work on time, but I was wrong.The company made it questionable whether the equipment should be used or not.It is impossible that everyone should be given a gun.u He designed the first “Web browser”The beautiful dress is designed by a famous designer.Our school designed to put up a teaching building here.The dictionary is designed for foreign students.The wallpaper has a pretty blue design/pattern.The machine is poor in design.u Within five years, the number of internet users rose form 600,000 to 40 million.Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.The river has risen by several metres.I am reading a book about the rise and fall of Qin dynasty秦朝.The boy can raise the heavy stone.He raised his voice to make himself heard.The number of students in this school _ by 5% every year.A. RiseB. raiseC. risesD. raisesu Concentrate on the good things about the Internet.He concentrates his energy on studying.This book requires a lot of concentration.u and out English lessons last for 50 minutesThe hot weather lasted until September.Im going to speak last at the meeting.They were the last to arrive.He has lived here for the last few years.u It would be much better if we spent the time working on a computer.Would you mind if I saw your ticket？We could ask him if he were here.If I had left sooner, I would have caught the train.If I had studied harder, I wouldnt have failed the mid-term exam.u If we work independently, we can learn much more.We can do this independently without him.India became independent in 1949.Do you know when the USA got its independence?u Two percent of the total population of China have access to the Internet, compared with 45 percent in the USA and 15 percent in Japan.Compared with many women, she was really very lucky.Compare your homework with his, youll find how many mistakes youve made.Life is compared to a journey.People compared him to a little white cat.u If you need any help, dont hesitate to call us.She hesitated over the choice of the two dresses.She is still hesitating about sending her son to college.u Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols to show how they feel.A series of meetings have been held recently.Chinese students have to take a series of examinations.I have collected a series of stamps 邮票.LISTENING AND VOCABULARYinterviewer:Hello and welcome to Education Today. Today, were talking about the _. Is the Internet a good thing for _? With me in the studio are Ann Baker, whos a teacher, Tom Grant, whos 17 and still at school, and Toms mother Pat. Welcome to the _, everyone. If I can talk to you first, Ann, do you think that the Internet is a good thing or a bad thing?ann:Well, there are good and bad things about the Internet, but I think we should _ on the good things. The Internet has_ information about all kinds of things, and for this _ I think its very good for students to use erviewer:Do you allow your students to use the Internet during school time?ann:_! They have Internet classes once a week. Its a chance for them to do some _ work. I make sure they have a reason to use the Ierviewer:What do you think are the bad things about using the Internet?ann:Well, we all know that there are some terrible sites on the Internet. We must _ that students look for _on interesting and useful erviewer:I see. Thank you. Well, I also have Pat and Tom Grant with me. Tom, how often do you use the Internet?tom:Every erviewer:At school or at home?tom:At school and at erviewer:How much time do you _ on the Internet at home?tom:As much time as I can. About five erviewer:Five hours a week?tom:No! Five hours a day!interviewer:And what do you do on the Internet? Do you study?tom:Yes, its good to study on the Ierviewer:Is it better than _ at school?tom:Well, theyre different. I like studying at school as erviewer:Pat, what do you think about that?pat:Well, Im happy when Tom is studying on the Internet, but he doesnt always erviewer:What _?pat:Well, there are a lot of music sites that he likes. And he spends a lot of time reading about his_ football erviewer:So you would prefer it if he didnt do that.pat:NoI want him to study and enjoy himself. But studying is important. And studying from books is erviewer:More important than studying on the Internet?pat:Studying is the important thing.An Interview (Students Book: p. 101)mr.han:Good morning Mrs. Wu. Please come. What can I do for you?mrs.Wu:Im _ about my daughter, Mr. Han.mr. han:Yes, Im a little worried about Du Juan, too.mrs. wu:Before she became interested in the Internet she was a very _ student. Her exam results were always very good. Now she spends a lot of time _ her computer.mr. han:Yes, she was always one of the top students in the class, but her _ have fallen recently.mrs. wu:Exactly. Shes changed a lot. Every day, after school, she goes _ to her bedroom and stays there for _ hours. When I ask her what she is doing, she tells me that she is busy with her schoolwork and she needs to look for _ on the Internet. But its not true. A few days ago I discovered that she was surfing the Internet and visiting lots of different _. She spends most of her time _ with strangers on ICQ. This is very worrying!mr. han:I agree with you. This is a concern for many parents and teachers, Mrs. Wu. Were all worried that some information on the Internet may not be _ for children. In my opinion, some _ can be very offensive. And many young people seem to have a lot of trust in information they find on the Internet.mrs. wu:I am also afraid that my daughter may make friends with strange people through ICQ and chat _. I mean, there are some dangerous people out there.mr. han:People say the Internet is one of the greatest _. It improves communication among people and helps the development of science and _. It is also easy and efficient to get new information from the Internet. However, it _ a lot of problems, too. And children need to know about the dangers. If you want my personal opinion, Mrs. Wu, I think you should talk to your daughter.mrs. wu:I want to talk to my daughter but I dont know very much about computers. And I know she wont listen to me.mr. han:Would you like me to talk to her?mrs. wu:I would be very_, Mr. Han. Im sure shell listen to you.mr. han:Well, Ill have a chat with her. I can help her to be more aware of online _.mrs. wu:Thank you very much, Mr. Han.CULTURAL CORNERIn order to save money people send _ instead of talking on a mobile phone. To make writing the messages quicker and sending then even cheaper. People often use the following ways.Ways of shortening the words in a text messageBy _ “unimportant” letters in the words and using _ instead of words.By _ using punctuation like inverted commas.By using _- a series of symbols to show how they feel.GRAMMARl John lives in England. He has a house in London. His house is in Duke Street. Last year he went to Madrid. John likes Spain very much. He goes there every summer.l Is any milk in the bottle?l There isnt any milk in the bottle, but there is some in the bowl碗.l A there any nails on the table?l Who was the first person to sail across the Pacific太平洋.l It can get very rough in the Mediterranean地中海.l Many great cities are built on rivers. Paris is on the Seine, London is on the Thames and Rome is on the Tiber.l He has climbed in the Alps, the Himalayas, and the Rocky Mountains.1I have just moved to_ house in _ Bridge Street. Yesterday_ beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for_ meal and_glass of beer. In return for this, _ beggar stood on his head and sang _songs. I gave him_meal. He ate _ food and drank _ beer. Then he put _ piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later _ neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is _Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once _ month and always asks for _ meal and _ glass of beer.2_ Wayle is _ small river that cuts across _ park near my home. I like sitting by _ Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on _ river bank as usual. _ children were playing games on _ bank and there were _ people rowing on _ river. Suddenly, one of _ children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards _ passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to _ man in _ boat, but he did not hear them. _ ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into _ water. I turned to look at _ children, but there werent _ in sight: they had all run away! _ man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to _ children and threw _ ball back to the bank.PROVERBSHappiness lies first of all in health. 幸福首先在于健康。A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。Diet cures more than doctors. 自己饮食有节, 胜过上门求医。Leave off with an appetite. 吃得七分饱, 就该离餐桌。An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 每天一只苹果, 无需医生进门。Walking is mans best medicine. 行走是人的最佳良药。Better wear out shoes than sheets. 宁愿把鞋子穿漏, 不愿把床单磨破。EXERCISE1The Internet is the biggest _ of _ in the world, and its _ through a computer. It _millions of pages of _In 1969, DARPA, a U.S. _ organisation, developed a way for all their computers to talk to each other through the telephone. They _ a network of computers called DARPANET. For fifteen years, only the U.S. army could use this _ of communication. Then in 1984, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) started the NSFNET _. It then became possible for universities to use the system as well. NSFNET became _ the Inter-Network, or Internet.The World Wide Web (the web) is a computer network that allows computer users to _ from millions of _via the Internet. At the moment, about 80 percent of web_ is in English, but this_ is going down. By 2020, much web traffic could be in Chinese.The World Wide Web was invented in 1991 by an English scientist, Tim Berners-Lee. Berners-Lee built his first computer while he was at university using an old television! He_ the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989 while he was working in Switzerland.Berners-Lee made it _ for everyone to use the Internet, not just universities and the army. He _ the first web browser, which allowed computer users to access _from other computers. From that _ on, the web and the Internet grew. Within five years, the number of Internet users _ from 600000 to 40 million.The Internet has created thousands of millionaires, but Berners-Lee is not one of them. Everyone in the world can access the Internet using his World Wide Web system. He now works as a lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of _ in Boston.2The Internet is _ through a computer, and it _ _ millions of pages of data. They created a network of computers _ DARPANET. _ then became possible for universities to use the system _ _. NSFNET _ _ _the Inter-Network, or “Internet”.Tim Berners-Lee made it _ for everyone to use the Internet, _ _ universities and the army. He_ the first “web browser”, _ allowed computer users to _ documents from other computers. _, the web and the Internet grew.Everyone in the world can access the Internet _ his World Wide Web system. Now Berners-Lee works _ a lecturer in a famous university. 3_ a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send _. Text messages are _ cheaper than talking on a _ phone, and you can make it even cheaper by _the words that you use. You can do this by _ unimportant letters in the words (usually vowels) and using numbers _ words (2 = to, 3 = free, 4 = for, 8 = ate, so h8 = hate, etc.). You can also _using