新一代大学英语提高篇综合教程2U1Communication-in-the-digital-age3

1、UNIT1Communication in the digital age综合教程 2提高篇FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITYUnit project: Making a speechSocial media changes the way we communicateYou are going to take part in the English speaking contest organized by your university. The topic is “Social media chang

2、es the way we communicate.” What are the changes brought about by social media? Are these changes positive or negative? As required, you need to submit a two-minute video of a prepared speech on this topic.Developing your ideasPresenting your ideasOrganizing your ideasSTEP 1Developing your idea：List

3、 the changes based on your personal experiences. Write down the key words of the changes in the blanks.BrainstormChange 1: _Change 2: _Change 3: _easier communicationSTEP 2Choose the changesNow you have got some idea of what changes social media has brought to you. However, it may not be easy to put

4、 all the points into a two-minute speech. Thus, you need to single out two or three major changes. But which ones would you choose? You can choose those changes that you are most confident to talk about. So now, decide and write down your choices.Having figured out the major changes, you now need to

5、 explain to your audience what they are. You can do this by describing the changes that you have experienced or observed. Describe each of the changes in one sentence.Describe the changesChange 1: _Change 2: _Change 3: _Social media makes communication easier forSTEP 3Organizing your ideas： people i

6、n different locations._STEP 4Having described the changes, you may need to give specific and concrete evidence to further explain and support them. An example or your personal experience will do the job. What example can you find for each change? Or what experience is related to each change?Elaborat

7、e on the changesSTEP 4Elaborate on the changesEvidence of Change 1: _Evidence of Change 2: _Evidence of Change 3: _I can reach out to myfriend who is studying overseas by WechatSTEP 5Describing and explaining the changes are not enough. To make a good speech, you need to evaluate those changes. The

8、following questions may help you better understand those changes.Evaluate the changes Do those changes make your communication easier or harder? Do those changes bring you and your contacts closer or draw you further apart? Do those changes help you express your idea more effectively?Useful expressi

9、ons and sentences from the textsenormous effectwidespread adoption ofcommunication breakthroughlack of empathybuild a personal connectionthe power of face-to-face communicationinspire people to think about how they communicateThe way we communicate as humans now has changed more in the last 20 years

10、 than any time ever before.Where text took the empathy out of messages, emojis put it back in.STEP 6Following the steps above, you can now start drafting your script. Remember you need to have an interesting start, a well-developed body part and a forceful ending. As this is a selfie video, it is ty

11、pical of spoken language and the sentences should not be too long or complex. Using simple language can help you express your ideas more easily.Draft your scriptsAfter your script is ready, you can start rehearsing it. When giving the speech, pay attention to your body language including the use of

12、facial expressions, postures and gestures. You may use the following checklist to assess your performance.Rehearse and give the speechPresenting your ideas：STEP 7Criteria for self-evaluation and peer-evaluationOKNeeds improvement1 I have listed the major changes that social media has brought about.2

13、 I have described those changes in a clear way.3 I have used examples or personal experiences to further explain and support my points.4 I have evaluated those changes from different perspectives.5 I have properly used body language when delivering the speech.Hi everyone, I want to begin my speech w

14、ith a question. How many of you use WeChat to get in touch with your families and friends? I bet most of you do. In fact, WeChat is so popular that its used by almost everyone, men and women, teenagers and seniors, Chinese and foreigners. With WeChat, we can now contact our friends almost anytime, a

15、nywhere. Yes, social media such as WeChat has greatly changed the way we communicate.Sample start with a question to attract attentionFirst, social media makes communication much easier for people in different places. I can reach out to my friend who studies overseas by WeChat or QQ. Decades ago, mo

16、st people relied on letters to keep in touch with their friends and they had to wait for weeks before they could receive a reply from their friend across the sea. Second, social media gives people time to form better answers. For example, when my parents ask me a difficult question, I have more time

17、 to think and give a better answer on WeChat without having to answer immediately. Third, talking on social media helps avoid embarrassment. If my friend says something that I dont know how to respond to, I can just send an emoji to avoid embarrassment. Three changesDespite these benefits and joys s

18、ocial media brings to the way we communicate, it is not perfect. One problem it may bring is the lack of empathy as people rely too much on digital communication. Also, without the important non-verbal cues such as body language and facial expressions, we may easily misinterpret the message we receive and misunderstand one another. Emojis help solve this problem to some extent, and put the em