《大学英语精读》第三版预备级Unit5

MobilePhoneswithManners

DavidPescovitzUnit5MobilePhonesTeachingprocedures·Warm–up·Textinterpretation·Words&Usefulexpressions·Sentencestructure·Translation·HomeworkWhatisthemostpopularmobilephonein2012?iphone5FreediscussionDoyouwantaniphone5?Whyorwhynot?Yes,because…/No,because…Doyouhaveamobilephone?Whendidyoubegintouseit?Whatdopeopleusemobilephonesfor?Areyouhappywithyourphone?Haveyoueverbeenangrywithothersusingmobilephones?PhoneEtiquetteforAnsweringCalls.f4vWarm-upquestionsTextAMobilePhoneswithMannersWhatisyourunderstandingofthetitle?Seeingthetitle,whatquestioncomesintoyourmind?Judgingfromthetitle,whatcanyoulearnaboutthecontentofthetext?manners(polite)socialbehavior;habitsandcustoms,esp.ofaparticulargroupe.g.1Doyoureallywanttolearntablemanners?e.g.2Rememberyourmanner:thankyourfriendwhenyouleavetheparty.TextinterpretationWhattypeisthetext?A.narrationB.expositionC.descriptionD.argumentation记叙文说明文描述文议论文RelatedinformationMIT:ItshortsforMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(麻省理工学院)foundedin1861.Todayitisaworld-classeducationalinstitutionwithgreatinfluence.TextinterpretationTask1:ReadthenewwordsandphrasestogetherTask2:ReadthepassagequicklyandtrytogetthemainideaTask3:Readitagainandtrytoanswerthequestions

SpeakingActivities3&4onp.62Trueorfalse1.Accordingtoasurvey,thecellphoneistheinventionthatAmericanshatethemostbutcan’tlivewithout.(T)2.It’seasiertoteachpeoplemannersthantoteachmobilephonesmanners.(F)It’seasiertheotherwayround.3.IftheresearchatMITMediaLabissuccessful,mobilephoneswillbeabletopickuppolitebehaviorfromotherphonesnearby.(T)4.Thecellphonewithmannerswillalwaysdirectyourboss’calltovoicemail.(F)Whenyourbossiscallingyou,otherphoneswillbedirectedtovoicemail.5.Acellphonewithmannerswillalwaysringonyourwaytowork.(F)Itdoesn’tringwhenyoutakeabustowork.6.Thecellphonewithmannerscouldbeprogrammedtorespondtocallsindifferentways.(T)7.Schmandtandhiscolleaguesaredevelopingasystemthatreducestheinappropriatebehaviorofmobilephones.(T)8.Schmandt’ssystemdoesn’trequireuserstosetuptheirphones.(F)Theyhavetobesetupbyusers.9.The“off”buttoncurrentlyonourcellphonescanhelpusbecomeuserswithmanners.(T)TextinterpretationThetextisinthe

pattern.A.general-specificB.problem-solutionC.cause-effect总分问题-解决因果TextinterpretationMobilephoneswithmannersproblemsolutionhate-loveforMPDetectmotionAskeachotherintelligentOffbuttonMobilephoneswithmanners1-46-89-1112-1314Usefulexpressions餐桌礼仪编造一个借口麻省理工学院本质区别大众传媒深远影响TablemannersInventanexcuseMITEssentialdifferenceMassmediaFar-reachingimpactUsefulexpressions中国电信应用软件举止得体研究开发静音模式一点冬天的迹象紧急警报ChinaTelecomAppliedsoftwareBehaveoneselfR&DSilentmodeAhintofwinterRedalertUsefulexpressions办公自动化电子邮件雷达侦探小说常规检查老顾客万一OfficeautomationElectronicmailradarDetectivestoriesRoutinecheckRegularcustomersIntheeventofUsefulexpressions平稳进步转折点无线电设备智商长期目标仅次于调为静音SteadyprogressAturningpointWirelessdeviceIQ(quotient)Along-termgoalSecond/nexttoSwitch…tosilentTextinterpretationPrepareyourselfforsomeshockingnews.…acrossthenationabouttheirattitudestowardsinvention.…thisshouldcomeasnosurprise.Mostofushavelove-haterelationshipswithourcellphones.“…butIdohateotherpeople’scellphones,”saysCS,directorofMIT’sMediaLab.…theimpactofourcommunicationon

everyone…Itwouldalsobeagreatbenefittothosewho...TextinterpretationTheresearchgrouptriestoenablemobilephonestoask…foragivensituation.Thatway,evenifyouforgetto

switchoffyourringer…Ifthephones…areallinsilentmode,maybeyourphonewilltakethehintand…inawayotherthanringing……youcanprogram

yourphonetobeonthelookoutfor…Sayyouwalktothebus…Afternoticingthispattern,yourphone…TextinterpretationAtthatpoint,youcouldthen

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thedevicetoring…Thephonecouldalsobeprogrammed…dependingonwhat……he’dlikethecallertoreceiveamessagesaying…Wouldyouliketotextmessagehiminstead?Rightnow,…tosetuptheirphone.Hislong-termresearchgoalthoughisto…basedonpastexperience.Itmaytake…yearstoreachthemarket,butareequippedwith

somethingsimilar…Doyouagreethatmostofushavelove-haterelationshipswithcellphones?2.Howcanweuseourcellphonesproperly?3.Canyoupredictthefuturedevelopmentofmobilephones?Questionsforconsideration

(Groupwork)Pleasecontinuetowrite…Oneday,Alex,afarmerinAfricawhohadneverhadacellphonefoundonelyingontheroad…Whathappenednext?SentencestructureEmphatic“do”

Idohateotherpeople’scellphones.Preposition“without”

ThesingleinventionAmericanshatemostbutcan’tlivewithoutis–thecellphone.Dotheexerciseonpp.64-5Translation1.Willmobilecommunicationedgeout

fixedlinesasthemostfrequentlyusedmeansofcommunication?2.Ipointedattheclockonthew