book2-unit4.ppt

1、,1,About the Title,1. What does the title mean? 2. Try to find the synonyms and antonyms for “virtual life”:,2,Synonyms: Cyberspace网络空间, cyberia网络世界 , net world, virtual reality虚拟现实, virtual existence Antonyms: real life, real world, actual world, reality,3,Title,virtual life,L1,L8,L9,L9-10,on the n

2、et,telecommuter,email,Internet mailing lists,L10-11,computer-assisted,L18,data,Scan Text A to find out vocabulary items related to computer and the Internet.,L19,link,L25,L39,L47,L64,cyber-interaction,on line,system crash,click on the modem,L64,connection,L65,password,Word-web,4,Background Informati

3、on,SOHO - Small-Office/Home-Office 1) What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in information technology? 2) What kind of people do you think belong to the group of SOHO?,5,rIn information technology, SOHO is a term for the small office or home office. A number of organizations, businesses, and publ

4、ications now exist to support people who work or have businesses in this environment. These people neednt go to the office every day. They work at home without worrying about their dress and the strict rules of the company. The term “virtual office” is sometimes used as a synonym.,6,Writers, program

5、 designers, ad-agents, etc., all belong to the group of SOHO. Obviously, the author of Text A is a member of them.,7,Main Idea,Despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life.,8,Text Organization,Description of the authors virtual life.,Her feeling about the vir

6、tual life.,Her effort of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world.,9,Global Reading,Skim the text and find: 1.What does the author do in her virtual life? 2.How does she feel about the virtual world? 3.What does she do to return to the real world? 4.How does she feel about th

7、e real world? 5.Which does she prefer, the virtual life or the real life?,10,Language Points,1. virtual: 1) created and existing only in a computer: I can visit a store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button. Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the wor

8、ld. 2) being or acting as what is described, but not accepted as such in name or officially实质的: Our deputy manager is the head of the business.,11,2. interpret: 1) understand: They worry that students may the new regulations as a restriction of their rights. She s the dream as an unconscious desire

9、to be young again. 2) explain: How do you his refusal to see us? 3) translate: （interpreter译员） Could you for me?,12,3. stretch: (cause to) become longer, wider, etc., without breaking The child ed the rubber band 橡皮筋to its full extent. The meeting ed over 3 hours. The cornfield ed for miles. yoursel

10、f / her neck to see what was going on / out a friendly hand to sb.,13,1),2),include,3),make (clothes) narrower,4),understand,5),deceive,6),see at a glance; see at once,The dress was too big, so I took it in.,I didnt take in what you were saying.,She took in every details of the other womans clothes.

11、,Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take in the fresh?,Dont be taken in by her promises.,This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything.,3,4,2,6,1,5,4. take in,receive, admit,3),14,Collocation:,take apart take back take down take for take off take on take out take over take up

12、take after,拆开 收回（所说的或所写的事） 拿下，放下 把视作；误认为 脱掉（衣服等）；起飞 从事；开始对付 取出；弄走 接管 举起；开始从事 仿效，跟随；相像，在相貌、 脾气或性格上相似,15,Suck: 吸引，使卷入： I dont want to get sucked into the row吵闹 about school reform. 我不愿意牵扯到这场学制改革的争论之中。 吸收： Dont suck your thumb; its so dirty. 别舔手指头，太脏了。,16,Remark: N. 言辞，话语，评论 That remark was intended as

13、 a joke. 那句话本来只是个玩笑。 They made rude remarks about her appearance. 他们对她的外表横加粗暴的评论。,17,remark: v. 评论 The editor remarked that article was well written.,18,Interview: 接见，会见 In the prosecution of his duties, he had to interview people of all classes. 在履行职责的时候，他得会见各个阶级的人。 采访： The two rival politicians we

14、re brought face to face in a TV interview. 那两个对立的政客面对面地一起接受电视访问 面试： All the applicants were interviewed one by one. 所有的申请者一个接着一个参加面试。,19,Sentence Structure,Read Paras 410 and work in pairs to find out consequences of “my” virtual life. Use the “find oneself + adj./past participle/present participle”

15、 structure when summing up the consequences.,Models:,I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. I find myself sucked in by soap operas. I find myself attacking everyone in sight.,20,Combining forms & prefixes: cyber- virtual Net- (net-) Web- (web-) E- (e-),网络的,虚拟的,网,网,电子的,Computer-related Voc

16、abulary Items,21,a.Combining forms/prefixes + noun (The most common type):,webmaster (网站维护者) web page (网页) website (网站) web TV (网络电视机) E-book (电子书籍) E-shopper (网上购物者) e-card (电子贺卡) e(-)mail (电子邮件) e-journal (电子杂志) e-business (电子商务) e-cash (电子货币) e-commerce (电子商务),virtual life (虚拟生活) virtual reality

17、(虚拟现实) virtual world (虚拟世界) virtual office (虚拟办公室) virtual pet (虚拟宠物) virtual community (虚拟社区) cyber-interaction (网络互动) cyberculture (网络文化) cyberpet (电子宠物) cyberspace (网络空间) cybernut (网虫),22,b. Combining forms/prefixes + verb:,cybersurf (网络漫游) netsurf (网络漫游) websurf (网络漫游) email (发送电子邮件) c. Words li

18、ke cyber, net, etc. + suffix: cyberian (cyber+ian 网络用户) cyberphobia (cyber+phobia 电脑恐惧) cybernaut (cyber+naut 网络用户) netter (net+er 网民) webify (web+fy 使万维网化) cyberize (cyber+ize 使联网),23,d. Clipped word （缩略词，截短词） :,cyberdoc (cyber+doctor 网络医生) Netcast (Net+broadcast 网络播放) Netiquette (Net+etiquette 网规)

19、 Netizen (Net+citizen 网民) Netpreneur (Net+entrepreneur 网络企业) Webcam（Web+camera 网络摄像机） Webcasting (Web+broadcasting 网络播放） Webliography（Web+bibliogrpahy 网络书目) Webnomics (Web+economics 网络经济） Webzine (Web+magazine 网络杂志) e-tailing (electronic+retailing 电子零售) e-zine (electronic+magazine 电子杂志),24,Useful Ex

20、pressions,一周中的最好时光 投稿 有时 对感到厌恶 社交方式 缺乏自律 网络交际 面对 穿着得体,a highlight of the week submit articles at times feel an aversion to forms of socializing a lack of self-discipline cyber-interaction be confronted with be dressed appropriately,25,坏脾气 在此状态下 日常事务 依赖 长期失业 吸毒 恢复平衡 将与区分开 面对面 找借口,bad temper in this s

21、tate daily routine rely on long-term unemployment drug abuse restore balance set apart from face to face make an excuse,26,Suppose your parents think you and your brother/sister are spending too much time on the Internet, neglecting your schoolwork and normal daily life, and isolating yourselves fro

22、m the real world. You want to convince them that your time on the Internet is not wasted, and the Internet has in no way isolated you from the real world.,Mock Debate,27,Topic: The Internet Will Isolate Us From One Another,28,Text B Words and Phrases,1. on top of: in addition to : his financial prob

23、lem, his wife left him. 2) covering, above: The bike fell me. 3) very close to紧挨着: We are each other on the bus. 4) in control of: I try to stay things. 5) on top of the world: very happy and satisfied Everything was working smoothly and I felt .,29,2. to my knowledge: as far as I know He has been t

24、here several times . 3. call forth: The old song called forth my happy memories. 比较:call on call in,30,Writing Strategy Inductive Generalization,(P.125) What is induction? Example,31,In developing a paragraph by means of the inductive generalization, the writer presents particular instances of a lik

25、e kind and leads them into valid generalization which serves as his topic sentences. Thus, in the inductive pattern, the topic sentence is likely to appear late in the paragraph, often at the end. The result may be referred to as a periodic paragraph, which, like a periodic sentence, cannot be consi

26、dered structurally complete at any point before the end.,32,Example,As an early-morning pastime, Susie, my tortoise-colored kitten, would frequent the utility room, swing open the small metal door on the gas heater, and peer at the mechanism inside. During the daytime her favorite toy was not the us

27、ual ball of the yarn, but a small musical top. And late at night, when there was sometimes a gentle tapping in the study next to my bedroom, the cause proved the same: in the darkness a soft little paw was playing feline rhythms on the key of my typewriter. For a kitten, Susie had an unusual interest in mechanical things.,33,1. What is the conclusion? 2. How does the author draw this conclusion? 3. Analyze Text A and explain how the author uses the technique of induction.,For a kitten,