Unit 5 Modern Communication

1、home,Objectives,In this unit, you will,Objectives, read an interview on an experiment on living without electronic conveniences; enlarge your vocabulary relating to modern communication; come to know the importance of managing incoming email; get some tips about the use of the infinitive in English

2、grammar; learn how to read and write a notice or poster.,main,Listening and Speaking,Text A,Grammar Tips,Text B,Comprehensive Exercises,Practical Reading and Writing,Warm-up,Warm-up-Background Information,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Our life has been made more and more convenient and c

3、omfortable by modern communication tools such as the Internet. However, modern communication can bring unexpected trouble, too. Almost every day we receive unwanted text messages as well as junk emails carrying advertisements for nearly everything. Besides, privacy is almost nonexistent on the Inter

4、net. Too much reliance on modern communication could be disastrous. Therefore, how to make the best use of modern technology to the advantage of mankind and avoid its negative side to the fullest extent possible is a pressing global issue confronting human beings.,Warm-up-Background Information,Back

5、ground Information,Discussion,Warm-up,Questions: (1) What is your favorite way of daily communication?,Warm-up- Discussion1,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Making phone calls, chatting online, writing letters, face to face communication.,Hints,Questions: 2. Do you use the Internet? Why?,Wa

6、rm-up- Discussion2,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Yes. I use the Internet to look for information, communicate with friends and parents, download free music, meet new friends, etc.,Hints,A. Choose the best answer according to what you hear.,Listening_A1,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Lis

7、tening,I. Listening,Script,The price of cell phones. B. The function of cell phones. C. The popularity of cell phones. D. The sound of cell phones.,1.,Listening_A2,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,A. She gives some change to him. B. She lets the man use her mobile phone. C. She does nothing

8、. D. She does both A and B.,2.,Listening_A3,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,Checking her email. B. Booking tickets online. C. Playing games online. D. Chatting with friends.,3.,Listening_A4,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,Where to book a flight online. B. When to book a flight on

9、line. C. Who to book a flight online. D. How to book a flight online.,4.,Listening_A5,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,People are bad in real life. B. People are bad in cyberspace. C. People are hard to identify in cyberspace. D. People in cyberspace are hardly bad.,5.,Listening_B1,Listenin

10、g and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,B. Fill in the blanks of the following passage according to what you hear.,Mobile phones have become a (1) for middle schools. Some middle schools in (2) ask students not to carry mobile phones during school hours. There are several reasons. First, mobile phones are

11、 (3) . Second, using mobile phones is a distraction to the students. Third, mobile phone use also,problem,_,Australia,_,easy to lose,_,Listening_B2,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,gives teachers so much trouble, because some students might use phone messages (4) . So, some teachers say stu

12、dents should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could (5) their phones at the school office.,to cheat during exams,_,leave,_,Talk about your dorm based on the following questions.,Speaking1,Listening and Speaking,II. Speaking,Speaking,Listening,1. How many phone c

13、alls do you make a day?,I make an average of five calls/five calls on average a day. words indicating frequency: never, seldom, occasionally, sometimes, regularly, very often, frequently,Hints,Speaking2,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,2. What advantages does making phone calls have?,Making

14、 phone calls has the following advantages: efficient; convenient; time-saving; direct, etc.,Hints,Speaking3,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,3. Do you prefer making phone calls to sending short messages to your parents while you are in college? Why or why not?,While in college I prefer send

15、ing text messages to making phone calls to my parents because the former: is cheap and economical; causes no disturbance to others; exercises my fingers.,Hints,M: It seems like everyone has a cell phone these days. W: Yeah. Everywhere you go you can hear mobile phones ringing. Whats the topic of the

16、 conversation? M: Hi, Jane. Do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone. W: Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are. Q: How does the woman respond to the mans request?,Listening Script1,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,1. 2.,Listening Script2,Listening and S

17、peaking,Speaking,Listening,M: How often do you use the Internet? W: I use it almost every day, but I usually use it to check my email. I dont often surf the net. Q: What does the woman use the Internet for? M: Have you ever booked a flight online? W: I have booked airline tickets online many times.

18、It has worked out great for me! Need my help? Q: What does the man probably want to know? M: You can tell if the person is bad or not, cant you? W: Sure, I can in real life! But in cyberspace, hard to say. Q: What does the woman imply?,3. 4. 5.,imitative of the real world; almost true 虚拟的；几乎为真的,Comp

19、rehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions1,Text Study,convenience n.,Text A,sth. that is very useful or makes ones life easier 方便，便利(之处),virtual adj.,cut-off from,远离的,采取措施,take steps,delay or stop sth. from happening for a while 暂停，搁置,suspend vt.,Comprehension,

20、Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions2,Text Study,Text A,service n.,sth. that the public needs, such as transportation and communications facilities 服务,the first part of sth.; a hole or empty space through which things or people can pass; a good opportunity to do sth

21、. 开始部分；缝隙，缺口；机会，空缺,opening n.,presentation n.,a formal talk, often in order to sell sth. or get support for a proposal 汇报,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions3,Text Study,Text A,notice vt. n.,become aware of 注意到 a written announcement in a place where

22、everyone can read it 通知,look forward to,期盼，展望,numb vt.,make sb. no longer think clearly or feel any emotion 使麻木,drive sb. crazy,把某人逼疯,stay off,远离,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions4,Text Study,Text A,media n.,television, radio, newspapers, and magazi

23、nes 媒体,translate v.,lead to, result in; say or write sth. in another language 导致，转变成；翻译,productivity n.,the rate at which goods are produced 生产率,grade n. v.,mark that indicates ones level of achievement; quality 成绩；等级 judge 评级，评分,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words a

24、nd Expressions5,Text Study,Text A,doubt n. v.,the feeling of uncertainty or truth about sth. 怀疑，疑虑 believe that sth. is probably not true or possible 怀疑,distracting adj.,making it difficult for people to concentrate properly on what they are doing 分神的，干扰注意的,fall (right) back into sth.,重新像以前那样做某事,Com

25、prehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions6,Text Study,Text A,definitely adv.,without a doubt 明确地，肯定地,aware adj.,knowing about, realizing because one can hear it, see it, smell it, or feel it 知道的，意识到的,evolve vi.,gradually change and develop 演变，演化,technology n.,

26、methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes 技术，工艺,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions9,Text Study,Text A,Proper Names,Verizon:,威瑞森公司，2000年5月由贝尔大西洋公司(Bell Atlantic)与美国通用电话电气公司(GTE)合并而成，目前

27、是美国最大的有线通信和话音通信提供商。,Amish:,阿米什人，居住在美国宾西法尼亚州中部。因为宗教的原因，这些欧洲人的后裔拒绝现代化，保持着极其传统的生活方式，不用电灯，不开汽车，运输依然使用马车牛车。,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions9,Text Study,Text A,Proper Names,Angry Birds和Words with Friends:,游戏名称,即“愤怒的小鸟”和“填字游 戏”。,1 Could you live without

28、daily electronic conveniences for 90 days? Reilly, a 24-year-old student at a Chicago school, did just that. I spoke with Reilly over the phone this weekend about his 90-day project, what he learned from living without electronic conveniences and how it changed his life. 2 You say you spent three mo

29、nths completely cut-off from the virtual world. What steps did you take to do that?,90 Days Without a Cell Phone or Email,Text A-1-2,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Text A,Text A-3-4,Text A,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,3 Reilly

30、: I called Verizon and suspended service for my cell phone. I put up an out-of-office on both of my email accounts, like, “Im sorry for the inconvenience, but I wont receive this until the end of the year.” 4 Before what you called “The Amish Project,” how much time would you typically spend on text

31、ing and calling every day?,Text A-5-6,Text A,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,5 Reilly: It was pretty bad. I was sending more than 1,500 texts a month. I never really counted minutes on the phone, but I wouldnt be surprised if it was 600 to 900. 6 In the opening of

32、your “Going Amish” presentation, you say that you had friends over and realized what was going on. Describe what you noticed and your feelings right at that moment.,Text A-7,Text A,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,7 Reilly: I live with three guys and we had two of o

33、ur best friends visiting from New York City. We only see these guys once a year, maybe every six months. Every single person had either a laptop or a cell phone. Somebodys playing Words with Friends, somebodys playing Angry Birds. Nobodys really doing anything, just sitting quiet. Its like this was

34、what we were all looking forward to and were just sitting here numbing our minds. Thats the thing that drives me crazy. People go out to dinner with a crowd and everyones on their phone. I mean, what else are you looking for?,Text A-8,Text A,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Te

35、xt Study,8 You said that you had much more free time when you stayed off social media sites. Did this extra time translate into higher productivity or better grades at school?,Text A-9,Text A,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,9 Reilly: Yeah, a hundred times over. Lik

36、e I said, there wasnt really much to do at the house, so I stayed at school most nights until 10 when everyone else leaves around 6, without a doubt. I think whats so hard for people and so distracting for people is that where they work, there are social media distractions on the same machine that t

37、hey are supposed to be using to do their work. Im sure every office in the country suffers from these things.,Text A-10-11,Text A,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,10 In the end, having finished this whole thing, is your life different now or did you fall right back

38、into old habits? 11 Reilly: Its definitely different, but I catch myself doing exactly what I hated. Someone is talking to me and Im half-listening and reading a text under the table. Now, Im becoming more and more aware of this change. Using cell phones evolved from being about technology to a kind

39、 of living in the moment.,Text A- ComprehensionA1,A. Pair Work Complete the following sentences orally according to the text.,Where did Reilly come from? He came from . 2. How much time did Reilly typically spend on texting and calling every day before he started the Amish Project? He sent texts a m

40、onth and spent minutes on the phone.,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Text A,Words and Expressions,a Chicago school,_,1,500,_,600 to 900,_,3. What did Reillys friends play for fun? They played . 4. What drives Reilly crazy? drives him crazy.,Text A- ComprehensionA2,Text A,Comprehension,V

41、ocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,Words with Friends and Angry Birds,_,That nobody is really doing anything, just sitting quiet,_,Text A- ComprehensionB1,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,B. Main Idea Read the text again. As you read, underli

42、ne what you think are the most important ideas. Then, in one or two sentences, write the main idea of the text.,It tells us what Reilly learned from living without electronic conveniences and how it changed his life,_.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA1,Active Words,v. (1) 离开，离去 The boy is not allowed to

43、 leave the room. (2) 留下，遗忘 Take two apples and leave five for us. When I went to school I left my books at home. He left a note for you. (3) 剩下，剩余(用被动语态) Is there any food left?,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Text A,Words and Expressions,leave,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA1,Text A,Compr

44、ehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,n. (1) 准假，休假 How much paid leave do you get each year? 离别，告别 He took his leave of his family when the war began.,leave,leave alone 让单独待着，不干扰，不干涉 Hes busy. Wed better leave him alone.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA1,Text A,Comprehension,Voca

45、bulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,leave behind 不带，忘了带 He left a bunch of keys behind. leave for 动身去某地 When are you leaving for Beijing? leave out 遗漏；省略 She left out an important detail in her story-telling.,leave,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA2,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,T

46、ext Study,Words and Expressions,take,vt. (1) 拿起 He took his hat and left. (2) 获得，占领 The French player took the first prize. (3) 食用，服用 Have you taken the medicine? (4) 乘，搭乘，坐(交通工具) Finally he decided to take a train to go home. (5) 要求，需要，(要)花费 It took all day to finish the task.,Text A- Vocabulary Bu

47、ildingA2,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,take,(6) 把当作，认为是 She took me for her brother. take back 收回(讲过的话) What you said is not true. Youd better take it back. take off 脱掉；(飞机)起飞 He came in and took off his coat. The plane will take off at noon.,Text A- Vocab

48、ulary BuildingA2,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,take,take in 让人上当，欺骗 Dont believe in him he will try to take you in. take on 接受(工作等)；雇佣；呈现，带有(特征等) Jack is taken on as a repairman in our factory. The city is taking on a new look. take out 取出，扣除 He had a toot

49、h taken out yesterday.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA3,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,take,take over 接管(财产、管理权等) Who do you think will take over the company? take to 喜欢 They had met each other a couple of times but didnt take to each other. take up 占据，占用(时间或空

50、间) That huge bed takes up most of the room.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA4,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,n. 时刻；片刻，瞬间 The man arrived at the last moment. It was a very important moment in my life. Please wait a moment.,moment,at the moment 此刻，当下 At the momen

51、t, no one is working with me. at this/that moment 在此/那时 At that moment, my father arrived and took me home.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA4,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,for the moment 眼下，暂时 You can stay with me for the moment. in a moment 立刻，马上 We will fini

52、sh the task in a moment. for a moment 一会儿 They chatted for a moment and left.,moment,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA5,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,v. (1) (使)改变，变化，转变 Smith changed his mind and moved back home. Then he received a phone call that was to change

53、 his life. In autumn the leaves change from green to brown. (2) 换(交通工具、衣服等) He changed trains in Chicago. She used to change her dress every day.,change,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA5,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,change,(3) 交换，互换 If you prefer this seat, I

54、ll change with you. (4) 兑换 Where can I change my pounds for dollars? n. (1) 变化，改变，变动 You will see many changes in the village. (2) 找头，零钱 I gave him a pound, and he gave me 20 pence change.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA5,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,for a c

55、hange 换换花样(口味、环境、工作等) Now let me ask you a question for a change. Lets try a new restaurant for a change.,change,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA6,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,call,v. (1) 打电话；(通过无线电寻呼系统)呼叫 “May I speak to Mr Coyne, please?” ”May I ask whos ca

56、lling?” (2) 叫，喊；呼唤，召唤 Someone is calling for help. She called her young son: “Here, Stephen, come and look at this!” (3) 召集 The president decided to call a meeting of the Board of Directors.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA6,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,call,

57、(4) 取名，称呼 They called each other by their surnames. (5) (短暂地)访问，拜访 Do you think we should call at Franks when we are in New York? n. (1) 喊叫(声)；啼叫 The call of that bird is not very loud. (2) (短暂的)访问，拜访 He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings. (3) (一次)电话，通话 I made a phone call to a friend in the U.S.,Text A- Vocabulary BuildingA6,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,call back 把叫回来；(给)回电话；使回想起 The sight of the old house called back memorie