全新版大学英语听说教程3-Unit-8.ppt

1、李燕,LISTENING have an opportunity to offer opinions on Jeffs arguments; discuss the pros and cons of video games.,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Concept Check Video and computer games: A fun release of energy or a waste of time? Who thinks video and computer games are a wonderful invention? W

2、ho thinks they are a waste of time? Are many of them too violent? Do you think they influence the way people behave in real life?,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Prepare Jeff Townsend is a video game developer. Hes on Tech Trek to discuss his new video game “The Butcher.”,Unit 8 Technology,Re

3、al World Listening,Prepare What do you think Jeff will say about “The Butcher”? Its fun. It causes people to become violent. It helps to prevent violence. Its good lesson for children.,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Prepare Now listen and check.,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Prepare

4、 What do you think Jeff will say about “The Butcher”? Its fun. It causes people to become violent. It helps to prevent violence. Its good lesson for children.,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Get the Main Ideas Check the statements that Jeff believes. Violent video games should be played only

5、by adults. Video games are just entertainment. People are smart enough to understand the difference between fantasy and real life. No one is going to try to imitate the Butcher.,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Get the Main Ideas Check the statements that Jeff believes. Youll be more relaxed i

6、f you play the game. It is better to let out your anger and frustration in a fantasy game than in real life. The game encourages people to become cops. People cant get a real addiction to video games.,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Get the Details Complete the following with what youve heard

7、. 1. Today, we are going to review three new video games whose names are _, _, and _. 2. A lot of people think that video games like “The Butcher” actually cause _, that theyre _ on children.,“The butcher”,violence,a bad influence,“Pirate Party”,“Marooned on Mars”,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listen

8、ing,Get the Details Complete the following with what youve heard. 3. To me, video games are just _. I think people can tell the difference _. 4. You could _ criminals for an hour, and then go on with the rest of your day _.,entertainment,hack up,in a peaceful, happy mood,between a video game and rea

9、l life,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Respond to the Ideas Do you agree with Jeff? Why or why not? Which of his points is the strongest? The weakest? What do you think of all the new forms of entertainment made possible by computers? What are some of the negative and positive effects?,Unit 8

10、 Technology,Real World Listening,Extension Comment on one of the situations below to expand the discussion on video games. Situation 1: A mothers group wants the government to set a minimum age for buying or using video games. Situation 2: Six months after “The Butcher” is released, there is an incr

11、ease in crimes that copy the video game.,Unit 8 Technology,Real World Listening,Extension Comment on one of the situations below to expand the discussion on video games. Situation 3: A coworker plays computer games on his company computer during lunchtime and coffee breaks.,Unit 8 Technology,Interac

12、tion Link,Technological Issues Short Version (1520 minutes) 1. Read each issue, and in the box in the “Me” column, write your opinion. 2. Interview a partner. Take turns asking the questions in the “Issue” column, and write your partners answers in the “My partner” column. Talk about the reasons for

13、 your opinions. Do you agree? Did your partner have some reasons that you didnt think about?,Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Short Version,Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Short Version,Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long Versio

14、n (Option A) (3060 minutes) 1. Read each issue, and in the box in the “Me” column, write your opinion. 2. Interview a partner. Take turns asking the questions in the “Issue” column, and write your partners answers in the “My partner” column. Talk about the reasons for your opinions. Do you agree? Di

15、d your partner have some reasons that you didnt think about?,Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long Version (Option A),Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long Version (Option A),Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long Version (Option A)

16、 3. Move around the class interviewing partners to find someone who has the same opinions about all six issues.,Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long Version (Option B) (3060 minutes) 1. Read each issue, and in the box in the “Me” column, write your opinion. 2. Interview a par

17、tner. Take turns asking the questions in the “Issue” column, and write your partners answers in the “My partner” column. Talk about the reasons for your opinions. Do you agree? Did your partner have some reasons that you didnt think about?,Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long

18、 Version (Option B),Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long Version (Option B),Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Technological Issues Long Version (Option B) 3. Look at all six issues again, and choose one that you have especially strong opinions about. 4. Talk about the issue you chose. Some of you may have opposite opinions. Give reasons that support your opinion, and try to convince the others to change their minds.,Unit 8 Technology,Interaction Link,Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet Internet has been perhaps the most outstanding innovation in the f