1、,UNIT 7,Time of technology: A blessing or a curse?,Unit 7 Time of technology: A blessing or a curse?,Learning objectives,_ Sending a postcard _ Using your mobile (phone) _ Sending a text message _ Writing a blog _ Chatting online _ Sending a fax _ Updating your webpage _ Checking your email _ Using
2、an Internet phone (e.g. Skype),Opening up,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,Opening up,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never
3、. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,_ Sending a postcard,S,Nowadays, people seldom write letters or send postcards. Im no exception. Only when I am off to a new and wonderful place will I send souvenir postcards to my family and friends.,Opening up,How often do you and your partner do the
4、se things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,_ Using your mobile (phone),O,I use my mobile phone all the time. I talk to people, or send text messages or use WeChat. I cant live without my mobile phone.,Opening up,_ Sending a text message
5、,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,O,N,_ Writing a blog,I send text messages quite a lot because it is fast, cheap and convenient.,I never write blogs because I havent started my own blog
6、 yet.,Opening up,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,_ Chatting online,O,I often use WeChat to chat online with my family, friends or classmates. I love WeChat. I can send not only text mes
7、sage, but also pictures, voice messages and videos. The best thing of WeChat is that its free.,Opening up,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,_ Sending a fax,S,I dont fax a lot, but sometim
8、es I have to fax some important documents.,Opening up,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,_ Updating your webpage,S,I built my own webpage about one year ago. At first I updated my webpage
9、every day. But now I am pretty busy, so I spend much less time on it. I update it about once a week.,Opening up,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then discuss your answers with your partner.,_ Checking your email,O,I check emails fr
10、equently because I have got a lot of emails from friends, classmates, teachers or my school. Some of them are very important and need prompt response, so I check emails every day.,Opening up,How often do you and your partner do these things? Write O for often, S for sometimes or N for never. Then di
11、scuss your answers with your partner.,_ Using an Internet phone (e.g. Skype),S,Sometimes I use an Internet phone to talk with friends who are abroad for further study. It is fast and convenient, and more importantly, it costs much less than long-distance calls.,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listeni
12、ng,Viewing,Listening to the world,Sharing,The podcast is mainly about peoples attitudes toward technology, what items of technology they have, and what items are indispensable to them.,enjoy live without plan my life listening to music,Listening to the world,Sharing,_ 1 I am definitely not a technop
13、hobe. Er . I have learned to love technology very much though in my job. _ 2 For what I do, Im probably quite a technophobe._ 3 I sort of have every latest gadget as it comes out.,Listening to the world,Sharing,D,A,F,Listening to the world,Sharing,_ 4 I love technology a lot. Um, you know, everythin
14、g about it like new gadgets, you know, computers, things like that._ 5 Ive got lots of gadgets. Er . I wouldnt be I wouldnt, wouldnt know what to do without my laptop._ 6 I hate technology. I . I find it frightening and disturbing.,E,B,C,1 Wheres his mobile phone? Answer: _,In his pocket.,Listening
15、to the world,Sharing,Listening to the world,Sharing,2 Whats her mobile phone connected to? Answer: _,Twitter.,Listening to the world,Sharing,3 Why isnt she using her iPod? Answer: _,Because its not charged.,Listening to the world,Sharing,4 Which items of technology does he have with him? Answer: _ _
16、,His mobile phone and an MP3 player.,Listening to the world,Sharing,5 How many mobiles has she got? Answer: _,Two.,Listening to the world,Sharing,6 What gadgets does he have? Answer: _ _,An e-book reader, a laptop, an iPod, and lots of gadgets.,Listening to the world,Sharing,I couldnt live without m
17、y computer. Um, why not? Because Im 1) _. It broke down once for three weeks and I felt like 2) _ had left me Im not even married.,on it all the time,my husband,Listening to the world,Sharing,I couldnt live without 3) _. I could probably live without my 4) _. I quite like leaving it turned off for a
18、 while. But er, the laptops 5) _.,my laptop,phone,essential,Listening to the world,Sharing,My phone. I think 6) _, I dont need anything else.,beyond that,Listening to the world,Sharing,I dont think I could live without my mobile phone. And I couldnt live without the 7) _, and I couldnt live without
19、the 8) _ because I depend on them.,computer,Internet,Listening to the world,Sharing,1 How do you feel about technology?,Technology is new and innovative, which can make life easier and more comfortable. I love technology and I spend a lot of money on technology.,Listening to the world,Sharing,2 What
20、 items of technology do you have with you at the moment?,I have two iPhones in my pocket and a laptop in my backpack.,Listening to the world,Sharing,3 What items of technology could / couldnt you live without? Why?,I think I could live without an MP3 player. Now I often play music on my computer, so
21、 an MP3 player isnt essential to me. I couldnt live without my computer. I have to work on it every day. I search for useful information online, write drafts of my compositions, email them to my teachers, receive feedback and make changes accordingly. In my spare time, I surf on the Internet, write
22、blogs, chat online with my friends, have video calls with my parents, and shop online. I depend on it.,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Listening,1 How much time do you spend on the Internet every day?,One to two hours a day.,Listening to the world,Listening,2
23、What do you usually do when you surf the Internet?,I usually search for information, read news articles, shop online, or download music.,Listening to the world,Listening,3 Do you get distracted when you work or study online?,Yes. When I search for certain information and open a new page, there are p
24、op-ups related to news, sales information, new trailers, or something else. If it is something Im interested in, I will click on it on impulse. So Im vulnerable to these distractions.,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the
25、 world,Listening, 1 The men both use the Internet at work. 2 The woman thinks people shouldnt use the Internet when they are at work. 3 The men both think that using the Internet is a waste of time.,(The men dont think that using the Internet is a waste of time.),Listening to the world,Listening,1 A
26、ccording to the woman, whats the problem with workers who use the Internet at work? Answer: Lots of workers spend _instead of doing their work.,all day on the Internet,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening to the world,Listening,3 Why do the men disagree with the womans opinion that people shou
27、ldnt use the Internet at work for anything other than work? Answer: Because they think using the Internet helps to _, just like having a cup of coffee or _, or going to a bookshop or _ a pile of magazines.,give you a break,talking to someone in the office,looking through,Listening to the world,Liste
28、ning,4 In what way is reading books different from surfing on the Internet? Answer: People arent addicted to _ but can be addicted to the Internet.,reading books,Listening to the world,Listening,5 What problems do people who are addicted to the Internet have?Answers: 1) They spend too much time _. 2
29、) They choose the Internet over _. 3) They forget how to _.,in front of the computer,sports and going out,live in the real world,Listening to the world,Listening,I partly agree with the statement. On one hand, we have to admit that the Internet enhances all our lives on a daily basis. We can search
30、for information online, communicate with others. It also makes our work more convenient. On the other hand, the Internet is a big platform, which allows everyone to express their own opinions, even release unreliable information or rumors. You may read false news, false statistics and made-up storie
31、s. It is impossible and unnecessary to conduct cyber-investigations all the time, but just be careful to check what you read online.,1 You shouldnt believe what you read on the Internet.,Listening to the world,Listening,2 Its better to talk to someone than to send them a text message.,I think it dep
32、ends. Traditionally, talking to someone face to face is a good way to show your sincerity and your attention. Besides, face-to-face talk can make you well understood and ensure the talk goes smoothly. But, if you are too shy to make a request face-to-face, sending a text message will be a better cho
33、ice. If you dont receive any answer, it means the other person has declined politely. To most Chinese people this is the best strategy in order to avoid losing face.,Listening to the world,Listening,3 Online books will mean the end of bookstores.,I do not totally agree with the statement.Online book
34、s do not really mean the end of bookstores, but this new reading style indeed signals trouble for bookstores. Without doubt, there are many advantages of online books. They come at lower costs and save us from going to the shop, purchasing a book or wasting time on home delivery. They make our readi
35、ng more convenient.,Listening to the world,Listening,3 Online books will mean the end of bookstores.,But traditional bookstores still have their reason to exist. Although printed books are more expensive than online books, there are many people who stick to the tradition. Were never going to get tha
36、t comforting smell of paper or the weight of a good book in our hands when we read an online book. So, traditional bookstores will still be there. But, if we consider the book market as a whole, the market share of traditional books is getting smaller and smaller.,Listening to the world,Sharing,List
37、ening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,1 What do you think the children will do when their televisions and video games are taken away?I think after televisions and video games are taken away, childrens attention will go to other indoor and outdoor activities. For indoor activities, they can pl
38、ay with toys, they can play cards, puzzles and so on; for outdoor activities, they can engage themselves in gardening, boating, camping etc. So without TV, children will have more interesting and fun things to do.,Listening to the world,Viewing,2 How do you think the parents will feel during the exp
39、eriment? Maybe at the very beginning, the kids will feel bored and uncomfortable, and the parents have to spend more time playing with the kids. But with the going of the experiment, when the parents find most kids can adjust themselves to the new life very well, and there is more laughter and happi
40、ness derived from the absence of TV, the parents may feel relieved.,Listening to the world,Viewing, 1 Some people believe that children who watch too much TV get fat. 2 The program Panorama went to a secondary school in Manchester. 3 The children were given a camera to record what would happen.,(The
41、 program Panorama went to a primary school in Manchester.),(Each family was given a camera to film what would happen.),Listening to the world,Viewing, 4 The parents had to work a lot harder when there were no TVs. 5 After the experiment, the families watched the same amount of TV as before.,(After t
42、he experiment, the families watched less TV than they did before.),Listening to the world,Viewing,1 Why do some people suggest TV should be banned? A Because kids cannot learn from TV. B Because TV makes people addicted. C Because TV does a lot of harm to kids.D Because parents cannot live without T
43、V.,C,Listening to the world,Viewing,2 How much time do children spend watching TV? A Children watch 32 whole days of television in the year when they are nine.B Children watch 32 whole days of television in the year when they are eight.C Children watch 84 whole days of television in the year when th
44、ey are nine.D Children watch 84 whole days of television in the year when they are eight.,B,Listening to the world,Viewing,3 In this experiment, what will not be removed from peoples homes? A The TV.B The PC.C The video games.D The microwave.,D,Listening to the world,Viewing,4 Why do the parents hav
45、e to work harder without TV? A They have to teach their kids to count numbers. B They have to earn more money to buy games for their kids.C They have to cook more delicious food for their kids.D They have to spend more time playing with their kids.,D,Listening to the world,Viewing,5 What long-term e
46、ffect does the experiment have on the participating families? A They dont watch TV in the morning anymore.B They have stayed away from TV since then. C They have a much better family atmosphere.D They spend more time watching news on TV.,C,Listening to the world,Viewing,1 Do the parents think the ex
47、periment is positive? Why or why not?,Yes. Most of the parents thought the experiment was positive. Because without any TV, there was more laughter in the house and they were more of a family.,Listening to the world,Viewing,2 What do you think of the experiment? Do you think it is a good idea?,I thi
48、nk the experiment is very good. Over the last 30 years, TV has become an important part of our family life. It is also criticized for its potential to promote aggressive and negative behavior, to provide negative and inappropriate role models to our children, and to create negative values such as the values of consumption and possession. But is it wise to allow TV watching to become a subject for confrontation? We need such a kind of experiment to see the influence of TV clearly.,
