1、The Virtual World,New College English Integrated Course 2 Unit 4,Tasks,Lead-in Listening for Details Reading and Exploring Assignment Further Reading,Lead-in,When and where did you first use the Internet? What do you like about it?,Reference,be into be a big fan of is part of ones life be obsessed w
2、ith be sucked in by become a necessity,A glimpse at Virtual,Hacker WoW Online shopping Instant messaging Avatar,黑客,A glimpse at Virtual,Hacker WoW Online shopping Instant messaging Avatar,黑客,魔兽世界,A glimpse at Virtual,Hacker WoW Online shopping Instant messaging Avatar,黑客,魔兽世界,网购,A glimpse at Virtual
3、,Hacker WoW Online shopping Instant messaging Avatar,黑客,魔兽世界,网购,即时消息,A glimpse at Virtual,Hacker WoW Online shopping Instant messaging Avatar,黑客,魔兽世界,网购,即时消息,?,Philip Rosedale,Philip Linden alter ego,And so much more,Listening for Details,Forty-two of the fifty American states offered some kind of p
4、ublic _ this past school year. One state, Michigan, now requires all students to have an _ before they finish high school.,Online learners might work at different times. But there might be _ for class discussions - by text, voice or video - and _ for teachers.,So how good are virtual schools? Studie
5、s have shown _, as that new report from Indiana University notes.,Education experts say _ to find the best ways to teach in virtual schools. Also, they say schools of education need to train more teachers to work in both _and virtual classrooms.,Listening for Details,Forty-two of the fifty American
6、states offered some kind of public online learning this past school year. One state, Michigan, now requires all students to have an online learning experience before they finish high school.,Online learners might work at different times. But there might be set times for class discussions - by text,
7、voice or video - and virtual office hours for teachers.,So how good are virtual schools? Studies have shown mixed results, as that new report from Indiana University notes.,Education experts say the mixed results suggest the need for research to find the best ways to teach in virtual schools. Also,
8、they say schools of education need to train more teachers to work in both physical and virtual classrooms.,Background Information,Reading and Exploring,Skimming & Scanning What did the author do three years ago? What does the author do to restore balance to her life?,A Virtual Life,Text A Analysis,1
9、,4-10,13,11,12,Virtual Life VS Real Life,Unreal Aversion A form of escape; a lack of discipline Lack of emotional cues A place of safety Pleasant,Shock Rejecting Work moves into the background. Daily routine Intolerable Unbearable Flee,Reading Skills: Words in Context,Para. 1 My boyfriends Liverpool
10、 accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen. Para.9 When Im in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because,Language Focus,restore: bring back to a former condition (restore sth.; restore sb. to sth.) Winning three
11、games in a row restored their confidence. Doing sports every day restored the old man to good health.,Language Focus,Structure: I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. (line 26) I find myself sucked in by soap operas. (line 33) I find myself attacking everyone in sight. (line 39),Language
12、Focus,Your turn: If you go on spending money like this, _(你一个月就会身无分文). When the passenger woke up, _(他发现自己躺在医院的病房里).,Main Idea,Formerly a _, the author finds her life becoming _after using the Net for a while and feels an _ to outside forms of socializing. Though the author tries to _a balance to he
13、r life, she finds the real life_. Yet despite the many negative effects of _, she prefers it to real life.,TV producer,unreal,aversion,restore,intolerable,virtual life,Assignment,Group work: Conduct a survey on your friends activities on the Internet and then write a report on your findings of no less than 120 words.,Reading for More Fun,Lyrics of “Virtual Insanity” by Jamiroquai My Virtual Life http:/ you!,
