1、,B R _ main,Poem,Computer-related Vocabulary,Introduction of the virtual world,News Report,Warm-up Questions,B R _ Introduction of the virtual world,Introduction of the Virtual World,SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office,Virtual College,Some Famous Websites,B R _ Poem 1,Poem,Directions: Listen to the poem S
2、urfing the Internet and answer the following questions.,1. What was the hero doing when his boss came in?,Surfing the Internet.,2. How did he act in front of his boss?,He pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “unexpectedly”.,3. What would you do if you were in such a situation?
3、,Open ended.,S R _ Poem _ video,B R _ Computer-related vocabulary 1,Computer-related Vocabulary,The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer- and Internet-related vocabulary in English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web- (web-), and E- (e-).,1. combining forms/prefixes + noun,virtual
4、 life (虚拟世界),virtual office(虚拟办公室), cyber-interaction(网络互动), cyber nut(网虫), cyber pet(电子宠物),Web page(网页), website(网站), e-card(电子贺卡),e-business(电子商务),B R _ Computer-related vocabulary 2,2. combining forms/prefixes + verb,cyber surf(网上冲浪), netsurf(网上冲浪), email(发送电子邮件),3. words like cyber, net, etc. +
5、suffix,cyberian(网络用户), netter(网民), cyberize(使联网),4. clipped words,cyberdoc(网络医生), Netcast(网络播放), Netizen(网民), e-zine(电子杂志),B R _ Some famous websites,Some famous websites,,,,B R _ Some famous websites _ pic1,B R _ Some famous websites _ pic2,B R _ Some famous websites _ pic3,In information technolog
6、y, SOHO is a term for the small office or home office environment and business culture. A number of organizations, businesses, and publications now exist to support people who work or have businesses in this environment. These people neednt go to the office everyday. They work at home without worryi
7、ng about their dress and the strict rules of the company. The term “virtual office” is sometimes used as a synonym.,B R _ SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office 1,SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office,1. What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in information technology?,B R _ SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office 2,Writers
8、, program designers, ad-agent, etc., all belong to the group of SOHO. Obviously, the author of Text A is a member of them.,2. What kind of people do you think belong to the group of SOHO?,Virtual College affords individuals the opportunity to advance in their chosen careers through on-line education
9、. People can complete their education without leaving their home or office. However, they will have the college campus experience through a virtual classroom environment. The virtual classroom will allow them to interact with their instructors and other students in the class. Through the virtual cla
10、ssroom students will share information with their “classmates” from all over the world. The virtual classroom is available 24 hours a day, allowing people to complete the courses at their convenience regardless of their work schedule.,B R _ Virtual College 1,Virtual College,B R _ Virtual College 2,S
11、ome virtual colleges are: APCO Virtual College, Virtual College of Elizabeth City State University,B R _ Virtual College 3,1. Do you think virtual college will be popular in the future, why or why not?,2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual college?,Open ended.,Question
12、s and Answers to Virtual College:,Open ended.,B R _ News Report 1,News Report,Direction: Listen to the following news and answer the questions.,1. Why were e-communications booming when the deadly SARS virus was plaguing?,Because people want to reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide
13、 at home.,B R _ News Report 2,2. What did people surf the Net for during the period of SARS plaguing?,They surf the Net for information about SARS and use e-mail to keep in touch with friends and family; share the information and downloading medical advice.,3. What did you do when SARS was plaguing?
14、,Open-ended.,The deadly SARS virus plaguing China appears to have been a god-send for the nations Internet service providers. As people reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home from the disease, e-communications are booming. Many people are surfing the Net for information abou
15、t the mysterious, and highly contagious virus and using e-mail to keep in touch with friends and family. Many Internet users are downloading medical advice to relieve their SARS-caused anxieties. And they are using e-mail to share the information.,B R _ News Report _ script 1,B R _ News Report _ scr
16、ipt 2,Ss news channels have received an increasing number of hits in recent days, due in part to the epidemic, said Daniel Mao, Ss chief executive officer. The remote office, which allows people to work via the Internet when they are out of their offices, has become increasingly popular since the SA
17、RS outbreak. Countless people nervous about shopping in high-traffic stores and malls are making purchases online.,communicating with people; shopping; reading; learning; working; publishing; listening to the music; watching films; playing games; hacking; etc.,1. What are the antonyms of “virtual wo
18、rld” and “virtual life”?,real world; real life,2. What are the synonyms for “virtual would”?,cyberspace; cyberia; etherworld; virtual reality; Internet world; net world; etc.,3. What can people do on the Internet?,B R _ Warm-up Questions 1,Warm-up Questions,4. What do you usually do on the Internet,
19、 and what websites do you usually log on?,Open-ended.,B R _ Warm-up Questions 2,G R _ main,Part Division of the Text,Questions about the Text,Word Scanning,Further Understanding,G R _ Further Understanding,Further Understanding,Multiple Choice,True or False,Questions and Answers,G R _ Part Division
20、of the Text 1,Part Division of the Text,Parts,Para(s).,Main Ideas,1,13,2,410,Description of the authors virtual life,Her feeling about the virtual life,3,1113,Her effort of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world,The first paragraph tells about the consequences of living a v
21、irtual life and the last tells about the authors return to it. Together, they show us the dilemma people are in at present: Because of modern technology, we have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but we find both unsatisfactory. The author, however, finally has to choose the latter desp
22、ite its negative effects.,G R _ Questions and Answers 1,Questions and Answers,1. What is the main idea of Text A?,Despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life.,2. What are the roles of the first paragraph and the last?,G R _ Questions and Answers 2,Direction:
23、 Scan Text A to find out vocabulary items related to computer and the Internet.,Title L1 L8 L9 LL9-10 LL10-11 L18,link cyber-interaction on line system crash click on the modem connection password,Internet mailing lists,virtual life,on the net,telecommuter,email,computer-assisted,data,L64,L19,L25,L3
24、9,L47,L64,L65,Word Scanning,G R _ Questions and Answers 1,Questions and Answers,She had worked as a television producer, and now she submit articles and edit them via email and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.,1. What did the author do three years ago and what is she doing now?
25、,She can order food, manage her money, love and work on net.,2. How does the author manage her daily life?,G R _ Multiple Choice1,How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world? _,Direction: Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer to complete the sent
26、ence.,A. She feels shy.,B. She feels angry.,C. She feels cautious.,D. She feels overexcited.,Multiple Choice,How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world? _,A. She feels shy.,B. She feels angry.,C. She feels cautious.,D. She feels overexcited.,Direction: Rea
27、d Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer to complete the sentence.,Multiple Choice,G R _ Multiple Choice1A,A,How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world? _,A. She feels shy.,B. She feels angry.,C. She feels cautious.,D. She feels overexcited.,Direction
28、: Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer to complete the sentence.,Multiple Choice,G R _ Multiple Choice1B,B,How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world? _,A. She feels shy.,B. She feels angry.,C. She feels cautious.,D. She feels overexcited.,Dire
29、ction: Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer to complete the sentence.,Multiple Choice,G R _ Multiple Choice1C,C,How does the author feel when she is suddenly confronted with people in the real world? _,Direction: Read Part 2 carefully and choose ONE best answer to complete the sentence.,
30、Multiple Choice,G R _ Multiple Choice1D,D,A. She feels shy.,B. She feels angry.,C. She feels cautious.,D. She feels overexcited.,G R _ Multiple Choice2,2. How does the author behave on line? _,A. She is friendly.,B. She is humorous.,C. She is bad-tempered.,D. She is talkative.,2. How does the author
31、 behave on line? _.,A. She is friendly.,B. She is humorous.,C. She is bad-tempered.,D. She is talkative.,G R _ Multiple Choice2A,A,G R _ Multiple Choice2B,2. How does the author behave on line? _.,A. She is friendly.,B. She is humorous.,C. She is bad-tempered.,D. She is talkative.,B,G R _ Multiple C
32、hoice2C,2. How does the author behave on line? _.,A. She is friendly.,B. She is humorous.,C. She is bad-tempered.,D. She is talkative.,C,2. How does the author behave on line? _.,G R _ Multiple Choice2D,A. She is friendly.,B. She is humorous.,C. She is bad-tempered.,D. She is talkative.,D,G R _ Mult
33、iple Choice3,3. Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes? _,A. Because they havent seen each other for a long time.,B. Because their typed dialogue lack emotional cues and she misinterprets it.,C. Because he doesnt love her any longer.,D. Because he doesnt send e-mails to her frequen
34、tly.,G R _ Multiple Choice3A,3. Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes? _,A. Because they havent seen each other for a long time.,B. Because their typed dialogue lack emotional cues and she misinterprets it.,C. Because he doesnt love her any longer.,D. Because he doesnt send e-mail
35、s to her frequently.,A,G R _ Multiple Choice3B,3. Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes? _,A. Because they havent seen each other for a long time.,B. Because their typed dialogue lack emotional cues and she misinterprets it.,C. Because he doesnt love her any longer.,D. Because he
36、doesnt send e-mails to her frequently.,B,G R _ Multiple Choice3C,3. Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes? _,A. Because they havent seen each other for a long time.,B. Because their typed dialogue lack emotional cues and she misinterprets it.,C. Because he doesnt love her any long
37、er.,D. Because he doesnt send e-mails to her frequently.,C,G R _ Multiple Choice3D,3. Why does the author fight her boyfriend on net sometimes? _,A. Because they havent seen each other for a long time.,B. Because their typed dialogue lack emotional cues and she misinterprets it.,C. Because he doesnt
38、 love her any longer.,D. Because he doesnt send e-mails to her frequently.,D,G R _ Multiple Choice4,4. What does the author think the daily routine is? _,A. Dressing for work.,B. Work with colleagues at the office.,C. Sleeping normal hours.,D. All the above.,G R _ Multiple Choice4A,4. What does the
39、author think the daily routine is? _,A. Dressing for work.,B. Work with colleagues at the office.,C. Sleeping normal hours.,D. All the above.,A,G R _ Multiple Choice4B,4. What does the author think the daily routine is? _,A. Dressing for work.,B. Work with colleagues at the office.,C. Sleeping norma
40、l hours.,D. All the above.,B,G R _ Multiple Choice4C,4. What does the author think the daily routine is? _,A. Dressing for work.,B. Work with colleagues at the office.,C. Sleeping normal hours.,D. All the above.,C,G R _ Multiple Choice4D,4. What does the author think the daily routine is? _,A. Dress
41、ing for work.,B. Work with colleagues at the office.,C. Sleeping normal hours.,D. All the above.,D,G R _ Multiple Choice1,True or False,1. The author tries to at least get to the gym in order to keep fit.,F,The author tries to at least get to the gym, so that she may set apart the weekend from the r
42、est of her week.,( ),2. The author can get used to the real world very well.,F,She finds that sometimes being face to face is too much.,( ),G R _ Multiple Choice1A,3. The author cant bear her friends laughter and the noise in the restaurant.,T,( ),4. The author cant make a choice between the real wo
43、rld and the virtual one.,F,She finally chooses the virtual world.,( ),After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretarys,secretarys clipped tone seems more reje
44、cting than Id imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid hours become minutes, or seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.,D R _ Text 1,A VIRTUAL LIFE,Mala Szalavitz,In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, goi
45、ng out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the endless snowstorm of 96 on TV.,D R _ Text 2,For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via email and communi
46、cate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is also computer-assisted.,If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work.,But after a while, life itself begins to f
47、eel unreal. I start to feel as though Ive become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing. We have become the Net critics worst nightmare.What firs
48、t seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.,D R _ Text 3,D R _ Text
49、 4,I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt. I constantly worry if I am,am dressed appropriately, that perhaps Ive actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked outside in the T-sh
50、irt and underwear I sleep and live in.,D R _ Text 5,At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that Id never done previously. The voices of the programs are comforting, but then Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves into the background. I decide to check my email.,
