1、,Communication: then and now,UNIT 8,Learning objectives,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Sharing,The people in the podcast mainly talk about the way they like to stay in touch with their friends, and whether modern technology has helped them to communicate better. They also talk abou
2、t the kinds of problems that modern communication can cause.,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening to the world,1 What does Pasha usually use to stay in touch with friends? He uses a lot of social networking sites. 2 What does Pasha want to find out during this interview? He wants to find out how
3、 people feel about modern communication,Sharing,Listening to the world, emails mobile phone / telephone face-to-face contact letters having dinner postcards text messages,Sharing,Listening to the world, 1 (She thinks modern technology masks our fear of communicating in an honest and open way.) 2 3 (
4、He is a technophobe and doesnt use social networking sites.) 4 5 6,Sharing,Listening to the world,1 Making spelling mistakes in emails.,3 Sending emails to the wrong people.,2 Easy to be misunderstood in email communication.,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening to the
5、 world,System for translating foreign languages Talk to a foreigner on the phone, his / her words translated into your ear Online translation services already exist BUT often make mistakes, e.g. English to Chinese,English to Japanese,Listening,Listening to the world,Handwriting TV program says handw
6、riting will disappear in 100 years Will use thumbprints / digital signatures, e.g. retina scans Man says people will still carry pens Woman says kids may stop writing,in 10 years,Listening,Listening to the world,TV They think therell still be a large screen in the living room BUT TV programs will be
7、 on-demand watch what you want One man thinks itll change in the long term Two women agree,Two women think itll be in the short term,Listening,1 By technology, so you can do this on Skype, you know, where youve got the um, the _ and you, you are talking to someone um, in another country . 2 I mean i
8、t works very well for businesses because you will be able to communicate with someone from a different company in a different country and maybe . um, that will _ in that way.,Listening to the world,camera filming you,stop barriers,Listening,3 . people will still carry a pen around in their top pocke
9、t rather than anything else, and um, that will be the _ , _ , _ and most way to communicate. 4 I think therell be a place for computers, for YouTube, all those things, but _it will not replace a very large screen in your living room. 5 But the large screen in your living room will still be there. It
10、s just the method of _ and whether or not its _to you when you dont want it or whether you .,Listening to the world,quickest,easiest,straightforward,ultimately,delivery,broadcast,Listening,1 Um, so there are many, many ways we communicate with people at the moment and um . _. 2 Well, it might work _
11、 but it certainly doesnt work at the moment. 3 I heard a TV program the other day and they said that they dont think that handwriting will exist _. 4 Um, I think _, people will still carry a pen around in their top pocket rather than anything else .,Listening to the world,in the near future,in the f
12、uture,in the next 10 years,in years to come,Listening,5 Well, maybe _ , but if you think about I dont know sort of kids, 10, 12 years old, theyre using more and more, you know, computers at school . 6 It wont be in a month . It wont be _, and it, it wont be in the, _ , but certainly in, _ , this wil
13、l be the future. 7 I think, I think it will be _ , actually.,Listening to the world,in the short term,in a month or two,in the short term,in the long term,in the short term,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,Listening to the world,The program is about the impact of the Internet
14、. It includes comments from some of the best-known Internet pioneers.,Viewing,Listening to the world,Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet 1 It creates unimaginable _. 2 It allows us to _ authority. 3 It allows regimes to _ and censor. 4 It has created a generation of _. 5 It opens up new rea
15、lms of _.,wealth,challenge,spy,Web addicts,knowledge,Viewing,Listening to the world,1 Aleks Krotoski, the presenter 2 Bill Gates 3 Steve Wozniak 4 Al Gore 5 Mark Zuckerberg 6 Stephen Fry,f,d,a,b,c,e,Viewing,1 _ of the planet now uses the Web. 2 In the UK, over _ people log on to the Internet every d
16、ay. 3 People in the UK spend around _ pounds a week on the Web. 4 _ people in the UK use a dating website every month. 5 _ people in the UK read blogs.,Listening to the world,A quarter,35 million,a billion,Five million,Eighteen million,Role-play,Speaking for communication,1 the wrong number 2 the wr
17、ong hotel 3 the wrong time 4 the wrong date,Role-play,Conversation 1 1 Who did the woman want to speak to?Tom. 2 Who did she speak to? A clerk of Willys Burger Bar.,Speaking for communication,Conversation 2 1 How did David make his hotel reservation?Over the phone. 2 What hotel does he want to stay
18、in?The Sheldon Hotel.,Role-play,Conversation 3 1 What time does the show finish?Seven oclock. 2 What time did the show start? Five oclock.,Speaking for communication,Conversation 4 1 What does the woman want to rent?A car. 2 What is the date? The fourth of July.,Role-play,Extract 1 W: Hi. Me again.
19、Ive sent an attachment with all the figures for the last six months. That should be all you need. M: Sorry,_. W: Ive sent the figures in an attachment. Is that Tom? M: Youve _.Who is this?,Speaking for communication,Extract 2 M: Ive got a reservation in the name of David Cullinan. W: Just one moment
20、. Er, could you _?,I didnt catch any of that,lost me,repeat the last name,Role-play,Extract 3 W: The Sheldon is on Queens Road, just around the corner. M: Oh no. Sorry, can you _ where is it?,Speaking for communication,Extract 4 W: Youve missed the best bits. Youre late. M: What _? The show starts a
21、t seven, doesnt it? W: No, it finishes at seven! M: _ it starts at seven?,say that again,exactly do you mean,Didnt you say,Role-play,Extract 5 M: Weve got nothing for you, Im afraid. W: I dont get _. Youre a car rental company, right? M: Yes, but today is a holiday and all the cars have been booked
22、already. W: Do you mean to tell me that _? No cars available?,Speaking for communication,what youre saying,theres nothing at all,Group discussion,Get ideas,Speaking for communication, 1 It depends on 2 Its much better to 3 I prefer to 4 On the other hand, 5 In those circumstances Id rather 6 The bes
23、t way to do this is to 7 Its more convenient. 8 People really appreciate 9 I like it when ,Short conversations,1 Q: Whats the mans opinion of mobile phones on campus? A Mobile phones disturb students when they study. 2 Q: Why doesnt the woman have an instant messenger? C Because she believes that on
24、line chatting is unsafe. 3 Q: What does the woman imply? D She cant send the email right now. 4 Q: Why was the man frustrated with the get- together yesterday? A Because most people were cell phone addicts and didnt concentrate on their conversation. 5 Q: What does the man imply? A Online love is no
25、t as reliable as you expected.,Further practice in listening,Long conversation,Q1: Why is the woman so happy?D Because she received a letter from her pen pal. Q2: What is the womans job?B An accountant in Miami. Q3: Which of the following would be most likely to be talked about between the woman and
26、 her pen pal?C Old cowboy movies. Q4: Why is the woman more willing to receive old-style letters instead of emails from her friend? D Because she thinks waiting for a letter is like expecting a gift from far away.,Further practice in listening,Passage 1,Q1: Which of the following is the most popular
27、 form of communication according to the passage? A Emailing. Q2: How many people use their smart phones to text, according to the passage? C More than 70 percent of people. Q3: What do we know about the number of messages sent daily over Facebook? C It is far less than the number of emails sent ever
28、y day. Q4: What is probably the speakers attitude toward the trend of decreasing face-to-face and verbal communication? D Neutral.,Further practice in listening,Passage 2,1) endangered 2) falling apart 3) calculates 4) tosses aside 5) turn to 6) unprecedentedly 7) classified 8) shut down 9) approximately 10) fury,Further practice in listening,
