1、Further Development,Writing Model & Practice,Extraction & Application,Interactive Reading,Warming-up Activities,Warming-up Activities,Background Information,Wi-Fi (1/4),Wi-Fi (or WiFi) is a local area wireless technology that allows an electronic device to participate in computer networking. It is d
2、efined as any “wireless local area network (WLAN) product based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standards”. However, the term “Wi-Fi” is used in general English as a synonym for “WLAN” since most modern WLANs are based on these standards.,Word Study,Spot Dictat
3、ion,Jotter,Background Information,Wi-Fi (2/4),Many modern devices can use Wi-Fi, e.g. personal computers, video-game consoles, smartphones, digital cameras, tablets and digital audio players. These can connect to a network resource such as the Internet via a wireless network access point. Such an ac
4、cess point (or hotspot) can cover an area as small as a single room with walls that block radio waves, or as large as many square kilometers by using multiple overlapping access points.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Background Information,Wi-Fi (3/4),Wi-Fi allows cheaper deployment of local area
5、networks (LANs). Spaces where cables cannot be run can also host wireless LANs.Manufacturers are building wireless network adapters into most laptops. The price of chipsets for Wi-Fi continues to drop, making it an economical networking option included in even more devices. Different competitive bra
6、nds of access points and client network interfaces can inter-operate at a basic level of service.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Background Information,Wi-Fi (4/4),Many traditional university campuses in the developed world provide at least partial Wi-Fi coverage. Carnegie Mellon University built
7、the first campus-wide wireless Internet Network at its Pittsburgh campus in 1993. By February 1997 the CMU Wi-Fi zone was fully operational. Many universities collaborate in providing Wi-Fi access to students and staff through the eduroam (education roaming) international authentication infrastructu
8、re.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Background Information,Laptop (1/3),A laptop (also known as a notebook) is a portable personal computer designed for mobile use small enough to sit on ones lap. A laptop is made up of a large number of components that all must function well in order for your comp
9、uter experience to be complete, which include a display, a keyboard, a pointing device (a touchpad, also known as a trackpad, and/or a pointing stick), speakers, as well as a battery, into a single small and light unit.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Background Information,Laptop (2/3),Most laptop
10、s are designed in the flip form factor to protect the screen and the keyboard when they are closed. And modern “tablet” laptops have a complex joint between the keyboard housing and the display, permitting the display panel to twist and then lay flat on the keyboard housing. They usually have a touc
11、hscreen display and some include handwriting recognition or graphics drawing capability.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Background Information,Laptop (3/3),Laptops were originally considered to be “a small niche market” and were thought suitable mostly for “specialized field applications” such as
12、“the military, the Internal Revenue Service, accountants and sales representatives”. But today, there are already more laptops than desktops in businesses, and laptops are becoming obligatory for student use and more popular for general use.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Background Information,Sm
13、artphone (1/2),A smartphone (or smart phone) is a mobile phone with an operating system. The majority of smartphones run on Apple iOS or Google Android, and many others use Windows Phone or BlackBerry OS. Smartphones typically include the features of a phone with those of other popular mobile device
14、s, such as personal digital assistants and GPS navigation units. Usually they have a touchscreen interface and can run 3rd-party apps.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Background Information,Smartphone (2/2),With a smartphone, one can not only make phone calls, but also send and receive emails, and
15、edit Office documents. But what makes smartphones so popular is that they can access the web at higher speeds, thanks to the growth of 3G and 4G data networks, as well as the Wi-Fi support. But as the technology is constantly changing, what constitutes a smartphone today may change by next week, nex
16、t month, or next year. Stay tuned!,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,不正常的忧虑,complex,易得到的,accessible,Topic-centered Study of New Words,Background,Spot Dictation,Jotter,在校大学生,undergraduate,不可缺少的,采用 (v.),尖端的,分析(v.),舰队；车队,便携的,租借物,fleet,analyze,sophisticated,adopt,indispensable,portable,loaner,低人一等,预算,泡沫,
17、有竞争力的,bubble,budget,competitive,解决问题者,同龄人,peer,solver,作业，任务,assignment,工程,校园,典型的,CAMPUS,typical,engineering,互联网,INTERNET,Topic?,设备,DEVICE,Digital Campus,inferiority,Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Words,Background,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Upon completion of this course, the successful student will
18、be able to write a _ Android app. Discussions for this years _ are likely to include higher fuel charges. I used to have a _ about my looks. Jane was part of a team that had struggled hard to finish a difficult _. Her center is _ of many across the countrya non-profit organization that cares for abo
19、ut 50 children.,sophisticated,budget,complex,assignment,typical,Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Words,Background,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Those who have an _ complex feel that they are of less worth or importance than others. His good personality made him popular with his _. This inexpensive art pr
20、ojector is easy to use, light in weight, _ and gives a sharp image. Please sit down and _ why you feel so upset. The hotel offers a high standard of service at very _ rates.,analyze,inferiority,peers,portable,competitive,Spot Dictation,You are listening to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. Im Cat
21、herine Cole.American colleges are facing what some people are calling a “_” of problems. College costs are rising, and there are not enough jobs for all the students completing study programs. Yet _ say they cannot find enough workers with technical skills. Finding a solution to these problems can b
22、e difficult. But, as Avi Arditti reports, one solution may be found in the _ number and quality of online classes.,perfect storm,employers,growing,Background,Word Study,Jotter,Spot Dictation,Such classes might _ colleges the way the Internet has already changed music, publishing, sales and other bus
23、inesses.At most colleges, a professor or _ gives a lecture to students, who then do research, study, and homework alone. Student and _ John Haber says online classes change everything around. “Theyre watching the lectures at home as homework, recorded lectures, and then when they get to class, theyr
24、e having more active discussions, or _ with the teachers or working on projects.”,revolutionize,teaching assistant,blogger,interactions,Background,Word Study,Jotter,Spot Dictation,Experts say the new technology will have a major effect on colleges. Some predict future classes may be a _ of online le
25、ctures and professors helping students work through difficult problems in person.Georgetown University _ Tony Carnevale says he would welcome these changes. He says a college education has to be less _ and lead to skills needed by employers.Im Avi Arditti.Im Catherine Cole. Thats our show for today.
26、,mix,labor economist,costly,Background,Word Study,Jotter,Interactive Reading of Text,Q. We are stepping into the Internet age now. How does this affect colleges, universities and their students?,College life in the Internet age,Interactive Reading of Text,Now lets make a detailed analysis of the tex
27、t through dynamic interaction:,Summary,Jotter,What kind of essay is Text A? What does it introduce?,Text A is an expository essay. It explains and illustrates what college education is like in the 21st century by analyzing the causes and effects of the application of new technologies in college educ
28、ation.,Interactive Reading,College life in the Internet age,Summary,Jotter,Main part (I) (Para. 26) What is this part about?,Paragraph 1 talks about the effect the college today is being transformed into a new age of electronics, and the cause a fleet of laptops, smartphones and Internet connections
29、 24 hours a day. That is just the topic of the article.,Opening part (Para. 1) What does this part deal with?,This part focuses on how the transformation affects students campus life. This part provides detailed information about the effects of transformation on students campus life.,Interactive Rea
30、ding,Summary,Jotter,Main part (I) (Para. 2?),In Para. 2, the author illustrates, with some activities of an undergraduate, what a typical day on campus is like. How does the author make it?,The author describes how a girl uses new technologies both in and out of class. For example, with her laptop,
31、she takes notes in class, and sends instant-messages and emails if the professor is less than interesting; with her smartphone, she texts a friend, in her dorm, who lives only one floor above her, and listens to music while walking between classes.,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,What conclusion
32、does the author arrive at in Para. 3?,This paragraph concludes that, thanks to wireless Internet access anywhere, colleges as a group have become the most Internet-accessible spots in the world.,Welcome to college life in the 21st century, _ students on campus are electronically _ to each other, to
33、professors and to their class work _ in an ever-flowing river of information and communication. With many schools _ wireless Internet access anywhere on campus, colleges as a group have become the most Internet _ spots in the world.,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,linked,24/7,offering,where,acces
34、sible,How do college students feel about wireless Internet access? (Para. 4),Students say that they really think it is very important to have easy access to unlimited amounts of information on the Internet and to be able to send emails to their professors even after midnight and receive their replie
35、s the next morning.,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,How can smartphones help students and professors with their campus life? (Para. 5),Students use smartphones to practice foreign languages, analyze scripts from theater classes, or record their own radio shows; while professors tape their lecture
36、s and post them online. Thus, that adds to their passion for campus life.,In Para. 6, the author reveals that non-stop access to the Internet fuels students life at college. Why?,More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage and management of _ every kind of information.
37、And as more people around the world adopt these instruments, they are becoming _. So, students should use the _ of the Internet to do homework, review lecture _, take part in class discussions and network online with their friends. But in doing so, students must remember to _ and balance their time.
38、,virtually,indispensable,wonders,regulate,outlines,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,Paragraph 7 shows how fast information technology has developed on campus. In the mid-1990s colleges began using Internet connections and in the past few years they have turned to wireless networks, using 5% to 8%
39、of college budgets.,This part describes how colleges and universities are being transformed into the new age. Different from the previous part, the focus here is shifted from students to schools.,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,Main part (II) (Para. 7? ),In Para. 7, what does the author want to t
40、ell readers?,Main part (II) (Para. 711) What does this part cover?,Para. 8 lists various conveniences that the use of Wi-Fi has brought to students. What are they?,Students can use Wi-Fi to Fire off instant messages; Review their homework assignments; And check their bank balances.,So, if one univer
41、sity felt a little behind others in technology, how did it make up for it?,It spent tens of thousands of dollars to give every one of its incoming freshmen a free Apple iPad.,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,What does the author share with readers in Para. 9?,All students are required to be equipp
42、ed with a laptop in some universities.,Some universities even require that all students own or lease a laptop. Some say the focus on technology prepares students for a wired world. “You have to keep up with the rest of the world. Students expect high-bandwidth information, and if you cant deliver it
43、, youre at a competitive disadvantage,” states a university president.,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,What happens when colleges try hard to stand out from their peers? (Para. 10),As universities compete with each other to attract students by providing the most modern networks and the most popul
44、ar systems, it often happens that students have better access to the most modern networks and the hottest systems.,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,What examples are cited to show how colleges try to help their students? (Para. 11),For those who do not like to take a laptop with them, colleges pro
45、vide computer labs. And for those who study late into the night, colleges have established round-the-clock repair shops to help these students with their problems.,Paragraph 12 concludes that colleges have been replacing their computer systems for the past decade mainly to offer their students free
46、and the most advanced system. The anywhere-anytime access has already brought wonderful benefits to college education. With computer technologies widely used, we will cultivate a generation of people who are good at solving problems and thinking originally. These people are just what the future of t
47、he world thirsts for.,Concluding part (Para. 12) What conclusion is given here?,Interactive Reading,Summary,Jotter,With so many laptops, smartphones and _ connections all around us, we are really in the new age of _ now, which affects colleges, universities and their students to a great extent. When
48、 it comes to campus life, the undergraduates are the group most eager to use new electronic wonders, which can help them with many aspects of their _ life both in and out of class. Professors also benefit from this, like taping their lectures and _ them online. So, non-stop _ to the Internet is of g
49、reat help to teaching and learning on campus.,Internet,electronics,campus,posting,access,Summary of Text,Text Analysis,Jotter,As for colleges and universities, the Internet is the focus of competition. Most of them have spent a great deal of money establishing easy access to the Internet to avoid be
50、ing at a _ disadvantage. Furthermore, some of them request all their students to own or _ a laptop in order to prepare them for such a _ world. Meanwhile, many computer _ and 24-hour repair shops have been built on campus to help students with their study. All of these have already brought about wonderful _ in education.,
