1、,Communication: then and now,UNIT 8,Unit 8 Communication: then and now,Learning objectives,Opening up, Keeping in contact with parentsTo contact my parents, I still like the traditional telephone because its easy to use for my parents., Keeping in contact with friendsIn keeping contact with my frien
2、ds, I prefer to use instant messengers, like QQ or WeChat, because they are instant and convenient. I can keep in contact with my friends anytime, anywhere as long as we are online.,Opening up, Getting a train ticketTo get a train ticket, I prefer to use the website to search for relevant informatio
3、n and buy the ticket online. Its quite convenient and simple nowadays, compared to the past when you had to go to the train station to buy a ticket in person., Making a formal complaintWhen making a formal complaint, I would prefer to use emails or traditional letters because they seem more formal a
4、nd may draw more attention from the top level of management.,Opening up, Giving opinions on social issuesI prefer to post my opinions on some microblogs or forums so that I can exchange ideas with anyone who is concerned with social issues., Confessing your love to a boy / girlWhen I have to confess
5、 my love to a boy / girl, I would rather choose texting or instant messengers because that could save me from the possible embarrassment if I get a “No” after a face-to-face confession of love.,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Sharing,The people in the podcast mainly talk about the w
6、ay they like to stay in touch with their friends, and whether modern technology has helped them to communicate better. They also talk about 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
7、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 people feel about modern communication,Sharing,Listening to the world, emails mobile phone / telephone face-to-face contact letters having dinner postcards text
8、messages,Sharing,Listening to the world, 1 (She thinks modern technology masks our fear of communicating in an honest and open way.) 2 3 (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 wr
9、ong people.,2 Easy to be misunderstood in email communication.,Sharing,Listening to the world,1 Has modern technology helped us to communicate better?,Yes. Many years ago, communication could take days or even months and was very inconvenient. Now we can communicate with each other anytime, anywhere
10、. We can even see each other with the help of webcams no matter how far we are from each other.,No. The improvement of ways of communication doesnt truly enhance the mutual understanding of people. Whats more, people tend to reject face-to-face communication because of the convenience of modern ways
11、 of communication. I think that will probably bring more difficult problems.,Sharing,Listening to the world,2 Have you had similar problems with modern communication as the speakers? Whats the worst problem youve had?,Yes. I wanted to send a text message to my girlfriend the other day, but accidenta
12、lly selected the name of a friend from the contact list in my mobile phone. Thats really embarrassing. The worst problem Ive had happened a month ago when I was asked by my parents to go to the airport to meet a family relative. We had never met before and we solely contacted each other through mobi
13、le phones. The awful moment came when my mobile phone ran out of power just several minutes before his flight arrived.,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Listening,1 What have replaced the objects in the pictures?,Listening to the world,To some extent, mobile phone has replaced traditi
14、onal telephone. Digital media players, such as MP3 player, DVD or even Blu-ray player, have replaced traditional record players and video tape cassettes. Digital recording devices have replaced cassette tape recorders. Computers have replaced pen and ink to a large extent. As to TV, the traditional
15、screens have been replaced with LCD screens.,Listening,2 In your opinion, are the replacements better than the original items?,Listening to the world,In my opinion, most of the replacements are quite handy and better than the original items, such as mobile phone, the replacement of traditional telep
16、hone. However, people sometimes may overuse the replacements. For example, peoples handwriting skills are on the decline because of the heavy dependence on computers.,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listen
17、ing to the world,Listening,Listening to the 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
18、the world,Handwriting TV program says handwriting 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
19、 in the living room BUT TV programs will be 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,Listening to the world,Listening,1 By technology, so you can do this on Skype, you know, where youve got the um, t
20、he _ and you, you are talking to someone um, in another country . 2 I mean it 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 ba
21、rriers,Listening,3 . people will still carry a pen around in their top pocket 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 liv
22、ing room. 5 But the large screen in your living room will still be there. Its 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
23、we communicate with people at the moment and um . _. 2 Well, it might work _ 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 ra
24、ther than anything else .,Listening to the world,in the near future,in the future,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 .
25、 It wont be _, and it, it wont be in the, _ , but certainly in, _ , this will 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,Listening,Listening to the world,1 What do you thin
26、k of the ways of communication in the past, the present, and the future?,In the past, people communicated with each other mainly through mails. It was very difficult for people to communicate with each other. After the invention of telephone and fax, people communicate with each other much more easi
27、ly than before. The emergence of the computer, as well as the Internet, has brought people into a new era of communication. In the future, I think communication will be more convenient. In addition to sharing information anytime, anywhere, people may even exchange messages directly through brainwave
28、s.,Listening,Listening to the world,2 How do you think the development of communication technology will influence our learning in the future?,First, I think online learning will be more widely accepted in the next decade. The online learning environment will be more attractive and can enable learner
29、s to communicate with the outside world simultaneously. Second, I think the way of learning will be improved with the development of communication technology. Learners will not be taught by teachers any more, but trying to construct their own knowledge and skills with the help of online content and
30、tools. In the distant future, I believe that communication technology can even make it possible to transfer knowledge and skills into human brains to greatly shorten the learning process.,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,How the Internet has changed the world?,Listening to th
31、e world,Firstly, the Internet has had a profound impact on how people communicate. People can now communicate to others across the globe in many forms. Secondly, the Internet has created a great ability of information sharing. Thirdly, the Internet has changed human relationships to some extent. On
32、the one hand, it can make people get to know each other more easily. On the other hand, it has caused distance. Fourthly, the Internet has totally transformed and revolutionized opportunity in business.,Viewing,Listening to the world,The program is about the impact of the Internet. It includes comme
33、nts 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 realms of _.,wealth,ch
34、allenge,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 day. 3 People in the
35、 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,Viewing,1 What do you think are the positive and negative sides of the Internet?,Li
36、stening to the world,Positive :The Internet brings us an easy and effective way of communication. We can meet people from all around the world and learn about their customs, lifestyles and what their societies are like.,Negative:The Internet also brings us a lot of problems, for example, theft of pe
37、rsonal information, childrens addiction to online games, pornographic sites and such, that we are still trying to solve. Whats more, if overused, it can limit real-life interaction with other people.,Viewing,2 What do you like best about the Internet:,Listening to the world,1) it helps us to communi
38、cate more conveniently What I like best about the Internet is its communication functions. Thanks to the Internet, now we can communicate in a fraction of a second with a person who is sitting in another part of the world. We can utilize the facilities of email; we can chat online for hours with our
39、 loved ones. With the help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where we can share our thoughts and explore cultures of different people.,Viewing,2 What do you like best about the Internet:,Listening to the world,2) it opens up new realms of knowledge Wh
40、at I like best about the Internet is that it opens up new realms of knowledge. The Internet has facilitated the development of educational technology, and it has also provided new opportunities for education, for example, more and more people are benefiting from the online learning. Besides, the Int
41、ernet has created a new world of education and has greatly contributed to the development of human society.,Viewing,2 What do you like best about the Internet:,Listening to the world,3) it creates wealth What I like best about the Internet is that it provides new opportunities to become rich. E-comm
42、erce and online banking have opened a brand-new field in which people can make money in ways they can never imagine before. Amazon and Alibaba are good examples.,Viewing,2 What do you like best about the Internet:,Listening to the world,4) other What I like best about the Internet is its entertainme
43、nt value. While surfing the Internet, I can play online games and watch TVs or movies, etc. In addition, traditional TV and mobile phone are also endowed with powerful entertainment functions thanks to the Internet. I can play and watch anytime, anywhere. With the company of the Internet, I never fe
44、el my life to be boring or dull.,Viewing,3 Steve Wozniak says “Its like the Internet has become a brain. Its the smartest brain in the world.” Do you agree? Why or why not?,Listening to the world,Yes, I agree. The Internet, just like a human brain, stores tremendous information which includes almost
45、 all the human knowledge. Besides, it offers quick solutions to various problems we meet in daily life. No, I dont agree. Powerful as it is, the Internet is just a database that stores messy information. It cannot think intelligently and solve problems like humans.,Role-play,Speaking for communicati
46、on,1 the wrong number 2 the wrong 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 Wh
47、at hotel does he want to stay 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-pl
48、ay,Extract 1 W: Hi. Me again. 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. Er, could you _?,I didnt catch any of that,
