1、No network: Can we live without our mobile phones?Background informationMobile phones seem to be a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Although the telephone was invented in 1876, it was not until the 1940s that the first mobile phones came into being. In the late 1970s cellular phones appeared and b
2、y the 1980s to have a mobile became a symbol of success. By the 1990s mobiles were commonplace and by the 2000s the majority of the population in some countries had one. For some people, to have the latest mobile phone is a fashion.Dealing with unfamiliar words4 Answer the questions about the words
3、for telephoning.1 What do subscribers pay for?Subscribers pay for line rental so that they will be able to make phone calls. In other contexts, they may pay for newspapers, magazines or being a member of a club or professional association.2 What part of the phone is the handset?The handset is the pa
4、rt that you hold in your hand.3 What can you do if youre in range of a mobile signal?If youre in range of a mobile signal, you can make and receive calls.4 What kind of phone is a house phone?A house phone is a landline phone (a fixed phone for the whole house).5 If you can use a mobile anywhere, wh
5、ere can you use a landline?You can use a landline only where there is a wire connection (the telephone signals are carried by a line).6 What has happened if you receive voicemail?If you receive voicemail, it means that someone has left a spoken message which has been recorded on your phone so that y
6、ou can listen to it later.5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words and expressions in the box. You may need to make other changes.1 (whereas)2 (essential) The businessman and the working mother dont consider their mobile phones to be an essential.3 (bold)4 (interferes with)5
7、 (impact)6 (extended)6 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in the box.(1) utter (2) distract (3) practically (4) speculates (5) tedious (6) solitary (7) risky (8) impulse (9) fuss (10) therapy Thank you for inviting us, when can we leave?Background informationThe passage is a p
8、ersonal account of “culture bumps” which travellers may encounter in unfamiliar cultures. The passage might be an informal magazine article or a speech at an event where foreign guests are present. The passage reports examples on a number of topics: the writers observation of kissing in France, a fr
9、iends experience of the normal physical distance between people in Italy, a Spanish students reaction to English uses of “thank you” and a cross-cultural problem with the phrase “of course”, the question of what to say before a meal, an Englishmans joking reaction to the American formula “Have a nic
10、e day”, and how a Chinese visitor manages cross-cultural differences about when guests might be expected to leave.Reading and understanding2 Choose the best summary of the passage. 3 3 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.1 (b) . 2 (d) . 3 (a) . 4 (d) . 5 (c) .Dealing with unfamiliar words4
11、 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1 (breadth) 2 (bump) 3 (uneasy) 4 (weird) 5 (thoughtful) 6 (confusion) 7 (tolerance) 8 (awareness) 9 (involve)5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.(1) occasions (2) perceive (3) conventional (4) arouses(5) cur
12、iosity (6) inquire (7) generally (8) respond (9) miseryReading and interpreting6 Check the true statements.Keys: 2, 41 The writer thinks that cultural bumps are enjoyable.The writer says cultural bumps may make meeting people from other cultures interesting, but this is not the same as enjoyable.2 B
13、oris didnt really think the writer was stupid.Boris was using a Russian way of saying “of course” to agree with the writer, but the writer interpreted this in another way.3 The Chinese visitors had already been to an English home.Probably not. Otherwise the leader would not have asked about when to
14、leave.4 The story about the Englishman in Disneyland was meant to be amusing.Yes, this is amusing from the Englishmans point of view, but probably not from an American one.5 The Chinese womans question was clumsy.No, her question showed that she was aware that there were differences, and that she wa
15、nted to know what kind of behaviour was appropriate. She showed cross-cultural understanding.Talking point3 Which is your favourite quotation about communication?Examples of brief comments and background information:Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep afte
16、r. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (19062001), American pilot and best-selling writer, wife of Charles Lindberg (who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic)Good communication is interesting and exciting. It can get you involved actively in conversations.When people talk, listen completely. Most people
17、 never listen. Ernest Hemingway (18991961), Nobel Prize-winning American writer and journalist, known for The Old Man and the Sea and For Whom the Bell TollsThis emphasizes that listening is part of communication. We all have two ears and only one mouth!The right to be heard does not automatically i
18、nclude the right to be taken seriously. Hubert Humphrey (19111978), US Vice President (19651969)Everyone has the right to speak, but some people may talk nonsense and they shouldnt necessarily expect us to consider their words seriously.The problem with communication . is the illusion that it has be
19、en accomplished. George Bernard Shaw (18561950), Nobel Prize-winning Irish dramatist, theatre critic and socialist thinker, known today for Pygmalion (filmed as My Fair Lady)We often think communication has taken place when it hasnt because people havent listened (or read) or havent understood sendi
20、ng an email doesnt mean there is communication unless people read and answer it.The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. Joseph Priestley (17331804), British scientist and clergyman, rememberedfor his discovery of oxygen This sounds amazingly modern! For example, havin
21、g lots of communication technology and media doesnt necessarily mean that people communicate more with each other.One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always try to think before I ta
22、lk. Margaret Chase Smith (18971995), the first woman to be elected to both the American House and SenateThis can be true with emails, texting and phone calls perhaps we should all think for at least 60 seconds before we talk. It would be really useful.Words are, of course, the most powerful drug use
23、d by mankind. Rudyard Kipling (18651936), Nobel Prize-winning British poet, writer who wrote The Jungle Book and KimWords may be stimulating, but we may become addicted to them, in which case they could be harmful.If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if 15 minutes, three days
24、; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now. Woodrow Wilson (18561924), the 28th US PresidentWhen you speak for a short time, you must leave many points out and you have to plan carefully to make every word count. If you have more time, it is easier because you can probably say what you
25、want without much preparation.Language in useit + passive voice1 Rewrite the sentences using it + passive voice.1 Russell Crowe couldnt get a call out to Australia. Someone said this.It was said that Russell Crowe couldnt get a call out to Australia.2 Mobile phones have been the biggest factor of ch
26、ange in everyday behaviour in Britain over the past 15 years. Someone has claimed this.It has been claimed that mobile phones have been the biggest factor of change in everyday behaviour in Britain over the past 15 years.3 When told “Have a nice day!”, an Englishman replied “Im sorry, Ive made other
27、 arrangements.” Someone reported this.It was reported that when told “Have a nice day!”, an Englishman replied “Im sorry, Ive made other arrangements.”4 You dont need to say “Thank you” in Spanish as much as you do in English. Someone has suggested this.It has been suggested that you dont need to sa
28、y “Thank you” in Spanish as much as you do in English.5 Disneyland is a typically American place. Someone thinks this.It is thought that Disneyland is a typically American place.6 Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee. Someone has believed this.It has been believed that good communica
29、tion is as stimulating as black coffee.over2 Complete the sentences about yourself using over .1 Ive owned a mobile phone over the last three years or so.2 Over the winter Ive called my parents every week.3 Over the summer my best friends and I went travelling to South China.4 Over the last semester
30、 my social life has been very limited: I think I need a better study-life balance.5 Over the last year the number of people from different cultures Ive met is quite extraordinary, comparedto the few I met in middle school.6 Over the last two weeks my favourite expression in English has been “Go on,
31、you can do it!”emphatic structures with what3 Rewrite the sentences using the emphatic structure with what .1 Life can be solitary without a mobile phone. I rediscovered this.What I rediscovered was that life can be solitary without a mobile phone.2 My mobile phone is an essential, not a luxury. I t
32、hink this.What I think is that my mobile phone is an essential, not a luxury.3 The people who needed to, got hold of me. I found this.What I found was that the people who needed to, got hold of me.4 People kiss each other four times. This happens in Paris.What happens in Paris is that people kiss ea
33、ch other four times.5 By not saying “Thank you” so often, he was perceived to be rude. He didnt understand this.What he didnt understand was that by not saying “Thank you” so often, he was perceived to be rude.4 Translate the sentences into Chinese.1 Mobile phones have been the biggest factor of cha
34、nge in everyday behaviour in Britain over the past 15 years. Today it is thought that there are more than 55 million mobile phone subscribers, a rise from less than 10 million in 1997.在过去的15年里，手机已成为改变英国人日常行为方式的最主要的因素。据估计，目前英国手机用户已超过5,500万，而在1997年还不足1,000万。2 Now it has been announced that the signal
35、range throughout London will be extended, nowhere in London will be beyond the reach of a mobile phone, not even the Underground. 现在有消息说，伦敦的手机信号覆盖范围将拓展延伸。以后，在伦敦的每一个角落都有手机信号，就连地铁也不例外。3 This subject of research aroused my interest and took me the length and breadth of France.这个研究话题激起了我的兴趣，为此，我走遍了法国各地。
36、4 These episodes and incidents all involve a cultural bump, something which you notice usually withcuriosity, usually with pleasure, occasionally with shock or embarrassment.这些插曲、事件都包含着文化碰撞，使你感到好奇、愉悦，但偶尔也会让你感到震惊或尴尬。5 But its not a matter of knowing all the conventions and rituals in different cultur
37、es. Its impossibleto collect all the information you might need to be relaxed in the many different cultures around the world.（ 前一句若直译成“这不是了解不同文化中所有风俗习惯和礼仪的问题”不太通顺，最好意译。后一句翻译的难度比较大，可以把句子倒转、拆分。如“但这不等于说知识能使你但是你不可能”。）但是这不等于说我们需要悉数掌握不同文化的风俗习惯和礼仪。丰富的知识能使你自如地应对世界各国不同的文化，但是你不可能掌握全部必备的知识。5 Translate the sen
38、tences into English.1 据估计，目前中国4亿手机用户中，有大约一半人的隐私受到了威胁。(it is estimated that ; privacy)It is estimated that today, the privacy of half of the 0.4 billion mobile phone subscribers is in danger.2 人们在购买生活必需品上的花费越少，他们安排的诸如旅游等娱乐活动就越多。(the less the more )The less people spend on daily necessities, the more
39、arrangements they will make for leisure activities, such as travelling.3 对我来说，旅游最大的好处就是可以去不同的地方，了解不同文化背景下人们的生活方式以及传统习俗。(What I especially like about is )What I especially like about travelling is that I can go to different places and learn about particular lifestyles, conventions and customs in diff
40、erent cultures.4 在大多数情况下，文化碰撞激起的是人们对不同文化的好奇心，只有在极少数情况下，文化碰撞会造成尴尬。(culture bump; on rare occasions)In most cases, cultural bumps arouse peoples curiosity about different cultures. Only on rare occasions can they cause embarrassment.5 你可以保留自主选择的权利，但作为一个成年人，你做事不要冲动。(reserve the right to; act on impulse)You can reserve the right to make your own choices, but as an adult, you should not act on impulse.
