湖南大学《大学英语第二册》课件-第4章.pdf

Unit 4 The Virtual WorldIntegrated Course 2ObjectivesIn this unit,well-Read about a virtual life;-Talk about virtual world;and-Write about virtual life.Warm-up activities1.A survey:What do you usually do online?A)To do the school work;B)To search for information;C)To communicate with others;D)To entertain.Warm-up activities2.Whats SOHO?SOHO-Small-Office/Home-Office1)What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in information technology?2)What kind of people do you think belong to the group of SOHO?Comprehension of Text A Global reading Skim Text A(A Virtual Life)and fill in the blanks:contentsParagraphs1.Description of the authors virtual life2-32.How she feels about it after staying on the Net for a while3.What she does to return to the real world4.How she feels about the real world1,4-10,131112Comprehension of Text ADetailed reading1.What does the author do online?-submit articles and edit them via _-communicate with colleagues on Internet _-chat with my _-order _-manage my _emailmailing listfoodboyfriendmoney,love and workComprehension of Text A2.How does she feel about her virtual life after staying on the Net for a while?-even a phone call can be a _-my boyfriends Liverpool accent becomes _-a secretarys clipped tone seems _-time becomes _-life itself begins to feel _-I feel as though Ive become another _ in the Netshockimpossible to interpretrejectingfluidunreallinkComprehension of Text A-I find myself shyer,more cautious,more anxious-I get _,speak too much,_-I constantly worry if I am _ appropriately-On line,I find myself _ everyone in sight.-I find everyone on my mailing list _-I fight my boyfriend as well,_ his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by typed dialogue.overexcitedinterruptdressedattackinginsensitivemisinterpretingComprehension of Text A-Id never realized how important _ is:dressing for work,sleeping normal hours-Id never thought I _ so much on co-workers for company-I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so _daily routinerelieddamagingComprehension of Text A 3.What does she do in trying to return to the real world?-I call people,_ with the few remaining friends in New York-I try to at least get to the gym,so as to _ the weekend from the rest of my week-I arrange interviews for stories,doctors appointmentsanything to _ the house and connected with othersarrange to meetset apartget me out ofComprehension of Text A4.How does she feel about the real day-to-day world?-I see a friend and her ringing laughter is _ the noise of conversation in the restaurant,_.intolerableunbearableComprehension of Text A Make a summary of the comparison and contrast between the authors virtual life and real life.Virtual lifeReal lifeWhat she doesHow she feelsmanage her life,work,love and money onlinearrange to meet friends,interview people,go to the gym,etc.shyer,more cautious,more anxious,overexcited,bad-tempered,etc.intolerable,unbearableGR-1.part1Summary:Part Division of the TextParts Paras Main Ideas 1 2 3 1317535466Description of the authors virtual life.Her feeling about the virtual life.Her effort of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world.Comprehension of Text ASummary 1.Whats the main idea of the text?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?The first paragraph tells about the consequences of living a virtual 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 the virtual life and the real life,but we find both unsatisfactory.The author,however,finally has to choose the latter despite its negative effects.Language focus Read Para.2-3,6-7 again,and pay attention to the words or expressions that the author uses to describe her virtual life.submit articles,edit,communicate,stay inside,order,manage,spend,go out,watch,crawl from bed to computer,walk out in the T-shirt and underwear,turn on the TV and just leave it to talk away,be jarred by the commercials,find Im sucked in by soap operas,keep up with the latest news and the weather,check my email,Suppose you are required to take part in an“Internet Survival Contest”,how would you manage your life?Spot DictationListen to the following passage and fill in the missing words.2000 SK Telecom Internet Survival Contest for Physically Challenged Youth was held on October 30,2000.Myself,and all the other physically youth who successfully finished the 72 hours of the Internet Survival Contest overcame our handicaps well,and ourselves proudly to a life lived only by using the Internet.In the session it was more to everybody because all of the award prizes were made by .Through this opportunity,IIIgained valuable knowledge,and real life .It gave me self-assurance of the real world of information era.I also experienced amounts of encouragement and cheers from net-citizens.This is also one of the most .