College English Integrated Course

1. College English Integrated Course Book Two 山东大学威海分校大学外语教学部 2010.09

2. Unit 4 The Virtual World Text A A Virtual Life

3. Teaching Objectives Background Information Lead-in Activities Language Points Text Analysis Oral Practice Contents 山东大学威海分校大外部

4. Teaching Objectives Students will be able to: • Grasp the main idea (despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it ot real life) and structure of the text(contrast between virtual life and real life); • Learn some rules of interpreting new vocabulary and usage related to computers and the Internet in English.

5. Background Information CNN (Cable News Network) • Cable News Network, almost always referred to by its initialism CNN, is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States. While the news channel has numerous affiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta, the Time Warner Center in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. CNN is owned by parent company Time Warner, and the U.S. news channel is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System.

6. Background Information

7. Background Information • Liverpool • Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. Liverpool is the fourth largest city in the United Kingdom and has a population of 435,500, and lies at the centre of the wider Liverpool Urban Area, which has a population of 816,216. • Historically a part of Lancashire, the urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were largely brought about by the city's status as a major port. By the 18th century, trade from the West Indies, Ireland and mainland Europe coupled with close links with the Atlantic Slave Trade furthered the economic expansion of Liverpool. By the early 19th century, 40% of the world’s trade passed through Liverpool’s docks, contributing to Liverpool’s rise as a major city.

8. Background Information • Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also known as ‘Scousers”, in reference to the local dish known as “scouse”, a form of stew. The word “Scouse” has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect. Liverpool's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically, were drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly those from Ireland. The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.

9. Lead-in Activities • The teacher asks the students to listen to the poem Surfing the Internet and answer the following questions on it: • --What was the hero doing when his boss came in? (surfing the Internet) • --How did he act in front of his boss? (He pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “unexpectedly”.) • Then the teacher asks the students to think about what they can do on the Internet.

10. Personal Computer (PC) Lead-in Activities screen disc drive monitor earphone mouse keyboard

11. Lead-in Activities Internet in Washington

12. Language Points interpret: 1) understand (sth. said, ordered, or done) e.g. The manager is worried that the workers might interpret the new regulation as a restriction of their rights. She interprets the dream as an unconscious desire to be rich. 2) give or provide the meaning of, explain e.g. How do you interpret his refusal to talk to us? This phenomenon can be interpreted in several different ways. 3) translate what is said in one language into another e.g. I am terribly sorry, but my grandma doesn’t understand a word. Could you interpret for her? No one in the tour group spoke French so we had to ask the guide to interpret.

13. Language Points take in: 1) absorb (sb.) into the body by breathing or swallowing e.g. The earth takes in heat and light from the sun. 2) include e.g. This is the total cost of the party, taking in everything. 3) make (clothes) narrower e.g. The shirt is too big, so I took it in. 4) understand e.g. The audience didn’t take in what the speaker was saying. 5) deceive e.g. Don’t be taken in by his promises. 6) observe, see at a glance e.g. The girl took in every details of such a fancy dress.

14. Language Points data: information, usu. in the form of facts or statistics that you can analyze e.g. This data should no be stored on the network because it might be accessed by anybody. a piece of/an item of data一项数据 acquire/get/obtain data获得数据 capture/collect/gather data收集、采集数据 enter/feed in data输入数据

15. Language Points nightmare: a terrifying dream e.g. Watching horror films always gives me nightmares. She told me that she had a nightmare about falling off the skyscraper. absolute/awful/horrible/real/terrible/terrifying nightmare惨痛的、 可怕的、骇人的经历 endure nightmare忍受痛苦的经历 face nightmare面对痛苦的经历 suffer nightmare经历痛苦的经历 survive nightmare捱过痛苦的经历 jar: have a harsh or an unpleasant effect used in the pattern: jar sth., jar on sb./sth.) e.g.The old woman said the loud bang jarred her nerves. His girlfriend’s squeaky voice jarred on me.

16. Text Analysis About the Title 1. What does the title mean? 2. Try to find the synonyms and antonyms for “virtual life”. Synonyms: cyberspace, cyberia, net world, virtual reality, virtual existence Antonyms: real life, real world, actual world, reality

17. Text Analysis Word-web Scan Text A to find out vocabulary items related to computer and the Internet. link virtual life L19 Title cyber-interaction L25 on the net L1 on line L39 telecommuter L8 system crash email L47 L9 click on the modem L64 Internet mailing lists L9-10 connection L64 computer-assisted L10-11 password L65 L18 data

18. Text Analysis 1. The teacher asks the students to scan for the main idea within the time limit, 3 minutes. Then the students do Text Organization exercise part 1 on page 95. 2. The teacher asks the students to read the text again carefully, compare the first paragraph with the last, and think about their role in the essay.

19. Oral Practice • The teacher gives the students the background of the debate: Your parents think that you spend too much time on the Internet. You want to convince them that you do not waste your time on the Internet. • Step 1 Form teams • Make teams of six people. Three of them will be the “parents” and the other three will be their “children”. • Step 2 Have a discussion • The two parties of each team prepare their arguments and supporting details respectively. • Step 3 Carry on the debate • The debate will be carried on within each team and will go on until one side fails to respond.

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