Do you surf the Net?

Unit 9 Do you surf the Net? 新视野大学英语视听说教程

L ead In • How convenient is it for you to use the Internet on campus? • 2. Do you often surf on the Net? Why? • 3. What do most college students do when they go online? • 4. Why are some students addicted to the Internet? • 5. What are the negative impacts of the Internet on students?

Some abbreviation popular online 2B or not 2B To Be OrNot To Be B4 Before 4ever Forever BF Boyfriend AMBW All My Best Wishes Girlfriend GF A/S/L Age/Sex/Location Great GR8 Male or Female? PLS MorF Please KIT Keep In Touch RU Are you? ASAP As Soon As Possible UP2U up to you your Ur ATST At The Same Time Xmas ByeByeNow Christmas BBN

Some abbreviation popular online JustKidding! By The Way J/K BTW CUL8R SeeYouLater OIC Oh, I see Face-to-Face Right now! F2F RN Got To Go GTG DIY Do ityourself End Of Message EOM WB WelcomeBack GoTo Hell GTH THX or TX or THKS Thanks IMO In My Opinion YTTT YouTellingThe Truth? KIT Keep In Touch No Problem NP

Debating • The whole class is divided into two sides to debate. One side is supposed to support the provided idea, whereas the other side is supposed to oppose it. In the debate, each side must provide concrete and convincing evidences to support your argument and attack your opponent’s idea. The teacher will serve as an • umpire (裁判), and he/she must maintain justice in the judgment.

Debating Topic Whether surfing on the web should be prohibited to college students? Side A: Surfing on the web should be prohibited to college students. Side B: Surfing on the web should not be prohibited to college students.

Debating References For • Students can get referential knowledge from webs. • There are online classes for students to attend. • It is money-saving to download useful materials com-pared with purchasing books from bookstores. • The materials and information are updated very soon, so the students can benefit from the latest. • Students can take online tests.

Debating References For 6. Students can consult online famous teachers about diverse problems they encountered in study and life, which are inaccessible and infeasible in real life. 7. One can purchase books from net-stores, getting more discount, faster delivery and good service. 8. One can talk with friends online by QQ or MSN.

Debating References Against: • Many students get addicted to online games. • There are many distractions on the web, some of • which are not healthy, containing sexually and violently filthy content. • 3. There are some traps in QQ chatting. Since students lack social experience, they cannot differentiate truth from the false, consequently they can be easily entrapped.

Debating References 4. If students spend too much time in virtual world communicating, they will get sunk in the illusive world, and they do not know how to communicate with genuine people in the real world. 5. The quality of referential materials cannot be guaranteed. Against:

Listening in • Task 1: The Internet on Campus • Task 2: Surfing the Net • Task 3: Internet Addiction • Task 4: A Brief Introduction

How many expressions do you know about focusing attention ? As far as I can see, … As far as I’m concerned, … As I see it, … I personally think… To tell you the truth, … To be frank, … In my point / view, … Let me put it another way. That’s not exactly what I mean. The way I see it… I’d just like to point out that… I’d like to add something here. Let me say one more thing. If you ask me, … Don’t you think that … Wouldn’t you think that …? Don’t you think that …

Situation:Matthew’s computer has crashed again. John suggests that he buy a new one. Matthew agrees and has been saving up for it because a computer, especially the Internet, is so important for his study. However, to John, the Internet is for chatting and playing games. • For Reference Role-play

For Reference John: Hi, Matt! What’s up? Matthew: My computer crashed again! Is there anything I can do about it? John: If you ask me, you’d better get a new one. There’re always some brands on sale. Matthew: To tell the truth, I’ve been cutting down my expenses and saving up for my study. John: Yeah, but as far as I’m concerned, the Internet is for chatting and playing games.

Role-play • Situation 2:James is downloading some software for translation. Lisa thinks that this act is illegal and he should buy the software at the store. But James says buying the software is too expensive and downloading is a way of saving money. • For Reference

For reference Lisa: Hi, Jim. Surfing the net again? James: No. I am just downloading something. Lisa: Downloading what? James: Software for translation. I’ve got to do the assignment for my translation class. Lisa: Why not buy the software at the store? Personally I think it’s like stealing to download it. James: Buy? I think it’s a luxury. Downloading is really a way of saving money. Lisa: Well, in my opinion, it’s really an illegal way of saving money.

Role-play Situation 3:Steven complains that he has got his computer fixed the second time this month due to all those viruses which he gets from e-mail and from going on certain sites. Sarah suggests that he use the software to guard against viruses. • For Reference

For reference Sarah: Hi, Steven. What’s the matter? You don’t seem happy. Steven: The damned computer is down again! Sarah : Again? As I see it, you’ve got to do something about it. Steven: In fact, I could do little about it but get it fixed for the second time this month. Sarah: It is the viruses, right? Steven: I think so. I spend much time on the Internet. The viruses must be from e-mail and certain websites. The Internet is a bad thing for the computer. Sarah: But I never have such problems. The point is that should use the software to avoid viruses. Steven: Dose it work? Well, I’ll buy the software to keep my computer healthy.

Home Assignment Give a presentation to the middle school students on using the Internet properly Prepare Unit 10

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Do you surf the Net?