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Lecture 5

Lecture 5. A Virtual Life. Juhong Zhan. A virtual world is …. a computer-simulated 3-D environment as dynamic and vivid as the real world similar to the real world with computer-generated sights, sounds, and tactile (touch) sensations

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Lecture 5

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  1. Lecture 5 A VirtualLife Juhong Zhan

  2. A virtual world is… • a computer-simulated 3-D environment • as dynamic and vivid as the real world • similar to the real world • with computer-generated sights, sounds, and tactile (touch) sensations • with real-world rules such as gravity, topography, locomotion, real-time actions, and communication

  3. reading editing chatting online activities listening to music playing games 剽窃 writing hacking shopping

  4. hacker cybernut cyberpet E-mail website net-related vocabulary E-card webpage E-business webmaster browser firewall blog firewall virtual office

  5. Description of virtual life Author’s feeling about virtual life Her efforts to return to the real world and her feeling about it

  6. Part I

  7. Part II √

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  11. Part III F F T F

  12. Synonyms and antonyms of ‘Virtual World’ cyber space Internet world virtual reality net world real world real life

  13. Net-related vocabulary in context virtual life title: L1: L8: L9: L9-10: L10-11: L18: L19: L25: L39: L47: L64: L65: data on the Net link cyber-interaction telecommuter on line email system crash Internet mailing lists click on the modem password computer- assisted

  14. Match the contents with respective paras.

  15. What can you infer from the first and last paragraphs? People are in dilemma at present: Because of technological development, people have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but they find both unsatisfactory. The author has to choose the former despite its negative effects.

  16. Key words submit Peter submitted his application to the local government. We should submit ourselves to discipline.

  17. The dress was too big, so I took it in. I didn’t take in what you were studying. She took in every details Mary’s clothes. Do you mean we should take in the fresh? This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything. Don’t be taken in by her promise. make (clothes)narrower understand observe receive, admit including deceive

  18. live broadcasting a living language lively statue keep your hope alive

  19. suck suck sb. in/into sth. Some teenagers don’t want to get involved in the gangs, but they soon find themselves sucked in. I don’t want to get sucked into debate about school reform.

  20. insight No vehicle is in sight. Peace was in sight at last after four years of war. lose sight of out of sight

  21. abuse abuse power/ the abuse of power abuse children/ children abuse abuse sb./ filthy abuses

  22. restore restore sth. To restore balance to my life Doing exercises everyday restore the old man to good health.

  23. a highlight of the week submit articles at times feel an aversion to forms of socializing lack of discipline cyber-interaction be confronted with be dressed appropriately be bad-tempered

  24. Word completion Complete the words with the help of definitions given below. • S • e • a • a • m • r • a • r • i tretch ndless version ngle isinterpret ely buse estore ntolerable

  25. homework • 预习Unit 6-A • 背诵paras 10－13 2. 《奠基篇》Unit 5 3 . 自学Unit 7－A

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