UnitModern CommunicationPPT課件

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1、In this unit, you willObjectives read an interview on an experiment on living without electronic conveniences; enlarge your vocabulary relating to modern communication; come to know the importance of managing incoming email; get some tips about the use of the infinitive in English grammar; learn how

2、 to read and write a notice or poster.第1頁/共230頁Listening and SpeakingText AGrammar TipsText BComprehensive ExercisesPractical Reading and WritingWarm-up第2頁/共230頁DiscussionBackground Information Our life has been made more and more convenient and comfortable by modern communication tools such as the

3、Internet. However, modern communication can bring unexpected trouble, too. Almost every day we receive unwanted text messages as well as junk emails carrying advertisements for nearly everything. Besides, privacy is almost nonexistent on the Internet. Too much reliance on modern communication could

4、be disastrous. Therefore, how to make the best use of modern technology to the advantage of mankind and avoid its negative side to the fullest extent possible is a pressing global issue confronting human beings.第3頁/共230頁Background InformationDiscussion第4頁/共230頁Questions: (1) What is your favorite wa

5、y of daily communication?DiscussionBackground InformationMaking phone calls, chatting online, writing letters, face to face communication.Hints 第5頁/共230頁Questions:2. Do you use the Internet? Why?DiscussionBackground InformationYes. I use the Internet to look for information, communicate with friends

6、 and parents, download free music, meet new friends, etc.Hints 第6頁/共230頁A. Choose the best answer according to what you hear.SpeakingListeningI. Listening ScriptA. The price of cell phones. B. The function of cell phones.C. The popularity of cell phones. D. The sound of cell phones.1.第7頁/共230頁Speaki

7、ngListeningA. She gives some change to him.B. She lets the man use her mobile phone.C. She does nothing.D. She does both A and B.2.第8頁/共230頁SpeakingListeningA. Checking her email. B. Booking tickets online.C. Playing games online. D. Chatting with friends.3.第9頁/共230頁SpeakingListeningA. Where to book

8、 a flight online. B. When to book a flight online.C. Who to book a flight online. D. How to book a flight online.4.第10頁/共230頁SpeakingListeningA. People are bad in real life.B. People are bad in cyberspace.C. People are hard to identify in cyberspace.D. People in cyberspace are hardly bad.5.第11頁/共230

9、頁SpeakingListeningB. Fill in the blanks of the following passage according to what you hear. Mobile phones have become a (1) for middle schools. Some middle schools in (2) ask students not to carry mobile phones during schoolhours. There are several reasons. First, mobile phones are (3) . Second, us

10、ing mobile phones is a distraction to the students. Third, mobile phone use alsoproblem_Australia_easy to lose _第12頁/共230頁SpeakingListeninggives teachers so much trouble, because some students might use phone messages (4) . So, some teachers say students should not have mobile phones at school, but

11、if there was a good reason, they could (5) their phones at the school office.to cheat during exams _leave_第13頁/共230頁Talk about your dorm based on the following questions.II. SpeakingSpeakingListening1. How many phone calls do you make a day?I make an average of five calls/five calls on average a day

12、. words indicating frequency: never, seldom, occasionally, sometimes, regularly, very often, frequentlyHints 第14頁/共230頁SpeakingListening2. What advantages does making phone calls have?Making phone calls has the following advantages:l efficient;l convenient;l time-saving;l direct, etc.Hints 第15頁/共230

13、頁SpeakingListening3. Do you prefer making phone calls to sending short messages to your parents while you are in college? Why or why not?While in college I prefer sending text messages to making phone calls to my parents because the former:l is cheap and economical;l causes no disturbance to others;

14、l exercises my fingers.Hints 第16頁/共230頁M: It seems like everyone has a cell phone these days.W: Yeah. Everywhere you go you can hear mobile phones ringing.Whats the topic of the conversation?M: Hi, Jane. Do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone.W: Pay phone? Why not use my mob

15、ile phone? Here you are.Q: How does the woman respond to the mans request?SpeakingListening1.2.第17頁/共230頁SpeakingListeningM: How often do you use the Internet?W: I use it almost every day, but I usually use it to check my email. I dont often surf the net.Q: What does the woman use the Internet for?M

16、: Have you ever booked a flight online?W: I have booked airline tickets online many times. It has worked out great for me! Need my help?Q: What does the man probably want to know?M: You can tell if the person is bad or not, cant you?W: Sure, I can in real life! But in cyberspace, hard to say.Q: What

17、 does the woman imply?3.4.5.第18頁/共230頁imitative of the real world; almost true 虛擬的；幾乎為真的ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Studyconvenience n.sth. that is very useful or makes ones life easier 方便，便利(之處)virtual adj.cut-off from遠(yuǎn)離的采取措施take stepsdelay or stop sth. from happening

18、for a while 暫停，擱置suspend vt.第19頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Studyservice n.sth. that the public needs, such as transportation and communicationsfacilities 服務(wù)the first part of sth.; a hole or empty space through which things or people can pass; a good opportunity t

19、o do sth. 開始部分；縫隙，缺口；機(jī)會(huì)，空缺opening n. presentation n.a formal talk, often in order to sell sth. or get support for a proposal 匯報(bào)第20頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Studynotice vt. n.become aware of 注意到 a written announcement in a place where everyone can read it 通知look

20、 forward to期盼，展望numb vt.make sb. no longer think clearly or feel any emotion 使麻木drive sb. crazy把某人逼瘋stay off遠(yuǎn)離第21頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Studymedia n.television, radio, newspapers, and magazines 媒體translate v.lead to, result in; say or write sth. in another l

21、anguage 導(dǎo)致，轉(zhuǎn)變成；翻譯productivity n.the rate at which goods are produced 生產(chǎn)率grade n. v.mark that indicates ones level of achievement; quality 成績(jī)；等級(jí) judge 評(píng)級(jí)，評(píng)分第22頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Studydoubt n. v.the feeling of uncertainty or truth about sth. 懷疑，疑慮 believe

22、that sth. is probably not true or possible 懷疑distracting adj.making it difficult for people to concentrate properly on what they are doing 分神的，干擾注意的fall (right) back into sth.重新像以前那樣做某事第23頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Studydefinitely adv.without a doubt 明確地，肯定地awar

23、e adj.knowing about, realizing because one can hear it, see it, smell it, or feel it 知道的，意識(shí)到的evolve vi.gradually change and develop 演變，演化technology n.methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes 技術(shù)，工藝第24頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and Exp

24、ressionsVocabulary BuildingText StudyProper NamesVerizon:威瑞森公司，2000年5月由貝爾大西洋公司(Bell Atlantic)與美國(guó)通用電話電氣公司(GTE)合并而成，目前是美國(guó)最大的有線通信和話音通信提供商。Amish:阿米什人，居住在美國(guó)賓西法尼亞州中部。因?yàn)樽诮痰脑颍@些歐洲人的后裔拒絕現(xiàn)代化，保持著極其傳統(tǒng)的生活方式，不用電燈，不開汽車，運(yùn)輸依然使用馬車牛車。第25頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText StudyProper Name

25、sAngry Birds和Words with Friends:游戲名稱,即“憤怒的小鳥”和“填字游戲”。第26頁/共230頁1 Could you live without daily electronic conveniences for 90 days? Reilly, a 24-year-old student at a Chicago school, did just that. I spoke with Reilly over the phone this weekend about his 90-day project, what he learned from living w

26、ithout electronic conveniences and how it changed his life.2 You say you spent three months completely cut-off from the virtual world. What steps did you take to do that?90 Days Without a Cell Phone or EmailComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study第27頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords a

27、nd ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study3 Reilly: I called Verizon and suspended service for my cell phone. I put up an out-of-office on both of my email accounts, like, “Im sorry for the inconvenience, but I wont receive this until the end of the year.”4 Before what you called “The Amish Project

28、,” how much time would you typically spend on texting and calling every day?第28頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study5 Reilly: It was pretty bad. I was sending more than 1,500 texts a month. I never really counted minutes on the phone, but I wouldnt be surprised if it

29、 was 600 to 900.6 In the opening of your “Going Amish” presentation, you say that you had friends over and realized what was going on. Describe what you noticed and your feelings right at that moment.第29頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study7 Reilly: I live with three

30、 guys and we had two of our best friends visiting from New York City. We only see these guys once a year, maybe every six months. Every single person had either a laptop or a cell phone. Somebodys playing Words with Friends, somebodys playing Angry Birds. Nobodys really doing anything, just sitting

31、quiet. Its like this was what we were all looking forward to and were just sitting here numbing our minds. Thats the thing that drives me crazy. People go out to dinner with a crowd and everyones on their phone. I mean, what else are you looking for?第30頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabu

32、lary BuildingText Study8 You said that you had much more free time when you stayed off social media sites. Did this extra time translate into higher productivity or better grades at school?第31頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study9 Reilly: Yeah, a hundred times over.

33、Like I said, there wasnt really much to do at the house, so I stayed at school most nights until 10 when everyone else leaves around 6, without a doubt. I think whats so hard for people and so distracting for people is that where they work, there are social media distractions on the same machine tha

34、t they are supposed to be using to do their work. Im sure every office in the country suffers from these things.第32頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study10 In the end, having finished this whole thing, is your life different now or did you fall right back into old hab

35、its?11 Reilly: Its definitely different, but I catch myself doing exactly what I hated. Someone is talking to me and Im half-listening and reading a text under the table. Now, Im becoming more and more aware of this change. Using cell phones evolved from being about technology to a kind of living in

36、 the moment.第33頁/共230頁A. Pair Work Complete the following sentences orally according to the text.1. Where did Reilly come from? He came from .2. How much time did Reilly typically spend on texting and calling every day before he started the Amish Project? He sent texts a month and spent minutes on t

37、he phone.ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsa Chicago school _1,500 _600 to 900 _第34頁/共230頁3. What did Reillys friends play for fun? They played .4. What drives Reilly crazy? drives him crazy.ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsWords with Friend

38、s and Angry Birds _That nobody is really doing anything, just sitting quiet _第35頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsB. Main Idea Read the text again. As you read, underline what you think are the most important ideas. Then, in one or two sentences, write the main id

39、ea of the text.It tells us what Reilly learned from living without electronic conveniences and how it changedhis life_.第36頁/共230頁Active Wordsv. (1) 離開，離去 The boy is not allowed to leave the room. (2) 留下，遺忘 Take two apples and leave five for us. When I went to school I left my books at home. He left

40、a note for you. (3) 剩下，剩余(用被動(dòng)語態(tài)) Is there any food left? ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsleave第37頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsn. (1) 準(zhǔn)假，休假 How much paid leave do you get each year? 離別，告別 He took his leave of his family when the

41、war began.leaveleave alone 讓單獨(dú)待著，不干擾，不干涉 Hes busy. Wed better leave him alone.第38頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsleave behind 不帶，忘了帶 He left a bunch of keys behind.leave for 動(dòng)身去某地 When are you leaving for Beijing?leave out 遺漏；省略 She left out an important detail

42、in her story-telling.leave第39頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionstakevt. (1) 拿起 He took his hat and left. (2) 獲得，占領(lǐng) The French player took the first prize. (3) 食用，服用 Have you taken the medicine? (4) 乘，搭乘，坐(交通工具) Finally he decided to take a train to go home. (5) 要求，

43、需要，(要)花費(fèi) It took all day to finish the task.第40頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionstake (6) 把當(dāng)作，認(rèn)為是 She took me for her brother.take back 收回(講過的話) What you said is not true. Youd better take it back.take off 脫掉；(飛機(jī))起飛 He came in and took off his coat. The plane will

44、 take off at noon.第41頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionstaketake in 讓人上當(dāng)，欺騙 Dont believe in him he will try to take you in.take on 接受(工作等)；雇傭；呈現(xiàn)，帶有(特征等) Jack is taken on as a repairman in our factory. The city is taking on a new look.take out 取出，扣除 He had a tooth t

45、aken out yesterday.第42頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionstaketake over 接管(財(cái)產(chǎn)、管理權(quán)等) Who do you think will take over the company?take to 喜歡 They had met each other a couple of times but didnt take to each other.take up 占據(jù)，占用(時(shí)間或空間) That huge bed takes up most of the

46、room.第43頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsn. 時(shí)刻；片刻，瞬間 The man arrived at the last moment. It was a very important moment in my life. Please wait a moment.momentat the moment 此刻，當(dāng)下 At the moment, no one is working with me.at this/that moment 在此/那時(shí) At that moment, m

47、y father arrived and took me home.第44頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsfor the moment 眼下，暫時(shí) You can stay with me for the moment.in a moment 立刻，馬上 We will finish the task in a moment.for a moment 一會(huì)兒 They chatted for a moment and left.moment第45頁/共230頁ComprehensionV

48、ocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsv. (1) (使)改變，變化，轉(zhuǎn)變 Smith changed his mind and moved back home. Then he received a phone call that was to change his life. In autumn the leaves change from green to brown. (2) 換(交通工具、衣服等) He changed trains in Chicago. She used to change her dress every

49、 day.change第46頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionschange (3) 交換，互換 If you prefer this seat, Ill change with you. (4) 兌換 Where can I change my pounds for dollars? n. (1) 變化，改變，變動(dòng) You will see many changes in the village. (2) 找頭，零錢 I gave him a pound, and he gave me 2

50、0 pence change. 第47頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsfor a change 換換花樣(口味、環(huán)境、工作等) Now let me ask you a question for a change. Lets try a new restaurant for a change.change第48頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionscallv. (1) 打電話；(通過無線

51、電尋呼系統(tǒng))呼叫 “May I speak to Mr Coyne, please?” ”May I ask whos calling?” (2) 叫，喊；呼喚，召喚 Someone is calling for help. She called her young son: “Here, Stephen, come and look at this!” (3) 召集 The president decided to call a meeting of the Board of Directors.第49頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText S

52、tudyWords and Expressionscall (4) 取名，稱呼 They called each other by their surnames. (5) (短暫地)訪問，拜訪 Do you think we should call at Franks when we are in New York?n. (1) 喊叫(聲)；啼叫 The call of that bird is not very loud. (2) (短暫的)訪問，拜訪 He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings. (3) (一次)電話，通話 I made a pho

53、ne call to a friend in the U.S.第50頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionscall back 把叫回來；(給)回電話；使回想起 The sight of the old house called back memories at his childhood.call for 去(或來)取，去(或來)接；需要，要求 When shall I call for you? The situation calls for a cool head.call第51頁/共23

54、0頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionscall off 取消 The meeting has been called off.call on (短暫地)訪問，拜訪；(正式地)號(hào)召，呼吁 This afternoon I will call on my new neighbor.call第52頁/共230頁1. There are two men (名叫王明) in our office.2. He often (把鑰匙忘在家里).3. (換床之后), I would fall asleep quickl

55、y.ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsComplete the following sentences based on the given Chinese.called Wang Ming _leaves his keys at home_After changing the bed_第53頁/共230頁4. The homework the teacher assigned will (花去他至少兩個(gè)小時(shí)).5. Just (就在這時(shí)), a red car appeared from nowher

56、e.ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsComplete the following sentences based on the given Chinese.take him at least two hours _at this moment_第54頁/共230頁electronicconveniencevirtualsuspendopeningpresentationnumbcrazymediasiteproductivitydoubtdistractingawareevolveComprehens

57、ionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsA. Match the words in the left-hand column with the Chinese meanings on the right.知道的，意識(shí)到的場(chǎng)地；(事件)發(fā)生地點(diǎn)瘋狂的，發(fā)瘋的懷疑，疑慮媒體開始部分；縫隙演變，演化分神的，干擾注意的匯報(bào)生產(chǎn)率方便，便利使麻木虛擬的電子的，電氣的暫停，擱置Exercises第55頁/共230頁1. Alex was almost (speech) with anger and despair.2. Im 25, hav

58、e a nice flat, a good job and Im not (attractive).3. Imposing speed (restrict) is easy, but forcing motorists to observe them is difficult.4. I used to be a furniture (deal).ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsB. Fill in each of the following blanks with the proper form of

59、 the given words.speechless_unattractive_restrictions_dealer_第56頁/共230頁5. She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more (responsible).6. I knew Id never find a (park) space in the Square.7. She received (recognize) for her many achievements.8. She made frequent (refer) to a possible pro

60、motion during the talk.ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and Expressionsresponsibility_parking_recognition_reference_第57頁/共230頁English TermsChinese Terms通訊，電訊telecommunicationscalldialphonetelephoneextensionmobilecell phonewireless phonering打電話打電話；電話，聽筒，電話機(jī)撥(電話號(hào)碼)，打電話給電話電話分機(jī)移動(dòng)電話，手機(jī)手機(jī)無線

61、市話，小靈通打電話給ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsWords for Describing Modern Communication第58頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsEnglish TermsChinese Terms給接通電話connectwirecabletelegramemailfaxSM (short message)decodecorrespond電匯，給發(fā)電報(bào)；電報(bào)，電信給發(fā)電

62、報(bào)電報(bào)給發(fā)電子郵件傳真?zhèn)鬏?；傳真機(jī)短消息譯碼，解碼通信第59頁/共230頁ComprehensionVocabulary BuildingText StudyWords and ExpressionsEnglish TermsChinese Terms快件，快運(yùn)expresspagedelivermail(通過傳呼機(jī)等)呼叫郵寄；郵政投遞forwardEMS (Express Mail Service)轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)特快專遞第60頁/共230頁 90天不用日常的電子通訊設(shè)備，你受得了嗎？芝加哥一所學(xué)校24歲的學(xué)生賴?yán)陀H身體驗(yàn)了一次。周末，我通過電話跟賴?yán)牧诉@個(gè)90天不用通訊設(shè)備的計(jì)劃，我問他從中獲得

63、了什么，以及這個(gè)計(jì)劃是怎樣改變他的生活的。 你說，你有三個(gè)月完全脫離電子虛擬世界，你是如何實(shí)施的？ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study不用手機(jī)和電子郵件的90天第61頁/共230頁 賴?yán)何掖螂娫捊o威瑞森公司停掉了我的手機(jī)服務(wù)，并在電子郵箱的自動(dòng)回復(fù)欄注明：“您的郵件我到年底才能收到，非常抱歉給您帶來不便?！?在所謂的“阿米什人計(jì)劃”之前，你一般每天花多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間發(fā)短信和打電話？ ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study第6

64、2頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study 賴?yán)悍浅Ｔ愀狻Ｎ颐總€(gè)月發(fā)送一千五百多條文本信息。我沒計(jì)算過打電話的精確時(shí)間，但估計(jì)在六百分鐘至九百分鐘之間。 在你陳述“阿米什計(jì)劃”的開場(chǎng)白中，你說，你曾經(jīng)請(qǐng)朋友到家里來，并知道將要發(fā)生的事情。描述一下你當(dāng)時(shí)的感受。第63頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study 賴?yán)何腋齻€(gè)同伴住一起，有兩個(gè)要好的朋友從紐約過來，我們一年或半年才見一次面。每個(gè)人都帶

65、著一臺(tái)筆記本電腦或手機(jī)，有的在玩“填字游戲”，有的在玩“憤怒的小鳥”。沒有人真正在做事，都一言不發(fā)地坐在那兒。好像這就是我們?cè)酒诖模谀莾鹤尨竽X變鈍。這著實(shí)令我抓狂。大家一起去吃飯，但每個(gè)人都在玩手機(jī)。我想說的是，還有其他東西可以追求嗎？第64頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVocabulary BuildingText Study 你說，遠(yuǎn)離社交媒體網(wǎng)站后，多出了好多空余時(shí)間。這額外的時(shí)間是否使你獲得更高的產(chǎn)出，或者使得你的學(xué)業(yè)成績(jī)提高了嗎？第65頁/共230頁ComprehensionWords and ExpressionsVoca

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