Unit 4 The Virtual World
Before Reading
Ⅰ. Computer-related vocabulary
The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer-and –Internet-related vocabulary in English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web- (web-), and E- (e-).
1. combining forms/prefixes + noun
(virtual life (虚拟世界),virtual office(虚拟办公室), cyber-interaction(网络互动), cyber nut(网虫), cyber pet(电子宠物),Web page(网页), website(网站), e-card(电子贺卡),e-business(电子商务))
2. combining forms/prefixes + verb
(cyber surf(网上冲浪), netsurf(网上冲浪), email(发送电子邮件))
3. words like cyber, net, etc. + suffix
(cyberian(网络用户), netter(网民), cyberize(使联网))
4. clipped words
(cyberdoc(网络医生), Netcast(网络播放), Netizen(网民), e-zine(电子杂志))
Ⅱ. Introduction of the virtual world
1. Some famous websites
2. SOHO -- Small-Office/Home-Office
诗书继世长1). What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in information technology?
(=In information technology, SOHO is a term for the small office or home office environment and business culture. A number of organizations, business, and publications now exist to support people who work or have business in this environment. The people needn’t go to the office everyday. They work at home without worrying about their dress and the strict rules of the company. The term "virtual office" is
sometimes ud as a synonym.)
2). What kind of people do you think belong to the group of SOHO?
(=Writers, program designers, ad-agent, etc., all belong to the group of SOHO. Obviously, the author of Text A is a member of them.)
3. Virtual College
Virtual College affords individuals the opportunity to advance in their chon careers through on-line education. People can complete their education without leaving their home or office. However, they will have the college campus experience through a virtual classroom environment. The virtual classroom will allow them to interact with their instructors and other students in the class. Through the virtual classroom students will share information with their “classmates” from all over the world. The virtual classroom is available 24 hours a day, allowing people to complete the cours at their convenience regardless of their work schedule.
Some virtual colleges are: APCO Virtual College, Virtual College of Elizabeth City State University.
Questions and Answers to Virtual College:
1.Do you think virtual college will be popular in the future, why or why not?
(=Open-ended.)
2.What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual college?
(=Open-ended.)
Ⅲ. News Report
(Direction:) Listen to the following news and answer the questions.
1. Why were e-communications booming when the deadly SARS virus was plaguing?
(=Becau people want to reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home.
)
2. What did people surf the Net for during the period of SARS plaguing?
(=They surf the Net for information about SARS and u e-mail to keep in touch with friends and family; share the information and downloading medical advice.)
3. What did you do when SARS was plaguing?
(=Open-ended.)
Ⅳ. Warm-up Questions
1.What are the antonyms of “virtual world” and “virtual life”?
(= real world; real life)
2.What are the synonyms for “virtual would”?
(= cyberspace; cyberia; etherworld; virtual reality; Internet world; net world; etc.)
3.What can people do on the Internet?
(= communicating with people; shopping; reading; learning; working; publishing; listening to the music; watching films; playing games; hacking; etc.)
4.What do you usually do on the Internet, and what websites do you usually log on?
(= Open-ended.)
Global Reading
Ⅰ. Part Division 彩礼是什么
Parts | Para(s). | Main Ideas |
1 | 发邮件英语1-3 | Description of the author’s virtual life. |
林秀晶2 大香蕉凹凸 | 4-10 | Her feeling about the virtual life. |
3 | 11-13 | Her effort of returning to the real world and her feeling about the real world. |
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春节朋友圈文案Ⅱ. Questions about the Text
母亲是什么
1. What is the main idea of Text A?
(=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 conquences of living a virtual life and the last tells about the author’s return to it. Together, they show us the dilemma people are in at prent : Becau of modern technology, we have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but we find both unsatisfactory. The author, however, finally has to choo the latter despite its negative effects.)
3. Word Scanning
(Direction:) Scan Text A to find out vocabulary items related to computer and the Internet.
Virtual life, on the net, telecommuter, email, internet mailing lists, computer-assisted, data, link, cyber-interaction, on line, system crash, click on the modem, connection, password
