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TogetdeeperinsightsintotextTomakecreativeuseofEnglishTobebetteratwritinginEnglishOurAimsContentsFurtherDevelopmentWritingModel&PracticeExtraction&ApplicationInteractiveReadingWarming-upActivitiesWarming-upActivities1•Gettingfamiliarwithbackgroundinformation2•Topic-centeredstudyofnewwordsandtheiruse3•SpotdictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.Wi-Fi(1/4)Wi-Fi(orWiFi)isalocalareawirelesstechnologythatallowsanelectronicdevicetoparticipateincomputernetworking.Itisdefinedasany“wirelesslocalareanetwork(WLAN)productbasedontheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers’(IEEE)802.11standards”.However,theterm“Wi-Fi”isusedingeneralEnglishasasynonymfor“WLAN”sincemostmodernWLANsarebasedonthesestandards.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterWi-Fi(2/4)ManymoderndevicescanuseWi-Fi,e.g.personalcomputers,video-gameconsoles,smartphones,digitalcameras,tabletsanddigitalaudioplayers.ThesecanconnecttoanetworkresourcesuchastheInternetviaawirelessnetworkaccesspoint.Suchanaccesspoint(orhotspot)cancoveranareaassmallasasingleroomwithwallsthatblockradiowaves,oraslargeasmanysquarekilometersbyusingmultipleoverlappingaccesspoints.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterWi-Fi(3/4)Wi-Fiallowscheaperdeploymentoflocalareanetworks(LANs).SpaceswherecablescannotberuncanalsohostwirelessLANs.Manufacturersarebuildingwirelessnetworkadaptersintomostlaptops.ThepriceofchipsetsforWi-Ficontinuestodrop,makingitaneconomicalnetworkingoptionincludedinevenmoredevices.Differentcompetitivebrandsofaccesspointsandclientnetworkinterfacescaninter-operateatabasiclevelofservice.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterWi-Fi(4/4)ManytraditionaluniversitycampusesinthedevelopedworldprovideatleastpartialWi-Ficoverage.CarnegieMellonUniversitybuiltthefirstcampus-widewirelessInternetNetworkatitsPittsburghcampusin1993.ByFebruary1997theCMUWi-Fizonewasfullyoperational.ManyuniversitiescollaborateinprovidingWi-Fiaccesstostudentsandstaffthroughtheeduroam(educationroaming)internationalauthenticationinfrastructure.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterLaptop(1/3)Alaptop(alsoknownasanotebook)isaportablepersonalcomputerdesignedformobileusesmallenoughtositonone’slap.Alaptopismadeupofalargenumberofcomponentsthatallmustfunctionwellinorderforyourcomputerexperiencetobecomplete,whichincludeadisplay,akeyboard,apointingdevice(atouchpad,alsoknownasatrackpad,and/orapointingstick),speakers,aswellasabattery,intoasinglesmallandlightunit.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterLaptop(2/3)Mostlaptopsaredesignedintheflipformfactortoprotectthescreenandthekeyboardwhentheyareclosed.Andmodern“tablet”laptopshaveacomplexjointbetweenthekeyboardhousingandthedisplay,permittingthedisplaypaneltotwistandthenlayflatonthekeyboardhousing.Theyusuallyhaveatouchscreendisplayandsomeincludehandwritingrecognitionorgraphicsdrawingcapability.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterLaptop(3/3)Laptopswereoriginallyconsideredtobe“asmallnichemarket”andwerethoughtsuitablemostlyfor“specializedfieldapplications”suchas“themilitary,theInternalRevenueService,accountantsandsalesrepresentatives”.Buttoday,therearealreadymorelaptopsthandesktopsinbusinesses,andlaptopsarebecomingobligatoryforstudentuseandmorepopularforgeneraluse.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterSmartphone(1/2)Asmartphone(orsmartphone)isamobilephonewithanoperatingsystem.ThemajorityofsmartphonesrunonAppleiOSorGoogleAndroid,andmanyothersuseWindowsPhoneorBlackBerryOS.Smartphonestypicallyincludethefeaturesofaphonewiththoseofotherpopularmobiledevices,suchaspersonaldigitalassistantsandGPSnavigationunits.Usuallytheyhaveatouchscreeninterfaceandcanrun3rd-partyapps.WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.JotterSmartphone(2/2)Withasmartphone,onecannotonlymakephonecalls,butalsosendandreceiveemails,andeditOfficedocuments.Butwhatmakessmartphonessopopularisthattheycanaccessthewebathigherspeeds,thankstothegrowthof3Gand4Gdatanetworks,aswellastheWi-Fisupport.Butasthetechnologyisconstantlychanging,whatconstitutesasmartphonetodaymaychangebynextweek,nextmonth,ornextyear.Staytuned!WordStudySpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.Jotter不正常的忧虑complex易得到的accessibleBackgroundSpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.Jotter在校大学生undergraduate不可缺少的采用(v.)尖端的分析(v.)舰队；车队便携的租借物fleetanalyzesophisticatedadoptindispensableportableloaner低人一等预算泡沫有竞争力的bubblebudgetcompetitive解决问题者同龄人peersolver作业，任务assignment工程校园典型的CAMPUStypicalengineering互联网INTERNETTopic?设备DEVICEDigitalCampusinferiorityBackgroundSpotDictationTextReadingPar.WritingFurtherDev.Extr.&App.Jotter1.Uponcompletionofthiscourse,thesuccessfulstudentwillbeabletowritea____________Androidapp.2.Discussionsforthisyear’s_________arelikelytoincludehigherfuelcharges.3.Iusedtohavea__________aboutmylooks.4.Janewaspartofateamthathadstruggledhardtofinishadifficult____________.5