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1UnitNineInternetandOurLife21.Lead-in2.TextA:InternetandOurLife3.TextB:HastheInternetBroughtusTogetherorPulledusApart?34Lead-inDiscussion11.ImagineanddescribethelifestyleofourfuturegenerationsundertheinfluenceoftheInternet.2.WhichInternetsearchenginedoyoulikeusing?Why?3.DoyouhaveMicroblog?Whatareitsbenefitsandharms?5Lead-inDiscussion1---reference1.Inthefuture,mostofhumanlivingactivitiescanbeaccomplishedathome:•Homeentertainmentsystem•Onlineshopping•Doingexerciseathome•Onlinereading•Onlinefood-ordering•Onlinechatting•WorkingathomeAnyother?6Lead-inDiscussion1---reference2.Forthesecondquestion,studentsmaygivetheirownanswersbutneedtojustifythem.Agoodsearchengineshouldpayattentiontothefollowingfactors:•Sizeofdatabase•Freshnessofinformation•Completenessoftext•Typeofdocumentsoffered•Speedandconsistency•EffectivedisplayofkeywordsAnyotherfactors?7Lead-inDiscussion2Discusstheimplicationsofthefollowingcartoons:1.82.Lead-inDiscussion29Lead-inDiscussion3WhatdoyouthinkofthefollowingquotesaboutInternet?Discussthemwithyourdeskmate:1.OntheInternet,nobodyknowsyou’readog.----PeterSteiner2.Internet:absolutecommunication,absoluteisolation.----PaulCarvel103.“Moreconnectionstomoredevicesmeansmorevulnerabilities.”—MarcGoodman4.“[A404page]isthefeelingofabrokenrelationship.”—RennyGleesonLead-inDiscussion311ReadthefollowingfunnysayingsabouttheInternet.Whatdotheysuggest?1.Youhavesuccessfullyloggedin,Nowpressanykeytologout.2.Helpdesk:Sir,youneedtoadd10GBspacetoyourHD.Customer:CouldyoupleasetellwhereIcandownloadthat?3.Benicetothenerds,forallyouknowtheymightbethenextBillGates!Lead-inDiscussion412Everycoinhastwosides.DiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthefollowingInternetfunctions:FunctionsAdvantagesDisadvantagesemailsearchingbloggingadvertisingshoppingLead-inDiscussion413•ClickthewebsitetogetmoreinformationaboutInternetandourlife••Doyouagreetotheauthor’sopinionsinthisarticle?Whyorwhynot?Lead-inMillionDollarHomepage1415StructuralAnalysisPara.MainTopicsPara.1-17Google’shistoryofdevelopment,thenewchallengesitisnowconfrontedwithandtheinternalproblemsithas.Para.18-27NewbusinessesGoogleisdevelopingandtheinnovationsthecompanyisnowinitiating.Para.11-18ThereasonsGoogleundergoesconstantreformsandinnovations.16PartIQuestionsaboutPartIQ1.What’sthemainideaofPartI(Para.1-17)?Googleisaquirkcompanywhichalwaysinitiatessomeunexpectedplansfordevelopment.Butnowitisconfrontedwithtwochallenges:Thefirstinvolvesplacatingregulators,whofretthatthecompanymaybeabusingitsconsiderablepower,whilethesecondishowtofindnewsourcesofgrowth.17Q2.WhyhasSteveBallmer,thebossofMicrosoftderidedGoogleforbeing“aOne-trickpony”?BecausealthoughGooglehastriedhardtoexpanditsbusinesstootherfields,itisstillheavilydependentonsearch-relatedadvertising,theseeminglyonlytrickthecompanycanrelyonforitsearnings.PartIQuestionsaboutPartI18Q3.WillGoogleendupas“Microsoftversiontwo”?Probably.Becauseitsmainbusiness---onlinesearchingwillsomedaybereplacedbyothercompanies’servicessuchasFacebookandApple,bothofwhichcanprovideinformationsearchingmoreconvenientlythanGoogle.PartIQuestionsaboutPartI19Q4.Whatproblemsisthecompanynowfacinginternally?Thefirstproblemisthatthecompanyhaslostanumberofstaremployees;thesecondoneisthatasthecompanygrowsbiggerandbigger,decisionmakingbecomesincreasinglydifficultandthemanagementbecomesbureaucratic.PartIQuestionsaboutPartI20Q5.InPara.16,theauthorsays“thereistheriseofthemobileweb,whichlooksasifitwillformthecornerstoneofGoogle’ssecondact.”Whatdoes“secondact”implicatehere?GooglehasbeenconcentratingonPConlinesearchingwhichisnowchallengedbyFacebookandothercompanies,butitmayfindasecondchanceofdevelopmentfrommobilephones,asmoreandmorepeoplearenowsearchinginformationonmobiles,whichisfasterandmoreconvenient.PartIQuestionsaboutPartI21SteveBallmer,thebossofGoogle’sarch-rivalMicrosoft,hasderidedthesearchcompanyforbeing“aone-trickpony”.(Line7,Para.5)SteveBallmeristhebossofMicrosoft,Google’sstrongcompetitor,andhehasoncemockedthatGooglehasonlyonemethodforearningmoney---onlineadvertising,nomatterhowharditistryingwithotherways.PartISentenceInterpretation22Admittedly,MrRasmussenmaystillbesorethatGoogleshutteredhisproject,whichflopped.(Line6,Para.11)Undoubtedly,Mr.RasmussenstillhatesGoogleasthelatterterminatedhisproject,whichledtohisfailureinwork.PartISentenceInterpretation23splashout(Para.3)tospendalotofmoneyonsomethingsplashout(something)onsynonyms:investin,lashout,spend,splurgeexample:Wesplashedoutonanewkitchen.LastyearRobertssplashedoutmorethan£1milliontobuyanewhome.PartIWordsandExpressions24snapup(Para.3)a.tobuysomethingimmediately,especiallybecauseitisverycheap:example:Peopleweresnappingupbargains.b.toeagerlytakeanopportunitytohavesomeoneaspartofyourcompany,teametc:example:OwenwassnappedupbyLiverpoolbeforehe’devenleftschool.PartIWordsandExpressions25fretvi.toworryaboutsomething,especiallywhenthereisnoneed:example:Don’tfret-everythingwillbeallright.fretabout/overexample:She’salwaysfrettingaboutthechildren.fretthatexample:Theoldmanalwaysfretsthatthey’renolo