The Virtual World Text A A Virtual life

1Unit4TheVirtualWorldTextAAVirtuallife1.Pre-readingActivities2.CulturalNotes3.MainIdeas4.TextOrganization5.LanguageStudy6.Summaryofkeywords,phrases,andstructures7.TextAnalysis21.Pre-readingActivities1.Pre-readinglistening:A.Listentotherecordingofapoem--SurfingtheInternetB.Answerthequestionsaboutthepoem:1)Whatwas“I”doingwhenthebosscamein?(SurfingtheInternet)2)Howdidheactinfrontofhisboss?(Hepretendedtobesurprisedatthecomputerwhichhadcrashed“unexpectedly”.)3+2.Giveantonymsof“virtualworld”and“virtuallife”;(realworld,reallife)3.Givesynonymsfor“virtualworld”;Cyberspace,cyberia(cyberspace),etherworld,virtualreality,internetworld,networld,etc.44.PleasesaywhatpeoplecandoontheInternet.(communicatingwithpeople;shopping,reading,entertainment,education,working,publishing,hacking=secretlyfindwayofgettinginformationfromsomeoneelse’scomputerorchangeinformationonit)52.CulturalNotesInternet1.WhendidInternetfirstemerged?(TheInternetemergedintheUnitedStatesinthe1970sbutdidnotbecomevisibletothegeneralpublicuntiltheearly1990s.2.WhendidChinastarttouseInternet?(Theearly1990s.)63)WhatdoyouknowaboutEarlynetworks?Thefirstcomputernetworkswerededicatedspecial-purposesystemssuchasSABRE(anairlinereservationsystem)andAUTODINI(adefensecommand-and-controlsystem),bothdesignedandimplementedinthelate1950sandearly1960s.Bytheearly1960scomputermanufacturershadbeguntousesemiconductortechnologyincommercialproducts,andbothconventionalbatch-processing.7NBC(theNationalBroadcastingCompany):majorAmericancommercialbroadcastingcompany,nowasubsidiaryofGeneralElectricCompany(GE).Itwasformedin1926jointlybytheRadioCorporationofAmerica(RCA),GE,andWestinghouseElectricCorporation.CreatedbyDavidSarnoff,RCA'spresident(or,from1947,chairman),NBCwasthefirstAmericancompanyorganizedsolelyandspecificallytooperatearadiobroadcasting.8PBS(thePublicBroadcastingService):aprivate,nonprofitAmericancorporationwhosemembersarethepublictelevisionstationsoftheUnitedStates,(PuertoRico,theVirginIslands,Guam,andAmericanSamoa).PBSprovidesitsmemberstationswithqualityprogrammingincultural,educational,andscientificareas,inchildren'sfare,andinnewsandpublicaffairs;headquarteredinAlexandria,Virginia9ABC(theAmericanBroadcastingCompany):AmajorAmericantelevisionnetworkthatisadivisionoftheWaltDisneyCompany.ItsheadquartersareinNewYorkCity.Thecompany'shistorytracesto1926,whentheRadioCorporationofAmerica(RCA)andseveralotherfirmsfoundedtheNationalBroadcastingCompany(NBC)tooperateanationwideradiobroadcastingnetwork.NBCexpandedsorapidlythatby1928itsplitintotheseparateRedandBluenetworks.Toavoidacommunicationsmonopoly,NBCwasforcedtoselltheBluenetworkin1941.Itsbuyer,EdwardJ.Noble,gavethecompanyitspresentname.10LiverpoolCityandseaportontheNsideoftheRiverMerseyestuary,Merseyside,NWEngland,foundedinthe10thcentury,becameafreeboroughin1207,andexpandedrapidlytobeBritain’slargestport.AlbertDock,firstlight113.MainIdeasDespitethemanynegativeeffectsofvirtuallife,theauthorprefersittoreallife.124.Howshefeelsabouttherealday-to-dayworld4.TextOrganizationContentsParagraphs1.Descriptionoftheauthor’svirtuallife2-32.HowshefeelsaboutitafterstayingontheNetforawhile1,4-10,133.Whatshedoesintryingtoreturntotherealworld1112135.LanguageStudyvirtual(thetitle):1)createdandexistonlyinacomputer;e.g.--Somepeoplespendtoomuchtimeescapingfromrealityintothevirtualworldimaginedontheircomputerscreen.--Thewebsiteallowstotakeavirtualtouroftheplantsandanimalmuseum.14+2)beingoractingaswhatisdescribed,butnotacceptedassuchinnameorofficially;e.g.--Sheisthevirtualheadofthecompany.interpret(line2):1)understand(sthsaid,ordered,ordone);interpretsthassth；e.g.15--Theyworriedthattheemployeesmightinterpretthenewregulationsasarestrictionoftheirrights.2)giveorprovidethemeaningof,explain;e.g.--Freudattemptedtointerpretthemeaningofdreams.3)translatewhatissaidinonelanguageintoanother;e.g.--HespokegoodSpanish,andpromisedtointerpretforus.16tone(line3):1)aparticularqualityorintonationofthevoice;*ina…tone;insb’stone;toneofvoice;e.g.--Hesaidinafriendlytone.--Therewasurgencyinhistone.--FromthetoneofhervoiceIcouldtellshewasveryhappy.172)generalfeeling/attitude;e.g.--Thetoneofthereportwasradical.--Thearticlewasmoderateintone.*toneof;intone3)colour:oneofthemanytypeofaparticularcolour,eachslightlydarker,lighter,brighteretcthanthenext;e.g.--differenttonesofgreen--Perhapsadarkertonewouldbebetter.18stretch(line5)1)(causeto)becomelonger,wider,etc.withoutbreaking;e.g.--Thechildstretchedtherubberbandtoitsfullextent.--Thebannerwasstretchedacrossthestreet.2)straightenyourarms,legsorbodytofulllength;e.g.--Alwaysstretchbeforeexercising.--Hestretchedhimselfoutontheground.19(line6)highlight:(n.)thebestormostexcitingorinterestingpart;--Wewerelookingforwardtoseeingthepyramids,whichpromisedtobethehighlightofourtrip.--Whatarethehighlightsoftonight’sMBA?v.givespecialattentionto;--Yourresumeshouldhighlightyourskillsandachievements.--Thepaperhighlightsthedifficultiesofthefarmers.20submit(line8):v.give(sth)to