UNIT-4-the-virtual-life

Unit4：theVirtualWorldOutlineLead-inWarming-upActivitiesSkimmingandScanningDetailAnalysisAssignmentLead-inDoyoulikesurfingtheInternet?Howoftendoyougoonline?IdentifytheFollowingExpressions•R.U.O.K.?•U.2•Y?•I.1.2.C.U•Hacker•LOL•Twitter•WechatWhatcanpeopledointhevirtualworld?t•chatting•onlineshopping•playingcomputergames•onlinelearning•watchingmovies•educationWeCando............inVirtualWorldMoreExpressionsRelatedtoVirtualworldCyberloveCyberpetWebpageWebsiteE---BOOkNetizenNetdocE---cashVirtualRealityVirtualOfficevirtualworldTermsUsedinCyber•Cyber-;virtual;net-;web-;E-•+noun:1.virtuallife/world/community/office/pet/reality2.Cyberinteraction/culture/nut/pet/space3.Netwriter/head4.Webmaster/page/site/TV5.E-book/shopper/journal/commerceWhatisSOHO?BackgroundKnowledgeSOHO--Small-Office/Home-OfficeWriters,programdesigners,ad-agents,etc.AVIRTUALLIFETextAMaiaSzalavitzGlobalReading1.PartDivisionoftheText2.FurtherUnderstanding3.LanguagepointsineachpartPartDivisionPartsparasMainIdeas1231~34~1011~13Descriptionoftheauthor’svirtuallife.Herunpleasantfeelingsaboutthevirtuallife.Hereffortsofreturningtotherealworldandherfeelingabouttherealworld.QuestionsabouttheTextReadthefirstandthelastparagraph,whatcanyouknowaboutthewriter'sattitudestowardthevirtuallifeandreallife?Thefirstparagraphtellsabouttheconsequencesoflivingavirtuallifeandthelasttellsabouttheauthor’sreturntoit.Together,theyshowustheproblempeoplehaveatpresent:becauseofmoderntechnology,wehaveachoicebetweenthevirtuallifeandthereallife,butwefindbothhavetheirownproblems.Theauthor,however,finallyhastochoosethevirtualonedespiteitsnegativeeffectsQuestionsandAnswersForPart11.Whatdidtheauthordothreeyearsagoandwhatisshedoingnow?Sheworkedasatelevisionproducerthreeyearsago,andnowsheisatelecommuter.2.Howdoestheauthormanageherdailylife?Shecanorderfood,managehermoney,loveandworkonNet.Para2-3:Descriptionoftheauthor’svirtuallife•Myjob•Isubmit•Myboyfriend•Iorder•Imanage•Iwatch•Articlesandeditthemviaemail•Thelatestnewsaboutsnowstorm•Workasatelecommuter•LivesinEngland/computer-assistedrelationship•Food•money\love\workPara1,4-10,13Howdoesshefeelaboutitafterstayingonthenetforawhile?•Ashock•Impossibletointerpret•Rejecting•Timebecomesfluid•Unreal•Aversion•Aformofescape•Alackofdiscipline•Shyer.Morecautious.Moreanxious•Suckedin•Attacking•LackofemotionalcuesPara11Whatdoestheauthordotorestorebalance?•callpeople•gettothegym•arrangeinterviewsforstories,doctor'sappointmentspara12•Doeshesucceededinrestoringbalancetolife?•Aviciouscircle●submitarticlesandeditthemviaemail●communicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists●orderfood,managemymoney,love,andworkwithoutgoingoutside●avoidtrafficjam●notworryingabouthair,andclothesandface●notbeingfacetoface●don’thavetobeartheintolerableringinglaughter,andthenoiseofconversationinarestaurantAdvantagesComputer&Internet---AdvantagesVSDisadvantagesComputer&Internet---AdvantagesVSDisadvantages●easilyshockedafterbeingontheNetfortoolong●feltdifficulttounderstandspokenwords●person’sclippedtoneseemsrejecting●timebecomesnotstable●weekendsbecomeordinarydays●longhoursathome●unreallife●feelonebecomeamachine●disgustedwithoutsideformsofsocializing●aformofescape,alackofdiscipline●shyer,morecautious,moreanxious●overexcited,speaktoomuchDisadvantages●worryaboutthedress●jarredbycommercials●suckedinsoapoperas●needingtokeepupwiththelatestnews●attackingeveryoneinsight●misunderstandeveryoneonone’smailinglist●misinterpretpeople’sintentions●annoyingsoundoftheconnectionutteredbymodemArticle1-SAVIRTUALLIFEseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid--hoursbecomeminutes,orsecondsstretchintodays.Weekends,onceahighlightofmyweek,arenowjusttwoordinarydays.1AftertoolongontheNet,evenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpoolaccentsuddenlybecomesimpossibletointerpretafterhiseasilyunderstoodwordsonscreen;asecretary’sclippedtoneWhatdoesthissentenceimply?Vocabulary.virtual:l)createdandexistingonlyinacomputer（通过计算机软件）模拟的；虚拟的•IcanvisitavirtualstoreandputwhatIwantinmybasketattheclickofamousebutton.•虚拟存储器；虚拟空间•Virtualmemory/space2)beingoractingaswhatisdescribed,butnotacceptedassuchinnameorofficially事实上的;实际上的;实质上的Ourdeputymanageristhevirtualheadofthebusiness.他娶了一位几乎素不相识的女子.Hemarriedavirtualstranger.•Virtually=almost,orverynearly几乎;差不多;事实上;实际上•Hevirtuallyadmittedhewasguilty.•Tobevirtuallyimpossible/unknown/identical/certain几乎不可能/默默无闻/一模一样/肯定无疑Article1_W_Popwin_virtual.1SSvirtual:adj.1)虚拟的；网络的Virtuallife：网络生活infact,thoughnotinname2)GuangxuwassoweakthatCixiwasthevirtualrulerofChina.TT.(L3)interpret:•l)understand(sth..said,ordered,ordone).•Thisdreamcanbeinterpretedinseveraldifferentways.•我不知道把他的沉默看作是接受还是拒绝.•Ididn’tknowwhethertointerprethersilenceasacceptanceorrefusal.•InterpretationofDreams•2)translatewhatissaidinonelanguageintoanother•IamterriblysorrybutIdon'tunderstandaword.Couldyouinterpretforme?•NooneinthetourgroupspokeSpanishsowehadtoasktheguidetointerpret.•Interpreter•Interpretation理解;解释;说明;诠释•Interpretative理解的;……Article1_W_Popwin_interpret.1interpret:v.1)SSunderstand2)explainSS诗有助于阐述人生。