新视野大学英语视听说教程2第三版BOOK3-UNIT8

Communication:thenandnowUNIT8Unit8Communication:thenandnowOpeningupListeningtotheworldSpeakingforcommunicationFurtherpracticeinlisteningWrappingupLearningobjectivesFuntimeLearningobjectivestalkaboutdifferentwaysofcommunication1listenforspeaker’sprediction2dealwithmisunderstandings3conductasurveyonthemeansofcommunication4makeanacceptancespeech5OpeningupWorkinpairsanddiscusshowyouprefertocommunicateonthefollowingoccasions?Explainyourreasons.1•KeepingincontactwithparentsTocontactmyparents,Istilllikethetraditionaltelephonebecauseit’seasytouseformyparents.•KeepingincontactwithfriendsInkeepingcontactwithmyfriends,Iprefertouseinstantmessengers,likeQQorWeChat,becausetheyareinstantandconvenient.Icankeepincontactwithmyfriendsanytime,anywhereaslongasweareonline.OpeningupWorkinpairsanddiscusshowyouprefertocommunicateonthefollowingoccasions?Explainyourreasons.1•GettingatrainticketTogetatrainticket,Iprefertousethewebsitetosearchforrelevantinformationandbuytheticketonline.It’squiteconvenientandsimplenowadays,comparedtothepastwhenyouhadtogotothetrainstationtobuyaticketinperson.•MakingaformalcomplaintWhenmakingaformalcomplaint,Iwouldprefertouseemailsortraditionallettersbecausetheyseemmoreformalandmaydrawmoreattentionfromthetoplevelofmanagement.OpeningupWorkinpairsanddiscusshowyouprefertocommunicateonthefollowingoccasions?Explainyourreasons.1•GivingopinionsonsocialissuesIprefertopostmyopinionsonsomemicroblogsorforumssothatIcanexchangeideaswithanyonewhoisconcernedwithsocialissues.•Confessingyourlovetoaboy/girlWhenIhavetoconfessmylovetoaboy/girl,IwouldratherchoosetextingorinstantmessengersbecausethatcouldsavemefromthepossibleembarrassmentifIgeta“No”afteraface-to-faceconfessionoflove.SharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworld1Watchapodcastforitsgeneralidea.Thepeopleinthepodcastmainlytalkaboutthewaytheyliketostayintouchwiththeirfriends,andwhethermoderntechnologyhashelpedthemtocommunicatebetter.Theyalsotalkaboutthekindsofproblemsthatmoderncommunicationcancause.Listeningtotheworld2WatchPart1andanswerthequestions.Listeningtotheworld1WhatdoesPashausuallyusetostayintouchwithfriends?Heusesalotofsocialnetworkingsites.2WhatdoesPashawanttofindoutduringthisinterview?Hewantstofindouthowpeoplefeelaboutmoderncommunication3Howdotheyliketostayintouchwiththeirfriends?WatchPart2ofthepodcastandchecktheanswerseachtimeyouhearthem.Listeningtotheworld☐☐☐☐emails☐☐☐☐mobilephone/telephone☐☐☐☐face-to-facecontact☐☐☐☐letters☐☐☐☐havingdinner☐☐☐☐postcards☐☐☐☐textmessages√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√4WatchPart3andchoosethetruestatements.Listeningtotheworld☐1(Shethinksmoderntechnologymasksourfearofcommunicatinginanhonestandopenway.)☐2☐3(Heisatechnophobeanddoesn’tusesocialnetworkingsites.)☐4☐5☐6√√√√5WatchPart4andmatchthestatements1-3tothepeopleA-C.Listeningtotheworld1Makingspellingmistakesinemails.3Sendingemailstothewrongpeople.2Easytobemisunderstoodinemailcommunication.6Workingroupsanddiscussthequestions.Listeningtotheworld1Hasmoderntechnologyhelpedustocommunicatebetter?Yes.Manyyearsago,communicationcouldtakedaysorevenmonthsandwasveryinconvenient.Nowwecancommunicatewitheachotheranytime,anywhere.Wecanevenseeeachotherwiththehelpofwebcamsnomatterhowfarwearefromeachother.No.Theimprovementofwaysofcommunicationdoesn’ttrulyenhancethemutualunderstandingofpeople.What’smore,peopletendtorejectface-to-facecommunicationbecauseoftheconvenienceofmodernwaysofcommunication.Ithinkthatwillprobablybringmoredifficultproblems.6Workingroupsanddiscussthequestions.Listeningtotheworld2Haveyouhadsimilarproblemswithmoderncommunicationasthespeakers?What’stheworstproblemyou’vehad?Yes.Iwantedtosendatextmessagetomygirlfriendtheotherday,butaccidentallyselectedthenameofafriendfromthecontactlistinmymobilephone.That’sreallyembarrassing.TheworstproblemI’vehadhappenedamonthagowhenIwasaskedbymyparentstogototheairporttomeetafamilyrelative.Wehadnevermetbeforeandwesolelycontactedeachotherthroughmobilephones.Theawfulmomentcamewhenmymobilephoneranoutofpowerjustseveralminutesbeforehisflightarrived.SharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworld1Discussthequestions.BEFOREyoulisten1Whathavereplacedtheobjectsinthepictures?ListeningtotheworldTosomeextent,mobilephonehasreplacedtraditionaltelephone.Digitalmediaplayers,suchasMP3player,DVDorevenBlu-rayplayer,havereplacedtraditionalrecordplayersandvideotapecassettes.Digitalrecordingdeviceshavereplacedcassettetaperecorders.Computershavereplacedpenandinktoalargeextent.AstoTV,thetraditionalscreenshavebeenreplacedwithLCDscreens.1Discussthequestions.BEFOREyoulisten2Inyouropinion,arethereplacementsbetterthantheoriginalitems?ListeningtotheworldInmyopinion,mostofthereplacementsarequitehandyandbetterthantheoriginalitems,suchasmobilephone,thereplacementoftraditionaltelephone.However,peoplesometimesmayoverusethereplacements.Forexample,people’shandwritingskillsareonthedeclinebecauseoftheheavydependenceoncomputers.ListeningskillsAdditionalNotesListeningforspeaker’spredictionApartfromtipsintroducedintheStudent’sBookwecanalsotrytodetectthespeaker’scertaintyofhis/herpredictionusingthefollowingst