Unit-4-A-Virtual-Life

Unit4TheVirtualWorldZTBU,SchoolofH&A,LiuJieWarmingupGlobalreadingVocabularyTextanalysisAssignmentsWarmingupWhataretheantonymsof“virtualworld”and“virtuallife”?realworld;reallifeWhatarethesynonymsfor“virtualworld”?cyberspace;cyberia;cyberworld;virtualreality;Internetworld;networldprefixes+n.cyberculture,cybernut,cyberpet,cyberspace,nethead,WebTV,e-card,e-business,e-cash1prefixes+v.cybersurf,netsurf,websurf,email2wordslikecyber,net,etc.+suffixcyberian,cyberize,netter3Newcomputer-and-Internet-relatedvocabulary4clippedwordcyberdoc,Netizen,e-tailingVirtualRevolutionWhathastheInternetbroughtabout?makelifeeasier;savelaborandtimereducephone-callcostskeepupwiththelatestnewskilltimebyplayingcomuptergamesWhathastheInternetbroughtabout?damagetohealthphubberaddictiontotheInternetprivacyinvasionlessface-to-facecommunicationwithothersTextAAVirtualLifeMaiaSzalavitzGlobalreadingDespitethemanynegativeeffectsofvirtuallife,theauthorprefersittoreallife.Mainidea(para.1¶.13)•Thefirstparagraph:theconsequencesoflivingavirtuallife.•Thelastparagraph:theauthor'sreturntothevirtuallife.•Adilemma(peopleareinatpresent):Becauseofmoderntechnology,wehaveachoicebetweenareallifeandvirtuallife,butwefindbothunsatisfactory.Theauthor,however,finallyhastochoosethelatterdespiteitsnegativeeffects.Whataretherolesofthefirstparagraphandthelast?Paras.1~3Descriptionoftheauthor'svirtuallife.12Paras.4~10HowtheauthorfeelsafterstayingontheInternetforawhile.3Paras.11~13Theauthortriestofindherwaybackintotherealworldbutfails.StructureShehadworkedasatelevisionproducer,andnowsheworksasatelecommuter.ShesubmitarticlesandeditthemviaemailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.1.Whatdidtheauthordothreeyearsagoandwhatisshedoingnow?PartOne——QuestionsandAnswersShecanorderfood,managehermoney,loveandworkonnet.2.Howdoestheauthormanageherdailylife?PartOne——QuestionsandAnswersA.Shefeelsshy.B.Shefeelsangry.C.Shefeelscautious.D.Shefeelsoverexcited.1.Howdoestheauthorfeelwhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithpeopleintherealworld?_____PartTwo——DMultipleChoice(Para.6)A.Sheisfriendly.B.Sheishumorous.C.Sheisbad-tempered.D.Sheistalkative.2.Howdoestheauthorbehaveonline?_______PartTwo——CMultipleChoice(Para.8)A.Becausetheyhaven'tseeneachotherforalongtime.B.Becausetheirtypeddialoguelackemotionalcuesandshemisinterpretsthem.C.Becausehedoesn'tloveheranylonger.D.Becausehedoesn'tsendemailstoherfrequently.3.Whydoestheauthorfightherboyfriendonnetsometimes?_______PartTwo——BMultipleChoice(Para.9)A.Dressingforwork.B.Workwithcolleaguesattheoffice.C.Sleepingnormalhours.D.Alltheabove.4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkthedailyroutineis?______PartTwo——DMultipleChoice(Para.10)1.Theauthortriestoatleastgettothegyminordertokeepfit.()PartTwo——FTheauthortriestoatleastgettothegym,sothatshemaysetaparttheweekendfromtherestofherweek.2.Theauthorcangetusedtotherealworldverywell.()FShefindsthatsometimesbeingfacetofaceistoomuch.TrueorFalse3.Theauthorcan’tbearherfriend’slaughterandthenoiseintherestaurant.()PartTwo——T4.Theauthorcan’tmakeachoicebetweentherealworldandthevirtualone.()FShefinallychoosesthevirtualworld.TrueorFalseVocabulary①createdbycomputersorappearingontheInternet②almostthesameasthethingthatismentioned1.virtuala.IcanvisitavirtualstoreandputwhatIwantinmybasketwiththeclickofamousebutton.我们的副总经理是实质上的公司/企业负责人。我可以访问虚拟商店并且通过点击鼠标将我想要的东西放入购物车内。Ourdeputymanageristhevirtualheadofthebusiness.•accent/'æks(ə)nt;-sent/n.口音；腔调；重音浓重的口音•assent/ə'sent/n.同意无保留的同意•ascent/ə'sent/n.上升首登泰山2.accentn.astrongaccentunreservedassentthefirstascentofMountTaiCollocation:•stretchoneself伸懒腰•stretchout伸展，伸手•atastretch一口气地，不休息地•stretchone'smind绞尽脑汁日复一日，年复一年3.stretchv.Daysstretchedintoyears.tele-①远距离的，远程的telescope;telecommunications;telegraph②电视的television;teleplay③使用电话的telephone;telesales;teleshopping4.telecommutern.bymeansof;using经由；通过，借助于Howtocontactyou,viayourwebsiteoremail.消息是通过我同事传到我这里的。5.viaprep.怎样联系你，通过你的网站还是电子邮件。Thenewsreachedmeviamycolleague.inter-:betweenorinvolvingtwoormoredifferentthingsinterlingualtranslation;interstate;interracialintra-:within;insideintralingualtranslation;intravenousintro-:in;into;inwardintrospection;intro-skip6.interactionn.在......之间，互相在......之内(的)；到.....里面向内under-在......之下；次于......；不足；隶属于underpassunderdevelopmentunderpopulatedundercooked7.underwearn.地下通道欠发达，不发达人口稀少的煎/烤/炸/煮的不熟的sensitive:他对别人说的话很敏感。sensible:Sheisaverysensibleperson.8.sensitivea.Heissosensitivetowhatpeoplesaid.她是很通情达理的人。敏感的；感觉的；易受影响的（指某人自身敏感、情绪易受影响）明智的；通情达理的；合乎情理的（指某人或某行为很明智、合理）•cuen.提示，暗示；线索vt.给......暗示(演戏时的“提示”)•hintn.暗示；线索vt.暗示，示意vi.示意(可以指微妙对话中的暗示)•cluen.线索；(故事等的)情节vt.为......提供线索；为......提供情况9.cuen.co-意为“一起；共同；联合”co-authorn.cooperatevi.coexistvi.10.co-workern.合著者合作共存ex-向外；以前的exclude；export；ex-wifein-向...里面；不，非include；import；insensitive11.externala.appointment:(事务上的)见面makeanappointmentwithsb.date:(情感上的)男女约会haveadatewithsb.12.appointmentn.Textanalysis主语从句1.WhatfirstseemedlikealuxuryWhatwasmostimportanttoher,shetoldme,was“what'sontheinside.”你说什么都是对的。Whatfirstseemedlikealuxury,crawlingfrombedtocomputer,notworryingabouthair,andclothesandfa