全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)教案 Unit 4 The Virtual World

1、Unit 4 The Virtual WorldI. Suggested Teaching Plan ObjectivesStudents will be able to:1. understand the main idea(despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life) and structure of the text(contrast between virtual life and real life);2. learn some rules of inter

2、preting new vocabulary and usage related to computers and the Internet in English;3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.Time allotment1st period 2nd period3rd

3、 period4th period5th periodPre-readingWhile-reading(text organization; language points)While-reading(language points; “find” structure; consequences of virtual life)Post-reading; Check on students home reading(Text B)Theme-Related Language Learning TasksPre-reading tasks 1. T asks Ss the following q

4、uestions on the poem Surfing the Internet: (5 minutes)What was the hero doing when his boss came in? (surfing the Internet)How did he act in front of his boss? (He pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “unexpectedly”.)2. Ss look at the theme of this unit (the Virtual World) and

5、 the title of Text A (A Virtual Life), then try to:find antonyms of “virtual world” and “virtual life”;(real world, real life)suggest synonyms for “virtual world”;(cyberspace, cyberia, etherworld, virtual reality, Internet world, net world, etc.)say what people can do on the Internet.(communicating

6、with people, shopping, reading, entertainment, education, working, hacking, publishing, etc.)3. Imaginative writing (28 minutes)1) T dictates to Ss the following paragraph: For the past two weeks, other participants of the Net Survival Contest(網(wǎng)絡(luò)生存競(jìng)賽) and I have been shut up in bare hotel rooms. Our

7、 only link to the real world has been a computer that is hooked up to the Internet (聯(lián)網(wǎng)電腦). We have relied on it, not only for food, bed sheets and other daily necessities, but also to set up an e-business (電子商務(wù)) of our own.2) Now Ss will complete the paragraph beginning with: “Now it is time for me

8、to walk out into the light of day again” They will give their imagination full play. They will write no more than 100 words.3) Ss form groups of four to five, and read aloud to each other their own writings.4) T asks some groups to recommend the best piece in their group to the class.4. T may lead i

9、n to Text A by saying: Some of us like to live a life in contact with real things and real people, but others favor a virtual existence. Which life is better? Im sure you have different opinions. Now lets read Text A to find out what Maia Szalavitz has to say about these two life styles. (2 minutes)

10、While-reading tasks1. Text organization (15 minutes)1) T draws Ss attention to Text Organization Exercise 1, and lets them read its instruction as well as what has already been done for them in this exercise.2) Ss try to complete the exercise by simply reading the sentence of each paragraph in Text

11、A.3) Ss compare answers with each other; if necessary, T may help.2. T explains the key language points and gives Ss practice (Language study). (45 minutes)3. T guides Ss through Structure Exercise 2. (10 minutes)4. Ss re-read Paras 4-10, work in pairs to find out consequences of “my” virtual life.

12、Can they use the “find oneself + adj./past participle/present participle” structure when summing up the consequences? (10 minutes)5. Some pairs report to the class their findings, using the “find” structure. (5 minutes)Post reading tasks1. Computer-related vocabulary items (20 minutes)1) Ss scan Tex

13、t A to find out vocabulary items to computer and the Internet. (They are: virtual life, the net, telecommuter, email, Internet mailing lists, computer-assisted, data, link, cyber-interaction, on line, system cash, click on the modem, connection, password)2) T tells Ss that new terms related to compu

14、ter and the Internet are constantly added to the English vocabulary, so much so that many of them are not included in any English dictionary. However, if we apply certain rules, their meanings are easy to deduce.3) T gives Ss more examples of computer-related vocabulary items (see Text Analysis)2. T

15、 guides Ss through some after-text exercises. (25 minutes)3. T checks on Ss home reading (Text B). (3 minutes)4. Ss do Part IV: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks. (1 period)5. T asks Ss to prepare the next unit: (2 minutes)1) do the pre-reading task2) preview Text A.II. Text AnalysisThe most dyn

16、amic combining forms/prefixes for new computer-and-Internet-related vocabulary in /English are cyber-, virtual, net- (net-), Web- (web-), and E- (e-).New English vocabulary items derived from them usually appear in the following forms:1. combining forms/prefixes+ noun: this is the most common type,

17、e.g. virtual life（虛擬生活）, virtual world（虛擬世界） virtual reality（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）,cyber-interaction（網(wǎng)絡(luò)互動(dòng)）,cyberculture（網(wǎng)絡(luò)文化）, cybernut（網(wǎng)蟲(chóng)）,cyberpet（電子寵物）,cyberspace（網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間）, netwriter（放送電子郵件的人）, nethead（網(wǎng)蟲(chóng)）, Webmaster（網(wǎng)站維護(hù)者）, Web page（網(wǎng)頁(yè)）, Website（網(wǎng)站）, WebTV（網(wǎng)絡(luò)電視機(jī)）,E-book（電子書(shū)籍）,E-shopper（網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物者）, e-card（電子賀卡）,e-journ

18、al（電子雜志）,e-business（電子商務(wù)）, e-cash（電子貨幣）, e-commerce（電子商務(wù)）.2. combining forms/prefixes + verb: e.g. cybersurf（網(wǎng)絡(luò)漫游）, netsurf（網(wǎng)絡(luò)漫游）, websurf, （網(wǎng)絡(luò)漫游）， email （發(fā)送電子郵件）3. words like cyber, net, etc. + suffix: e.g. cyberian(網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶(hù))， cyberphobia（電腦恐懼癥） cybernaut (網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶(hù))，netter（網(wǎng)民） Webify（使萬(wàn)維網(wǎng)化） cyberize（使聯(lián)網(wǎng)）4.

19、 clipped word: cyberdoc（網(wǎng)絡(luò)醫(yī)生）， Netcast（網(wǎng)絡(luò)播放）, Netiquette（網(wǎng)規(guī)）, Netizen（網(wǎng)民）， Netpreneur（網(wǎng)絡(luò)企業(yè)家） Webcam（網(wǎng)絡(luò)攝象機(jī)）， Webcasting（網(wǎng)絡(luò)播放） Webliography（網(wǎng)絡(luò)書(shū)目）, Webnomics（網(wǎng)絡(luò)經(jīng)濟(jì)）， Webzine網(wǎng)絡(luò)雜志）， e- tailing（電子零售）, e-zine（電子雜志）.III. Cultural Notes1.The Internet: an international computer network for the exchange of info

20、rmation. It was originally used mainly in the academic and military worlds but has since become available to the large and increasing number of people with personal computers. Other services, e.g. the World Wide Web, are available through it.The Internet is changing our lives and a parallel universe

21、 is rapidly emerging online. Today there is scarcely an aspect of our life that isnt being upended by the torrent of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its saving companies billions of dollars in producing goods and serving the needs of t

22、heir customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. The Internet and e-commerce are viewed as a global megatrend along the lines of the printing press, the t

23、elephone, the computer and the electricity.You would be hard pressed to name something that isnt available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, baby clothes, stocks, real estate, toys and airline tickets. American kids today are so computer savvy that it virtually ensures th

24、e United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable future. Most kids use computers to play games and have email chats with friends.Whats clear is that, whatever we like it or not, the Internet is an ever-growing part of our lives and there is no turning back.2. NBC

25、 (the National Broadcasting Company): the first of the original three US national broadcasting companies. It was established in 1926 by Radio Corporation of America as two groups of radio stations. The first NBC television channel opened in 1940. The company is now owned by General Electric. Its mai

26、n offices are at Rockefeller Center in New York.3. PBS ( the Public Broadcasting Services): (in the US) a television system that broadcasts programs to an association of local stations which use no television advertisements and do not make a profit. It was established by the Public Broadcasting Act

27、and is supported by money from the US Government, large companies and the public. PBS is known for the high quality of its programs.4. ABC ( the American Broadcasting Company): one of the original three major television networks in American. It began in 1943 as the Blue Networks of six radio station

28、s. ABC is now owned by the Walt Disney Company.IV. Language Study1.virtual: 1) created and existing only in a computer 虛擬的 can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button. Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world conjuring

29、 up on their computer screens. 2) being or acting as what is described, but not accepted as such in name or officially 差不多的，實(shí)質(zhì)上的 He claimed to be a virtual prisoner in his own home. The worlds governments have done virtually nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents. virtual world 虛擬世界 virtu

30、al community虛擬社區(qū) virtual pet虛擬寵物 virtual reality 虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)2.interpret: 1) make clear the meaning of (either in words or by artistic performance) 解釋?zhuān)f(shuō)明Poetry helps to interpret life.The professor tried to interpret the difficult passage in the book. 2) consider to be the meaning of 認(rèn)為是的意思She interprets th

31、e dream as an unconscious desire to be young again.We interpreted his silence as a refusal.They are worried that the students might interpret the new regulation as a restriction of their rights.3) translate what is said in one language into another 作口譯No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had

32、 to ask the guide to interpret.He worked as a interpreter at the UN s World Summit on Sustainable Development.他在聯(lián)合國(guó)可持續(xù)發(fā)展大會(huì)上擔(dān)任口譯。Note: translate筆譯 translator筆譯者Interpret口譯 interpreter口譯者3.tone: a particular quality or intonation of the voice From the tone of her voice I could tell she was very angry.

33、 The doctors tone was very serious.4.stretch: vi.(cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, stretching themselves.My working day stretches from seven in the morning to eight at night.stretch ones arms/legs/onesel

34、f/ones muscles舒展手臂/腿腳/身體/肌肉n. the ability to increase the length or width at full stretch 盡力而為at a stretch 連續(xù)不斷地5. submit： vt.1)give (sth) to sb. so that it may be formally considered (followed by to)提交，呈遞You should submit your report to the committee.Peter submitted his plans for the new town squar

35、e to the local government.2) to yield(oneself); agree to obey 服從，順從Should a wife submit herself to her husband?Children at school must submit to the orders of the headmaster.vi. surrender, give in; abstain from resistance 投降，屈服The rebels swore never to submit. 起義者發(fā)誓絕不投降。6.edit: revise or correctJack

36、 is busy editing Shakespeares plays for use of in schools. John didnt finish editing the annual report until the end of last year.editor n. 編輯7.email: n. electronic mailv. send an email to Young people like to keep in touch with their friends via the email.I will email you as soon as I get the news.

37、前綴e-表示: 電子的。 類(lèi)似的詞有: E-shopper 網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物者; E-book電子圖書(shū); e-card電子賀卡;e-business 電子商務(wù)8. communicate: contact sb. in any way, esp. by speaking to them, writing to them or calling them (followed by with)Some young people depend heavily on e-mail to communicate with each other.They have been divorced for years a

38、nd never communicated with each other.9. relationship n. 1) family or personal connection 2) connectionWhat relationship between language and thought?The scientist had a good relationship with his American colleagues.-ship 這個(gè)后綴可以表示“情況、狀態(tài)、性質(zhì)、關(guān)系”，如：friendship, fellowship, partnership也可以表示“身份、職位、資格、權(quán)限”

39、等，如：citizenship（公民權(quán)，身份） kingship（王位，王權(quán)），還可以表示“技術(shù)，技藝，技能”，類(lèi)似的詞有：workmanship （手藝，工藝） horsemanship （騎術(shù)）。10. at times: sometimes, occasionally 有時(shí)候I do feel a little nervous at times.At times Tom mother lets him hold his little sister.與time有關(guān)的詞組有:at the same time at all times 總是，始終，經(jīng)常in time on time at on

40、e time 過(guò)去有一段時(shí)間at other times 在其他時(shí)候；又有時(shí)many a times 很多時(shí)候in/out of time 合（不合）節(jié)拍11.take in: absorb sth. into the body by breaking or swallowingThe earth takes in heat and light from the sun.Fish take in oxygen through their gills.take in 另外還有別的含義，如：了解，領(lǐng)會(huì)；包含，包括；接收（房客，客人等），上在家中居住，受留；接活在家做；欺騙，哄騙；訂閱。辨別下面句中

41、的含義：1） They listened to my lecture, but I wandered how much they took in.2） We need more time to take in the situation.3） The old lady takes in lodgers when she can get them.4） Dont trust their fellow; hell take you in if he gets the chance.5） Ill take in a daily newspaper and a magazine.與take 有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)

42、：take sth. down 拿下來(lái)；記下來(lái)；拆除；殺殺威風(fēng)The policeman took down all the details of the accident.take for 當(dāng)作，以為是Do you take me for a fool?Take off 脫下（衣服）；起飛；匆匆離開(kāi)；取下來(lái)；取消The six boys got into the car and took off for their school.take on 接受，從事；雇用；讓上車(chē)；開(kāi)始具有，獲得；變得風(fēng)行 Ill take the work on, but I cant tell you exactl

43、y when Ill finish it.I didnt expect pointed shoes to take on, but they have.take out 取出，割掉；帶出去The dentist took out five of Marys teeth.He took his wife out to the theater every weekend.take to 喜歡；養(yǎng)成某種習(xí)慣；趕赴；輕易的學(xué)會(huì)She has really taken to that child.She takes to mathematics likes a duck takes to water.t

44、ake up 開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)；從事某種活動(dòng)，發(fā)展某種愛(ài)好；占用；接受；改善You know I dropped medicine and took up physics.12.data: information, usu. in the form of facts or statistics that you can analyzeThis data is stored on the network and can be accessed by anybody.The data is still being analyzed, so I cant tell you the result.13.spi

45、t: send (liquid, food,etc.) out from the mouth (used in the pattern: spit sth. (out) (at/on/onto/ sb./sth.)The baby spat its food out on the table.He took one sip of the wine and spat it out.14.on line: connected to or controlled by a computer (network)Our system is on line to the main computer.The

46、largest online institution is the University of Phoenix, with some 1000 students today and hopes of reaching 200,000 students in 10 years.與line 有關(guān)的一些短語(yǔ)：in line for 有可能得到的，即將輪到的He is in line for promotion.in line with跟一致的，符合的； 按照All this was quite in line with traditional practices in Spain.In line w

47、ith the custom of the school, the students had a holiday between Christmas and New Years Day.read between the lines 讀字里行間的意思，領(lǐng)會(huì)言外之意While reading, you should read between the lines.15.symptom: 1) sign of the existence of sth.bad 征兆High interest rates are a symptom of a weak economy.They regard the in

48、crease in crime as a symptom of a more general decline in moral standards.2) change in the body that indicates an illness 癥狀Yellowness of the eyes is one of the symptoms of jaundice.眼睛發(fā)黃疸病的一個(gè)癥狀。If the symptoms persist, you should go to your doctor.16.nightmare: a terrifying dreamWatching horror film

49、s gives me nightmares.I had a nightmare about falling off the eraction n. an effect on each other or something elseThe interaction of the two substances causes heat, and thus the temperature around them increases.這個(gè)詞是由前綴inter-（在之間，互相）加動(dòng)詞act， 然后再加后綴-ion變成名詞。有相同前綴的詞還有：international ad

50、j. 國(guó)際的; interplant v. 在間套種 ; interpersonal adj.人與人之間的; interchange n /v. 互換; interview n./v. 會(huì)見(jiàn); interweave v. 混紡，交織17.conversely: in a way that is opposite to sth. 相反地1 will buy 100 yuan worth of Japanese goods. Conversely, 100 yuan will buy 1worth of American goods.You can add the fluid to the pow

51、der or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.18. appropriate adj. correct or suitableA long dress is appropriate for a formal wedding.Shoes of this kind are appropriate for such occasion.19. but then: yet at the same time 但另一方面，然而The failure of Chinas soccer team looks inevitable. But then, anything

52、can happen to football.Mary performed better than the others in the final exam; but then, she spent much longer on it than they did.20.jar: have a harsh or unpleasant effect (used in the pattern: jar sth ., jar on sb./sth.) 使感到不快，刺激You shouldnt have too many colors in a small space as the effect can

53、 jar.The loud bang jarred my nerves.Her squeaky voice jarred on me.21. suck in: (usu. passive) involve (sb.) in an activity, an argument, etc.,usu. against their will (used in the pattern: suck sb. in/into sth.; suck in ) 吸引，使卷入I dont want to get sucked into the debate about school reform.Some teena

54、gers dont want to get involved with gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in. suck up 吸引；奉承，拍馬屁The canoe was sucked into the whirlpool.He is always sucking up to his boss.22 in sight: 1) visible 可以看見(jiàn)的The train was still in sight.It was early in the morning and there wasnt anyone in sight on

55、 campus.2) likely to come soon 臨近Two months passed, and victory was not yet in sight.A solution to the problem of environmental pollution now seems in sight.與sight有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)有：at first sight 初看起來(lái)at the sight of 在看到時(shí)in sight of 可以看見(jiàn)out of sight 看不見(jiàn)within sight of 已經(jīng)看到，在望23. sensitive adj. 1)quickly or easi

56、ly receiving impressions2) easily hurt in the spirit; easily offended He is very sensitive about his ugly appearance.An author must not be too sensitive to criticism.Cats eyes are very sensitive to light than human eyes.Sensitive常與about和to搭配，意思是“敏感的”，非常容易與sensible 混淆。sensible的意思是“明智的，明理的”；也可與of搭配，意思

57、是“知道的，覺(jué)察的”如：He is sensible of the danger of his position.24.emotional: 1) of the emotions She is grateful to him for his emotional support while she was in trouble.Its quite difficult to handle emotional problems.2) having emotions that are easily excitedWomen are often said to be more emotional than men.Marie got very emotional when we parted, and started to cry.25. routine n. the regular fixed ordinary way of working or doing things adj. regular, not unusual Going around to the bank was part of the daily routine of his work.26. cue n. 1) anything that serve