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1、Unit 4, book 4 The Telecommunications RevolutionTotal Period: 6First Period：2 periodsTeaching Material：New Horizon College English (Reading and writing)Teaching Objectives:A: learn to gain a general idea of the passage through text structure analysis. B: learn to use some important words such as: co

2、ndense, recession, revenue, desperate, promote etc.C: learn to use “rather than” and “twice asas, three times asas”;D: master the prefix “super-, auto-”Teaching Procedure:A. Pre-reading Activity (10minutes)Students listening to a short passage and answering the following questions1. What telecommuni

3、cations devices are available in your life and what do they mean to you? cell phone, telephone, fax, internet, radio, satellite benefits:A. conveniences in my life;B. possible to communicate with others at any time and any places; C. access to endless amount of information; 2. Brain storming what ca

4、n we do with Internet now? (Free talk)B. While-reading Activity I. Structural analysis of the text1. Ask students to sum up the main idea of the text to train Ss skimming ability. and then analyze the writing techniques of the text.The reading passage deals with one of the popular and current topics

5、 of today telecommunications revolution. The passage explores the topic from different aspects:the advantages of telecommunications technologies, questions that should be considered in developing the new technologies for developing countries, different countries trying to solve different problems wi

6、th different resolutions, and lastly the conclusions: Introduction + Question + Sample Solutions + ConclusionLook at the following chart and you will find: 1. The first part is made up of 2 paragraphs, Paragraphs 1 and 2. The 2 paragraphs focus on the overwhelming advantages of telecommunications re

7、volution, esp. for developing countries: boosting living standards and promoting internal and foreign investment; stepping directly into the information age and leaping over whole stages of economic development; changing from labor-intensive model to high-tech intensive model to give developing coun

8、tries a huge advantage over countries stuck with old technology. 2. The second part is 1 paragraph only: Paragraph 3. It poses one question: how fast to develop telecommunications technologies in developing countries? 3. The third part is the biggest part of the passage, consisting of 7 paragraphs,

9、from Paragraph 4 to Paragraph 10. This part deals with 6 different countries or regions, such as Russia, China, Hungary, Latin American countries, Thailand and Vietnam in the transformation of telecommunications technologies. Different countries have different backgrounds and they seek different way

10、s out of their respective problems to realize telecommunications transformation. Russia needs to invest in information technology a huge amount of money to update its ancient telephone system but it is impossible due to a poor economy. China, taking advantage of its backwardness, invests a huge amou

11、nt of money to become a major part of the information superhighway. And Shanghai plans telecommunications networks as powerful as those in Manhattan. Hungary sold a 30% stake in its national phone company and leased rights to Western companies to overcome the problem of funding and to speed up the i

12、mport of Western technology. Hungary also finds that it is worth doing so. While Hungary is trying to find the money through various ways for telecommunications equipment, Latin American countries are making money out of the new technologies. People in Thailand are happy to accept the new technologi

13、es as they can make better use of all the time they spend stuck in traffic with mobile phones. And Vietnam, despite its backwardness, plans to invest more money in optical fiber digital switches to keep pace with anyone in Asia. The fourth part is 1 paragraph, Paragraph 11 and it is a conclusion ful

14、l of confidence. The passage concludes to say that developing countries can catch up with Americans and Western Europeans in telecommunications technologies if they persist in their efforts even though they will make mistakes in the process of transformation2. Ask students to look at Para. 4 to 6 to

15、 find out the comparisons made between Russia and China. Then fill out the chart on page 95 of NHCE textbook.II. New words and phrases and expressions telecommunications n. U the sending and receiving of messages over distance, esp. by telephone, radio and television 電信 telegram電報telescope望遠鏡tele=fa

16、r, distancea telecommunications satellite通信衛(wèi)星 dumb a. unable to speak 啞的，不會說話的 一個聾啞男孩a deaf and dumb boyinvestment n. C, U the act of investing money in sth. 投資外國投資 foreign investment 國內投資domestic investment這個國家需要在教育上投資。 This country needs investment in education.Latin n. U 拉丁語utility n. C (usu. tie

17、s ) a service used by the public, such as electricity or gas supply 公用事業(yè)；公用設施 Railways and roads are public utilities.鐵路和公路是公用設施。optical a. connected with sight or light 視覺的；光的optical telescope光學望遠鏡 diameter n.C 直徑The pond is six feet in diameter.該池塘直徑為6英尺。 cable n.C a set of wires covered in plasti

18、c or rubber, used to carry electricity 電纜 copper n.U 銅transmission n.1. U the act or process of sending out an electronic signal or message or of broadcasting a radio or television program 播送；發(fā)射；傳輸 digital radio transmission system. 數字式無線電播送系統(tǒng)。 2. U the process of passing sth. from one person, place

19、 or thing to another傳播 疾病/愛滋病的傳播 the transmission of the disease/AIDsparade n. 1. C a series of people or things that seems never to end 一連串，一系列 an endless parade of advertisements一連串沒完沒了的廣告 2. C a line of people, vehicles, etc. moving forward in order, often as a celebration of some event游行 urban a

20、. of or in a city or town 城市的，都市的 spider n. C 蜘蛛intensive a. involving a lot of activity, effort, or careful attention in a short period of time 密集的；集中的；加強的 rust v. become covered with a reddish-brown substance that forms on iron and steel 生銹 Itll rust if you leave it out in the rain.如果你讓它淋雨，它會生銹的。

21、n. U the reddish-brown substance that forms on iron and steel鐵銹 The car was covered with rust.車子滿身是銹。antique n.C sth. made long ago that is valuable or interesting 古董 lick vt.1. easily defeat sb. or deal with sth. 擊?。豢朔?The computer people seem to have licked the problem.電腦人員看起來已經克服了這個問題。 2. move on

22、es tongue over sth.舔The dog licked her hand.那條狗舔了舔她的手。strategic a. done as part of a plan, esp. in a military, business, or political situation戰(zhàn)略的；策略（上） recession n.C, U a period during which there is a decline in economy and prosperity 經濟衰退 scratch vt. rub a surface slightly with sth. sharp or roug

23、h 抓，撓 Be careful not to scratch yourself on the roses.當心不要被玫瑰刺扎傷。 mainland n.sing. (the ) the main area of land of a country 大陸 provincial a. of a province 省的；省級的infrastructure n. C, U the basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly 基礎設施 superhighwayn.

24、C a large, wide road on which traffic travels at high speed 高速公路 log vt. make an oficial record of events, facts, etc. 記錄 They have logged more than 90 complaints.他們已經記錄了90余例投訴。v. cut down trees伐木The forest has been so heavily logged that it is in danger of disappearing.森林被嚴重砍伐，面臨毀滅的危險。log on (to st

25、h.) to get access to (Internet)invest v. spend money on sth. in the hope of making a profit 投資 他們將為這個項目投資500萬。 They will invest 5 million in the project.import n.1. U the act of bringing a product, service, etc. into one country from another 進口；輸入 2. C a product or service that is brought into one c

26、ountry from another進口商品 vt. bring a product, service, etc. into one country from another進口；輸入 opposite word?這個國家需要從美國進口大部分原材料The country has to import most of its raw materials from the U.S.Imports rose last month.上個月進口商品增加了。stake n. . C a pointed piece of wood, metal, etc. that is pushed into the g

27、round to support sth. or mark a particular place樁；柱 . C money that sb. invests in a company 股份 lease v. use or let sb. use sth., esp. property or equipment, in return for rent 租借；出租 我想在校園外租一套公寓。I want to lease an apartment outside the campus.ridge n.C a long narrow raised part of land, esp. at the t

28、op of a mountain 脊；山脊 reliable a.able to be depended on or trusted 可靠的；值得信賴的 tag n.C a piece of paper or other material attached to sth. to identify it or give information about it 標簽 price tagwidth n. C, U the distance from one side of sth. to the other 寬度；闊度；廣度 a. widev. widen It is 5 meters in wi

29、dth. 它寬5米。 n.C, U the width 寬度；闊度 這條河寬10米。 This river is 10 meters in breadth.nowhere ad. not in, at or to any place; not anywhere 任何地方都不 These young people have nowhere to go.這些年輕人沒有地方可去。 disposal n. U the act of getting rid of sth. 處理；消除 at ones disposal : available for one to use 供某人使用；由某人支配Durin

30、g your visit, I will put my room at your disposal. 在你來訪期間我會把我的房間給你用。revenue n. U the income that a government, company, etc. receives regularly 財政收入；收益 electron n.C 電子 give sb. an advantage over make sb. more likely to succeed than others 使具有優(yōu)勢英語流利會讓你比別人有優(yōu)勢。 Fluent English will give you an advantage

31、 over others.be stuck with to have no choice about doing我眼下被工作困住了。Im stuck with this job for the moment.be stuck in be in an unpleasant situation and unable to change it or get away from it 陷入beget stuck in the traffic snowpush ahead continue trying to achieve sth. 推進；推行The factory is pushing ahead

32、with plans to expand production. 工廠正在推行擴大生產的計劃。a matter of sth. sth. that needs or depends on sth. else 是.問題他早晚會知道的，只是個時間問題。He will know it sooner or later. It is only a matter of time.scratch the surface deal with only the simple or obvious parts of sth. 僅觸及表面；淺嘗輒止The lecturer merely scratched the

33、surface of the subject. 演講人僅僅談了談該題目的一點皮毛。make use of use sth. or sb. in order to get an advantage 使用；利用我們可以更好地利用我們的資源。 We could make better use of our resources. keep pace with move, increase, change, etc. at the same speed as sb. or sth. else 齊頭并進；并駕齊驅與時俱進keep pace with the timelag behind (sb.) fai

34、l to achieve as much as sb. else; fail to remain level with others 落后；滯后你要是不努力就會落后于你的同學。If you dont work hard, you will lag behind your classmates.Second Period：2 periodsTeaching Material：New Horizon College English (Reading and writing)Teaching Objectives: A. master the skill of writingB. understan

35、d the main idea of the textC. analyze the grammatical points in detailTeaching Procedure:III. Text analysis and key language points.boost living standards (Para.1)boost: v.1) make sth. increase, or become better or more successful There is nothing like winning to boost the morale of players. 沒有什么比獲勝

36、更能提高運動員的士氣。 Getting that job did a lot to boost his ego. 得到那份工作大大增強了他的自信。 2) praise and publicize to make sth. more popular Her books have been boosted in The Observer recently. 她的書近來得到了觀察者雜志的推介。 n.1) sth. that helps or encourages sb. or sth. else The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the ec

37、onomy.減稅將使經濟得到急需的增長。 Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale.競賽獲獎對她的士氣而言是極好的鼓勵。 2) (esp. AmE) an act of pushing sb. up from behind He gave her a boost over the fence. 他從身后把她推過欄桿。 as a way to leap over whole stages of economic development. (Para. 2) Note the difference between ec

38、onomic and economical. Both words are adjectives. Economic describes things relating to the economy of a country and economics. When economic has this meaning, it always comes before a noun. If an activity is economic, it makes a profit or saves money. When economic has this meaning, it can either b

39、e in front of a noun or after a verb.For example: Economic conditions are more favorable. 經濟形勢更加有利。 Have you ever read something about the economic theories of Ricardo? 你讀過李嘉圖的一些經濟理論嗎？ It is not always practical or economic to recover energy from organic matter. 從有機物質中提取能量并非總是很實用或經濟的。 Something that

40、 is economical does not cost a lot of money to operate or use. If a person is economical, they are careful not to waste money, effort or time. For example: This system was extremely economical because it ran on half-price electricity. 這個系統(tǒng)非常省錢，因為它用的是半價的電。 People are having to be as economical as pos

41、sible. 人們只好盡可能地節(jié)省。 to condense the time required (Para.2)condense: v.1) reduce (esp. sth. written) to a smaller or shortened form I tried to condense the report into as few words as possible. 我努力把報告壓縮得盡可能短一些。 He managed to condense his letter of application to one page.他設法將他的申請信壓縮成一頁。 2) (of a gas)

42、become liquid or sometimes solid, esp. by becoming cooler When a gas or vapor condenses, it changes into liquid. 氣體或水蒸氣冷凝時變成液體。 a huge advantage over countries stuck with old technology. (Para.2) an advantage over: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable position compared to other

43、people His height and reach give him an advantage over other boxers. 他的身高和臂長使他比其他拳擊手更具優(yōu)勢。 His connections gave him an advantage over the others.他有門路，所以比別人占優(yōu)勢。 Her working experience gave her a big advantage over the others for the job.她的工作經歷使她比其他申請這項工作的人占有更大的優(yōu)勢。 countries stuck with old technology.

44、(Para.2) be stuck with: have no choice about dealing with (sb., sth.) or doing (sth. unwanted or unpleasant) Why am I always stuck with the dirty work? 我為什么老是得干臟活？ Jim always got stuck with cleaning the garage. 吉姆總是不得不干打掃車庫的活。 Compare: Lets just make a decision, and then stick with it. 讓我們做個決定，然后堅持這

45、一決定。 Id rather stick with a way of doing things that I know will work.我寧愿堅持用我認為能起作用的方法做事。 desperate for any phones, period.(Para.3) desperate: a.1) (for sth. or to do sth.) needing or wanting sth. very much I was absolutely desperate to see her. 我簡直太想見到她了。 Im desperate for a cigarette. 我非常想抽煙。 2) sh

46、owing a willingness to take risks, esp. because one is in a bad situation that he / she wants to change The prisoners grew more desperate in despair. 囚徒們在絕望中更加不顧死活了。 His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures.他日益惡化的經濟狀況迫使他采取孤注一擲的措施。 3) (of a situation) extremely seri

47、ous or dangerous The children are in desperate need of love and attention. 孩子們急需得到照顧和關愛。 They face a desperate shortage of water. 他們面臨嚴重缺水的局面。 To lick this problem, (Para.4) lick: vt.1) (informal) easily defeat sb. or deal with sth. It was a tricky problem but I think weve licked it.問題很棘手，但我認為我們已經解決

48、了。 I think weve finally got the problem licked. 我認為我們最終算是解決了那個問題。 2) move ones tongue over the surface of sth. in order to eat it, make it wet or clean it He licked the ice cream left on his fingers. 他舔掉了沾在手指上的冰淇淋。 The cat licked up the milk from its bowl. 貓從碗里舔喝牛奶。 She licked the honey off the spoo

49、n. 她舔凈了湯匙上的蜜。 To offer peak performance(Para.6)peak: a. used to describe the highest level of sth., or a time when the greatest number of people are doing or using sth. The Information Age is a time of peak demand for computers.信息時代是大量需求電腦的時期。 March is one of the peak periods for our business. 三月份是我

50、們業(yè)務的高峰期。 n. C the point when sb. or sth. is best, most successful, strongest, etc. Demand for coal is at its peak in January and February. 一、二月份是對煤的需求量最大的月份。 Membership of the club has fallen from a peak of 600 people in 1990.俱樂部會員的人數已從1990年600人的高峰跌落下來。 v. reach the highest point or value Oil produc

51、tion peaked in the early 1980s. 石油生產于20世紀80年代初達到顛峰。 Unemployment peaked at 17% during the recession. 蕭條時期失業(yè)率高達17%。 at your disposal. (Para.8) disposal n.1) U the power or authority to use freelyWe will use all the means at our disposal to solve this dispute. 我們將運用我們能支配的一切手段來解決這一爭端。 During their visit I put my car at their disposal. 在他們來訪期間，我把汽車交給他們隨意使用。 2) U the act of getting rid of sth. Please see to the disposal of that rubbish. 請把那堆垃圾清理掉。 Locals are objecting to the land being u