综合教程第二册第四单元教案Unit 4 The Virtual World

Unit 4 The Virtual World

Teaching Aims:

1. Understanding the main idea and structure of the text.

2. Deduce the meaning of new vocabulary related to computers and the Internet.

3. Grasp the key language points in Text A and learn how to use them in context.

4. Understand the cultural background related to the content.

5. Express themselves more freely on the theme of The Virtual World after doing a series of

theme-related reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities

6. Write e-mail message in an appropriate way.

Teaching Keypoints:

1. Grasp the main idea of Text A and language points in Text A

2. Cultural background in Text A

3. Analysis of the difficult sentences in Text A

Teaching Difficulties:

1. Writing strategy and style demonstrated in Text A

2. Write an essay with an anecdote or a piece of news, etc.

Teaching Aids:

Teaching, discussion, exercises, group-activities, student-centred

Teaching Procedure:

Step 1Warming up

1. Ask students questions about the poem. They should have listened to this before class.

2. Have students look at the theme of this unit(The Virtual World ) and the title of Text A(A

Virtual Life) and then try to.

---find antonyms of “virtual world” and “virtual life”(real world, real life).

---suggest synonyms for “virtual world”(cyberia,etherworld,virtual reality,Internet world, net

world,etc).

---say what people can do on the Internet (communicating with people, shopping, reading,

entertaining,education,working, hacking, publishing,etc).

Step 2 Global Analysis of Text A

1. Division of the Text A

Part1: Paras.1-3

Description of the author’s virtual life.

Part2: Paras.4-10

How the author feels after staying on the Internet for a while.

Part3: Para.11-13

The author tries to find her way back into the real world but fails.

Step 3. Detailed leaning of Text A

1. My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily

understood words on screen: a secretary’s clipped tone seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it

would be.

What does the sentence imply?

I have become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.

2. We have become the Net critics’worst nightmare.

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Paraphrase the sentence.

We have got into a situation that critics of the Net describe as most dreadful.

3. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the

cave can be quite difficult.

What does “cyber-interaction”mean?

“Cyber-” is a prefix which means “of the computer”. “Cyber-interaction” means the contact

with the computer.

What does “cave” here refer to?

“Cave” here refers figuratively to the isolated life of the virtual world.

Paraphrase the second part of the sentence.

Returning to normal society from the isolated life of the virtual world can be quite a problem.

times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background, something that

I’d never done previously.

Translate the sentence into Chinese.

有时我把电视机开着，让它作为背景声音一直响着，以前我从不这样做。

5.“Dateline,” “Frontline,” “Nightline,” CNN, New York1, every possible angle of every story

over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me.

Give the Chinese equivalents for “Dateline”, “Frontline”, “Nightline”, “CNN”, “New

York1”.

“每日新闻”、“一线新闻”、“夜间新闻”、“有线新闻电视网”、“纽约一套”。

moves into the background.

What does this sentence mean?

It means work becomes less important.

Why does work become less important?

Because in my mind’s eye, communicating with the real world has become more important at that

time.

I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intention because of the

lack of emotional cues given by our typed dialogue.

Why do I misinterpret my boyfriend’s intention?

Because the typed dialogue lacks the emotion that is expressed and implied in the real dialogue.

8.I arrange interview for stories, doctor’s appointments —anything to get me out of the house and

connected with others.

What does “story” here refer to?

“Story” here refers to any descriptive article in a newspaper or an event, a situation, etc. suitable

for such an article.

9. virtual: adj.

1)created and existing only in a computer

I 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 conjured up on

their computer screens.

2) almost what is stated,in fact though not in name

The officials hear this kind of talk in virtual silence.

国王处处都受王后的影响，以至于王后成了国家实际上的统治者。

The king was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.

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10. interpret: v.

1) understand (sth. said, ordered, or done)

The gift is generally interpreted as a bribe.

She made a gesture, which he chose to interpret as an invitation.

2)give or provide the meaning of, explain

Poetry helps to interpret life.

诗有助于阐述人生的意义。

The evidence is difficult to interpret.

11. translate what is said in one language into another

No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.

h: v.

(cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking

My wool coat stretched when I washed it.

The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent.

你已经使我忍无可忍了。

You are stretching my patience to limit.

: vt.

1) give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered

I am going to submit an application for that job in Microsoft.

Peter submitted his application to the local government

3) yield (oneself); agree to obey

Should a wife submit herself to her husband?

We should submit ourselves to discipline.

Collocation：

submit oneself to 甘受，服从

submit to 服从于；把„提交给„

submit willingly心悦诚服

14. edit: vt.

revise or correct

Scholars often edit Shakespeare’s plays.

John didn’t finish editing the annual report until the end of last month.

icate:

1) vi. contact sb. in any way, eap. by speaking to them, writing to them or calling them (followed

by with)

We can communicate with people in most parts of the world by telephone.

年轻人有时抱怨无法与父母沟通思想。

Young people sometimes complain of not being able to communicate with their parents.

2) vt. make (news, opinions, feelings, etc.) known

The radio stations communicate the storm warnings to the islanders.

She communicated her ideas to her subordinates.

times:sometimes

At times, I feel that I want to leave this job.

in:

1) receive, admit

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2) include

3) make (clothes) narrower

4) understand

5) deceive

6) see at a glance; see at once

Match the above definitions with the sentences below.

The dress was too big, so I took it in.3)

I didn’t take in what you were saying. 4)

She took in every details of the other woman’s clothes.6)

1) receive, admit

2) include

3) make (clothes) narrower

4) understand

5) deceive

6) see at a glance; see at once

Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take in the fresh?1)

Don’t be taken in by her promises.5)

This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything.2)

Collocation：

take after 仿效，跟随；相象，在相貌、脾气或性格上相似

take apart拆开

take back收回（所说的或所写的事）

take down拿下，放下

take for把„视作；误认为

take off脱掉（衣服等）；起飞

take on从事；开始对付

take out 取出；弄走

take over接管

take up举起；再次开始

: vt.

send (liquid, food, etc.) out from the mouth (used in the pattern: spit sth.(out) (at/on/onto sb./sth.))

He’s very ill and spitting (up) blood.

The baby spat its food out on the table.

他气呼呼地作了答复。

He angrily spat out her answer.

m: n.

1) sign of the existence of sth. bad

The Government must not ignore these symptoms of discontent among their own supporters.

High interest rates are a symptom of a weak economy.

3) change in the body that indicates an illness

A cold, fever and headache are the usual symptoms of flu.

持续地咳嗽可能是非典型性肺炎的症状。

A persistent cough may be a symptom of atypical pneumonia.

sely: adv. in a way that is opposite to sth.

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$1 will buy 100 yen worth of Japanese goods. Conversely, 100 yen will buy $1 worth of American

goods.

You can add the fluid to the powder or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.

20. but then:yet at the same time

The failure of China’s soccer team looks inevitable. But then, anything can happen in football.

这个马戏团并不出色，不过观众的要求也并不高。

The circus was not a very good one, but then, the audience was not demanding.

: v. have a harsh or an unpleasant effect (used in the pattern: jar sth., jar on sb./sth.)

The fall jarred every bone in my body.

The way he laughs jars on me.

21. suck in:

(usu. passive) involve (sb.) in an activity, an argument, etc., usu. against their will

Some teenagers don’t want to get involved with gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in.

我不想卷入有关学校改革的辩论。

I don’t want to get sucked into the debate about school reform.

up with:

1) learn about or be aware of ( the news, etc.)

Carrie likes to keep up with the latest fashions.

He didn’t bother to keep up with the latest news. His only concern was to study.

2) move at the same rate as

My salary doesn’t keep up with inflation.

他请了位家庭教师，因为他的功课跟不上班上其他同学。

He hired a tutor because he wasn’t able to keep up with the rest of the class.

sight:

1) visible

No vehicle is in sight.

哪儿也见不到他。

He is nowhere in sight.

3) likely to come soon

Peace was in sight at last after four years of war.

An immediate agreement is nowhere in sight.

Collocation：

lose sight of看不见；失去联系；忘记；没有考虑到

out of sight看不到，不被看到

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1) n. things said or written as a comment

He closed the discussion with the remark that “he who plays with fire gets burnt”.

Mr. Smith approached us and made a couple of remarks about the weather.

2) v. say, esp. something which one has just noticed; give as an opinion

A local newspaper remarked that inflation was not to be checked for the time being.

His fluency with the Chinese language was remarked upon by all his Chinese colleagues.

remark & comment

这两个词都是名词，都有“谈论”、“评论”之意。

remark 是常用词，指议论、评价，常含有一种随便的意味。例如：

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I should be pleased to have your remark.

我将很高兴听到你的意见。

Her absence of hair could hardly escape remark.

她没有头发，免不了被人议论。

comment 通常强调批判性的评述。例如

Some scathing comments were heard from visitors.

从来宾那听到了一些尖刻的批评。

It became a matter of cynical comment among the neighbors.

她成了邻居们冷嘲热讽的话题。

nal: adj.

1) of the emotions

She is grateful to him for his emotional support while she was in trouble.

It’s quite difficult to handle emotional problems.

3) having emotions that are easily excited.

It’s said that the Italians are more emotional than we are.

他非常易动感情，我离开时他哭了

He was very emotional; he cried when I left.

26cue;.anything that serves as a signal about what to do or say

When he started to talk about the finance, which was our cue to get up quietly and leave.

The time had come to say good night. At mother’s cue, we all ascended.

e: n.

fixed and regular way of doing things

These two babies have different daily routines.

请按常规办事。

Please do it according to routine.

: vi.

depend confidently on, put trust in

He can always be relied upon for help.

你放心好了，我会早到的。

You may rely on my early arrival.

Collocation：

rely on/upon 依靠；信任，信赖

rely upon it 放心

rely, trust & depend

这些词都有“信任”、“相信”的意思。

rely 指完全的信任。例如：

You are the only woman I can rely on.

你是我唯一能指望的女人。

He can be relied on to keep secret.

相信他能保密。

trust 常强调基于没有说服力的证据的信仰产生的信心。例如：

We must try to trust one another. Stay and cooperate.

我们必须试图相互信任。留下来并且相互合作。

I don’t think I could trust myself to speak to him about it.

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我认为我不能对他谈论这件事。

depend 意味着对另一个人的帮助或支持有信心。例如：

It is foolhardy to depend on Middle Eastern countries for our oil supplies.

把我们的石油供应都依赖于中东国家是鲁莽的。

It all depends on how you tackle the problem.

那要看你如何应付这问题而定。

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1. n. 1) wrong or excessive use

the abuse of power

alcohol abuse

2) cruel treatment

The abuse of the helpless prisoner made him bitter.

human rights abuses

2. vt. 1) put to wrong use; use badly

He abused his privileges in activities outside his official capacity.

他辜负了我对他的信任。

He has abused my confidence in him.

2) do cruel things to (a person or animal)

He was always abusing people when he was drunk.

他酒醉后总爱骂人。

The serf-owners had the right to beat, abuse or even kill the serfs at will.

农奴主有权任意打马甚至杀掉农奴。

misuse 指不适当的使用，即“误用”、“滥用”，并不一定有目的性。例如：

He misused the idiom.

他把这个成语用错了。

He misused his knife at the table by lifting food with it.

吃饭时他误用刀子拿食物。

mistreat 多用于美国英语，表示苛刻或残暴对待。 例如：

The dog’s owner mistreated him terribly.

这条狗遭到主人的虐待。

The magistrate administered a public thrashing to the landlord who had mistreated his brother.

法官对那虐待兄弟的地主施以公众鞭苔。

e: vt.

bring back to a former condition (used in the pattern: restore sth.; restore sb. to sth.)

Winning three games restored their confidence.

Doing sports every day restored the old man to good health.

31. arrange: vt.

1) prepare or plan

A marriage has been arranged between Mr. Brown and Miss White.

观光局为我们到罗马去的旅行筹备一切。

The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.

2) put in order

I arranged the books on the shelves.

Before going away, he arranged his business affairs.

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Collocation：

arrange for安排，准备与某人商定某事

arrange with sb. about sth.

32flee: v.

run away (from)

They all fled (from) the burning ship.

He killed his enemy and fled the country.

iew:

1. n. 1) meeting at which a journalist asks sb. questions in order to find out their news

Radio interviews are generally more relaxed than television ones.

In an exclusive interview with our reporter, the film star revealed some of his personal affairs.

2) formal meeting at which sb. applying for a job is asked questions, as a way of judging how

suitable they are

I have been asked to go for an interview for a project I applied for at Harvard University.

She has had a couple of job interviews, but no offers.

2. vt. ask questions of (somebody) in an interview

As a journalist, he interviewed many government officials.

I will be interviewed next week for the chief Executive’s job.

Collocation：

give an interview to sb. 接见某人

have an interview with sb会见某人

job interviews （对申请工作者的)口头审查

34appointment: n.

1. agreement to meet or visit sb. at a particular time (followed by with)

You can’t see the president of the university unless you make an appointment.

我已约定下午三时去看牙医。

I have an appointment with my dentist at 3 pm.

2. choosing of someone for a position or job

John took the appointment as director.

Step 4 Homework

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