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The Virtual World The Virtual World The Virtual World The Virtual World
Text A The virtual lifeText A The virtual life
Virtual World
cyber space
Internet world
virtual reality
net world
real world
real life
Worldwide Webtitle: virtual life
L1: on the Net
L3: screen
L8: telecommuter
L9: email
LL 9-10: Internet mailing lists
LL 10-11: computer- assisted
L18: data
L19: link
L25: cyber-interaction
L39: on line
L47: system crash
L64: click on the modem; connection
L65: password
Contents Paragraphs
1.Description of the author’s virtual life
2. How she feels about it after staying on the Net for a while
3. What she does in trying to return to the real world
4. How she feels about the real day-to-day world
2-3
1,4-10,13
11
12
Text Organization
Computer & Internet ---Advantages VS Disadvantages• easily shocked after
being on the Net for too long
• felt difficult to understand spoken words
• secretary’s clipped tone seems rejecting
• Time becomes not stable
• weekends become ordinary days
disadvantages
……
Computer & Internet ---Advantages VS Disadvantages• easily shocked after
being on the Net for too long
• felt difficult to understand spoken words
• secretary’s clipped tone seems rejecting
• Time becomes not stable• weekends become
ordinary days• long hours at home
• unreal life• feel I become a machine• disgusted with outside
forms of socializing• a form of escape, a lack
of discipline • Shyer, more cautious,
more anxious• Overexcited, speak too
much
disadvantages
Computer & Internet ---Advantages VS Disadvantages• Worry about the dress• Jarred by commercials• Sucked in soap operas• Needing to keep up with
the latest news• Attacking everyone in
sight• Misunderstand everyone
on my mailing list
• Fight my boyfriend• Misinterpret my
boyfriend’s intentions• Annoying sound of the
connection uttered by modem
disadvantages
The dress was too big, so I took it in.
I didn’t take in what you were studying.
Every day we take in dirty air because of air pollution ?
This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything.
Don’t be taken in by her promise.
make (clothes)narrower
understand
receive
including
deceive
live broadcasting/television program
a living language
lively statue
keep your hope alive
实况的
现存的
栩栩如生的
活着的
sucksuck sb. in/into sth.
I don’t want to get sucked into debate about school reform.
cue
The time had come to say good night. At mother’s cue, we all ascended.
Computer & Internet ---Advantages VS Disadvantages
• submit articles and edit them via email
• communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists
advantages
……
Computer & Internet ---Advantages VS Disadvantages• submit articles and
edit them via email• communicate with
colleagues on Internet mailing lists
• assist my relationship with my boyfriend
• order food, manage my money, love, and work without going outside
• not worrying about hair, and clothes and face
• Not being face to face
• Don’t have to bear the intolerable ringing laughter, and the noise of conversation in a restaurant.
advantages
submit
Peter submitted his application to the local government.
We should submit ourselves to discipline.
Debate
Group1:
Internet will isolate us from one another.
Group2:
Internet will make us closer.
Homework1. Top Way Vocabulary Book Lesson 51-552. Preview Text A of Unit 6 and finish the
exercises.3. Find out words and expressions that are
associated with “Computer and Internet”, and “money. And group them according to their parts of speech.
4. Find out at least three synonyms of “tolerate”.
Quiz 6• 20 mins
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