Unit 9 World wide web technology: what

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Unit 9 World wide web technologywhats hot and
whats not?
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Contents

• Pre-reading questions
• Background information
• Structure analysis
  
• Comprehension questions
• Language points of Text I
• Grammatical items
• Exercises
• Comprehension questions of Text II
• Oral activities
• Writing practice

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Text I World wide web technologywhats hot and
whats not?

• Pre-reading questions
• 1.You must be surfing on the Internet now and
  then. How do you feel about the world when
  surfing at the web side?
• 2.What role does the Internet play in your study
  and life?

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Background Information ( 1 )

• Now we are living in the "Age of Information" and
  experiencing technological leaps. Because the
  Internet contains a wealth of information, you
  will unlock the mystery of the people and
  companies that are responsible for their advances
  through the World Wide Web. Tim Berners-Lee, the
  inventor of the World Wide Web, has been hailed
  by time magazine as one of the 100 greatest minds
  of this century.

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Background Information ( 2 )

• His creation has already changed the way
  people do business, entertain themselves,
  exchange ideas, and socialize with one another.
  With new online businesses and communities
  forming every day, the full impact of
  Berners-Lee's grand scheme has yet to be fully
  known. Berners-Lee's creation was fueled by a
  highly personal vision of the Web as a powerful
  force for social change and individual
  creativity.

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Background Information ( 3 )

• He has never profited personally from the Web
  but has devoted himself to its continued growth
  and health. Now, this low-profile genius tells
  his own story of the Web's origins-from its
  revolutionary introduction and the creation of
  the now ubiquitous WWW and HTTP acronyms to how
  he sees the future development of this
  revolutionary medium.

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Background Information ( 4 )

• Today, Berners-Lee continues to facilitate the
  Web's growth and development as director of the
  World Wide Web Consortium and from his position
  at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science.
  Berners-Lee offers insights to help readers
  understand the true nature of the Web, enabling
  them to use it to their fullest advantage.

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Background Information (5)

• He shares his views on such critical issues
  as censorship, privacy, the increasing power of
  software companies in the online world, and the
  need to find the ideal balance between the
  commercial and social forces on the Web.

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Background Information (6)

• His incisive criticism of the Web's current
  state makes clear that there is still much work
  to be done. Finally, Berners-Lee presents his own
  plan for the Web's future, one that calls for the
  active support and participation of programmers,
  computer manufacturers, and social organizations
  to make it happen.

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Structure analysis ( 1 )

• Part I (Paragraphs 1)
• This paragraph epitomizes the advantages or
  benefits of the World Wide Web the Web is like
  one great big library with all the books or
  various kinds of information available to you
• Questions
• 1) Does the web contain different kinds of books?
• 2) Summarize the benefits the World Wide Web
  offers?

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Structure analysis ( 2 )

• Part II (Paragraphs 2 to 8)
• These seven paragraphs, making up the body of the
  text, illustrate and exemplify the advantages and
  undesirable aspects of the Internet and the Web.

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Structure analysis ( 3 )

• Questions
• 1) Which of these paragraphs illustrate the
  benefits of the Internet and the Web?
• 2) What undesirable things are seen wrong with
  the Internet
• 3) what is the writers opinion about the
  Internet phenomenon?

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Structure analysis ( 4 )

• Part III (Paragraphs 9)
• The paragraph, the conclusion of the essay,
  draws attention to the writers eagerness to be
  able to dispose of all of his junk mail,
  catalogues, etc, by locating them in his computer
  so that he can easily find the things by
  accessing the Web.

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Structure analysis ( 5 )

• Questions
• 1) What is the writer anxious to be able to
  do?
• 2) What does the last paragraph imply?

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Comprehensive questions ( 1 )

• Decide which of the following best states the
  author's purpose of writing.
• A. To emphasize the merits of World Wide Web
  technology.
• B. To complain about the net speed.
• C. To marvel at the ever-increasing rate of
  commercials on net.
• D. To comment on the role World Wide Web
  plays in life and work.

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Comprehensive questions ( 2 )

• Answer the following questions
• 1. what is the Web compared to at the beginning
  of the article?
• It is compared to a library. ( Paragraph 1 )

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Comprehensive questions ( 3 )

• 2. Which is faster to get the music the author
  wanted, from the office next door or on a web
  site from France?
• It is faster to get the music on a web site from
  France. ( Paragraph 2 )

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Comprehensive questions ( 4 )

• 3. How did the author conclude from a national
  radio news broadcast?
• He found the solution to his problem from the
  web sites frequently asked questions page.
• 4. What did the author conclude from a national
  radio news broadcast?
• He concluded that commercial action on the
  Internet is growing at an ever increasing rate.

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Comprehensive questions ( 5 )

• 5. What is suggested about the students request
  for a letter of recommendation?
• It is suggested that almost everything be found
  on the Internet.

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Comprehensive questions ( 6 )

• 6. In what area does the author see wrong with
  the Internet as it currently exists?
• They are lack of bandwidth, evolving standards,
  low interactivity, the current economic model,
  growing pains, passwords, etc.

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Language points of Text ?( 1 )

• 1.. access
• (1) v. succeed in finding or obtaining
  information from a computer's memory
• In modem times it is easy and convenient to
  access various kinds of information from a
  computer's memory.
• (2) n. means, right, or opportunity to use,
  reach, or enter
• It is quite important for students to have easy
  access to books in their studies.

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Language points of Text ?( 2 )

• 2.. pile make a pile of load, fill or cover
  plentifully
• He piled the boxes one on top of another.
• The little boy was piling up his building blocks.
  
• He piled the spaghetti onto his plate.
• The cart was piled high with fruit and vegetables.

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Language points of Text ?( 3 )

• 3. click
• strike or move with a slight sharp sound
• She clicked her fingers in time to the music.
• The soldiers clicked their heels together.
• make a slight sharp sound, esp. as a result of
  movement
• The bolt clicked into place. /The door clicked
  shut.

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Language points of Text ?( 4 )

• 4.. paste
• Here in the text the word paste means an action
  of pasting. Normally, paste as a noun means a
  soft sticky mixture of powder and liquid that is
  easily shaped or spread, or a thin mixture of
  flour and water used for sticking paper together
  or onto other surfaces. Add water to the powder,
  stir them into a paste, and fill the cracks with
  it. Posts about the jazz concert were stuck up on
  walls with paste all over the university.

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Language points of Text ?( 5 )

• 5. word processor a purpose-built computer
  system for electronically storing texts entered
  from a keyboard, incorporating corrections, and
  providing a printout
• There is a word processor in each computer.

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Language points of Text ?( 6 )

• 6. slight small in degree not considerable or
  noticeable
• There's been a slight change in the plans.
• There is a slight pain in my stomach.
• I didn't have the slightest idea about what you
  said.
• 7. font a set of types of one face or size

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Language points of Text ?( 7 )

• 8. serve (1) do work for-, give service to
• He has served the company for 50 years, first as
  office boy and eventually as managing director.
• Membership is restricted to serving officers in
  the armed forces.

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Language points of Text ?( 8 )

• (2) offer (food, drinks, a meal, etc. ) for
  eating or drinking
• Could you all come to the table? We are ready to
  serve.
• What time is breakfast served in this hotel?

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Language points of Text ?( 9 )

• (3) be good enough or suitable for a purpose
• One room had to serve for both bedroom and living
  room.
• This incident serves as a reminder of how
  dangerous these weapons really are

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Language points of Text ?( 10 )

• 9. version a slightly different form, copy, or
  style of an article-, a form of written or
  musical work that exists in more than one form
• This dress is a cheaper version of the one we saw
  in that shop.
• Did you read the whole book or only the abridged
  version?

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Language points of Text ?( 11 )

• 10. figure
• 1) appear take an esp. important or noticeable
  part
• His name did not figure in the list of those who
  had received awards.
• The vice president figured prominently in the
  peace negotiations.

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Language points of Text ?( 12 )

• (2) consider or believe calculate come to
  understand
• I figured that you would want to see me about it.
  
• I still cannot figure it it's a mystery.

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Language points of Text ?( 13 )

• 11. amazing causing great surprise or wonder,
  esp. because of quantity or quality
• That new car goes at an amazing speed.
• It's quite amazing that he should be so unaware
  of what's going on.

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Language points of Text ?( 14 )

• 12. occasion
• (1) a time when sth. happens a suitable or
  favorable time On that occasion I was not at
  home. This is hardly the occasion for a family
  argument.
• (2) a special event or ceremony
• The opening of a new school is always a great
  occasion.

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Language points of Text ?( 15 )

• (3) a direct cause or reason
• His remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.
  There was no occasion for you to be so rude.

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Language points of Text ?( 16 )

• 13. challenging needing the full use of one's
  abilities and effort difficult and interesting
• We must be ready to cope with challenging
  problems. She finds her new job very challenging.

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Language points of Text ?( 17 )

• 14. drive equipment that contains and runs a
  disk or tape
• What is the problem with the disk drive?
• The seventh read-write head on the disk drive is
  malfunctioning.
• 15. manufacturer s a firm that manufactures
  goods
• The washing machine didn't work, so we sent it
  back to the manufacturer.

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Language points of Text ?( 18 )

• 16. get through
• ( 1 ) (cause or help) to pass pass through, or
  come successfully to the end of We were all
  delighted when we heard that you'd got through
  your exam.
• Her mother's support got her through her
  depression.

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Language points of Text ?( 19 )

• (2) complete or use up the whole of
• We got through a whole chicken at one sitting.
• They won one million dollars, but they got
  through the whole lot in less than 5 years.
• (3) (esp. in AmE) finish
• When you get through with your work, let's go
  out. I haven't got through with my work yet, so I
  have to continue.

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Language points of Text ?( 20 )

• 17. for sure certainly surely without any
  doubt
• She won't lend you any money, and that's/or sure.
• 18. intriguing fascinating very interesting
  esp. because of some strange quality
• What an intriguing story!
• She is such an intriguing woman!

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Language points of Text ?( 21 )

• 19. under way moving forward
• The great ship got under way.
• Our project is now well under way.
• 20. marvel be filled with great wonder,
  surprise, admiration, etc.
• we all marveled at his remarkable achievements.
• The onlookers marveled that he was unharmed
  after such a long fall..

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Language points of Text ?( 22 )

• 21.locate
• (1)find the position of
• We have located the source of the signals.
• Can you locate your hometown on this world map?
• (2)situate fix and set in a certain place
• Shaoxing is located between hangzhou and Ningbo.

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Language points of Text ?( 23 )

• 22.potential possibility for developing or being
  favorably developed
• This new invention has enormous sales
  potential.
• He is a potential player with great potential.

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Language points of Text ?( 24 )

• 23. Proceed on an exciting course advance or
  move along an exciting path begin or continue in
  an exciting direction
• Proceed
• (1)begin or continue in a course of action or set
  of actions

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Language points of Text ?( 25 )

• The project is proceeding according to the plan.
• He paused to consult his notes, and then
  proceeded with his questions.
• The director said he liked my scheme very much,
  and then proceeded to tear it to bits.

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Language points of Text ?( 26 )

• (2) advance move in a particular direction
• According to the policeman's report, the stolen
  car was proceeding in the southern direction.
• Passengers for the New York flight should how
  proceed to Gate 25.

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Language points of Text ?( 27 )

• 24. course
• (1) the path along which sth. happens direction
  of movement taken by sb. or sth. The plane
  changed its course to avoid the storm. The ship
  was blown off course.

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Language points of Text ?( 28 )

• (2) continuous movement from one point to another
  in space or time The enemy should be defeated in
  the course of one year. During the course of the
  next few minutes we will be serving tea and
  biscuits.

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Language points of Text ?( 29 )

• (3) the usual, natural, or established pattern or
  process by which sth. happens or is done He has
  committed a crime, and now the law must take its
  course. He is charged with attempting to pervert
  the course of action.

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Language points of Text ?( 30 )

• 25. resolve
• (1) settle find a satisfactory way of dealing
  with a difficulty
• It is hoped that the UN can resolve all
  international disputes by means of peace talks.
  There weren't enough beds, but the matter was
  resolved with George sleeping on the sofa.

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Language points of Text ?( 31 )

• (2) decide firmly make a determined decision
• Once she has resolved on doing it, no one can get
  her to change her mind. He resolved to work
  harder.

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Language points of Text ?( 32 )

• 26. associate
• join in a relationship based on friendship,
  business, or a shared purpose combine as friends
  or partners
• He associates with criminals.
• The military regime dealt ruthlessly with anyone
  who was associated with the former government.

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Grammatical items ( 1 )

• The use of need
• Need could be used as a modal auxiliary and as a
  lexical verb
• 1) used as a modal auxiliary
• You neednt clean the windows. They arent dirty.
  (????)
• I dont believe you need worry.( ???????????)

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Grammatical items ( 2 )

• Why need you go today? ( ?????)
• One need only consider the facts. ( ????)

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Grammatical items ( 3 )

• 2) Used as a lexical verb ( ??????,need
  ????)Can be followed
• a. Noun and Pronoun
• Theyre certain to need help.
• I dont need anything.
• b. Infinitive
• I need to get away and rest up a little.

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Grammatical items ( 4 )

• c. gerund
• The shoes need repairing.
• d. compound structure
• I need you over to help me with the children.
• I need this tooth out

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Grammar exercises ( 1 )

• ?. Note the use of need in the following
  sentences.
• 1. Whether you need to get information on Rush
  Limbaughs famous and colorful, power ties or
  access the Quran, you can find it on the World
  Wide Web.
• (a lexical verb )

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Grammar exercises ( 2 )

• 2. The other day a colleague and I needed some
  words to a song by a French singer, unknown in
  this country.
• (a lexical verb )

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Grammar exercises ( 3 )

• 3. A reasonable amount of learning must of course
  accompany an education, but, after all, that
  amount need not be so great in any one field.
• (a modal auxiliary )

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Grammar exercises ( 4 )

• ?Rewrite the following sentences using need.
• 1. Is it necessary for him to explain again and
  again?
• Need he explain again and again? / Does he need
  to explain again and again?

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Grammar exercises ( 5 )

• 2. Its not necessary for me to wait. They wont
  come.
• I neednt wait. / I dont need to wait.
• 3. Its not necessary for you to drive so fast.
• You neednt drive so fast. / you dont need to
  drive so fast.

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Grammar exercises ( 6 )

• 4. Its not necessary for you to take umbrella.
• You neednt take the umbrella./ You dont need to
  take the umbrella.
• 5. Is it necessary for me to go to the meeting ?
• Need I go to the meeting? / Do I need to go to
  the meeting?

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Grammar exercises ( 7 )

• 6. Its hardly necessary for me to tell you the
  importance of it.
• I hardly need ( to ) tell you the importance of
  it.

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Grammar exercises ( 8 )

• ? Complete the following sentences with the
  appropriate form of need.
• 1. This is a question that _____ very careful
  consideration.
• 2. When I last crossed the frontier, I
  ________________ ( not, show ) my passport.
• 3. I ____ to get away and rest up a little.

needs
didnt need to show
need
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Grammar exercises ( 9 )
needed

• 4. She thought you were tied and _______ a rest.
• 5. The shop has delivery service. You could have
  it delivered. You ___________________ ( not
  carry) that home.
• 6. So I neednt pretend, _____I ?

neednt have carried
need
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Grammar exercises ( 10 )

• 7. You _____________________________ ( not do )
  shopping today. Theres plenty of food in the
  fridge.
• 8. In some places, you _____________ ( not pay )
  to use the public libraries.

dont need to do / neednt do
dont need to pay
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Exercises ( 1 )

• Vocabulary exercises
• ?. Explain the italicized part in each sentence
  in your own words.
• 1. our printer was able to serve up the new
  version.
• Print and provide
• 2. Its going through the roof.
• Developing very fast at an unexpected rate

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Exercises ( 2 )

• 3. I got the manufacturers 800 number and then
  couldnt get through over a couple of days
• get connected on the phone
• 4. With so much less stuff hanging around, I
  could more easily find the things that arent on
  the Web.
• Remaining in my office

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Exercises ( 3 )

• 5. I marvel each time I see Web addresses go
  flashing by as part of an increasing number of TV
  commercials.
• Appear quickly one after another on the screen
• 6. This might well be the current state of
  affairs.
• The present situation with the World Wide Web

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Exercises ( 4 )

• ?. Fill in each blank with one of the two words
  from each pair and note the difference of meaning
  between them.

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Exercises ( 5 )

• 1. ACCESS ( v. ) ENTER
• a. The built-in disk drive makes possible
  __________, creating and saving music documents
  in all formats.
• b. Those who are beginning their career ________
  the profession as either instructors or assistant
  professors.

accessing
enter
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Exercises ( 6 )
entered

• c. Student information is all __________into the
  computer as soon as they are enrolled into a
  university programme.
• d. The entire curriculum is _________and played
  from the computer terminal.

accessed
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Exercises ( 7 )

• Difference Access, when used as a verb, is
  specially applied in computer technology, meaning
  finding and obtaining ( information )
  successfully. Enter basically means go into
  or become part of. To enter information into a
  computer is to record it there by typing it on a
  keyboard.

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Exercises ( 8 )

• 2. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT
• a. The thirty-second drug_____________has
  been banned on the grounds that it was
  misleading.
• b. Lots of efforts were made to keep the TV
  _____________separate from the programs.

commercial
commercials
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Exercises ( 9 )

• c. Dozens of young people showed up in response
  to a (n) ________________ for four vacancies.
• d. The new manager herself is a good
  ________________ for the country

advertisement
advertisement
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Exercises ( 10 )

• Difference An advertisement, used mainly in
  written English, is a general word for any
  announcements in a newspaper, on television, or
  on a poster about something such as a product,
  event, or job vacancies. Commercial is a term for
  any advertising message that broadcast during a
  radio or television programme or between
  programmes.

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Exercises ( 11 )

• 3. VERSION TRANSLATION
• a. The whole secret of _________ is to have a
  sound grasp of the language with its underlying
  culture.
• b. The film _________ of Gone With The Wind has
  attracted more audience than the novel itself.

translation
version
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Exercises ( 12 )

• c. In most business circumstances, literal
  ___________ are preferred from the foreign
  language into the mother tongue.
• d. The Chinese _________ of the autobiography is
  said to be a poor copy of the original.

translations
version
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Exercises ( 13 )

• Difference Translation emphasized the act of
  saying or writing something again in a different
  language, while version refers to a particular or
  one-sided statement or expression of something,
  always implying an alternative or several other
  possible accounts of the same thing.

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Exercises ( 14 )

• LOCATE FIND
• a. He finally _________ the missing keys in a
  jacket he had put in storage for the summer.
• b. In 1935 British physicist Sir Robert
  Watson-Watt used reflected radio waves to _______
  aircraft in flight .

found
locate
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Exercises ( 15 )

• c. Im sure I wouldnt have ______ better service
  anywhere else.
• d. The CPUs control unit used the programme
  counter to _________ the next instruction from
  memory.

found
locate
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Exercises ( 16 )

• Difference
• Find implies either a search for something new or
  the discovering of something lost but previously
  possessed, while locate emphasizes the fixing of
  an occurrence or thing in space, or to find out
  where something is .

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Exercises ( 17 )

• Translation exercises
• Translate each of the following sentences into
  English, using the word or phrase given in the
  bracket. Inflect the word or phrase where
  necessary.

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Exercises ( 18 )

• 1. ????????????????????????( access )
• We all hope to access in an easy and convenient
  way every kind of information we need.
• 2. ???????,????????
• Please figure the total, and I shall pay it with
  a check.

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Exercises ( 19 )

• 3. ??????????????????( on occasion )
• Jewels are worn only on great occasions.
• 4. ????????????????????(challenge)
• Mt. Qomolangma is the supreme challenge to a
  mountain climber.

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Exercises ( 20 )

• 5. 1996?4?,??????????????????,??????,????????(marv
  el at)
• In April 1996, we made a sightseeing tour of
  Scotland by minibus. While touring through
  Scotland, we all marveled at the beauty of the
  landscape there.

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Exercises ( 21 )

• 6. ?????????????????,????????????( under way)
• The local government has sent several officials
  to investigate the case. Now the investigation is
  under way.

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Exercises ( 22 )

• 7. ?????????,???????(proceed )
• The politician waited for the applause to die
  down and then proceeded with his speech.
• 8. ???,????????????????
• Dont worry about it. We can resolve the matter
  to your satisfaction.

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Exercises ( 23 )

• 9. ????????????????(associate with )
• People usually associate poverty with misery.
• 10. ?????????,????????????????????
• Hes becoming more cynical, probably from hanging
  around with newspapermen.

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Exercises ( 24 )

• Exercises for integrated skills
• Dictation
• When Charles Babbage,/ a professor of mathematics
  of Cambridge University,/ invented the first
  calculating machine in 1812, / he could hardly
  have imagined the situation we find ourselves in
  today. / Nearly everything we do in the modern
  world is helped, or even controlled, by computer,
  / the complicated descendants of this simple
  machine./

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Exercises ( 25 )

• Computers are being used more and more
  extensively in the world today,/ for the simple
  reason that they far more efficient than human
  beings./ In fact, computers can do many of the
  things we do ,/ but faster and better./ They can
  pay wages, / reserve seats on planes,/ control
  machines in factories, / work out tomorrows
  weather, / and even play chess, / write poetry, /
  or compose music. / Computer display tremendous
  functions in all walks of life, / such as
  education, banking, industry, medicine, military
  affairs, etc.

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• Text ?
• Computer Technology Keeps People Worlds Apart

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Comprehension questions of Text ?( 1 )

• 1.What does the author discover about his
  roommate?
• 2. Why does the author call his roommate a smart
  guy?
• 3. Why do many people prefer online conversations
  to telephone conversations?
• 4. What are the authors arguments against the
  Web?
• 5. What does the author regard as the main value
  of personal contact ?

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Comprehension questions of Text ?( 2 )

• 6. What problem is the school confronting?
• 7. According to the author, what real problems
  may occur in the modern society?
• 8. Do you agree that computer technology keeps
  people worlds apart?

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Comprehension questions of Text?( 3 )

• Keys
• 1. His roommate often goes online to chat with
  other computer users.
• 2. He often chats with his friends in person
  whenever possible because he understands the
  drawbacks of online conversations.

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Comprehension questions of Text?( 4 )

• 3. They think that chatting online provides them
  with much privacy they cant get from telephone
  conversations and it is more accurate.
• 4. People become socially isolated and some may
  spend a lot of time in front of a PC.
• 5. Personal contact makes it possible for people
  to live and word together.

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Comprehension questions of Text?( 5 )

• 6. Student participation at school events
  continue to decline because they are more
  interested in what they can do with a PC.
• 7. There will be less personal interaction.
  People will be less aware of society and children
  will not learn how they are expected to behave.

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Oral Activities ( 1 )

• ? Converse with one of your classmates on the
  following.
• 1. What do you really desire to learn from the
  web sites on the Internet?
• 2. Which do you prefer, reading daily newspapers
  or the capsule summaries on the net?

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Oral Activities ( 2 )

• ?. Form two groups. One is to defend the idea
  stated in the following topics the other is to
  challenge it . Air your views as clearly as
  possible.
• 1. Its time waster to surf so many web sites on
  the internet just to find a little relevant
  information we need.
• 2. Making friends on the net is fun.

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Oral Activities ( 3 )

• 3. Online shopping is easy. Click the mouse
  device, provide credit card number, and then
  everything is done.
• 4. As the Internet becomes more popular, it will
  be another place of business controlled by fewer
  and fewer companies.

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Writing Practice

• Write a composition on one of the topics listed
  below. Your composition should be no less than
  150 words. Remember to write neatly.
• 1)E_mail or Letter-writing?
• 2)Should Computer Games Be Prohibited?

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• Samples
• Email or Letter-writing?
• Today millions of people are turning from
  letter writing to e-mail. They believe that
  e-mail is
• much more convenient and far faster than regular
  letters. And they say that e-mail is an informal
  medium, ideal for conveying messages to friends
  and colleagues. This is certainly true. A letter
  travels by air, by train, by bus and finally by
  the postman's bicycle before it reaches the
  receiver. It always takes several days. In
  contrast, when someone uses e-mail, the only
  thing they need to do is to type the letter and
  press some keys to send it. In principle, within
  a few minutes, their friend or colleague can read
  the letter. The e-mail system is so convenient
  that some businesses are even able to run global
  projects.

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• But I would like to state that I prefer
  writing letters on real paper, using real
  envelopes. Though it is slow, there is feeling in
  it though it is not convenient, I can savor a
  letter again and again, l also think that when
  you write a "real" letter, you take your time.
  You are more careful with your words than when
  you are typing an e-mail. So there is less chance
  of being misinterpreted . Whenever I'm reading a
  letter or writing a letter, I'm happy. When I'm
  writing a letter, I put my feeling into the
  letter. I write it just as if I were talking to
  my friend face to face. Gradually, the paper
  becomes covered in words. They are not empty
  words they are my expectations. I fold the
  paper, seal the envelope, attach the stamp, and
  then my words, my feelings, my hopes are on the
  way
• When Im reading a letter, I feel that my
  friend is

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• talking intimately with me face to face. From
  his handwriting I can guess what his mood is,
  happy, gloomy or whatever. Perhaps I have not
  kept pace with technology, but I have never felt
  that intimacy reading an email. In comparison to
  paper, the monitor is cold.
• In the final analysis, email is too fast,
  so it becomes too realistic and much less
  romantic. Although perhaps email coped with
  modern society better, personally I cannot
  embrace email with any real enthusiasm. I think
  there is an urgent need to slow down the pace of
  our lives by writing a few letters. Posting our
  feelings, guessing our friends feeling and
  enjoying the happiness letters bring us.

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• Should Computer Games Be Prohibited?
• With the development of personal computers,
  another business is flourishing with striking
  speed and is getting closer to uscomputer games.
  Anyone who touches a PC will be drawn into the
  world of PC games. It is impossible to resist
  them. There are so interesting , so well designed
  and so easy to learn that they can capture
  peoples attention quickly, irrespective of their
  age.
• Some children , usually boys, are very keen
  on PC games. Yet their parents and teachers are
  strongly against computer games. They think PC
  games are just a waste of time and that they
  undermine their childrens social skills. They
  say that PC games can

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• ruin childrens eyesight and health, that PC
  games are turning their lovely kids into dull and
  unemotional sticks of wood. They wonder how those
  games are even allowed to exist and develop. Of
  course they forbid their children to play
  computer games.
• However, by all indications, adults are
  too absolute, and they are alarmed too easily.
  Computer games do have some negative effects, and
  there really are some children who become
  addicted, but we should not neglect the positive
  effects. Computer games are a good form of
  recreation. They can provide a mental challenge,
  sharpen our mind, quicken our reflexes, motivate
  our interest in computers and enable us to learn
  a little by playing.

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• In short, it they are not played
  excessively, computer games will do no harm. On
  the contrary, they will benefit. We should not
  prohibit playing computer games. In the final
  analysis, all we need is more self-control.

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• Good bye!