the virtual world

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The Virtual WorldThe Virtual WorldThe Virtual WorldThe Virtual World

Text A The virtual lifeText A The virtual life


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Virtual World

cyber space

Internet world

virtual reality

net world

real world

real life


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Worldwide Web

title: virtual lifeL1: on the Net

L3: screen

L8: telecommuter

L9: email

LL 9-10: Internet mailing

lists

LL 10-11: computer-

assisted

L18: data

L19: linkL25: cyber-interaction

L39: on line

L47: system crash

L64: click on the modem;

connection

L65: password


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Contents Paragraphs

1.Description of the authors

virtual life

2. How she feels about it after

staying on the Net for a while

3. What she does in trying toreturn 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


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Computer & Internet

---Advantages VS Disadvantages easily shocked after

being on the Net fortoo long

felt difficult tounderstand spokenwords

secretarys clippedtone seems rejecting

Time becomes notstable

weekends becomeordinary days

disadvantages


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Computer & Internet

---Advantages VS Disadvantages easily shocked after being

on the Net for too long felt difficult to

understand spoken words secretarys 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 ofdiscipline

Shyer, more cautious, moreanxious

Overexcited, speak too

much

disadvantages


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Computer & Internet

---Advantages VS Disadvantages Worry about the dress Jarred by commercials Sucked in soap operas

Needing to keep up withthe latest news Attacking everyone in

sight Misunderstand everyone on

my mailing list

Fight my boyfriend Misinterpret my

boyfriends intentions

Annoying sound of theconnection uttered bymodem

disadvantages


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

I didnt 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.

Dont be taken inby her promise.

make (clothes)narrower

understand

receive

including

deceive


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live broadcasting/television program

a living language

lively statue

keep your hope alive


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suck

suck sb. in/into sth.

I dont want to get sucked into debate

about school reform.


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cue

The time had come to say good night.

At mothers cue, we all ascended.


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Computer & Internet

---Advantages VS Disadvantages submit articles and

edit them via email

communicate withcolleagues onInternet mailinglists

advantages


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Computer & Internet

---Advantages VS Disadvantages submit articles and

edit them via email communicate with

colleagues on Internetmailing lists

assist my relationshipwith my boyfriend

order food, manage mymoney, love, and workwithout going outside

not worrying abouthair, and clothes andface

Not being face to face Dont have to bear the

intolerable ringinglaughter, and thenoise of conversation

in a restaurant.

advantages


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submit

Petersubmitted his application to the local

government.

We should submit ourselves to discipline.


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Debate

Group1:

Internet will isolate us from one

another.

Group2:

Internet will make us closer.


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Homework1. Top Way Vocabulary Book Lesson 51-55

2. 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 totheir parts of speech.

4. Find out at least three synonyms oftolerate.


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Quiz 6 20 mins

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