1、UNIT 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Section Topic Talk Information technology is the first productive force in the 21st century. Listening Pre-listeningTranslate the following words and phrases. 1explore vt. 2convenience n. 3order vt. 4download vt. 5recommendation n. 6update vt. 7personality n. 8video cha
2、t with sb. 9enable sb. to do sth. 10communicate with sb. 探究；探讨方便, 便利订购下载建议；推荐更新个性, 性格和某人视频聊天使某人能做某事和某人交流 While-listeningFinish Exercise 2 on Page 6. While-listeningFinish Exercise 4 on Page 7. Post-listeningListen to Activity 2 again and fill in the blanks. W: I love new technologies, because they a
3、re so convenient. You know, I use apps to buy things online and I usually receive them the same day!M: Wow, thats really W: Indeed！I know one that can even help you get what you order within two hours!M: What is it？Id like to try that, too. W: Sure, Besides shopping online, I also like online. It ma
4、kes me feel less lonely. Technology really enables people to communicate better with each other. exploringConvenienthere it is Chatting Post-listeningListen to Activity 2 again and fill in the blanks. M: Thats true！But are there any disadvantages about these new technologies?W: Well, too much chatti
5、ng online takes a lot of time. We really need time to what we are doing. focus on1Do you often shop online?你经常网上购物吗？2Sometimes I surf online shops to check out what they have and then go to a physical store to do the actual shopping. 有时候, 我会逛逛网店, 看看店里有什么, 然后到实体店去买。3Can the quality of goods online be
6、 guaranteed?网上商品的质量能有保证吗？4Prices are often relatively lower online. 通常, 网上的价格相对比较低。网上购物的常用口语网上购物的常用口语5Even though I shop online, I dont think its the best way to shop. 虽然我在网上购物, 但我认为这并不是最好的购物途径。6You can apply for a refund if you are not satisfied with the goods bought online. 如果你对网上买的东西不满意, 可以申请退款。7
7、Theres still a long way to go before online shopping to be well recognized by the general public. 网上购物要得到人们的认可, 还有很长的路要走。网上购物的常用口语网上购物的常用口语Talking BrainstormingHow is information technology applied in our daily life? BrainstormingHow is information technology applied in our daily life?Information te
8、chnology is applied in many aspects of our daily life, including heath care, transport, education, communication and so on. Practice 1I love exploring new technologies, because they. . . 我喜欢探索新技术, 因为它们【仿写】我喜欢探索新技术, 因为它们非常方便/使生活更轻松/能促进更好的交流。I love exploring new technologies, because they Make sentenc
9、es after the model. are so convenient/make life easier/enable better communication Practice 2I use apps to. . . online我使用应用程序在网上【仿写】我使用应用程序在网上聊天/交流/放松/购物。I use apps to online. Make sentences after the model. chat/ communicate/ relax/ buy things Practice 3I also like chatting online. It. . . Well, to
10、o much chatting online. . . 我也喜欢网上聊天, 它当然, 网上聊天太多【仿写】我也喜欢网上聊天, 它使交流变得方便/我感觉不那么孤独/信息更容易找到。当然, 网上聊天太多使我们变得自我关注/生活在一个虚幻的世界/上瘾/花费很多时间。I also like chatting online. It .Well, too much chatting online .Make sentences after the model. makes communication convenient/me feel less lonely/information easier to
11、find makes us selffocused/live in an unreal world/addicted to it/takes a lot of timeLanguage focus1.provide convenience 提供便利convenience n方便, 便利；便利的事物convenient adj. 方便的；便利的inconvenience n. 不方便；不便 inconvenient adj. 不方便的convenience及其派生词的用法和意义：We hope to discuss business with you at your earliest conve
12、nience. 我们希望尽早与你方洽谈业务。We have provided seats for the convenience of our customers. 为方便顾客, 我们备有座位。Will it be convenient for you to chat with me on the Internet tonight?你今晚和我网上聊天方便吗？ ones convenience在某人方便的时候 ones convenience (of) the convenience of sb. 为了某人的方便It is for sb. to do sth. 某人方便做某事atforforco
13、nvenientconvenient作表语时, 不可用人作主语, 要用物作主语或用it充当形式主语。表达“如果你方便的话”和“在你方便的时候”时, 要分别用if it is convenient for you和when it is convenient for you。2effect n效应；影响；结果effective adj. 有效的effect的用法和意义:While online shopping has changed our life, not all of its effects have been positive. 虽然网上购物已经改变了我们的生活, 但它的影响并不全是积极
14、的。The new traffic rule came into effect. Now, it is beginning to take effect. In effect, it has an effect on peoples life in many ways besides peoples focus on the road safety. 新的交通法规开始实施了。现在它开始生效了。实际上, 除了人们对道路安全的关注外, 它还在很多方面影响着人们的生活。come effect生效, 开始实施 生效, 开始起作用 effect 实际上, 事实上have a/an. . . effect
15、 . . . 对有影响intotake effectinon/upon3makes us addicted to it使我们对它上瘾addicted adj. 对着迷的；沉迷的addiction n癖好addict vt. 使沉溺；使上瘾 n有瘾的人addict的用法和意义:Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to suffer from depression. 有网瘾的青少年更可能患忧郁症。Her son addicted himself to smoking, which had a bad effect o
16、n his health. 她的儿子吸烟上瘾, 这对他的健康有很坏的影响。Addicted to playing the violin, he didnt find a thief walk into his house. 他醉心于拉小提琴, 没有注意到小偷进屋。be/become/get to sth/doing sth沉溺于；专心做addict to sth 沉溺于addictedoneself4Well, I admit it. 好吧, 我承认。admit vt. & vi. 承认；容许；接纳；容纳admission n承认；许可admit的用法和意义:He had to admit h
17、aving made a serious mistake in public. 他不得不当众承认犯了一个严重的错误。I have to admit that time can change everything, including your face and your mind. 我不得不承认, 时间可以改变一切, 包括你的容颜和你的想法。The concerned mother became excited to hear the news of her sons having been admitted to the university. 担忧的母亲听到她儿子被大学录取的消息十分激动。Our football team decided to admit him as one of the members. 我们的足球队决定吸收他为本队队员。admit /that. . . 承认be admitted . 被接纳进入admit. . . . . 接纳作为doing/ having doneto/intoasBye-bye!
