1、Communication:then and now UNIT 8Unit 8 Communication:then and now Opening upListening to the worldSpeaking for communicationFurther practice in listeningWrapping upLearning objectivesFun timeLearning objectivestalk about different ways of communication 1listen for speakers prediction2deal with misu
2、nderstandings3conduct a survey on the means of communication 4make an acceptance speech 5Opening upWork in pairs and discuss how you prefer to communicate on the following occasions?Explain your reasons.1 Keeping in contact with parents To contact my parents,I still like the traditional telephone be
3、cause its easy to use for my parents.Keeping in contact with friends In keeping contact with my friends,I prefer to use instant messengers,like QQ or WeChat,because they are instant and convenient.I can keep in contact with my friends anytime,anywhere as long as we are online.Opening upWork in pairs
4、 and discuss how you prefer to communicate on the following occasions?Explain your reasons.1 Getting a train ticket To get a train ticket,I prefer to use the website to search for relevant information and buy the ticket online.Its quite convenient and simple nowadays,compared to the past when you ha
5、d to go to the train station to buy a ticket in person.Making a formal complaint When making a formal complaint,I would prefer to use emails or traditional letters because they seem more formal and may draw more attention from the top level of management.Opening upWork in pairs and discuss how you p
6、refer to communicate on the following occasions?Explain your reasons.1 Giving opinions on social issues I prefer to post my opinions on some microblogs or forums so that I can exchange ideas with anyone who is concerned with social issues.Confessing your love to a boy/girl When I have to confess my
7、love to a boy/girl,I would rather choose texting or instant messengers because that could save me from the possible embarrassment if I get a“No”after a face-to-face confession of love.SharingListeningViewingListening to the world1 Watch a podcast for its general idea.The people in the podcast mainly
8、 talk about the way they like to stay in touch with their friends,and whether modern technology has helped them to communicate better.They also talk about the kinds of problems that modern communication can cause.Listening to the world2Watch Part 1 and answer the questions.Listening to the world1 Wh
9、at does Pasha usually use to stay in touch with friends?He uses a lot of social networking sites.2 What does Pasha want to find out during this interview?He wants to find out how people feel about modern communication3How do they like to stay in touch with their friends?Watch Part 2 of the podcast a
10、nd check the answers each time you hear them.Listening to the world emails mobile phone/telephone face-to-face contact letters having dinner postcards text messages 4 Watch Part 3 and choose the true statements.Listening to the world 1(She thinks modern technology masks our fear of communicating in
11、an honest and open way.)2 3(He is a technophobe and doesnt use social networking sites.)4 5 6 5Watch Part 4 and match the statements 1-3 to the people A-C.Listening to the world1 Making spelling mistakes in emails.3 Sending emails to the wrong people.2 Easy to be misunderstood in email communication
12、.6Work in groups and discuss the questions.Listening to the world1 Has modern technology helped us to communicate better?l Yes.Many years ago,communication could take days or even months and was very inconvenient.Now we can communicate with each other anytime,anywhere.We can even see each other with
13、 the help of webcams no matter how far we are from each other.l No.The improvement of ways of communication doesnt truly enhance the mutual understanding of people.Whats more,people tend to reject face-to-face communication because of the convenience of modern ways of communication.I think that will
14、 probably bring more difficult problems.6Work in groups and discuss the questions.Listening to the world2 Have you had similar problems with modern communication as the speakers?Whats the worst problem youve had?Yes.I wanted to send a text message to my girlfriend the other day,but accidentally sele
15、cted the name of a friend from the contact list in my mobile phone.Thats really embarrassing.The worst problem Ive had happened a month ago when I was asked by my parents to go to the airport to meet a family relative.We had never met before and we solely contacted each other through mobile phones.T
16、he awful moment came when my mobile phone ran out of power just several minutes before his flight arrived.SharingListeningViewingListening to the world1Discuss the questions.BEFORE you listen1 What have replaced the objects in the pictures?Listening to the worldTo some extent,mobile phone has replac
17、ed traditional telephone.Digital media players,such as MP3 player,DVD or even Blu-ray player,have replaced traditional record players and video tape cassettes.Digital recording devices have replaced cassette tape recorders.Computers have replaced pen and ink to a large extent.As to TV,the traditiona
18、l screens have been replaced with LCD screens.1 Discuss the questions.BEFORE you listen2 In your opinion,are the replacements better than the original items?Listening to the worldIn my opinion,most of the replacements are quite handy and better than the original items,such as mobile phone,the replac
19、ement of traditional telephone.However,people sometimes may overuse the replacements.For example,peoples handwriting skills are on the decline because of the heavy dependence on computers.Listening skillsAdditional NotesListening for speakers prediction Apart from tips introduced in the Students Boo
20、k we can also try to detect the speakers certainty of his/her prediction using the following strategies:1)identify modal verbsOne of the functions of modal verbs is to do with degrees of certainty:They can be used to indicate whether a prediction is certain,probable,possible or impossible.For exampl
21、e:I will be working on this report this afternoon.(certain)I should be working on this report this afternoon.(probable)I may be working on this report this afternoon.(possible)I might be working on this report this afternoon.(almost impossible)Listening to the worldListening skillsAdditional Notes2)
22、identify interjections The interjections that the speaker uses to fill pauses in predictions,such as um,uh,er,and like,are called hesitation devices.As the name suggests,hesitation devices indicate that the speaker is hesitant and uncertain about what he/she is saying.For example:Well,I think you wi
23、ll understand that,um,there is nothing the department can do,er,for you.Listening to the worldListening skillsAdditional Notes3)Other wordsThere are also many other words,phrases and expressions that the speaker can use in his/her predictions to show how certain he/she is,such as certainly,definitel
24、y,probably,possibly,it seems like,perhaps,kind of,sort of,etc.For example:Dont worry.I will certainly go to the party next week.People will definitely work shorter hours in the future.I guess you will probably enjoy this film.It seems like she could pass the final exam.I guess thats what its called,
25、its kind of pinkish.I will go back to work sort of next week.Listening to the world2Listen to some people talking about things that will happen in the future.Find and correct three mistakes in the following notes.WHILE you listenListening to the worldSystem for translating foreign languages Talk to
26、a foreigner on the phone,his/her words translated into your ear Online translation services already exist BUT often make mistakes,e.g.English to ChineseEnglish to Japanese 2 Listen to some people talking about things that will happen in the future.Find and correct three mistakes in the following not
27、es.WHILE you listenListening to the worldHandwriting TV program says handwriting will disappear in 100 years Will use thumbprints/digital signatures,e.g.retina scans Man says people will still carry pens Woman says kids may stop writingin 10 years 2 Listen to some people talking about things that wi
28、ll happen in the future.Find and correct three mistakes in the following notes.WHILE you listenListening to the worldTV They think therell still be a large screen inthe living room BUT TV programs will be on-demand watchwhat you want One man thinks itll change in the long term Two women agreeTwo wom
29、en think itll be in the short term WHILE you listenListening to the worldAdditional NotesSkypean application that allows users to make voice and video calls over the Internet by using the VoIP(Voice over Internet Protocol)technology.Users can also send instant messages,exchange files and images,send
30、 video messages and create conference calls.Skype was one of the early successes in using the VoIP.It was later bought by Microsoft in 2011.3 Listen again and fill in the blanks.WHILE you listen1 By technology,so you can do this on Skype,you know,where youve got the um,the _ and you,you are talking
31、to someone um,in another country.2 I mean it works very well for businesses because you will be able to communicate with someone from a different company in a different country and maybe.um,that will _ in that way.Listening to the worldcamera filming you stop barriers 3 Listen again and fill in the
32、blanks.WHILE you listen3 .people will still carry a pen around in their top pocket rather than anything else,and um,that will be the _,_ ,_ and most way to communicate.4 I think therell be a place for computers,for YouTube,all those things,but _it will not replace a very large screen in your living
33、room.5 But the large screen in your living room will still be there.Its just the method of _ and whether or not its _ to you when you dont want it or whether you.Listening to the worldquickest easieststraightforward ultimately deliverybroadcast 4 Listen again and fill in the future time markers you
34、hear.WHILE you listen1 Um,so there are many,many ways we communicate with people at the moment and um._.2 Well,it might work _ but it certainly doesnt work at the moment.3 I heard a TV program the other day and they said that they dont think that handwriting will exist _.4 Um,I think _,people will s
35、till carry a pen around in their top pocket rather than anything else.Listening to the worldin the near future in the future in the next 10 years in years to come 4 Listen again and fill in the future time markers you hear.WHILE you listen5 Well,maybe _,but if you think about I dont know sort of kid
36、s,10,12 years old,theyre using more and more,you know,computers at school.6 It wont be in a month.It wont be _,and it,it wont be in the,_,but certainly in,_,this will be the future.7 I think,I think it will be _,actually.Listening to the worldin the short term in a month or twoin the short termin th
37、e long term in the short term 5Work in pairs and discuss the questions.After you listenListening to the world1 What do you think of the ways of communication in the past,the present,and the future?In the past,people communicated with each other mainly through mails.It was very difficult for people t
38、o communicate with each other.After the invention of telephone and fax,people communicate with each other much more easily than before.The emergence of the computer,as well as the Internet,has brought people into a new era of communication.In the future,I think communication will be more convenient.
39、In addition to sharing information anytime,anywhere,people may even exchange messages directly through brainwaves.5 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.After you listenListening to the world2 How do you think the development of communication technology will influence our learning in the future?F
40、irst,I think online learning will be more widely accepted in the next decade.The online learning environment will be more attractive and can enable learners to communicate with the outside world simultaneously.Second,I think the way of learning will be improved with the development of communication
41、technology.Learners will not be taught by teachers any more,but trying to construct their own knowledge and skills with the help of online content and tools.In the distant future,I believe that communication technology can even make it possible to transfer knowledge and skills into human brains to g
42、reatly shorten the learning process.SharingListeningViewingListening to the world 1 Discuss the questions.BEFORE you viewHow the Internet has changed the world?Listening to the worldl Firstly,the Internet has had a profound impact on how people communicate.People can now communicate to others across
43、 the globe in many forms.l Secondly,the Internet has created a great ability of information sharing.l Thirdly,the Internet has changed human relationships to some extent.On the one hand,it can make people get to know each other more easily.On the other hand,it has caused distance.l Fourthly,the Inte
44、rnet has totally transformed and revolutionized opportunity in business.2Read program information.What is it about?Whose comments does it include?BEFORE you viewListening to the worldThe program is about the impact of the Internet.It includes comments from some of the best-known Internet pioneers.3W
45、atch the video clip and fill in the blanks with what you hear.WHILE you viewListening to the worldAdvantages and disadvantages of the Internet 1 It creates unimaginable _.2 It allows us to _ authority.3 It allows regimes to _ and censor.4 It has created a generation of _.5 It opens up new realms of
46、_.wealth challenge spyWeb addicts knowledge WHILE you view4 Watch the video clip again and match the people below to the extracts a-f.Listening to the world1 Aleks Krotoski,the presenter2 Bill Gates3 Steve Wozniak4 Al Gore5 Mark Zuckerberg6 Stephen FryfdabceWHILE you view5 Then watch the video clip
47、again and fill in the blanks.1 _ of the planet now uses the Web.2 In the UK,over _ people log on to the Internet every day.3 People in the UK spend around _ pounds a week on the Web.4 _ people in the UK use a dating website every month.5 _ people in the UK read blogs.Listening to the worldA quarter
48、35 million a billion Five million Eighteen million 6 Discuss the questions.AFTER you view1 What do you think are the positive and negative sides of the Internet?Listening to the worldl Positive:The Internet brings us an easy and effective way of communication.We can meet people from all around the w
49、orld and learn about their customs,lifestyles and what their societies are like.l Negative:The Internet also brings us a lot of problems,for example,theft of personal information,childrens addiction to online games,pornographic sites and such,that we are still trying to solve.Whats more,if overused,
50、it can limit real-life interaction with other people.6 Discuss the questions.AFTER you view2 What do you like best about the Internet:Listening to the world1)it helps us to communicate more convenientlyWhat I like best about the Internet is its communication functions.Thanks to the Internet,now we c
