1、 Unit Sixteen Discomgoogolation and Infomania对外经济贸易大学出版社展望（展望（Prospect）全国高等院校英语专业系列精品教材）全国高等院校英语专业系列精品教材英语口语教程英语口语教程 第一册第一册In this unit,students will:1.Talk about being addicted to discomgoogolation and infomania.2.Learn nonverbal social communication skills:Leave A Conversation.3.Learn verbal socia
2、l communication skills:Expressions of Making Suggestions.Wisecracks for TimeTruth always lags behind,limping along the arm of Time.Time is the archives of history.Time is the coin of your life.It is only coin you have,and only you can determine how it will be spent.Be careful lest you let other peop
3、le spend it for you.I wasted time,and now time will waste me.In the sea of time,diligent people have a good trip,those who do nothing all day strike a reef everywhere.Time is a bird for ever on the wing.Time a circus,always packing up and moving away.The best of life is always further on.It is hidde
4、n behind the hills of time.1.Read Aloud2.Pair Work:After reading the following short poems,please tell each other about your feelings.1)O the waves,the sky-devouring waves,glistening with light,dancing with life,the waves of eddying joy,rushing forever.Tagore,Fruit Gathering2)In the wide world I sta
5、nd alone,and think.Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.J.Keats,The Terror of Death3)You walk on the beach delightedly,Leaving the footprints.The waves may wash them away,Some lives disappear somehow.Fraiser,Disappear3.You will hear a report on infomania,please answer the questions that follow.
6、1)What damage does the regular use of text messages and e-mails do to people?2)What have the psychologists found?3)Whom does infomania mainly affect?4)Is the noticeable drop in IQ attributed to the constant distraction of“always on”technology?5)What does infomania mean in this report?6)How about the
7、 negative effects of infomania have on work colleagues?Nonverbal Skill Think about the following question and discuss with each other.Is it rude to leave someone alone after talking to them for a few minutes?No,it isnt.People have things to do,and talking is just talking.As long as you excuse yourse
8、lf politely,your exit will be comfortable.Leave a Conversation!Youve been in a chat explosion for a few minutes,and you need to get out!Then how can you wiggle yourself out of these hold-ups without offending others?Here are the tips for exit:l Distance yourself physically from the group or individu
9、al.Turn yourself partially away and begin to pull back while still listening to what is being said.l Wait for a break in the conversation and then give your reason for leaving.A simple“Excuse me”will suffice,a trip to the washroom or to get another drink are good excuses sometimes.Or there is usuall
10、y no need for explanation,turn and leave.There are plenty of situations that call for different kinds of exits.Please think of these situations in your conversation.1)You dont know what else to doThere is always something else to do and someone else to talk to.Grab a drink or hit the toilet and then
11、 find a friend or another contact.2)Leave an impressionExchanging details and leaving by saying something like,“Ill get in contact with you tomorrow about this and that.”Or make a commitment to get something together.Shake hands and be on your way.3)Introduce a third party“I have to introduce you to
12、 so and so”,works well.Make sure to include a piece of information about either person.This should get another conversation going where you can slide off and make your exit.Practice Asking for suggestionsAcceptingRejectingWhat do you suggest?Where do you suggest.?Can you suggest?Do you have any sugg
13、estions(that)?Any other suggestions?Any other ideas?Yes,lets do that.(Thats a/What a)good idea.(Thats a/What a)good suggestion.Yes,but Thats a good idea,but Well,Im not too sure about that.Making suggestionsThats marvelous.That would be nice.Great.OK,sounds good.No,I dont think so.Sorry,I cant make
14、it.I suggest(that)Lets I/Id suggest you It might be a good idea to Shall we?Why dont?Why not?What about.?How about?Making counter-suggestionsWell,Id rather,if Id prefer to,if I see,but Verbal Skill:Make SuggestionsFill the blanks in the following conversations with expressions of making suggestions.
15、Practice 1)Do you have any suggestions 2)I suggest3)That would be nice.4)Why not5)But6)How about7)It might also be a good idea8)Great9)Any other suggestions?Keys to Practice 1Keys to Practice 21)Can you suggest on this?2)I suggest3)sounds good4)Why not5)How about6)Id rather7)Shall we8)Im not sure ab
16、out9)Good suggestion1.Brainstorm Cyberculture is a subculture of the Age of Technology.Interest in cyberspace has taken the world by storm!Discomgooglation and infomania,the terms that psychologists are using to describe the high stress levels caused by internet dependency,have arisen.Whats your opi
17、nion of this phenomenon?Please explain its advantages and disadvantages briefly.AdvantagesDisadvantages 2.Your partner is addicted to the web.Suggest what your partner should do.Help him or her out with advice about a healthy access to the Internet.3.Group WorkBelow are some famous websites.See,whic
18、h one would be best for your Internet surfing,or make a list of your own.http:/ http:/ http:/ http:/ http:/ http:/ http:/Write a short report on what you have learned from them.What seem to be its strong and weak points?1.Word Puzzles:The second man Can you find the remaining person?For example,in M
19、APRARISONERN,if you remove the letters of the word MARINER,the word PARSON remains.See how quickly you can find the other remaining person.BABKUTECHRER TFYPLOISRITST SUKBIJNECGT AARUTITHSORT NUMARTSREON LBAANWDYIERT WAPRIRILOOTR RAESTPROORNTAERUT2.Group Work This work is to practice students communi
20、cation by asking for opinion and offering advice.Divide the class into groups of four.For each group,1)You are student D.Begin by advising A how to solve his/her problem.Then tell them your problem:a.You are a student and you think you are being kept in the wrong class.The other students are always
21、asking elementary questions and are much less fluent than you are.Of course,you still make mistakes but you want to improve.Unfortunately,you are already in the best class at your level.b.You are a student away from home and you are finding life very depression.You dont think your English is improvi
22、ng and you are homesick.Your course lasts another six months.2)Ask your partners for advice.3)When your problem has been solved,advise B and C how to solve their problems.3.Time to TellThis part is to enhance the students ability to retell a story.1)Pair the students.2)Invite the students in each pa
23、ir to read two different stories silently to themselves at the same time.3)Ask the students in each pair to read their stories to each other.4)Let the students in each pair retell the story they have read to each other.5)Probably,ask the students in other pairs to retell the story they have just hea
24、rd from their partner to the whole class.Students are welcome to retell the story from a different person.Have you ever claimed you dont belong to digital era?With todays technology,digital products,smaller and easier to carry,are becoming indispensable in our life.Particularly,the young generation
25、chases after them not only for the functions,but also fashion and style.However,why must we convert to digital?Anyway,its like a famous quota from Forest Gump,“Life is just like a box of chocolate,you never know whats in it”.Read the following selected part of the article“Digital drugs:How Teenagers are Getting”,and discuss with your partners on the topic“Why is everything going digital?”
