1、 Unit Fourteen Chatting Online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 their experiences of chatting online.2.Learn nonverbal social communication skills:Good Conversation Starters.3.Learn verbal social communication skills
2、:Language online.But,soft!What light through yonder window breaks?It is the east,and Juliet is the sun.Arise,fair sun,and kill the envious moon,Who is already sick and pale with grief,That thou her maid art far more fair than she:Be not her maid,since she is envious;Her vestal livery is but sick and
3、 greenAnd none but fools do wear it;cast it off.It is my lady,O,it is my love!O,that she knew she were!1.Read aloud the following excerpt from William Shakespeares Romeo and JulietShe speaks yet she says nothing:what of that?Her eye discourses;I will answer it.I am too bold,tis not to me she speaks:
4、Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,Having some business,do entreat her eyesTo twinkle in their spheres till they return.What if her eyes were there,they in her head?The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars,As daylight doth a lamp;her eyes in heavenWould through the airy region str
5、eam so brightThat birds would sing and think it were not night.See,how she leans her cheek upon her hand!O,that I were a glove upon that hand,That I might touch that cheek!2.Tongue Twister1)Mike likes to write by the nice bright light at night.2)Mother met a monkey in the middle of the market and ma
6、de a mailbox of money.3)Dont spring on the inner-spring this spring or there will be an offspring next spring.4)Singing Sammy sang songs on sinking sand.1)What time is it2)Whats wrong3)I was waiting for you4)I cant believe it5)we could get together in person6)Ill make sure7)I look forward to seeing
7、you soon8)I am going to bed now9)Talk to you laterKeys to Practice 2Nonverbal Skill Think about the following questions and discuss with each other.How do you start a conversation,particularly with a stranger?Is there something that we need to pay special attention to?What are the basic skills to su
8、ccessfully start a conversation?Why are some people especially good in starting conversations?What are their secrets?Good Conversation Starters Brian McDonald gives a few tips to make the process for learning conversational skills smoother and more painless for all involved.Relate to the person.Figu
9、re out common ground for how to start a conversation.Maybe youre both sitting in the same corner,staring off into space.Maybe youve both had a little too much to eat,or cant do the Twist.Maybe youre both party orphans,the companions of invitees who have temporarily abandoned you.Or perhaps both of y
10、ou are direct friends of a host,having never met previously.Ask about the persons circumstances and find common ground.Humor.Many people have developed a type of armor(probably dating back to junior high)that they use in social situations to protect them from a number of unenviable circumstances.Con
11、sequently,though,theyre difficult to engage in conversation with those types of conversational skills.However,your greatest weapon is humor.Laughter can warm up the most socially cold person;it tears right through the silly old social armor,and thats a good thing.Conversation fodder.Regarding good c
12、onversation starters,keep current on world and local affairs.Or(as is currently the case)if all of the world news seems depressing beyond belief,you might want to come prepared with light-hearted oddball news stories that you can easily find online on any given day.This is not to say that serious to
13、pics and current affairs are off limits in social conversation,but merely that they dont make for the best ice breakers.Stay away from hot-button religious and political issues till you know the person a little better.Your goal shouldnt be to start a raging debate over abortion,gun control or the pa
14、st indiscretions of a religious organization in the first minutes of a conversation,so good conversation starters shouldnt involve those topics.Even after you know a person far better,subjects such as these tend to sit poorly in a social setting,so youre better off saving them for a time when you ar
15、e in more private surroundings with a familiar person or group of people.Form groups of five or six.Two of the students of the group will approach each other to start a conversation under given situation.Please respond appropriately with the help of the tips above.The remaining members of the group
16、shall observe and point out their existing mistakes in their conversation.Take turns to practice.1)At a bus stop2)At a party held by your friend3)In a bank waiting for service4)On a train or flight5)In a fast-food restaurant6)At a health clubPractice Verbal Skill:Language OnlineInternet Short-handAF
17、AIK As Far as I KnowOMGOh My GodAFK Away From the KeyboardOTWOn The Way(the file,or email,is on the way)b4BeforePLZPleaseBAKBack at the KeyboardROFL OR ROTFRolling On Floor,LaughingBBLBe Back LaterRUAre You?bfBoyfriendSNScreen NameBFNBye For NowPSTSame Place,Same TimeBRBBe Right BackSYLSee You Later
18、BTWBy The WayTCTake CareezEasyTHXThanks!F2FFace To FaceTTYLTalk To You LaterFYIFor Your InformationUWYoure WelcomegfGirlfriendWCWelcomeH&KHugs and KissesWTGWay To GohostPerson running the chat roomCapital lettersIf you write in all caps,it means youre shouting.Example:HEY YOU!IDK or IDN I Dont KnowD
19、uplicate lettersExtending words also shows emotion.Example:Heyyyyy Yoooouuuuu!IDTSI Dont Think So:)a happy faceICI See:(a sad faceIMOIn My Opinion;)wink at someoneKITKeep In Touch:(word):placing a series of colons on either side of a word denotes an action.e.g.:kissing:means you mean to kiss someone
20、L8RLater(word)putting a word between brackets is a way of denoting a soundLOLLaughing Out Loud Fill the blanks in the following conversations with proper use of Internet language or slang.Practice 1)need your info2)Thx for the input3)IDN4)HTH5)IMHO6)FYI7)appliance stores8)have the answer9)BFNKeys to
21、 Practice 1Keys to Practice 21)THX2)Where RU3)How about you4)newbie in the chat room5)you are quite right6)Youll learn7)Sorry,cant help it8)TTYL1.Internet Addiction Test How do you know if youre already addicted or rapidly tumbling toward trouble?The Internet Addiction Test is the first validated an
22、d reliable measure of addictive use of the Internet.Developed by Dr.Kimberly Young,the IAT is a 20-item questionnaire that measures mild,moderate,and severe levels of Internet Addiction.Check your result and compare with your partners;discuss how college students can try to avoid Internet addiction.
23、(See Appendix for the test.)2.Speech Practice The emergence and development of the Internet and information technology has changed peoples life in a way never seen before in human history.More recently,with the popularity of real-time communication and social network websites,interpersonal relations
24、hip is also going through a r e v o l u t i o n.U s e y o u r imagination,prepare and deliver a speech about how future generations will live their life with the help of tomorrows IT development.3.Class DebateThe class will be divided into two groups and debate on the following topic.Is chatting onl
25、ine good or bad for college students?1.Game:Twenty questions One student has something on his mind.Other students try to find what he/she is thinking of by asking twenty questions,such as“Are you thinking of a person?”,“Are you thinking of a man?”,etc.The student answers only with“yes”or“no”.If the
26、students can guess the answer with twenty or fewer questions,they win;otherwise they lose.2.Talk Show:Should smoking be prohibited?Roles:a host,a heavy smoker,a non-smokerSeveral students should go to the front of the class,each representing one of the roles.Firstly,the host makes an introductory sp
27、eech,and then the guests deliver their own speeches.The host should manage the talk well to make it progress smoothly.The audience can ask the guests questions or comment of their views.Finally,the host makes a speech summing up the talk.3.Logic Problems:Are you good at logical thinking?Test yoursel
28、f on the following logic problems.Compete with your partners on the time and accuracy in solving these problems.Discuss about your skills and secrets in dealing with such logic problems.Logic Problem 1Logic Problem 2Read the following news report from Channel News Asia about the popularity of micro-
29、blogging in China.Work in groups,discuss the following topics,and develop your discussion into a speech.Topics for Discussion1)Do you keep a blog?What are the merits of sharing your life online with others?2)What do you think of the new micro-blogging fad?Are you a micro-blog fan?3)What do you think of the social networks such as Facebook,LinkedIn,Renren,Kaixin and so on?4)How important is chatting online in your life in comparison with communication with others off-line?
