Unit Six
Procedures and Methods
Eightteachingperiodsareneededtocoverthepresentunit. 1.PeriodOneandPeriodTwo: l StepOne: a.Background information: In the Information Age, the Internet has become an extremely useful instrument for communication.Infact,ithasbecomepartofourlife. TherearemanyadvantagesofusingtheInternet,suchas: ☆ GlobalAudience ☆ Operates24hours,7daysaweek ☆ RelativelyInexpensive ☆ ProductAdvertising ☆ OnlineSurveys ☆ CreateOnlineDiscussionForums ☆ ObtainCustomerFeedbacks ☆ Multimedia However, just as every coin has two sides, the Internet has brought a lot of problems alongwithitsgreatbenefits. TheInternetadvocateswesternlifestyles. The Internet helps dominantcultures enhancetheirimpactandassimilateculturesinan inferiorposition. TheInternetcorruptspeople'sminds,influencesandchangespeople'smoralperspectives andethicalvalues. TheInternetcanbeusedtocommitcrimes. b.warmup questions Whatisyourmostunforgettableexperience WhatarethevicesandvirtuesoftheInternetinoursociety Howmuchtimedoyouspendoninternetsurfing Whydoyouthinktherearesomany casesinwhichyoungpeoplehavegotlostinthevirtualworld (Thewarmupexerciseshallnottakeupmorethan8minutes.) l StepTwo:Gooverthekey wordsand expressionsinthetext. l Step Three: Starttoteachthetext para.bypara.Helpstudents understand thetext andexplainlanguagepointsmeanwhile. QuestionsaboutPara.1 (1)HowdidtheyoungmaninthestoryfeelashewascruisingintheCaribbean (2)Whathappenedthen
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Notes of Para. 1 cruise:n.[C]aseavoyageforpleasure(海上)巡游,漫游 e.g.(1)Iwish Icouldhavearoundtheworldcruiseoneday. 我盼望有一天能乘船漫游世 界. (2)I wentforacruiseontheLijiangRiver. 我乘船游览了漓江. splendid:a.verygoodexcellent 极好的;灿烂的,壮丽的,辉煌的 e.g.(1)Hewatchedasplendidperformanceyesterday. 昨天他观看了一场精彩的演出. (2) Theirweddingwasasplendid affair. 他们的婚礼是一场华美的盛事. violent:a.involvingactionsthatarelikelytoinjureorkillpeople 猛烈的,剧烈的,强烈 的;暴力引起的,强暴的 e.g.(1)Therewasaviolentwindlastnight. 昨天晚上刮了一阵狂风. (2)AmostviolentearthquakehitsouthwesternSichuanProvince. 四川省西南部遭受 了一次极为强烈的地震. instantly:ad.atonceimmediately 立即,马上 e.g.(1)Hestarted instantlywhenheheardthisnews. 他一听到这个消息就出发了. (2)Theyshookhandsandopenedaconversation instantly. 他们握了握手,随即就攀 谈起来. QuestionsAboutPara.2 (3)Wastheyoungmandrownedinthesea (4)Whatwasthesmallislandlike (5)Whatdidtheyoungmandoforthenextfourmonthsontheislandinordertosurvive Notes of Para. 2 starve: vi./vt.to(causeapersonoranimalto)sufferseverelyordiefromhunger(使)饿

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