New Era Interactive English Band Three Chapter Two The Road Ahead

1. New Era Interactive English Band ThreeChapter Two The Road Ahead

2. Teaching Objectives 1. Understand the main ideas of reading 1 and reading 2; 2. Appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer, techniques for writing and translation;

3. 3. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the texts; 4.  Learn to identify a writer’s audience and purpose; 5. Pay attention to how an author uses figurative language; 6. Master some translation skills.

5. Reading 1 Site Seeing on the Internet

6. Background Information Cyberspace (赛伯空间)—Term originated by author William Gibson (威廉·吉布森) in his novel Neuromancer(《神经漫游者》) in 1984. The word Cyberspace is currently used to describe the whole range of information resources available through computer networks.

7. Warm-up Activity Answer the following questions. 1) Do you like traveling? Give some tips to people who usually travel. 2) Do you often surf the internet? What do you mainly use it for? 3) If one of your friend is indulged in computer games, what suggestion can you give him?

8. Text Structure Outline of reading 1

9. Part 1. Introduction to traveling on the Internet. (Para.1) Part 2. Common sense and knowledge are your best travel companions. (Para.2-14) 1) Getting the most from your travel. (Para.2-3) 2) Information—the currency of Cyberspace. (Para.4-6)

10. 3) Maintaining privacy when you travel on the internet. (Para.7-9) 4) Travel insurance for Cyberspace. (Para.10-14) Part 3. Cyber speak—learning the language. .

11. Eiffel Tower

12. Tower of London

13. Sydney Opera House

14. Taj Mahal

15. The White House

16. Language study

17. 1. Site Seeing on the Internet site seeing: going about to see places, etc. site seer: person who goes to see the sights Monuments and sight seeing attractions in Egypt include temples, tombs, museums, churches and mosques.

18. 2. The Savvy Traveler • savvy: vi. (sl) know, understand n. (sl) wits; understanding The principles underlying these tips are similar to those principles a savvy consumer would use for any product. • no savvy: I don’t know/understand.

19. 3. Millions of people are traveling the Internet (aka Cyberspace). • aka: short for “also known as” I also contribute some of my time to private equity investment, aka venturecapital.(风险投资) more examples:

20. ASAP = as soon as possible diy = do it yourself vip = very important person faq = frequently asked questions nb = very important btw = by the way

21. 4. As getting online gets easier and more affordable, even more will venture into Cyberspace. affordable:adj.that can be afforded afford v. often used with “can, could, be able to”

22. 1). to have the financial means for Although he has worked as a truck driver all his life, he couldn't’t afford an apartment.

23. 2). to be able to do or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself I can’t afford three weeks away from work. Can you give more words ending with -able? afford

24. v. 1). dare to go (somewhere dangerous or unpleasant) I have started venturing into areas that were battlegrounds between militants attacking the settlements and Israeli troops defending them. 2).take the risk of losing or failing in sth.venture her entire fortune

25. 5. But traveling anywhere entails real risks and rewards. • entail (on): make necessary; impose (expense, etc on sb) Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk.

26. 6. There is so much to do and see in Cyberspace that chances are your Internet service provider (ISP) offers … • (the) chances are/were (that): It is/was possible/likely that… Chances are you'll find me somewhere on your road tonight. Chances are that they have already arrived there in time. chance

27. 7. it will keep your charges under control if you pay for your online service by the hour. be/come/bring/get/keep under control They have kept the flood waters under control after several days efforts. be/get out of control lose control (of)

28. 8. When you enter a website, look for a privacy policy that answers your questions about accuracy, access, security,and… • access n. & v. • n. 1) means of approaching, entering, exiting or making use of passage The only access to that ancient castle is along a muddy track.

29. 2) access to: right, opportunity or means of reaching, using or approaching Students must have access to good books. vt. to obtain access to(data or processes) This program makes it considerably easier to access files on another disk.

30. 9. Marketers, in particular, want to know…as you are willing toreveal. reveal (to): 1) allow or cause to be seen; display His worn jacket revealed his elbows. 2) make known The doctor did not revealto him his hopeless condition.

31. 10. If you lingerover a product or a subject that interests you, it will be noted. • linger over/on: be late or slow in going away; stay at or near a place Questions linger over the cancellation of the negotiation. • a lingering look • a few lingering doubts

32. 11. …you may see ads on the site that look as if they’ve been tailored for you. • tailor: • 1) n. maker of garments The beauty of being a good tailor is that you should never be without work.

33. tailor-made: adj. made by a tailor, with special attention to exact fit; (fig) appropriate, well-suited Women may wear tailored shirts or blouses to work or for casual wear. • 2) v. cut out and sew; adapt well-tailored suit tailored for a special purpose

34. To improve weight loss and maintenance among two high-risk groups—poor women and African American women— programs should be both affordable and tailored tothe individual.

35. 12. It’s difficult to beanonymous once you’ve ventured into Cyberspace. • anonymous: without a name, or with a name that is not made known • Anonymous publishing has been recognized in the United States as being protected by the First Amendment.

36. 13. Expect to receive unsolicited advertising e-mail, even personalized ads…. • solicit sb (for) sth: ask (for) earnestly; make requests (for) The tradesmen are all soliciting us for our custom.

37. unsolicited: not looked for or requested; unsought 1). Every day, millions of people receive dozens of unsolicited commerciale-mails (UCE), known popularly as "spam." 2). Regardless of its similarity to all forms of unsolicited mass communication, spamming is now regarded as a social problem.

38. 14. If it looks questionable, delete it. delete: to remove by striking out or canceling The author deleted some unnecessary words in the first draft. synonyms: erase; cancel; remove

39. 15. As anywhere, Cyberspace has its share of “snoopers” and conmen. share 1) part Please let me take a share in the expenses. You must take your share of the blame. 2) 股份，股 She holds 500 shares in a shipping company.

40. 16. Your account can be hijacked, … • hijack 1) 劫持飞机或车辆 The FBI was warned six years ago of a terrorist plot to hijack commercial planes and slam them into the Pentagon.

41. 2) steal goods by stopping it in transit Early in 2001, the Israelis hatched a plan to invade southern Iraq and hijack its oil reserves.

42. 17. Many websites scramble or encrypt such information to ensure the confidentiality of your personal data. • scramble保密 • scramble (for): n & v. struggle with others to get sth, from competitors There is a scramble for best seats. scramble

43. . • confidential adj. (to be kept) secret • confidentiality n. A debate is needed on balance between patient confidentiality and needs of research.

44. 18. This technology is improving rapidly, but it still is not foolproof. foolproof: designed so as to be impervious to human incompetence, error, or misuse; effectiveThere is no foolproof way to beat virus attack for now.

45. 19. You can bedefrauded online. • defraud: deprive of by deceit; to take sth, from by fraud; cheat; swindle She defrauded the customers who trusted her. • defraud sb of sth: He was defraudedof his whole estate .

46. 20. If you have a problem, consult a law enforcement agency. enforce • enforce: 1) make effective; impose enforcement n. This is an agency for domestic enforcement of federal drug laws, and for coordinating and pursuing US drug investigations abroad.

47. 2) give force or strength to Do you know how to enforce your right to receive minimum wage?

48. 21. COOKIE—when you visit a site, a notationmay be fed to a file known as a “cookie”… They are expressed in decimal form instead of scientific notation to help illustrate the problem. notation: 符号，记号

49. 22. DOWNLOAD—the transfer of files or software from a remote computer to your computer. • The purpose of the organization is to promote and strengthen technology transfer nationwide. • transfer: n.& v.迁移，调动，转让

50. 23. FILTER—software that lets you block access to websites and content that you may find unsuitable. • 1). With the ongoing support of the Council the rate of used oil filter recycling has climbed over 50% nationally. 2).You can filter present-day spam acceptably well using this software. filter: 过滤