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Unit 9 Book II

Unit 9 Book II. 郧阳师专英语系综合英语教研室. Contents of Unit 9. 1 language structures: the subjunctive mood 2 dialogue I: I wish I had a robot 3 dialogue II: feelings 4 Reading: machines with brains 5 Exercises. Language structure.

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Unit 9 Book II

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  1. Unit 9 Book II 郧阳师专英语系综合英语教研室

  2. Contents of Unit 9 • 1 language structures:thesubjunctive mood • 2 dialogue I: I wish I had a robot • 3 dialogue II: feelings • 4 Reading: machines with brains • 5 Exercises

  3. Language structure • The subjunctive were after Iwish, indicating a present non-fact • The subjunctive had been after I wish, indicating a past non-fact • Sentences of unreal condition related to the future • 1) LSP I • Communicative Skills of LSP I: expressing a wish for something that is contrary to the present fact • Dialogue in full: • What do you wish you were? • I wish I were a deep sea diver. • What would you do if you were one? • I’d explore the secrets of the sea.

  4. 2) LSP II • Communicative skill of LSP 2: expressing a wish for something that is contrary to the past fact. • Dialogue in full: • I wish I’d been a good swimmer. • Aren’t you one? I thought you were. • No, I’m not. If I’d been a good swimmer, I could have saved the boy from drowning.

  5. 3) LSP III • Communicative skill of LSP 3: Inquiring about information under a real or unreal condition. • Dialogue in full: • What will you say if you meet an Englishman? • I’ll say hello to him, of course. • What would you say if you met a being from outer space? • I wouldn’t know what to say to him.

  6. 4) LSP IV • Communicative skill of LSP 4Speculating about the future and making an assumption • Dialogue in full: • What do you think you’ll do when graduate four years from now? • I think I’ll be a competent interpreter. • Would you be a competent interpreter if you graduated tomorrow? • I’m afraid I wouldn’t.

  7. Dialogue I: I Wish I Had a Robot • Questions: • 1) Why are robots good workers? • 2) In what fields have robots worked wonders? • 3) What is cyber-art, cyber entertainment, cyber-culture? How does it compare to human culture? • 4) What kinds of jobs have greatly been replaced by robots? • 5) In what ways are robots useful if we use them at home? • 6) Are there any disadvantages in using robots?

  8. Language points • 1) Cyber • cyber cult(网迷), 网虫 • cyber café网吧 • cyber acquaintance 网友 cyber cast 网上播放 cyber chat 网上聊天 cyber citizen 网民 cyber college 网上大学 cyber commerce, e-business, electronic business 电子商务

  9. 2) abstract • n. • A summing-up of the principal parts of a book, article, etc; brief summary. (著作内容之)摘要；节略；撮要。 • An idea or term denoting something as viewed apart from the concrete. 抽象观念；抽象名词。 • adj. • Considered apart from concrete facts or a real situation. 抽象的；非实在的。 • abstract conceptions抽象观念。abstract noun抽象名词。 • Expressing a quality thought of apart from any material or particular object. 抽象的。 • Truth is an abstract word. 真理是个抽象字眼。

  10. 3) radioactive • Capable of spontaneously sending forth certain rays, such as beta rays. 有放射性的 • idm: radioactive contamination放射性(物质)污染。 • radioactive dust辐射尘 • 4) laundry • (复数: laundries) • An establishment where clothes are washed and ironed. 洗衣店。 • Articles sent to be washed. 送洗之衣物 • idm: do the laundry

  11. 4) done • Completed 完成的 • Cooked sufficiently. 煮熟的 • Thoroughly fatigued. 倦极的；精疲力竭的 • idm: • That isn't done. 这样作不行。 • It's easier said than done.说比做容易。 • What's done cannot be undone.覆水难收；无可挽回。

  12. 5) duplicate • adj • Corresponding exactly with another. 一模一样的；复制的 • There are many duplicate copies of this picture. 这张图有多张副本。 • n • Facsimile; counterpart. Exact copy.复制品；极相似者。完全一样的复制本。 • in duplicate有副本的；两份的。 • vt. • To reproduce; make a copy or copies of. 复制；制复本。 • Do you think you could duplicate that chocolate fudge cake? 你想你能够复制一个那样的巧克力松糕吗？ • To make double or twofold. 使加倍；使成双重。 • duplicating machine复印机。 • cf. duplicate, facsimile, copy, imitation,

  13. 6) manipulate • To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously:巧妙地控制,精明地或欺骗性的影响或控制 • He manipulated public opinion in his favor.他巧妙地使公众舆论倒向他 • To tamper with or falsify for personal gain:操纵：为达到个人目的而进行的操作或欺诈 • tried to manipulate stock prices.试图操纵股票价格 • to manipulate accounts作假帐。 • Medicine To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes: • 【医学】 推拿，调整：在身体检查或治疗中进行推拿移动 • manipulate a joint; manipulate the position of a fetus during delivery. • 推拿关节；在分娩过程中调整胎儿的位置

  14. 7) sensible • 1. Acting with or exhibiting good sense:明智的； 有判断力的 • If you are sensible you will study for another year.如果你明智的话，你就再学习一年。 • 2. Perceptible by the senses or by the mind.可觉察的；能注意到的 • He is sensible of the danger of his position.他发觉他处境危险。 8) blade • The leaf a grass; the broad part of any leaf. 叶片。 • The cutting of a knife or other instrument. 刀口；刃 • Anything like the broad part of a knife. 任何扁平似刀片之物。 • the blade of an oar桨叶。

  15. Reading I: Machines with Brains • Questions: 1. Did people have to look after machines hundreds of years ago? 2. What happened to industry about a hundred years ago? And what has been happening? 3. What is the operation of automatic machines based on? 4. By what is a central-heating oil-burner controlled? 5. What is related to the prefix thermo-? 6. What else can be controlled by a thermostat?

  16. Language points 1) attend • To wait upon; care for, as a patient. 服侍；照顾(病人) • He is attended by the doctor. 他有医生照顾。 • Which doctor is attending you? 哪位医生照料你？ • To escort; accompany. 【正】护送；陪伴。 • I will attend you to the theater. 我陪你到戏院。 • To be present at. 到；出席。 • He attended the meeting. 他出席会议。 2) thermostat • 1. An automatic apparatus for regulating temperature. 自动调温器；恒温器。 • thermo: prefix, concerning heat. • E.g. thermometer/ nuclear/ plastic/ flask(bottle)dynamics

  17. 3) refinery • A place where anything, as ore, oil, sugar, etc., is refined or made pure. 提炼厂；炼金厂；炼油厂；炼糖厂(等)。 4) catalyst • A substance that starts or assists chemical reaction between two or more other substances without itself combining with either of them or undergoing any permanent change. 【化】触媒；接触剂；催化剂(=catalyzer; catalytic agent)。 • Person or thing that precipitates a process or event without being involved. 促成者；催化物。

  18. Discussion 1. What has been happening to industry over the last hundred years? 2. Predict what kind of changes will take place in the following fields in the next 50 years. --medicine --computer technology --education

  19. Reading II: Chips With Everything • Questions: • How did the writer find out that the man and the woman were owners of video games? • What are the good points of having a video set at home? • Why do you think the writer of this article used the title “Chips with Everything”?

  20. Find out some words and expressions which indicate the game. • The old man and the old woman enjoy themselves playing the game at home. How do they do that?

  21. Homework • 1. Finish the exercises in the workbook. • Hand in the exercises of translation. • 2. Predict your life 20 years later.

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