Unit 4 E-Times Lecturer: Zhao Xiaoling July, 2004

1. Unit 4 E-Times Lecturer: Zhao XiaolingJuly, 2004

2. Contents • Warming-up Programs • Textual Study (Para. 1-4) Meeting E-Relations in the Real World is a Trip • Oral Practice Debate: Whether Meeting E-Relationsin the Real World is a Trip

3. New Integrated English: Unit 4 E-Times I.Warming-up Programs ￭Duty Report ￭ Oral Presentation ￭Topic Discussion

4. Duty Report by Angel

5. Oral Presentation • Draw a character sketch for your favorite key pal and describe your understanding of him/her (appearance, personalities, hobbies, etc.)

6. Topic Discussion • Do you have access to the Internet in your dormitory? If not, where and when do you often go surfing on-line? What do you usually do on the Internet? 2. What’s the convenience and pleasure the Internet brings to our lives? And the disadvantages?

7. Topic Discussion 3. What do you think of making key pals on the Internet? Do you believe that people can be really good friends only through e-mail exchanges? 4. Do you think it a good idea to meet your key pals in person? Why or why not?

8. Topic Discussion: No. 1 Related Words and Expressions: net bar information superhighway Cyberculture Cybraian Cyberpunk Cyberia on-line education E-mail service E-business chat room surf the Internet BBS (Bulletin Boards System)

9. Advantages Information Discussion Entertainment Disadvantages Anonymity Alienation Deception Topic Discussion: No. 2

10. Topic Discussion: No. 3 Friends should • be honest, tolerant and dependable; • share the same interests; • Share both happiness and hardship.

11. In-class Reading: Meeting E-Relations in the Real World is a Trip • Brief Introduction of the New Words, Phrases and Expressions • Analysis of the Text (Para.1-4) • Comprehension of the Text

12. New Words, Phrases and Expressions New Words elevator value-neutral commentappearance* refrain vague precise* notion decade* foster correspondent* attribute subconscious psychologically* jolting disconnected re-circuiting traumatic resolve semi-anonymous pen pal novelroutine*phenomenon*universal* Phrases & Expressions refrain from… in a way no matter…

13. Textual Analysis • Understanding the Title: Meeting E-Relations in the Real World is a Trip • Summarizing the Main Idea: • Completing the Outline: • Analyzing the Paragraphs (1-4):

14. trip n. a mistake e.g.: a trip of the tongue v.intr. to stumble v.tr. • To cause to stumble or fall • To trap or catch in an error or inconsistency e.g.: I tripped over the box on the floor and fell. He tripped on that difficult question. Or The difficult question tripped him. They often find him drinking till his tongue trips. The Title: A Proposition of Fact

15. Summarizing the Main Idea

16. Outlining the Text • 1. Introduction. (Para. 1-2) My first meeting with a key pal made me feel ___. • 2. __________________________________. (Para. 3) • 3. Having E-relations ______________. (Para. 4) • 4. Influences that the Internet brings to my life.(Para. 5-12) A. Cyberspace enables me to ________. (Para. 5) B. My e-relationships are often _______________ because ________________. (Para. 6) C. My e-relationships are built on the foundation of _______________________. (Para. 7)

17. D. Not all e-relations are ________________. (Para. 8) E. Only the __________________________ can survive in cyberspace. (Para. 9) F. I assumed that meeting e-relations will ____________, but ________________________________. (Para. 10) G. The conventional wisdom is that ____________________, but ___________. (Para. 11) H. The funny thing is __________________. (Para.12)

18. Para. 1-2 As I step out of the elevator, she offers her hand. This is the first time we’ve met in person but instead of “so nice to meet you,” she greets me with, “You look pretty much like I thought you would.” Although it’s a fairly value-neutral comment on my appearance, it still leaves me wondering, and I refrain from sharing my first thought: “You look a lot younger than I expected.” But I say, “I didn’t really have a picture of you.” This is also true. In three years of e-mail exchanges, I had a vague impression that she was older-mid-fifties instead of the early-forties person standing before me. I don’t know why. Indeed I hadn’t formeda precise notion of things like height or weight.

19. offer v.tr. • To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: e. g.: I must offer them an apology for not going to attend their get-gathering. • To put forward for consideration; propose: e. g.: offer an opinion • To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement: e. g.: offered new statistics in order to facilitate the decision- making process v.intr. • To present an offering in worship or devotion. • To make an offer or a proposal, especially of marriage. Take the first opportunity that offers. n. • The act of offering: e. g.: an offer of assistance • Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered.

20. pretty adv. • To a fair degree; moderately: e. g.: a pretty good student pretty well It was a pretty serious accident.

21. refrain from v.intr. • To hold oneself back; forbear: e. g.: refrained from swearing refrain from crime refrain from smoking Translation Practice:不懂就不要妄加评论！ Refrain from commenting when you have no idea.

22. older-mid-fifties • early-forties • late-twenties

23. notion • A belief or opinion • A mental image or representation; an idea or conception • A fanciful impulse; a whim e. g.: I have no notion of resigning. He has no notion of what I mean. synonyms: idea; thought

24. Para. 3 After almost a decade online, I don’t often foster notions of my e-mail correspondents’ physical attributes. I used to, in a vague, subconscious sort of a way, and then if we had cause to speak by phone, the person’s voice, no matter what it sounded like, somehow didn’t fit. Actually meeting someone in person, face and all, could be psychologically jolting.1No one ever matched up, and I’d have this disconnect while my brain did some re-circuiting, reminding me that this person wasn’t a complete stranger, even though it felt that way.2It wasn’t traumatic, more like an interruption that took time to resolve itself, like technical difficulties on your TV screen.

25. foster v.tr. • To bring up; nurture: bear and foster offspring • To promote the growth and development of; cultivate: Frequent cultural exchange will certainly help foster friendly relations between our two universities. • To nurse; cherish: foster hopes for success adj. foster parents; foster children

26. in a way in a manner that something can happen or be done, especially when there are several • It is impossible to solve this problem in a normal way. • Mother was looking at him in an odd sort of way as she was pouring the coffee.

27. Translation of the sentence: 当与对方直接面对、看到他(她)本人就站在 自己面前时，心理上确实会有所震动。 jolt: v.tr. to disturb suddenly and severely; stun: e. g.: She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend. n. a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock; the cause of such a feeling: e. g.: The news came as a jolt.

28. Translation of the sentence: 没有人同我设想当中的完全一样，因而我 的大脑会突然“短路”，然后它又继续接通， 提醒我实际上对方并非是个完全陌生的人， 尽管我的感觉是这样的。

29. resolve • v.tr. to change or convert: e. g.: My resentment resolved itself into resignation. Translation Practice: 讨论到后来变成了争论。 The discussion resolved itself into an argument.

30. Para. 4 Correspondence didn’t start with e-mail, of course. People have been exchanging letters since the appearance of writing, and long distance, semi-anonymous relationships have gone on by phone for a century. But usually people wrote and called people they already knew. If they had a pen pal, it was a novel thing, not a routine one. The e-relationship is really a new phenomenon. Of course, only certain people “like readers of Internet magazines” will relate to any of this e-relationship. It’s spreading but hardly universal.

31. Semi-anonymous semi- pref. • Half: semicircle • Partial; partially: semiconscious • Resembling or having some of the characteristics of: semiofficial • Occurring twice during: semimonthly anonymous • Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author • Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter; an anonymous phone call

32. novel adj. • strikingly new, unusual, or different e. g.: a novel idea • Synonyms: new; fresh; novel e. g.: He was new to the town. He had never been there before. The police found fresh fingerprints on the light switch.

33. routine adj. • In accord with established procedure: a routine check of passports • Habitual; regular: made his routine trip to the store • Having no special quality; ordinary: a routine day n. I arrive at nine o’clock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning routine.

34. Debate Topic: Whether Meeting E-Relations in the Real World is a Trip. The Positive Side: Meeting E-Relationsin the Real World is a Trip. The Negative Side: Meeting E-Relationsin the Real World is NOT a Trip . Steps in making preparations: (working out an outline of) viewpoints----major statements----supporting examples----techniques of refutation (awareness of argument and counter-argument)

35. Useful Sentence Patterns • We hold/believe/argue that… • We admit that…, but…. • I think you are absolutely wrong. • Just on the contrary/Just the other way around. • I wish I could agree with you, but I can’t. • I don’t think the method/solution will work. • I’m afraid you have’t touched the point. • I don’t quite understand/get what you mean by…. • It would seem to me that… /As we see it, …. • I’d like to point out… • I have a point to make here.

36. The Positive Side Opening Speech 2mins Free Argumentation Closing Speech 2mins The Negative Side Opening Speech 2mins Free Argumentation Closing Speech 2mins The Debating Round Comments

37. Assignments • Conclusion

38. Thank You!