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1、Unit FourL Objectives:To memorize new words and phrases in this unitTo improve students reading skill of recognizing paragraph patternsTo learn to write short compositions of comparisonsTo improve the listening skills of recognizing time and numbers, and the skills of notes-takingTo learn to practic
2、e the conversational skills of expressing definiteness and percentage, and learn how to prepare for an job interviewIL Difficult sentences2.1 A transformation is occurring that should greatly boost living standards in the developing world. Places that until recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly ac
3、quiring up-to-date telecommunications that will let them promote both internal and foreign investment. (L.l-3)2.2 To lick this problem, Russia is starting to install optical fiber and has a strategic plan to pump $40 billion into various communications projects. But its economy is stuck in recession
4、 and it barely has the money to even scratch the surface of the problem. (L.29-32)2.3 Sentence patterns1. Places that until recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly acquiring up-to-date telecommunications that will let them promote both internal and foreign investment.2. Many experts think Vietnam is
5、 going too far by requiring that all mobile phones be expensive digital models, when it is desperate for any phones, period.3. Still, theres little dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers.4.Its cheaper to build radio towers than to string lines across
6、mountain ridges, and businesses eager for reliable service are willing to accept a significantly higher price tag for a wireless cal! 一 the fee is typically two to four times as much as for calls made over fixed lines.5. For wireless phone service providers, nowhere is business better than in Latin
7、America having an operation there is like having an endless pile of money at your disposal.III. Key words and useful expressions:Section/Text A: boost, condense, intensive, desperate, scratch, log, lease, reliable, persist, be stuck with, at ones disposal, keep pace withIV. Time ArrangementPeriodAct
8、ivitiesTime limitTeaching Method1Pre-reading Tasks45 min.presentation, discussion, Audio-visual2&3While-reading Tasks90 min.Qs-and-As, explanation, exemplification, analysis, paraphrase, translation4Post-reading Tasks45 min.explanation,5Exercises45 min.exemplification, group discussion6Reading skill
9、s45 min.exemplification, analysis7&8Listening & Speaking90 min.Audio-visual, group discussion, communicationSection A The Telecommunications Revolution1. Pre-reading (1st period 45 min.)1. 1 : preview (20 min.): Background informationTelecommunicationsTelecommunications, from Greek, means communicat
10、ions at a distance”. Telecommunications through voice, data, and image communication is changing the world. The Internet and the World Wide Web have already created a global system fbr the access of information. E-mail makes it easy to keep in contact instantly with colleagues and friends around the
11、 globe.Optical fiberOptical fiber (or fiber optic) often refers to the medium and the technology associated with the transmission of information as light pulses along a glass or plastic wire or fiber. Optical fiber carries much more information than conventional copper wire and is in general not sub
12、ject to electromagnetic interference and the need to retransmit signals.Information ageThe information age is an era of fundamental and global change in intellectual, philosophical, cultural and social terms. Todays information age began with the telegraph. It was the first instrument to transform i
13、nformation into electrical form and transmit it reliably over long distances.Information superhighwayA name first used by (former) U.S. Vice President Al Gore for the vision of a global, high-speed communications network that will carry voice, data, video, and other forms of information all over the
14、 world, and that will make it possible for people to send e-mail, get up-to-the-minute news, and access business, government and educational information.BellSouth CorporationBellSouth is a telecommunications company in the U. S. that mainly serves the southern states. Its business ranges from voice
15、(such as local and long-distance telephone and wireless) to data (computer networks) services.1. 2 Topic-related video (15min.)1. 3 Topic-related discussion (lOmin.)1) . Why are mobile phones so popular among college students?2) . In your opinion, what invention or discovery has brought about the mo
16、st far-reaching and lasting changes in our civilization?3) . Why do you believe radio has continued to be popular in the age of television?4) . Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, e-mail, or t
17、elephone calls.2. While-reading (2nd and 3rd periods 90 min.)2.1 Global reading (30min.)2. 1. 1 the major details of the text(10min.)1) What does the author mean by describing places as deaf and dumb”?The author refers to those places without telecommunications facilities such as telephones, which h
18、inders exchange of information.2) Why do some experts believe it is inappropriate for Vietnam to require that its mobile phones all be expensive digital models?Because they believe Vietnam is desperate for any phones and it lacks experience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies.3) Why
19、can wireless phone providers make more profits in Latin America than any other places?Because Latin American customers talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America.2. 1. 2 Organization of the text (20min.)1) Main idea of the text (lOmin.)A transformation is occurring that s
20、hould greatly boost living standards in the developing world. Many developing countries are planning to invest vast sums of money in their telecommunications networks to promote foreign and domestic investment. However, some developing countries lack experience in weighing costs and choosing between
21、 technologies. And despite the mistakes theyll make, theyll persist so that one day they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.2) Text structure analysis(lOmin.)Part One (Para. 1-2): The overwhelming advantages of telecommunications revolution for devel
22、oping countries.Part Two (Para.3): How fast those nations should push ahead is a matter of debate.One should weigh costs and choose between technologies.Part Three (Para.4-10): Different countries and areas such as Russia, China, Hungary,Latin America, Thailand and Vietnam are trying to solve differ
23、ent problems with different resolutions.Part Four (Para. 11): Developing countries can catch up with Americans and Western Europeans in telecommunications technologies if they persist in their efforts.2. 2 Detailed reading(60min.)3. 2.1 Words and phrases(40min.)1) condense (L.13)： v. reduce (esp. st
24、h. written)to a smaller or shorter form 他设法将申请信压缩成一页。He managed to condense his letter of application to one page.into as few words as possible.(我努力把报告压缩)(I tried to condense the report)2) be stuck with (L.16)： have no choice about dealing with (sb./sth.) or doing (sth. unwanted or unpleasant)我为什么老是
25、得干脏活?Why am I always stuck with the dirty work?The mother always.(不得不干打扫厨房的活)(got stuck with cleaning the kitchen)Compare:Pm sticking with my original idea 我坚持我原先的想法。Lets just make a decision, and then stick with it.让我们作个决定,然后坚持这决 定。3) a matter of sth. /doing sth. (L.19) ： sth. that needs or require
26、s sth. else 年轻人认为成功是种自我满足感问题。Young people thought success was a matter of self-satisfaction.Some people like pop music and some others like classical music.(这是品味问题)(Its a matter of taste.)4) desperate (L.22) ： a. needing or wanting sth. very much 孩子们极其需要疼爱和关心。The children are in desperate need of lo
27、ve and attention.I was absolutely.(想见至她)(desperate to see her)5) log on to (L.39) ： put ones name into a computer so that one can start using it 你需要密码能登录这个系统。You need a password to log on to the system.,he found some data had been amazingly deleted.(当他登录电脑系统)(When he logged on to the computer system
28、)Compare:log out/log off: perform the actions that allow one to finish using a computer system 退出Log out before switching the computer off,关机前要退出 6) reliable (L. 39) ： a. dependable; that may be trusted 我们的消息来源可靠。Our information comes from a reliable source.As far as schedule is concerned,.(火车更可靠因为它
29、们不会受到坏天气的影响。)(trains are more reliable because they are not affected by bad weather.)7) at ones disposal (L. 46)： available for one to use as one wishes 在他们来访期间,我把汽车交给他们随意使用。During their visit I put my car at their disposal.The professor promises that she will for the whole year.(有一间办公室和一台电脑供她使用)(ha
30、ve an office and a computer at her disposal)8) revenue (L. 49) ： n. C the income that a government or company receives regularly公司的年收入增长了 30%。The companys annual revenues rose by 30%.One study said the government would over five years.(获得大约 120 亿的税款)(gain about $12 billion in tax revenue)9) lag behi
31、nd (L. 53)： fail to remain level with(sb./sth.); be slower than (sb./sth.) 他故意落在后面,这样他可以抽根烟。He deliberately lagged behind so that he could have a cigarette.Why does Jane always when were out for a walk?(落在其他家人的后面)(lag behind the rest of the family)10) persist (L.61) ： v. keep on doing sth. in spite
32、of opposition or difficulty 你为什么要不停地为所发生的事责备自己呢?Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?,I am sure we can complete the task ahead of time.(如果我们坚持努 力)(If we persist in our effort)2. 2. 2 Sentence patterns (lOmin.)1) Typical patterns for certainty of (doing) sth.:原句:Still, theres litt
33、le dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers. (L. 26)然而毋庸争辩,通信技术将是区分赢家和输家的关键因素。句型提炼:1. Still, there is little dispute/doubt that.然而毋庸争辩/毋庸置疑的是,应用:孩子们应如何接受教育是人们经常争论的个问题。然而,毋庸争辩的是,先进 的知识将给他们的腾飞插上翅膀。How children should get education is often a matter of deb
34、ate. Still, there is little dispute that advanced knowledge can lend wings to their rise in life.2) Typical patterns for comparisons :原 口J： For wireless phone service providers, nowhere is business better than in Latin America - having an operation there is like having an endless pile of money at yo
35、ur disposal. (L. 55)对于无线电话服务商来说,没有任何地方的业务比拉丁美洲更好了 在那里有 个营运点就好像有一堆无穷无尽供你使用的钞票。句型提炼:For., nowhere is . better than in. doing sth. there is like对某人来说,没有任何地方的比更好了,在那里就像是样。应用:对于渴望知识的学子而言,没有任何地方的教育比大学里的更好了一在那里学 习就像是置身于知识的海洋里一样。For students eager for knowledge, nowhere is education better than in college 一
36、studying there is like bathing yourself in the oceans of knowledge.2.2.3 Difficult sentences(10min.)1) A transformation is occurring that should greatly boost living standards in the developing world. Places that until recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly acquiring up-to-date telecommunications t
37、hat will let them promote both internal and foreign investment. (L. 1 -3)一个将会大大提高发展中国家生活水准的转变正方兴未艾。一些不久前还是信 息闭塞的地方正在快速获得最新的通信技术,这将促进当地对国内外投资的吸 纳。a)这段话中的“that should greatly boost living standards in the developing world” 是transformation的定语从句。b) boost living standards 的恳思是“improve living standards”。c
38、) deaf and dumb的意思是“信息闭塞”。2) To lick this problem, Russia is starting to install optical fiber and has a strategic plan to pump $40 billion into various communications projects. But its economy is stuck in recession and it barely has the money to even scratch the surface of the problem. (L.29-32)为了解
39、决这问题,俄国已经开始铺设光纤电缆,并制定了投入400亿美元 建设多种通信工程的战略计划。但是由于其经济陷于低迷,几乎没有资金来 着手解决最基本的问题。a) to lick this problemn means to deal with this problemMb) to pump money into sth. means to spend a lot of money trying to make sth. successfulc) “to scratch the surface of the problem “ means to solve the basic problem ”。P
40、ost-reading (4th period - 45min.)1 Useful expressions (25min.)L2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.提高生活水平跨越经济发展诸阶段 有望做某事给予巨大的优势无法摆脱向前推进一个有争论的问题极其需要估算成本区分与陷入.把投入之中,触及表面;略知皮毛,进入（计算机）系统:,整个（某个）地方,与相比之下.在 之中成为时尚,做出大胆的跃进,跃名列前茅to boost living standards (L. 1)to leap over whole stages of econo
41、mic development (L. 11)to promise to do sth. (L. 13)to give* a huge advantage over* (L. 16)to be stuck with* (L. 16)to push ahead (L. 18)a matter of debate (L. 19)to be desperate for sth./to do sth. (L. 22)to weigh costs (L. 23)to separate from (L. 26)to be stuck in* (L. 31)to pump/pour sth. into* (
42、L. 30 / 33)to scratch the surface of sth. (L. 32)登录to log on to sth. (L. 39)to be willing to do sth. (L. 52)across the entire width and breadth of a place (L. 54)as compared to (L. 58)to become the rage among, (L. 64)to make a bold leap (L. 65)to move ahead in one jump (L. 70)3. 2 Summary of the tex
43、t (15min.)A transformation is occurring that should greatly boost living standards in the developing world. Many developing countries are planning to invest vast sums of money in their telecommunications networks to promote foreign and domestic investment. Over the next decade, China plans to pour s
44、ome $100 billion into telecommunications equipment. Telecommunications is also a key to Shanghais ambition of becoming a top financial center. Meanwhile, some other developing countries and areas such as Hungary, Latin America, and Thailand are all hoping to jump into the modem world by means of tel
45、ecommunication revolution. However, some developing countries lack experience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies. Vietnam, in particular, though desperate for any phones, requires that all mobile phones be expensive digital models. For countries that have lagged behind for so long,
46、the temptation to move ahead in one jump is hard to resist. And despite the mistakes theyll make, theyll persistso that one day they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.4. 3 Assignments (5min.)1).课本练习题1) Finish all the exercises of Section A.2) Previe
47、w Section B, including reading skills.3),补充练习:a. vocabulary and structure: 1-305. Exercises (5th period45min.): RevisionMultiple choice1) The prisoner remained throughout his trial.A) clumsy B) deaf C) dumbD) still2) The Olympic Games began with a of all the competing nations.A) exhibition B) display C) parade D) show3) The editor the manuscript to half of its original length.A) condensed B) condemned C) concealed D) concentrated4) Bombing, which was in the city center, has destroyed most of the majorbuildings.A) integral B) intentional C) intensive D) intense5) His need to be loved springs