unit-8-Madness-of-MediaPPT课件

PartIIReadingandLanguageActivitiesBook2-Unit8Pre-readingTaskComprehensionWorkLanguageWorkReadingandLanguageActivitiesBook2-Unit8ReturntoMenuWhichofthefollowingcharacterswouldyounormallyassociatewithwomen?SensitiveCarefulTechnicallysavvyCommunicativeHumorousDexterousBook2-Unit8knowledgeableintechnologyskillfulinphysicalmovements,especiallyofthehandsMatchthewordswithpictures.(page110)Book2-Unit8pushpin/thumbtackUSBthumbdrivesCD-DriveharddrivecubiclescorkboardfloppydisksTextStructureReadingforCoherenceReadingComprehensionDifficultSentencesBook2-Unit8TextStructureAnanecdoterecalledbyadamagedfloppydisk,tellingthatthewriter’scustomerslosttheirdatainthefloppydisksduetoimproperuse.Para.1-Para.6Thewriter’sworryaboutthetoleranceofthedigitalmedia.Para.7Para.8-Para.13MediaMadnessAnotheranecdotetellingthatthewriterwasfrustratedinlookingforadigitalpicturealthoughshehasafullrangeofdevicesofmediastorage,whichexplainstherootofthewriter’sworry.Book2-Unit8ReadingforCoherenceBook2-Unit8CheckYourAnswersPutthesentencesbackintotheircorrectpositionsinthearticle.(page113)751836Book2-Unit824910ReadingComprehensionBook2-Unit8Thewritertriestobehumorousinthearticle.Herearesomequotesfromthearticle;someofthemarejusttoldin“amatteroffact”tone,whileotherssoundhumorous.Discusswhichofthemarehumorous,andwhyyouthinkso.(page113)CheckYourAnswersBook2-Unit8a.WhyonearthwouldIkeepsuchathing?Thatwasuntilwhenonedaytwomanagerscame...nolongerworked.Themanagerreplied,“Ihaditpinnedup...Ididn’tmisplacethedisk.”Itriednottolaugh...thatpunchingholesintothediskwasano-no.Withasmileandlookofconfidencehereplied,“Iuse...andIdon’tuseanypushpins!”Whatisworseisthat...mylifetimethanIhavenewpairsofshoes.Datacarvedinstoneseems...surviveforthousandsofyears.Ishouldmakeanecklaceoutofthem...onthedrivesanyway.Atthistime,Ireallydon’tneed...Itappearsthathavingitstoredonafishissufficient.c.Themanagerreplied,“Ihaditpinnedup...Ididn’tmisplacethedisk.”e.Withasmileandlookofconfidencehereplied,“Iuse...andIdon’tuseanypushpins!”Theauthorquotesthemanagersinherattempttodramatizethesituation,inwhichtwomanagers(men)aredescribedastwotechnicallyignorantpeoplewho“camestorming”,andspokewith“confidence”tothe“naïveintern”.Thesetwohumorousdescriptionssuccessfullypavedwayforlaterdescriptionoftheirattitudestolookuponherassaintwhenshegavethembackupdata.Book2-Unit8Whatisworseisthat...mylifetimethanIhavenewpairsofshoes.Sentencefisanobviousexaggerationofherfrequencytoreplacenewharddisksinherlifetime,whichishumorouslysaidtobemorefrequentthanherchangeofnewpairsofshoes.Book2-Unit8Ishouldmakeanecklaceoutofthem...onthedrivesanyway.Sentencehisanexampleofself-derision,suitableforawomantosaythatshehassomanyUSBthumbdrivesthatshecouldmakeanecklaceoutofthem.Book2-Unit8Atthistime,Ireallydon’tneed...Itappearsthathavingitstoredonafishissufficient.g.Datacarvedinstoneseems...surviveforthousandsofyears.Sentencesiandgareagainself-derisions.Tomakeaflashyfishlikewhathermotherdidbyrecyclingthedisks,sheseemstohavefoundanalternativetoherimportantdiscovery“toetchdataonthestone”asthemostfaulttolerantmedium.Book2-Unit8Book2-Unit81.TheuserslovedmysoftwareandthoughtIwalkedonwater.DifficultSentencesSincewalkingonwaterisimpossibleforanunaidedperson,itisusedasanexampleofanimpossibletaskoramiracleoranillusion.客户们非常喜欢我的软件，觉得我真是神了！Book2-Unit82.IwasreturnedtosainthoodintheireyeswhentheydiscoveredIkeptabackupofeverything.DifficultSentencesThewriterusesahumoroustonetoexpresshowthenon-computersavvyusersadmiredherwhenshesavedtheirdata,sinceintheireyes,itwasnolessthanamiracle.当他们发现我有所有东西的备份时，我在他们眼里又成了圣人。PhrasesinContextWordStudyBook2-Unit6Book2-Unit8stormintomyofficerecordamentalnotenon-computersavvyusersano-noExplainthesewordsorphrasesaccordingtotheircontext.(page114)gointomyofficequickly,angrily,andloudlyPhrasesinContextmakeanoteinthemind(didnotwriteitdown)theuserswhohavepoorknowledgeabouthowtousecomputerssomethingthatcan’tbedone,orprohibited(5)giveashorttutorial(6)definingcharacteristicsofourcivilization(7)themostfaulttolerantform(8)themorbidtrainofthoughtgiveashortlesson(tothetwomanagers)ontheuseofcomputerdisksthefeaturesthatcharacterizeourcivilization,suchascomputers,electronictechnologies,etctheseseveralstrange,unpleasantideas(“train”indicatesaseriesofsomething)(i.e.stoneis)themosterror-resistantformofmediastorage(toleratinghumanfaults)Book2-Unit8(9)killmycomputerswithintwoyearsofpurchase(10)bereturnedtosainthoodintheireyes(11)walkonwater(12)somenewercurrentstateoftheartmediastorage(13)whenshedescribed...replacemycomputerintwoyearsofpurchasetheylookeduponmeasasaintagainthemediastorageofthemostup-to-datetechnologies(stateoftheart)dosomethingthatisconsideredtobealmostimpossibleBook2-Unit8atthistime(Iwastellingherhow...,),unexpectedly,mymotherdescribed…StudythesixexpressionsinExerciseatogetherwiththeexamplesentencesinExercisebonpage114.GiveChineseinterpretationsofthetermbasedontheexamplesentences.Noticetherelationbetweentheverbsandphrases.Usethepromptstoproduceothersentenceswiththesamepatternastheexample.Book2-Unit8WordStudy1.InAfrica,thereweretribeswhichwentinforstretchingtheearlobes,orthelips,orevenchangingtheshapeoftheskullitself.在非洲，有些部落喜好拉长耳垂或嘴唇，或更有甚者，改变头骨形状。a.Inordertolookslimandslender,manyyoungwomennowadaysaregoinginfordietingb.Idon’tlikethosepeoplewhogoinforcrossdressing.(男女衣服反穿)c.Manyyoungpeopleinthecitygoinforearpiercing['pɪrsɚ]nowadays.likeorhabituallytakepartin(something,esp.anactivity)Book2-Unit82.SoIdon’tseethereisanyrealpointinlookingbackatallthesequaintoldcustoms.所以我认为回顾这些奇形怪状的古老习俗没有什么意思。Idon’tseeanypointindoingthiskindofexercise.Thereisnopointinpersuadinghimbecauseheisverystubborn.Thereisnopointinrepairingabrokenbikelikethis.findnoadvantageorpurposethatcanbegainedfromdoingsomethingBook2-Unit83.Now,thewayIseeit,you’reonlyonthisearthforashorttime,andyou’veonlygotonebody,soyoushouldlookafterit.嗯，在我看来，人生苦短，而身体只有一个，所以你该好好待它。ThewayIseeit,allachievementtestsshouldbecancelledandreplacedbyproficiencytests.ThewayIseeit,cigarettesdonogoodtohumanbeings;soallcigarettefactoriesshouldbeclosed.ThewayIseeit,therichcountrieswillnotbeimmunefromtheeffectsoftheeconomiccrisesofsoutheasternAsia.Itseemstome(that)...Book2-Unit84.We’retalkinghereaboutpeoplewhoarefreetochoose.我们现在讨论的是那些可以自由选择的人。Nowadaysuniversitystudentsarefreetochoosetheirjobsaftergraduation.Inthepastyoungpeoplewerenotfreetomarrythepersontheyloved.Areyoufreetochoosethesubjectsatschool?beableorpermittedtotakeaspecifiedactionBook2-Unit85.InEurope,somewomenhadtheirbottomribsremovedsothattheywouldhavethinwaists.在欧洲，有些妇女把最下面的肋骨去掉，这样腰就细了。I’dliketohaveallthebooksonmydeskremovedsothatIcanputacomputeronit.Sheremovedherhandfromhisarmandlefthim.Weshouldhaveallthechairsanddesksremovedfromtheclassroomsothattherewillbeenoughroomfortheparty.takeaway(somethingunwantedorunnecessary)fromthepositionitoccupiesBook2-Unit86.You’vegottokeepyourselffit.你要保持身体健康。Wehavegottoexercisetokeepourselvesfit.Sheisworkingveryhardatkeepingherselffit.Manymiddle-agedwomenattendaerobic[ɛ'robɪk]adj.需氧的；增氧健身法的classestokeepthemselvesfit.keepingoodhealth,esp.becauseofregularphysicalexerciseBook2-Unit8Peopleoftenaskwhatbeautyisandhowthebeautifulcanbedistinguishedfromtheugly.Infact,thesequestionsalldealwithmattersofevaluationratherthanfacts.Ahairstylecanbeconsideredbyoneasbeautiful,butbyanotherasugly.Thenatureofbeautyisassociatedwithsomanythingstahtscientificinvestigationisonlyofslighthelpindeterminingwhatbeautyis.However,differentpeoplewillfindbeautyindifferentthingsbecausetheirreponsetobeautyiscloselyrelatedtotheirupbringing,education,andtaste.Book2-Unit8ReturntoMenu