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The Virtual WorldThe Virtual WorldThe Virtual WorldThe Virtual World
Text A The virtual lifeText A The virtual life
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Virtual World
cyber space
Internet world
virtual reality
net world
real world
real life
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Worldwide Web
title: virtual lifeL1: on the Net
L3: screen
L8: telecommuter
L9: email
LL 9-10: Internet mailing
lists
LL 10-11: computer-
assisted
L18: data
L19: linkL25: cyber-interaction
L39: on line
L47: system crash
L64: click on the modem;
connection
L65: password
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Contents Paragraphs
1.Description of the authors
virtual life
2. How she feels about it after
staying on the Net for a while
3. What she does in trying toreturn to the real world
4. How she feels about the real
day-to-day world
2-3
1,4-10,13
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Text Organization
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Computer & Internet
---Advantages VS Disadvantages easily shocked after
being on the Net fortoo long
felt difficult tounderstand spokenwords
secretarys clippedtone seems rejecting
Time becomes notstable
weekends becomeordinary days
disadvantages
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Computer & Internet
---Advantages VS Disadvantages easily shocked after being
on the Net for too long felt difficult to
understand spoken words secretarys clipped tone
seems rejecting Time becomes not stable weekends become ordinary
days
long hours at home
unreal life feel I become a machine disgusted with outside
forms of socializing a form of escape, a lack ofdiscipline
Shyer, more cautious, moreanxious
Overexcited, speak too
much
disadvantages
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Computer & Internet
---Advantages VS Disadvantages Worry about the dress Jarred by commercials Sucked in soap operas
Needing to keep up withthe latest news Attacking everyone in
sight Misunderstand everyone on
my mailing list
Fight my boyfriend Misinterpret my
boyfriends intentions
Annoying sound of theconnection uttered bymodem
disadvantages
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The dress was too big, so I took it in.
I didnt take in what you were studying.
Every day we take in dirty air because of air
pollution ?
This is the total cost of the trip, taking in
everything.
Dont be taken inby her promise.
make (clothes)narrower
understand
receive
including
deceive
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live broadcasting/television program
a living language
lively statue
keep your hope alive
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suck
suck sb. in/into sth.
I dont want to get sucked into debate
about school reform.
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cue
The time had come to say good night.
At mothers cue, we all ascended.
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Computer & Internet
---Advantages VS Disadvantages submit articles and
edit them via email
communicate withcolleagues onInternet mailinglists
advantages
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Computer & Internet
---Advantages VS Disadvantages submit articles and
edit them via email communicate with
colleagues on Internetmailing lists
assist my relationshipwith my boyfriend
order food, manage mymoney, love, and workwithout going outside
not worrying abouthair, and clothes andface
Not being face to face Dont have to bear the
intolerable ringinglaughter, and thenoise of conversation
in a restaurant.
advantages
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submit
Petersubmitted his application to the local
government.
We should submit ourselves to discipline.
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Debate
Group1:
Internet will isolate us from one
another.
Group2:
Internet will make us closer.
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Homework1. Top Way Vocabulary Book Lesson 51-55
2. Preview Text A of Unit 6 and finish the
exercises.3. Find out words and expressions that are
associated with Computer and Internet,and money. And group them according totheir parts of speech.
4. Find out at least three synonyms oftolerate.
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Quiz 6 20 mins