1、The Virtual World - Unit 4,A Virtual Life,(Text A),Table of Contents,I. Background Information II. Comprehension Questions III. Vocabulary and Expressions,I. Background Information,The Internet suck in I dont want to get sucked into the debate about school reform. Some teenagers dont want to get inv

2、olved with gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in.,16. keep up with learn about or be aware of (the news ),Carrie likes to keep up with the latest fashions. He didnt bother to keep up with the news. His only concern was to study.,17. in sight,visible It was early in the morning and there

3、wasnt anyone in sight on campus.,2) likely to come soon Two months passed, and victory was not yet in sight. A solution to the problem of environmental pollution now seems in sight.,18. Remark n. thing said or written as a comment,The principal of the school made some remarks about educational refor

4、m at the meeting. Mr. Smith approached us and made a couple of remarks about the weather.,19. Emotional,of the emotions She is grateful to him for his emotional support while she was in trouble. Its quite difficult to handle emotional problems.,2) having emotions that are easily excited Marie got ve

5、ry emotional when we parted, and started to cry. Its said that the Italians are more emotional than we are.,20. Cue n. anything that serves as a signal about what to do or say (followed by to/for),Then he started to talk about the finances, which was our cue to get up quietly and leave. When I nod m

6、y head, thats your cue to give flowers to him.,21. Routine n. a fixed and regular way of doing things,The job is really just a dull series of fairly routine tasks. I dont think youll take it. He established a new routine after retirement.,22. Abuse n. wrong or bad use or treatment of sth./sb.,The Wo

7、rld Health Organization (WHO) has published a report on drug abuse and addiction. The policemen are making an investigation of child abuse.,23. Restore v. bring back to a former condition,Pattern: restore sth.; restore sb. to sth. Law and order will be quickly restored after the incident. Doing spor

8、ts every day restored the old man to good health.,24. Arrange v. prepare or plan,Pattern: arrange sth.; arrange to do sth.; arrange for sb./ sth. to do sth. Her marriage was arranged by her parents. Lets arrange to have a dinner together some time before we graduate. I have arranged for a taxi to pi

9、ck us up at 8:00 a.m.,25. Flee v. run away (from),Pattern: flee from/to; flee someplace The customers fled from the bank when the alarm sounded. During the war, thousands upon thousands of Afghans fled the country.,26. Interview v. & n.,1) n. 接見(jiàn)，面試 In an exclusive interview with our reporter, the fi

10、lm star revealed some of his personal affairs. She has had a couple of job interviews, but no offers.,2）v. 接見(jiàn)，采訪，面試 After the press conference, the journalist interviewed the U.N. Secretary General about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I will be interviewed next week for the Chief Executives job.,

11、Writing Topics,1. Advantages and Disadvantages of the Modern Computer (Description) 2. Computer & the Internet (Description) E-commerce, E-shopping E-learning, E-education E-mail,The End,To be continued,Answer 1: Working, learning, communicating , purchasing, entertaining, playing, dining etc., via

12、computer, without leaving ones house,Back,Answer 2: The relationship between the author and her boyfriend is computer assisted, in its development.,Back,Answer 3: She is now a telecommuter (writer of a certain column of a press), formally a television producer.,Back,Answer 4: No, not always. Sometim

13、es she was in bad state, aggressive, offensive, attacking and hurting people on the Net.,Back,Answer 5: She is shyer, more cautious and more anxious in virtual life and overexcited and talkative in the real life.,Back,Answer 6: Yes, she found the voices of the TV program comforting, sucked in by soa

14、p operas and the news program and weather reports. No, being face to face too much, she felt her friends ringing laughter intolerable, the noise of conversation in the restaurant unbearable.,Back,Answer 7: She feels noises of conversation in the restaurant unbearable, and her friends ringing laughter intolerable.,Back,Answer 8: Its value is being convenient, time-saving, money-saving, energy-saving, privacy-keeping It can also kee