Unit4 新編研究生 基礎(chǔ)綜合英語 邱東林

1、Unit 4 TechnologymainPartA_ Lead-in1Pre-listeningListeningWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationYou will hear a news report on peoples attitude toward the use of cell phone in public places. Before listening, work in pairs to talk about theses questions.Part APart BCell Phone1)Do you use cell ph

2、one? Can it be more of a help than a problem? Give examples.2)Should there be some rules to restrict the use of cell phones? What kind of restrictions would you suggest?Part CPartA_ Background InformationWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listening1. Qualcomm Incorporated Qualcomm stands

3、for “quality communications”. It was started in 1985, in San Diego, California by seven veterans of the industry. In 1989, Qualcomm introduced technology that changed wireless phone technology the world over. Since then, Qualcomm has branched out into other areas of state of the art (the highest lev

4、el of development at a particular time) communication products for cell phones, multimedia, GPS (Global Positioning Satellites / Systems), which include chipsets, system software, and development tools. Internet products include VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocols), Eudora email software, and Purevo

5、ice. ListeningPart APart BPart CCell PhonePartA_ Background InformationWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningIt has attracted the best people in the industry. Its unique work environment and dedicated workforce have earned Qualcomm a place among the “100 Best Companies to Work for i

6、n America”.ListeningPart APart BPart CCell PhonePartA_ Background InformationWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningListening2. Nokia in Asia Pacific A leader in the mobile communications market in Asia Pacific, Nokia first began its business in the early 1980s. Nokias regional corpo

7、rate headquarters is located at Alexandra Technopark, in Singapore. Nokia has focused a large part on mobile multimedia for consumers. Its products have features such as imaging, games, music, and media all within a cell phone. In addition, Nokia boasts of offering business optimized mobile solution

8、s, gateways, including wireless email and Internet, application mobility, message protection, virtual private networks, firewalls, and intrusion protection.Part APart BPart CCell PhonePartA_ Background InformationWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningListeningPart APart BPart CCell

9、PhonePartA_ Listening2Pre-listeningListeningIssue 1: seems to be happening more and more in public places like restaurants, movie theaters, or even in church.Issue 2: In response to the complaints about cell phone use, San Diego is trying to appeal to cell phone users with . Issue 3: According to an

10、 Internet survey conducted by San Diego Mayor Susan Golding, thousands of people on cell phone use.Shrill interruption of a ringing cell phone_a courtesy campaign_Listen to the news report and complete the summary of the issues the speakers talk about.Part APart BPart CCell Phoneresponded calling fo

11、r restrictions _Issue 4: Judith Martin is the real Miss Manners, because she believes if you use you will make people angry and clog up the courts.Issue 5: The challenge to the courtesy campaign is that PartA_ Listening2Pre-listeninglaw for trivial thingspeople dont apply the rules to themselves_Par

12、tA_ Listening3Part APart BPart CCell Phonethe heavy hand of the_,_ListeningPartA_ Listening4Listen to the news report again and complete the answer to the following questions.1) What has accompanied the rise in cell phones? The rise of portable phones has been accompanied by a rise in .2) How does R

13、everend Wendy Craig-Purcell of San Diegos Church of Today usually respond to a ringing cell phone in the middle of prayer and meditation? She usually just and may later say something like, “Well, you know, maybe the spirit of God .”Pre-listeningcomplaints about mobile phone manners_ignores it_ is tr

14、uly calling usand wanting our attention_Part APart BPart CCell PhoneListeningPartA_ Listening5Pre-listening3) Why does the reporter think San Diego seems like an unlikely place to raise the issue of rude cell phone use? Because the cell phone industry is , with companies like Qualcomm and Nokia.4) W

15、hy is Nokia actually sponsoring the Mayors courtesy campaign? Firstly, everyone agrees that in certain public areas such as movie theaters, churches, museums, and libraries, talking over cell phone can be and, essentially, its a . Secondly, with communities in Ohio and New Jersey already banning cel

16、l phone use behind the wheel, the industry may see a courtesy campaign as a way to .one of the citys biggestemployersvery disruptive_violation of basic courtesy_ head off further government regulation_Part APart BPart CCell PhoneListeningPartA_ Listening4Pre-listening5) Why did Mayor Goldings cell p

17、hone start to ring during this press conference? She explained that hers was a new phone, and she hadnt figured out and she didnt know how to . all the settingsPartA_ Listening6turn off the ringer_PartA_ Listening6Part APart BPart CCell PhoneListeningPartA_ Listening-spritPre-listeningBob Edwards (t

18、he host): Nearly half of all American adults have wireless telephones. People are buying them at a rate of 46, 000 a day. The rise of portable phones has been accompanied by a rise in complaints about mobile phone manners. A few cities have passed laws restricting their use. But San Diegos trying a

19、different approach, appealing to cell phone users with a courtesy campaign. From member station KPBS, Scott Horsley reports. Scot Horsley: It seems to be happening more and more, in restaurants, movie theaters, even in church.SOUNDBITE OF CELL PHONE RINGING Horsley: When it comes to the shrill inter

20、ruption of a ringing cell phone, no place it seems is sacred. Part APart BPart CCell PhoneListeningPartA_ Listening-spritPre-listeningReverend Wendy Craig-Purcell (Church of Today): Well, if were in the middle of prayer and meditation, I usually just ignore it. And I may make a comment afterwards, s

21、omething like, “Well, you know, maybe the spirit of God is truly calling us and wanting our attention.” Horsley: Not everyone is as forgiving as Reverend Wendy Craig-Purcell of San Diegos Church of Today. And not everyone views the cell phone as an instrument of divine intervention. When San Diego M

22、ayor Susan Golding conducted an Internet survey last year, thousands of people responded calling for restrictions on cell phone use, especially in movie theaters. Mayor Susan Golding (San Diego): I know that Ive been in the movies. And its at that quiet time when everyones on the edge of their seat

23、and the phone rings next to you and the person starts to talk in a very loud voice. Part APart BPart CCell PhoneListeningPartA_ Listening-spritHorsley: But rather than propose regulation, Mayor Golding has launched a voluntary courtesy campaign, urging wireless phone users to mind their mobile manne

24、rs. The campaign includes stickers that businesses can display, reminding customers theyre in a quiet zone. The mayor herself posted a sticker outside one movie theater as Doug Cohen looked on in approval. Cohen is a real estate broker whose own cell phone gets plenty of use, but he agrees there oug

25、ht to be limits. Doug Cohen (real estate broker): I have very good friends that I wont eat lunch with. They just cant get away from it. So its theres an etiquette. Its just like driving or anything else, you know. Some people will subscribe to a certain politeness and some people wont. But its nice

26、that theres an issue being raised here. Part APart BPart CCell PhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_ Listening-spritHorsley: San Diego might seem like an unlikely place to raise the issue of rude cell phone use since the cell phone industry is one of the citys biggest employers, with companies like Qual

27、comm and Nokia. But Nokia is actually sponsoring the mayors courtesy campaign. Vice President Larry Paulson says customers should set their phones to “vibrate” rather than ring in certain settings, and sometimes even turn their telephones off. Larry Paulson (Vice President, Nokia): Certainly I think

28、 that everyone agrees with this. In certain public areas such as movie theaters, plays, churches, museums, and libraries, talking can be very disruptive and, essentially, its a violation of basic courtesy. Part APart BPart CCell PhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_ Listening-spritHorsley: Cell phone co

29、mpanies realize a public backlash isnt good for their business. And with communities in Ohio and New Jersey already banning cell phone use behind the wheel, the industry may see a courtesy campaign as a way to head off further government regulation, like the beer companies urging their customers to

30、drink responsibly. Instead of a strict enforcer, Mayor Golding hopes to play a gentle Miss Manners. The real Miss Manners, newspaper columnist Judith Martin, thinks that might work better, anyway. Judith Martin (Miss Manners): If yon use the heavy hand of the law for everyday trivial things, you cre

31、ate this state where everybody is angry at everybody else, where the courts are clogged up. This is a very simple thing were talking about: dont disturb people, you know. Dont talk at the movies. Dont talk on the phone in the movies. Dont talk to the person next to you in the movies.Part APart BPart

32、 CCell PhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_ Listening-spritHorsley: Martin says its not unusual when new technologies develop for people to believe theyre in an etiquette-free zone. But gradually, a consensus develops about how the tools should be used. With cell phones, she says, were halfway there. P

33、eople agree that others shouldnt annoy them with their phones, but they dont necessarily apply the same rules to themselves. That will be the challenge, as Mayor Golding demonstrated during a news conference kicking off her courtesy campaign. Mayor Golding: I think we will influence a great number o

34、f people to stop and think. For example, mine is ringing right now. But I think we will influence a lot of people to turn off their cell phones or to put them on “vibrate”. Clearly, there are places , and this doesnt even hang up well. But because I want to be courteous and not answer it during this

35、 press conference.Part APart BPart CCell PhonePre-listeningListeningPartA_ Listening-spritHorsley: The Mayor later explained that hers was a new phone, and she hadnt figured out all the settings. She got a quick lesson from the Nokia vice president in how to turn off the ringer. For NPR News, Im Sco

36、tt Horsley in San Diego.PartA_ Listening-spritPart APart BPart CCell PhonePre-listeningListeningPartB_lead in1You will hear an interview from VOA with Charles Kelly on the subject of learning English online. Before you listen, read some of the words used by the speakers and guess what questions or s

37、tatements were put forward by the interviewer. Compare your guesses with a partners.Word BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningPart APart BPart CInternetListeningPartB_lead in2Pre-listeningBackground InformationKelly: But at this point many countries for example, Japan people are paying

38、per-minute on the telephone, so unless they have an unlimited account theyre not likely to stay on the Internet a long time.Word BuildingLead-in2)Kelly: One thing people can do to lower the cost is to find sites theyre interested in, they can go right to the site and download two or three pages and

39、hang up the phone, and then read those pages offline. Part APart BPart CListeningInternetThe potential problem is the cost of connecting to the Internet._ 1)Do you have any advice for people who may see this as a big downside of trying to reach out to the rest of the world?_PartB_lead in3Pre-listeni

40、ngBackground Information3)Word BuildingLead-inKelly: We have games, quizzes and puzzles things that tend to be fun. There are word search puzzles where a person would see a whole page full of letters and then they try to locate the hidden words within the letters. We have traditional grammar quizzes

41、, multiple choice.Part APart BPart CListeningInternetCharles Kelly operates one website “many things”. Englishlearners can find what they like there._PartB_ Background Information1Word BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningToyota Motor Corporation is the largest automobile manufacturer i

42、n Japan and one of the largest automakers in the world. It produces passenger cars, buses, sport utility vehicles, trucks, vans, and automobile parts. In addition, Toyota owns companies that manufacture such products as rubber, steel, and textiles. Toyota also manages real estate and import and expo

43、rt firms. Toyota has automobile plants in about 25 countries. Well-known Toyota models include the Camry, Celica, Corolla, 4Runner, and Tundra. Toyota also produces a line of luxury automobiles and sport utility vehicles under the trade name Lexus. Toyota Motor CorporationPart APart BPart CListening

44、InternetPartB_ Background Information2Toyota was founded in 1933, when Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. set up a department to make automobiles. During the 1960s, Toyota became Japans largest automobile manufacturer after it acquired several rival manufacturing firms. Toyotas headquarters are in To

45、yota City, Japan.Word BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningListeningPart APart BPart CInternetPartB_ Listening1Listen to the interview and choose from the following options the four major issues talked about in the interview.Pre-listeningListeninga. Websites have made reading more conve

46、nient and interesting for English readers. b. With the development of websites, bookstores are on the downside. c. The main obstacle to people who want to learn English online at the moment is the cost of connecting to the Internet. d. Some of the websites are limited in the language activities they

47、 provide. Part APart BPart CInternetPartB_ Listening2e. Charles Kelly runs two successful websites and the Internet TESL Journal which offer different kinds of language activities. f. Charles Kellys websites and “the Internet TESL Journal” therefore attract a lot of advertisements. g. There is much

48、potential for using technology to learn a language, yet its hard to predict the future of English language learning on the Internet.Issue 1:_ac_Issue 2:e_Issue 3:Listeningg_Issue 4:Part APart BPart CPre-listeningInternetPartB_ Listening3Listen to the interview again and take notes. Some key words or

49、 phrases have been provided to you.Listening1) Introduction of Charles Kelly Charles Kelly is an English professor who operates three for students and teachers of English as a second language. Hes an American at the Aichi Institute of Technology in Toyota, Japan, for twenty years.2) The change in pe

50、oples reading habits Years ago people who wanted to read a lot of things in English would have to buy things at a bookstore or . But now they can go right online and .websites_whos been teaching_mail-order books or magazines_look up any topic theyre interested in_Part APart BPart CPre-listeningInter

51、netPartB_ Listening4Listening3) Advantage of learning English online One advantage of studying things youre interested in online is that it to study it and you tend to learn the vocabulary and the sentence patterns . 4)Reasons why its hard to predict the future of learning online From a point of vie

52、w, probably the might do better than companies that are trying to offer online courses. A lot of the English-teaching dot-coms therefore .increases your motivation_used todiscuss that topic _commercial_universitiesthat offer online courses _went offline_Part APart BPart CPre-listeningInternetPartB_

53、Listening5ListeningReasons why theres no advertising on Charles Kellys website His website has a lot of teachers that and send it that they post on the Web.volunteer their time_quizzes and activities _Part APart BPart CPre-listeningInternetPartB_ Listening-sprit1Arditti: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne

54、Skirble, and this week on wordmaster we look at learning English online. Skirble: Charles Kelly is an English professor who has devoted countless hours to three websites for students and teachers of English as a second language. Hes an American whos been teaching at the Aichi Institute of Technology

55、 in Toyota, Japan, for twenty years. Kelly: Up to and even five years ago, six years ago, people who wanted to read a lot of things in English would have to buy things at a bookstore or mail-order books or magazines. But now they can go right online and look up any topic theyre interested in and fin

56、d things theyre interested in reading. And of course one advantage of studying things youre interested in is (that) it increases your motivation to study it. So by reading in English about topics youre interested in, you tend to learn the vocabulary and the sentence patterns used to discuss that top

57、ic. Arditti: Charles Kelly says that there is really only one potential hurdle. Skirble: And that is the cost of connecting to the Internet.ListeningPart APart BPart CPre-listeningInternetPartB_ Listening-sprit2Kelly: More and more countries are offering unlimited access, so I think the future looks

58、 better. But at this point many countries for example, Japan people are paying per-minute on the telephone, so unless they have an unlimited account theyre not likely to stay on the Internet a long time. Arditti: Do you have any advice for people who may see this as a big downside of trying to reach

59、 out to the rest of the world? Kelly: One thing people can do to lower the cost is to find sites theyre interested in, they can go right to the site and download two or three pages and hang up the phone, and then read those pages offline. Thats a possibility. Some of the radio stations out there all

60、ow you to download the RealAudio file and listen to it offline. Skirble: Charles Kelly operates one website with his older brother, Larry, who also teaches English at the Aichi Institute of Technology. The address is: w-w-w dot many things dot o-r-g. ListeningPart APart BPart CPre-listeningInternetP