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Unit8Communications(II)PartIWarmingUp

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AnadvertisementforcellularphonesCellularphoneVocabulary:lumberyard:儲木場two-by-four:miniTVoff-the-shelf:現(xiàn)成旳；

非專門設(shè)計或定制旳bargain-basement:verycheap,usu..ofpoorqualityadapter:athingthatmakesorbomessuitablefornewneeds,differentconditions,etc.PhilDepalma'sCellularMobileCommunications:菲爾Depalma移動通訊;anauthorizedCellularOneagentCellularOne:abrandofcellularphoneInstructions:Youaregoingtohearanadvertisementforcellphones.Listenandtakenotes.Thenyouwillhearstatementsandyouarerequiredtodecidewhethertheyaretrueorfalse.Payspecialattentiontothepricesofthecellphonebeingadvertised,thecontacttelephonenumber.KeytoEx.1.

ItisdifficulttofindaplacetobuyacellularphonetodayintheUnitedStates.(F)Everyplaceissellingthem.2.

PhilDePalmaDoesn’tsellTVsets.(T)3.

Phil’ssalepriceforthecellularphoneisabout30dollars.(T)4.

Philusuallysellscellularphonesforabout50dollars.(F)About$80Thepriceof$29.99isasavingsof$50offPhil’severydayprice.5.

IfyoubuythephonenowatPhilDePalma’s,you’llalsogetafreecigarettelightadapter.(T)6.

ThetelephonenumberforPhilDePalmais1-800-695-4500(F)It’s1-800-695-5400B.Keywords:videotelephone;software;voice-dialtag;realtime;transactions;integrte;communicatorVocabulary:high-resolution:高辨別率；

高清楚度

pixel:thesmallestunitofanimageonacomputerscreen像素kilobit:（二進(jìn)制）千比特keypad:鍵區(qū)prompt:awordorwordsspokeninpromptinganactoropt-in/opt-out:tochoosetodo/nottodosomethingortakepartinsomethingdashboard:theinstrumentboardinacar汽車等旳儀表板；馬車等前部旳檔泥板trackingball:跟蹤球

（一種用來操縱顯示屏上光標(biāo)移動旳設(shè)備）InternetAnsweringMachine(IAM):

TheInternetAnsweringMachine(IAM)isasoftwaredownloadforWindows-basedPCswhichcapturesincomingphonecallswhichmayotherwisebemissedwhiletheuserisonline.Thesoftwarepresentsasmallon-screenwindowthatappearseachtimetheusergoesonline,andallowsthemtoseeandhearmessagesleftforthemwhileonline.PersonalDigitalAssistant(PAD)：PDA(personaldigitalassistant)isatermforanysmallmobilehand-helddevicethatprovidescomputingandinformationstorageandretrievalcapabilitiesforpersonalorbusinessuse,oftenforkeepingschedulecalendarsandaddressbookinformationhandy.Thetermhandheldisasynonym.ManypeopleusethenameofoneofthepopularPDAproductsasagenericterm.TheseincludeHewlett-Packard'sPalmtopand3Com'sPalmPilot.

MostPDAshaveasmallkeyboard.SomePDAshaveanelectronicallysensitivepadonwhichhandwritngcanbereceived.Apple'sNewton,whichhasbeenwithdrawnfromthemarket,wasthefirstwidely-soldPDAthatacceptedhandwriting.Typicalusesincludescheduleandaddressbookstorageandretrievalandnote-entering.However,manyapplicationshavebeenwrittenforPDAs.Increasingly,PDAsarecombinedwithtelephonesandpagingsystems.SomePDAsofferavariationoftheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemcalledWindowsCE.Otherproductshavetheirownoranotheroperatingsystem.Instructions:Youaregoingtoheartheinformationofsomelatestproductsinthecommunicationsindustry.Listencarefullyandthencompletethedescriptionofthespecialfeatureofeachdevice.KeytoEx.1.

Siemens’videotelephone:atinycamera;colordisplay;642.

Callwave’sIAM:ontheInternetusingthesametelephoneline3.

PhilipsGenie:utteringasingleword4.

Ericsson’siPulse:promisesrealtimemessagingwithfamily,friendsandcolleagues5.

PalmVII:bookingcinematicketsormakingonlinestocktrades6.

Motorola’siRadio:musicandpersonalizedInternetservices7.

Nokia’s9110:pnoneandpersonaldigitalassistant8.

Nokia’s7100:alargescreen;atrackingball

PartIIExperiencewithtelephonesA.

Keywords:cellularphones;amenity;protectiveeyeVocabularyamenity:somethingintendedtomakelifemorepleasantorcomfortableforpeoplepreteen:childrenunder13gizmo:小玩意hologram:全息攝影；全息圖envision:toimagine;expect預(yù)想；想象sleek:attractivelyneatinappearance,andwithoutunnecessarydecoration圓滑旳flip:tosendsomethingspinningoftenintotheairbystrikingwithalightquickblow輕彈Instructions:Youaregoingtohearapassageaboutthepopularityofcellularphonesamongteenagers.ListencarefullyandthencompletethefollowingoutlineKey:OULINEI.EstimatedpopularityofcellularphonesamongteenagersA.

5%ofteenagersowingacellularphoneB.

28%ofparentswithteenagersplanningtobuyacellphonefortheirchildwithinayear.II.

DifferentanswerstothequestionofwhythisnewteenaccessoryisneededA.

Parents:anexpansionoftheirprotectiveeyeB.

Teenagers:agiftoffreedomIII.ImpactofcellularphonesonteenagerhabitsA.

SpendingmoretimeonthephoneB.

BeingoutofthehousemoreoftenC.

StayingoutofthehousemoreoftenIV.

PriceandcallingplansA.

Price:between$90and$250B.

Callingplans:1.

Typical:$30for300minutes2.

Prepaidcallingcards:$25,$50or$753.

Familycallingplan:$50amonthfortwolinesofserviceand200minutes,andfreecallsbetweenfamilymembers.B.Keywords:annoying;solution;salescallVocabularyMiracleFlakesforKids:probablythenameofacompanyCallBlock:alsoknowasCallScreeninCaliforniaandNevada,letsyoublocksomedesignatednumbers,soyoucanavoidthecallsyoudon'twant.Sometimesyouwishyouhadn'tpickedupyourringingtelephone.Maybeitwasatelemarketercallingduringyourdinner,ormaybeatelemarketercallingbeforeyouareevenoutofbed.CallBlockisdesignedtohelpyouavoidtheseunwantedtelephonecalls.CustomerscanchoosetheCallBlockserviceandblockupto10designatedlocaltelephonenumbers.CallBlockallowsyoutoblockthesetelephonenumbersevenifyoudon'tknowthesourceofthecall.WhensomeonecallsyoufromoneofthenumbersblockedbyCallBlock,theywillhearanannouncementthatsaysyouarenotcurrentlytakingcalls.CallTrace:Helpsstopthreatening,obsceneorharassingcalls.CallTracewillautomaticallytraceandrecordacaller'sphonenumberattheQuestCallIdentificationCenter.Ithelpstoprotectyouandyourprivacy.AnonymousCallRejection(ACR)isaservicethatrejectsincomingcallsfromanonymouscallers.AnonymousCallRejectionwillautomaticallystopallincomingcallsfromcallerswhohavetheirnumbersblockedCallerswithblockednumberswillhearamessagestatingthatthepartytheyarecallingdoesnotacceptanonymouscalls.

IdentaRingService:isaserviceyougetwithwhichyoucandistinguishwhoisreceivingacallwhenthetelephonerings.Foramonthlycharge,youmayhaveasmanyasfourdistinctiverings,forfourdifferenttelephonenumbers,allofwhichareconnectedtoonetelephoneline.Individualnamesandphonenumbersmaybelistedinthetelephonedirectory,ormayremainunlistedatthecustomer'srequest.

*IdentaRingisaservicemarkofBellAtlantic

Instructions:Youaregoingtohearsomeonetellingyouhisannoyingexperiencewithtelephones.ListencarefullyandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsKey:1.WhatisthemostannoyingthingaccordingtoMr.Rooney?Peoplealwayscalltomakeasalewhenheisbusydoingsomethingelse.2.Whatishissuggestiontodealwiththesalescalls?Everytimesomeonecallstosellsomething,thetelphonecompanywillautomaticallybreakinwithitsownannouncement:“MrRooneyhasone-dollarchargeforasalescall.Ifyouwishtoacceptthischarge,pressstar.Ifyoudon’twishtopay,pleasehangup.”

PartThreeTheFutureofthePhonePre-listeningdiscussion:1.Whatdoyouthinkthephonewillbelikeinthefuture?Keywords:multi-functional;newera;revolution;imagesVocabulary:converge:(oftwoormorethings)tocometogethertowardsthesamepoint會聚slot:alongstraightnarrowopeningorhollowplace,esp.inamachineortool.狹長孔intercom:asystembywhichonecantalkthroughamachinetosomeoneinanearplace內(nèi)部通訊聯(lián)絡(luò)系統(tǒng)prism:atransparentthree-sidedblock,usu.Madeofglass,thatbreadsupwhitelightintodifferentcolors.棱柱SubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM):aremovableplasticcardfoundinGSMphonesthatstorespertinentinformationaboutaphonesuchasyourphonenumber,accountinformation,phonebook,PIMdata,etc..ThecardcanbepluggedintoanyGSMcompatiblephoneandthephoneisinstantlypersonalizedtotheuser.SIMscomeintwosizes:large(creditcardsize)andsmall(thumbnailsize).加入者辨認(rèn)模數(shù)

DeutscheBank:DeutscheBankisoneoftheleadinginternationalfinancialserviceproviders.With69,300employees,thebankservesmorethan13millioncustomersin76countriesworldwide;morethanhalfofthebank'sstaffworkoutsideGermany.ItshomemarketisEurope.

BritishTele-com:ThelargesttelecommunicationsproviderintheUK.Ipswich:AboroughofeasternEnglandneartheNorthSeanortheastofLondon.Itwasacommercialandpottery-makingcenterfromthe7thtothe12