四川省成都市高中英语 Module6 The Internet and Telecommunications ReadingWB and culture corner课件 外研版必修.pptVIP

Annual shopping extravaganza delivers $14.3 billion and records to Alibaba Chinas e-commerce industry set another jaw-dropping sales record on Singles Day, the worlds biggest online shopping event, with Alibaba reporting that about 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion; 13.3 billion euros) was spent on Nov 11. The e-commerce giant, which accounts for 8 percent of retail sales in China, said the Nov 11 sales figure was 60 percent higher than the 57.1 billion yuan it took on the same day last year. Smartphones were among the best-selling items on Alibabas online platforms this year, with 3.13 million units sold in 24 hours. Alibaba and its biggest e-commerce rival in China, JD.com, both held star-studded events, broadcast on TV and over the Internet. In some cases, shoppers were able to win discount coupons simply by shaking their mobile devices. Online Shopping (Page 99) Cultural Corner on P59: Read the passage and answer: How can we shorten text messages to save money? By taking out unimportant letters. By using numbers instead of words. By avoiding using punctuations like inverted commas. Emoticons [i‘m?utik?nz] 情感符号 What are emoticons according to the passage? A series of symbols to show how people feel. How should we read emoticons? We have to read them sideways. Cultural Corner Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. How can we shorten text messages to save money? By taking out unimportant letters(usually vowels) in the words. By using numbers instead of words. By avoiding using punctuations like inverted commas. 2. What are emoticons according to the passage? A series of symbols developed by mobile phone users to show how they feel. emoticon= emotion + icon motel = mobile + hotel brunch= breakfast + lunch Chinglish = Chinese+ English brunch?motel?Chinglish? What are the following abbreviations short for? LOL ROFL ASAP BTW laugh out loud rolling on the floor laughing as soon as possible by the way What does