新视野大学英语4_unit_4_ppt.ppt

unit 4 Section A Worming up structure analysis text Exercises Online Resources Information Age Information Superhighway Information Age The Information Age is an era of fundamental and global change in intellectual, philosophical,cultural and social terms.Todays Information Age began with the telegraph. It was the first instrment to transform information into electrical form and transmit it reliably over long distances.New techniques pf encoding and distributing digital information are promoting the progress of the Information Age throughtout society. Information surperhighway A name first used by former US vise-president AL Gore for the vision of a global,high-speed communication network that will carry voice, data, video ,and other forms of information all over the world, and that will make it possible for people to send e-mail ,get up-to-the-minute news, and access business ,government and educational information. The text deals with one of the popular and current topics of today — telecommunications revolution. The passage explores the advantages of telecommunications technologies, questions that should be considered, different resolutions, and lastly the conclusions. Text  Para1 A transformation is occurring that should greatly boost living standards in the developing world. Places that until recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly acquiring up-to-date telecommunications that will let them promote both internal and foreign investment. It may take a decade for many countries in Asia, LatinAmerica, and Eastern Europe to improve transportation, power supplies, and other utilities. But a single optical fiber with a diameter of less than half a millimete can carry more information than a large cable made of coppe wires.By installing optical fiber, digital switches, and the latest wireless transmission systems, a parade of urban centers and industrial zones from Beijing to Budapest are stepping directly into the Information