全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2-Unit3.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * S R _ Reading _ text 8 In a survey released 18 months ago, ATT found that among 1,175 parents interviewed, nearly half learned how to text-message their children. More than 60 percent of parents agreed that it helped them communicate. When asked if their children wanted a call or a text message requesting that they be home by curfew, for instance, 58 percent of parents said their children preferred a text. S R _ Reading _ text 9 Text messaging has perhaps become this generation’s version of pig Latin. For dumbfounded parents, ATT now offers a tutorial that decodes acronyms meant to keep parents at bay. “Teens may use text language to keep parents in the dark about their conversations,” the tutorial states. Some acronyms meant to alert children to prying eyes are POS (“parent over shoulder”), PRW (“parents are watching”) and KPC (“keeping parents clueless”). Savannah Pence, 15, says she wants to be in touch with her parents — but also wants to keep them at arm’s length. “I don’t text that much in front of my parents because they read them,” she says. S R _ Reading _ text 10 At first, Savannah’s father, John Pence, who owns a restaurant in Portland, Ore., was unsure about how to relate to his daughter. “I didn’t know how to communicate with her,” Mr. Pence says. So he took a crash course in text messaging — from Savannah. But so far he knows how to quickly type only a few words or phrases: Where are you? Why haven’t you called me? When are you coming home? Savannah says she sends a text message to her father at least two or three times a day. “I can’t ask him questions because he is too slow,” she adds. S R _ Reading _ text 11 Mr. Pence is well aware of how destabilizing cellphones, iPods and hand-held video