2017-2018学年高中英语 Module 6 The Internet and Telecommunications Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module教学案 外研版必修1.docVIP

Module 6 The Internet and Telecommunications Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module [原文呈现] Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages①. Text messages are much cheaper② than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it even cheaper by③shortening the words that you use④. You can do this by taking out⑤ “unimportant” letters⑥ in the words (usually vowels⑦) and using numbers instead of⑧ words (2＝to, 3＝free, 4＝for, 8＝ate, so h8＝hate, etc.). You can also avoid using⑨ punctuation⑩ like inverted commas. Here is an example: Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll? (I’m home now,