[文学]英语 综合教程 第六册 Unit 3-Bards of the Internet.pptVIP

Unit 3 Bards of the Internet By Phillip Elmer-De Witt Phillip Elmer-DeWitt Learning Objectives New words and phrases Structure of the Text features of expository organizational pattern To be familiar with the use of quotations Practical Writing Text Explanations In this essay the author describes the current fashion of net-writing, explores the causes of the poor quality of writing found on the internet, explains its merits and differences from published writing as well as justifications for its survival and prevalence. Lead-in Question for Discussion: 1. How do you view net-writing, i.e., things published on the Internet, as compared to the traditional forms of writing? 2. Can you predict the future of net-writing? Text Comprehension Go through the text and finish Exercise12 on P23 Re-read the text and figure out the structure of the text. Structure Analysis Part Ⅰ(1-2) Introduction (networks) Part Ⅱ(3-6) problem of netwriting—poor quality and underlying reasons Part Ⅲ(7-9) cite examples in defense of netwriting and analyze reasons Part Ⅳ(10-11) merits of networks Part Ⅴ (12-13) a counter-argument Intensive Study Paragraphs 12 The first two paragraphs are an introductory lead that presents an analytical[,?n?litik?l] comparison between what happened to writing when the telephone was invented and what is happening on computer networks now. Intensive Study One of the unintended side effects of the invention of the telephone was that writing went out of style. When telephone was invented, no one realized that it would outdate writing. Unintended—adj. not deliberate or intentional go out of style不再时兴，过时 These lyrics and melodies never go out of style. 而且这些歌词和旋律永远不会过时。 “...and give their fingers--and sometimes their mind--a rest” —and prefer to use the telephone rather than the pen (in a humorous way) Review Scrawl Scribble [‘skr?bl] to write quickly carelessly 匆匆书写 No scribble on the wall. 禁止在墙上涂鸦。 Don’t scrawl on the wall. 不要在墙上乱涂。 Scri