综合英语4 Unit3 Alienation and the Internet教学教材.pptVIP

Unit 3 T ext Ⅰ Alienation and the Internet Free T emplate from www.brainybetty .com 2 Pre-reading Questions ? 1. Do you go on-line everyday? What attracts you to the Internet? ? 2. What are the features of a net worm in your mind? ? 3. Does the Internet unify us or alienate us? Why? Free T emplate from www.brainybetty .com 3 Background information ? About the author: Will Baker is an essayist in Vermont of the United States. ? mantra (Paragraph 4): Originally it is a word or sound in Hinduism and Buddhism repeated to aid concentration in meditation. Here it means a statement or slogan repeated frequently . ? Utopia ((Paragraph 7): Originally it refers to an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas Mores Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc. Here it is used for an ideal state. Free T emplate from www.brainybetty .com 4 Language work ? further: help forward Additional training is probably the best way to further your career these days. The interests of an organization will never be furthered through acts of terrorism. ? alienate : cause (someone) to feel very distant from or not welcome to someone else. She was alienated from her brother by her foolish behavior . All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers. Free T emplate from www.brainybetty .com 5 ? addicted : being dependent on something and wanting to spend as much time doing it as possible. Some youngsters are hopelessly addicted to video games. Shes become addicted to love stories. ? skew : cause to be not straight or exact; twist; distort The companys results for this year are skewed because not all our customers have paid their bills. T odays election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of country. Free T emplate from www.brainybetty .com 6 ? lament : express sadness and regret about something He lamented the death of his friend. She lamented that she had never been to Paris. ? at the expense of : at