版前景使用英语综合教程一unit 5 digital age

1、前景实用英语综合教程 1 Unit 5 Digital AgeUnit 5 Digital AgePart ALead inTextExercisePhoneticsGrammarFunctions and NotionsUnit 5 Digital AgeWritingWorkshopPart BPart CLead inTextExerciseTask 2Task 1Task 3Part ALead inTask 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given

2、 below if necessary.1. How much do you know about the product in the first picture?2.Do you read stories or play games on a digital reading device?3.Do you know any other digital reading devices? Give some examples. Cues: iPhone, cellphone, AppleCues: iPad, convenient, traditionalCues: Amazon Kindle

3、, Sony ReaderPart ALead inTask 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary.1.How much do you know about the product in the first picture?2.Do you read stories or play games on a digital reading device?3.Do you know any other digital re

4、ading devices? Give some examples. a. Its an iPhone. Its a fashionable cellphone.a. Yes, I like to read stories every day on a digital reading device, such as an iPad. Its very convenient.Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, WeFound, etc.Part ALead inb. I dont know anything about it.b. No, I prefer tradition

5、al books.Task 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks.Dialogue 1 A: Sandy, you have an iPad, right?B: Yeah. A: May I have a look? Im _ buying one.B: _. Here it is.A: Wowbeautiful. I like this color. B: It is my _ color.A: What can you do with it?B: I can read books, watch mo

6、vies, listen to music, play games, and _ the Internet.consideringNo problemfavorite surfPart ALead inTask 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks.Dialogue 2 A:Youve been sitting before the computer for hours. What are you doing?B:Im _ for tomorrows presentation in class.A:Oh

7、. Is it done?B:Not yet. Its a huge _ for me. A:Whats the matter? B:I want to make the _ look better but I dont know how. A:Well, _ you present and how you present it are more important. B:Maybe you are right.slidesheadachewhatpreparingPart ALead in 1. Which one do you prefer, traditional textbooks o

8、r e-books? 2. What do you think of the future of digital learning technology?Cues: convenient, information, media platform, understandingCues: useful and helpful for study, pricePart ALead inTask 3 Discuss the following questions. Which one do you prefer, traditional textbooks or e-books? 2. What do

9、 you think of the future of digital learning technology?a. I prefer e-books, because they are convenient and can provide much more instant information for students.a. I think its prospect is great, because its really useful and helpful for student learning.Part ALead inTask 3 Discuss the following q

10、uestions. b. I prefer traditional textbooks, because I will not feel so easily tired when reading them. Besides, I can understand better the knowledge contained.b. I dont think itll be popular because some e-readers are still too expensive for most students.Can College Students Learn asWell on iPads

11、? Compared with traditional textbooks, the iPad and other digital reading devices are likely to save on textbook costs in the long term, to provide students with more and better information faster, and no small matter to lighten the college students backpack. Part AText Theres a lot to like about di

12、gital learning. Santa Clara University student Christopher Paschal, 19, for example, appreciated the search function in his economics e-textbook, and said the included video clips offered “a new method of learning,” and got rid of “the monotony of endless pages of reading.”Part AText But finally, “I

13、 feel that I understand materials better in regular textbooks,” Paschal says. Why? For college students, its more difficult to look at a computer screen when youre tired, he says, and harder to concentrate when Facebook, YouTube and e-mail are just a click away.Part ATextThough many of those problem

14、s are being or have been solved, some students arent quite ready to use the devices for academic purposes. And some educational experts suggest the choices offered by the new technology may be making it harder to learn rather than easier.Part AText It may simply be that the technology is still unfam

15、iliar. While e-readers have taken off in the leisure-reading market, publishers have been slower to jump into the education market. Reasons are different but one challenge for publishers is that reading for the purpose of gaining knowledge is more complex than reading for pleasure.Part AText “Usuall

16、y in a novel youre going through it from start to finish. In a textbook youre constantly flipping back and forth. Youre all over the book a lot more often,” says Matt Lilek, 22, a computer science major at Joliet Junior College in Illinois. Part AText Even so, expectations remain high for e-reader t

17、echnology on campuses. Someuniversities plan to give iPads to freshmen. At a recent ceremony, each member of the UC Irvine School of Medicines incoming class received not only the traditional white coat, but also a new iPad, pre-loaded with everything necessary for the first year of course work.Part

18、 AText Scores of others, including Reed College andNorth Carolina State University, plan to offer opportunities for students to test-drive iPads. And two-thirds of campus technology chiefs predicted last fall that e-books will become an “important platform for instructional resources” within five ye

19、ars, according to the Campus Computing Project.Part AText Publishers, meanwhile, have big ideas for student learning. “Thats the great promise,” says Don Kilburn, president of Pearson Learning Solutions, a publisher of education materials.Part AText More faults are perhaps inevitable. But the techno

20、logical developments “represent very real opportunity to remake education for the better,” says Kaplans Olson. “The possibility for the textbook to come alive with interactivity will make the next several years of e-book innovation interesting to watch.” (450 words)Part AText大学生使用苹果平板电脑、电子书能学好吗？ 与传统

21、的教材相比，苹果平板电脑(iPad)及其他数码阅读器从长远来看可能会节约教材成本，为学生提供更多更好更快捷的信息，还可以减轻学生的背包重量这点也是不小的功劳。Part AText Translation 数字化学习有很多令人喜爱之处。 比如，圣塔克拉拉大学的一位19岁大学生克里斯多夫帕斯夏就很欣赏他的经济学电子课本的搜索功能，他还说里面的视频剪辑提供了“一种新的学习方法”，而且避免了“逐页文字阅读的单调性”。 Part AText Translation 但最后他又说：“我觉得读传统教材会理解得更好.”为什么呢？ 对于大学生来说，疲惫的时候看电脑屏幕是困难的，而且，看脸谱网(Facebook)

22、、视频网(YouTube)和电子邮件只是弹指一键的事，因此也很难专注。Part AText TranslationPart AText translation 尽管很多问题正在或已经解决，一些学生还没完全准备好将这些设备用于学习。有些教育专家认为这种新技术带来的选择也许会使学习变得更难而非更易。 Part AText Translation 原因可能就是人们对这技术不熟悉，尚未普及。电子阅读器在休闲阅读市场已经流行起来，而出版商进入教育市场的脚步却还很慢。原因各种各样，但出版商面临的一个挑战就是，学习型阅读比娱乐型阅读要难。Part AText Translation “通常，读小说可以一口气

23、从头读到尾。看教材则要不断地翻前翻后，而且要翻很多次。” 22岁的马特利雷特说道.他是位于伊利诺斯州的乔利埃特初级学院的一名计算机科学专业生。Part AText Translation 即便如此，人们对于电子阅览技术应用于大学的期望仍然很高。有些大学打算给大一新生发放iPad。加州大学欧文分校医学院的新生在近期的开学典礼上，不但领了传统的白色衣袍，还领了iPad，里面已预先载入了第一年课程学习所需的资料。Part AText TranslationPart AText translation 包括里德学院和北卡罗来纳州大学在内的其他几十所大学也计划让学生体验一下iPad。根据信息化校园计划，

24、三分之二的大学里的技术主管去年秋季预言说，电子读物在5年之内会成为“一个重要的教学资源平台”。Part AText TranslationPart AText translation 出版商们对于学生的学习也动了大念头呢。 “那个发展前景很好。” 教育资料出版社皮尔森学习方案集团的董事长唐桥本说。Part AText TranslationPart AText translation 也许不可避免地会出现更多缺陷，但是技术发展“提供了一次真正改善教育的机会”，卡普兰奥尔森说，“未来几年，电子教科书可能会变得活灵活现，且具备互动性，非常值得关注。”Part AText Translationde

25、vicen. a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular jobe.g. My father has fitted a device to his car which opens the garage door automatically. 父亲在车上装了一个能自动开启车库门的装置。 My friend invented a device that automatically closes windows when it rains. 我朋友发明一种装置，可以使窗户在下雨时自动关闭。Part AText Lang

26、uage Points over a long period of timee.g. In the short term we expected to lose money on this book, but in the long term we hope to make profits. 短期来说，我们在这本书上可能要赔钱，但长远来说我们有 希望赚大钱。 We should cut our expense in the long term. 我们必须长期削减开支。Part AText Language Pointsin the long termv. to reduce the amoun

27、t of work, debt, worry, etc. that somebody has; to become or make something become brightere.g. I took some of the parcels from her to lighten her load. 我从她那儿拿过来几包东西以减轻她的负担。 The measures will lighten the tax burden on small businesses. 这些措施将减轻小型企业的纳税负担。lightenPart AText Language Points clip n. a sho

28、rt part of a film/movie that is shown separatelye.g. They showed a clip from her new film on TV last night. 昨晚他们在电视上播放了她新片子的片段。 The clip was recorded on a digital video camera. 这段影像被录制在一个数码相机上。Part AText Language Pointsn. being boring; lack of varietye.g. They broke the monotony of the weary journey

29、 with songs and jokes. 他们唱歌或说笑话使这个令人疲惫的旅程不至于单调乏味。 She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life. 她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。monotonyPart AText Language Points v. to give all your attention to something without thinking about anything else e.g. I cant concentrate with all that noise going on. 吵闹声不

30、绝于耳，我无法集中精神。 This year the company has concentrated on improving its efficiency. 这家公司今年已经把力量集中在提高效率方面。 concentrate Part AText Language Pointstake off (of an idea, a product, etc.) to begin to become popular, successful, or well-knowne.g. The design first took off in American colleges. 这种式样首先在美国大学里流行

31、起来。 It was at this point that her acting career really took off. 正是从这个时候起，她的表演事业真正开始走红了。Part AText Language Pointsjump into to enter eagerly into an activity e.g. We jumped into the discussion right away. 我们立即积极参加讨论。 We want to encourage students to jump into the running of the college. 我们想鼓励学生参与学院的

32、管理工作。Part AText Language Pointscomplexa. difficult to understand, explain, or deal withe.g. What he said was too complex for me to understand. 他说的太复杂了，我不理解。 Can you solve the complex problem? 你能解决这个复杂的问题吗?Part AText Language Points v. to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick moveme

33、nte.g. The phone book is indexed alphabetically, so you may flip instantly to any number you wish. 由于 号码簿按字母顺序作了索引，你可以立即翻到你所要的 号码。 She flipped through the magazine looking for the letters page. 她浏览杂志寻找读者来信页。 flipPart AText Language Pointsback and forth from one place to another and back again repeat

34、edlye.g. He paced back and forth in his room. 他在房间里来回踱步。 They discussed it back and forth, without getting very far. 他们反复地讨论，没有很大进展。 Part AText Language Points Youre all over the book a lot more oftenYou spend a lot more time reading the book.Part AText Language Points test-drive v. to use something

35、 for a time to see if it is useful, if one likes it, etc.; to drive a vehicle that you are thinking of buying so that you can see how well it works and if you like it e.g. Tom could hardly wait to test-drive his new computer. 汤姆等不急要马上试试他的新电脑。 Why not test-drive the new BMW? 为什么不试驾一下这辆新宝马？Part AText

36、Language Pointspredict v. to say that something will happen in the futuree.g. The fortune-teller predicted that I would marry a doctor. 算命先生预言我会同一位医生结婚。 It is impossible to predict what will happen. 预知未来的事情是不可能的。Part AText Language Points platform n. an opportunity or a place for somebody to express

37、 their opinions or make progress in a particular area e.g. She used the newspaper column as a platform for her feminist view. 她以报纸专栏为平台，宣传她的女权主义观点。 Television should provide a platform for the customers viewpoint. 电视应当为顾客提供发表意见的机会。Part AText Language Pointssolution n. a way of solving a problem or d

38、ealing with a difficult situation e.g. The solutions to the questions are at the back of the book. 习题解答见书后。 We bought a second car; it was the solution to all our problems. 我们又买了一辆汽车，它解决了我们所有的问题。Part AText Language Points a. unable to be avoided or prevented from happeninge.g. Death is inevitable; i

39、t comes to everyone. 死亡无可避免，它要降临到每个人头上。 Given the current financial situation, it was inevitable that the pound would be devalued. 鉴于当前的金融形势，英镑贬值是不可避免的。 inevitablePart AText Language PointsWith e-book innovations, the textbook might become interactive and thus lively, so it will be interesting to wa

40、tch what will happen in the next several years. Part AText Language PointsThe possibility for the textbook to interesting to watch. come alive to become interesting and exciting e.g. The game came alive in the second half. 比赛在下半场变得有看头了。 The man in the picture came alive as the artist worked. 画家画着画着，

41、画中人就渐渐显得栩栩如生了。Part AText Language Points innovationn.the introduction of new ideas, methods of doing somethinge.g. Necessity was the mother of innovation. 需要是创新之母。 The key to innovation is the talents. 创新的关键是人才。Part AText Language PointsTask 2Task 3Task 4Task 7Task 1Part A ExercisesTask 6Task 5 Task

42、 1 Read the text again and answer the following questions.1.In what ways are digital reading devices better than traditional textbooks?2.Why does Paschal understand materials better in regular textbooks? Part A ExercisesDigital reading devices can save costs, provide more and better information, and

43、 lighten students backpack.Because its difficult to look at a computer screen and harder to concentrate with the Internet resources being just a click away. Task 1 Read the text again and answer the following questions.3.Why have the publishers been slower to jump into the education market? 4.Accord

44、ing to paragraph 5, what did the freshmen in UC Irvine School of Medicine receive? 5.Whats the possibility of e-book innovation according to Kaplans Olson? Part A ExercisesReading for the purpose of gaining knowledge is more complex than reading for pleasure.They received not just the traditional wh

45、ite coat but also a new iPad.It is possible that the textbook will come alive with interactivity.Task 2 Identify the key words or main ideas of the following paragraphsParagraph 1:_ of digital reading devicesParagraph2:Problem 1Its harder for students _ Paragraph 4: Problem 2Its _ for students to fl

46、ip an e-textbook. Paragraph 5:High _ for campus use of digital learning technologyconcentrateadvantagesinconvenientexpectations Part A ExercisesTask 3 Fill in the puzzle spaces with the words from Text A according to the explanations given below.Across1. to reduce the amount of work, debt, worry, et

47、c. that somebody has4. a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job8. a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation9. to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else10. an opportunity or a place for somebody to express their opinions

48、 or make progress in a particular area Down2. unable to be avoided or prevented from happening3. to say that something will happen in the future5. lack of variety6. the introduction of new ideas, methods of doing something7. difficult to understand, explain, or deal with9.concentrate 10. platformPar

49、t A ExercisesTask 4 Complete the following sentences with the words from Task 3. Change the word forms if necessary.1. It seems to be the best _ to this problem.2. It is difficult to _what life will be like in the future.3. The _of his voice sent me to sleep. 4. This contest offers _ a for the stude

50、nts to practice their speaking.5. The engineer whom we met yesterday had worked out a new automatic_.solution predictmonotonyplatformdevicePart A ExercisesTask 4 Complete the following sentences with the words from Task 3. Change the word forms if necessary.6.It will _ the basket if we take out the

51、potatoes.7. I cant _ on my work when Im tired.8. It is a _ problem and it is not easy to find a solution. 9. Each of us is active in technical _. 10. Failure was _ because they were too careless. lightenconcentratecomplexinnovationinevitablePart A ExercisesTask 5 Complete the sentences using derivat

52、ives (派生词) of the words in the box. Change the word forms if necessary.1.I lost my _ and nearly drove into a bridge last night.2.The local government is trying to _ the problem of waste disposal.3.She looks very _ but I cant remember her name. 4.Its difficult to make accurate _ about the effects on

53、the environment. 5.He was, _ , upset when his girlfriend left, but he soon got over it.concentrationsolvefamiliarpredictioninevitablyPart A ExercisesTask 6 Rewrite the following sentences after the models.1. Because the girl was frightened by the noise, she didnt dare to sleep in her room.2. When th

54、e baby was left to itself in the room, he began to cry.3. If these seeds are grown in rich soil, they can grow fast.Frightened by the noise, the girl didnt dare to sleep in her room. Left to itself in the room, the baby began to cry.Grown in rich soil, these seeds can grow fast. Model 1:Part A Exerc

55、isesTask 6 Rewrite the following sentences after the models.1.She says, “Ill never forget the moment.”2.He said, “I have studied English since I was a boy.” 3. She said, “I read the book while I was waiting for a bus.”She says that shell never forget the moment.He said he had studied English since h

56、e was a boy. She said she had read the book while she was waiting for a bus. Model 2:Part A ExercisesTask 7 Translate the following sentences into English, paying attention to the highlighted parts.1.这并不是什么大不了的事，但是 长远来看那是有利可图的。 （in the long term）2.外面太吵了，我们根本无法专心 听讲。（concentrate on）3.这种电脑游戏很快就在校园里流 行

57、起来。（take off）4.他在教室里来回踱步，试图确定 演讲题目。（back and forth）5.每当他跟女友在一起时，他的思 维似乎就变得活跃了。 （come alive） It is not a big deal, but you can make profit in the long term. 2. It is so noisy outside that we cannot concentrate on the lecture at all.3. Such a computer game takes off shortly on the campus.4. He walked

58、back and forth in the classroom, trying to define a topic for his speech.5. When he stayed with his girlfriend, his mind seemed to come alive. Part A ExercisesPart B Lead inTask 1Task 2Task 1 Listen to the recording, and complete the following passage. Before you (1) _ your application to a virtual

59、university, there are (2) _ things you should know. Unlike traditional campuses, online education programs (3) _ the Internet as the primary mode of communication. Lectures are taught through downloadable materials, (4) _ forums, and Web-based (5) _ that supplement print textbooks purchased for each

60、 class.downloada couple ofrely ondiscussionsoftwarePart B Lead inTask 1 Listen to the recording, and complete the following passage. Online universities are (6) _ on the idea that people can get access to the Internet anywhere at any time. While most online schools are (7) _ institutions of (8) _ le