新视野大学英语视听说教程2第三版BOOK2 UNIT7

Timeoftechnology:

Ablessing

ora

curse?UNIT

72021/5/9

Learning

objectives

Opening

up

Listening

to

theworld

Speakingfor

communication

Furtherpractice

in

listening

Wrapping

up

Unit

7

Timeof

technology:A

blessing

or

a

curse?Fun

time2021/5/92Learningobjectivesexpressessentialitytalkaboutexperiencesandfeelingsofplayingcomputergameslistenforagreementanddisagreementtalkabouttechnologyaroundas12342021/5/9Opening

up1

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.How

often

do

you

and

your

partner

do

these

things?Write

sf

i

t

for

never.

Then

discuss

Sending

apostcardUsing

your

mobile

(phone)Sending

a

text

messageUpdating

your

webpageCheckingyouremailUsing

an

Internet

phone(e.g.Skype)2021/5/9ernorsr

paimeyoumetthsoworer,SswtennfaourforyoOWritinga

blogChatting

onlineSendingafaxOpening

up1

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.Howoftendoyouandyourpartnerdo

these

things?WriteOforoften,Sfor

sometimesorNfor

never.

Thendiscussyour

answerswithyour

partner.SSending

a

postcardNowadays,peopleseldom

writelettersor

sendpostcards.I'mnoexception.Onlywhenlamofftoanewandwonderful

place

willIsend2021/5/9

souvenir

postcardstomyfamilyandfriends.

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questionsHow

often

do

you

and

your

partner

do

these

things?Write

sf

i

t

for

never.

Then

discussOUsing

your

mobile(phone)l

use

mymobilephone

all

the

time.I

talk

topeople,or

send

text

messages

or

useWeChat.I

can't

live

without

my

mobilephone.ernorsaepmriyoumetthsoworer,SswtennfaourforyoOOpening

up2021/5/9Opening

up1

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in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.Howoftendoyouandyourpartnerdo

these

things?WriteOforoften,Sfor

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never.

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send

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isfast,cheap

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Writinga

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never

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blogs

because

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haven't

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partner.ownblogyet.Opening

up1

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inpairsand

discussthe

questions.Howoftendoyouandyourpartnerdo

these

things?Write

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i

t

for

never.

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onlinel

often

use

WeChat

to

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online

with

my

family,friends

or

classmates.I

love

WeChat.I

can

sendernorsr

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videos.

The

best

thing

of

WeChatis

thatit'sfree.2021/5/9Opening

up1Workin

pairs

and

discussthe

questions.How

often

do

you

and

your

partner

do

these

things?Write

sf

i

t

for

never.

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discussSSending

a

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sometimes

l

have

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someneror

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forimportantdocuments.2021/5/9Opening

up1

Workinpairs

and

discussthe

questions.How

often

do

you

and

your

partner

do

these

things?Write

sf

i

t

for

never.

Then

discussS

Updating

your

webpagel

built

my

own

webpage

about

one

year

ago.Atfirst

l

updated

my

webpage

every

day.But

now

lam

pretty

busy,so

I

spend

much

less

time

on

it.Iupdate

it

about

once

a

week.neror

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for2021/5/9Opening

up1Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.Howoftendoyouandyourpartnerdo

these

things?WriteOforoften,Sfor

sometimesorNfor

never.

ThendiscussOCheckingyouremaillcheckemailsfrequentlybecauseIhavegotalotofemailsfromfriends,classmates,teachersor

myschool.Someof

themare

veryimportantandneedpromptresponse,soIcheckemailseveryday.2021/5/9

youranswers

withyour

partner.Opening

up1

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.Howoftendoyouandyourpartnerdo

these

things?WriteOforoften,Sfor

sometimesorNfor

never.

ThendiscussSUsing

an

Internet

phone(e.g.Skype)SometimesluseanInternet

phone

to

talk

withfriends

who

are

abroad

for

further

study.It

is

fastand

convenient,and

more

importantly,it

costsmuchlessthanlong-distance

calls.youranswers

withyour

partner.2021/5/9SharingListening

ViewingListeningtotheworld2021/5/9

13ListeningtotheworldSharing1

Watch

a

podcastfor

its

general

idea.Thepodcastismainlyabout

people'sattitudestowardtechnology,what

items

of

technology

they

have,andwhatitemsareindispensableto

them.enjoylive

withoutplanmylifelisteningto

musicWatch

Part

1and

fill

inthe

blanks.1)2)3)

4)2021/5/92ListeningtotheworldSharing3

Watch

Part2

andmatch

the

statements.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldSharing3

WatchPart2andmatchthestatements.D

1I

r

inmy

job.A2

Forwhat

Ido,I'm

probablyquite

atechnophobe.F3

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latest

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itcomes

out.2021/5/9

houghI

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a

tenovlyleed

tefinleaamSharing3

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2andmatch

the

statements.E4llove

technology-a

lot.Um,you

know,everythingB_5lve

got

lots

ofgadgets.Er

.…Iwouldn't

be

…IC

6l

hate

technology.I

…I

find

it

frightening

and2021/5/9Listeningtotheworldaboutitlike

newgadgets,you

know,computers,wouldn't,wouldn't

know

what

to

do

without

mylaptop.disturbing.things

likethat.ListeningtotheworldSharing4

Watch

Part

3

and

fill

in

the

blanks.1Where's

hismobile

phone?Answer:Inhispocket.2021/5/91:ListeningtotheworldSharing4

Watch

Part

3

and

fill

in

the

blanks.2What'sher

mobile

phone

connected

to?Answer:Twitter.2021/5/91!ListeningtotheworldSharing4

WatchPart3

and

fill

in

the

blanks.3Why

isn'tshe

using

heriPod?Answer:Because

it's

not

charged.2021/5/9

21ListeningtotheworldSharing4

Watch

Part3andfill

inthe

blanks.4Which

items

of

technologydoes

he

havewith

him?Answer:Hismobile

phoneandan2021/5/9

2MP3player.ListeningtotheworldSharing4

Watch

Part3

andfill

in

the

blanks.5

Howmany

mobiles

has

she

got?Answer:wo.2021/5/92:ListeningtotheworldSharing4

Watch

Part3

andfill

in

the

blanks.6Whatgadgetsdoes

he

have?Answer:Ane

-book

reader,a

laptop,an

iPod,and

lots

of

gadgets.2021/5/92:ListeningtotheworldSharing5

Watch

Part4andfill

inthe

blanks.Icouldn'tlivewithout

my

computer.

Um,

why

not?

Because

l'm1)onit

all

the

time.Itbrokedownonce

for

three

weeks

and

I

felt

like2)

my

husband

had

left

me

-l'mnot

even

married.2021/5/9live

without

3).I

could

probablymy

4)

phone

.I

quite.ListeningtotheworldSharing5

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Part

4

and

fill

inliveButcouldn'tmy

laptopwithouter,it

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off

for

a

while.the

laptop's

5)the

blanks.leavingessentiallike2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldSharing5

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Part

4

and

fill

in

the

blanks.Myphone.beyondthat

,anythingelse.6)

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don't2021/5/9IListeningtotheworldSharing5Watch

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fill

in

the

blanks.Idon'tthink

Icould

livewithout

my

mobile

phone.And

I

couldn't

livewithout

the

7)

computer

,andI

couldn't

live

without

thethem.Internet

-because

I

depend8)on2021/5/9 Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.1

How

do

you

feel

about

technology?Technology

is

new

and

innovative,which

canmake

life

easier

and

more

comfortable.I

loveListeningtotheworldSharingtechnology

and

I

spend

a

lot

of

money

ontechnology.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldSharing

Work

in

pairs

and

answer

the

questions.2Whatitemsoftechnologydoyou

havewithyouatthe

moment?IhavetwoiPhonesinmy

pocketanda

laptopinmybackpack.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldWorkinpairsandanswerthequestions.3What

itemsoftechnology

could/couldn't

you

livewithout?Why?I

think

Icould

live

withoutanMP3player.NowIoftenplaymusiconmycomputer,soanMP3player

isn't

essential

tome.

I

couldn't

live

without

mycomputer.Ihaveto

workoniteveryday.Isearch

forusefulinformation

online,writedraftsof

mycompositions,emailthemtomyteachers,receivefeedbackandmakechangesaccordingly.

Inmyspare

time,I

surfon

the

Internet,write

blogs,chat

onlinewithmyfriends,have

videocalls

withmy

parents,andshoponline.Idepend

on

it.

Sharing2021/5/9SharingListening

ViewingListeningtotheworld2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldListeningBEFORE▶you

listen1

Work

in

pairs

and

answer

the

questions.1

How

muchtimedoyouspendonthe

Internet

everyOneto

two

hours

a

day.day?2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldListeningBEFORE▶you

listen1

Workinpairs

and

answerthe

questions.2Whatdo

you

usually

do

when

you

surf

theInternet?l

usually

search

for

information,read

newsarticles,

shop

online,or

download

music.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldListeningBEFORE▶you

listen1

Work

in

pairs

and

answer

the

questions.3

Doyougetdistractedwhenyouworkorstudyonline?Yes.

Whenlsearchforcertaininformationandopena2021/5/9

newpage,there

arepop-ups

related

to

news,salesinformation,new

trailers,or

something

else.If

it

issomething

I'm

interested

in,

I

will

click

on

it

onimpulse.SoI'm

vulnerabletothese

distractions.ListeningListeningskills

Additional

Tips

Listening

for

agreement

and

disagreementOnestrategy

isto

listenforexpressionsshowingagreementor

disagreement.Thespeakeragreeswithwhatotherpeoplesay:Iagreewithyour

point,I'm

withyou

on

thatpoint,That's

agoodpoint,

'

e

rt

eas

dd

...withyouridea,I'm

afraidIdon'tagree,That'snotalways

true,That'snotalwaysthecase,I'mnotsure

aboutthat,and

You2021

can't

actually

mean

that..eeageaii:Ioyoagplispehahenkotthiat,Iwhghthriwitu'resoeyrkgnahieakerue,lptssListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldListeningListeningskillsAdditionalTipsListening

for

agreement

and

disagreementAnotherstrategyistorecognize

intonation

patternsspeakersuse

to

indicate

their

attitudes.·Afalling-rising

intonationusingthesymbol"7

"oftenconveyslimitedagreement,response

withreservation,uncertainty,ordoubt;·Anda

rising-falling

intonation,usingthesymbol“7Y”oftenconveysasenseof

strongagreement,ordisagreement.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE▶youlisten2

Listen

and

check

the

true

statements.☑1The

men

both

use

the

Internetatwork.☑

2Thewomanthinkspeopleshouldn't

usethe

Internetwhentheyareatwork.□3The

men

boththinkthatusingthe

Internetis

a

waste

oftime.(The

men

don't

think

that

using

the

Internet

is

awasteoftime.)2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE▶

you

listen3

Listenandcompletethe

answersto

the

questions.1Accordingtothewoman,what'stheproblemwithworkers

who

use

the

Internet

at

work?Answer:Lotsofworkersspendall

day

on

the

Internet

instead

of

doing

their

work.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE▶

you

listen3Listenandcompletetheanswerstothe

questions.2According

to

the

woman,why

are

some

universitystudents

failing

their

degrees?Answer:Because

they

spend

all

their

time

checkingFacebook

and

watching

the

videos

that

friendssend

them

.2021/5/9

ListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE▶

youlisten3Listen

and

complete

the

answers

to

the

questions.3

Why

do

the

men

disagreewith

thewoman's

opinionthat

people

shouldn't

use

the

Internet

at

work

foranything

other

than

work?Answer:Because

they

think

using

the

Internet

helps

togive

you

a

break,just

like

having

a

cup

of

coffee

ortalking

to

someone

in

the

office,orgoing

to

abookshop

or

lookingthrough

a

pile

ofmagazines.2021/5/9

ListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE▶

you

listen3

Listen

and

complete

the

answers

to

the

questions.

4

Inwhatway

isreadingbooksdifferentfrom

surfingon

theInternet?Answer:Peoplearen'taddictedtoreading

booksbutcanbe

addictedto

the

Internet.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldListeningWHILE▶

you

listen3

Listen

and

complete

the

answers

to

the

questions.5Whatproblemsdopeoplewho

are

addicted

to

theInternet

have?1)They

spend

too

much

time

in

front

of

the

computer.2021/5/9

2)Theychoosethe

Internetoversports

and

goingout.3)They

forget

how

to

live

in

the

real

worldAnswers:ListeningAFTER▶you

listen4

Work

in

pairsanddiscussthestatements.1

You

shouldn'tbelieve

what

youread

on

theInternet.l

partlyagree

with

thestatement.·

On

one

hand

,we

have

to

admit

that

the

Internet

enhances

allyou

readonline

Listeningtotheworldour

livesonadailybasis.We

can

search

for

information

online,communicate

withothers.Italsomakesourworkmoreconvenient.·On

the

otherhand,theInternetisabigplatform,whichallowseveryonetoexpresstheirownopinions,evenrelease

unreliableinformationor

rumors.

Youmayreadfalsenews,falsestatisticsandmade-upstories.

Itisimpossibleandunnecessary

toconductcyber-investigationsallthe

time,but

justbecarefultocheckwhat2021/5/9ListeningAFTER▶youlisten4

Workinpairs

and

discuss

the

statements.2

It's

better

to

talk

to

someone

than

to

send

them

a

textmessage.face.Listeningtotheworldlthinkitdepends.Traditionally,talkingtosomeonefaceto

face

is

a

good

waytoshow

your

sincerityandyourattention.Besides,face-to-facetalkcanmakeyou

wellunderstoodandensurethetalkgoessmoothly.But,if

youaretooshytomakearequestface-to-face,sendingatextmessage

willbeabetterchoice.If

youdon'treceiveanyanswer,itmeanstheother

personhasdeclined

politely.

TomostChinesepeoplethisisthebeststrategyinordertoavoidlosing2021/5/9ListeningAFTER▶you

listen4

Workinpairsand

discuss

the

statements.3

Online

books

will

mean

the

end

of

bookstores.l·

l

t

r

yt

of

bookstores,

butthisnewreadingstyleindeedsignals

troublefor

bookstores.the

endtement.meahe

sllhewteoenrdoagslyoktalbotoinenonoOdListeningtotheworldWithout

doubt,there

are

many

advantages

of

online

books.

Theycomeatlowercostsandsaveusfromgoing

to

the

shop,purchasingabookorwastingtimeonhome

delivery.

Theymakeour

readingmoreconvenient.2021/5/9ListeningAFTER▶youlisten4

Workin

pairs

and

discuss

the

statements.3Onlinebookswill

meantheend

of

bookstores.·

But

traditional

bookstores

still

have

their

reason

to

exist.Althoughprintedbooksaremoreexpensivethanonline

books,2021/5/9

Listeningtotheworldtherearemany

people

whosticktothe

tradition.

We'renevergoing

to

get

that

comforting

smell

of

paper

or

the

weight

of

agoodbookinour

hands

when

wereadanonlinebook.So,traditionalbookstores

willstillbethere.

But,if

weconsiderthebookmarketasa

whole,themarketshareof

traditionalbooksisgettingsmallerandsmaller.SharingListening

ViewingListeningtotheworld2021/5/9

47ViewingBEFORE▶you

view1

Readthe

program

information

belowandanswerthequestions.1Whatdoyouthinkthechildrenwill

do

when

theirtelevisionsandvideogamesaretakenaway?lthinkaftertelevisionsandvideogamesaretaken

away,children'sattention

willgotoother

indoorandoutdooractivities.Forindooractivities,theycanplaywith

toys,theycanplaycards,puzzlesandsoon;foroutdooractivities,theycanengagethemselvesingardening,boating,camping

etc.So

without

TV,children

willhave2021/5/9

more

interesting

andfun

things

to

do.

ListeningtotheworldListeningtotheworldViewingBEFORE▶you

view1

Readthe

program

information

belowandanswerthequestions.2

Howdoyouthinktheparentswillfeel

during

theexperiment?Maybeatthe

verybeginning,thekids

willfeelboredanduncomfortable,andtheparentshavetospendmoretimeplaying

with

thekids.Butwith

thegoing

of

theexperiment,whentheparentsfindmostkidscanadjustthemselvestothenewlife

verywell,andthereis

morelaughterandhappinessderivedfromtheabsenceofTV,theparentsmayfeelrelieved.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE▶

you

view2

Watchthevideoclipandcheckthe

true

statements.

☑

1Some

people

believethatchildrenwhowatchtoomuchTVget

fat.□2

TheprogramPanorama

wenttoasecondaryschoolinManchester.(The

program

Panorama

went

to

a

primaryschoolinManchester.)□3The

children

were

given

a

camera

to

record

what

dw

lpdp

family

was

given

a

camera

to

film)hncpeEap.(anheuaohtlauhoww2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE▶

you

view2

Watchthevideoclipandcheckthe

true

statements.

☑

4The

parents

hadtoworkalot

harderwhentherewerenoTVs.□

5Afterthe

experiment,thefamilieswatched

the

sameamount

of

TV

as

before.(Aftertheexperiment,thefamilies

watchedless

TVthantheydidbefore.)2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE▶you

view3

Watchthewholevideoclipagainand

choose

the

bestC1Why

do

some

people

suggest

TVshould

be

banned?A

Because

kids

cannot

learn

from

TV.B

Because

TV

makes

people

addicted.CBecause

TV

does

alot

of

harm

tokids.DBecauseparentscannotlivewithout

TV.answertoeachquestion.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE▶you

view3

Watch

the

whole

video

clip

again

and

choose

the

bestanswer

to

each

question.B2

Howmuchtimedochildren

spendwatching

TV?AChildrenwatch32wholedaysoftelevisionin

the

year

c

i

.

whole

days

of

television

in

the

yearwhentheyare

eight.2e3nhnwatarerenheydtChilhenBwCChildrenwatch84wholedaysoftelevisionin

the

yearwhentheyare

nine.DChildrenwatch84wholedaysoftelevision

intheyear2021/5/9

whentheyare

eight.

ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE▶you

view3

Watch

the

whole

videoclip

again

and

choose

the

bestD

3

Inthisexperiment,whatwill

not

be

removedfromA

The

TV.B

The

PC.CThevideogames.answer

to

each

question.people'shomes?D

The

microwave.2021/5/9ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE▶

you

view3

Watch

the

whole

video

clip

again

and

choose

the

bestanswer

toeachquestion.D

4Whydotheparentshave

towork

harderwithout

TV?ATheyhavetoteachtheir

kidsto

count

numbers.BThey

havetoearnmore

moneyto

buy

gamesfor

e

hei

vetocook

more

delicious

food

fortheirheyhavetospend

moretime

playingwiththeirkids.2021/5/9D

Tkids.hads.ykTirCthC5What

long-term

effect

does

the

experiment

have

onthe

participating

families?A

They

don't

watch

TV

in

the

morning

anymore.BTheyhavestayedaway

from

TV

since

then.CTheyhavea

much

betterfamilyatmosphere.DTheyspendmoretimewatching

news

onTV.2021/5/9

ListeningtotheworldViewingWHILE▶

you

view3

Watchthewholevideoclipagainand

choose

the

bestanswertoeachquestion.ListeningtotheworldViewingAFTER

▶youview4

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.1

Dothe

parentsthinktheexperimentis

positive?WhyYes.Mostof

theparentsthoughttheexperimentwaspositive.Because

withoutanyTV,there

wasmorelaughter

inthehouseandtheywere

more

ofa

family.2021/5/9

orwhy

not?ListeningtotheworldViewingAFTER

▶youview4

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.2

o

yidoeua

ink

of

the

experiment?Do

you

think

itlthinktheexperimentis

verygood.Overthelast30years,TV

hasbecomeanimportant

partof

ourfamilylife.Itisalsocriticizedfor

itspotentialtopromoteaggressiveandnegativebehavior,toprovidenegativeandinappropriaterolemodelstoourchildren,andtocreatenegative

valuessuchasthe

valuesof

consumptionand

possession.Butisitwisetoallow

TVwatchingto

become

a

subjectforconfrontation?Weneedsuchakindof

experimenttosee?this

a

gWhat2021/5/9

theinfluenceofTVclearly.

ListeningtotheworldViewingAFTER▶you

view4

Workinpairs

and

discussthe

questions.

y

l

i

u

?

e

a

very

important

partof

many

people's

family

life.As

is

known

to

us,televisionpresents

a

vivid

and

colorful

world

for

people.

Through

TV,people

can

be

better

informed

of

the

latest

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