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Unit02素材文档

CollegeEnglishCreativeReading3

跨文化交际英语·阅读教程3

Unit2UsingInformationFoundontheWeb

NoteontheTopic

LearningObjectives

1.Beawareoftheimportanceofcheckingtheinformationwegather;

2.Learndifferentwaysofstructuringapassage.

BeforeYouRead

1.Watchthefollowingvideoanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.

2.Discussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.

2.1Accordingtothevideo,whyaren’tpeoplerecommendedtouseinformationfromtheWeb?

BecauseanyonecancreatecontentandpublishittotheWeb,sothecontent’scredibility,reliabilityandintentshouldbequestioned.

2.2HowtoevaluateresourcesfromtheWeb?

CRAAPissuggestedtoevaluateresources.Itstandsfortheresources’currency,relevance,authority,accuracyandpurpose.

2.3What’sabetterwaytocitesourcesaccordingtothevideo?

Uselibrarydatabasestofindinformation.

2.4HowoftendoyouuseinformationfromtheWebinyourresearchpapers?

Andwhy?

Answerswillvarytothisquestion.Asampleanswercouldbe:

IalmostuseinformationfromtheWebinallmyresearchpapers,becauseit’sveryconvenientandeasytofindvariousinformationontheWeb.Or,IseldomuseinformationfromtheWebinmyresearchpaperssinceitisnotthatcredibleandreliable.

2.5HaveyoueverevaluatedtheWebresources?

Ifyes,how?

Ifno,willyoufollowthemethodsinthevideotoevaluatetheWebresourceshereafter?

Answerswillvarytothisquestion.Asampleanswercouldbe:

No,Ihaven’t.ButIwillstarttoevaluatetheinformationbecauseresearchpapersshouldbeveryacademicandreliable.

ReadingA

CheckingIsBelieving

TheWebisbeingexpandedallthetimeandisabletosupplyanalmostlimitlessamountofinformationonmostsubjects.Apartfromofferingagreatdealofinformation,theWebisalsofastandconvenienttouse.TodaywehavemanydifferentdeviceswhicharecapableofconnectingtotheInternetanddisplayinginformation,evenwhenyouareonthemove.TheWeb,then,canprovideaconvenientmeansofaccessinginformationandhasbecomegreatlyvaluedbystudents.IfastudenthasInternetaccess,thenthereisnoneedforhim/hertogotoalibrarytosearchforinformation.Thisnotonlysavesagreatdealoftimebutalsoeliminatestransportationcosts.ItisprobablytruetosaythatstudentshavemoretimethanmanyworkingpeopletobrowsetheWeb,andtheyhavetheaddedmotivationthatinformationfoundonitmaybeabletohelpthemcompleteassignments.

BackgroundInformation:

TheText:

CheckingIsBelieving

ThetextbasicallyadvisesstudentstochecktheinformationtheyfindontheWebforitsquality,otherwisetheymaybemisledintousingwrongorinadequateinformation.Theargumentofthetextmaybeeasiertoseeasaflowchart.Thefollowingchartshowsthestructureofthe“final”textafterstudentshavecompletedtheDevelopingYourSkillssection.Asakeyvisual,thiscanbeusedtoillustratetheoverallargumentofthetext.Itcanalsobeusedforarevisionactivitybygettingstudentstoverbalizethemainideas（usingthekeyvisualonlyandnotlookingatthetext）.

TheWebisafastandconvenientsourceofinformation.

but

AnyonecanaddinformationtotheWeb.

and

Intheprintmediapublisherscheckthequalityofwhatispublished.

Inthemassmediathereareevenmorequalitychecks.

yet

Materialvariesinquality.

TheWebisunregulated.

so

that’swhy

StudentsshouldcheckthequalityofWebmaterial.

by

Examiningdocumentsfortheirusesofacademicconventions.

Askingquestionsaboutauthors.

and

参考译文：

验证为实

网络随时在拓展，它几乎可以给大多数学科提供无限量的信息。

除了提供大量信息之外，网络使用起来也方便快捷。

如今，我们拥有很多设备它们可以联网并展示信息，即使当你在赶路时也是如此。

因此，网络可以提供一个获取信息的方便途径，而且网络已经受到了学生们的极力推崇。

如果一位学生有条件上网，那么他/她就没有必要去图书馆查找资料。

这样不仅节省了大量的时间也省去了交通费。

几乎可以这样说，学生们比上班族有更多的时间浏览网页，网络上提供的信息有助于他们完成学习任务，这一点成了他们上网的额外动机。

ReadingB

Thisfreedomis,ofcourse,insharpcontrasttotraditionalmedia.Publishingcompanies,forexample,canbeveryselectiveabouttheirauthors.Suchcompanieshavehighstandardsandwillonlypublishabookiftheauthoriswellqualifiedandexperiencedinthesubjectarea.Publishersgetotherexpertstoreviewabookbeforeitisprintedandfurtherimprovementstothebookaremadebyeditorsandbookdesignersemployedbythepublishingcompanies.Editorsfrequentlymakesuggestionstomakethebooklongerorshorterandtoimprovetheauthor’suseoflanguagetomakethewritingclearerandmoreeasilycomprehensibletoreaders.Designershandlethelayoutofabook,includingthecover,photographsandothergraphicsandeventhefonttypeandstyleofthetext.

KeyWords:

review:

theprocessofstudyingorexaminingasituation,policyorideaagaininordertodecidewhetheritissatisfactoryorsuitable

comprehensible:

abletobeunderstood

参考译文：

网络提供的这种自由和传统的媒介相比当然有着明显的区别。

例如，出版公