Unit 2 Bards of the Internet 略.docx

1、Unit 2 Bards of the Internet 略Unit 2 Bards of the Internet 作者：喻婷PART I: CLASS PLANNING1. Teaching Materials1)Textbook: An Integrated English Book 6; Teachers Book2)Dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary (Fourth edition); A New English-Chinese Dictionary .2. Teaching Object

2、ives1)To learn about some basic features of expository organizational pattern;2)To grasp the new words and expressions;3)Be familiar with the use of quotations.3. Time AllocationPeriods 1-2: Text I: Paragraph 1-6Periods 3-4 : Text I: Paragraph 7-13Periods 5-6: Comprehension questions; Exercises; Tex

3、t II4. Teaching Methods1)Interactive teaching2)Communicative teaching5. Teaching AidsLecture notes prepared by the teacherPART II: TEACHING LECTURESPeriods 1-2 ( 80 min ) Aid: Lecture notes prepared by the teacher Warm-up Questions:1. Do you frequently surf the Internet?For what purpose do you do it

4、 most of the time?2. How has the Internet changed our lives? Contents: main ideaIn this essay the author describes the current fashion of netwriting, explores the causes of the poor quality of writing found on the internet, explains its merits and differences from published writing as well as justif

5、ications for its survival and prevalence.Paragraphs 12AnalysisThe first two paragraphs are an introductory lead that presents an analytical comparison between what happened to writing when the telephone was invented and what is happening on computer networks now.1) .and give their fingers-and someti

6、mes their mind-a rest”(Paragraph 1)-and prefer to use the telephone rather than the pen(in a humorous way)2) Which makes whats happening on the computer networks all the more startling”(Paragraph2)Here which is a relative pronoun referring to the situation mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The s

7、entence would be grammatically acceptable if it were restructured as All this makes whats happening on the computer networks all the more startling.Question:What is implied when the author says “ the media of McLuhan were supposed to render obsolete the medium of Shakespeare”?The phrase the media of

8、 McLuhan refers to the new media that became popular inthe 20th century, such as radio and movies, while the medium of Shakespeare” refers to the traditional way of “letter-writing” in the main clause of this sentence. The sentence implies that, instead of being rendered obsolete, letter writing is

9、experiencing the fastest development since the 18th century, though it is in the “online” form.Language Work1.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 at that time that it would outdate writi

10、ng.an unintended slightThe group argues that many of the proposed reforms will have unintended consequences.2.Just when the media of McLuhan were supposed to render obsolete the medium of Shakespeare, the online world is experiencing the greatest boom in letter writing since the 18th century-Contrar

11、y to what is expected, at a time when the media of McLuhan (e.g. television) were supposed to make the medium of Shakespeare (i.e. letter writing) out of date, letter writing on the Internet is enjoying the greatest development since the 18th century.His rudeness rendered me speechless.The singers r

12、endered the song with enthusiasm.The amateur movie gauges of 8mm,Super-8and 9.5mm are obsolescent.Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent.This year has seen a boom in book sales.The insurance business suffered from a vicious cycle of boom and bust.Paragraph 3AnalysisIn this paragraph a

13、 number of peoples remarks arc quoted. These quotations serve as evidence of the fact that deviations from the traditional medium of letter writing are not rare in history. The implication is that we should not be surprised by the boom of netwriting.1) “.the tall-tale folk tradition”一the tradition i

14、n which people tell a story or a tale ina fanciful and exaggerated manner. A “tall-tale/a tall-story” is a story or a tale that is hard to believe, because it is so exaggerated or unlikely. Here the author refers to a unique kind of journalism in which people report news in much the same way as peop

15、le tell tall-tales.2).pamphleteers.-Though most pamphleteers were not professional writers,they were passionate advocators of North American independence.Question:What does the author mean when he says.E-mail and computer conferencing is teaching an entire generation about the flexibility and utilit

16、y of prose?The author means that E-mail and computer-conferencing demonstrate to a whole generation of people that the language we use does not have to be always so formal as in traditional letter-writing; it can be used in a casual manner while still serving its purpose effectively.Language Work3.

17、David Sewell.likens netwriting to the literary scene Mark Twain discovered in San Francisco in the 1860s,when people were reinventing journalism by grafting it ontothe tall-tale folk tradition.- David Sewell compares netwriting to the literary scene Mark Twain discovered in San Francisco in the 1860

18、s,when journalists were fond of writing news reports in the traditional tall-tale style.She likened the experience to sinking into a warm bath.Our sma1l company can be likened to a big, happy family.The story of Romeo and Juliet was reinvented as a Los Angeles gangster movie.Hes one of those sportsm

19、en who reinvent themselves as TV presenters.A piece of skin was removed from her leg and grafted onto her face.The management tried unsuccessfully to graft new working methods onto the existing ways of doing things.Paragraph 4AnalysisIn this paragraph the author concedes the most serious problem of

20、netwriting-itspoor quality.I THINK METALLICA IZ REEL KOOL DOOD!1!一This is an example ofsloppy writing on the Internet. Presumably it should read I think Metallica is really cooldude! Number one!Language Work4. For it can be very bad indeed: sloppy, meandering, puerile ,ungrammatical, poorlyspelled,

21、badly structured and at times virtually content free. - For it can be very bad indeed: careless, pointless, childish, with many grammatical and spelling mistakes, and structural mistakes, and sometimes it has no real message or meaning.Spelling mistakes always look sloppy in a formal letter.Another

22、sloppy pass like that might lose them the whole match.a meandering rivera long meandering speechThe film meanders along with no particular story line.He can be very puerile when hes had a couple of drinks.Some of your colleagues have been complaining about your puerility in the office.Paragraphs 5-6

23、AnalysisIn these two paragraphs the author explores the reasons why the quality of netwritingis so poor. Once again the author quotes some remarks made by other people.1) “Theyre not to have and hold; they are to fire and forget”(Paragraph 5)-They areof little literary value, so people write them, s

24、end them and forget them.2) “Many online postings are composed” live “with the clock ticking.”(Paragraph 5)-Many online postings arc written spontaneously, with no preparation within a veryshort time. (i.e. They are improvised under great time pressure.)3) . a hell of a lot of .(Paragraph 6) - (used

25、 as an emphasizer) . a great dealof . QuestionWhat are the reasons that could account for the poor quality of netwriting?First, things (such as E-mail) written on the Internet have little literary value, sotheyre not meant to be permanent. They just come and go and no one will ever remember them, on

26、ce they are read. Second, many online postings arc produced under great time pressure. Third, there is actually no threshold on the Internet, so that anyone can log on and send out what they have written.Language Work5. Gerard Van der Leun . has emerged as one of the preeminent stylists on the Net.-

27、 Gerard Van der Leun has become known as one of the most important stylists on the Internet.The facts behind the scandal are sure to emerge eventually.Shes the most exciting British singer to emerge on the pop scene for a decade.She is the preeminent authority in her subject.His preeminence in his s

28、ubject is internationally recognized.6. It takes a hell of a lot of work to get published, which naturally weeds out a lot of the garbage. - If you want to have your book published, you need to do a lot of work. In this way a lot of untalented writers are prevented from publishing bad works.Oh hell,

29、 Ive forgotten my key!What the hell was that noise?weed out dandelionsweed out unqualified applicantsIm weeding the vegetable garden - would you like to help?He looks like a real weed in those shorts.Periods 3-4 ( 80 min )Paragraphs 7AnalysisIn this paragraph the author begins to cite examples in de

30、fense of netwriting. He first points out that there are actually some really good writings (gems)on the Internet.QuestionWhat is implied in the sentence “. when I met Mark I was dressed as the Canterbury Tales. Rather difficult to do as you might suspect, but I wanted to make a certain impression”?I

31、n the sentence “Mark” refers to the fellow network scribbler mentioned in the preceding sentence. “I was dressed as the Canterbury Tales” means “I was dressed in a very old-fashioned medieval style.” The whole sentence suggests that Green wanted to attract attention.Language Work7. But even among th

32、e reams of bad poetry, gems are to be found. - Even though most of the poems are of bad quality, there arc still some really good ones.I ordered three reams of the best typing paper.Shes written reams of poetry.The boss reamed them out for sleeping on the job.a little gem of a bookShe inherited $20,0