新编实用英语综合教程2Unit2CommunicationbyEmail教案.docx

1、新编实用英语综合教程2Unit2CommunicationbyEmail教案新编实用英语综合教程2-Unit-2-Communication-by-Email教案Unit 2 Communication by Email Unit GoalsWhat you should learn to do 1. Chat online 2. Use abbreviations and slangs in communicating online 3. Write an emailWhat you should know about 1. Surfing online for: Information S

2、hopping 2. Good or bad of chatting online3. Noun clauses Section I Talking Face to Face1. Imitating Mini-Talks2. Acting out the Tasks3. Studying Email Information on the Internet4. Following Sample Dialogues5. Putting Language to UseSection II Being All Ears1. Learning Sentences for Workplace Commun

3、ication2. Handling a Dialogue3. Understanding a Short Speech / TalkSection III Trying your Hand 1. Practicing Applied Writing2. Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar Section IV Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passage 1 : Information Related to the Reading Passage Its no understatement to say that e-mail h

4、as had a profound effect on our professional and personal lives. People thousands of miles away from each other can send and receive detailed documents within mere seconds. This allows us to take on projects that wouldnt have been practical or possible only a few years ago. It has become routine for

5、 us to correspond and exchange files with people overseas. The only obstacle is the difference in time zones. But on the other hand, e-mail can eat up a substantial portion of our workday. Most of the time and effort involved is going through unsolicited messages and separating the good from the bad

6、. But not all unsolicited messages are spam. Text E-mail, a Blessing and AnnoyanceFor the blessing: E-mail is a conversation that does not require an immediate response (like a telephone). If someone calls you on the telephone, you pick it up (unless you have an answering machine, voice mail or you

7、are just plain rude) and the conversation begins. This is an interactive conversation. With e-mail, you send a message and then wait for a response. The response may come in five minutes or it may come in five days. Either way, its not an interactive conversation. If a hundred people send you e-mail

8、s in one day, so what? You dont have to talk with all one hundred. Just think of all the hellos, goodbyes and other unnecessary chit-chat you can avoid. With e-mail, you only deal with their messages (which usually omit hellos, goodbyes and such) and you deal with them on your own time. Thats the bl

9、essing.Now for the annoyance: Too many e-mail users assume that the minute someone receives an e-mail, the person will read it. Bad assumption. If you schedule a meeting for an hour from now and send an e-mail to each participant, the chance that all the participants will read that message within th

10、e hour will be pretty small. On the other hand, if you schedule the meeting for the next day, the chance that they will read the message will be pretty high. Remember, e-mail is not designed for immediate response (thats why you have a telephone), its designed for convenience. Some (not all) e-mail

11、systems have features that try to combat this problem. These features (usually called “notification”) will notify you when a person has received your e-mail and may also tell you when the person has read it (really all it can do is assure you that the person has looked at the first screen of the mes

12、sage it has no way to know if the person has read the message word for word). Referring back to the example in the previous paragraph, you could check to see who has checked their e-mail before the meeting and then telephone those who have not read it.Attachment: Smilies Since there are no facial an

13、d voice cues to help e-mail, users have come up with something called “smilies”. They are simple series of symbols that are pieced together in the e-mail text to help express the writers feelings. The most common example is :-) (a smiling face). Here are some more examples.They are typically found a

14、t the end of sentences and will usually refer back to the previous statement. Language Points1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences1. (Para. 3) If a hundred people send you e-mail in one day, so what?Analysis: so what? is an informal expression, which means “ Why should I care?”Translation: 如果在一天内有一百个

15、人给你发邮件，那又怎么样呢？2. (Para. 3) Just think of all the hellos, good-byes and other unnecessary chit-chat you could avoid.Analysis: Just is used to make a statement or command stronger, meaning in Chinese “只是，仅仅”。Translation: 只要想想看，你能省掉的所有“你好”、“再见”以及其他一些没有必要的寒暄，这就够了。Example: But I bet they work too hard. J

16、ust think of all they miss.Example: Sometimes it can take a little bit longer, but so what?3. (Para. 5) If you schedule a meeting for an hour from now and send an e-mail to each participant, the chance that all the participants will read that message within the hour will be pretty small. Analysis: This is a complex sentence. The subject and the predicate of the main clause