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Lecture 5
A Virtual Life
Juhong Zhan
A virtual world is…
1. a computer-simulated 3-D environment
2. as dynamic and vivid as the real world
3. similar to the real world4. with computer-generated sights,
sounds, and tactile (touch) sensations 5. with real-world rules such as gravity,
topography, locomotion, real-time actions, and communication
online activities
hacking
reading
playing games
editing
listening to music
shopping
writing
chatting
剽窃剽窃
net-related vocabulary
website
cybernut cyberpet
webpageE-card
E-business
virtual office
firewall
webmaster
blog
hacker
browser
firewall
Description of virtual life
Author’s feeling about virtual life
Her efforts to return to the real world and her feeling about it
Part I
Part II
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Part III
FF
T
F
Synonyms and antonyms of ‘Virtual World’
cyber space
Internet world
virtual reality
net world
real world
real life
Net-related vocabulary in context
title:
L1:
L8:
L9:
L9-10: L10-11:
L18:
L19:
L25:
L39:
L47:
L64:
L65:
virtual life
telecommuter
on the Net
Internet mailing lists
computer- assisted
datalinkcyber-interaction
on linesystem crash
click on the modempassword
Match the contents with respective paras.
Contentsdescription of her virtual life
her re-escape to the cave
specific changes in her life style, character and behavior
her efforts to return to the real world
her aversion to the real world
Overall consequences of living a virtual life
Paras1
2-3
4-10
11
12
13
What can you infer from the first and last paragraphs?
People are in dilemma at present:
Because of technological development, people have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but they find both unsatisfactory. The author has to choose the former despite its negative effects.
submit
Peter submitted his application to the local government.
We should submit ourselves to discipline.
Key words
The dress was too big, so I took it in.
I didn’t take in what you were studying.
She took in every details Mary’s clothes.
Do you mean we should take in the fresh?
This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything.
Don’t be taken in by her promise.
make (clothes)narrower
understand
observe
receive, admit
including
deceive
live broadcasting
a living language
lively statue
keep your hope alive
suck
suck sb. in/into sth.
Some teenagers don’t want to get involved in the gangs, but they soon find themselves sucked in.
I don’t want to get sucked into debate about school reform.
in sight
No vehicle is in sight.
Peace was in sight at last after four years of war.
lose sight of
out of sight
abuse
abuse power/ the abuse of power
abuse children/ children abuse
abuse sb./ filthy abuses
restore
restore sth.
To restore balance to my life
Doing exercises everyday restore the old man to good health.
a highlight of the weeksubmit articlesat times
forms of socializinglack of disciplinecyber-interactionbe confronted withbe dressed appropriately be bad-tempered
feel an aversion to
Word completion
Complete the words with the help of definitions given below.
1. S 2. e 3. a 4. a 5. m 6. r 7. a 8. r 9. i
tretchndlessversionngleisinterpret
elybuseestore
ntolerable
homework
1. 预习 Unit 6-A
2. 背诵 paras 10 － 13
2. 《奠基篇》 Unit 5
3 . 自学 Unit 7 － A
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