,B R _ main,Poem,Computer-related Vocabulary,Introduction of the virtual world,News Report,Warm-up Questions,B R _ Introduction of the virtual world,Introduction of the Virtual World,SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office,Virtual College,Some Famous Websites,B R _ Poem 1,Poem,Directions: Listen to the poem Surfing the Internet and answer the following questions.,1. What was the hero doing when his boss came in?,Surfing the Internet.,2. How did he act in front of his boss?,He pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “unexpectedly”.,3. What would you do if you were in such a situation?,Open ended.,S R _ Poem _ video,B R _ Computer-related vocabulary 1,Computer-related Vocabulary,The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer- and Internet-related vocabulary in English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web- (web-), and E- (e-).,1. combining forms/prefixes + noun,virtual life (虚拟世界),virtual office(虚拟办公室), cyber-interaction(网络互动), cyber nut(网虫), cyber pet(电子宠物),Web page(网页), website(网站), e-card(电子贺卡),e-business(电子商务),B R _ Computer-related vocabulary 2,2. combining forms/prefixes + verb,cyber surf(网上冲浪), netsurf(网上冲浪), email(发送电子邮件),3. words like cyber, net, etc. + suffix,cyberian(网络用户), netter(网民), cyberize(使联网),4. clipped words,cyberdoc(网络医生), Netcast(网络播放), Netizen(网民), e-zine(电子杂志),B R _ Some famous websites,Some famous websites,www.sohu.com,www.sina.com.cn,www.elong.com,B R _ Some famous websites _ pic1,B R _ Some famous websites _ pic2,B R _ Some famous websites _ pic3,In information technology, SOHO is a term for the small office or home office environment and business culture. A number of organizations, businesses, and publications now exist to support people who work or have businesses in this environment. These people neednt go to the office everyday. They work at home without worrying about their dress and the strict rules of the company. The term “virtual office” is sometimes used as a synonym.,B R _ SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office 1,SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office,1. What do you guess is the meaning of SOHO in information technology?,B R _ SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office 2,Writers, program designers, ad-agent, etc., all belong to the group of SOHO. Obviously, the author of Text A is a member of them.,2. What kind of people do you think belong to the group of SOHO?,Virtual College affords individuals the opportunity to advance in their chosen careers through on-line education. People can complete their education without leaving their home or office. However, they will have the college campus experience through a virtual classroom environment. The virtual classroom will allow them to interact with their instructors and other students in the class. Through the virtual classroom students will share information with their “classmates” from all over the world. The virtual classroom is available 24 hours a day, allowing people to complete the courses at their convenience regardless of their work schedule.,B R _ Virtual College 1,Virtual College,B R _ Virtual College 2,Some virtual colleges are: APCO Virtual College, Virtual College of Elizabeth City State University,B R _ Virtual College 3,1. Do you think virtual college will be popular in the future, why or why not?,2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual college?,Open ended.,Questions and Answers to Virtual College:,Open ended.,B R _ News Report 1,News Report,Direction: Listen to the following news and answer the questions.,1. Why were e-communications booming when the deadly SARS virus was plaguing?,Because people want to reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home.,B R _ News Report 2,2. What did people surf the Net for during the period of SARS plaguing?,They surf the Net for information about SARS and use e-mail to keep in touch with friends and family; share the information and downloading medical advice.,3. What did you do when SARS was plaguing?,Open-ended.,The deadly SARS virus plaguing China appears to have been a god-send for the nations Internet service providers. As people reduce their face-to-face contacts with others, or hide at home from the disease, e-communications are booming. Many people are surfing the Net for information about the mysterious, and highly contagious virus and using e-mail to keep in touch with friends and family. Many Internet users are downloading medical advice to relieve their SARS-caused anxieties. And they are using e-mail to share the information.,B R _ News Report _ script 1,B R _ News Report _ script 2,Sina.coms news channels have received an increasing number of hits in recent days, due in part to the epidemic, said Daniel Mao, Sina.coms chief executive officer. The remote office, which allows people to work via the Internet when they are out of their offices, has become increasingly popular since the SARS outbreak. Countless people nervous about shopping in high-traffic stores and malls are making purchases online.,communicatin