综英完整版Unit 4 detailed reading.pptVIP

Unit 4 Cultural Encounters Detailed Reading Part One (Para. 1-3) Analysis: This part illustrates the fact that _____________________________________________ and clearly proves that this great global communications revolution is also closely connected to ____________________. This part also points out that there are actually problems with _________________________. Q1: What do cheap flights and the Internet mean to people today? Q2: Exemplify and explain that English has become the most important international language. Q1: What do cheap flights and the Internet mean to people today? Cheap flights mean that millions of people can afford to visit places their parents could only dream about, while the Internet means that numerous people are able to communicate with the remotest places with great ease. Q2: Exemplify and explain that English has become the most important international language. Conferences and business meetings around the globe are held in English, regardless of whether anyone present is a native English speaker. Language work Key words (Para. 1): access to (+n.): the possibility or means of entering or approaching a place. enable sb to do sth: make it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen e.g. 只有团结一致,我们才能按时完成这项工作. Only teamwork will enable us to get the job done on time. remote: adj. (remotest, most remote): 1) distant in space or time; 2) far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship; 3) very unlikely be referred to as: be regarded as provided: conj. only if a particular thing happens or is done e.g. I will go, provided you go too. Cultural information: slang created in the age of Internet Paraphrase and translation We live in an age of easy access to the rest of the world. Paraphrase: The age we are living in provides us with convenient ways to reach any part of the world. Translation: 我们生活在一个可以便捷地与世界其它地方交流的时代。 As for mobile phones---the clicking of text messaging at any hour of the day or ni