1、Unit 4 Information Technology一.核心詞精講：to trick otherstrick vt. : to deceive someone in order to get something from them or to make them do something 欺騙，詐騙, 哄騙trick sb. into doing sth.欺騙某人做某事trick sb. out of sth.從某人處騙走某物eg rd been tricked and I felt stupid.Gavin tricked me into giving him the money.Th

2、e poor boy was tricked out of all the money he had.trick n.:騙局，花招，詭計play a trick / tricks on sb. 捉弄eg You cant fool me with that old trick!I thought Tom was playing a trick on me.You can create your own image and a new personality.create v. : to invent or design something 創造；倉1J作eg He*s creating a w

3、hole new language of painting.拓展creator n.倉1J造者creation n.創造，創造的作品creative adj .創造的，創作的，有創造性的creatively adv.（有）創造性地creativity n.創造性Yet, very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses.a variety of: a lot of things of the same type that are different from eac

4、h other in some way各種各樣的eg The island offers such a wide variety of scenery and wildlife.拓展vary v.變化various adj.各種各樣的variedadj ,各種各樣的By the late 1990s, they had been used in web chats like instant messenger.instant adj. : 1） happening or produced immediately 即時的；立刻的，馬上的2）instant food, coffee etc is

5、in the form of powder and prepared by adding hot water（食物、咖啡等）即食的，調制方便的eg I feel instant relief after treatment.instant coffee 速溶咖啡 instant soup 速食湯 instant noodle 方便面instant n. a moment 片亥U，頃亥U；for an instant 一瞬間（指動作持續的時間）in an instant立即,馬上（指動作不久將發生）eg It took only an instant for him to react.The p

6、ain disappeared in an instant.Jane paused for an instant and then stepped inside.the instant 一就表示“一就”的詞匯：immediately, as soon as, on/upon doing.Eg She woke up the instant the phone rang.The use of avatars has also caused a few concerns.concern n. : a feeling of worry about something important憂慮，擔憂（常

7、與介詞about/for/over連用）,關切with concern 關切地show / express concern about / for 對表示擔憂/關心concern vt.與有關；讓（某人）擔憂；eg The boys poor health concerned his parents.Have you heard of the news which concerns our favourite star?【拓展】concerned adj.擔憂的，憂慮的；關注的，感興趣的be concerned with 關心They were more concerned with how

8、the other women had dressed than with what the speaker was saying.However, other users view avatars in a more positive light.view vt. : to think about something or someone in a particular way 看， 把視為view sb. / sth. as 把看作eg He views the whole thing as a joke.view n. : 1） what you think or believe abo

9、ut something 觀點，意見，看法，想法the whole area that you can see from somewhere, especially when it is very beautiful or impressive 風 景，美景【拓展】come into view 進入視野eg Finally, the ship came into view.give a view of sth.使看到,使 T 解eg The book will give you a general view of the World War.in ones view據某人看來eg In my

10、view, it was a waste of time.辨析 view, sight, scene, sceneryview指從遠處或身處看到的景色。sight指旅游觀光的風光，包括城市景色或自然風光。scenescenery的一局部，多包括其中的人物及活動。scenery指某一國家或地區總的自然景色。7.1dentify one sentence for each argument that states this general idea.argument n.論點，論據；爭辯argue v.討論；爭論argue for/against sth.據理力爭/反對某事8.Firstly, t

11、alking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact.replace vt.取代；接替replacement n.替換物；更換eg Well have to replace all the furniture that was damaged in the flood.Robot hands are a replacement for human hands.9. municating through a screen makes it more difficult for children to concentrate or sho

12、w kindness to others.concentrate vi.專注；集中注意力concentrate on/upon 集中 注意力eg I cant concentrate on my work when Im tired.10.In my opinion, friends should focus more on face-to-face communication.focus vi.給予某物關注n. the thing, person, situation etc that people pay special attention to 焦,點focus on 關注eg The

13、focus of recent research has been on environmental problems.Focus your attention on your work.This is the best way to maintain healthy relationships.maintain vt. 保持，維持eg Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.二.重點詞精練You can create your own i（圖像）and a new

14、personality.Avatars let you express yourself and they give you lots of room for c（想像力）.The avatar you choose says a lot about your p （個性）.The use of avatars has also caused a few c （擔憂）.However, other users v看 把視為）avatars in a more positive light.While the Internet can bring people closer together,

15、it can also h （傷害）friendship.Talking online is no r （取代）for face- to face contact.His order was d （遞送） last week.We know that the number of likes“ or flowers cannot compare to having long-term and r （有益的） friendships.Face-to -face communication is the best way to m （保持） healthy relationships.The Int

16、ernet makes communication much more c （方便的）.I love e （探究） new places with my family.In my opinion, the a （彳7*） of Harry Potter did an amazing job of creating a whole new world through this book.Walking into the China Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, people were a（驚訝）by the sight of a huge digital

17、painting.It also makes the art a （易得至 U 的）to the world while protecting the original artworks for the future.Technology really e （使可能）people to communicate better with each other.I have d （下載） lots of interesting and useful apps already.But you need to be careful about spending too much time on them

18、- you could get （沉N 現今）,we use many software applications on our mobile devices.Educational apps are becoming increasingly pL效能高的，強壯的）2. creativity4. concerns6. harm8. delivered2. creativity4. concerns6. harm8. delivered10. maintain12. exploring14. amazed16. enables18. addicted3. personality5. view7

19、. replacement9. rewarding11. convenient13. author15. accessible17. downloaded19. Nowadays20. powerful三.課文重點內容回顧ExlFirstly, talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact-images 1(real) cannot replace a real-life smile or hug. According to 2 parenting expert,Denise Daniels, communicating t

20、hrough a screen makes 3 more difficult for children toconcentrate or show 4(kind) to others. As we know, important social skills are developedthrough direct contact with other people. It is these skills_5_enable us to develop lifelong friendships.Secondly, the Internet can make people self-centred-n

21、ot thinking of anyone or anything but 6(they). For example, instead of having proper conversations with their friends, some people are only 7(concern) with their onlinepopularity-How many “likes” did I get? How many followers do I have? -though we know that the number of “likes“ or followers cannot

22、compare to 8_ (have) long-term and rewarding friendships. In addition, a lot of the content 9(post) on socialmedia is shallow or trivial. Posts about funny cat images do not necessarily help form 10_(meaning)relationships.Ex2Walking into the China Pavilion at Expo2010 in Shanghai, people_l (amaze) b

23、y the sight of a huge digital painting.2 was a digitization of the famous painting Along the River During theQingming Festival by Chinese artist Zhang Zeduan.The original painting 3(show) life during the Northern song period and it includesmany_4_(detail) of ancient Chinese customs, lifestyles and technology.In