LivingtheChangeUnit1CONTENTSABTrendsettersTheWorldIsFlatA1

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Herearesomepopularquotations.Doyoustillrememberthem?Pleasereviewthemandfillintheblanks.determinedincreaseordinarysolvingrespectsatisfactionA1

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conquerpromotioncouragecompassionphrasesexemplifymomentumrecruitA2

Lookandmatch.Languagechangeswithtime.Newagehascreatedmanynewwordsandexpressions.Thefollowingaresomepopularexpressionsandsomefunnypictures.Canyoumatchthem?Youcanrefertotheexplanationsgivenbelow.indoorsman宅男shopaholic購物狂；購物狂的involution內卷smize用眼睛微笑club-sandwichgeneration多層三明治一代Moreexpressions:netizen網民netromance網戀

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宅女microbloggers寫微博的人couchpatoto一有時間就坐在沙發上看電視的人SOHO在家辦公showrooming先逛實體店再到網上購買flashquit閃辭Everythinghaschangedintheworldandpeople'slifestyleisnotanexception.ThefollowingisaninterviewdonebyNicolaBurgessabout“anewwayoflife”.Pleaselistencarefullyandthenticktherightanswer(s)aftereachquestion(Youmaychoosemorethanoneanswerforeachquestion).A3

Listenandanswerthequestions.1.Whoisbeinginterviewed?a)Nicolab)Danielc)Michelle2.What'sspecialaboutthecouple?a)Theyhashadwell-paidjobs.b)Theyhasgivenupregularjobsandhighsalariesandbegunanewwayoflife.c)Theyhaslivedinafarawayplace.3.WhydidMichelleandherhusbanddecidetocometoliveinaremoteareaofScotland?a)Becausetheyhadworkedlonghours.b)Becausetheyhadhardlyseeneachother.c)Becausetheirmarriagewasbreakingup.4.Howdotheymakealivingnow?a)Theyraisesheepandgoats.b)Theygrowtheirownvegetablesandhavesomechickens.c)Theyliveonthemoneysavedbefore.ExpressionPool

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激烈的競爭，你死我活的競爭IsleofSkype天空島，位于蘇格蘭北端happento碰巧a)Thefollowingstatementsnumberedfrom①to⑥arethedatingcustomsindifferenttimes.Andherearethreecharacters:WanRu,XiaoLiandLuoQing.PleasereadandidentifytheaccepteddatingcustomsforeachofthemA4

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Practice.b)Role-play:Basedontheaboveknowledgeofdatingcustomsofdifferenttimes,pleasechoosearoleyouprefer,andthenworkwithyourpartner(s)tobrieflyrole-playthefirstdateinthatagewithin4minutes.TextAnalysisLanguageFocusSupplementaryResourcesA5

Readandanswerthequestions.A5

Readandanswerthequestions.注意：西方國家的情人節和我國商家宣傳的情人節的含義有所不同。在西方國家，情人節（Valentine’sDay）類似親情節，是家庭成員之間相互贈送小禮物表達感情的節日。父母對子女、子女對父母、丈夫對妻子，等等。情人節又稱圣瓦倫丁節或圣華倫泰節，日期在每年公歷的2月14日，是西方國家的傳統節日之一，起源于基督教。而在中國，情人節是一個關于愛、浪漫以及花、巧克力、賀卡的節日，商家宣傳鼓勵男女伴侶在這一天互送禮物。跨文化意識●(Para.1)Valentine’sDaywasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife.Valentine’sDayaspecialdayforlovers,usuallycelebratedonFebruary14th情人節choosetodecideto;bewillingto決定；愿意chooseto+v.決定；愿意

choose+n.選擇choosesb.sth./choosesth.forsb.為某人選擇某物e.g.Whyhavesomanypeoplechosentostudyabroad?Theyhavechosenacompetenttutorfortheirson.chooser(n.)選擇者，選舉人

choosey=choosy(adj.)謹慎選擇的，愛挑剔的choice(n.)選擇e.g.Hismotherisaverychooseyperson,whichmakeshernotwelcomebyherneighbors.Ibelievethathecanmakeajudiciouschoice.Thechoicerestsentirelywithyou.LanguagePoints●(Para.1)

OvertheyearsIfondlythoughtofhimas...fondly(adv.):withfondness;withlove喜愛地；深情地dosth.fondly憐愛地、親切地做某事e.g.Thenursefondledthechildfondly.fondness(n.)愛好；喜愛fond(adj.)喜歡的e.g.Mylittlesonisfondofplayingpracticaljokesonme.Theirfondnessforeachotherhasgrownovertime.thinkof...as...regard...as...,consider...as...把……看作／視為……e.g.Ithinkofhimasmybestteacherandfriend.LanguagePoints●(Para.

2)AsIgrewolder,thegiftsgavewaytoheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmyfavoritechocolatesandalwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned“Love,Dad”.gavewaytowerereplacedby讓步；替代［釋義］WhenIgotolder,myfather’sgiftsformechangedtochocolatesinheart-shapedboxes.Andwhateverthegiftswere,thesamemessagehasalwaysbeenwrittenonthespecialcard,whichsays“Loveyoumygirl,Dadalways”.●(Para.

2)Ihadplacedmyhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom“importantothers”,and“Love,Dad”justdidn’tseemquiteenough.importantothersotheryoungmenthatIlikeoramattractedby其他的重要人物LanguagePoints●(Para.

3)Ifmyfatherknewthenthathehadbeenreplaced...replace(vt.)tosubstitute;taketheplaceof;putsth.backintheplacewhereitwasbefore替代；把……放回原處replaceAwithB用B替換Abereplacedby被……所取代e.g.Youmayreadanyofthesemagazines,onlyyoumustreplaceitafterreading.Ithinkthatthetheaterwillbereplacedbythecinema.replacement(n.)更換；取代的人（或物）replaceable(adj.)可置換的；可代替的e.g.Aperson,unlikeamachine,isnotreplaceable.Mysecretaryleavesusnextweek,soweareadvertisingforareplacement.LanguagePoints●(Para.

4)OnValentine’sDayeightyearsago,Ireceivedacardaddressedtome...*address(vt.):toputanaddresson(anenvelope)寄送到……addresstosb.致函addresssb.向某人說話addressameeting在會議上發表演講或講話e.g.Thereisaletteraddressedtoyou.Heisgoingtoaddressthemeeting.address(n.)(1)detailsofwheresb.livesorworksandwhereletters,etc.canbesent住址；地址；通信處(2)thecorrecttitle,etc.tousewhenyoutalktosb.稱呼e.g.Pleasewriteyourhomeaddressontheregistrationform.Whatformofaddressshouldoneusewhenwritingtoabishop?LanguagePoints●(Para.

5)It’sareminderofhowspecialfatherscanbeandhowimportantithasbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwhocontinuedatraditionoflovewithsimpleactsofunderstandingandhadtheabilitytoexpresshappinesstothepeopleinhislife.reminder(n.):thethingthatmakesyouthinkoftheotherthing提示；使人回憶起某事的事物［釋義］Thecardisremindingmehowspecialfatherscanbeandhowbrilliantmyfatherhasbeeninunderstandingandexpressingloveandhappinesstothepeopleinhislife.LanguagePointsA5

Readandanswerthequestions.a)Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithaproperwordorphrasefromthebox.1.Afewweekslater,Irecognizedthatpeopledidn't________me_______friend.2.Heshould__________ayounger,moredecisiveleader.3.It'sclearthatcomputersworkforhumanbeings,not_________them.4.MydadtookustherewhenIwasaboutfourandIrememberedit__________.5.WhichChinesecharacterwouldyou__________sumupthepastyear?

givewaytoreplacechoosetothinkof﹍asfondlythinkofasgivewaytoreplacefondlychoosetoA5

Readandanswerthequestions.b）Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Whoismy“ValentineMan”?WhydidIcallhimthisway?Myfatheriscalledmy“ValentineMan,”sincehechosetoexpresslovetothepeopleinhislifeonValentine’sDay,includingme.HesentmegiftsoneveryValentine’sDaysinceIwassixyearsoldandIfondlythoughtofhimasmy“ValentineMan”.2)DidIvaluethecardfrommy“ValentineMan”always?Canyoudescribethechangeofmyattitudetothecardsduringmygrowingprocess?

Atfirst,ImightbeveryinterestedinDad’scards,butyearbyyear,thecardsseemedlessimportant,andIthoughtthevalentinewouldalwaysbethere.Ihadplacedmyhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom“importantothers”,and“Love,Dad”justdidn’tseemquiteenough.3)Whatdidthelastcardremindmeof?ThelastcardisareminderofhowspecialfatherscanbeandhowimportantithasbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwhocontinuedatraditionoflovewithsimpleactsofunderstandingandhadtheabilitytoexpresshappinesstothepeopleinhislife.IntroductionDevelopmentEndingMaintopic——TheStoryofMyValentine’sDayandDadValentine’sDaywasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondlythoughtofhimasmy“ValentineMan”.Attheageofsix……AsIgrewolder……Yearbyyear……Eightyearsago……Hisfinalcardremainsonmydesktoday.……St.Valentine’sDayhasrootsinseveraldifferentlegendsthathavefoundtheirwaytousthroughtheages.OneoftheearliestpopularsymbolsofthedayisCupid，theRomanGodofLove,whoisrepresentedbytheimagineofayoungboywithbowandarrow.ThreehundredyearsafterthedeathofJesusChrist,theRomanemperorsstilldemandthateveryonebelieveintheRomangods.Valentine,aChristianpriesthadbeenthrowninprisonforhisteachings.OnFebruary14,Valentinewasbeheaded，notonlybecausehewasaChristianbutalsobecausehehadpreformedamiracle.Hesupposedlycuredthejailer’sdaughterofblindness.Thenightbeforehewasexecuted,hewrotethejailer’sdaughterafarewellletter,signingit’fromyourValentine’.

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Extendedquestions:

DoyouknowtheoriginoftheValentine’sDay?HowdoyouusuallyspendtheValentine’sDay?Doyouknowanyotherforeignfestivalsandtheirorigins?ChristmasisaholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.ItistraditionallycelebratedonDecember25bymostWesternChristianchurches.AlthoughdatingtoprobablyasearlyasAD200,thefeastofChristmasdidnotbecomewidespreaduntiltheMiddleAges.Aspectsofcelebrationmayincludegift-giving,Christmastrees,displayofNativitysets,churchattendance,theFatherChristmas/SantaClausmyth,andfamilygatherings.ThewordChristmasisderivedfromMiddleEnglishChristmases.Itisacontractionmeaning"Christ'smass".Thenameoftheholidayisoftenshortenedto“Xmas”becauseRomanletter"X"resemblestheGreekletterX,anabbreviationforChrist.A6WritesentencesInDecember2019,whenreportsaboutapossiblenewvirusinWuhan,Hubeiprovince,beganemerging,therenownedrespiratorydiseaseexpertDr.ZhongNanshan,whowas84atthetime,immediatelyjoinedthefightagainstthevirus.ZhongselflesslyriskedhisownlifetotraveltoWuhantocombatthevirusandsavelives.Hemadeagreatcontributiontothefightagainstthenovelcoronavirus.Thenwhoisyouridol?Anddoyouknowyourparents'idolsoryourgrandparents'idolswhentheywereatyourage?Fromthedescriptionofdifferentidols,youcandiscusswithyourroommatesaboutthereasonsforthechangeoftheidolsafterclass.Sample1TheidolofmineisDr.ZhongNanshan.InDecember2019,whenreportsaboutapossiblenewvirusinWuhan,HubeiProvince,hejoinedthefightagainstthevirus.HeselflesslyriskedhisownlifetotravelWuhantocombatthevirusandsavelives.Hemadeagreatcontributiontothefightagainstthenovelcoronavirus.Whatdoyouthinkisanidol?Doyouhaveanidol?Describehim/hertothewholeclass.Sample2Myidolismymother.EversinceIwasborn,shehasbeenafull-timehousewifetohelptakecareofme.EventhoughI’vegrownup,shestillseesmeasachild.Shecooksformeeverydaythoughhercookingisnotthebest.Shedoesallthechoresandtakescareofmydog.SometimesIhelpherwiththehousework.ButIcan’tdoitaswellasshedoes.Ineedtolearnfromher.Idolissomeonewhoisadmiredoradoredblindlyorexcessively.Sincemyparents,mygrandparentsandIgrewupindifferenttimesandfamilies,wemayhavedifferentcharacter,differenteducationbackgroundsanddifferentinterestsandtastes.Forexample,mygrandparents’idolscouldbeChairmanMaoorPremierZhou,myparents’idolscouldbeMichaelJordan,orZhangHaidi.It’sverynaturalandeasytoacceptthatdifferentgenerationsproducedifferentidols.However,somegoodvirtuesexistallthegenerations,suchasdiligence,strongwill,perseveranceandhonesty.MyGrandparents’idol(s)B1Listenandrelax.Listentotheshortstorycarefully,andfillintheblanks.Thenretellandplaythestorytothe

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onSuddenlyrockB2Lookandsay.Communicationbetweeneachotherhasalwaysbeenanimportantpartofpeople’slife.Withthetimechanging,communicationmeanshasbeendevelopedquickly.Pleasedescribethefollowingmeansofcommunicationtoyourpartnerandseeifheorshecouldguesswhatyoumean.華東師范大學出版社LettertelephonephoneteleVideo

telephoneWechatWeChatQQMicro-blogAppsB3Listenandanswer.Youwillheartwoshortparagraphswhicharetwodifferentwaysofcommunication.Please

listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whichcommunicationwayofthetwoismoreefficient?Telephoneismoreefficientthantheletterinthefirstparagraph.2)Whichcommunicationwayofthetwodoyouprefer?Theletterispreferredasitisusuallymoreformal,thelanguageismoregracefulandbeautiful,andcanbereadagainandagain,whileaphonecallcannot.3)Howcanyoutellthetwocommunicationwaysfromthelistening?Thefirstparagraphisa

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hear_________________________.letterthecompleteformatofalettertelephoneconversationthepatternofphonecallsScript1:97FirCrescentDenver,CO80409December17,2018DearMr.andMrs.Johnson,Astheparentsofthebride,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoinviteyoutotheweddingofourdaughter,SandraGreenandherfianceAdamLocke.Onthisjoyousoccasion,wewishtosharethedaywithourclosestfriendsandfamilymembers.Childrengrowfasterthananyofuscanimagine,thetimeisuponustowatchourchildgrowand

flourishintoanewstageofherlife.Heproposedwhilethetwoofthemwereonvacation,shehappilyacceptedandnowtheyaretobemarried.TheformaleventwillbelocatedattheFireLakeGolfandCountryClubonthefifteenthofAugustatthreeo’clock,twothousandandnineteen.PleaseRSVPbythefifteenthofJunetoensureattendance.Wehopetoseeyouthere,toenjoythisspecialdaywithfriendsandfamily.Sincerelyyours,LucySmithandJimSmithScript1:Receptionist:45-21-64.Hello?Robert:IsthattheSaint-MartineHotel?Receptionist:Yes,itis.CanIhelpyou?Robert:HaveyougotadoubleroomforthenightofJuly23rd?Receptionist:Onemomentplease.I’lljusthavealook.Yes,wehavegotadoubleroomonthatdate.Robert:Hasitgotadoublebedortwosingles?Receptionist:Twosingles,sir.B4Roleplay.SupposeyouwereDuFu,afamouspoetinTangDynasty,andyourpartnerwereTim,acollege

studentinterestedinchattingwithfriendsononlineinstantmessagingplatforms.Coincidentally,DuFu

traveledtomodernsocietyandmetTim.OnedayyoutwohadadialogueaboutlettersandQQ.time-travel

stories/dramas穿越劇murdermysterygame/scriptmurder/roleplayingdetectivegame劇本殺DuFu:(bows)Goodmorning,Tim.Tim:Morning,DuFu.Dufu:Whatareyoubusywith?Areyoustudying?Tim:Oh,no,Iamchattingwithfriendsonline.Anddoyouknowonlineinstantmessagingplatforms?DuFu:Youmean,youcanchatwithfriendsallthetimeevenifyouarenottogether?lt'samazing.Tim:Yes,it’sveryconvenientandinteresting.Youareluckyandyouhavethechancetoexperienceallthese,butotherswhocannottraveltomodernsocietycanneverdothat.Alltheyhaveislettercommunication.DuFu:That'strue,but...notcompletelytrue.Letterisslowerthanonlineinstantmessagingplatforms,butit'smoremeaningful.Tim:How?DuFu:Lettersareveryformal.Whenpeoplewrite,theyhavemadegoodpreparations.Theirexpressionsarewellselectedandtheirhandwritingiscarefullymade.Youcanregardtheletterasaworkofartandappreciateitagainandagain.Tim:Ilikethefeelingofreceiving,openingandreadingaletterthoughitisabitslow.DuFu:Nothingisperfectandeverycoinhastwosides...Tim:True.Oh...bytheway...canyouwriteapoemforme?IfIhavethepoemwrittenbyyouDuFu,Iwillbeamillionaire...DuFu:Hahaha...B5READIncomparisontopreviousgenerations,technologyhasdrasticallychangedthewaywecommunicatewitheachotheraroundtheworld.Infact,thechangeshavebeensosignificantthattraditionaltypesofcommunicationslikeletters,telegraphsandevenphonecallsarebecomingextinct.Throughtheseadvancementsintechnology,wenowhavemorecontroloverhowwecommunicatethaneverbefore,andhavemoreoptions.Technologyhasreallyopenedupmorewaysforustocommunicatewithothers.Whetherit'spersonalorprofessionalcommunication,wenowhavemanyoptionstochoosefrom.VideocommunicationPerhaps,themostnotabletechnologicaladvancementthathaschangedthewaywecommunicatewithothersisvideochats,messagesorconferences.ltmakestalkingtofriendsandfamilymorepersonal.Forbusinesses,videoconferencesmakeiteasiertoseewhat'sgoingon,viewchartsanddata,viewpresentationsandmore.Technology-ChangingCommunicationAroundtheWorldB5READ

Fastercommunicationltstartedwithtextmessagingandhasonlyimprovedfromthere.Wecannowsendatextmessagewithinsecondsandaddimages,emojiandothereffectstofriendsandfamilymembersaroundtheworld.Ifyouhavecompatiblesmartphones,youcansendmessageswhichhasplentyofoptionsforpersonalizingthem.Cost-effectivecommunicationInthepast,wewerelockedintooneofthefewtraditionalphonecompaniesandaslavetotheirrates.Especially,withregardstointernationalphonecalls.Let'salsonotforgethowtravelingoutsideyourcountrycanalsorackuproamingcharges.Nowadays,wedon'tevenhavetoworryaboutanyofthesefeesbecausewehavecommunicationoptionslikethefollowing:

Technology-ChangingCommunicationAroundtheWorldB5READWhatsApp—Withthisapp,youcansendunlimitedmessages,enjoygroupchats,sendmessagesfromyourwebbrowser,andcallfriendsandfamilymemberswhoalsohavethisapp,whichincludesfreeinternationalcalls.WeChat—ThisappissimilartoWhatsAppasitalsooffersfreemessages,voiceorvideocalls,groupchats,desktopchat,andwilleventranslatemessagesintoyourlocallanguage.SocialMediaSocialMediahasnotonlychangedthewaywecommunicate,butithasalsorevolutionizedourdailylivesinmanywayslikewebbrowsing,connectingwithothersandgettingthenews.Forexample,wecangetnewsquickerviasocialmediathantraditionaloutletsandwe'realwaysinformedonwhat’strendingthroughouttheworld.Additionally,wecaninteractwithourfavoritecelebritiesandnevermissanyHollywoodgossip.Technology-ChangingCommunicationAroundtheWorldGuidedReading:

SkimmingandscanningTolocatetheword(s)withthebiggestfrequency,whichisthekeyword(s)orthemaintopic,andalsotolocatethemainidea.Tolocatethedetails:WHO,WHAT,WHEN,WHERE,WHYandHOW.Skimming

isreadingatextquicklytogetageneralideaofmeaning.Example:Astudentapproachestheabovetextbylookingatthetitle,introductions,andalldiagramsandsub-headings,thenskimreadingtogetacleargeneralideaofwhatthetextisabout.Scanning

isreadingatextquicklyinordertofindspecificinformation,forexample,figuresornames.Example:Astudentneedstoscanthetextaboutmy“VilentineMan”inA5toanswerthequestionsaboutdetailsortofindoutifsomestatementsofdetailsaretrueorfalse.ReadingStrategyLanguagePoints(Para.1)...andevenphonecallsarebecomingextinct.extinct(adj.)nolongerinexistence;lostorespeciallyhavingdiedoutleavingnolivingrepresentatives滅絕的，絕種的e.g.Atthecurrentrateofdecline,manyoftherainforestanimalscouldbecomeextinctinlessthan10years.［拓展］extinguishable(adj.)可熄滅的；可滅絕的extinction(n.)消失；消滅；廢止extinguisher(n.)滅火器；消滅者；熄滅者extinguish(v.)熄滅；壓制；償清e.g.Themountaingorillaisonthevergeofextinction.［仿寫］在這些瀕危動物滅絕之前，我們必須保護它們。Wemustprotecttheseendangeredanimalsbeforetheybecomeextinct.熊貓瀕臨滅絕。Thepandaisindangerofbecomingextinct.LanguagePoints(Para.2)Perhaps,themostnotabletechnologicaladvancementthat...technological(adj.)basedinscientificandindustrialprogress技術的；工藝的e.g.Butwe'regoingtoneedtechnologicalbreakthroughstogettothegoalsthatwe'relookingfor.Infact,inthisstudyweassumedtherearegoingtobetechnologicalimprovements.［拓展］technical(adj.)工藝的，科技的；技術上的technology(n.)技術；工藝technically(adv.)技術上；專門地；學術上technologically(adv.)科技地；技術上地technician(n.)技師，技術員e.g.Theyshouldbeallowedtowaitforcheapertechnologiestobedeveloped.

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compatible.這軟件與你的硬件不兼容。Thissoftwareisnotcompatiblewithyourhardware.LanguagePoints(Para.8)...butithasalsorevolutionizedoutdailylivesinmanywayslikewebbrowsing,connectingwithothersandgettingthenews.revolutionize(vt.)tochangeradically徹底改革e.g.Decadeslater,itcompletelyrevolutionizedtheworldandtransformedthewaywecommunicatewitheachother.Thesetoolsdomakepeoplemoreproductive—emailalonehasrevolutionizedhowbusinessesoperate［拓展］revolution（n.）革命Thepassageismainlyaboutthewaywe____________witheachotheraroundtheworld.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthe___________wayofcommunication.Wenowhavemoreoptionstocommunicate.1)__________________,whichisthemostnotabletechnologicaladvancementthathaschangedthewaywecommunicate.2)__________________,whichstartedwithtextmessaging.Nowyoucansendtextmessagewithin________tofriendsandfamilymembersaroundtheworld.3)Cost-effectivecommunication.WithWhatsApporWeChat,youcansend____________messagesorcallfriendsandfamilymemberswhoalsohavethiskindofappswithfreefees.4)__________,whichhas____________ourdailylives.Itnotonlyinformusofwhat’s________,butalsomakesusgetthenewsquickly.traditionalVideocommunicationFastercommunicationsecondscommunicateunlimitedSocialMediarevolutionizedtreadinga)Skimthetextforthemainidea.Fillintheblankstocompletethesummaryofthepassage.b)Extendedquestions:1)Canyoulistsomeotherwaysofcommunicationyouknow?2)Canyouimaginehowtechnologywillcontinuetoevolvethewaywecommunicate?Pleaseshareyouropinionwiththeclassmates.Withvideoandlightningfastmessaging,wearealreadyconnectedtoothersinamoment’snoticenomatterwherethey’relocatedintheworld.Thespeedwillcontinuetoimpacttheadvancementsofcommunicationtechnology.Oneareathatwecanhopewillbecomeavailableinthenearfutureisholographiccommunications.

與前幾代人相比，科技極大地改變了我們在世界各地相互交流的方式。事實上，這些變化如此之大，以至于傳統的通訊方式，如信件、電報、甚至電話，正在逐漸消失。通過這些技術的進步，我們現在比以往任何時候都更能控制我們的交流方式，我們有了更多的選擇。科技為我們與他人交流開辟了更多的途徑。無論是私人交流還是專業溝通，我們現在都有很多選擇。

視頻通信

也許，改變我們與他人交流方式的最顯著的技術進步體現在視頻聊天、信息傳送或會議舉辦方面。我們與朋友和家人的交談因此變得更加個人化。對于企業來說，視頻會議使與會者更容易了解實時動態，查看圖表、數據、演示文稿等。

快捷溝通它始于短信，并在此基礎上有了改進。現在，我們可以在幾秒鐘內給世界各地的朋友和家人發送短信，還可以添加圖片、表情和其他效果。如果你有兼容的智能手機，你就可以發送具備許多個性化選擇的信息。

高性價比交流

在過去，我們受制于少數幾家傳統電話公司之一，不斷支付高額的電話資費，特別是國際電話。我們也別忘了，在國外旅行也會增加漫游費。如今，我們甚至不必擔心這些費用，因為我們有以下溝通選項：

技術——改變全球通信

WhatsApp——有了這個應用程序，你可以無限發送信息，享受群聊，從你的網絡瀏覽器發送信息，打電話給同樣使用這個應用程序的朋友和家人，其中包括免費的國際通話。

微信——這個應用程序類似于WhatsApp，因為它也提供免費的信息發送服務、語音或視頻通話、群聊、桌面聊天，甚至可以把信息翻譯成你的當地語言。

社交媒體

社交媒體不僅改變了我們的交流方式，也在很多方面改變了我們的日常生活，比如瀏覽網頁、聯系他人以及獲取新聞。例如，通過社交媒體，我們可以比傳統渠道更快地獲取新聞，而且我們可以通過它了解全世界的動態趨勢。此外，我們可以與我們最喜歡的明星互動，不會錯過任何好萊塢八卦。技術——改變全球通信B6WriteInternet,whichhaschangedourworldalot,canbecalledawonderinhumanbeings'development.However,everycoinhastwosides.ReflectonthestrengthsandweaknessesoftheInternet,andthenwriteacompositionentitledas"IsInternetaBlessingoraCurse?"Theframeworkisasfollows:AdvantagesoftheInternetItmakespeopleclosertoeachotherbyemail,QQ,Skype,etc.Itmakespeople’slifeeasierandmoreconvenient.Forexample,peoplecanshoponlineandworkathome.Moreresourcescanbesharedonline.Forexample,e-librarycanprovidenumerousreferencebooks,journalsandothermaterialswhichareimpossibleforareallibrary.Manyrelaxationactivitiescanbecarriedoutonline.……DisadvantagesoftheInternet……Peoplearelostinthevirtualworld,andcannotjoinintherealworld.Peoplespendtoomuchtimeplayingcomputergamesattheexpenseoftheirhealthandwork.Virusesarespreadandthesystemcannotworknormally.Hackersstealinformation,orattacksomewebsitesforpersonalbenefitsandcausegreatlossofgovernments’orcompanies’interest.SampleTheInternethasalwaysbeenadouble-edgedsword,butIthinkitisablessingratherthanacurse.WebenefitalotsincetheInternetcameintobeing.Ithaschangedourlifeandworkdramatically.

Firstofall,

thevariouswebsitesprovidealargenumberofinformationanddataforthe“netizens”.Wedon’tneedtoplungeintomultitudesofbooksinthelibrary,searchingforonlyoneortwoitems.Nomatterwhatweneed,wecanfindsomerelevantinformationfromit.

Moreover,

theInternetoffersusinstantcommunicationwithourfriendsandfamilynomatterhowfarwearefromeachother.Itisnotonlyconvenient,butalsocheap.

Furthermore,wecanshoponline.Onlineshoppingsavesalotoftimeforus,anditismorecomfortablethanwalkingfromoneshoptoanothe