2018-2019学年度第13期总第732期

Textspeak takes over (P3)

河北师大田家炳中学  赵乃平

 

Lead in  

1. Can you figure out their meanings?

- Hi, you free?

- Too busy now.

(- Hi, are you free?

- I’m too busy now.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOL= Laugh Out Loud (大声笑)

 

Prediction

Judging by title " Textspeak takes over", what do you think will be talked about in the passage?

Things that will be talked about include:

1. The trend that people communicate by _______ taking the place of ________ ways.

2. The _____ of the change.

 

Fast reading

1. What is the type of the passage?

    A. Narration（记叙文）

    B. Argumentation（议论文）

    C. Exposition（说明文）

    D. Practical writing（应用文）

 

2. How does the writer develop the passage?

 

 

3. What is the main idea of the passage?

The trend of too much _______ has a ___ effect on young people’s  ________.

 

Detailed reading 

 

Researchers

1. What did the study find?

Texting has weakened children’s grammar skills.

2. compromise —— change —— create —— be unable 

Use these key words to explain how textspeak affects young people.

Because of the culture of mobile communication, there are compromises on traditional, cultural writing.  

“Textspeak” changes the foundation of basic grammar of young people. 

This kind of textual adaptations create the impression that such language is normal and            accepted.  

Unluckily, teenagers are unable to shift between standard grammar and the abbreviations (缩写).

 

Linguists

What is the attitude of linguists towards this trend? Why

They aren’t disturbed because they think it is natural for language to change.

 

Students

How do students feel when taking exams? Why? 

They might be worried because texting has affected their grammar and grammar is tested in exams.

 

Post reading 

 

 

2. How did the writer support her argument?

She used examples, and compared opinions of different people.

 

Discussion

Do you think using internet language affects your Chinese? In what way?  Do you have any worries?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

The marvelous world of tomorrow (PIII)

江苏省南菁高级中学  薛海燕

 

 

Have you seen any of these in daily life?

Not yet.

“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.”

--Jules Verne (1828-1905)

 

Write down your designs of the following inventions. Please work with your partners.

underwater homes (group 1-3)

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3-D food printers (group 4-6)

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flying cars (group 7-9)

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Read the passage carefully to improve your design.

A population increase has resulted in a space shortage on the ground. This has led to the building of underwater homes. These homes, which have floating waterproof domes, can sit as low as 15 kilometers below the ocean. They are made from stretchable materials, so their rooms are adjustable in size on demand. In addition, they are powered by special generators which take advantage of the varied temperatures at different depths of the ocean. 

The busy people of the future will rarely have time to cook. It may be typical of many kitchens to be equipped with a 3-D printer. On top of that, 3-D printed foods will have the same flavor and nutritional values as the original recipe.

In the future, flying cars will be used to avoid traffic congestion. They will take off and land vertically. They will mixing the strengths of a helicopter and an airplane. As a result, a 2-hour taxi ride today will take just fifteen minutes in the future.

 

“Every coin has two sides.” Write down the advantages and disadvantages of the inventions. Talk about it with your partner.

 

Assignment: Writing

【写作内容】

1. 简要描述你想象中的未来生活；

2. 对未来的某项新发明进行介绍；

3. 分析该发明带来的益处和风险。

【写作要求】

1. 字数在150左右；

2. 可借鉴文章的内容及表达。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，结构合理，语篇连贯。

Possible version:

With the fast development of science and technology, life in the future will be very different from now. Things like underwater houses, 3-D printed clothing and foods, and flying cars are likely to come into use in the future. 

Take 3-D printed foods as an example. With people becoming busier, they will rarely have time to cook. In the future, many kitchens will be equipped with a 3-D printer, which will get online recipes from professional chiefs and offer people their favorite foods at any time they please. 

We will enjoy the convenience, but we will have to be aware that every coin has two sides. Though 3-D printed foods will have the same flavor and nutritional values as the original recipes and free us from the work of making it, we may lose the pleasure of making food ourselves. On top of that, a 3-D printer, which could only do what humans told it to, could not create cuisine itself.

Taking all these factors into consideration, we will need to carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of new inventions in the future.