2019-2020学年度第32期总第786期

Adapting to remote working (P3)

宁海中学  徐佳

 

Lead-in

What have you done during this extended  winter vacation? Have you taken online lessons?

 

What have your parents done during this extended winter vacation ever? Did they work from home?

 

Read to analyze

 

How is the article organized?

 

 

 

Remote working for employees:

Telecommuting tools such as video conferences and online office software make working from home more feasible.

For example:

Alibaba’s all-in-one mobile workplace DingTalk has served more than 10 million enterprises and over 200 million people.

Tencent Meeting can provide free use for over 300 participants per audio or video conference.

 

Remote working for students and teachers：

Many apps have been used by students and their teachers for online classes.

“Cloud platforms” have also been provided by the Ministry of Education to allow for the continuation of classes across the country.

 

Remote working for interviews: ：

Internet companies, such as NetEase, recently opened a full contactless recruitment process through online resume submissions and online interviews.

 

The candidates can
•· sign contracts online
•· attend training workshops
•· begin work over the internet

 

Remote working for museums and galleries：

Many museums and galleries in China have launched various online exhibitions.

 

The purpose?

To provide a creative tour experience for the country’s vast number of stay-at-home visitors

 

Remote working for hospitals：

Virtual hospitals have been established.

The purpose?

To help prevent possible cross-infection (交叉感染) during the fight against the novel coronavirus

For example?

The Tianjin Medical University General Internet Hospital has rolled out a series of services, including online inquiries, virtual appointments and drug delivery.

 

Critical thinking

What’s Raymond Wang’s opinion?

The outbreak has further proved the importance of the internet and digital economy.

The outbreak will improve social efficiency and the digital economy, it will also improve our remote working and online education capabilities.

This is also a big opportunity for China’s technology and business model innovation – the foundations of the digital economy.

 

What's your own opinion?

 

Language focus

 

Translate

Words and expressions:

telecommuting tools

the Ministry of Education

a full chain of contactless recruitment

sign contracts

roll out

improve social efficiency

 

远程办公工具

教育部

完整的非接触式招募链

签订合同

开展，推出

提高社会效率

 

Sentences:

1. They have launched various online exhibitions to provide a creative tour experience for the country's vast number of stay-at-home visitors.

他们推出了各种各样的在线展览，为国内数量庞大的“宅”游客提供了具有创意的旅游体验。

2. To help prevent possible cross-infection during the fight against the novel coronavirus, virtual hospitals have been established.

为了帮助避免在对抗新型冠状病毒的过程中可能的交叉感染，建立了虚拟医院。

 

Homework

Search the internet for more information about remote working and write a short report.

 

 

2019-2020学年度第32期总第786期

Apps tap into new potential (P4)

宁海中学  徐佳

 

Lead-in

How do you spend your spare time during this holiday?

Go out to play?

Stay at home and watch movies, listen to music, play games …

 

Skimming

 

 

 

 

 

Scanning

 

What does the user think of the Changba app?

“The Changba app not only gives me the chance to sing whatever I like at home, but also lets me keep in touch with my friends by sharing our songs.” 

 

How do people learn to cook?

By learning from apps like Xiachufang and E-cook.

 

What comment does the user make about cooking apps?

 “Using this app, I have learned many new and healthy dishes which help me eat better.”

 

How do people buy things?

They can order items from the apps that deliver goods right to your door.

 

Comments?

 “It is noteworthy that the epidemic has attracted new groups of consumers, such as elderly people, who originally didn’t belong to our target user group.”

 

Critical thinking

These apps have opened up a whole new world of opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds. (Para 6)

Do you agree?

What do you think of these apps ?

 

Language Points

 

Translate:

Words and expressions:

in the palm of your hand

take up cooking as a new hobby

attend culinary school

look up different recipes

deliver goods right to your door

 

在你的手掌中

把烹饪当作新的爱好

上烹饪学校

查找不同的食谱

送货上门

 

Sentences:

1. The Changba app not only gives me the chance to sing whatever I like at home, but also lets me keep in touch with my friends by sharing our songs.

唱吧不仅让我有机会在家里唱任何我喜欢的歌，还能让我通过分享我们的歌曲与朋友保持联系。

 

e.g. 这个工作的顺利完成不仅是他不懈努力的成果，而且是他实力的体现。

The successful completion of this work is not only the result of his unremitting efforts, but also the manifestation of his strength.

 

2. You don’t need to attend culinary school, thanks to apps like Xiachufang and E-cook, which app makes it easier for those who want to learn how to cook?

→ which 引导非限制性定语从句

多亏有像下厨房和网上厨房这样的应用程序，你不需要去上烹饪学校就可以学习怎么做饭。

 

3. It is noteworthy that the epidemic has attracted new groups of consumers, such as elderly people, who originally didn't belong to our target user group.

① It is noteworthy that ...    值得注意的是 ......

② who 引导非限制性定语从句

值得注意的是，这种流行病吸引了新的消费者群体，例如老年人，他们最初不属于我们的目标用户群体。

 

Homework

Write a piece to introduce your favorite app.