Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screen
Students are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class. Words and Phrases:
Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of understanding and using foreign language.
Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method. 1. (Para.2)access享用权；享用机会
Access to up-to-date information is essential to our research. 利用最新信息对我们的研究至关重要。
2. (Para.2) instant-message: v. exchange written messages over the Internet with people what you know 发送即时消息
She doesn’t like instant-messaging. When she has something to say, she will make a phone call. 他不喜欢发即时消息。有话要说时，她就打电话。 3. (Para.3) accessible： a. easy to obtain or use 易得到的；易使用的
He has made some attempts to make opera accessible to a wider public. 他做了一些尝试，想让歌剧能有更多的受众。
4. (Para.5) add to sth.: make a feeling or quality stronger and more noticeable 增加；增添
Her rejection of our request has added to the uncertainty of the situation. 她拒绝了我们的要求，这使得形势更加不确定。
5. (Para.6) indispensable: a. difficult or impossible to exist or do sth. without 不可缺少的；必不可少的
Good dictionaries are indispensable in English learning. 对英语学习来说，好词典是必不可少的。
6. (Para.6) visit with sb.: talk socially with sb. 叙谈；闲谈 He is so busy that he hardly has time to visit with his friends. 他忙得几乎没时间和朋友聊天。 7. (Para.7)take the lead树立榜样，带头
The chairman always takes the lead in everything and is deeply trusted by the
masses.
主席做事总是一马当先，深受广大群众信任。 8. (Para.7) account for解释，说明，引起
Many countries are trying to find out what accounts for the disappearance of MH370 airplane.
很多国家都在尽力弄清楚MH370失踪的原因。
9. (Para.7) bank balance: n.[C] the amount of money sb. has in their bank account 账户余额；银行存款余额
I check my bank balance about once a month. 我大约每个月查一下我的账户余额。
10. (Para.8) inferior差的，次的
It is stupid to think that women are inferior in intelligence to men. 认为女性的智力低于男性的想法是愚蠢的。 11. (Para.9) focus on（把…… ）集中（于）
Millions of people focus their attention on commodities which are good in quality and low in price.
优质价廉的商品令万众瞩目。
12. (Para.9) wired: a. connected to, and able to use the Internet（指计算机系统)联网的，连线的
Many colleges now have high-tech libraries and wired dormitories. 许多大学现在都有高科技图书馆和联网的宿舍。
13. (Para.9) keep up with.①跟上；保持同步；②和（朋友）保持联系 Young people now have more and more means to keep up with their friends. 现在的年轻人可以通过更多的方式和朋友们保持联系。 14. (Para.10) stand out ①出色；②显眼；突出
Her long, blonde hair and bright pink dress made her stand out in the crowd. 她那长长的金发和鲜亮的粉色裙子使她在人群中显得很突出。 15. replace with用……替换, 以……接替
Many people believe that it will be a matter of time before they completely replace cash with credit cards.
很多人相信信用卡替代现金只是个时间问题。
16. (Para.12) in large part: mostly, or in most places 多半；在很大程度上；大多数地方
The state is becoming stronger, thanks in large part to the emergency measures taken to guard against economic collapse.
这个国家正在变得日益强大，这主要归功于采取了预防经济崩溃的紧急措施。 Step 5: While-reading Activities Language Points:
1. In her dorm, she instant-messages her roommate sitting just a few feet away. (Para. 2)
Meaning: In her dorm room, she even sends instant messages to her roommate, who is sitting only a few feet away from her.
2. “ I always feel like I have a means of communication- in class and out of class,” says engineering major. (Para. 4)
Meaning: “I always have the feeling that I have a way to communicate with others, whether in class or out of class,” says a student majoring in engineering. 3. “It’s adding to students’ sense of excitement about the subject.” ( Para. 5) Meaning: “It makes students feel more excited about the subject.”
4. Professors have been encouraged to tape their lectures and post them online. (Para.5)
Meaning: Professors have been encouraged to record their lectures and put them online.
5. More than just toys, thes instruments are powerful tools for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information. (Para. 6)
Meaning: These instruments are not just toys. They are powerful tools to store and deal with almost any kind of information.
6. In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their campuses into bubbles of Wi-Fi networks. (Para. 7)
Meaning: In the past few years, school have been the first to transform their campuses into places connected with Wi-Fi networks.
7. Other colleges are straining to stand out from their peers (Para. 10)
Meaning: Other colleges are trying very hard to do better than their fellow colleges. 8. For those who prefer to travel laptop-free, colleges supply several computer labs. (Para. 11)
Meaning: For those students who do not like to take a laptop with them, colleges provide several computer labs for them.
9. The anywhere-anytime access has already yielded amazing benefits in education. (Para. 12)
Meaning: The fact that the Internet is available anywhere and anytime on campus has produced surprising benefits in education. Step 6: Typical patterns:
Purpose: Further understand the text （Train further reading ability） to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.
Method: Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method. Typical patterns：
1.
The college campus, long a place of scholarship and frontiers of new
technology, is being transformed into a new age of electronics by a fleet of laptops, smartphones and connectivity 24 hours a day.
大学校园长久以来都是学术之地，也是新技术的前沿。现在随着手提电脑和智能手机的大量出现，加上每天24小时不间断的网络连接，大学校园正在转而进入电子设备的新时代。
sth., long a … of …, is being transformed into …, and …用于形容“某物的变化”。
应用: 太空长久以来都是一个充满神秘色彩的地域，现在随着尖端技术和先进材料的大量出现，加上专业的宇航员，太空已经正在转为人类探索活动的战场。
The space, long a place of mystery, is being transformed into a battlefield of human exploration by a fleet of top technology, advanced material and professional astronauts.
2. In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accounted for 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s.
事实上，美国最近的一项研究发现，信息技术的投入占高校预算的5%-8%，比20世纪80年代中期约2%-3%的投入有所增加。
A recent study/ research/ experiment found/ discovered/ indicated that … 用于表达“某些研究、实验等所发现的结果”。
应用：最近的一项研究发现，与动物进行积极的互动能降低一个人的血压。 A recent research discovered that interacting with animals in an active way may lower a person’s blood pressure.
3.With the widespread application of laptops and computer science, we are going to produce a generation of problem-solvers and intelligent thinkers, which is indispensable for the future of the world.
随着计算机技术的广泛应用，我们将培养出善于解决问题和善于思考的一代人，这对于世界的未来是至关重要的。
With the widespread application of …/With the fast/rapid development of …用于表达“某事或某物的发展或应用”。
应用： 随着互联网的迅猛发展和广泛应用，网络信息安全问题变得越来越严峻。
With the rapid development and widespread application of Internet, the seriousness of Internet information security is on the rise. Step7. Consolidation
Retell the passage according to the topic sentences.
Purpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the text structure on the screen, so that they can retell it easily.
Method: Read the text structure together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.
Step 8. Discussion
1. Do you think the university should provide Internet access anywhere and anytime on campus? Why or why not?
2. Some people predict that in the future students will learn only at home by attending online courses. How do you like this idea? 3. What would life be like without the Internet or smartphones? Step 9. Assignments
Review the key points of Section A; Finish the exercises after class; Finish online homework; Preview Section B.
Writing Topic: Popularity of e-books or Peer pressure in collegedx
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