Mobile Phones' Effects on Children
A newspaper in Helsinki, Finland, recently published a cartoon of a baby with a mobile phone, telling his parents that his diaper(尿布) needed changing. But it’s hardly a joke Helsinki is home to Nokia, the mobile-phone maker. It's one of the most "mobile" cities in the world. About 92 percent of its households (家庭.) have at least one mobile phone. And the kids start young.
"A relatively normal age to get a mobile phone is 7 now," says Jan Virkki, marketing manager for a mobile-phone company. Among the second graders at the Kulosaari Elementary School, the most popular object of desire this year is not a Barbie or a Game boy. It is a Nokia mobile phone with a picture of their own choice on the screen.
"One of the first things we discuss when school starts is the rules for mobile phones,” says Tiia Korppi, a teacher. Among the rules. You have to put it away out of sight. You cannot turn it on. You cannot send text messages to your friends, or play amusing tunes ( 令人发笑的曲调 ) in class, or call your parents or call for a pizza during history.
Speaking
交际用语
1. 同意和不同意(Agreement and disagreement)
Absolutely. I disagree. /Well, yes, but...
That s exactly what I was thinking. I’ m afraid I don t agree.
That s a good point. You can t be serious.
That s just how I see it. Well, it depends.
That s worth thinking about. I would have to disagree with that.
Well, I m not so sure about that.
2.谈论日常生活中使用物品的用语 It looks like...
What does it look like? he’s used for... It's made of...
What is it used for? 3. 给某人提出建议的用语
What is it made of? You’d better do...
How does it work? Why don't you do...?
How do people use it? I suggest that you (should) do...
2. 描述日常生活中物品的用语 I advise that you (should) do...
You’d better inform him of that ahead of time.
Why don't you climb the hill with us tomorrow?
I suggest (advise) that the patient should be operated on immediately.
Sample discussion:
JANE: Thank you for taking the time to talk with me. Mum, Dad, you know I have told you before that I want to buy a cell phone. I would like to tell you why I want to buy one, and I would like your advice.
DAD: OK, why don't you start and then we will all tell you what we think.
JANE: Thanks, Dad. I think a cell phone is very useful, because I can use it to let you know where I am and when I will be back home. For example, if I have to stay late at school, you might get worried and wonder where I am. If I have a cell phone, I can call you and tell you that I will be late.
MUM: Well, that's true, but I don't think you should buy a cell phone. In my opinion, a cell phone is too expensive. Besides, if you have a cell phone I think you will spend too much time talking on the phone. You'd better use your time to study instead.
CINDY: I agree with Mrs. Collins. Some of the other students in our class have cell phones and they talk on the phone all the time. I don't see how they ever have time for anything else. And it is expensive. One of my classmates said that she spent 110 Yuan in one month!
DAD: Jane, I think you are right. I often worry about where you are and I never know when I will be home from work. I remember last year, when you were at the supermarket and I had promised to pick you up. I was late and couldn't find you when I got there. If you have a cell phone I can just call you.
JANE: Thank you for telling me what you think. I will take some time to think about what you have said. Now let's have some fun. How about playing some cards!
Reading
课文整体阅读
1. Which is not a reason for the popularity of cell phones among teenagers.'?
A. Cell phones can be used to stay in touch with friends and family.
B. Cell phones can be used to call for help in case of an emergency.
C. Cell phones can be used in class to help one learn better.
D. You look cool talking on a cell phone.
2. Who is controlling the secret school?
A. AXL. B. Machines.
C. Robots. D. Human beings.
3. Which of the following can be used as another title for Passage 1?
A. Cell Phones. B. Teenagers.
C. No Cell Phone in Class. D. Mobile Phones in China.
4. Which of the following is most probable in the future according to Passage 1 ?
A. Cell phones can also pick up TV programmes.
B. Cell phones will be allowed in every classroom.
C. Cell phones will take the place of computers.
D. No one can live without a cell phone.
5. What message can we get from the story in Passage 2?
A. We'd better destroy all the computers now before they control us.
B. Our future will be like what is described in the story unless we change our way of life.
C. We should treat our machines as our friends.
D. We should teach our computers about love and friendship now.
Key:1-5 CDAAB
II. Key points
1.listening and speaking
1. toothpick n. 牙签 （short, pointed piece of wood, etc, for removing bits of food from between the teeth）
2.as many...as
[用法]和...一样多;有...那么多
[举例]Take as many books as you want.
As many as ten students were late for class this morning.
[联想]as much...as 指代或修饰不可数名词
[举例]Some students are spend as much as 200 Yuan on their cell phones.
3.If you turn a left-handed glove inside out, it will fit on a right hand.
Fit [用法]vi/vt 适合；适应；装备 n.合身 a. 合适的；恰当的；健康的
[搭配]fit in with 适应；配合 fit on 试穿
inside out:里面翻到外面。彻底地。一般用作状语
他经常翻穿球衫
He often wears his sweater inside out
4.Jane wants to buy a cell phone.
cell phone
[用法]n. 手机
[联想]mobile 手机; cordless phone 无绳电话; vision phone可视电话
5.Absolutely.
[用法]ad. 1.绝对地,完全地 2.【口】(用于对答)一点不错,完全对
[举例]It s absolutely no business of hers. 这件事与她毫不相关。
6.That’ s a good point.
[用法]你说得有道理.
[联想]口语中表示同意的表达还有许多,如:I see what you mean 我明白你的意思
I couldn’ t agree more 我举双手赞成。
7.Well, it depends.
it depends
[用法]看情况而定
[联想]depend on 依赖;取决于
[举例] I knew he wasn’ t to be depended upon. 我知道他不可信赖。
Health depends on good food, fresh air and enough sleep.
健康依靠的是良好的食物,新鲜的空气和充足的睡眠。
8.I m afraid I don’t agree.
agree
[用法]vi/vt 同意. 该词搭配较多,注意以下例句的不同用法.
[举例]1. I don’ t agree with him on many things. 我和他在许多事情上意见不一致。
2. I think we should stop; do you agree? 我觉得我们该停止了,你同意吗?
3. This bill does not agree with your original estimate. 这张帐单与你当初的估计不符。
9.I m not so sure about that.
sure
[用法]a.1. 确信的,有把握的 2. 一定的,必定的 3. 确实的;可靠的
[举例]I m not sure whether our team will win.
我不能肯定我队是否能赢。
We are sure of his innocence.
我们确信他是无辜的。
2.reading
1>She takes out her red cell phone and press the talk key.
press
[用法]vt. 1. 按,压,挤 2. 压碎,压破;榨出 3. 熨平(衣服) 5. 催促;催逼;强迫;(极力)劝说
vi. 1. 挤向前,奋力前进 2. 紧迫
n. 1. 报刊;新闻界;记者们;通讯社 2.(常大写)出版社
[举例]Press this button to start the engine. 按此钮发动引擎。
He was pressing his jacket. 他在烫外套。
He pressed her to come with him. 他强迫她跟他走。
2>I should be home in about ten minutes.
should
[用法] 情态动词，应该,但此处是一种推断、猜测,而非义务,责任等
[举例]She should be here any minute. 她该马上就到。
Dinner should be ready by now. 此刻晚饭应该做好了。
in about ten minutes [用法]大约十分钟以后,主要用于将来时间
3>Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live life "on the go" and use cell phones.
on the go
[用法]忙碌;活跃 四处奔走 跑来跑去
[举例]She’ s been on the go all day.
Healthy, happy people are usually on the go.
4>New functions are being added to the phones.
add...to
[用法]把..加到..上面去
[联想]add to... 增加 add up 把...加起来
add up to 总计 add that-clause 补充说
5>An electronic calendar will remind you about appointments and important dates.
remind vt. （常与of, to + inf, that连用）使想起；使记起；提醒
1) remind sb. Of / about sb. / sth 使某人想起某人/某事
2) remind sb. To do sth.提醒某人做某事
3)remind sb. That clause提醒某人某事; 使某人想起某事
Remind me to write to Mother. 提醒我给妈妈写信。
This reminds me of last year. 这使我想起去年的事。
Please remind me that I must call her up before nine.请提醒我九点前给她打个电话。
The film reminded him of what he had seen in China.
这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切。
6>I don t dare to use the phone in school.
dare
[用法] 情态动词. 敢;竟敢 (主要用于疑问,否定或条件句),过去式为dared
vt. 敢;胆敢 (除具有一般实义动词之特点外, 在否定,疑问句中dare后的to可省略.
Don't dare do that again! 不要再这样胆大妄为！
He will dare any danger. 他敢冒任何危险。
He dared me to jump over the stream. 他激我跳过小溪
7>Their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.
too much
[用法]修饰不可数名词
[联想]much too 修饰形容词或副词
8>The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends no matter where we are or what we are doing.
stay in touch with=keep in touch with 和...保持联系
Eg: The salesman keeps/stays in touch with the office by phone
相关短语
get in touch with与……取得联系；(表动作，不延续)
lose touch with… 与……失去联系; (表动作，不延续)
be out of touch with与……失去联系; （表状态，延续）
be in touch with与……有联系 （表状态，延续）
no matter where
[用法]无论哪儿;不管哪儿,用以引导让步状语从句
[举例]No matter where he goes, his dog follows him.
no matter无论，不管，后面常跟疑问词引导的从句，其意相当于疑问词后加ever。如 no matter what=whatever; no matter where=wherever; no matter how=however; no matter when= whenever
例如：
No matter when (Whenever) I meet him, he is always wearing that old hat.
不管我什么时候遇见他，他总是戴着那顶旧礼帽。
No matter how (However) expensive the cell phone is, I’ll buy it because I need one badly.
无论这手机有多贵，我都要买。因为我急需有个手机
10>We can call for help in case of an emergency
1. call for 需要；要求；值得：
The occasion calls for a cool head. 这种场合需要冷静的头脑。
2. in case(of) 万一……; 如果发生……; 假使……
in case假使; 以防(万一); 免得。in case可引导一个条件状语从句或目的状语从句，还可单独使用，置于句尾。例如：
In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.如遇火灾，既按警铃。
In case he comes, let me know.如果他来的话，告诉我一声。
You’d better take an umbrella in case it rains.(=It may rain; you’d better take an umbrella just in case.) 可能会下雨，拿把雨伞，以防万一。
In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.
11>She says that her cell phone helps her do whatever she wants to do.
whatever
[用法]无论什么,此处引导名词性从句
1) …什么就…什么
They eat whatever they can find. 他们找到什么就吃什么？
Whatever 常用来引导名词性从句或让步状语从句, 引导让步状语从句时, 可用no matter what 替代。
2) whatever还可引导让步状语从句,相当于no matter what无论什么，不管什么
Whatever（=No matter what）we said, he'd disagree. 无论我们说什么，他都不同意。
Whatever your argument, I shall hold to my decision.
不管你怎样争辩,我还是坚持自己的决定。
College students are seen doing whatever work they can find.
我们可以看到,只要有工作,大学生们什么都干。
Do whatever she tells you and you'll have peace.
她叫你干什么你就干什么,那你就太平了。
Whatever happens, the first important thing is to keep cool.
不管发生什么事,头等重要的是保持冷静。
You may do whatever you want to do. 无论你想做什么事，你都可以做。
Whatever you do, I won't tell you my secret.
不管你做什么，我都不会把我的秘密告诉你
3.integrating skills
1.It is the year 2374 and the machines have taken over.
take over
[用法]接管;接受
[举例]When he retired, his eldest son took over the farm.
他退休后,他的长子接管了农场.
[注意]take的用法和搭配相当多,本站有专门介绍,搜索可得.
2.The few surviving human beings are being used in the way that we use machines today.
The few [用法]为数不多的
in the way [用法]1.用这种方法 2.挡路;妨碍某人
the way that we use machines today
[用法]当way做先行词,并在定语从句中做状语时,关系词用that或in which或省略
3.They have to repair machines when they break down.
. break down 1) 破坏；拆散 2) 失败；破裂 3) 精神崩溃；失去控制 4)（机器）损坏 5) 起化学变化
Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.
人体中的化学元素把食物分解成有用的物质。
The peace talks are said to have broken down. (喻)据说和谈破裂了。
Our truck broke down outside town. 我们的卡车在城外抛锚了。
The car broke down halfway to the destination.汽车在到达目的地的中途抛锚了。
Their opposition broke down.他们的反对意见打消了。
He broke down and wept. 他不禁失声痛哭。
Food is broken down by chemicals. 化学物质引起食物转化他不注意自己的身体,最终身体垮了.
4．In this school，the students still learn about all the wonders of the world―science，art，history，culture－and they are still allowed to dream about a better future。
在这所学校里，学生们还学习世界上所有奇妙的事情--科学、艺术、历史、文化--
他们还被允许幻想将来的生活。
wonder此处意为“奇迹，奇观，奇事”。
①The ivory a wonder of delicate workmanship
这件象牙雕刻是手艺精巧的珍品。
②do／perform／work wonders创造奇迹
wonder作名词，译为“惊异; 惊奇; 惊讶”。
③He was lost in wonder他惊奇得出神。
④All of us look at him in silent wonder我们都惊讶得默不作声地看着他。
dream about／of sth．（doing sth．）意为“梦想，幻想，想象”。
①He dreams of becoming a sailor，他一心想当水手。
②He got the first place this time，but he never dreamed about it．
这次他得了第一，但他做梦也没想到。
5..Q12 cannot be defeated by force.
defeat本来用来描述战争中打败敌人，现在可与beat换用，以表示击败对手。
beat这个动词后面跟的是比赛，竞争中的对手，或战争中的敌手。
①She beat／defeated her brother at tennis．她打网球赢了她弟弟。
win的意思是“赢；获胜；得到成功。”后面常跟上奖品，奖学金，名誉，财产，战争或
运动等等。
win a great victory 赢得巨大的成功
win awards赢得奖励 win friendship赢得友谊
win the game赢得比赛 win the race 赢得赛跑
6..Instead,the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution.
come up with
[用法]提出;提供;想出;赶上
[举例]Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the world s food supply.
科学家们必须为增加世界粮食供应提供新方法.
He walked so fast that I couldn’ t come up with him.
7.Imagine that you are one of those chosen to solve the problem.
Imagine
[用法]vt. 想像;猜想,料想(后接名词,代词,动名词或宾语从句) vi. 想像,猜想
[举例]I can t imagine what has happened.
我想像不出发生了什么事。
I imagine you are tired from the journey.
我想你旅途劳累了。
8.If you practise reading and thinking in this way, you ‘ll become a smarter reader.practise reading and thinking
[用法]后接名词,代词或动名词
[举例]You should keep practising speaking English,if you want to learn it well.
想学好英语,你应该坚持练习说英语.
9.If they succeed, they believe humans and machines can live together like friends.
succeed
[用法]vi. 成功 vt.接续;继承
[举例]He succeeded in getting the job. 他谋得了那份工作。
Our plan has succeeded.
The millionaire s eldest son will succeed to his estate.这百万富翁的长子将继承他的产业。
The storm was succeeded by calm.
暴风雨后一片宁静。
10.If they succeed，they believe that humans and machines can live together like friends in the future。如果他们成功的话，他们相信在将来人类和机器能像朋友一样生活在一起。
in the future将来：未来
in future以后；今后＝for the future
①Who knows what will happen in the future？谁知道将来会发生什么？
②I will study hard in future．我今后要努力学习c
4. Workbook
1>what are the advantaged and disadvantages of modern technology?
Advantaged and disadvantages
[用法]优点和缺点
[补充]advantage n. 1. 有利条件,优点,优势 2. 利益,好处
Disadvantage n. 1. 不利条件 2. 不利;损失,损害
[举例]His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.
他缺少教育,这在找工作时是一个不利条件。
Not studying will be to your disadvantage.
不学习将对你不利。
[联想]take advantage of 利用
2>The money will be spent on equipment.
Equipment
[用法]n.[U] 1. 配备,装备 2. 设备;器械;用具
[举例]The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.
把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。
The store sells tents and other camping equipment.
这家商店出售帐篷和其他野营用具。
[联想]equip vt. 1. 装备,配备 2. 使有能力;使有资格;赋予
[举例]Our laboratory is well equipped.
我们的实验室装备良好。
3>New trees are being planted which will give shade in summer.
Shade
[用法]n. 1. 荫;阴凉处;阴暗 2. 遮光物,遮太阳的东西
[举例]I saw him sitting in the shade of a tree.
我看见他坐在树荫下。
[联想]shadow n. 1. 荫;阴暗处 2. 影子
[举例]Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.
有时候她独自一人坐在幽暗处。
Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth s shadow falls on the moon.
地球的影子落在月球上时,就发生月蚀。
4>They are based on the ideas that transportation means moving sth from one place to another.
be based on
[用法]以什么为根据;建立在什么基础之上(前面的课文中已有呈现)
...ideas that...
[用法]that引导的是同位语从句,指idea的内容.注意和定语从句的区分.
5>With teleportation, a person or thing is taken apart at point A and put together again at point B.
taken...apart
[用法]使分开;拆散
[举例]John took the engine apart.
约翰把引擎拆开。
[联想]tell...apart 把...区分开
6>The more we know, the more we can imagine.
The more...the more...
[用法]越...越...
[举例]The harder you work, the more progress you will make.
7>Can you think of some examples to prove this idea?
prove
[用法]vt. 证明,证实 vi. 证明是;原来是
[举例]I' ll prove to the world that he was right.
我将向世人证明他是对的。
My advice proved to be wrong.
我的意见证明是错的。
8>Computers and the Internet are among the latest great inventions to change the world.
among
[用法]在...中间,此处指其中之一
[举例]He s among the students who are good at English.
latest
[用法]a.1. 最新的;最近的 2. 最迟的 ad. 最迟地;最近地
[举例]She is dressed in the latest Paris fashion
她身穿巴黎最新款式的时装
He was the latest person to come.
他是最晚来的人。