外研版必须修读1模块6Culturalcorner.ppt

Module 6The Internet and Telecommunications 3. How can we make the text messages cheaper? You can make it cheaper by shortening the words that you use. Take out “unimportant” letters that you use. Use numbers instead of words. Avoid using punctuation like inverted commas. 4. What are the emoticons? Emoticons are a series of symbols to show how they feel. Language points * * * 高一外研版必修一 Cultural Corner Prediction: What’s the passage about? Mobile phone messages 1.Why do people use text messages and emoticons? Text messages are cheaper. 2. Do mobile phone users in China send text messages and use emoticons? (Open answers) Fast Reading 1. What do the sentences or phrases mean? Why nt gv me a cll? Iv bn wtng fr a lng tme? I’m so sd.) Careful Reading 5. B4 3. 4ever 2. RU 4. ILY 6. GL Why not give me a call? I’ve been waiting for a long time. I’m so sad. Are you? forever I love you before Good Luck 7. Explain some emoticons : = : - = : - ) = colon (=eyes) colon+ hyphen (=eyes and nose) colon+ hyphen + close bracket = eyes and nose and happy mouth (=smiling) 8. What do they mean? if u wanna kno how much i miss u, try 2 catch raindrops the ones u catch is how much u miss me and the ones u miss is how i miss u When you want to know how much I miss you, try to catch raindrops. The ones you catch is how much I miss me, and the ones you miss is how I miss you. life is like a movie wen ur happy... comedy wen ur sad... tragedy wen u hav enemies... action wen u look in the mirror... horror Life is like a movie When you are happy…comedy When you are sad…tragedy When you have enemies…action And when you look in the mirror…horror! 1. Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. 此处为动词－ing 形式在前半句中作主语。 学好英语不容易。 Learning English well is not easy. send text messages 发短信。 我每天都给我父亲发短信。 I send text message to my father everyday. 2. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mo