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1、Unit 8: Part A Foreword,21st Century College English: Book 1,Unit 8: Part A,Pre-Reading ActivitiesIntensive StudyExercisesAssignment,Pre-reading Activities,Warm-up QuestionsListening,What do you know about Bill Gates and his company Microsoft?,Pre-reading Activities,First Listening: Before listening
2、 to the tape, have a quick look at the following words.,description potential communicate creative,描述,潜力,交流,创造性的,Pre-reading Activities,Second Listening: Listen to the tape again. Then, choose the best answer to each of the following questions.,Pre-reading Activities,Check-up,1. What is the main top
3、ic of the listening passage?A) The history of the computer.B) The future of the information highway.C) Practical uses of the Internet.D) How the Internet was invented.,Pre-reading Activities,1. What is the main topic of the listening passage?A) The history of the computer.B) The future of the inform
4、ation highway.C) Practical uses of the Internet.D) How the Internet was invented.,2. How did Bill Gates learn about the first personal computer?A) He invented it.B) He read about it in a magazine.C) One of his professors at Harvard University told him about it.D) One of his friends told him about it
5、.,Pre-reading Activities,2. How did Bill Gates learn about the first personal computer?A) He invented it.B) He read about it in a magazine.C) One of his professors at Harvard University told him about it.D) One of his friends told him about it.,3. Who does Gates feel should make decisions about the
6、information highway?A) Elected officials.B) International political organizations.C) Computer programmers.D) Everyday people as well as experts.,Pre-reading Activities,3. Who does Gates feel should make decisions about the information highway?A) Elected officials.B) International political organizat
7、ions.C) Computer programmers.D) Everyday people as well as experts.,4. What does Gates say his purpose in writing this book is?A) To make more money.B) To publicize the Internet.C) To encourage people to discuss the new technologies. D) To warn people about the dangers of new technologies.,Script,Pr
8、e-reading Activities,4. What does Gates say his purpose in writing this book is?A) To make more money.B) To publicize the Internet.C) To encourage people to discuss the new technologies. D) To warn people about the dangers of new technologies.,During my second year as a student at Harvard University
9、, a friend and I saw a description of the first “PC” or personal computer in a magazine. As we read about it, we got very excited. We didnt know exactly how the PC would be used, but we knew that it would be important. We were right. The PC revolution has changed the way millions and millions of peo
10、ple around the world live and work.,Now we are all beginning another great journey. This journey is based on new ways of communicating and exchanging information. Some people call it the “information highway.” This new communications revolution will take place over many years and will require us to
11、solve problems which are not yet seen. Many important decisions will have to be made, and our choices will affect the whole world.,Decisions about planning the information highway should be made by all kinds of people. Not just technical people and computer experts, but everyday citizens and compute
12、r users themselves must also be involved. That way, the information highway will fulfill its great potential.,I hope my book will serve as something like a map or a travel guide for the trip that we are all about to take together on the information highway. That is why Ive chosen to call it The Road
13、 Ahead. My goal in writing this book is to encourage the exchange of creative ideas about technology. The information revolution is already underway and its up to all of us to make the most of it.,Pre-reading Activities,Intensive Study,Text-related Information Intensive StudyDifficult sentencesKey w
14、ords, phrases & usagesComprehension exercises,Text-related Information,Bill (William) Gates,Foreword by Bill Gates 1 The past twenty years have been an incredible adventure for me. It started on a day when, as a college sophomore, I stood in Harvard Square with my friend Paul Allen and pored over th
15、e description of a kit computer in Popular Electronics magazine. As we read excitedly about the first truly personal computer, Paul and I didnt know exactly how it would be used, but we were sure it would change us and the world of computing. We were right. The personal-computer revolution happened
16、and it has affected millions of lives. It has led us to places we had barely imagined.,Language Points,2 We are all beginning another great journey. We arent sure where this one will lead us either, but again I am certain this revolution will touch even more lives and take us all farther. The major changes coming will be in the way people communicate with each other. The benefits and problems arising from this upcoming communications revolution will be much greater than those brought about by the PC revolution.,
