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1、,My Computer,I. Intensive Reading,Text Comprehension,Skill Building,Fast Reading,Unit 2,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Before Reading,Part I Intensive Reading,My Computer,study focus,1. Think about the relationship between computers and our life. 2. Try to use words and expressions about computer sc
2、ience. 3. Practice using the structure of “notnor” 4. Learn how to leave messages (留言). 5. Read about the function of screensavers.,Pre-reading Preparation: A. Discuss the following questions with your partners. 1. What computer operating systems have you ever used? Mac OS, UNIX, or Windows? 2. Have
3、 you ever been troubled by a computer breakdown? How did you feel at the moment? How did you solve the problem then?,Preparation,For More,key,B. Read the following sentences carefully and work out the meaning of the underlined words and expressions.,Preparation,For More,1. I am sorry to inform you t
4、hat your application has been unsuccessful. 2. Do not send the application via email. 3. My cars quite old, but its still pretty reliable. 4. The government must take action now to stop the rise in violent crimes.,key,Preparation,End,5. Would you mind keeping an eye on my baby when Im away for a min
5、ute? 6. She was very nervous about introducing James to her children, but they warmed to him immediately.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 1a At least once per day, without fail, my computer, like every computer I have ever owned, has some kind of emotional breakdown. It si
6、mply stops workingoften when Im not touching itand it puts a message on the screen informing me that an error has occurred.,Learning to Love the Computer, Warts and All By Dave Barry,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 1b It does not say what the error is, nor where it occurre
7、d. For all I know, it occurred in New Zealand, and my computer found out about it via the Internet, and became so upset that it could not go on.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 2 When this happens, I have to turn my computer off and start it up again. When I do, my compute
8、r puts a snippy note on the screen informing me that it is scanning its disks for errors, because it was shut down improperly.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 3 “But I DIDNT DO ANYTHING!” I shout, but my computer ignores me, because it is busy scanning its disks. You just
9、know that if it finds any errors, its going to blame me, even though I dont even know where its disks ARE.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 4a While my computer is busy, I scan my wart. I have a wart on my right leg. It has been there for many years. I call it Buddy. I keep
10、 an eye on Buddy, in case his appearance changes. Ive read that its a bad thing, medically, when a wart Suddenly changes appearance.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 4b If I ever look down and see that Buddy has turned green and not good-looking any longer, or hes wearing a
11、 little pair of Groucho glasses, Ill know its time to take some kind of medical action. Such as quit drinking.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 5a But my point is that because of computer weirdness,I regularly see an entire mornings worksometimes as many as 18 words get bli
12、pped away forever to the Planet of Lost Data. Needless to say, I use Microsoft Windows. Ive been a loyal Windows man since the first version, which required you to write on the screen with crayons.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 5b Every year or so, Microsoft comes out wi
13、th a new version, which Microsoft always swears is better and more reliable, and I always buy it. I bought Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1415926, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows RSVP, The Best of Windows, Windows Strikes Back, and Windows Lets All Buy Bill Gates a House the Size of
14、 Vermont.,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 6 My computers keep having seizures, but I keep buying Windows versions, hoping Ill get lucky. Im like the loser in the nightclub who keeps hitting on the hot babe. His shoes are squishing from the pina colada she poured on him, bu
15、t hes thinking: “Shes warming up to me!”,translate,Text Study,Pre-Reading,After-Reading,pause,Para. 7 I bring this all up because now Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according to everybody is the “most reliable Windows ever.” To me, this is like saying that asparagus is “the best
16、vegetable ever.” But still, I am tempted. “Maybe this will be the one,” I say to Buddy, as the two of us wait for the disks to be scanned. (496 words),My Computer,Team work,Discuss the following topics with your teammates. You may use the given topic-related words and expressions.,Word and Expressions,1. Have you ever encountered （遇到） any problems similar to the writers? Can you describe them? How did you solve those problems? You may use the words and expressions
