welfare for the rest of his life.

(4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.

(5) Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned. 2.

George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.

Unit4 The Virtual World

Part II Reading Task Comprehension Content Question Pair Work

1. She used to be a television producer, but now she is a writer. 2. She writes and edits articles online, submits them via email, and communicates with colleagues via the Internet, too.

3. She could stay computer-assisted at home for weeks, going out only t get mail, newspapers and groceries.

4. They feel as if they had become one with the computer, and life seems to be unreal.

5. That people who grew used to a virtual life would feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing.

6. She gets overexcited, speaks too much, and interrupts others. 7. She is bad-tempered, easily angered, and attacks everyone in sight, all because she has long become separated from others and lacks emotional face-to-face exchanges with people.

8. She fights her boyfriend, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by their typed dialogue. 9. Because we rely on co-works for company.

10. She calls people, arrangers to meet the few friends remaining in the City, gets to the gym, arranges interviews for stories, doctor’s appointments---anything to get her out of the house and connected with others.

11. No, she doesn’t feel happy. She feels being face to face is intolerable.

12. She makes her excuses and flees, re-enters her apartment, runs to the computer, clicks on the modem, and disappears into the virtual world again.

Text Organization Working On Your Own 1. 1. 2-3 2. 1,4-10,13 3. 11 4. 12 2.

The first paragraph describes the consequences of living a virtual life and the last tells of the author’s escape back into it. Together, they bring out the dilemma people at present are in: Because of modern technology, we have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but find both unsatisfactory.

Language Sense Enhancement 1. (1) routine (2) for company (3) unemployment (4) externally (5) drug abuse (6) restore (7) fled

(8) gym (9) set apart (10) appointments Vocabulary I

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1) conversely 2) but then 3) symptom 4) spitting 5) abusing 6) tone 7) took; in 8) editing 9) have arranged 10) in sight 11) stretched 12) data 2.

1) smoking cigarettes jars on me. 2) find themselves getting sucked in.

3) has arranged for a technician from the computer store to