2. New Practical English 4 Talking Face to Face Follow the Samples Act Out Put in Use Data Bank

3. New Practical English 4 Follow the Samples Sample One Sample Two

4. New Practical English 4 Sample 1 How often do you go online? Lee: Do you often surf the Internet? Jane: It depends on how you define “often”? Lee: Well, let’s put it this way. How many hours do you usually spend online every day? Jane: At least one or two hours. Lee: Then how many at most? Jane: From morning till night. Why?

5. New Practical English 4 Lee: I’m just doing a little survey for my term paper. Jane: What’s it all about? Lee: “Internet Addiction”. Jane: Interesting! Oh, excuse me. It’s time I logged on; my playmates must be waiting for me. Lee: You play games online? Jane: Yeah, and with guys from all over the world. Lee: My good heavens! You are an addict, I’m sure. Sample 1

6. New Practical English 4 Mary: What do you usually do online, Jack? Jack: All sorts of things, like, emailing friends, and... Mary: Talking of email, could you tell me how to pronounce the sign in the email address? Jack: You mean the letter “a” with a little tail? We pronounce it as “at”. Mary: I see. Thanks. What else do you do when you are online? Jack: Browsing websites for information, chatting with strangers, and... Sample 2 What do you do online?

7. New Practical English 4 Mary: Sorry to interrupt you again, but do you really enjoy chatting with strangers? Jack: That’s one of the most attractive parts of the Internet. You can meet all kinds of people from anywhere in the world. Mary: But there is no way to tell who you are talking to, and what’s more, you don’t know whether they’re telling the truth under the masks. Jack: I don’t think that matters much. It’s your own choice whether to believe them or not. So far as I know, many people are pretty honest. Sample 2

8. New Practical English 4 Act Out Task One Task Two Task Three Task Five Task Four

9. New Practical English 4 Task One A:Hi, Francis, will you tell me what the three W’s (WWW) mean in a domain name? B: They stand for World Wide Web, a hypertext system. A: I see. What’s it for? B: It’s for reading all kinds of media, like texts, audio and visual files and other types of data. A: Sounds very useful. How about the speed? B:Generally it’s quite fast, but there are times when it gets congested and we call it jokingly: World Wide Wait. A:That’s interesting. Thanks a lot. Task: Talk about what you know of dotcom.

10. New Practical English 4 Task Two-1 A: Francis, I have another question. Can I ask you now? B: Go ahead. What is it? A: We just talked about dotcoms. Is “com” short for “company”? B: No, it stands for “commerce”, meaning that the organization is a commercial one. A: Then does “e-d-u” stand for “education”, meaning that the organization is an educational one?

11. New Practical English 4 Task Two-2 B: Exactly. Besides, we have “g-o-v” for government, “m-i-l” for “military” and “o-r-g” for “organization”, meaning that the organization is a non-profit one. A: Well, I can’t help marveling at your knowledge of IT. B: In fact, what we talked about just now is very fundamental. Task:Talk about the different parts of an email address.

12. New Practical English 4 Task Three A: Do you have a QQ number, Francis? B: Yes, of course. Do you want to chat with me online? A: To tell you the truth, I don’t know how to do it. B: Let me tell you how. It’s very easy. First, you want to download a program called OICQ, which stands for “Oh, I seek you”. A: Where can I download it? B: In China, you can log onto www.tencent.com. After getting the software installed, you need to log on again to get registered. A: Then I can use it to chat with people? B: Just about. A number will be sent to you, and that’s your personal QQ number. Task:Ask your partner to talk online through OICQ.

13. New Practical English 4 Task Four A: I’m just wondering what we can do online. B: We’d better put it this way: what we cannot do online. A: So far as I know, we can search for information there, we can play games, we can do business, but certainly we cannot eat online. B: Yes, you can. You can go to a website to order the kind of food you like and it will be sent to your door. A: Then I’m definitely sure you cannot sleep online. B: Perhaps you can when you have been there for too long! Task:Talk about something you’re interested in doing while online.

14. New Practical English 4 Task Five A: Have you ever heard of the term “hi-tech crime”? B: Sure. Since the Internet is open to everyone that has access to it, it is prone to crimes as well. A: Will you give some examples? B: There is web violence, hacker attacks, gambling, theft, to name just a few. A: I’m deeply worried that some websites offer pornographic material or even sexual services. And they are extremely harmful to children. B: Yes, indeed. But there are also some firewalls that are able to protect us from harm. Task:Talk about how to prevent the negative effects of the Internet.

15. New Practical English 4 Put in Use  Exercise 1 Exercise 1  Exercise 2 Exercise 2

16. New Practical English 4 Exercise 1 A: 1 _______________________ ( 询问是否经常上网 )? B: 2 _______________________________ ( 表示经常上 网，但很少在网上聊天 ). A: 3 ________________________________ ( 询问在网上 主要干些什么 ) ? Do you often go online? Yes, I do. But I seldom chat online Create a conversation based on the hints given in Chinese. What do you usually do online then

17. New Practical English 4 B: 4 __________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ( 说明主要是查找感兴趣的信息，有时也玩玩游戏 ). A: 5 _______________________ ( 表示自己特喜欢在网 上聊天 ). Exercise 1 Browsing the websites for information I'm interested in. Sometimes I also play games online But I enjoy chatting online

18. New Practical English 4 Exercise 2 A: 1 ___________________________________ ( 因特网是一个神奇的地方 ) that you can do anything you like there. B: Yes, indeed. There are numerous information centers and data banks that 2 _________________________ ( 提供各种各样 的信息 ). offer all kinds of information The Internet is such a miraculous place Complete the conversation by translating the Chinese into English.

19. New Practical English 4 Exercise 2 A: 3 ________________________________________ ( 但事物都是一分为二的 ). The Internet is no exception. We cannot neglect its bad effects. B: I quite agree with you. As long as we have a strong sense of self-protection, 4 _____________________ ___________________________ ( 我们可以把其负面影响 降到最低 ). A: I think 5 ____________________________________ _____________________ ( 对孩子们来说父母的指导尤其 重要 ). But there are always two sides to everything we can minimize the negative effects of the Internet parental guidance is particularly important for children

20. New Practical English 4 Data Bank 1Do you often go online? 你经常上网吗？ 2What time do you usually log online? 你通常什么时间上网？ 3Do you often surf the Internet? 你经常在网上冲浪吗？ 4What do you usually do when you are online? 你上网时通常做些什么？

21. New Practical English 4 Data Bank 5Do you often log onto chat-rooms? 你经常登陆聊天室吗？ 6Do you have an OICQ number? 你有网络寻呼号码吗？ 7What does OICQ stand for? It stands for Oh I Seek You. And QQ actually is the nickname for OICQ, which young people like to use. OICQ 代表什么？代表 “ 噢，我在找你 ” 。 QQ 实际上是 OICQ 的呢称，年青人喜欢使用 。 8My email address is: feida686@hotmail.com 我的电子邮箱地址是 ： feida686@hotmail.com

22. New Practical English 4 Data Bank 9My favorite web browser is the Internet Explorer. 我最喜欢的网络浏览器是 Internet Explorer 。 10What does WWW stand for? WWW 代表什么？ 11How long do you usually stay online? / How many hours do you usually spend online at one time? 你通常在网上呆多久？ / 你通常一次在网上花几个小时？

23. New Practical English 4 Data Bank 12If you want to look for some particular information, you’d better use a search engine like Sohu, Yahoo, or Google. 如果你想查找某些特定信息，你最好是用像 Sohu 、 Yahoo 或者 Google 这样的搜索引擎。 13If you type a word in the “SEARCH” window of a search engine, you’ll perhaps get quite a number of related websites. 如果你在搜索引擎的 “ 搜索 ” 窗里键入一个词，你可能会获 得许多相关的网站。

24. New Practical English 4 Data Bank 14You can just do anything you want online. 你可以在网上做任何事情。 15There are two sides to everything; the Internet is no exception. 任何事物都有两面，因特网也不例外。 16Internet addiction is similar to drug or alcohol addiction. 因特网上瘾类似于毒品或酒精上瘾。