Section I Section II Session 1 Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

Section I Section II Session 1 Imagine you are meeting Mike, a student from England. Complete the following conversation with him by filling out the blanks. You: What are you going to do this evening, Mike? Mike: Chatting online. You: But _____________ when I come across some abbreviations. I don’t know _________________. I ’ m confused what they all mean Exercise 1

Section I Section II Session 1 Mike: I _________________. If someone writes “BTW”, it means “By the way”, “DBEYR” means “Don’t believe everything you read”, “NM” means “Never mind”, “NP” means “No problem”, etc. You: Oh, I see. _________________! Now I know what these abbreviations mean. Mike: I know a lot of this sort of abbreviations. If you like, I can tell you more. You: Do please. ________________ if you can tell me more. can tell you some How interesting I ’ ll be grateful Exercise 1

Section I Section II Session 1 Mike: “OT” means “Off topic”, “OTOH” means “On the other hand”, “RN” means “Right now”, “WB” means “Welcome back”. You: Oh, really. I remember I ____________ “WDYT” while chatting with somebody online., let me make a guess. _____________ “What do you think?” Mike: That’s right. How clever you are. came across Does it mean Exercise 1

Section I Section II Session 1 Imagine you and Jane from the UK are classmates. You are talking about chatting online. Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese version provided. You: _____________________________________ ________________? ( 网上聊天似乎很有趣, 你试过吗 ?) Jane: I recently have! You: _________________________? ( 你觉得怎么样 ?) Jane: I just love it. It’s the most exciting thing I’ve ever done. Chatting online seems like fun. Have you ever tried it How do you feel about it Exercise 2

Section I Section II Session 1 You: ____________________________? ( 真的吗 ? 怎么有 趣 ?) Jane: By chatting with keypals ( 键友 ), you can know a lot of new friends. Also, you can learn many funny abbreviations. You: _______________________________? ( 你能列举一 些吗 ?) Oh, really? What ’ s the fun of it Wow, can you name some of them Exercise 2

Section I Section II Session 1 Jane: For example, “YTTT” means “You are telling the truth?”, “YNK” means “You never know,” “YOYO” means “You’re on your own. You: __________________________________________. ( 真有趣 ! 我应该找时间试试。 ) Jane: Yes, you should. How interesting! I should find some time to try it Exercise 2

Section I Section II Session 1 Imagine you and Walter are studying in the same university. You are meeting him on the campus and talking with him about the Internet. Play your role according to the clues given in the brackets. Exercise 3

Section I Section II Session 1 A: ( 询问对方是否真的经常上网。 ) ______________________________________ Every time I see you, you’re in the middle of browsing Internet. B: Yeah, ( 表示真的很喜欢上网。 ) _____________________________________________. A: I am curious about this. What’s so exciting about it? You really go online a lot, don’t you? I really do love browsing the Internet Exercise 3

Section I Section II Session 1 B: ( 说明上网可以使你进入一个完全不同的世界 ) ________________________________________________ _________________. A: What can you do with the Internet then? B: Well, you can do many things. ( 说明最有趣的是可以网上购 物。） ___________________________________________________. A: That’s exciting. You get to enter a completely different world without going anywhere at all The most interesting thing is that you can do shopping online Exercise 3

Section I Section II Session 1 B: ( 说明最有趣的例子是虚拟汽车展厅。 ) ________________________________ __________. A: ( 询问人们能在那里做些什么。 ) ______________________ ? B: Using the computer, you can even simulate- ride the new car you want to buy, experience driving it and then buy it. The most stimulating example is the virtual car showrooms So what can people do there Exercise 3

Section I Section II Session 1 Some pairs of students are asked to role play making conversations on chatting online with each other, and the other students listen carefully and are required to make comments on the speakers’ performances. This activity can be continued so that other groups may have a chance to perform in class. Assignment for This Session