1、外研版高一年级(必修1)Module 6Cultural Corner Cultural Corner Read the text silently and answer the questions:Why do people use the text messages?What are the meaning of these words below:“cll”“nt”“hm”“nw”?Why nt gv me a cll?Iv bn wtng fr a lng tme?Im so sd.)What do the sentences or phrases mean?B4 4ever RU I
2、LY GL Read the passage and answer the questions.1.Why do people use text messages and emoticons?Text messages are cheaper.Yes.2.Do mobile phone users in China send text messages and use emoticons?Why nt gv me a cll?Iv bn wtng fr a lng tme?Im so sd.)What do the sentences or phrases mean?Why not give
3、me a call?Ive been waitingfor a long time.Im so sad.RUAre you?4everforeverILYI love youB4beforeGLGood luckCan you divide the text into two parts?containsMain meaningPart 1Part 2The first three paragraphsText messagesThe left paragraphsEmoticonsPara 1 1)Talking on a mobile phone is expensive,so a lot
4、 of people send text messages.此处为动词ing 形式在前半句中作主语。send text messages 发短信。2)Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone,and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words that you use.1.much,even 可以用来修饰比较级;2.by为介词,后面接动词的-ing形式。3.shorten:使变短，使缩小，反义词为lengthen The days shorten in
5、 the autumn.秋天白昼会变短。She had her shirt shortened an inch.她请人把裙子改短了一英寸。4.that you use 为定语从句,来修饰前面的先行词words.3)You can do this by taking out “unimportant”letters in the words (usually vowels)and using numbers instead of words.你可以通过去除单词中“不重要”的字母通常为元音和用数字而不用整个单词发短信。take out 把物拿出,把某人带出去She took out a handk
6、erchief from her pocket.她从口袋里取出一条手帕。My boyfriend is taking me out to a show tonight.我的男朋友今晚要带我去看表演。除去;拔牙等;去除(污点)等You will have to have the tooth taken out.你必须拔掉那颗牙齿。取得,获得(权利、许可等)take out a drivers license.取得驾驶执照。4)You can also avoid using punctuation like inverted commas.你可以不用标点符号如引号。punctuation 标点符
7、号avoid 逃避，避免后面接动词的-ing 形式。I tried to avoid meeting him because he always bored me.我尽量避免遇见他，因为他总是使我厌烦。接动名词的还有:look forward to,delay,enjoy,finish,imagine,mind,risk,suggest等。Para 2 Para 2 Please tell us the meaning of the following sentences.1.Whr hv U bn?Iv bn wtng hrs a cll2.Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tn
8、ite3.I gt txt mssge frm my frnd.Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.Do U wnt 2 cm?The text messages mean:1.Where have you been?Ive been waiting hours for a call.2.Do you want to go to the cinema tonight？3.I got a text message from my friend.Shes having a party on Saturday.Do you want to come?Para 3 1)a series
9、 of symbols 一系列的符号,记号2)emotion 情感符3)sideways往（或向、从）一侧：He looked sideways at her.他斜着眼看她。侧着；侧面朝前She sat sideways on the chair.她侧着坐在椅子上。Para 4 For example,if you say something in a text message which is a joke,you can follow it with a smiling face.其中which is a joke 是一个定语从句，which在定语从句中作主语，修饰先行词a text me
10、ssage.Para 5 some others 其余的Can you think of text messages where you could use them?此句中含有定语从句,where 在定语从句中作地点状语,先行词为text messages.Listen and pay attention to the stress.Explain some emotions:=:-=:-)=colon (=eyes)colon+hyphen (=eyes and nose)colon+hyphen+close bracket=eyes and nose and happy mouth (=
11、smiling)1)if u wanna kno how much i miss u,try 2 catch raindrops.the ones u catch is how much u miss me and the ones u miss is how i miss u.Two text messagesIf you want to know how much I miss you,try to catch raindrops.The ones you catch is how much you miss me,and the ones you miss is how I miss you.2)life is like a movie wen ur edy wen ur sad.tragedy wen u hav enemies.action&wen u look in the mirror.horrorLife is like a movieWhen you are happycomedyWhen you are sadtragedyWhen you have enemiesactionAnd when you look in the mirrorhorror!
