Unit5 Virtual Reality
2) read the supplementary reading passages to know more about virtual world. (見[鏈接4])[鏈接3]說明:
有關virtual reality的介紹:《牛津英語教學參考》pt93 additional background information.
有關virtual reality最新應用的介紹:
[鏈接4]說明:關于電腦和網絡的補充閱讀材料,拓展學生的閱讀能力,并加深對課文主題的理解。
passage a: virtual communityvirtual communities give people an opportunity to fulfill their dreams. a timid man in real life turned into a hero for various brave deeds he performed to help people in virtual reality.now there're some websites where you can sign up and live in a virtual world. you'll get a small apartment and a little money. you choose a street you want to live on and a profession to make yourself earn some money. game rules are similar to those of the real world—the more money you have, the more powerful you are. choose a street to stroll on and you are likely to meet many neighboring citizens who are usually friendly. if you're cheated or hurt, or mistreated by someone, you can go to the city affairs office to sue him or her. and if found guilty, he or she will be sent to a virtual prison, where he or she will be deprived of rights as a citizen: no work, no game, no public speech and required to meditate over his or her mistake. gambling is no longer a serious sin since it is virtual money you win or lose. passage b: come and try bloggingthe blog is one form of communication that increased in popularity. blog is a short way of saying web log. through these personal web sites, people can share their lives, ideas and opinions with anyone on the internet. millions of people throughout the world are creating and reading blogs. there are reportedly thirteen million blogs in the united states alone. people of all ages have their own blogs. for young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression. blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests. for example, teachers use blogs to share ideas, experience and concerns about their work with other teachers. many web sites offer free services to create personal web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. these sites include "myspace", used mainly by teenagers and young adults. myspace is an online community that lets people share messages and pictures with an increasing number of friends. about one hundred twenty million people use myspace. it is the most popular social networking site on the web.