Chapter 5: "Indispensable Power"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT USES OF THE INTERNET
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查    (chá) [v]; to look up
  • 他在网上看新闻，查资料，玩儿游戏，有时候还在自己的网站上写博客

资料    (zī liào) [n]; material
  • 查资料 = look up materials
  • 我要写一篇文章，查一些资料。
 
外卖    (wài mài) [n]; takeout
  • 叫外卖 = to order (takeout)，送外卖 = to deliver (takeout)
 
翻译    (fān yì) [v/n]; to translate, translation
  • 从中文翻译到英文 ＝ to translate from Chinese to English
  • 我也用电脑帮助我做翻译练习，也上网比较价钱
 
衣食住行    (yī shí zhù xíng) [成语]; "food, clothing, shelter and transportation"; basic necessities of life
  • This is a 成语 (Chinese four-character idiom)
    • 衣＝衣服，食＝food，住＝housing，行＝transportation​
  • 网络世界又大又方便，你可以叫外卖，购物，你可以租房子，买车...，总之，衣食住行，什么资料都查得到。
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SPEAK: what are the different uses of the Internet? Discuss using specific examples.

WRITE: write a letter to your technology-impaired grandmother, who doesn't understand the Internet. Explain to her all the different things you can do using the Internet.
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 查，资料，外卖，翻译，衣食住行
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 从中文翻译到英文。
  • 他在网上看新闻，查资料，玩儿游戏，有时候还在自己的网站上写博客。
  • 网络世界又大又方便，你可以叫外卖，购物，你可以租房子，买车...，衣食住行，什么资料都查得到。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about the different uses of the Internet.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 6: "Trash In, Trash Out"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE UNRELIABILITY OF THE INTERNET
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新闻    (xīn wén) [n]; news​
  • 看新闻 = read/watch the news​
  • 假 (jiǎ) 新闻 = Fake News​

可靠    (kě kào) [adj]; dependable​
  • 不可靠 ＝ not dependable, unreliable​
  • 网上有很多资料很可靠很有用啊。
 
杂志    (zá zhì) [n]; magazine
  • 查资料吗？我们教授不让我们用网上的东西，一定要用书或者杂志。
 
垃圾    (lā jī) [n]; garbage, trash
  • 网上的垃圾太多了 = There is too much garbage on the Internet
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SPEAK: discuss whether you think the Internet is reliable or not. Give reasons.

WRITE: write a letter of dissent to your teacher, who will not let you use the Internet for research.
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 新闻，可靠，杂志，垃圾
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 网上有很多可靠的资料。
  • 查资料吗？我们教授不让我们用网上的东西，一定要用书或者杂志。
  • 网上的垃圾太多了。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:​
  • Talk about the reliability of the Internet.
  • Talk about news (real or fake).
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

​Chapter 7: "Out of Time"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT FALLING BEHIND THE TIMES
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时代    (shí dài) [n]; era, age 
  • 现在是网络时代，当然离不开电脑。

​重要    (zhòng yào) [adj]; important
  • 电脑和网络在我们的生活越来越重要

落伍    (luò wǔ) [v]; to lag behind, to be outdated
  •  你的教授太落伍了！

有用    (yǒu yòng) [adj]; useful
  • 网上有很多资料很可靠很有用啊。
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SPEAK: discuss the importance of being able to use the Internet in the modern era.

WRITE: write a blog post directed at elderly people who want to learn how to use the Internet.
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 时代，重要，落伍，有用
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 现在是网络时代，当然离不开电脑。
  • 你的教授太落伍了，网上有很多资料很可靠很有用啊。
  • 我知道电脑和网络在我们的生活中越来越重要，可是我不像你，常常忘了时间，忘了朋友。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about what's important and useful.
  • Talk about falling behind the times.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 8: "The Skynet Conspiracy"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT CONTROL
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政府        (zhèng fǔ) [n]; government
  • 中国政府 ＝ Chinese government
 
控制        (kòng zhì) [v]; to control
  • 学校控制住在校内的学生的生活。= The school controls the lives of the students who live on campus.
  • 中国政府控制中国的网络。= The Chinese government controls the Chinese Internet.
 
结果    (jié guǒ) [conj/n]; as a result; result
  • 结果 is a conjunction. It is usually used in the second clause of a compound sentence to express a result of the condition indicated in the first clause.
    • Structure: condition or situation, 结果 + result
  •  Examples:
    1. 他常常麻烦别人，可是一点也不愿意帮助别人，结果一个朋友也没有。= He often asks people for favors, but won’t help others at all. As a result, he doesn’t have a single friend.
    2. 他原来听力不好，后来每天听录音，结果听力比我们都好。= Originally, his listening comprehension wasn’t very good, so he listened to audio recordings every day. As a result, his listening comprehension is better than any of ours.
    3. 对不起，对不起，我在网上下载了一个软件，又查了一点儿东西，结果忘了时间了。
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TRAIN: write 3 sentences using the following grammar structure:
  • 结果​

DEBATE: should the Internet be free from government control? Why or why not? Take a strong position on each side.

WRITE: write a story about the negative consequences of a mistake that you made...
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 政府，控制，结果
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Translate: I was downloading software on the Internet, and searching for a few things. As a result, (I) forgot the time.
  • TARGET: no grammar mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 学校控制住在校内的学生的生活。
  • 对不起，对不起，我在网上查了一点儿东西，结果忘了时间了。
  • TARGET: no mistakes, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about government control.
  • Talk about the result of an action.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 MINIBOSS #2: ACT 2 REVIEW

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Mastery Challenge 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar): ​
​Mastery Challenge 2 (Speaking):
  • Perform the following conversation tasks:
    • Talk about the different uses of the Internet.
    • Talk about the reliability of the Internet.
    • Talk about falling behind the times.
    • Talk about government control.
    • Talk about the result of an action.​
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.
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