牛津译林版选修7Unit 1 Living with technology Task Listening（共13张PPT）

课件13张PPT。Unit 1
Living with technology
TaskStep 1: taking notes of requirementsTapescript (B on Page 11)
Salesperson: Good morning. Can I help you?
Gao Ming: Yes. I need some information about electronic dictionaries.
Salesperson: Certainly. Let me show you one of the latest models, the Mark 204D. It’s a dictionary with the meanings of both Skills building 1Chinese and English words. The Mark 204D has over 100,000 words, over 2,000 idioms, and common English expressions.
It also has a voice fun_ction, so that the pronunciation of words can be heard. That’s very useful for students who want to practise listening and speaking. The Mark 204D also has a search fun_ction that lets you find words even when don’t know the exactspelling in English. It will show you the correct spelling, and the translation in Chinese as well.
Another popular model that we have in the shop is rather different from the Mark 204D. It’s called the Stylus Pen III. It’s in the shape of a pen, and, as you can see, it’s quite small, just like a pen. You just run it over the text that you want to translate, andit reads the words and gives you an instant translation from English into Chinese. It will also read them aloud, so you can hear the correct pronunciation. It has over 150,000 words. Of course, it’s more expensive than the Mark 204D. It costs 1,200 yuan while the Mark 204D costs 650 yuan.Mark 204D:
Languages: Chinese and English
Number of words included: over 100,000
Weight: 96 grams
Size: 104ⅹ72ⅹ15 mm
Price: 650 yuan
Extra functions: a voice fun_ction, a search fun_ction, exam revision, radio and games, spelling check, a pronunciation guideAnswers AStylus Pen III:
Languages: Chinese and English
Appearance: like a pen
Number of words included: over 150,000
Weight: 20 grams
Price: 1,200 yuan
Extra functions: a speaker and an easy-to-read screen, spelling check, pronunciationAnswers ATapescript (C on Page 11)
Uncle: You know, Xiaowen is really interested in English, and he’s asked me to buy him a new dictionary. He wants an electronic one. He says electronic dictionaries are more convenient because they’re so small and light. However, I don’t think the size and weight matter so much as long as it’s not too expensive. I really don’twant to spend more than 700 yuan.
I think he might like one that looks very smart and modern — you know what young people like, but I don’t think that’s important. What I really want him to have is a dictionary that can translate English words into Chinese, as well as translate Chinese words into English. Some people say that it’s better to have a dictionary that’s only in English, but I think it’s too early for that. Maybe later, if Xiaowen goes on to study English at university, that will be good for him.
The other thing that I want him to have is an electronic dictionary that provides English pronunciation, because, as you know, the spelling of an English word doesn’t always tell you how the word should be pronounced. An electronic dictionary with that fun_ction will make sure he pronounces the words correctly.
Xiaowen says that some electronic dictionaries have a lot of extra functions such as games and calendars, but I think those will just make the dictionary more expensive. I would prefer him to have something quite basic to use just for studies, so that he doesn’t want to play with it all the time.Answers CUncle’s requirements
Weight and size:ⅹ
Price: no more than 700 yuan
Appearance: ⅹ
Translation: English to Chinese and Chinese
to English
Pronunciation: English
Extra fun_ction: ⅹ