II Interpreting
1) On this line graph, the horizontal axis shows the four quarters of last year and the vertical axis
depicts the sales revenue in millions of dollars.
2) In the last few years, as major multi-national corporations increased their budget for IT
expenditure, there was a huge increase in our company’s sales volume/our company’s sales volume increased significantly.
3) After the initial high-speed growth, our company has entered a stage of stable growth. 4) Due to fierce price competition, our profit has been on the decrease. 5) The trading price for our company’s stock lingers around $20.
6) Yesterday after plummeting by 100 points, the NASDAQ index staged a powerful rebound
and closed at 1,375.26.
7) As you can see from this pie chart, our product is highly competitive and takes up 50% of the
total market share.
8) As you can see from this chart, C12, our core product, takes the lion’s share of the total sales
volume at 63%. Ranking second is C16, at 20%. C18, our newly-launched model, takes up the smallest share of 17%.
9) As is shown on this bar chart, the production in the second quarter of this year increased by
30% over the same period of last year. This is largely a result of our efforts in the area of technical innovation and R&D.
10) By readjusting the product structure and exploring new markets, our company booked/made a
net profit in the first quarter of this year.
III Chart and Graph Description 1. (Open.) 2. (Open.)
IV Role Play Refer to File 12 (Page 263).
Part IV
Questions
Supplementary Reading
1. Because retail sales improved, North American production increased, and the company
continued to focus on cutting costs.
2. GM's global automotive production increased nearly 7% from a year earlier.
3. Because of unfavorable economic conditions in Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. 4. GM earned $3.5 billion during the quarter.
5. For the full year, GM continues to expect to earn $6 a share.
Unit 11
Part I Lead-in
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1. 1) 4) 7) 10) 13) 2. 1) 4) 7) 3. Do you know the English equivalents of the following computer terms? mouse 2) net head/cyber worm 3) hard disc operating system 5) driver 6) display card memory 8) Internet 9) monitor blog 11) spam 12) peripheral equipment download 14) inkjet printer Look at the following illustrations. Can you call them in English? main board/mother board 2) printer 3) photocopier notebook/laptop computer 5) modem 6) fax machine RAM (memory) 8) digital camera 9) scanner Do you know what the following abbreviations stand for and mean? Full Term Central Processing Unit Random Access Memory Read Only Memory Integrated Circuit Basic Input/output System Local Area Network Liquid Crystal Display Universal Serial Bus Personal Computer Graphical User Interface Meaning 中央处理器 随机存取存储器 只读存储器 集成电路 基本输入输出系统 局域网 液晶显示器 通用串行总线 个人电脑 用户界面 Abbreviations CPU RAM ROM IC BIOS LAN LCD USB PC GUI 4. Can you figure out what it is?
1) computer 2) printer 5) monitor 6) mouse
5. (Open.) 6. (Open.) 7. (Open.)
3) photocopier 7) modem 4) Internet
8) web browser
Part II Listening & Speaking 1 I Listening
1. Listen to a passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape. Refer to Transcripts.
2. Listen to a short passage concerning personal computers and decide if the following statements are true or false.
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1) False 2) False 3) False 4) True
3. Listen to the passage again, and fill in the blanks. Refer to Transcripts.
5) True
Practice 1 1. (Open.) 2. Refer to File 13(Page 263).
3. Describe orally the purpose of the following.
1) A time-recorder is used to record the time of starting or going off work on a work sheet. 2) A stapler is used for fixing papers together.
3) A router is used to connect two or more networks, frequently over large distances. 4) A keyboard is used to type in/key in letters, characters, etc. with a computer. 5) A folder is a cardboard or plastic cover used to hold loose papers, etc.
6) An overhead projector is a piece of equipment that projects an image onto a wall or
screen so that many people can see it.
Practice 2 (Open.)
Practice 3
1. (Open.)
2. Refer to File 14 (Page 264).
Part II Listening & Speaking 2
I Listening
1. Listen to a passage concerning e-mails and fill in the blanks. Refer to Transcripts.
2. Jack is talking with Rose about his new computer. Listen to their conversation and complete the following table. Price Main Board CPU Hard disk Memory Sound card Monitor DVD-ROM 38
About 8500 Yuan MSI890 AMD Phenom II X4 WD 2TB Kingmax 4GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium LG E2350 LED Acer 32X Display card Modem II
Interpreting
Geforce 7150 Belkin F5D A
How to save an appendix as a document
(1) Open the file or folder which contains the appendix; (2) Click the icon with the right button of the mouse; (3) Select “Save As”;
(4) Select the place where you wish to save the document; (5) Key in the name of the document; (6) Click “Save”.
B
How to download a document
(1) Search for the document or information you want to download;
(2) Double-click the document or information with the right button of the mouse; (3) Double-click the icon of the document or the information; (4) Select “Open” or “Save”;
(5) Click the icon of download. The computer will inform/tell you by beeping when the
download is completed. Role Play 1) (Open.) 2) (Open.)
3) Refer to File 15(Page 265). 4) (Open.)
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Part IV Supplementary Reading
Questions
1. The computers in the 1950s were large, very expensive, high-speed machines that
require trained operators as well as a special temperature-regulated facility to prevent overheating.
2. The microcomputer or personal computer has come to play a vital role in most office
workplaces because it’s affordable and cost-effective for PC users to share files and common peripherals such as printers, facsimile boards, modems, and scanners.
3. The most common method used to connect computers to a network is by means of
coaxial cables.
4. Modems permit two computers to communicate by telephone in order to access
databases, transmit files, upload, and download facsimile transmissions, and send and receive electronic mail.
5. Optical character recognition (OCR) software is needed to convert printed documents
into computer-readable files.
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Unit 12
Part I Lead-in (Open.)
Part II Listening & Speaking 1 I Listening
1. Listen to the following dialogue and fill in the blanks. Activity: Karaoke and dance Venue: Focus Club Price: RMB600 for a medium-sized room (covering the room, snacks, and fruits) Time: 9:00 of the same evening Guest Name: William Wang Guest Phone Number: 13030000288 2. 1) 2) 3)
Listen to a dialogue and fill in the blanks.
… 5:00 in the afternoon … a Sichuan restaurant … hot and spicy food. … Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The Caravan … live band show
below.
3. Listen to five people talking about their after-work activities, and complete the chart
Speaker
Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5
Activities
Play softball; go to the bar; work out in the gym; watch TV or play PS3.
Have night classes; take a stroll; meet friends for drinks.
Watch TV; do martial arts; stay home
Do grocery shopping or laundry on Sundays; get trashed on Saturdays; go to the gym
Do gardening in the summer; walk his dog in the park.
Practice 1
1. Interpret the following sentences. 1) A: Have you got any hobby? B: Yes, I am very fond of hiking and cycling... 2) A: What is your hobby?
B: I like collecting stamps and reading.
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