Vocabulary Idioms & Phrases Reading -Paragraphs 4-7 Post-reading

Listen to paragraphs 4-7. Skip

Now, answer the following questions.

Check the advantages of global phones mentioned in the reading. ___ 1.Their usefulness lies in helping people in trouble. ___ 2.They can play a part in improving a nation’s economy. ___ 3.Small-business owners can market their products and take orders over the global phone. ___ 4.Telephone wires will no longer be in bad repair.

Check the advantages of global phones mentioned in the reading. ___ 5.Doctors can be called to help the sick and the needy. ___ 6.Books can be ordered from faraway stores and libraries. ___ 7.Police officers and emergency medical teams can call for extra help and equipment through the global phone. ___ 8.Plumbers can ask rescuers to help them do their work.

Reading

Global telephones are a marvelous invention because they have the potential to bring even the most remote villages into touch with the rest of the world. 原句 = There is much possibility of developing global telephones to a degree of getting people in even the most remote villages into contact with others around the world.

People in places where telephone wires don’t exist or are in bad repair will no longer be isolated. 原句 = People will not be disconnected anymore even when they are in places where telephone wires don’t exist or are in a bad state of repair/in bad condition.

Global phones could also play a part in improving a nation’s economy. play a part in = help to cause Luck played a part in/helped to cause his success.

Remarkable as it may seem, half of the world’s population now lives more than two hours away from a telephone. 原句 = Although it may seem remarkable, nowadays it takes about 50 percent of the world’s population more than two hours to get a place where a telephone exists.

But with a satellite telephone, small-business owners could market their products and take orders over the phone.

Farmers could ask for help in harvesting their crops before a devastating storm. 原句 = When farmers need help for harvesting their crops before a great storm, global phones can be a great help to them/of great help.

A doctor could be called to help a sick child. Books could be ordered from faraway stores and libraries.

Citizens could have the chance to become better educated and informed. 原句 = Citizens could have access to better education and information.

Another advantage of the global telephone is its usefulness in helping people in trouble. 原句 = → Among the advantages of the global telephone is its usefulness in helping people get out of trouble. → Global phones can be of great use to those who are in trouble.

For example, motorists stranded on the highway could use global phones to call for help from their cars. motorists stranded on the highway → motorists who get stuck in a traffic jam on the highway

Even adventurers in trouble in the mountains or in a faraway rain forest will have rescuers at their fingertips if they carry a mobile phone.

People will be able to stay in touch with friends and family and to conduct business no matter where they go. conduct business = do/manage/handle/take charge of business 做生意 Mr. Lin has conducted telecommunications business for a long time.

Parents can make sure their children are safe. Workers can stay in contact with their bosses no matter where they go. Police officers and emergency medical teams can call for extra help and equipment. Small-business owners, such as plumbers and builders, can take customers’ calls right on their job sites.

Thanks to the global telephone, new opportunities for safety, success, and advancement will soon open up for users in the Information Age. thanks to = because of = owing to = due to = on account of 多虧了 … Thanks to the firefighter’s help, the little boy was saved from the burning building. Next

Thanks to the global telephone, new opportunities for safety, success, and advancement will soon open up for users in the Information Age. 原句 = The development of the global telephone has widened users’ chance of safety, success and advancement in the Information Age. Next

Thanks to the global telephone, new opportunities for safety, success, and advancement will soon open up for users in the Information Age. 原句 = Because of the development in the global telephone, users stand a good chance of being safe, successful and progressive in the Information Age. Back

Post-reading

Reading for the Main Idea _____ 1. Young people find cell phones much more convenient than satellite telephones. _____ 2. People will be able to enjoy the advantages of global telephones in the remote future. _____ 3. Global telephones will be universally available before long, allowing people around the globe to keep in closer touch and providing many benefits that will make life easier.

Topics for Discus sion

1. Do you have a cell phone? Do you use it mainly for emergencies or for chatting with your friends? Any other reasons?

Reference answer : Yes. I have one. I see the cell phone as a gift of freedom, a device that instantly connects me with my friends, to every party and to the very latest piece of gossip. I find myself now spending more time on the phone. I hope I can have a smaller one in the future. The

Reference answer : phone with a keypad that flips open would be best for me.

2. Would you like to have a global phone in the future? Why or why not?

Reference answer : Yes, I would like to own a global phone in the future. With a global phone, I would be able to stay in contact with my family and friends, to conduct business and take orders over the phone wherever I am. Even if I’m on a trip, I would be able

Reference answer : to have everything under control. That would be incredible! Back