Listen to the tape and read the new words aloud
2. Read the text. Pay attention to your tone. Then listen to the tape.
Guidance forSelf-Study
I.A Reading Skill
Readabout the skills introduced before Text B. Make sure you understand it and knowwhat to do and how to do it. Try to apply it in reading Text B.
IIText B
1. Fast-reading. Read the text quickly: thefirst and the last paragraph+the beginning sentence of each paragraph.
2. Read the word list aloud. If you are notsure about your pronunciation, please read after the tape.
3. Read the text twice more and sum up the mainidea: what is this article about? What details do you notice? Try to answerthese questions with the book closed.
4. Write down answers to questions after thetext.
5.Pay attention to the following sentences and try to translate them.
1.Perhaps the greatest change the worldhas seen in modern times has been the rise of the Internet.
2.Likepollution and traffic jams that come with the convenience of cars, Internetaccess has proven so popular that it hasgiven rise to a new kind of social epidemic, Internet addiction.
3.These things did not happento these people because theywere lazy or stupid.
4. Withoutthe discipline and structureof home, students have to manage time by themselves.
5.During their very first term, ther grades can plunge, their health decline,and their friendships cease
6. Itis easy for those who are unaffected by the powerful draw of connectivity toview Internet addiction as an imaginary problem or to attribute its origins toa weak personality.
7.WithInternet addiction endorphins donothing but keep people hookedto their computers.
8. Sowatch how much time you spend online; moderation is your best defense against Internet addiction.
9.The Internet is a powerful tool, but makesure that you use it wisely for alll the good value it offers and thatyou won’t let too much of a good thing become somehting bad.
III. Check answers to theExercises.
